diff --git a/packages/components/src/components/ai-gui/view.tsx b/packages/components/src/components/ai-gui/view.tsx
index b6cbd832c..38f2e7fa7 100644
--- a/packages/components/src/components/ai-gui/view.tsx
+++ b/packages/components/src/components/ai-gui/view.tsx
@@ -3629,7 +3629,7 @@ const AssistantForkButton = ({
   );
 };
 
-const AssistantTurnFooter = ({
+export const AssistantTurnFooter = ({
   message,
   sessionId,
   fileDiffOverride,
@@ -3737,7 +3737,7 @@ const AssistantTurnFooter = ({
             'flex flex-wrap items-center justify-start text-[11px] text-muted-foreground',
             isMobile ? 'min-h-6 gap-1' : 'min-h-7 gap-2',
             !isMobile && 'opacity-0 transition-opacity duration-150 focus-within:opacity-100',
-            !isMobile && isTurnHovered && 'opacity-100'
+            !isMobile && (isTurnHovered || isForking) && 'opacity-100'
           )}
           data-assistant-turn-actions
         >
diff --git a/packages/components/src/stories/AssistantTurnAlignment.stories.tsx b/packages/components/src/stories/AssistantTurnAlignment.stories.tsx
index 042b75b39..688f61b9f 100644
--- a/packages/components/src/stories/AssistantTurnAlignment.stories.tsx
+++ b/packages/components/src/stories/AssistantTurnAlignment.stories.tsx
@@ -177,6 +177,24 @@ export const DesktopFinishedTurn: Story = {
   ),
 };
 
+export const DesktopForkingTurn: Story = {
+  args: { sessionId, items: finishedItems, renderMessageRow },
+  globals: { theme: 'dark' },
+  render: () => (
+    <div className="h-[520px] w-full bg-background">
+      <SessionChatStreamView
+        items={finishedItems}
+        sessionId={sessionId}
+        renderMessageRow={renderMessageRow}
+        lastAssistantMessageId={finishedTurn.id}
+        lastCompletedAssistantMessageId={finishedTurn.id}
+        onForkLastAssistant={() => undefined}
+        forkingAssistantMessageId={finishedTurn.id}
+      />
+    </div>
+  ),
+};
+
 /**
  * PLAN-MODE TURN — the widest set of top-level row shells in one column.
  *
diff --git a/packages/components/tests/assistant-turn-action-inset.test.ts b/packages/components/tests/assistant-turn-action-inset.test.ts
index 930485c15..f4084b2e6 100644
--- a/packages/components/tests/assistant-turn-action-inset.test.ts
+++ b/packages/components/tests/assistant-turn-action-inset.test.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,21 @@
+// @vitest-environment jsdom
+
+import { act, createElement } from 'react';
+import { createRoot, type Root } from 'react-dom/client';
+import type { SessionHistoryParsed, SessionId } from '@lody/shared';
 import { describe, expect, it } from 'vitest';
 
-import { MOBILE_TURN_ACTION_LEADING_INSET_PX } from '../src/components/ai-gui/view';
+import {
+  AssistantTurnFooter,
+  MOBILE_TURN_ACTION_LEADING_INSET_PX,
+} from '../src/components/ai-gui/view';
 import { EDGE_ZONE_PX } from '../src/components/mobile/mobile-edge-back-swipe';
+import { ForceDesktopLayoutProvider } from '../src/hooks/use-mobile';
+import { initI18n } from '../src/i18n';
+
+(
+  globalThis as typeof globalThis & { IS_REACT_ACT_ENVIRONMENT?: boolean }
+).IS_REACT_ACT_ENVIRONMENT = true;
 
 /*
  * The mobile assistant-turn action bar puts the turn duration in front of the
@@ -29,3 +43,45 @@ describe('mobile assistant-turn action bar inset', () => {
     expect(EDGE_ZONE_PX).toBeGreaterThan(0);
   });
 });
+
+describe('desktop assistant-turn action bar visibility', () => {
+  it('keeps the whole action group visible while a fork is pending', async () => {
+    await initI18n('en');
+    const container = document.createElement('div');
+    document.body.appendChild(container);
+    const root: Root = createRoot(container);
+    const message = {
+      id: 'assistant-turn-forking',
+      role: 'assistant',
+      timestamp: '2026-09-10T03:00:00.000Z',
+      endedAt: '2026-09-10T03:00:01.000Z',
+      finished: true,
+      items: [{ type: 'text', text: 'A completed response.' }],
+    } as unknown as SessionHistoryParsed;
+
+    await act(async () => {
+      root.render(
+        createElement(
+          ForceDesktopLayoutProvider,
+          null,
+          createElement(AssistantTurnFooter, {
+            message,
+            sessionId: 'session-forking' as SessionId,
+            showDuration: true,
+            isTurnHovered: false,
+            onFork: () => undefined,
+            isForking: true,
+          })
+        )
+      );
+    });
+
+    const actions = container.querySelector('[data-assistant-turn-actions]');
+    expect(actions?.classList.contains('opacity-100')).toBe(true);
+    expect(container.querySelector('[aria-label="Copy response"]')).not.toBeNull();
+    expect(container.querySelector('[aria-label="Fork session"] .animate-spin')).not.toBeNull();
+
+    await act(async () => root.unmount());
+    container.remove();
+  });
+});