diff --git a/webview-ui/src/components/chat/AutoApproveMenu.tsx b/webview-ui/src/components/chat/AutoApproveMenu.tsx
index caa5ac73fb..23a0f78465 100644
--- a/webview-ui/src/components/chat/AutoApproveMenu.tsx
+++ b/webview-ui/src/components/chat/AutoApproveMenu.tsx
@@ -129,12 +129,8 @@ const AutoApproveMenu = ({ style }: AutoApproveMenuProps) => {
 		setIsExpanded((prev) => !prev)
 	}, [])
 
-	// Get enabled icons for display
-	const enabledIcons = useMemo(() => {
-		return Object.entries(toggles)
-			.filter(([_key, value]) => !!value)
-			.map(([key]) => autoApproveSettingsConfig[key as AutoApproveSetting].icon)
-	}, [toggles])
+	// Get all icons for display and highlight based on toggle state
+	const allConfigs = useMemo(() => Object.values(autoApproveSettingsConfig), [])
 
 	const handleOpenSettings = useCallback(
 		() =>
@@ -211,27 +207,25 @@ const AutoApproveMenu = ({ style }: AutoApproveMenuProps) => {
 							alignItems: "center",
 							gap: "6px",
 						}}>
-						{!effectiveAutoApprovalEnabled || !hasEnabledOptions
-							? t("chat:autoApprove.none")
-							: enabledIcons.map((icon, index) => {
-									// Find the config for this icon to get the label
-									const config = Object.values(autoApproveSettingsConfig).find(
-										(cfg) => cfg.icon === icon,
-									)
-									const tooltipContent = config ? t(config.labelKey) : ""
-
-									return (
-										<StandardTooltip key={index} content={tooltipContent}>
-											<span
-												className={`codicon codicon-${icon}`}
-												style={{
-													fontSize: "14px",
-													flexShrink: 0,
-												}}
-											/>
-										</StandardTooltip>
-									)
-								})}
+						{allConfigs.map(({ key, icon, labelKey }) => {
+							const isEnabled = !!toggles[key]
+							return (
+								<StandardTooltip key={key} content={t(labelKey)}>
+									<span
+										className={`codicon codicon-${icon}`}
+										data-active={isEnabled ? "true" : "false"}
+										style={{
+											fontSize: "14px",
+											flexShrink: 0,
+											opacity: isEnabled ? 1 : 0.5,
+											color: isEnabled
+												? "var(--vscode-foreground)"
+												: "var(--vscode-descriptionForeground)",
+										}}
+									/>
+								</StandardTooltip>
+							)
+						})}
 					</span>
 					<span
 						className={`codicon codicon-chevron-${isExpanded ? "down" : "right"}`}
diff --git a/webview-ui/src/components/chat/__tests__/AutoApproveMenu.spec.tsx b/webview-ui/src/components/chat/__tests__/AutoApproveMenu.spec.tsx
index eebf8abd2a..0a0ff8d2da 100644
--- a/webview-ui/src/components/chat/__tests__/AutoApproveMenu.spec.tsx
+++ b/webview-ui/src/components/chat/__tests__/AutoApproveMenu.spec.tsx
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ describe("AutoApproveMenu", () => {
 	})
 
 	describe("Master checkbox behavior", () => {
-		it("should show 'None selected' when no sub-options are selected", () => {
+		it("should show all icons with none highlighted when no sub-options are selected", () => {
 			;(useExtensionState as ReturnType<typeof vi.fn>).mockReturnValue({
 				...defaultExtensionState,
 				autoApprovalEnabled: false,
@@ -98,11 +98,23 @@ describe("AutoApproveMenu", () => {
 
 			render(<AutoApproveMenu />)
 
-			// Check that the text shows "None selected"
-			expect(screen.getByText("None selected")).toBeInTheDocument()
+			const container = screen.getByText("Auto-approve").parentElement?.parentElement
+
+			// All primary icons are rendered
+			expect(container?.querySelector(".codicon-eye")).toBeInTheDocument()
+			expect(container?.querySelector(".codicon-edit")).toBeInTheDocument()
+			expect(container?.querySelector(".codicon-terminal")).toBeInTheDocument()
+
+			// None are active
+			expect(container?.querySelector(".codicon-eye")?.getAttribute("data-active")).toBe("false")
+			expect(container?.querySelector(".codicon-edit")?.getAttribute("data-active")).toBe("false")
+			expect(container?.querySelector(".codicon-terminal")?.getAttribute("data-active")).toBe("false")
+
+			// "None selected" helper text is not shown anymore
+			expect(screen.queryByText("None selected")).not.toBeInTheDocument()
 		})
 
-		it("should show enabled options when sub-options are selected", () => {
+		it("should highlight the enabled icons when sub-options are selected", () => {
 			;(useExtensionState as ReturnType<typeof vi.fn>).mockReturnValue({
 				...defaultExtensionState,
 				autoApprovalEnabled: true,
@@ -112,9 +124,15 @@ describe("AutoApproveMenu", () => {
 
 			render(<AutoApproveMenu />)
 
-			// Check that the icon for read-only operations is shown
-			const container = screen.getByText("Auto-approve").parentElement?.parentElement
-			expect(container?.querySelector(".codicon-eye")).toBeInTheDocument()
+			const container = screen.getByText("Auto-approve").parentElement?.parentElement as HTMLElement
+			const eyeIcon = container.querySelector(".codicon-eye") as HTMLElement
+			const editIcon = container.querySelector(".codicon-edit") as HTMLElement
+
+			expect(eyeIcon).toBeInTheDocument()
+			expect(editIcon).toBeInTheDocument()
+
+			expect(eyeIcon.getAttribute("data-active")).toBe("true")
+			expect(editIcon.getAttribute("data-active")).toBe("false")
 		})
 
 		it("should not allow toggling master checkbox when no options are selected", () => {
@@ -213,7 +231,7 @@ describe("AutoApproveMenu", () => {
 	})
 
 	describe("Complex scenarios", () => {
-		it("should display multiple enabled options in summary text", () => {
+		it("should highlight multiple enabled icons in collapsed view", () => {
 			;(useExtensionState as ReturnType<typeof vi.fn>).mockReturnValue({
 				...defaultExtensionState,
 				autoApprovalEnabled: true,
@@ -224,11 +242,10 @@ describe("AutoApproveMenu", () => {
 
 			render(<AutoApproveMenu />)
 
-			// Should show icons for all enabled options
-			const container = screen.getByText("Auto-approve").parentElement?.parentElement
-			expect(container?.querySelector(".codicon-eye")).toBeInTheDocument() // Read
-			expect(container?.querySelector(".codicon-edit")).toBeInTheDocument() // Write
-			expect(container?.querySelector(".codicon-terminal")).toBeInTheDocument() // Execute
+			const container = screen.getByText("Auto-approve").parentElement?.parentElement as HTMLElement
+			expect(container.querySelector(".codicon-eye")?.getAttribute("data-active")).toBe("true") // Read
+			expect(container.querySelector(".codicon-edit")?.getAttribute("data-active")).toBe("true") // Write
+			expect(container.querySelector(".codicon-terminal")?.getAttribute("data-active")).toBe("true") // Execute
 		})
 
 		it("should display tooltips on icons in collapsed view", async () => {