diff --git a/crates/agent_ui/src/acp/thread_view/active_thread.rs b/crates/agent_ui/src/acp/thread_view/active_thread.rs
index de3b9038c715a5..08414c802e01bc 100644
--- a/crates/agent_ui/src/acp/thread_view/active_thread.rs
+++ b/crates/agent_ui/src/acp/thread_view/active_thread.rs
@@ -371,7 +371,7 @@ impl AcpThreadView {
             plan_expanded: false,
             queue_expanded: true,
             editor_expanded: false,
-            should_be_following: false,
+            should_be_following: true,
             editing_message: None,
             local_queued_messages: Vec::new(),
             queued_message_editors: Vec::new(),