diff --git a/packages/opencode/src/cli/cmd/tui/routes/session/index.tsx b/packages/opencode/src/cli/cmd/tui/routes/session/index.tsx
index 818b96da43b..4321d4a85db 100644
--- a/packages/opencode/src/cli/cmd/tui/routes/session/index.tsx
+++ b/packages/opencode/src/cli/cmd/tui/routes/session/index.tsx
@@ -125,9 +125,16 @@ export function Session() {
   const [showTimestamps, setShowTimestamps] = createSignal(kv.get("timestamps", "hide") === "show")
   const [usernameVisible, setUsernameVisible] = createSignal(kv.get("username_visible", true))
   const [showDetails, setShowDetails] = createSignal(kv.get("tool_details_visibility", true))
-  const [showScrollbar, setShowScrollbar] = createSignal(kv.get("scrollbar_visible", false))
+  const [showScrollbar, setShowScrollbar] = createSignal(kv.get("scrollbar_visible", true))
   const [userMessageMarkdown, setUserMessageMarkdown] = createSignal(kv.get("user_message_markdown", true))
   const [diffWrapMode, setDiffWrapMode] = createSignal<"word" | "none">("word")
+  const [leftColumnHover, setLeftColumnHover] = createSignal(false)
+  const [canScroll, setCanScroll] = createSignal(false)
+
+  const scrollbarVisible = createMemo(() => {
+    if (!showScrollbar()) return false
+    return canScroll() && leftColumnHover()
+  })
 
   const wide = createMemo(() => dimensions().width > 120)
   const sidebarVisible = createMemo(() => {
@@ -202,6 +209,16 @@ export function Session() {
   let prompt: PromptRef
   const keybind = useKeybind()
 
+  createEffect(() => {
+    messages()
+    leftColumnHover()
+    if (scroll) {
+      setTimeout(() => {
+        setCanScroll(scroll.scrollHeight > scroll.height)
+      }, 0)
+    }
+  })
+
   // Helper: Find next visible message boundary in direction
   const findNextVisibleMessage = (direction: "next" | "prev"): string | null => {
     const children = scroll.getChildren()
@@ -960,7 +977,16 @@ export function Session() {
       }}
     >
       <box flexDirection="row">
-        <box flexGrow={1} paddingBottom={1} paddingTop={1} paddingLeft={2} paddingRight={2} gap={1}>
+        <box
+          flexGrow={1}
+          paddingBottom={1}
+          paddingTop={1}
+          paddingLeft={2}
+          paddingRight={2}
+          gap={1}
+          onMouseOver={() => setLeftColumnHover(true)}
+          onMouseOut={() => setLeftColumnHover(false)}
+        >
           <Show when={session()}>
             <Show when={!sidebarVisible()}>
               <Header />
@@ -968,11 +994,11 @@ export function Session() {
             <scrollbox
               ref={(r) => (scroll = r)}
               viewportOptions={{
-                paddingRight: showScrollbar() ? 1 : 0,
+                paddingRight: scrollbarVisible() ? 1 : 0,
               }}
               verticalScrollbarOptions={{
                 paddingLeft: 1,
-                visible: showScrollbar(),
+                visible: scrollbarVisible(),
                 trackOptions: {
                   backgroundColor: theme.backgroundElement,
                   foregroundColor: theme.border,