diff --git a/apps/mobile/src/features/threads/PendingUserInputCard.tsx b/apps/mobile/src/features/threads/PendingUserInputCard.tsx
index 0793537aa0aea..12640fdb6e7e8 100644
--- a/apps/mobile/src/features/threads/PendingUserInputCard.tsx
+++ b/apps/mobile/src/features/threads/PendingUserInputCard.tsx
@@ -273,6 +273,7 @@ export function PendingUserInputCard(props: PendingUserInputCardProps) {
                 threadId={props.threadId}
                 workspaceRoot={props.workspaceRoot}
                 setDirection={setDirection}
+                preserveSoftBreaks
               />
               <View className="gap-2">
                 {question.options.map((option) => {
diff --git a/apps/web/src/components/chat/ComposerPendingUserInputPanel.tsx b/apps/web/src/components/chat/ComposerPendingUserInputPanel.tsx
index 7cd188fa96bc4..4101bed5713ad 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/components/chat/ComposerPendingUserInputPanel.tsx
+++ b/apps/web/src/components/chat/ComposerPendingUserInputPanel.tsx
@@ -262,6 +262,7 @@ const ComposerPendingUserInputCard = memo(function ComposerPendingUserInputCard(
               text={activeQuestion.question}
               cwd={cwd}
               threadRef={threadRef}
+              lineBreaks
               className={cn("pt-0.5 text-foreground/85", questionTextAlign)}
             />
             {/* Rows span the header row's width so the radios align with the question text and the shortcut column sits under the dismiss button. */}