diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/jobs/components/header.vue b/app/assets/javascripts/jobs/components/header.vue
index 357bc9aab176b77205c6a107fe5206515b562fde..21b545d6cabd4b1a0b8fbdff34ae43dd2d51ace3 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/jobs/components/header.vue
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/jobs/components/header.vue
@@ -1,82 +1,94 @@
 <script>
-  import ciHeader from '../../vue_shared/components/header_ci_component.vue';
-  import loadingIcon from '../../vue_shared/components/loading_icon.vue';
+import ciHeader from '../../vue_shared/components/header_ci_component.vue';
+import loadingIcon from '../../vue_shared/components/loading_icon.vue';
+import callout from '../../vue_shared/components/callout.vue';
 
-  export default {
-    name: 'JobHeaderSection',
-    components: {
-      ciHeader,
-      loadingIcon,
+export default {
+  name: 'JobHeaderSection',
+  components: {
+    ciHeader,
+    loadingIcon,
+    callout,
+  },
+  props: {
+    job: {
+      type: Object,
+      required: true,
     },
-    props: {
-      job: {
-        type: Object,
-        required: true,
-      },
-      isLoading: {
-        type: Boolean,
-        required: true,
-      },
+    isLoading: {
+      type: Boolean,
+      required: true,
     },
-    data() {
-      return {
-        actions: this.getActions(),
-      };
+  },
+  data() {
+    return {
+      actions: this.getActions(),
+    };
+  },
+  computed: {
+    status() {
+      return this.job && this.job.status;
     },
-    computed: {
-      status() {
-        return this.job && this.job.status;
-      },
-      shouldRenderContent() {
-        return !this.isLoading && Object.keys(this.job).length;
-      },
-      /**
-       * When job has not started the key will be `false`
-       * When job started the key will be a string with a date.
-       */
-      jobStarted() {
-        return !this.job.started === false;
-      },
+    shouldRenderContent() {
+      return !this.isLoading && Object.keys(this.job).length;
     },
-    watch: {
-      job() {
-        this.actions = this.getActions();
-      },
+    shouldRenderReason() {
+      return !!(this.job.status && this.job.callout_message);
     },
-    methods: {
-      getActions() {
-        const actions = [];
+    /**
+     * When job has not started the key will be `false`
+     * When job started the key will be a string with a date.
+     */
+    jobStarted() {
+      return !this.job.started === false;
+    },
+  },
+  watch: {
+    job() {
+      this.actions = this.getActions();
+    },
+  },
+  methods: {
+    getActions() {
+      const actions = [];
 
-        if (this.job.new_issue_path) {
-          actions.push({
-            label: 'New issue',
-            path: this.job.new_issue_path,
-            cssClass: 'js-new-issue btn btn-new btn-inverted visible-md-block visible-lg-block',
-            type: 'link',
-          });
-        }
-        return actions;
-      },
+      if (this.job.new_issue_path) {
+        actions.push({
+          label: 'New issue',
+          path: this.job.new_issue_path,
+          cssClass: 'js-new-issue btn btn-new btn-inverted visible-md-block visible-lg-block',
+          type: 'link',
+        });
+      }
+      return actions;
     },
-  };
+  },
+};
 </script>
 <template>
-  <div class="js-build-header build-header top-area">
-    <ci-header
-      v-if="shouldRenderContent"
-      :status="status"
-      item-name="Job"
-      :item-id="job.id"
-      :time="job.created_at"
-      :user="job.user"
-      :actions="actions"
-      :has-sidebar-button="true"
-      :should-render-triggered-label="jobStarted"
-    />
-    <loading-icon
-      v-if="isLoading"
-      size="2"
-      class="prepend-top-default append-bottom-default"
+  <header>
+    <div class="js-build-header build-header top-area">
+      <ci-header
+        v-if="shouldRenderContent"
+        :status="status"
+        item-name="Job"
+        :item-id="job.id"
+        :time="job.created_at"
+        :user="job.user"
+        :actions="actions"
+        :has-sidebar-button="true"
+        :should-render-triggered-label="jobStarted"
+      />
+      <loading-icon
+        v-if="isLoading"
+        size="2"
+        class="prepend-top-default append-bottom-default"
+      />
+    </div>
+
+    <callout
+      v-if="shouldRenderReason"
+      :message="job.callout_message"
     />
-  </div>
+  </header>
 </template>
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/jobs/components/sidebar_details_block.vue b/app/assets/javascripts/jobs/components/sidebar_details_block.vue
index af47056d98f49f4e25aaa997878df4bb631c8470..4cd44bf7a76951f8a570bf180f200011c05a703a 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/jobs/components/sidebar_details_block.vue
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/jobs/components/sidebar_details_block.vue
@@ -1,80 +1,119 @@
 <script>
-  import detailRow from './sidebar_detail_row.vue';
-  import loadingIcon from '../../vue_shared/components/loading_icon.vue';
-  import timeagoMixin from '../../vue_shared/mixins/timeago';
-  import { timeIntervalInWords } from '../../lib/utils/datetime_utility';
+import detailRow from './sidebar_detail_row.vue';
+import loadingIcon from '../../vue_shared/components/loading_icon.vue';
+import timeagoMixin from '../../vue_shared/mixins/timeago';
+import { timeIntervalInWords } from '../../lib/utils/datetime_utility';
 
