diff --git a/codex-rs/tui/src/app/history_pagination_tests.rs b/codex-rs/tui/src/app/history_pagination_tests.rs
index 69e996d6de..949592d2f6 100644
--- a/codex-rs/tui/src/app/history_pagination_tests.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/tui/src/app/history_pagination_tests.rs
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ fn overlapping_history_keeps_live_turn_state_and_newer_items() {
 
 fn user_cell(message: &str) -> Arc<dyn HistoryCell> {
     Arc::new(UserHistoryCell {
-        spoken: false,
+        presentation: Default::default(),
         message: message.to_string(),
         text_elements: Vec::new(),
         local_image_paths: Vec::new(),
diff --git a/codex-rs/tui/src/app/owned_transcript_tests.rs b/codex-rs/tui/src/app/owned_transcript_tests.rs
index 8cbd56e3a2..c3ec487f6d 100644
--- a/codex-rs/tui/src/app/owned_transcript_tests.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/tui/src/app/owned_transcript_tests.rs
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ use ratatui::buffer::Buffer;
 
 pub(in crate::app) fn user_cell(message: &str) -> Arc<dyn HistoryCell> {
     Arc::new(UserHistoryCell {
-        spoken: false,
+        presentation: Default::default(),
         message: message.to_string(),
         text_elements: Vec::new(),
         local_image_paths: Vec::new(),
diff --git a/codex-rs/tui/src/app/recap_tests.rs b/codex-rs/tui/src/app/recap_tests.rs
index 8990301727..6b8a30a864 100644
--- a/codex-rs/tui/src/app/recap_tests.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/tui/src/app/recap_tests.rs
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ fn turn(status: TurnStatus) -> Turn {
 fn user_history_cell(message: &str) -> Arc<dyn HistoryCell> {
     Arc::new(UserHistoryCell {
         message: message.to_string(),
-        spoken: false,
+        presentation: Default::default(),
         text_elements: Vec::new(),
         local_image_paths: Vec::new(),
         remote_image_urls: Vec::new(),
diff --git a/codex-rs/tui/src/app/tests.rs b/codex-rs/tui/src/app/tests.rs
index 9e5b8315da..87f5bceb68 100644
--- a/codex-rs/tui/src/app/tests.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/tui/src/app/tests.rs
@@ -6226,7 +6226,7 @@ async fn render_clear_ui_header_after_long_transcript_for_snapshot() -> String {
 
