diff --git a/src/components/messageStream/MessageStream.tsx b/src/components/messageStream/MessageStream.tsx
index 7cca259..d8b2215 100644
--- a/src/components/messageStream/MessageStream.tsx
+++ b/src/components/messageStream/MessageStream.tsx
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ export function MessageStream({ scope }: MessageStreamProps) {
   const { items, isLoading, error, hasMore, loadMore, reset } =
     usePostStream(params);
   const groups = useGroupedByDay(items, lang);
-  const retryLabel = lang === "zh-CN" ? "重试" : "Retry";
+  const retryLabel = t("retry");
 
   const sentinelRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
   const filterBarRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
@@ -213,10 +213,17 @@ export function MessageStream({ scope }: MessageStreamProps) {
       return;
     }
 
-    // Not loaded yet — keep paging until it appears or the stream is exhausted.
+    // Not loaded yet — keep paging until it appears or the stream is
+    // exhausted. If the previous loadMore errored, stop the loop so the user
+    // sees the inline retry button instead of an endless retry cycle, and
+    // release the scroll lock so they can interact with the page.
+    if (error) {
+      setIsAligningQueryTarget(false);
+      return;
+    }
     if (hasMore && !isLoading) loadMore();
     else if (!hasMore && !isLoading) setIsAligningQueryTarget(false);
-  }, [targetPostId, items, hasMore, isLoading, loadMore]);
+  }, [targetPostId, items, hasMore, isLoading, error, loadMore]);
 
   const updateParam = (key: string, value: string) => {
     const n = new URLSearchParams(sp);
@@ -273,20 +280,29 @@ export function MessageStream({ scope }: MessageStreamProps) {
             ) : null}
 
             {error ? (
-              <div className="my-4 flex items-center justify-between gap-3 rounded-xl border border-red-900 bg-red-950/40 px-4 py-3 text-sm text-red-200">
-                <span className="break-all">{error}</span>
+              <div
+                role="alert"
+                className="my-4 flex flex-col gap-3 rounded-xl border border-red-900 bg-red-950/40 px-4 py-3 text-sm text-red-200 sm:flex-row sm:items-center sm:justify-between"
+              >
+                <span className="break-words">{t("loadMoreFailed")}</span>
                 <button
                   type="button"
-                  onClick={() => reset()}
-                  className="shrink-0 rounded-full border border-red-700 px-3 py-1 text-xs text-red-100 hover:border-red-500"
+                  onClick={() => (items.length === 0 ? reset() : loadMore())}
+                  className="shrink-0 self-start rounded-full border border-red-700 px-3 py-1 text-xs text-red-100 hover:border-red-500 sm:self-auto"
                 >
                   {retryLabel}
                 </button>
               </div>
             ) : null}
 
