diff --git a/b2sdk/_internal/sync/action.py b/b2sdk/_internal/sync/action.py
index 7a7a01e00..f25734478 100644
--- a/b2sdk/_internal/sync/action.py
+++ b/b2sdk/_internal/sync/action.py
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 from ..sync.report import ProgressReport, SyncReport
 from ..transfer.outbound.outbound_source import OutboundTransferSource
 from ..transfer.outbound.upload_source import UploadSourceLocalFile
-from ..utils.escape import escape_control_chars
+from ..utils.escape import escape_control_chars, unprintable_to_hex
 from .encryption_provider import AbstractSyncEncryptionSettingsProvider
 from .report import SyncFileReporter
 
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ def run(self, bucket: Bucket, reporter: ProgressReport, dry_run: bool = False):
             self.do_report(bucket, reporter)
         except Exception as e:
             logger.exception('an exception occurred in a sync action')
-            reporter.error(str(self) + ': ' + repr(e) + ' ' + str(e))
+            reporter.error(unprintable_to_hex(f'{self}: {e!r} {e}'))
             raise  # Re-throw so we can identify failed actions
 
     @abstractmethod
@@ -340,7 +340,7 @@ def do_report(self, bucket: Bucket, reporter: ProgressReport) -> None:
         :param bucket: a Bucket object
         :param reporter: a place to report errors
         """
-        reporter.print_completion('dnload ' + self.source_path.relative_path)
+        reporter.print_completion(f'dnload {escape_control_chars(self.source_path.relative_path)}')
 
     def __str__(self) -> str:
         return 'b2_download(%s, %s, %s, %d)' % (
@@ -430,7 +430,7 @@ def do_report(self, bucket: Bucket, reporter: ProgressReport) -> None:
         :param bucket: a Bucket object
         :param reporter: a place to report errors
         """
-        reporter.print_completion('copy ' + self.source_path.relative_path)
+        reporter.print_completion(f'copy {escape_control_chars(self.source_path.relative_path)}')
 
     def __str__(self) -> str:
         return 'b2_copy(%s, %s, %s, %d)' % (
diff --git a/changelog.d/631.fixed.md b/changelog.d/631.fixed.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4e690055b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog.d/631.fixed.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Escape control characters in remote file names printed by sync download, copy, and failed-action messages.
diff --git a/test/unit/sync/test_sync_escaping.py b/test/unit/sync/test_sync_escaping.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..92410f673
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/unit/sync/test_sync_escaping.py
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+######################################################################
+#
+# File: test/unit/sync/test_sync_escaping.py
+#
+# Copyright 2026 Backblaze Inc. All Rights Reserved.
+#
+# License https://www.backblaze.com/using_b2_code.html
+#
+######################################################################
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import io
+import time
+
+import pytest
+from apiver_deps import B2Folder, LocalFolder, Synchronizer, SyncReport
+from apiver_deps_exception import IncompleteSync
+
+# U+009B (8-bit CSI) is legal in NTFS names, so the error test can create it on Windows too
+HOSTILE_NAME = '\x9b31minvoice.pdf'
+ESCAPED_HOSTILE_NAME = "'\\x9b31minvoice.pdf'"
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def source(b2api):
+    b2api.create_bucket('source', 'allPrivate').upload_bytes(b'x', HOSTILE_NAME)
+    return B2Folder('source', '', b2api)
+
+
+def _sync(source, dest, out, dry_run=False):
+    Synchronizer(max_workers=1, dry_run=dry_run).sync_folders(
+        source_folder=source,
+        dest_folder=dest,
+        now_millis=int(time.time() * 1000),
+        reporter=SyncReport(out, True),
+    )
+
+
+def test_download_completion_escapes_remote_name(source, tmp_path):
+    out = io.StringIO()
+    _sync(source, LocalFolder(str(tmp_path)), out, dry_run=True)
+
+    assert out.getvalue().rstrip() == f'dnload {ESCAPED_HOSTILE_NAME}'
+
+
+def test_copy_completion_escapes_remote_name(b2api, source):
+    b2api.create_bucket('dest', 'allPrivate')
+    out = io.StringIO()
+    _sync(source, B2Folder('dest', '', b2api), out, dry_run=True)
+
+    assert out.getvalue().rstrip() == f'copy {ESCAPED_HOSTILE_NAME}'
+
+
+@pytest.mark.apiver(from_ver=1)
+def test_failed_action_error_escapes_remote_name(source, tmp_path):
+    (tmp_path / HOSTILE_NAME).mkdir()
+    out = io.StringIO()
+    with pytest.raises(IncompleteSync):
+        _sync(source, LocalFolder(str(tmp_path)), out)
+
+    assert 'b2_download(\\x9b31minvoice.pdf' in out.getvalue()
+    assert HOSTILE_NAME not in out.getvalue()