diff --git a/lana/src/commands/RetrieveLogFile.ts b/lana/src/commands/RetrieveLogFile.ts
index 3757edba..29ab25e0 100644
--- a/lana/src/commands/RetrieveLogFile.ts
+++ b/lana/src/commands/RetrieveLogFile.ts
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ export class RetrieveLogFile {
       if (logFileId) {
         const logUri = this.getLogFileUri(Uri.parse(wsFolder.uri), logFileId);
         const logBody = await getLogBody(logFileId);
+        RetrieveLogFile.assertRetrievedLog(logFileId, logBody);
 
         try {
           await writeFile(logUri, logBody);
@@ -163,4 +164,13 @@ export class RetrieveLogFile {
     // Utils.joinPath works on both desktop (file://) and web (vscode-vfs://, memfs://).
     return Utils.joinPath(wsUri, '.sfdx', 'tools', 'debug', 'logs', `${fileId}.log`);
   }
+
+  private static assertRetrievedLog(logId: string, logBody: string): void {
+    if (/^accessdenied(?:access denied)?$/i.test(logBody.trim())) {
+      throw new Error(
+        `Salesforce denied access to the body of Apex log ${logId}. ` +
+          'Verify that the authenticated user can access ApexLog records and their bodies.',
+      );
+    }
+  }
 }
diff --git a/lana/src/commands/__tests__/RetrieveLogFile.test.ts b/lana/src/commands/__tests__/RetrieveLogFile.test.ts
index 77a4bed0..b5196d11 100644
--- a/lana/src/commands/__tests__/RetrieveLogFile.test.ts
+++ b/lana/src/commands/__tests__/RetrieveLogFile.test.ts
@@ -615,6 +615,34 @@ describe('RetrieveLogFile', () => {
   });
 
   describe('safeCommand error handling', () => {
+    it('reports when Salesforce denies access to the selected log body', async () => {
+      mockListLogs.mockResolvedValue([
+        {
+          Id: 'denied-log',
+          LogUser: { Name: 'User' },
+          Operation: 'Op',
+          LogLength: 1024,
+          DurationMilliseconds: 100,
+          StartTime: '2024-01-01T00:00:00.000Z',
+          Status: 'Success',
+        },
+      ]);
+      mockQuickPickPick.mockResolvedValue([{ logId: 'denied-log' }]);
+      mockGetLogBody.mockResolvedValue('AccessDeniedAccess Denied');
+
+      const mockContext = createMockContext();
+      RetrieveLogFile.apply(mockContext as unknown as import('../../Context.js').Context);
+
+      const lastCall = mockRegisterCommand.mock.calls[mockRegisterCommand.mock.calls.length - 1];
+      await lastCall[1]();
+
+      expect(mockContext.display.showErrorMessage).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+        'Error loading logfile: Salesforce denied access to the body of Apex log denied-log. ' +
+          'Verify that the authenticated user can access ApexLog records and their bodies.',
+      );
+      expect(mockCreateView).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    });
+
     it('should catch Error and display error message', async () => {
       const mockContext = createMockContext();
       RetrieveLogFile.apply(mockContext as unknown as import('../../Context.js').Context);