diff --git a/webview-ui/src/components/chat/ReasoningBlock.tsx b/webview-ui/src/components/chat/ReasoningBlock.tsx
index 3fa46df570..b8299cb595 100644
--- a/webview-ui/src/components/chat/ReasoningBlock.tsx
+++ b/webview-ui/src/components/chat/ReasoningBlock.tsx
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import React, { useEffect, useRef, useState } from "react"
 import { useTranslation } from "react-i18next"
 
 import MarkdownBlock from "../common/MarkdownBlock"
-import { Lightbulb } from "lucide-react"
+import { Lightbulb, ChevronDown, ChevronUp } from "lucide-react"
 
 interface ReasoningBlockProps {
 	content: string
@@ -16,12 +16,14 @@ interface ReasoningBlockProps {
  * Render reasoning with a heading and a simple timer.
  * - Heading uses i18n key chat:reasoning.thinking
  * - Timer runs while reasoning is active (no persistence)
+ * - Content can be toggled to show/hide
  */
 export const ReasoningBlock = ({ content, isStreaming, isLast }: ReasoningBlockProps) => {
 	const { t } = useTranslation()
 
 	const startTimeRef = useRef<number>(Date.now())
 	const [elapsed, setElapsed] = useState<number>(0)
+	const [isCollapsed, setIsCollapsed] = useState<boolean>(false)
 
 	// Simple timer that runs while streaming
 	useEffect(() => {
@@ -36,12 +38,24 @@ export const ReasoningBlock = ({ content, isStreaming, isLast }: ReasoningBlockP
 	const seconds = Math.floor(elapsed / 1000)
 	const secondsLabel = t("chat:reasoning.seconds", { count: seconds })
 
+	const handleToggle = (e: React.MouseEvent) => {
+		e.stopPropagation()
+		setIsCollapsed(!isCollapsed)
+	}
+
 	return (
 		<div>
 			<div className="flex items-center justify-between mb-2.5 pr-2">
-				<div className="flex items-center gap-2">
+				<div
+					className="flex items-center gap-2 cursor-pointer select-none hover:opacity-80"
+					onClick={handleToggle}>
 					<Lightbulb className="w-4" />
 					<span className="font-bold text-vscode-foreground">{t("chat:reasoning.thinking")}</span>
+					{isCollapsed ? (
+						<ChevronDown className="w-4 h-4 text-vscode-foreground opacity-60" />
+					) : (
+						<ChevronUp className="w-4 h-4 text-vscode-foreground opacity-60" />
+					)}
 				</div>
 				{elapsed > 0 && (
 					<span className="text-sm text-vscode-descriptionForeground tabular-nums flex items-center gap-1">
@@ -49,7 +63,7 @@ export const ReasoningBlock = ({ content, isStreaming, isLast }: ReasoningBlockP
 					</span>
 				)}
 			</div>
-			{(content?.trim()?.length ?? 0) > 0 && (
+			{!isCollapsed && (content?.trim()?.length ?? 0) > 0 && (
 				<div className="border-l border-vscode-descriptionForeground/20 ml-2 pl-4 pb-1 text-vscode-descriptionForeground">
 					<MarkdownBlock markdown={content} />
 				</div>