diff --git a/codex-rs/tui/src/bottom_pane/selection_popup_common.rs b/codex-rs/tui/src/bottom_pane/selection_popup_common.rs
index cae7510481..810bfb528b 100644
--- a/codex-rs/tui/src/bottom_pane/selection_popup_common.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/tui/src/bottom_pane/selection_popup_common.rs
@@ -179,6 +179,7 @@ fn compute_desc_col(
             };
 
             name_column_width
+                .map(|width| width.max(max_name_width))
                 .unwrap_or(max_name_width)
                 .saturating_add(2)
                 .min(max_auto_desc_col)