diff --git a/apps/web/src/components/chat/MessagesTimeline.test.tsx b/apps/web/src/components/chat/MessagesTimeline.test.tsx
index 0957e025311..ca5ee8d7928 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/components/chat/MessagesTimeline.test.tsx
+++ b/apps/web/src/components/chat/MessagesTimeline.test.tsx
@@ -218,6 +218,23 @@ function buildUserTimelineEntry(text: string) {
   };
 }
 
+function buildAssistantTimelineEntry(text: string) {
+  return {
+    id: "entry-2",
+    kind: "message" as const,
+    createdAt: MESSAGE_CREATED_AT,
+    message: {
+      id: MessageId.make("message-2"),
+      role: "assistant" as const,
+      text,
+      turnId: null,
+      createdAt: MESSAGE_CREATED_AT,
+      updatedAt: MESSAGE_CREATED_AT,
+      streaming: false,
+    },
+  };
+}
+
 describe("MessagesTimeline", () => {
   it("uses LegendList isNearEnd when deciding whether the live edge is visible", async () => {
     const {
@@ -407,6 +424,22 @@ describe("MessagesTimeline", () => {
     expect(markup).toContain('data-user-message-footer="true"');
   });
 
+  it("keeps message actions visible when their row is not hovered", async () => {
+    const { MessagesTimeline } = await import("./MessagesTimeline");
+    const markup = renderToStaticMarkup(
+      <MessagesTimeline
+        {...buildProps()}
+        timelineEntries={[
+          buildUserTimelineEntry("Please check this."),
+          buildAssistantTimelineEntry("Done."),
+        ]}
+      />,
+    );
+
+    expect(markup.match(/opacity-60 transition-opacity duration-200/g)).toHaveLength(2);
+    expect(markup).not.toContain("tabular-nums opacity-0 transition-opacity duration-200");
+  });
+
   it("renders context compaction entries in the normal work log", async () => {
     const { MessagesTimeline } = await import("./MessagesTimeline");
     const markup = renderToStaticMarkup(
diff --git a/apps/web/src/components/chat/MessagesTimeline.tsx b/apps/web/src/components/chat/MessagesTimeline.tsx
index 61d7855844d..4783cf3daab 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/components/chat/MessagesTimeline.tsx
+++ b/apps/web/src/components/chat/MessagesTimeline.tsx
@@ -907,7 +907,7 @@ function UserTimelineRow({ row }: { row: Extract<TimelineRow, { kind: "message"
           markdownCwd={ctx.markdownCwd}
         />
       </div>
-      <div className="flex w-full max-w-[80%] items-center justify-end pe-1 text-xs tabular-nums opacity-0 transition-opacity duration-200 focus-within:opacity-100 group-hover:opacity-100">
+      <div className="flex w-full max-w-[80%] items-center justify-end pe-1 text-xs tabular-nums opacity-60 transition-opacity duration-200 focus-within:opacity-100 group-hover:opacity-100">
         <div className="flex shrink-0 items-center gap-2">
           <Tooltip>
             <TooltipTrigger render={<p className="text-muted-foreground text-xs tabular-nums" />}>
@@ -995,7 +995,7 @@ function AssistantTimelineRow({ row }: { row: Extract<TimelineRow, { kind: "mess
           onOpenTurnDiff={ctx.onOpenTurnDiff}
         />
         {row.showAssistantMeta ? (
-          <div className="mt-1.5 flex items-center gap-2 text-xs tabular-nums opacity-0 transition-opacity duration-200 focus-within:opacity-100 group-hover/assistant:opacity-100">
+          <div className="mt-1.5 flex items-center gap-2 text-xs tabular-nums opacity-60 transition-opacity duration-200 focus-within:opacity-100 group-hover/assistant:opacity-100">
             <AssistantCopyButton row={row} />
             {!row.message.streaming && (
               <Tooltip>