diff --git a/go/vt/vttablet/tabletserver/dt_executor_test.go b/go/vt/vttablet/tabletserver/dt_executor_test.go
index a3486c4370e..9aec50ff59f 100644
--- a/go/vt/vttablet/tabletserver/dt_executor_test.go
+++ b/go/vt/vttablet/tabletserver/dt_executor_test.go
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"vitess.io/vitess/go/event/syslogger"
+	"vitess.io/vitess/go/mysql/sqlerror"
 	"vitess.io/vitess/go/vt/vtenv"
 	"vitess.io/vitess/go/vt/vttablet/tabletserver/rules"
 	"vitess.io/vitess/go/vt/vttablet/tabletserver/schema"
@@ -683,6 +684,7 @@ func newTestTxExecutor(t *testing.T, ctx context.Context) (txe *DTExecutor, tsv
 	db.AddQuery("delete from _vt.redo_state where dtid = 'aa'", &sqltypes.Result{})
 	db.AddQuery("delete from _vt.redo_statement where dtid = 'aa'", &sqltypes.Result{})
 	db.AddQuery("update test_table set `name` = 2 where pk = 1 limit 10001", &sqltypes.Result{})
+	db.AddRejectedQuery("bogus", sqlerror.NewSQLError(sqlerror.ERUnknownError, sqlerror.SSUnknownSQLState, "bogus query"))
 	return &DTExecutor{
 		ctx:      ctx,
 		logStats: logStats,
diff --git a/go/vt/vttablet/tabletserver/tabletserver_test.go b/go/vt/vttablet/tabletserver/tabletserver_test.go
index 443ab9cbe09..f4119aabd20 100644
--- a/go/vt/vttablet/tabletserver/tabletserver_test.go
+++ b/go/vt/vttablet/tabletserver/tabletserver_test.go
@@ -231,12 +231,14 @@ func TestTabletServerRedoLogIsKeptBetweenRestarts(t *testing.T) {
 			{Type: sqltypes.Uint64},
 			{Type: sqltypes.Uint64},
 			{Type: sqltypes.VarBinary},
+			{Type: sqltypes.Text},
 		},
 		Rows: [][]sqltypes.Value{{
 			sqltypes.NewVarBinary("dtid0"),
 			sqltypes.NewInt64(RedoStatePrepared),
 			sqltypes.NewVarBinary(""),
 			sqltypes.NewVarBinary("update test_table set `name` = 2 where pk = 1 limit 10001"),
+			sqltypes.NULL,
 		}},
 	})
 	turnOnTxEngine()
@@ -257,22 +259,26 @@ func TestTabletServerRedoLogIsKeptBetweenRestarts(t *testing.T) {
 			{Type: sqltypes.Uint64},
 			{Type: sqltypes.Uint64},
 			{Type: sqltypes.VarBinary},
+			{Type: sqltypes.Text},
 		},
 		Rows: [][]sqltypes.Value{{
 			sqltypes.NewVarBinary("bogus"),
 			sqltypes.NewInt64(RedoStatePrepared),
 			sqltypes.NewVarBinary(""),
 			sqltypes.NewVarBinary("bogus"),
+			sqltypes.NULL,
 		}, {
 			sqltypes.NewVarBinary("a:b:10"),
 			sqltypes.NewInt64(RedoStatePrepared),
 			sqltypes.NewVarBinary(""),
 			sqltypes.NewVarBinary("update test_table set `name` = 2 where pk = 1 limit 10001"),
+			sqltypes.NULL,
 		}, {
 			sqltypes.NewVarBinary("a:b:20"),
 			sqltypes.NewInt64(RedoStateFailed),
 			sqltypes.NewVarBinary(""),
 			sqltypes.NewVarBinary("unused"),
+			sqltypes.TestValue(sqltypes.Text, "deadlock detected, transaction rolled back"),
 		}},
 	})
 	turnOnTxEngine()
diff --git a/go/vt/vttablet/tabletserver/twopc.go b/go/vt/vttablet/tabletserver/twopc.go
index 00d4cf388e1..bc3cdbf9d68 100644
--- a/go/vt/vttablet/tabletserver/twopc.go
+++ b/go/vt/vttablet/tabletserver/twopc.go
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ const (
 	// DTStateRollback represents the ROLLBACK state for dt_state.
 	DTStateRollback = querypb.TransactionState_ROLLBACK
 
-	readAllRedo = `select t.dtid, t.state, t.time_created, s.statement
+	readAllRedo = `select t.dtid, t.state, t.time_created, s.statement, t.message
 	from %s.redo_state t
     join %s.redo_statement s on t.dtid = s.dtid
 	order by t.dtid, s.id`
@@ -245,8 +245,9 @@ func (tpc *TwoPC) ReadAllRedo(ctx context.Context) (prepared, failed []*tx.Prepa
 			// which is harmless.
 			tm, _ := row[2].ToCastInt64()
 			curTx = &tx.PreparedTx{
-				Dtid: dtid,
-				Time: time.Unix(0, tm),
+				Dtid:    dtid,
+				Time:    time.Unix(0, tm),
+				Message: row[4].ToString(),
 			}
 			st, err := row[1].ToCastInt64()
 			if err != nil {
diff --git a/go/vt/vttablet/tabletserver/tx/twopc.go b/go/vt/vttablet/tabletserver/tx/twopc.go
index 56cfbd1a51f..6412fc53b4d 100644
--- a/go/vt/vttablet/tabletserver/tx/twopc.go
+++ b/go/vt/vttablet/tabletserver/tx/twopc.go
@@ -36,4 +36,5 @@ type PreparedTx struct {
 	Dtid    string
 	Queries []string
 	Time    time.Time
+	Message string
 }
diff --git a/go/vt/vttablet/tabletserver/tx_engine_test.go b/go/vt/vttablet/tabletserver/tx_engine_test.go
index be840c2a683..a46488b92cf 100644
--- a/go/vt/vttablet/tabletserver/tx_engine_test.go
+++ b/go/vt/vttablet/tabletserver/tx_engine_test.go
@@ -658,6 +658,10 @@ func TestCheckReceivedError(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Run(tc.receivedErr.Error(), func(t *testing.T) {
 			nonRetryable := te.checkErrorAndMarkFailed(context.Background(), "aa", tc.receivedErr)
 			require.Equal(t, tc.nonRetryable, nonRetryable)
+			if tc.nonRetryable {
+				require.Equal(t, errPrepFailed, te.preparedPool.reserved["aa"])
+			}
+			delete(te.preparedPool.reserved, "aa")
 		})
 	}
 }