-  export default {
-    name: 'SidebarDetailsBlock',
-    components: {
-      detailRow,
-      loadingIcon,
+export default {
+  name: 'SidebarDetailsBlock',
+  components: {
+    detailRow,
+    loadingIcon,
+  },
+  mixins: [timeagoMixin],
+  props: {
+    job: {
+      type: Object,
+      required: true,
     },
-    mixins: [
-      timeagoMixin,
-    ],
-    props: {
-      job: {
-        type: Object,
-        required: true,
-      },
-      isLoading: {
-        type: Boolean,
-        required: true,
-      },
-      runnerHelpUrl: {
-        type: String,
-        required: false,
-        default: '',
-      },
+    isLoading: {
+      type: Boolean,
+      required: true,
     },
-    computed: {
-      shouldRenderContent() {
-        return !this.isLoading && Object.keys(this.job).length > 0;
-      },
-      coverage() {
-        return `${this.job.coverage}%`;
-      },
-      duration() {
-        return timeIntervalInWords(this.job.duration);
-      },
-      queued() {
-        return timeIntervalInWords(this.job.queued);
-      },
-      runnerId() {
-        return `#${this.job.runner.id}`;
-      },
-      hasTimeout() {
-        return this.job.metadata != null && this.job.metadata.timeout_human_readable !== null;
-      },
-      timeout() {
-        if (this.job.metadata == null) {
-          return '';
-        }
+    canUserRetry: {
+      type: Boolean,
+      required: false,
+      default: false,
+    },
+    runnerHelpUrl: {
+      type: String,
+      required: false,
+      default: '',
+    },
+  },
+  computed: {
+    shouldRenderContent() {
+      return !this.isLoading && Object.keys(this.job).length > 0;
+    },
+    coverage() {
+      return `${this.job.coverage}%`;
+    },
+    duration() {
+      return timeIntervalInWords(this.job.duration);
+    },
+    queued() {
+      return timeIntervalInWords(this.job.queued);
+    },
+    runnerId() {
+      return `#${this.job.runner.id}`;
+    },
+    retryButtonClass() {
+      let className = 'js-retry-button pull-right btn btn-retry visible-md-block visible-lg-block';
+      className +=
+        this.job.status && this.job.recoverable
+          ? ' btn-primary'
+          : ' btn-inverted-secondary';
+      return className;
+    },
+    hasTimeout() {
+      return this.job.metadata != null && this.job.metadata.timeout_human_readable !== null;
+    },
+    timeout() {
+      if (this.job.metadata == null) {
+        return '';
+      }
 
-        let t = this.job.metadata.timeout_human_readable;
-        if (this.job.metadata.timeout_source !== '') {
-          t += ` (from ${this.job.metadata.timeout_source})`;
-        }
+      let t = this.job.metadata.timeout_human_readable;
+      if (this.job.metadata.timeout_source !== '') {
+        t += ` (from ${this.job.metadata.timeout_source})`;
+      }
 
