diff --git a/packages/ui/src/components/chat/ModelControls.tsx b/packages/ui/src/components/chat/ModelControls.tsx
index 262664b9..a54f6046 100644
--- a/packages/ui/src/components/chat/ModelControls.tsx
+++ b/packages/ui/src/components/chat/ModelControls.tsx
@@ -2256,7 +2256,12 @@ export const ModelControls: React.FC<ModelControlsProps> = ({
                 : 'Default';
 
             return (
-                <span className={cn('typography-micro whitespace-nowrap', wasAdjusted ? 'text-foreground' : 'text-muted-foreground')}>
+                <span className={cn(
+                    'typography-micro whitespace-nowrap',
+                    isHighlighted
+                        ? (wasAdjusted ? 'text-interactive-selection-foreground' : 'text-interactive-selection-foreground/70')
+                        : (wasAdjusted ? 'text-foreground' : 'text-muted-foreground'),
+                )}>
                     Thinking: {displayLabel}
                 </span>
             );