diff --git a/src/core/task/Task.ts b/src/core/task/Task.ts
index 7ed317da10..05b146a32c 100644
--- a/src/core/task/Task.ts
+++ b/src/core/task/Task.ts
@@ -1859,8 +1859,19 @@ export class Task extends EventEmitter<TaskEvents> implements TaskLike {
 			// message.
 			const lastApiReqIndex = findLastIndex(this.clineMessages, (m) => m.say === "api_req_started")
 
+			// Store the request content as a formatted string
+			const requestContent = JSON.stringify(
+				{
+					role: "user",
+					content: finalUserContent,
+				},
+				null,
+				2,
+			)
+
 			this.clineMessages[lastApiReqIndex].text = JSON.stringify({
 				apiProtocol,
+				request: requestContent,
 			} satisfies ClineApiReqInfo)
 
 			await this.saveClineMessages()
@@ -1880,6 +1891,9 @@ export class Task extends EventEmitter<TaskEvents> implements TaskLike {
 				// anyways, so it remains solely for legacy purposes to keep track
 				// of prices in tasks from history (it's worth removing a few months
 				// from now).
+				// Store accumulated response text for the API request
+				let accumulatedResponse = ""
+
 				const updateApiReqMsg = (cancelReason?: ClineApiReqCancelReason, streamingFailedMessage?: string) => {
 					if (lastApiReqIndex < 0 || !this.clineMessages[lastApiReqIndex]) {
 						return
@@ -1917,6 +1931,7 @@ export class Task extends EventEmitter<TaskEvents> implements TaskLike {
 						cost: totalCost ?? costResult.totalCost,
 						cancelReason,
 						streamingFailedMessage,
+						response: accumulatedResponse || undefined,
 					} satisfies ClineApiReqInfo)
 				}
 
@@ -2014,6 +2029,7 @@ export class Task extends EventEmitter<TaskEvents> implements TaskLike {
 								break
 							case "text": {
 								assistantMessage += chunk.text
+								accumulatedResponse += chunk.text
 
 								// Parse raw assistant message chunk into content blocks.
 								const prevLength = this.assistantMessageContent.length
diff --git a/src/shared/ExtensionMessage.ts b/src/shared/ExtensionMessage.ts
index c3926d5073..9ffd1e2f7c 100644
--- a/src/shared/ExtensionMessage.ts
+++ b/src/shared/ExtensionMessage.ts
@@ -464,6 +464,7 @@ export interface ClineAskUseMcpServer {
 
 export interface ClineApiReqInfo {
 	request?: string
+	response?: string
 	tokensIn?: number
 	tokensOut?: number
 	cacheWrites?: number
diff --git a/webview-ui/src/components/chat/ChatRow.tsx b/webview-ui/src/components/chat/ChatRow.tsx
index 4d446daeaa..aa806c5c45 100644
--- a/webview-ui/src/components/chat/ChatRow.tsx
+++ b/webview-ui/src/components/chat/ChatRow.tsx
@@ -170,6 +170,7 @@ export const ChatRowContent = ({
 	const [editedContent, setEditedContent] = useState("")
 	const [editMode, setEditMode] = useState<Mode>(mode || "code")
 	const [editImages, setEditImages] = useState<string[]>([])
+	const [showRequestResponse, setShowRequestResponse] = useState(false)
 
 	// Handle message events for image selection during edit mode
 	useEffect(() => {
@@ -1070,12 +1071,15 @@ export const ChatRowContent = ({
 					const isApiRequestInProgress =
 						apiReqCancelReason === undefined && apiRequestFailedMessage === undefined && cost === undefined
 
+					// Parse the API request info to get request and response data
+					const apiReqInfo = safeJsonParse<ClineApiReqInfo>(message.text)
+
 					return (
 						<>
 							<div
 								className={`group text-sm transition-opacity ${
-									isApiRequestInProgress ? "opacity-100" : "opacity-40 hover:opacity-100"
-								}`}
+									apiReqInfo?.request || apiReqInfo?.response ? "cursor-pointer" : ""
+								} ${isApiRequestInProgress ? "opacity-100" : "opacity-40 hover:opacity-100"}`}
 								style={{
 									...headerStyle,
 									marginBottom:
@@ -1084,10 +1088,21 @@ export const ChatRowContent = ({
 											? 10
 											: 0,
 									justifyContent: "space-between",
+								}}
+								onClick={() => {
+									if (apiReqInfo?.request || apiReqInfo?.response) {
+										setShowRequestResponse(!showRequestResponse)
+									}
 								}}>
 								<div style={{ display: "flex", alignItems: "center", gap: "10px", flexGrow: 1 }}>
 									{icon}
 									{title}
+									{(apiReqInfo?.request || apiReqInfo?.response) && (
+										<span
+											className={`codicon codicon-chevron-${showRequestResponse ? "up" : "down"}`}
+											style={{ fontSize: "12px", opacity: 0.7 }}
+										/>
+									)}
 								</div>
 								<div
 									className="text-xs text-vscode-dropdown-foreground border-vscode-dropdown-border/50 border px-1.5 py-0.5 rounded-lg"
@@ -1095,6 +1110,36 @@ export const ChatRowContent = ({
 									${Number(cost || 0)?.toFixed(4)}
 								</div>
 							</div>
+							{showRequestResponse && (apiReqInfo?.request || apiReqInfo?.response) && (
+								<div className="ml-6 mt-2 mb-4">
+									{apiReqInfo?.request && (
+										<div className="mb-3">
+											<div className="text-xs font-semibold mb-1 text-vscode-descriptionForeground">
+												Request to LLM:
+											</div>
+											<CodeAccordian
+												code={apiReqInfo.request}
+												language="json"
+												isExpanded={true}
+												onToggleExpand={() => {}}
+											/>
+										</div>
+									)}
+									{apiReqInfo?.response && (
+										<div>
+											<div className="text-xs font-semibold mb-1 text-vscode-descriptionForeground">
+												Response from LLM:
+											</div>
+											<CodeAccordian
+												code={apiReqInfo.response}
+												language="markdown"
+												isExpanded={true}
+												onToggleExpand={() => {}}
+											/>
+										</div>
+									)}
+								</div>
+							)}
 							{(((cost === null || cost === undefined) && apiRequestFailedMessage) ||
 								apiReqStreamingFailedMessage) && (
 								<ErrorRow