diff --git a/src/chrome/src/ui/sidepanel.js b/src/chrome/src/ui/sidepanel.js
index 2686187c5..f3a89a309 100644
--- a/src/chrome/src/ui/sidepanel.js
+++ b/src/chrome/src/ui/sidepanel.js
@@ -601,7 +601,6 @@ const PERMISSION_REMINDER_PLACEHOLDER_KEY = 'sp.input.placeholder_tip.skip_permi
 let pendingAnswerSelection = null;
 let selectionAskActionRefreshFrame = null;
 let selectionAskActionRefreshTimer = null;
-let keepSelectionAskActionUntil = 0;
 let selectionAskActionLocale = '';
 let selectionAskActionLabel = '';
 const SLASH_COMMANDS = [
@@ -10641,12 +10640,7 @@ function messageInfoClickIsInteractive(target) {
 
 function messageInfoClickHasTextSelection() {
   const selection = globalThis.getSelection?.();
-  if (selection && !selection.isCollapsed) return true;
-  return Boolean(
-    pendingAnswerSelection
-      && selectionAskActionEl
-      && !selectionAskActionEl.classList.contains('hidden'),
-  );
+  return Boolean(selection && !selection.isCollapsed);
 }
 
 function toggleMessageInfo(msgEl) {
@@ -10755,7 +10749,6 @@ function dismissSelectionAskAction() {
     cancelAnimationFrame(selectionAskActionRefreshFrame);
     selectionAskActionRefreshFrame = null;
   }
-  keepSelectionAskActionUntil = 0;
   pendingAnswerSelection = null;
   selectionAskActionEl?.classList.add('hidden');
 }
@@ -10805,12 +10798,6 @@ function refreshSelectionAskAction() {
     showSelectionAskAction(selected);
     return;
   }
-  const selection = window.getSelection?.();
-  if (selection && !selection.isCollapsed && selection.rangeCount >= 1) {
-    dismissSelectionAskAction();
-    return;
-  }
-  if (pendingAnswerSelection) return;
   dismissSelectionAskAction();
 }
 
@@ -10822,7 +10809,6 @@ function showSelectionAskAction(selected) {
       ? selected.range.cloneRange()
       : selected.range,
   };
-  keepSelectionAskActionUntil = Date.now() + 2000;
   applySelectionAskActionLabel();
   selectionAskActionEl.classList.remove('hidden');
   positionSelectionAskAction(pendingAnswerSelection.range);
@@ -10842,12 +10828,12 @@ function scheduleSelectionAskActionRefresh() {
 
 function handleSelectionAskPointerDown(event) {
   if (selectionAskActionEl?.contains(event.target)) return;
-  if (!event.target?.closest?.('.message.assistant')) dismissSelectionAskAction();
+  dismissSelectionAskAction();
 }
 
 function handleSelectionAskPointerUp() {
-  const selected = selectedAssistantAnswer() || pendingAnswerSelection;
-  if (selected?.text) {
+  const selected = selectedAssistantAnswer();
+  if (selected) {
     showSelectionAskAction(selected);
     return;
   }
diff --git a/src/chrome/styles/sidepanel.css b/src/chrome/styles/sidepanel.css
index b35879a90..c04d29d58 100644
--- a/src/chrome/styles/sidepanel.css
+++ b/src/chrome/styles/sidepanel.css
@@ -2348,6 +2348,7 @@ body {
   position: fixed;
   z-index: 10000;
   display: block;
+  opacity: 0.8;
   max-width: calc(100vw - 16px);
   padding: 6px 10px;
   border: 1px solid var(--accent);
@@ -2372,6 +2373,7 @@ body {
 .selection-ask-action:hover {
   border-color: var(--accent-hover);
   background: var(--accent-hover);
+  opacity: 1;
 }
 
 .selection-ask-action:focus-visible {
diff --git a/src/firefox/src/ui/sidepanel.js b/src/firefox/src/ui/sidepanel.js
index 95c3bfc03..ad5e95e38 100644
--- a/src/firefox/src/ui/sidepanel.js
+++ b/src/firefox/src/ui/sidepanel.js
@@ -477,7 +477,6 @@ const PERMISSION_REMINDER_PLACEHOLDER_KEY = 'sp.input.placeholder_tip.skip_permi
 let pendingAnswerSelection = null;
 let selectionAskActionRefreshFrame = null;
 let selectionAskActionRefreshTimer = null;
-let keepSelectionAskActionUntil = 0;
 let selectionAskActionLocale = '';
 let selectionAskActionLabel = '';
 const SLASH_COMMANDS = [
@@ -10262,12 +10261,7 @@ function messageInfoClickIsInteractive(target) {
 
 function messageInfoClickHasTextSelection() {
   const selection = globalThis.getSelection?.();
-  if (selection && !selection.isCollapsed) return true;
-  return Boolean(
-    pendingAnswerSelection
-      && selectionAskActionEl
-      && !selectionAskActionEl.classList.contains('hidden'),
-  );
+  return Boolean(selection && !selection.isCollapsed);
 }
 
 function toggleMessageInfo(msgEl) {
@@ -10376,7 +10370,6 @@ function dismissSelectionAskAction() {
     cancelAnimationFrame(selectionAskActionRefreshFrame);
     selectionAskActionRefreshFrame = null;
   }
-  keepSelectionAskActionUntil = 0;
   pendingAnswerSelection = null;
   selectionAskActionEl?.classList.add('hidden');
 }
@@ -10426,12 +10419,6 @@ function refreshSelectionAskAction() {
     showSelectionAskAction(selected);
     return;
   }
-  const selection = window.getSelection?.();
-  if (selection && !selection.isCollapsed && selection.rangeCount >= 1) {
-    dismissSelectionAskAction();
-    return;
-  }
-  if (pendingAnswerSelection) return;
   dismissSelectionAskAction();
 }
 
