diff --git a/.changelog/14071.txt b/.changelog/14071.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..b4f729dcf23f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changelog/14071.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+```release-note:improvement
+ui: Display different message when trying to exec into a job with no task running.
+```
diff --git a/ui/app/controllers/exec.js b/ui/app/controllers/exec.js
index 1738300d806b..0049cc1e2391 100644
--- a/ui/app/controllers/exec.js
+++ b/ui/app/controllers/exec.js
@@ -47,7 +47,12 @@ export default class ExecController extends Controller {
     window.execTerminal = this.terminal; // Issue to improve: https://github.com/hashicorp/nomad/issues/7457
 
     this.terminal.write(ANSI_UI_GRAY_400);
-    this.terminal.writeln('Select a task to start your session.');
+
+    if (this.sortedTaskGroups.length > 0) {
+      this.terminal.writeln('Select a task to start your session.');
+    } else {
+      this.terminal.writeln(`There are no tasks running for this job.`);
+    }
   }
 
   @alias('model.allocations') allocations;