diff --git a/packages/cli/src/ui/components/SessionPreview.test.tsx b/packages/cli/src/ui/components/SessionPreview.test.tsx
index b559c666b2..c228445fdf 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/ui/components/SessionPreview.test.tsx
+++ b/packages/cli/src/ui/components/SessionPreview.test.tsx
@@ -35,7 +35,11 @@ function mockService(resolved: unknown) {
   } as never;
 }
 
-function fakeResumedData() {
+function fakeResumedData(
+  assistantParts: Array<{ text: string; thought?: boolean }> = [
+    { text: 'Hi from assistant REPLY-MARKER' },
+  ],
+) {
   return {
     conversation: {
       sessionId: 's1',
@@ -66,7 +70,7 @@ function fakeResumedData() {
           version: 'test',
           message: {
             role: 'model',
-            parts: [{ text: 'Hi from assistant REPLY-MARKER' }],
+            parts: assistantParts,
           },
         },
       ],
@@ -112,6 +116,39 @@ describe('SessionPreview', () => {
     expect(frame).toContain('REPLY-MARKER');
   });
 
+  it('renders full resumed thinking content after load', async () => {
+    const thinkingText = Array.from(
+      { length: 40 },
+      (_, index) => `RESUMED-THINKING-LINE-${index + 1}`,
+    ).join('\n');
+    const svc = mockService(
+      fakeResumedData([
+        { text: thinkingText, thought: true },
+        { text: 'FINAL-ANSWER-MARKER' },
+      ]),
+    );
+    const { lastFrame } = render(
+      <KeypressProvider kittyProtocolEnabled={false}>
+        <SessionPreview
+          sessionService={svc}
+          sessionId="s1"
+          sessionTitle="My session"
+          onExit={vi.fn()}
+          onResume={vi.fn()}
+        />
+      </KeypressProvider>,
+    );
+    await wait(100);
+    const frame = lastFrame() ?? '';
+    expect(frame).toContain('Thinking…');
+    expect(frame).toContain('RESUMED-THINKING-LINE-1');
+    expect(frame).toContain('RESUMED-THINKING-LINE-40');
+    expect(frame).toContain('FINAL-ANSWER-MARKER');
+    expect(frame.indexOf('My session')).toBeLessThan(
+      frame.indexOf('RESUMED-THINKING-LINE-1'),
+    );
+  });
+
   it('renders footer metadata (messageCount · time · branch)', async () => {
     const svc = mockService(fakeResumedData());
     const { lastFrame } = render(
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/ui/components/SessionPreview.tsx b/packages/cli/src/ui/components/SessionPreview.tsx
index 08327ab291..47b8aea4fa 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/ui/components/SessionPreview.tsx
+++ b/packages/cli/src/ui/components/SessionPreview.tsx
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
  */
 
-import { Box, Text } from 'ink';
+import { Box, Static, Text } from 'ink';
 import { useEffect, useMemo, useState } from 'react';
 import type {
   ResumedSessionData,
@@ -126,56 +126,86 @@ export function SessionPreview(props: SessionPreviewProps) {
   }
   const metaLine = metaParts.join(' · ');
 
+  const header = (
+    <Box key="header" paddingX={1}>
+      <Text bold color={theme.text.primary}>
+        {sessionTitle ?? t('Session Preview')}
+      </Text>
+    </Box>
+  );
+  const topSeparator = (
+    <Box key="top-separator">
+      <Text color={theme.border.default}>{'─'.repeat(separatorWidth)}</Text>
+    </Box>
+  );
+  const footerSeparator = (
+    <Box key="footer-separator">
+      <Text color={theme.border.default}>{'─'.repeat(separatorWidth)}</Text>
+    </Box>
+  );
+  const meta = metaLine ? (
+    <Box key="meta" paddingX={1}>
+      <Text color={theme.text.secondary}>{metaLine}</Text>
+    </Box>
+  ) : null;
+  const footer = (
+    <Box key="footer" paddingX={1}>
+      <Text color={theme.text.secondary}>
+        {t('Enter to resume · Esc to back')}
+      </Text>
+    </Box>
+  );
+
+  if (data && !error) {
+    return (
+      <Box flexDirection="column" width={boxWidth}>
+        <Static
+          key={sessionId}
+          items={[
+            header,
+            topSeparator,
+            ...items.map((item) => (
+              <HistoryItemDisplay
+                key={item.id}
+                item={item}
+                terminalWidth={boxWidth}
+                isPending={false}
+              />
+            )),
+            footerSeparator,
+            ...(meta ? [meta] : []),
+            footer,
+          ]}
+        >
+          {(item) => item}
+        </Static>
+      </Box>
+    );
+  }
+
   return (
     <Box flexDirection="column" width={boxWidth}>
       {/* Header */}
-      <Box paddingX={1}>
-        <Text bold color={theme.text.primary}>
-          {sessionTitle ?? t('Session Preview')}
-        </Text>
-      </Box>
-      <Box>
-        <Text color={theme.border.default}>{'─'.repeat(separatorWidth)}</Text>
-      </Box>
+      {header}
+      {topSeparator}
 
-      {/* Body: render all items, let the terminal's scrollback own overflow. */}
+      {/* Body */}
       {error ? (
         <Box paddingY={1} justifyContent="center">
           <Text color={theme.status.error}>{error}</Text>
         </Box>
-      ) : !data ? (
+      ) : (
         <Box paddingY={1} justifyContent="center">
           <Text color={theme.text.secondary}>
             {t('Loading session preview...')}
           </Text>
         </Box>
-      ) : (
-        <Box flexDirection="column">
-          {items.map((item) => (
-            <HistoryItemDisplay
-              key={item.id}
-              item={item}
-              terminalWidth={boxWidth}
-              isPending={false}
-            />
-          ))}
-        </Box>
       )}
 
       {/* Footer */}
-      <Box>
-        <Text color={theme.border.default}>{'─'.repeat(separatorWidth)}</Text>
-      </Box>
-      {metaLine && (
-        <Box paddingX={1}>
-          <Text color={theme.text.secondary}>{metaLine}</Text>
-        </Box>
-      )}
-      <Box paddingX={1}>
-        <Text color={theme.text.secondary}>
-          {t('Enter to resume · Esc to back')}
-        </Text>
-      </Box>
+      {footerSeparator}
+      {meta}
+      {footer}
     </Box>
   );
 }