diff --git a/apps/web/src/components/chat/MessagesTimeline.test.tsx b/apps/web/src/components/chat/MessagesTimeline.test.tsx
index 655156048c1d..c47402f4204b 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/components/chat/MessagesTimeline.test.tsx
+++ b/apps/web/src/components/chat/MessagesTimeline.test.tsx
@@ -1764,4 +1764,53 @@ describe("MessagesTimeline", () => {
     expect(markup).toContain("lucide-circle-alert");
     expect(markup).toContain("text-destructive");
   });
+
+  it("only withholds an expanded tool-call label click while text is selected", async () => {
+    vi.stubGlobal("IS_REACT_ACT_ENVIRONMENT", true);
+    vi.stubGlobal("requestAnimationFrame", () => 0);
+    vi.stubGlobal("cancelAnimationFrame", () => {});
+    let renderer: ReactTestRenderer | undefined;
+    try {
+      await act(() => {
+        renderer = create(
+          <MessagesTimeline
+            {...buildProps()}
+            timelineEntries={[
+              {
+                id: "entry-standalone",
+                kind: "work",
+                createdAt: MESSAGE_CREATED_AT,
+                entry: {
+                  id: "work-standalone",
+                  createdAt: MESSAGE_CREATED_AT,
+                  toolCallId: "call-standalone",
+                  label: "Run lint",
+                  tone: "tool",
+                  itemType: "command_execution",
+                  command: "pnpm lint",
+                  toolLifecycleStatus: "completed",
+                },
+              },
+            ]}
+          />,
+        );
+      });
+      await act(() => renderer!.root.findByProps({ "aria-expanded": false }).props.onClick());
+      const label = renderer!.root.findAll(
+        (node) => node.type === "span" && String(node.props.className).includes("select-text"),
+      )[0];
+      const stopPropagation = vi.fn();
+      // Only the click that ends a selection may be withheld from the row
+      // toggle; the plain click has to reach it so the label can collapse.
+      for (const isCollapsed of [false, true]) {
+        label!.props.onClick({
+          currentTarget: { ownerDocument: { getSelection: () => ({ isCollapsed }) } },
+          stopPropagation,
+        });
+      }
+      expect(stopPropagation).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    } finally {
+      await act(() => renderer?.unmount());
+    }
+  });
 });
diff --git a/apps/web/src/components/chat/MessagesTimeline.tsx b/apps/web/src/components/chat/MessagesTimeline.tsx
index 8e9635f89e43..52ed8bfaf803 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/components/chat/MessagesTimeline.tsx
+++ b/apps/web/src/components/chat/MessagesTimeline.tsx
@@ -3172,6 +3172,18 @@ function workEntryIconName(workEntry: TimelineWorkEntry): WorkEntryIconName {
 
 const stopRowToggle = (e: { stopPropagation: () => void }) => e.stopPropagation();
 
+/**
+ * Click handler for expanded row labels, which turn text selection back on.
+ * Only a click that ends a real selection is withheld from the row toggle, so
+ * an ordinary click on the label still bubbles and collapses the row it opened.
+ */
+const stopRowToggleWhileSelectingText = (e: MouseEvent<HTMLElement>) => {
+  const selection = e.currentTarget.ownerDocument.getSelection();
+  if (selection && !selection.isCollapsed) {
+    e.stopPropagation();
+  }
+};
+
 /**
  * A1 spawn CTA: one anchored row per workflow run (or per-turn direct-spawn
  * batch). Live status is derived from the shared agent panel model at render
@@ -3407,7 +3419,7 @@ const PlainWorkEntryRow = memo(function PlainWorkEntryRow(props: {
                   expanded ? "whitespace-pre-wrap break-words select-text" : "truncate",
                   headingClass,
                 )}
-                onClick={expanded ? stopRowToggle : undefined}
+                onClick={expanded ? stopRowToggleWhileSelectingText : undefined}
                 onPointerDown={expanded ? stopRowToggle : undefined}
               >
                 {previewText}