diff --git a/pkg/tui/views/chat/view.go b/pkg/tui/views/chat/view.go
index 5540c24..0ff11d9 100644
--- a/pkg/tui/views/chat/view.go
+++ b/pkg/tui/views/chat/view.go
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ func (m *Model) renderMessageHeading(i int, message *api.Message) string {
 
 	var prefix, suffix string
 
-	if i == m.selectedMessage {
+	if i == m.selectedMessage && m.focus == focusMessages {
 		prefix = "> "
 	} else {
 		prefix = " "