     let user_cell = |text: &str| -> Arc<dyn HistoryCell> {
         Arc::new(UserHistoryCell {
-            spoken: false,
+            presentation: Default::default(),
             message: text.to_string(),
             text_elements: Vec::new(),
             local_image_paths: Vec::new(),
@@ -7953,7 +7953,7 @@ async fn backtrack_selection_preserves_selected_prompt_and_requests_branch() {
                      remote_image_urls: Vec<String>|
      -> Arc<dyn HistoryCell> {
         Arc::new(UserHistoryCell {
-            spoken: false,
+            presentation: Default::default(),
             message: text.to_string(),
             text_elements,
             local_image_paths,
@@ -10164,7 +10164,7 @@ async fn clear_only_ui_reset_preserves_chat_session_state() {
     app.chat_widget
         .apply_external_edit("draft prompt".to_string());
     app.transcript_cells = vec![Arc::new(UserHistoryCell {
-        spoken: false,
+        presentation: Default::default(),
         message: "old message".to_string(),
         text_elements: Vec::new(),
         local_image_paths: Vec::new(),
diff --git a/codex-rs/tui/src/app/tests/recap_generation_tests.rs b/codex-rs/tui/src/app/tests/recap_generation_tests.rs
index 7d467c9389..847cd0258d 100644
--- a/codex-rs/tui/src/app/tests/recap_generation_tests.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/tui/src/app/tests/recap_generation_tests.rs
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ async fn prepare_eligible_recap(app: &mut App, thread_id: ThreadId) {
     app.transcript_cells
         .push(Arc::new(crate::history_cell::UserHistoryCell {
             message: "Finish the recap implementation".to_string(),
-            spoken: false,
+            presentation: Default::default(),
             text_elements: Vec::new(),
             local_image_paths: Vec::new(),
             remote_image_urls: Vec::new(),
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ stream_max_retries = 0
     app.transcript_cells
         .push(Arc::new(crate::history_cell::UserHistoryCell {
             message: "Keep follow-up work queued.".to_string(),
-            spoken: false,
+            presentation: Default::default(),
             text_elements: Vec::new(),
             local_image_paths: Vec::new(),
             remote_image_urls: Vec::new(),
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ async fn manual_recap_works_when_auto_recap_disabled() -> Result<()> {
     app.transcript_cells
         .push(Arc::new(crate::history_cell::UserHistoryCell {
             message: "Summarize this conversation".to_string(),
-            spoken: false,
+            presentation: Default::default(),
             text_elements: Vec::new(),
             local_image_paths: Vec::new(),
             remote_image_urls: Vec::new(),
@@ -455,7 +455,7 @@ async fn recap_generation_uses_remote_workspace_cwd() -> Result<()> {
     app.transcript_cells
         .push(Arc::new(crate::history_cell::UserHistoryCell {
             message: "Finish the recap implementation".to_string(),
-            spoken: false,
+            presentation: Default::default(),
             text_elements: Vec::new(),
             local_image_paths: Vec::new(),
             remote_image_urls: Vec::new(),
diff --git a/codex-rs/tui/src/app/tests/startup_warnings_tests.rs b/codex-rs/tui/src/app/tests/startup_warnings_tests.rs
index ef752b8a55..8cd33f21d2 100644
--- a/codex-rs/tui/src/app/tests/startup_warnings_tests.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/tui/src/app/tests/startup_warnings_tests.rs
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ async fn deprecation_delivery_deduplicates_retained_transcript() -> Result<()> {
             text_elements: Vec::new(),
             local_image_paths: Vec::new(),
             remote_image_urls: Vec::new(),
-            spoken: false,
+            presentation: Default::default(),
         }),
     );
     app.open_transcript_overlay(&mut tui);
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ async fn startup_warnings_preserve_stream_repair_and_backtrack_selection() -> Re
         text_elements: Vec::new(),
         local_image_paths: Vec::new(),
         remote_image_urls: Vec::new(),
-        spoken: false,
+        presentation: Default::default(),
     })];
     app.transcript_reflow.mark_resize_requested_during_stream();
     insert_warnings(&mut app, &mut tui, &["First warning"]);
diff --git a/codex-rs/tui/src/app/tests/transcript_composer.rs b/codex-rs/tui/src/app/tests/transcript_composer.rs
index 7fe8788585..b1e9e6635d 100644
--- a/codex-rs/tui/src/app/tests/transcript_composer.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/tui/src/app/tests/transcript_composer.rs
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ async fn transcript_flag_off_preserves_viewer_and_backtracking() -> Result<()> {
                 text_elements: Vec::new(),
                 local_image_paths: Vec::new(),
                 remote_image_urls: Vec::new(),
-                spoken: false,
+                presentation: Default::default(),
             }) as Arc<dyn HistoryCell>
         })
         .to_vec();
diff --git a/codex-rs/tui/src/app/tests/transcript_selection.rs b/codex-rs/tui/src/app/tests/transcript_selection.rs
index 29f2782ef3..75462d38ed 100644
--- a/codex-rs/tui/src/app/tests/transcript_selection.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/tui/src/app/tests/transcript_selection.rs
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ async fn text_selection_temporarily_replaces_the_rendered_backtrack_highlight()
         text_elements: Vec::new(),
         local_image_paths: Vec::new(),
         remote_image_urls: Vec::new(),
-        spoken: false,
+        presentation: Default::default(),
     })];
     app.open_transcript_overlay(&mut tui);
     while events.try_recv().is_ok() {}
diff --git a/codex-rs/tui/src/app/transcript_export_tests.rs b/codex-rs/tui/src/app/transcript_export_tests.rs
index 15d1555b15..83476dc5d9 100644
--- a/codex-rs/tui/src/app/transcript_export_tests.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/tui/src/app/transcript_export_tests.rs
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ fn markdown_transcript_preserves_messages_and_formats_activity() {
     assert!(render_markdown_transcript(&[]).is_err());
     let user = |message: &str, local_image_paths| {
         Arc::new(UserHistoryCell {
-            spoken: false,
+            presentation: Default::default(),
             message: message.to_string(),
             text_elements: Vec::new(),
             local_image_paths,
diff --git a/codex-rs/tui/src/app_backtrack.rs b/codex-rs/tui/src/app_backtrack.rs
index c6f3119641..227f8f11bf 100644
--- a/codex-rs/tui/src/app_backtrack.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/tui/src/app_backtrack.rs
@@ -1215,7 +1215,7 @@ mod tests {
         assert!(!has_backtrack_target(&cells));
 
         cells.push(Arc::new(UserHistoryCell {
-            spoken: false,
+            presentation: Default::default(),
             message: "hello".to_string(),
             text_elements: Vec::new(),
             local_image_paths: Vec::new(),
diff --git a/codex-rs/tui/src/history_cell/messages.rs b/codex-rs/tui/src/history_cell/messages.rs
index 1cd4a356c5..99b41b1b39 100644
--- a/codex-rs/tui/src/history_cell/messages.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/tui/src/history_cell/messages.rs
@@ -18,7 +18,14 @@ pub(crate) struct UserHistoryCell {
     pub text_elements: Vec<TextElement>,
     pub local_image_paths: Vec<PathBuf>,
     pub remote_image_urls: Vec<String>,
-    pub(crate) spoken: bool,
+    pub(crate) presentation: UserMessagePresentation,
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Default)]
+pub(crate) enum UserMessagePresentation {
+    #[default]
+    Plain,
+    Spoken,
 }
 
