diff --git a/internal/ui/chat/assistant.go b/internal/ui/chat/assistant.go
index 026889f25ad22d76704b26485b5299080934009a..5efa9c8b6a72aa9644f34618ad50b89a2aae3913 100644
--- a/internal/ui/chat/assistant.go
+++ b/internal/ui/chat/assistant.go
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ func (a *AssistantMessageItem) renderThinking(thinking string, width int) string
 		hint := a.sty.Chat.Message.ThinkingTruncationHint.Render(
 			fmt.Sprintf("… (%d lines hidden) [click or space to expand]", totalLines-maxCollapsedThinkingHeight),
 		)
-		lines = append([]string{hint}, lines...)
+		lines = append(lines, "", hint)
 	}
 
 	thinkingStyle := a.sty.Chat.Message.ThinkingBox.Width(width)