@@ -10443,7 +10430,6 @@ function showSelectionAskAction(selected) {
       ? selected.range.cloneRange()
       : selected.range,
   };
-  keepSelectionAskActionUntil = Date.now() + 2000;
   applySelectionAskActionLabel();
   selectionAskActionEl.classList.remove('hidden');
   positionSelectionAskAction(pendingAnswerSelection.range);
@@ -10463,12 +10449,12 @@ function scheduleSelectionAskActionRefresh() {
 
 function handleSelectionAskPointerDown(event) {
   if (selectionAskActionEl?.contains(event.target)) return;
-  if (!event.target?.closest?.('.message.assistant')) dismissSelectionAskAction();
+  dismissSelectionAskAction();
 }
 
 function handleSelectionAskPointerUp() {
-  const selected = selectedAssistantAnswer() || pendingAnswerSelection;
-  if (selected?.text) {
+  const selected = selectedAssistantAnswer();
+  if (selected) {
     showSelectionAskAction(selected);
     return;
   }
diff --git a/src/firefox/styles/sidepanel.css b/src/firefox/styles/sidepanel.css
index a6902f151..11c835fc5 100644
--- a/src/firefox/styles/sidepanel.css
+++ b/src/firefox/styles/sidepanel.css
@@ -2185,6 +2185,7 @@ body {
   position: fixed;
   z-index: 10000;
   display: block;
+  opacity: 0.8;
   max-width: calc(100vw - 16px);
   padding: 6px 10px;
   border: 1px solid var(--accent);
@@ -2209,6 +2210,7 @@ body {
 .selection-ask-action:hover {
   border-color: var(--accent-hover);
   background: var(--accent-hover);
+  opacity: 1;
 }
 
 .selection-ask-action:focus-visible {
diff --git a/test/run.js b/test/run.js
index dd8f7e5af..ebcb9d03f 100644
--- a/test/run.js
+++ b/test/run.js
@@ -1275,8 +1275,8 @@ test('selection answer action wiring covers show, dismiss, and tab/conversation
     assert.match(source, /document\.addEventListener\('pointerdown', handleSelectionAskPointerDown/);
     assert.match(source, /function showSelectionAskAction\(selected\)/);
     assert.match(source, /function ensureSelectionAskActionEl\(\)/);
-    assert.match(source, /keepSelectionAskActionUntil = Date\.now\(\) \+ 2000/);
-    assert.match(source, /if \(pendingAnswerSelection\) return;/);
+    assert.match(source, /function handleSelectionAskPointerDown\(event\) \{[\s\S]*?if \(selectionAskActionEl\?\.contains\(event\.target\)\) return;[\s\S]*?dismissSelectionAskAction\(\);/);
+    assert.match(source, /function refreshSelectionAskAction\(\) \{[\s\S]*?const selected = selectedAssistantAnswer\(\);[\s\S]*?showSelectionAskAction\(selected\);[\s\S]*?dismissSelectionAskAction\(\);/);
     assert.match(source, /selection\.rangeCount < 1/);
     assert.match(source, /document\.addEventListener\('pointercancel', handleSelectionAskPointerUp/);
     assert.match(source, /document\.addEventListener\('mouseup', handleSelectionAskPointerUp/);
@@ -1289,7 +1289,7 @@ test('selection answer action wiring covers show, dismiss, and tab/conversation
     assert.match(source, /chatContainerEl\?\.addEventListener\('scroll', handleSelectionAskScroll/);
     assert.match(source, /document\.body\.appendChild\(selectionAskActionEl\)/);
     assert.match(source, /closest\?\.\('\.message\.assistant'\)/);
-    assert.match(source, /function messageInfoClickHasTextSelection\(\) \{[\s\S]*?if \(selection && !selection\.isCollapsed\) return true;[\s\S]*?pendingAnswerSelection/);
+    assert.match(source, /function messageInfoClickHasTextSelection\(\) \{[\s\S]*?return Boolean\(selection && !selection\.isCollapsed\);/);
     assert.match(source, /if \(messageInfoClickHasTextSelection\(\)\) return;/);
     assert.match(source, /const text = selectionTextFromRange\(range\) \|\| String\(range\.toString\?\.\(\) \|\| ''\)\.trim\(\);/);
     assert.match(source, /function applySelectionAskActionLabel\(\)/);
@@ -1309,7 +1309,7 @@ test('selection answer action wiring covers show, dismiss, and tab/conversation
     assert.match(sidepanelHtmlSources[index], /id="selection-ask-action"/);
     assert.doesNotMatch(sidepanelHtmlSources[index], /id="selection-ask-action"[^>]*aria-live/);
     assert.doesNotMatch(sidepanelHtmlSources[index], /<div id="app"[\s\S]*id="selection-ask-action"[\s\S]*<\/div>\s*<script/);
-    assert.match(sidepanelStyleSources[index], /\.selection-ask-action \{[\s\S]*?z-index:\s*10000;[\s\S]*?user-select:\s*none;/);
+    assert.match(sidepanelStyleSources[index], /\.selection-ask-action \{[\s\S]*?z-index:\s*10000;[\s\S]*?opacity:\s*0\.8;[\s\S]*?user-select:\s*none;/);
   }
 });