diff --git a/codex-rs/tui/src/chatwidget.rs b/codex-rs/tui/src/chatwidget.rs
index fc2f200850a1..b6844baa8941 100644
--- a/codex-rs/tui/src/chatwidget.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/tui/src/chatwidget.rs
@@ -4973,7 +4973,7 @@ impl ChatWidget {
         }
         self.pending_status_indicator_restore = match item.phase {
             // Models that don't support preambles only output AgentMessageItems on turn completion.
-            Some(MessagePhase::FinalAnswer) | None => false,
+            Some(MessagePhase::FinalAnswer) | None => !self.pending_steers.is_empty(),
             Some(MessagePhase::Commentary) => true,
         };
         self.maybe_restore_status_indicator_after_stream_idle();
diff --git a/codex-rs/tui/src/chatwidget/tests/status_and_layout.rs b/codex-rs/tui/src/chatwidget/tests/status_and_layout.rs
index e812e6929308..c71c57dfef8f 100644
--- a/codex-rs/tui/src/chatwidget/tests/status_and_layout.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/tui/src/chatwidget/tests/status_and_layout.rs
@@ -947,6 +947,65 @@ async fn idle_commit_ticks_do_not_restore_status_without_commentary_completion()
     assert_eq!(chat.bottom_pane.status_indicator_visible(), false);
 }
 
+#[tokio::test]
+async fn final_answer_completion_restores_status_indicator_for_pending_steer() {
+    let (mut chat, mut rx, mut op_rx) = make_chatwidget_manual(/*model_override*/ None).await;
+    chat.thread_id = Some(ThreadId::new());
+
+    chat.on_task_started();
+    assert_eq!(chat.bottom_pane.status_indicator_visible(), true);
+
+    chat.on_agent_message_delta("Long output line 1\n".to_string());
+    chat.on_commit_tick();
+    drain_insert_history(&mut rx);
+    chat.on_agent_message_delta("Long output line 2\n".to_string());
+    chat.on_commit_tick();
+    drain_insert_history(&mut rx);
+
+    assert_eq!(chat.bottom_pane.status_indicator_visible(), false);
+    assert_eq!(chat.bottom_pane.is_task_running(), true);
+
+    chat.bottom_pane.set_composer_text(
+        "Please summarize the rest more briefly.".to_string(),
+        Vec::new(),
+        Vec::new(),
+    );
+    chat.handle_key_event(KeyEvent::new(KeyCode::Enter, KeyModifiers::NONE));
+
+    assert_eq!(chat.pending_steers.len(), 1);
+    let items = match next_submit_op(&mut op_rx) {
+        Op::UserTurn { items, .. } => items,
+        other => panic!("expected Op::UserTurn, got {other:?}"),
+    };
+    assert_eq!(
+        items,
+        vec![UserInput::Text {
+            text: "Please summarize the rest more briefly.".to_string(),
+            text_elements: Vec::new(),
+        }]
+    );
+
+    complete_assistant_message(
+        &mut chat,
+        "msg-final",
+        "Long output line 1\nLong output line 2\n",
+        Some(MessagePhase::FinalAnswer),
+    );
+
+    assert_eq!(chat.bottom_pane.status_indicator_visible(), true);
+    assert_eq!(chat.bottom_pane.is_task_running(), true);
+
+    complete_user_message(
+        &mut chat,
+        "user-steer",
+        "Please summarize the rest more briefly.",
+    );
+
+    assert!(chat.pending_steers.is_empty());
+    assert_eq!(chat.bottom_pane.status_indicator_visible(), true);
+    assert_eq!(chat.bottom_pane.is_task_running(), true);
+}
+
 #[tokio::test]
 async fn commentary_completion_restores_status_indicator_before_exec_begin() {
     let (mut chat, mut rx, _op_rx) = make_chatwidget_manual(/*model_override*/ None).await;