diff --git a/.changeset/answered-questions-expanded.md b/.changeset/answered-questions-expanded.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..517135c8779
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/answered-questions-expanded.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"kilo-code": patch
+---
+
+Keep answered questions expanded in chat history and improve their text wrapping.
diff --git a/packages/kilo-ui/src/components/message-part.css b/packages/kilo-ui/src/components/message-part.css
index 408721fbd30..3d9d9d63128 100644
--- a/packages/kilo-ui/src/components/message-part.css
+++ b/packages/kilo-ui/src/components/message-part.css
@@ -525,7 +525,34 @@ html[data-theme="kilo-vscode"] [data-component="todos"] {
 }
 
 [data-component="question-answers"] {
+  display: flex;
+  flex-direction: column;
+  gap: 8px;
   padding: 8px;
+  font-family: var(--font-family-sans);
+  font-size: var(--kilo-font-size-13);
+  line-height: var(--line-height-large);
+
+  [data-slot="question-answer-item"] {
+    display: flex;
+    flex-direction: column;
+    gap: 2px;
+    min-width: 0;
+  }
+
+  [data-slot="question-text"],
+  [data-slot="answer-text"] {
+    min-width: 0;
+    overflow-wrap: anywhere;
+  }
+
+  [data-slot="question-text"] {
+    color: var(--text-weak);
+  }
+
+  [data-slot="answer-text"] {
+    color: var(--text-strong);
+  }
 }
 
 @keyframes reasoning-card-down {
diff --git a/packages/kilo-ui/src/components/message-part.tsx b/packages/kilo-ui/src/components/message-part.tsx
index 201aa55b69a..6b01b156498 100644
--- a/packages/kilo-ui/src/components/message-part.tsx
+++ b/packages/kilo-ui/src/components/message-part.tsx
@@ -3171,7 +3171,7 @@ ToolRegistry.register({
     return (
       <BasicTool
         {...props}
-        defaultOpen={false}
+        defaultOpen={completed() && !dismissed()}
         icon="bubble-5"
         trigger={
           <ToolTriggerRow
diff --git a/packages/kilo-ui/src/stories/message-part.stories.tsx b/packages/kilo-ui/src/stories/message-part.stories.tsx
index 6b4f848406e..cea172ffe6f 100644
--- a/packages/kilo-ui/src/stories/message-part.stories.tsx
+++ b/packages/kilo-ui/src/stories/message-part.stories.tsx
@@ -617,7 +617,7 @@ export const ToolHintErrors: Story = {
   ),
 }
 
-// --- Question tool: answered (collapsed) ---
+// --- Question tool: answered (expanded by default) ---
 
 export const QuestionAnswered: Story = {
   name: "QuestionAnswered",
@@ -628,10 +628,10 @@ export const QuestionAnswered: Story = {
   ),
 }
 
-// --- Question tool: answered (expanded) ---
+// --- Question tool: answered (manually collapsed) ---
 
-export const QuestionAnsweredExpanded: Story = {
-  name: "QuestionAnswered (expanded)",
+export const QuestionAnsweredCollapsed: Story = {
+  name: "QuestionAnswered (manually collapsed)",
   render: () => (
     <AllProviders data={mockDataQuestionAnswered}>
       <AssistantParts messages={[mockAssistantMessage]} />