diff --git a/src/applications/differential/field/specification/lint/DifferentialLintFieldSpecification.php b/src/applications/differential/field/specification/lint/DifferentialLintFieldSpecification.php
index 13b31b6989..872fa645ee 100644
--- a/src/applications/differential/field/specification/lint/DifferentialLintFieldSpecification.php
+++ b/src/applications/differential/field/specification/lint/DifferentialLintFieldSpecification.php
@@ -28,7 +28,20 @@ final class DifferentialLintFieldSpecification
   }
 
   public function getRequiredDiffProperties() {
-    return array('arc:lint');
+    return array('arc:lint', 'arc:lint-excuse');
+  }
+
+  private function getLintExcuse() {
+    $excuse = $this->getDiffProperty('arc:lint-excuse');
+    $excuse = phutil_escape_html($excuse);
+    $excuse = nl2br($excuse);
+
+    $excuse_markup = '';
+    if (strlen($excuse)) {
+      $excuse_markup = '<p><strong>Explanation for failure(s): </strong></p>'.
+                       '<span class="lint-excuse">'.$excuse.'</span>';
+    }
+    return $excuse_markup;
   }
 
   public function renderValueForRevisionView() {
@@ -83,8 +96,10 @@ final class DifferentialLintFieldSpecification
             '<ul>'.implode("\n", $message_markup).'</ul>'.
           '</li>';
       }
+      $lexcuse = $this->getLintExcuse();
       $ltail =
         '<div class="differential-lint-block">'.
+          $lexcuse.
           '<ul>'.
             implode("\n", $lint_messages).
           '</ul>'.
diff --git a/src/applications/differential/field/specification/unit/DifferentialUnitFieldSpecification.php b/src/applications/differential/field/specification/unit/DifferentialUnitFieldSpecification.php
index 8e3fda1e77..6a8e365e68 100644
--- a/src/applications/differential/field/specification/unit/DifferentialUnitFieldSpecification.php
+++ b/src/applications/differential/field/specification/unit/DifferentialUnitFieldSpecification.php
@@ -28,7 +28,20 @@ final class DifferentialUnitFieldSpecification
   }
 
   public function getRequiredDiffProperties() {
-    return array('arc:unit');
+    return array('arc:unit', 'arc:unit-excuse');
+  }
+
+  private function getUnitExcuse() {
+    $excuse = $this->getDiffProperty('arc:unit-excuse');
+    $excuse = phutil_escape_html($excuse);
+    $excuse = nl2br($excuse);
+
+    $excuse_markup = '';
+    if (strlen($excuse)) {
+      $excuse_markup = '<p>Explanation for failure(s): </p>'.
+                       '<span class="unit-excuse">'.$excuse.'</span>';
+    }
+    return $excuse_markup;
   }
 
   public function renderValueForRevisionView() {
@@ -67,9 +80,12 @@ final class DifferentialUnitFieldSpecification
           $postponed_count++;
         }
       }
+
+      $uexcuse = $this->getUnitExcuse();
       if ($unit_messages) {
         $utail =
           '<div class="differential-unit-block">'.
+            $uexcuse.
             '<ul>'.
               implode("\n", $unit_messages).
             '</ul>'.
diff --git a/webroot/rsrc/css/application/differential/revision-detail.css b/webroot/rsrc/css/application/differential/revision-detail.css
index efc53d3bf6..d7d694f91b 100644
--- a/webroot/rsrc/css/application/differential/revision-detail.css
+++ b/webroot/rsrc/css/application/differential/revision-detail.css
@@ -86,6 +86,13 @@
   font-weight: bold;
 }
 
+.differential-lint-block .lint-excuse,
+.differential-unit-block .unit-excuse {
+  background: #808080;
+  color: #ffff66;
+  font-size: 12px;
+}
+
 .differential-keyboard-shortcuts {
   float: right;
 }