-        return t;
-      },
-      renderBlock() {
-        return this.job.merge_request ||
-          this.job.duration ||
-          this.job.finished_data ||
-          this.job.erased_at ||
-          this.job.queued ||
-          this.job.runner ||
-          this.job.coverage ||
-          this.job.tags.length ||
-          this.job.cancel_path;
-      },
+      return t;
     },
-  };
+    renderBlock() {
+      return (
+        this.job.merge_request ||
+        this.job.duration ||
+        this.job.finished_data ||
+        this.job.erased_at ||
+        this.job.queued ||
+        this.job.runner ||
+        this.job.coverage ||
+        this.job.tags.length ||
+        this.job.cancel_path
+      );
+    },
+  },
+};
 </script>
 <template>
   <div>
+    <div class="block">
+      <strong class="inline prepend-top-8">
+        {{ job.name }}
+      </strong>
+      <a
+        v-if="canUserRetry"
+        :class="retryButtonClass"
+        :href="job.retry_path"
+        data-method="post"
+        rel="nofollow"
+      >
+        {{ __('Retry') }}
+      </a>
+      <button
+        type="button"
+        :aria-label="__('Toggle Sidebar')"
+        class="btn btn-blank gutter-toggle pull-right
+          visible-xs-block visible-sm-block js-sidebar-build-toggle"
+      >
+        <i
+          aria-hidden="true"
+          data-hidden="true"
+          class="fa fa-angle-double-right"
+        ></i>
+      </button>
+    </div>
     <template v-if="shouldRenderContent">
       <div
         class="block retry-link"
@@ -85,16 +124,16 @@
           class="js-new-issue btn btn-new btn-inverted"
           :href="job.new_issue_path"
         >
-          New issue
+          {{ __('New issue') }}
         </a>
         <a
-          v-if="job.retry_path"
+          v-if="canUserRetry"
           class="js-retry-job btn btn-inverted-secondary"
           :href="job.retry_path"
           data-method="post"
           rel="nofollow"
         >
-          Retry
+          {{ __('Retry') }}
         </a>
       </div>
       <div :class="{block : renderBlock }">
@@ -103,7 +142,7 @@
           v-if="job.merge_request"
         >
           <span class="build-light-text">
-            Merge Request:
+            {{ __('Merge Request:') }}
           </span>
           <a :href="job.merge_request.path">
             !{{ job.merge_request.iid }}
@@ -158,7 +197,7 @@
           v-if="job.tags.length"
         >
           <span class="build-light-text">
-            Tags:
+            {{ __('Tags:') }}
           </span>
           <span
             v-for="(tag, i) in job.tags"
@@ -178,7 +217,7 @@
             data-method="post"
             rel="nofollow"
           >
-            Cancel
+            {{ __('Cancel') }}
           </a>
         </div>
       </div>
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/jobs/job_details_bundle.js b/app/assets/javascripts/jobs/job_details_bundle.js
index 656676ead91c82f1eb7b022633cb035ad4318bf7..f2939ad4dbef606fdc266d6729970512d0b47ebf 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/jobs/job_details_bundle.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/jobs/job_details_bundle.js
@@ -35,9 +35,11 @@ export default () => {
   });
 
   // Sidebar information block
+  const detailsBlockElement = document.getElementById('js-details-block-vue');
+  const detailsBlockDataset = detailsBlockElement.dataset;
   // eslint-disable-next-line
   new Vue({
-    el: '#js-details-block-vue',
+    el: detailsBlockElement,
     components: {
       detailsBlock,
     },
@@ -50,6 +52,7 @@ export default () => {
       return createElement('details-block', {
         props: {
           isLoading: this.mediator.state.isLoading,
+          canUserRetry: !!('canUserRetry' in detailsBlockDataset),
           job: this.mediator.store.state.job,
           runnerHelpUrl: dataset.runnerHelpUrl,
         },
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/vue_shared/components/callout.vue b/app/assets/javascripts/vue_shared/components/callout.vue
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..ccf802c456c8320fe2ea37e8b6f95bd29d06bc78
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/vue_shared/components/callout.vue
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+<script>
+const calloutVariants = ['danger', 'success', 'info', 'warning'];
+
+export default {
+  props: {
+    category: {
+      type: String,
+      required: false,
+      default: calloutVariants[0],
+      validator: value => calloutVariants.includes(value),
+    },
+    message: {
+      type: String,
+      required: true,
+    },
+  },
+};
+</script>
+<template>
+  <div
+    :class="`bs-callout bs-callout-${category}`"
+    role="alert"
+    aria-live="assertive"
+  >
+    {{ message }}
+  </div>
+</template>
diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/pages/builds.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/pages/builds.scss
index 7a6352e45f15808241d8f58d9f2312b7003798bb..50f32660445f7827df12ea19bf136f6443791ac5 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/pages/builds.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/pages/builds.scss
@@ -1,39 +1,56 @@
 @keyframes fade-out-status {
-  0%, 50% { opacity: 1; }
-  100% { opacity: 0; }
+  0%,
+  50% {
+    opacity: 1;
+  }
+
+  100% {
+    opacity: 0;
+  }
 }
 
 @keyframes blinking-dots {
   0% {
     background-color: rgba($white-light, 1);
     box-shadow: 12px 0 0 0 rgba($white-light, 0.2),
-                24px 0 0 0 rgba($white-light, 0.2);
+      24px 0 0 0 rgba($white-light, 0.2);
   }
 
   25% {
     background-color: rgba($white-light, 0.4);
     box-shadow: 12px 0 0 0 rgba($white-light, 2),
-                24px 0 0 0 rgba($white-light, 0.2);
+      24px 0 0 0 rgba($white-light, 0.2);
   }
 
   75% {
     background-color: rgba($white-light, 0.4);
     box-shadow: 12px 0 0 0 rgba($white-light, 0.2),
-                24px 0 0 0 rgba($white-light, 1);
+      24px 0 0 0 rgba($white-light, 1);
   }
 
   100% {
     background-color: rgba($white-light, 1);
     box-shadow: 12px 0 0 0 rgba($white-light, 0.2),
-                24px 0 0 0 rgba($white-light, 0.2);
+      24px 0 0 0 rgba($white-light, 0.2);
   }
 }
 
