diff --git a/app/features/sendouq-match/components/RematchVotePanel.tsx b/app/features/sendouq-match/components/RematchVotePanel.tsx
index 2358a7e4f..9e809af82 100644
--- a/app/features/sendouq-match/components/RematchVotePanel.tsx
+++ b/app/features/sendouq-match/components/RematchVotePanel.tsx
@@ -38,7 +38,9 @@ export function RematchVotePanel({
 		members.map((m) => m.id),
 	).length;
 
-	const voteResolved = RejoinVote.result(votes).type === "RESOLVED";
+	const voteResult = RejoinVote.result(votes);
+	const voteResolved = voteResult.type === "RESOLVED";
+	const voteFailed = voteResult.type === "FAILED";
 	const viewerVotedYes =
 		RejoinVote.userContinueStatus(votes, viewerUserId) === true;
 	const viewerVotedNo =
@@ -47,9 +49,11 @@ export function RematchVotePanel({
 	return (
 		<div className={styles.root}>
 			<div className={styles.prompt}>
-				{voteResolved
-					? t("q:match.rematch.resolved", { count: currentRoundSize })
-					: t("q:match.rematch.prompt", { count: currentRoundSize })}
+				{voteFailed
+					? t("q:match.rematch.fizzled")
+					: voteResolved
+						? t("q:match.rematch.resolved", { count: currentRoundSize })
+						: t("q:match.rematch.prompt", { count: currentRoundSize })}
 			</div>
 			<ul className={styles.list}>
 				{members.map((member) => {
@@ -71,7 +75,7 @@ export function RematchVotePanel({
 						</SendouButton>
 					</Link>
 				</div>
-			) : viewerVotedNo ? null : (
+			) : voteFailed || viewerVotedNo ? null : (
 				<div className={styles.buttons}>
 					<FormWithConfirm
 						fields={[
diff --git a/app/features/sendouq-match/core/RejoinVote.test.ts b/app/features/sendouq-match/core/RejoinVote.test.ts
index a795579f3..0d5f79858 100644
--- a/app/features/sendouq-match/core/RejoinVote.test.ts
+++ b/app/features/sendouq-match/core/RejoinVote.test.ts
@@ -34,6 +34,17 @@ describe("RejoinVote.result()", () => {
 			continuingUserIds: [1, 3],
 		});
 	});
+
+	test("fails when fewer than two members want to continue", () => {
+		expect(
+			RejoinVote.result([
+				{ userId: 1, isContinuing: true },
+				{ userId: 2, isContinuing: false },
+				{ userId: 3, isContinuing: false },
+				{ userId: 4, isContinuing: false },
+			]),
+		).toEqual({ type: "FAILED" });
+	});
 });
 
 describe("RejoinVote.userContinueStatus()", () => {
diff --git a/app/features/sendouq-match/core/RejoinVote.ts b/app/features/sendouq-match/core/RejoinVote.ts
index 2ed597e55..8d91438f0 100644
--- a/app/features/sendouq-match/core/RejoinVote.ts
+++ b/app/features/sendouq-match/core/RejoinVote.ts
@@ -7,21 +7,29 @@ export interface RejoinVote {
 	isContinuing: boolean;
 }
 
+const MIN_CONTINUING_GROUP_SIZE = 2;
+
 /**
- * Resolves the overall vote state. ONGOING until every member of a full
- * group has cast a vote, then returns the ids of those who chose to continue.
+ * Resolves the overall vote state. ONGOING until every member of a full group
+ * has cast a vote, then RESOLVED with the ids of those who chose to continue,
+ * or FAILED if too few want to continue to form a viable group.
  */
-// xxx: what about FAILED?
 export function result(votes: RejoinVote[]) {
 	if (votes.length !== FULL_GROUP_SIZE) {
 		return { type: "ONGOING" as const };
 	}
 
-	const willContinue = votes.filter((vote) => vote.isContinuing);
+	const continuingUserIds = votes
+		.filter((vote) => vote.isContinuing)
+		.map((vote) => vote.userId);
+
+	if (continuingUserIds.length < MIN_CONTINUING_GROUP_SIZE) {
+		return { type: "FAILED" as const };
+	}
 
 	return {
 		type: "RESOLVED" as const,
-		continuingUserIds: willContinue.map((vote) => vote.userId),
+		continuingUserIds,
 	};
 }