 /// Remove CSI sequences and control characters, preserving tabs and newlines.
@@ -152,6 +159,10 @@ fn build_user_message_lines_with_elements(
 }
 
 impl UserHistoryCell {
+    pub(crate) fn is_spoken(&self) -> bool {
+        matches!(self.presentation, UserMessagePresentation::Spoken)
+    }
+
     pub(crate) fn has_visible_content(&self) -> bool {
         !sanitize_user_text(Cow::Borrowed(&self.message))
             .trim()
@@ -183,7 +194,7 @@ impl HistoryCell for UserHistoryCell {
     fn display_hyperlink_lines(&self, width: u16) -> Vec<HyperlinkLine> {
         let sanitized_message = sanitize_user_text((&self.message).into());
         // Speech transcripts can begin with whitespace; the marker already supplies its separator.
-        let message = if self.spoken {
+        let message = if self.is_spoken() {
             sanitized_message.trim_start()
         } else {
             sanitized_message.as_ref()
@@ -231,7 +242,7 @@ impl HistoryCell for UserHistoryCell {
         if let Some(wrapped_message) = wrapped_message {
             lines.extend(prefix_hyperlink_lines(
                 wrapped_message,
-                if self.spoken {
+                if self.is_spoken() {
                     "› ".red().bold()
                 } else {
                     "› ".bold().dim()
@@ -730,13 +741,13 @@ pub(crate) fn new_user_prompt(
         text_elements,
         local_image_paths,
         remote_image_urls,
-        spoken: false,
+        presentation: UserMessagePresentation::Plain,
     }
 }
 
 pub(crate) fn new_spoken_user_prompt(message: String) -> UserHistoryCell {
     let mut cell = new_user_prompt(message, Vec::new(), Vec::new(), Vec::new());
-    cell.spoken = true;
+    cell.presentation = UserMessagePresentation::Spoken;
     cell
 }
 
diff --git a/codex-rs/tui/src/history_cell/tests.rs b/codex-rs/tui/src/history_cell/tests.rs
index 8996d8e3a1..caf701e25e 100644
--- a/codex-rs/tui/src/history_cell/tests.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/tui/src/history_cell/tests.rs
@@ -2311,7 +2311,7 @@ fn ran_cell_multiline_with_stderr_snapshot() {
 fn user_history_cell_wraps_and_prefixes_each_line_snapshot() {
     let msg = "_count_r\x1b[13;2:3uows";
     let cell = UserHistoryCell {
-        spoken: false,
+        presentation: Default::default(),
         message: msg.to_string(),
         text_elements: Vec::new(),
         local_image_paths: Vec::new(),
@@ -2335,7 +2335,7 @@ fn user_history_cell_wraps_long_urls_inside_the_message_gutter() {
     );
     let image_start = message.find("[Image #1]").unwrap();
     let cell = UserHistoryCell {
-        spoken: false,
+        presentation: Default::default(),
         message,
         text_elements: vec![TextElement::new(
             (image_start..image_start + "[Image #1]".len()).into(),
@@ -2386,7 +2386,7 @@ fn user_history_cell_wraps_long_urls_inside_the_message_gutter() {
 #[test]
 fn user_history_cell_renders_remote_image_urls() {
     let cell = UserHistoryCell {
-        spoken: false,
+        presentation: Default::default(),
         message: "describe these".to_string(),
         text_elements: Vec::new(),
         local_image_paths: Vec::new(),
@@ -2407,7 +2407,7 @@ fn user_image_labels_follow_the_painted_prompt_surface() {
 
