[BUG] Desktop App: AskUserQuestion tool hides most of the message
Preflight Checklist
- [x] I have searched existing issues and this hasn't been reported yet
- [x] This is a single bug report (please file separate reports for different bugs)
- [x] I am using the latest version of Claude Code
What's Wrong?
When I ask a question that results in some text and followed with question (AskUserQuestion tool), the question hides most of the screen.
TL;DR: look at the screenshot, I need to read the whole message through the small red-marked area while the question takes up most of the screen (blue-marked).
In more detail:
Let's say I want to consult with Claude about possible ways to implement X, and it provides a 5-page long text of pros and cons for each option, then immediately asks me "which option do you choose". I have a thin, sometimes 3-5 lines tall window, to read the 5-page text through - super annoying. otherwise I have to cancel the question and stop the agent's workflow in the middle, just to get a clear screen.
The following image is pretty self-explanatory:
<img width="2386" height="2160" alt="Image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/41dfe669-62b2-43f1-b0db-c94a8b5572b2" />
What Should Happen?
a reasonable solution would be either :
- making the question scroll with the rest of the output (best), or
- at least a drag-able separator line, similar to the one separating the output window from the one to its left, with the session list, or
- a 'minimize' button to temporarily minimize the question window
Error Messages/Logs
Steps to Reproduce
- Open a new session in Claude Desktop app, Code tab.
- enter the following prompt:
To demonstrate a UX problem, please produce here the first 3 pages of the file <some long .md file you have laying around> and immediately follow this by asking me a multiple-choice question with 4 possible answers and an 'Other' option. Each option should have a description text below it, as typical. After the question is answered, output another page of the doc, to simulate what Claude would have said after the question is answered. If the question is dismissed, don't output that - to simulate that Claude gives up on continuing when a question is dismissed.
- Try to comfortably read the message text. good luck with that. You will probably dismiss the question, never getting to the "extra work after the question" part.
Claude Model
Opus
Is this a regression?
No, this never worked
Last Working Version
_No response_
Claude Code Version
2.1.160 (Claude Code), v1.9659.4 (desktop app)
Platform
Anthropic API
Operating System
Windows
Terminal/Shell
Other
Additional Information
PLEASE DO NOT CLOSE THIS AS A DUPLICATE:
Other users' issues #23862, #57142, possibly others, were incorrectly closed as duplicates of a much smaller issue that is supposedly solved, of the user-question hiding only the last line. I do not see any outstanding open issue about this, and the problem is clearly not solved, as evident from the up-to-date screenshot (latest version).
4 Comments
Confirming this also reproduces in the CLI — it is not specific to the Desktop App:
AskUserQuestioncall in the same turn, the entire preceding message is hidden behind the question popup — not just the last line. Reproduced twice in a single session on 2026-06-04 (the assistant rewrote and resent the explanation after the first occurrence; it was hidden again).duplicate, though it describes this severe variant rather than the last-line one).+1 to keeping this issue open and not auto-closing it as a duplicate of the last-line cluster (#58207 / #23862 / #57142).
Practical mitigation until a fix lands, for anyone hitting this: instruct the agent to either (a) send the explanation as its own turn and ask the question in the next turn, or (b) make the question text and option descriptions fully self-contained so none of the hidden text is load-bearing.
Closing for now — inactive for too long. Please open a new issue if this is still relevant.
this has actually been fixed since I posted the original issue. Claude Desktop now has a small arrow button that allows collapsing the question and reading the message text. Another click on it brings back the question. suggesting marking this as 'fixed'.
This issue has been automatically locked since it was closed and has not had any activity for 7 days. If you're experiencing a similar issue, please file a new issue and reference this one if it's relevant.