diff --git a/codex-rs/tui/src/bottom_pane/approval_overlay/patch_ui.rs b/codex-rs/tui/src/bottom_pane/approval_overlay/patch_ui.rs
index df38d5b3b9..4c76348f3f 100644
--- a/codex-rs/tui/src/bottom_pane/approval_overlay/patch_ui.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/tui/src/bottom_pane/approval_overlay/patch_ui.rs
@@ -160,6 +160,7 @@ impl PatchLayout {
             + self.header_height
             + 1
             + self.options_height
+            + 1
             + self.hint_lines.len() as u16
             + self.notes_height
             + self.validation_lines.len() as u16
@@ -220,6 +221,7 @@ impl PatchLayout {
             "No options",
         );
         cursor_y = cursor_y.saturating_add(self.options_height);
+        cursor_y = cursor_y.saturating_add(1);
 
         for line in &self.hint_lines {
             Paragraph::new(line.clone()).render(
@@ -273,6 +275,7 @@ impl PatchLayout {
             + self.header_height
             + 1
             + self.options_height
+            + 1
             + self.hint_lines.len() as u16;
         let validation_height = self.validation_lines.len() as u16;
         Some(Rect {
diff --git a/codex-rs/tui/src/chatwidget/snapshots/codex_tui__chatwidget__tests__approval_modal_patch.snap b/codex-rs/tui/src/chatwidget/snapshots/codex_tui__chatwidget__tests__approval_modal_patch.snap
index ef98252443..9935c81695 100644
--- a/codex-rs/tui/src/chatwidget/snapshots/codex_tui__chatwidget__tests__approval_modal_patch.snap
+++ b/codex-rs/tui/src/chatwidget/snapshots/codex_tui__chatwidget__tests__approval_modal_patch.snap
@@ -17,4 +17,5 @@ expression: terminal.backend().vt100().screen().contents()
 › 1. Yes, proceed (y)
   2. Yes, and don't ask again for these files (a)
   3. No, and tell Codex what to do differently (tab)
+
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