 @keyframes blinking-scroll-button {
-  0% { opacity: 0.2; }
-  25% { opacity: 0.5; }
-  50% { opacity: 0.7; }
-  100% { opacity: 1; }
+  0% {
+    opacity: 0.2;
+  }
+
+  25% {
+    opacity: 0.5;
+  }
+
+  50% {
+    opacity: 0.7;
+  }
+
+  100% {
+    opacity: 1;
+  }
 }
 
 .build-page {
@@ -125,12 +142,12 @@
       .btn-scroll.animate {
         .first-triangle {
           animation: blinking-scroll-button 1s ease infinite;
-          animation-delay: .3s;
+          animation-delay: 0.3s;
         }
 
         .second-triangle {
           animation: blinking-scroll-button 1s ease infinite;
-          animation-delay: .2s;
+          animation-delay: 0.2s;
         }
 
         .third-triangle {
diff --git a/app/controllers/projects/jobs_controller.rb b/app/controllers/projects/jobs_controller.rb
index dd12d30a08579774f025f451fa7155314aea36a6..7497b5012ecc0948127495e2b25f811e20a049cf 100644
--- a/app/controllers/projects/jobs_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/projects/jobs_controller.rb
@@ -78,6 +78,8 @@ class Projects::JobsController < Projects::ApplicationController
             result.merge!(trace.to_h)
           end
 
+          result[:html] = result[:html].presence || 'No job log'
+
           render json: result
         end
       end
diff --git a/app/presenters/ci/build_presenter.rb b/app/presenters/ci/build_presenter.rb
index 9afebda19be908dc846e48a814179d4bf64837d8..4873d7ce6627c57dcfaa4d8c762f2003cc8c0fc5 100644
--- a/app/presenters/ci/build_presenter.rb
+++ b/app/presenters/ci/build_presenter.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,14 @@
 module Ci
   class BuildPresenter < Gitlab::View::Presenter::Delegated
+    CALLOUT_FAILURE_MESSAGES = {
+      unknown_failure: 'There is an unknown failure, please try again',
+      script_failure: 'There has been a script failure. Check the job log for more information',
+      api_failure: 'There has been an API failure, please try again',
+      stuck_or_timeout_failure: 'There has been a timeout failure or the job got stuck. Check your timeout limits or try again',
+      runner_system_failure: 'There has been a runner system failure, please try again',
+      missing_dependency_failure: 'There has been a missing dependency failure, check the job log for more information'
+    }.freeze
+
     presents :build
 
     def erased_by_user?
@@ -35,6 +44,14 @@ module Ci
       "#{subject.name} - #{detailed_status.status_tooltip}"
     end
 
+    def callout_failure_message
+      CALLOUT_FAILURE_MESSAGES[failure_reason.to_sym]
+    end
+
+    def recoverable?
+      failed? && !unrecoverable?
+    end
+
     private
 
     def tooltip_for_badge
@@ -44,5 +61,9 @@ module Ci
     def detailed_status
       @detailed_status ||= subject.detailed_status(user)
     end
+
+    def unrecoverable?
+      script_failure? || missing_dependency_failure?
+    end
   end
 end
diff --git a/app/serializers/job_entity.rb b/app/serializers/job_entity.rb
index 523b522d44900337ea56a1c44544a5f38afcf8b3..3076fed1674cb3412b466cda918d1abaecfcc983 100644
--- a/app/serializers/job_entity.rb
+++ b/app/serializers/job_entity.rb
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ class JobEntity < Grape::Entity
   expose :created_at
   expose :updated_at
   expose :detailed_status, as: :status, with: StatusEntity
+  expose :callout_message, if: -> (*) { failed? }
+  expose :recoverable, if: -> (*) { failed? }
 
   private
 
@@ -50,4 +52,20 @@ class JobEntity < Grape::Entity
   def path_to(route, build)
     send("#{route}_path", build.project.namespace, build.project, build) # rubocop:disable GitlabSecurity/PublicSend
   end
+
+  def failed?
+    build.failed?
+  end
+
+  def callout_message
+    build_presenter.callout_failure_message
+  end
+
+  def recoverable
+    build_presenter.recoverable?
+  end
+
+  def build_presenter
+    @build_presenter ||= build.present
+  end
 end
diff --git a/app/views/projects/jobs/_sidebar.html.haml b/app/views/projects/jobs/_sidebar.html.haml
index 0b57ebedebd85c8421f50c5b5e39eba3b91fd628..7f0bef5ede0e5cdfbfb2dd197cf0ead9db7d2d89 100644
--- a/app/views/projects/jobs/_sidebar.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/projects/jobs/_sidebar.html.haml
@@ -1,15 +1,8 @@
 %aside.right-sidebar.right-sidebar-expanded.build-sidebar.js-build-sidebar.js-right-sidebar{ data: { "offset-top" => "101", "spy" => "affix" } }
   .sidebar-container
     .blocks-container
-      .block
-        %strong.inline.prepend-top-8
-          = @build.name
-        - if can?(current_user, :update_build, @build) && @build.retryable?
-          = link_to "Retry", retry_namespace_project_job_path(@project.namespace, @project, @build), class: 'js-retry-button pull-right btn btn-inverted-secondary btn-retry visible-md-block visible-lg-block', method: :post
-        %a.gutter-toggle.pull-right.visible-xs-block.visible-sm-block.js-sidebar-build-toggle{ href: "#", 'aria-label': 'Toggle Sidebar', role: 'button' }
-          = icon('angle-double-right')
 
