diff --git a/webview-ui/src/components/history/TaskItem.tsx b/webview-ui/src/components/history/TaskItem.tsx
index 5338819dd3..428383f20a 100644
--- a/webview-ui/src/components/history/TaskItem.tsx
+++ b/webview-ui/src/components/history/TaskItem.tsx
@@ -36,9 +36,13 @@ const TaskItem = ({
 	const handleClick = () => {
 		if (isSelectionMode && onToggleSelection) {
 			onToggleSelection(item.id, !isSelected)
-		} else {
-			vscode.postMessage({ type: "showTaskWithId", text: item.id })
 		}
+		// Removed the automatic showTaskWithId call
+	}
+
+	const handleResumeClick = (e: React.MouseEvent) => {
+		e.stopPropagation()
+		vscode.postMessage({ type: "showTaskWithId", text: item.id })
 	}
 
 	const isCompact = variant === "compact"
@@ -48,7 +52,8 @@ const TaskItem = ({
 			key={item.id}
 			data-testid={`task-item-${item.id}`}
 			className={cn(
-				"cursor-pointer group bg-vscode-editor-background rounded relative overflow-hidden hover:border-vscode-toolbar-hoverBackground/60",
+				"group bg-vscode-editor-background rounded relative overflow-hidden hover:border-vscode-toolbar-hoverBackground/60",
+				isSelectionMode ? "cursor-pointer" : "cursor-default",
 				className,
 			)}
 			onClick={handleClick}>
@@ -84,7 +89,12 @@ const TaskItem = ({
 					</div>
 
 					{/* Task Item Footer */}
-					<TaskItemFooter item={item} variant={variant} isSelectionMode={isSelectionMode} />
+					<TaskItemFooter
+						item={item}
+						variant={variant}
+						isSelectionMode={isSelectionMode}
+						onResumeClick={handleResumeClick}
+					/>
 
 					{/* Workspace info */}
 					{showWorkspace && item.workspace && (
diff --git a/webview-ui/src/components/history/TaskItemFooter.tsx b/webview-ui/src/components/history/TaskItemFooter.tsx
index 424cf1eadb..d66339239f 100644
--- a/webview-ui/src/components/history/TaskItemFooter.tsx
+++ b/webview-ui/src/components/history/TaskItemFooter.tsx
@@ -5,14 +5,18 @@ import prettyBytes from "pretty-bytes"
 import { formatLargeNumber } from "@/utils/format"
 import { CopyButton } from "./CopyButton"
 import { ExportButton } from "./ExportButton"
+import { Button, StandardTooltip } from "@/components/ui"
+import { useAppTranslation } from "@/i18n/TranslationContext"
 
 export interface TaskItemFooterProps {
 	item: HistoryItem
 	variant: "compact" | "full"
 	isSelectionMode?: boolean
+	onResumeClick?: (e: React.MouseEvent) => void
 }
 
-const TaskItemFooter: React.FC<TaskItemFooterProps> = ({ item, variant, isSelectionMode = false }) => {
+const TaskItemFooter: React.FC<TaskItemFooterProps> = ({ item, variant, isSelectionMode = false, onResumeClick }) => {
+	const { t } = useAppTranslation()
 	return (
 		<div className="text-xs text-vscode-descriptionForeground flex justify-between items-center mt-1">
 			<div className="flex gap-2">
@@ -52,6 +56,17 @@ const TaskItemFooter: React.FC<TaskItemFooterProps> = ({ item, variant, isSelect
 			{/* Action Buttons for non-compact view */}
 			{!isSelectionMode && (
 				<div className="flex flex-row gap-0 items-center opacity-50 hover:opacity-100">
+					{onResumeClick && (
+						<StandardTooltip content={t("history:resumeTask")}>
+							<Button
+								variant="ghost"
+								size="icon"
+								className="group-hover:opacity-100 transition-opacity"
+								onClick={onResumeClick}>
+								<span className="codicon codicon-play scale-80" />
+							</Button>
+						</StandardTooltip>
+					)}
 					<CopyButton itemTask={item.task} />
 					{variant === "full" && <ExportButton itemId={item.id} />}
 				</div>
diff --git a/webview-ui/src/i18n/locales/en/history.json b/webview-ui/src/i18n/locales/en/history.json
index 8d00433170..dcd3158b2b 100644
--- a/webview-ui/src/i18n/locales/en/history.json
+++ b/webview-ui/src/i18n/locales/en/history.json
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 	"deleteTaskTitle": "Delete Task (Shift + Click to skip confirmation)",
 	"copyPrompt": "Copy Prompt",
 	"exportTask": "Export Task",
+	"resumeTask": "Resume Task",
 	"deleteTask": "Delete Task",
 	"deleteTaskMessage": "Are you sure you want to delete this task? This action cannot be undone.",
 	"cancel": "Cancel",