     let placeholder = "[Image #1]";
     let cell = UserHistoryCell {
-        spoken: false,
+        presentation: Default::default(),
         message: format!("{placeholder} describe these"),
         text_elements: vec![TextElement::new(
             (0..placeholder.len()).into(),
@@ -2443,7 +2443,7 @@ fn user_image_labels_follow_the_painted_prompt_surface() {
 #[test]
 fn user_history_cell_summarizes_inline_data_urls() {
     let mut cell = UserHistoryCell {
-        spoken: false,
+        presentation: Default::default(),
         message: "describe inline image".to_string(),
         text_elements: Vec::new(),
         local_image_paths: Vec::new(),
@@ -2469,7 +2469,7 @@ fn user_history_cell_summarizes_inline_data_urls() {
 #[test]
 fn user_history_cell_numbers_multiple_remote_images() {
     let cell = UserHistoryCell {
-        spoken: false,
+        presentation: Default::default(),
         message: "describe both".to_string(),
         text_elements: Vec::new(),
         local_image_paths: Vec::new(),
@@ -2489,7 +2489,7 @@ fn user_history_cell_numbers_multiple_remote_images() {
 #[test]
 fn user_history_cell_height_matches_rendered_lines_with_remote_images() {
     let cell = UserHistoryCell {
-        spoken: false,
+        presentation: Default::default(),
         message: "line one\nline two".to_string(),
         text_elements: Vec::new(),
         local_image_paths: Vec::new(),
@@ -2512,7 +2512,7 @@ fn user_history_cell_height_matches_rendered_lines_with_remote_images() {
 #[test]
 fn user_history_cell_trims_trailing_blank_message_lines() {
     let cell = UserHistoryCell {
-        spoken: false,
+        presentation: Default::default(),
         message: "line one\n\n   \n\t \n".to_string(),
         text_elements: Vec::new(),
         local_image_paths: Vec::new(),
@@ -2533,7 +2533,7 @@ fn user_history_cell_trims_trailing_blank_message_lines() {
 fn user_history_cell_trims_trailing_blank_message_lines_with_text_elements() {
     let message = "tokenized\n\n\n".to_string();
     let cell = UserHistoryCell {
-        spoken: false,
+        presentation: Default::default(),
         message,
         text_elements: vec![TextElement::new(
             (0..8).into(),
@@ -2557,7 +2557,7 @@ fn user_history_cell_trims_trailing_blank_message_lines_with_text_elements() {
 fn render_uses_wrapping_for_long_url_like_line() {
     let url = "https://example.test/api/v1/projects/alpha-team/releases/2026-02-17/builds/1234567890/artifacts/reports/performance/summary/detail/with/a/very/long/path/that/keeps/going/for/testing/purposes-only-and-does/not/need/to/resolve/index.html?session_id=abc123def456ghi789jkl012mno345pqr678stu901vwx234yz";
     let cell: Box<dyn HistoryCell> = Box::new(UserHistoryCell {
-        spoken: false,
+        presentation: Default::default(),
         message: url.to_string(),
         text_elements: Vec::new(),
         local_image_paths: Vec::new(),
@@ -3049,7 +3049,7 @@ fn agent_markdown_cell_narrow_width_shows_prefix_only() {
 #[test]
 fn wrapped_and_prefixed_cells_handle_tiny_widths() {
     let user_cell = UserHistoryCell {
-        spoken: false,
+        presentation: Default::default(),
         message: "tiny width coverage for wrapped user history".to_string(),
         text_elements: Vec::new(),
         local_image_paths: Vec::new(),
@@ -3156,7 +3156,7 @@ fn consolidation_walker_replaces_agent_message_cells() {
 
     // Build a transcript with: [UserCell, AgentMsg(head), AgentMsg(cont), AgentMsg(cont)]
     let user = Arc::new(UserHistoryCell {
-        spoken: false,
+        presentation: Default::default(),
         message: "hello".to_string(),
         text_elements: Vec::new(),
         local_image_paths: Vec::new(),
diff --git a/codex-rs/tui/src/insert_history.rs b/codex-rs/tui/src/insert_history.rs
index afa649f70a..ffd73634f3 100644
--- a/codex-rs/tui/src/insert_history.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/tui/src/insert_history.rs
@@ -834,7 +834,7 @@ mod tests {
 
         let url = "https://example.test/forwarded/threads/10930?page=1&queue=customer_support_unprocessed&forwardedScope=all";
         let cell = UserHistoryCell {
-            spoken: false,
+            presentation: Default::default(),
             message: url.to_string(),
             text_elements: Vec::new(),
             local_image_paths: Vec::new(),
diff --git a/codex-rs/tui/src/thread_transcript.rs b/codex-rs/tui/src/thread_transcript.rs
index 9327c77e77..15f573a1b1 100644
--- a/codex-rs/tui/src/thread_transcript.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/tui/src/thread_transcript.rs
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ fn item_to_cells(
                 item.text_elements()
             };
             cells.push(Arc::new(UserHistoryCell {
-                spoken: false,
+                presentation: Default::default(),
                 message: reply_text.unwrap_or(message),
                 text_elements,
                 local_image_paths: item.local_image_paths(),
diff --git a/codex-rs/tui/src/transcript_view/prompt_header.rs b/codex-rs/tui/src/transcript_view/prompt_header.rs
index b427277761..fe7d17fa8e 100644
--- a/codex-rs/tui/src/transcript_view/prompt_header.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/tui/src/transcript_view/prompt_header.rs
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ pub(super) fn line(
     Some((
         truncate_line_with_ellipsis_if_overflow(
             Line::from(vec![
-                if prompt.spoken {
+                if prompt.is_spoken() {
                     "› ".red().bold()
                 } else {
                     "› ".bold().dim()