-      #js-details-block-vue
+      #js-details-block-vue{ data: { can_user_retry: can?(current_user, :update_build, @build) && @build.retryable? } }
 
       - if can?(current_user, :read_build, @project) && (@build.artifacts? || @build.artifacts_expired?)
         .block
diff --git a/doc/ci/pipelines.md b/doc/ci/pipelines.md
index f14e05279980afce80b29e0834224f6dfd39e5e3..b16cbc61d141e55333b1596d86827dc18f7173fa 100644
--- a/doc/ci/pipelines.md
+++ b/doc/ci/pipelines.md
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ cancel the job, retry it, or erase the job trace.
 
 ## Seeing the failure reason for jobs
 
-> [Introduced][ce-5742] in GitLab 10.7.
+> [Introduced][ce-17782] in GitLab 10.7.
 
 When a pipeline fails or is allowed to fail, there are several places where you
 can quickly check the reason it failed:
@@ -88,6 +88,8 @@ In any case, if you hover over the failed job you can see the reason it failed.
 
 ![Pipeline detail](img/job_failure_reason.png)
 
+From [GitLab 10.8][ce-17814] you can also see the reason it failed on the Job detail page.
+
 ## Pipeline graphs
 
 > [Introduced][ce-5742] in GitLab 8.11.
@@ -279,4 +281,5 @@ runners will not use regular runners, they must be tagged accordingly.
 [ce-7931]: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/merge_requests/7931
 [ce-9760]: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/merge_requests/9760
 [ce-17782]: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/merge_requests/17782
+[ce-17814]: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/merge_requests/17814
 [regexp]: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/blob/2f3dc314f42dbd79813e6251792853bc231e69dd/app/models/commit_status.rb#L99
diff --git a/lib/gitlab/view/presenter/base.rb b/lib/gitlab/view/presenter/base.rb
index 841fb681435533a9d2290acd79d4486dbc65316e..36162faa1ebf72cfdfa903b0edd00999ac29eb4e 100644
--- a/lib/gitlab/view/presenter/base.rb
+++ b/lib/gitlab/view/presenter/base.rb
@@ -20,6 +20,10 @@ module Gitlab
           subject
         end
 
+        def present(**attributes)
+          self
+        end
+
         class_methods do
           def presenter?
             true
diff --git a/spec/controllers/projects/jobs_controller_spec.rb b/spec/controllers/projects/jobs_controller_spec.rb
index b9a979044fe89d0b9a1227120187f6ef6a372de3..f677cec3408a50706173539bff01b864d6f6567a 100644
--- a/spec/controllers/projects/jobs_controller_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/controllers/projects/jobs_controller_spec.rb
@@ -190,7 +190,10 @@ describe Projects::JobsController do
         expect(response).to have_gitlab_http_status(:ok)
         expect(json_response['id']).to eq job.id
         expect(json_response['status']).to eq job.status
-        expect(json_response['html']).to be_nil
+      end
+
+      it 'returns no job log message' do
+        expect(json_response['html']).to eq('No job log')
       end
     end
 
diff --git a/spec/factories/ci/builds.rb b/spec/factories/ci/builds.rb
index bca7e920de400835bafe399f33c990ef410d2e52..31f9f307fd5775a9f7d456a6330f7ef253781379 100644
--- a/spec/factories/ci/builds.rb
+++ b/spec/factories/ci/builds.rb
@@ -242,5 +242,10 @@ FactoryBot.define do
       failed
       failure_reason 1
     end
+
+    trait :api_failure do
+      failed
+      failure_reason 2
+    end
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/features/projects/jobs_spec.rb b/spec/features/projects/jobs_spec.rb
index a460024542c0c7317f3d3d376acbf7abc6792560..a00db6dd161b57175dbea39982b892ccbacfddc4 100644
--- a/spec/features/projects/jobs_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/features/projects/jobs_spec.rb
@@ -491,16 +491,18 @@ feature 'Jobs' do
     end
   end
 
