diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/components/assistant-ui/thread.tsx b/apps/desktop/src/components/assistant-ui/thread.tsx
index 1c8f41d66..c5b20cedd 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/components/assistant-ui/thread.tsx
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/components/assistant-ui/thread.tsx
@@ -827,7 +827,7 @@ function StickyHumanMessageContainer({ attachments, children }: { attachments?:
 // so without the carve-out, clicking a stuck bubble drags the window instead of
 // opening the edit composer.
 const USER_BUBBLE_BASE_CLASS =
-  'composer-human-message standalone-glass relative flex w-full min-w-0 max-w-full flex-col gap-1.5 overflow-hidden rounded-xl border bg-(--dt-user-bubble) px-3 py-2 text-left [-webkit-app-region:no-drag]'
+  'composer-human-message standalone-glass relative flex w-full min-w-0 max-w-full flex-col gap-1.5 overflow-y-auto rounded-xl border bg-(--dt-user-bubble) px-3 py-2 text-left [-webkit-app-region:no-drag]'
 
 const USER_ACTION_ICON_BUTTON_CLASS =
   'grid place-items-center rounded-md bg-transparent text-(--ui-text-secondary) transition-colors hover:bg-(--ui-control-active-background) hover:text-foreground disabled:cursor-default disabled:text-(--ui-text-quaternary) disabled:opacity-70'