-            {isLoading ? (
-              <div className="py-4 text-center text-xs text-neutral-500">…</div>
+            {isLoading && !error ? (
+              <div
+                aria-live="polite"
+                aria-label={t("loading")}
+                className="mx-auto w-full max-w-[358px] md:max-w-[680px] lg:max-w-[900px] xl:max-w-[1120px]"
+              >
+                <Skeleton className="h-[80px] rounded-2xl" />
+              </div>
             ) : null}
           </>
         )}
diff --git a/src/locales/en.ts b/src/locales/en.ts
index 16636d7..173b4cf 100644
--- a/src/locales/en.ts
+++ b/src/locales/en.ts
@@ -126,6 +126,9 @@ export const enDict: Dict = {
   tagsCommaLabel: "Tags (comma-separated)",
   uploadFile: "Upload",
   loading: "Loading…",
+  loadMoreFailed:
+    "Couldn't load more posts. Check your connection and try again.",
+  retry: "Retry",
   paginationPrev: "Previous",
   paginationNext: "Next",
   listRange: "Showing {{from}}–{{to}} of {{total}}",
diff --git a/src/locales/id.ts b/src/locales/id.ts
index 7223cd5..f208572 100644
--- a/src/locales/id.ts
+++ b/src/locales/id.ts
@@ -126,6 +126,9 @@ export const idDict: Dict = {
   tagsCommaLabel: "Tag (dipisahkan koma)",
   uploadFile: "Unggah",
   loading: "Memuat…",
+  loadMoreFailed:
+    "Gagal memuat lebih banyak. Periksa koneksi Anda dan coba lagi.",
+  retry: "Coba lagi",
   paginationPrev: "Sebelumnya",
   paginationNext: "Berikutnya",
   listRange: "Menampilkan {{from}}–{{to}} dari {{total}}",
diff --git a/src/locales/ja.ts b/src/locales/ja.ts
index 42c37a8..ae0327b 100644
--- a/src/locales/ja.ts
+++ b/src/locales/ja.ts
@@ -127,6 +127,9 @@ export const jaDict: Dict = {
   tagsCommaLabel: "タグ（カンマ区切り）",
   uploadFile: "アップロード",
   loading: "読み込み中…",
+  loadMoreFailed:
+    "追加の読み込みに失敗しました。接続を確認してやり直してください。",
+  retry: "再試行",
   paginationPrev: "前へ",
   paginationNext: "次へ",
   listRange: "{{from}}–{{to}} / 全 {{total}} 件",
diff --git a/src/locales/ko.ts b/src/locales/ko.ts
index 9c45d40..2838d05 100644
--- a/src/locales/ko.ts
+++ b/src/locales/ko.ts
@@ -126,6 +126,8 @@ export const koDict: Dict = {
   tagsCommaLabel: "태그 (쉼표로 구분)",
   uploadFile: "업로드",
   loading: "로딩 중…",
+  loadMoreFailed: "더 불러오지 못했습니다. 연결을 확인하고 다시 시도하세요.",
+  retry: "다시 시도",
   paginationPrev: "이전",
   paginationNext: "다음",
   listRange: "{{from}}–{{to}} / 총 {{total}}건",
diff --git a/src/locales/ms.ts b/src/locales/ms.ts
index 2e41365..d1b1f31 100644
--- a/src/locales/ms.ts
+++ b/src/locales/ms.ts
@@ -126,6 +126,8 @@ export const msDict: Dict = {
   tagsCommaLabel: "Tag (dipisahkan koma)",
   uploadFile: "Muat naik",
   loading: "Memuatkan…",
+  loadMoreFailed: "Gagal memuatkan lagi. Sila semak sambungan dan cuba lagi.",
+  retry: "Cuba lagi",
   paginationPrev: "Sebelum",
   paginationNext: "Seterusnya",
   listRange: "Menunjukkan {{from}}–{{to}} daripada {{total}}",
diff --git a/src/locales/vi.ts b/src/locales/vi.ts
index 0fe7df3..f7a7acd 100644
--- a/src/locales/vi.ts
+++ b/src/locales/vi.ts
@@ -126,6 +126,8 @@ export const viDict: Dict = {
   tagsCommaLabel: "Thẻ (cách nhau bằng dấu phẩy)",
   uploadFile: "Tải lên",
   loading: "Đang tải…",
+  loadMoreFailed: "Không thể tải thêm bài. Hãy kiểm tra kết nối và thử lại.",
+  retry: "Thử lại",
   paginationPrev: "Trước",
   paginationNext: "Sau",
   listRange: "Hiển thị {{from}}–{{to}} trên {{total}}",
diff --git a/src/locales/zh-CN.ts b/src/locales/zh-CN.ts
index 44924f2..10da479 100644
--- a/src/locales/zh-CN.ts
+++ b/src/locales/zh-CN.ts
@@ -124,6 +124,8 @@ export const zhDict: Dict = {
   tagsCommaLabel: "标签（逗号分隔）",
   uploadFile: "上传文件",
   loading: "加载中…",
+  loadMoreFailed: "加载更多资料失败，请检查网络后重试。",
+  retry: "重试",
   paginationPrev: "上一页",
   paginationNext: "下一页",
   listRange: "显示 {{from}}–{{to}}，共 {{total}} 条",