-  describe "POST /:project/jobs/:id/retry" do
+  describe "POST /:project/jobs/:id/retry", :js do
     context "Job from project", :js do
       before do
         job.run!
+        job.cancel!
         visit project_job_path(project, job)
-        find('.js-cancel-job').click()
+        wait_for_requests
+
         find('.js-retry-button').click
       end
 
-      it 'shows the right status and buttons', :js do
+      it 'shows the right status and buttons' do
         page.within('aside.right-sidebar') do
           expect(page).to have_content 'Cancel'
         end
diff --git a/spec/javascripts/jobs/header_spec.js b/spec/javascripts/jobs/header_spec.js
index 0961605ce5c2b8741614883d1481cf25cdc8bc48..4f861c39d3f479614408109002c644a1af530d20 100644
--- a/spec/javascripts/jobs/header_spec.js
+++ b/spec/javascripts/jobs/header_spec.js
@@ -36,14 +36,28 @@ describe('Job details header', () => {
       },
       isLoading: false,
     };
-
-    vm = mountComponent(HeaderComponent, props);
   });
 
   afterEach(() => {
     vm.$destroy();
   });
 
+  describe('job reason', () => {
+    it('should not render the reason when reason is absent', () => {
+      vm = mountComponent(HeaderComponent, props);
+
+      expect(vm.shouldRenderReason).toBe(false);
+    });
+
+    it('should render the reason when reason is present', () => {
+      props.job.callout_message = 'There is an unknown failure, please try again';
+
+      vm = mountComponent(HeaderComponent, props);
+
+      expect(vm.shouldRenderReason).toBe(true);
+    });
+  });
+
   describe('triggered job', () => {
     beforeEach(() => {
       vm = mountComponent(HeaderComponent, props);
@@ -51,14 +65,17 @@ describe('Job details header', () => {
 
     it('should render provided job information', () => {
       expect(
-        vm.$el.querySelector('.header-main-content').textContent.replace(/\s+/g, ' ').trim(),
+        vm.$el
+          .querySelector('.header-main-content')
+          .textContent.replace(/\s+/g, ' ')
+          .trim(),
       ).toEqual('failed Job #123 triggered 3 weeks ago by Foo');
     });
 
     it('should render new issue link', () => {
-      expect(
-        vm.$el.querySelector('.js-new-issue').getAttribute('href'),
-      ).toEqual(props.job.new_issue_path);
+      expect(vm.$el.querySelector('.js-new-issue').getAttribute('href')).toEqual(
+        props.job.new_issue_path,
+      );
     });
   });
 
@@ -68,7 +85,10 @@ describe('Job details header', () => {
       vm = mountComponent(HeaderComponent, props);
 
       expect(
-        vm.$el.querySelector('.header-main-content').textContent.replace(/\s+/g, ' ').trim(),
+        vm.$el
+          .querySelector('.header-main-content')
+          .textContent.replace(/\s+/g, ' ')
+          .trim(),
       ).toEqual('failed Job #123 created 3 weeks ago by Foo');
     });
   });
diff --git a/spec/javascripts/jobs/sidebar_details_block_spec.js b/spec/javascripts/jobs/sidebar_details_block_spec.js
index 602dae514b1d69ba5f83a5d39181858742f992c1..6b397c22fb914995ac498112afd9a23a29d8382d 100644
--- a/spec/javascripts/jobs/sidebar_details_block_spec.js
+++ b/spec/javascripts/jobs/sidebar_details_block_spec.js
@@ -31,10 +31,25 @@ describe('Sidebar details block', () => {
     });
   });
 
+  describe("when user can't retry", () => {
+    it('should not render a retry button', () => {
+      vm = new SidebarComponent({
+        propsData: {
+          job: {},
+          canUserRetry: false,
+          isLoading: true,
+        },
+      }).$mount();
+
+      expect(vm.$el.querySelector('.js-retry-job')).toBeNull();
+    });
+  });
+
   beforeEach(() => {
     vm = new SidebarComponent({
       propsData: {
         job,
+        canUserRetry: true,
         isLoading: false,
       },
     }).$mount();
@@ -42,7 +57,9 @@ describe('Sidebar details block', () => {
 
   describe('actions', () => {
     it('should render link to new issue', () => {
-      expect(vm.$el.querySelector('.js-new-issue').getAttribute('href')).toEqual(job.new_issue_path);
+      expect(vm.$el.querySelector('.js-new-issue').getAttribute('href')).toEqual(
+        job.new_issue_path,
+      );
       expect(vm.$el.querySelector('.js-new-issue').textContent.trim()).toEqual('New issue');
     });
 
@@ -57,43 +74,35 @@ describe('Sidebar details block', () => {
 
   describe('information', () => {
     it('should render merge request link', () => {
-      expect(
-        trimWhitespace(vm.$el.querySelector('.js-job-mr')),
-      ).toEqual('Merge Request: !2');
+      expect(trimWhitespace(vm.$el.querySelector('.js-job-mr'))).toEqual('Merge Request: !2');
 
-      expect(
-        vm.$el.querySelector('.js-job-mr a').getAttribute('href'),
-      ).toEqual(job.merge_request.path);
+      expect(vm.$el.querySelector('.js-job-mr a').getAttribute('href')).toEqual(
+        job.merge_request.path,
+      );
     });
 
     it('should render job duration', () => {
-      expect(
-        trimWhitespace(vm.$el.querySelector('.js-job-duration')),
-      ).toEqual('Duration: 6 seconds');
+      expect(trimWhitespace(vm.$el.querySelector('.js-job-duration'))).toEqual(
+        'Duration: 6 seconds',
+      );
     });
 
     it('should render erased date', () => {
-      expect(
-        trimWhitespace(vm.$el.querySelector('.js-job-erased')),
-      ).toEqual('Erased: 3 weeks ago');
+      expect(trimWhitespace(vm.$el.querySelector('.js-job-erased'))).toEqual('Erased: 3 weeks ago');
     });
 
     it('should render finished date', () => {
-      expect(
-        trimWhitespace(vm.$el.querySelector('.js-job-finished')),
-      ).toEqual('Finished: 3 weeks ago');
+      expect(trimWhitespace(vm.$el.querySelector('.js-job-finished'))).toEqual(
+        'Finished: 3 weeks ago',
+      );
     });
 
     it('should render queued date', () => {
-      expect(
-        trimWhitespace(vm.$el.querySelector('.js-job-queued')),
-      ).toEqual('Queued: 9 seconds');
+      expect(trimWhitespace(vm.$el.querySelector('.js-job-queued'))).toEqual('Queued: 9 seconds');
     });
 
     it('should render runner ID', () => {
-      expect(
-        trimWhitespace(vm.$el.querySelector('.js-job-runner')),
-      ).toEqual('Runner: #1');
+      expect(trimWhitespace(vm.$el.querySelector('.js-job-runner'))).toEqual('Runner: #1');
     });
 
     it('should render timeout information', () => {
@@ -103,15 +112,11 @@ describe('Sidebar details block', () => {
     });
 
     it('should render coverage', () => {
-      expect(
-        trimWhitespace(vm.$el.querySelector('.js-job-coverage')),
-      ).toEqual('Coverage: 20%');
+      expect(trimWhitespace(vm.$el.querySelector('.js-job-coverage'))).toEqual('Coverage: 20%');
     });
 
     it('should render tags', () => {
-      expect(
-        trimWhitespace(vm.$el.querySelector('.js-job-tags')),
-      ).toEqual('Tags: tag');
+      expect(trimWhitespace(vm.$el.querySelector('.js-job-tags'))).toEqual('Tags: tag');
     });
   });
 });
diff --git a/spec/javascripts/vue_shared/components/callout_spec.js b/spec/javascripts/vue_shared/components/callout_spec.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..e62bd86f4ca324b469381878ff69251708ecbf64
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/javascripts/vue_shared/components/callout_spec.js
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+import Vue from 'vue';
+import callout from '~/vue_shared/components/callout.vue';
+import createComponent from 'spec/helpers/vue_mount_component_helper';
+
+describe('Callout Component', () => {
+  let CalloutComponent;
+  let vm;
+  const exampleMessage = 'This is a callout message!';
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    CalloutComponent = Vue.extend(callout);
+  });
+
+  afterEach(() => {
+    vm.$destroy();
+  });
+
+  it('should render the appropriate variant of callout', () => {
+    vm = createComponent(CalloutComponent, {
+      category: 'info',
+      message: exampleMessage,
+    });
+
+    expect(vm.$el.getAttribute('class')).toEqual('bs-callout bs-callout-info');
+
+    expect(vm.$el.tagName).toEqual('DIV');
+  });
+
+  it('should render accessibility attributes', () => {
+    vm = createComponent(CalloutComponent, {
+      message: exampleMessage,
+    });
+
+    expect(vm.$el.getAttribute('role')).toEqual('alert');
+    expect(vm.$el.getAttribute('aria-live')).toEqual('assertive');
+  });
+
+  it('should render the provided message', () => {
+    vm = createComponent(CalloutComponent, {
+      message: exampleMessage,
+    });
+
+    expect(vm.$el.innerHTML.trim()).toEqual(exampleMessage);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/spec/lib/gitlab/view/presenter/base_spec.rb b/spec/lib/gitlab/view/presenter/base_spec.rb
index 32a946ca034b03ce71a68a7061f048371d3efffd..4eca53032a28be295d05157ba84b107ebf6ab36b 100644
--- a/spec/lib/gitlab/view/presenter/base_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/lib/gitlab/view/presenter/base_spec.rb
@@ -48,4 +48,11 @@ describe Gitlab::View::Presenter::Base do
       end
     end
   end
+
+  describe '#present' do
+    it 'returns self' do
+      presenter = presenter_class.new(build_stubbed(:project))
+      expect(presenter.present).to eq(presenter)
+    end
+  end
 end
diff --git a/spec/presenters/ci/build_presenter_spec.rb b/spec/presenters/ci/build_presenter_spec.rb
index cc16d0f156b45d8a9af9a4b98129dd57e02c27ef..4bc005df2fc5ec456c55838fd63fb331b2c42300 100644
--- a/spec/presenters/ci/build_presenter_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/presenters/ci/build_presenter_spec.rb
@@ -217,4 +217,39 @@ describe Ci::BuildPresenter do
       end
     end
   end
+
+  describe '#callout_failure_message' do
+    let(:build) { create(:ci_build, :failed, :script_failure) }
+
+    it 'returns a verbose failure reason' do
+      description = subject.callout_failure_message
+      expect(description).to eq('There has been a script failure. Check the job log for more information')
+    end
+  end
+
+  describe '#recoverable?' do
+    let(:build) { create(:ci_build, :failed, :script_failure) }
+
+    context 'when is a script or missing dependency failure' do
+      let(:failure_reasons) { %w(script_failure missing_dependency_failure) }
+
+      it 'should return false' do
+        failure_reasons.each do |failure_reason|
+          build.update_attribute(:failure_reason, failure_reason)
+          expect(presenter.recoverable?).to be_falsy
+        end
+      end
+    end
+
+    context 'when is any other failure type' do
+      let(:failure_reasons) { %w(unknown_failure api_failure stuck_or_timeout_failure runner_system_failure) }
+
+      it 'should return true' do
+        failure_reasons.each do |failure_reason|
+          build.update_attribute(:failure_reason, failure_reason)
+          expect(presenter.recoverable?).to be_truthy
+        end
+      end
+    end
+  end
 end
diff --git a/spec/serializers/job_entity_spec.rb b/spec/serializers/job_entity_spec.rb
index 24a6f1a2a8abc136bad29459337607fafdc01a63..c90396ebb28c17ef5b5a81781b00193efafdcd44 100644
--- a/spec/serializers/job_entity_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/serializers/job_entity_spec.rb
@@ -133,22 +133,65 @@ describe JobEntity do
   context 'when job failed' do
     let(:job) { create(:ci_build, :script_failure) }
 
-    describe 'status' do
-      it 'should contain the failure reason inside label' do
-        expect(subject[:status]).to include :icon, :favicon, :text, :label, :tooltip
-        expect(subject[:status][:label]).to eq('failed')
-        expect(subject[:status][:tooltip]).to eq('failed <br> (script failure)')
-      end
+    it 'contains details' do
+      expect(subject[:status]).to include :icon, :favicon, :text, :label, :tooltip
+    end
+
+    it 'states that it failed' do
+      expect(subject[:status][:label]).to eq('failed')
+    end
+
+    it 'should indicate the failure reason on tooltip' do
+      expect(subject[:status][:tooltip]).to eq('failed <br> (script failure)')
+    end
+
+    it 'should include a callout message with a verbose output' do
+      expect(subject[:callout_message]).to eq('There has been a script failure. Check the job log for more information')
+    end
+
+    it 'should state that it is not recoverable' do
+      expect(subject[:recoverable]).to be_falsy
+    end
+  end
+
+  context 'when job is allowed to fail' do
+    let(:job) { create(:ci_build, :allowed_to_fail, :script_failure) }
+
+    it 'contains details' do
+      expect(subject[:status]).to include :icon, :favicon, :text, :label, :tooltip
+    end
+
+    it 'states that it failed' do
+      expect(subject[:status][:label]).to eq('failed (allowed to fail)')
+    end
+
+    it 'should indicate the failure reason on tooltip' do
+      expect(subject[:status][:tooltip]).to eq('failed <br> (script failure) (allowed to fail)')
+    end
+
+    it 'should include a callout message with a verbose output' do
+      expect(subject[:callout_message]).to eq('There has been a script failure. Check the job log for more information')
+    end
+
+    it 'should state that it is not recoverable' do
+      expect(subject[:recoverable]).to be_falsy
+    end
+  end
+
+  context 'when job failed and is recoverable' do
+    let(:job) { create(:ci_build, :api_failure) }
+
+    it 'should state it is recoverable' do
+      expect(subject[:recoverable]).to be_truthy
     end
   end
 
   context 'when job passed' do
     let(:job) { create(:ci_build, :success) }
 
-    describe 'status' do
-      it 'should not contain the failure reason inside label' do
-        expect(subject[:status][:label]).to eq('passed')
-      end
+    it 'should not include callout message or recoverable keys' do
+      expect(subject).not_to include('callout_message')
+      expect(subject).not_to include('recoverable')
     end
   end
 end