diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/void/browser/react/src/sidebar-tsx/SidebarChat.tsx b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/void/browser/react/src/sidebar-tsx/SidebarChat.tsx
index 965553b3..45f59403 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/void/browser/react/src/sidebar-tsx/SidebarChat.tsx
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/void/browser/react/src/sidebar-tsx/SidebarChat.tsx
@@ -1127,16 +1127,18 @@ const AssistantMessageComponent = ({ chatMessage, isCheckpointGhost, isCommitted
 		}
 
 		{/* assistant message */}
-		<div className={`${isCheckpointGhost ? 'opacity-50' : ''}`}>
-			<ProseWrapper>
-				<ChatMarkdownRender
-					string={chatMessage.displayContent || ''}
-					chatMessageLocation={chatMessageLocation}
-					isApplyEnabled={true}
-					isLinkDetectionEnabled={true}
-				/>
-			</ProseWrapper>
-		</div>
+		{chatMessage.displayContent &&
+			<div className={`${isCheckpointGhost ? 'opacity-50' : ''}`}>
+				<ProseWrapper>
+					<ChatMarkdownRender
+						string={chatMessage.displayContent || ''}
+						chatMessageLocation={chatMessageLocation}
+						isApplyEnabled={true}
+						isLinkDetectionEnabled={true}
+					/>
+				</ProseWrapper>
+			</div>
+		}
 	</>
 
 }
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/void/browser/react/src/styles.css b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/void/browser/react/src/styles.css
index 13257709..58ddedab 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/void/browser/react/src/styles.css
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/void/browser/react/src/styles.css
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 	--void-bg-1-alt: var(--vscode-badge-background);
 	--void-bg-2: var(--vscode-sideBar-background);
 	--void-bg-2-alt: color-mix(in srgb, var(--vscode-editor-background) 30%, var(--vscode-sideBar-background) 70%);
+	--void-bg-2-hover: color-mix(in srgb, var(--vscode-editor-foreground) 5%, var(--vscode-sideBar-background) 95%);
 	--void-bg-3: var(--vscode-editor-background);
 
 	--void-fg-0: color-mix(in srgb, var(--vscode-tab-activeForeground) 90%, black 10%);
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/void/browser/react/src/util/inputs.tsx b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/void/browser/react/src/util/inputs.tsx
index c0f00c53..d9a266a7 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/void/browser/react/src/util/inputs.tsx
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/void/browser/react/src/util/inputs.tsx
@@ -689,7 +689,7 @@ export const VoidCustomDropdownBox = <T extends NonNullable<any>>({
 									key={optionName}
 									className={`flex items-center px-2 py-1 pr-4 cursor-pointer whitespace-nowrap
 									transition-all duration-100
-									${thisOptionIsSelected ? 'bg-void-bg-2' : 'bg-void-bg-2-alt hover:bg-void-bg-2'}
+									${thisOptionIsSelected ? 'bg-void-bg-2-hover' : 'bg-void-bg-2 hover:bg-void-bg-2-hover'}
 								`}
 									onClick={() => {
 										onChangeOption(option);
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/void/browser/react/tailwind.config.js b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/void/browser/react/tailwind.config.js
index 95586bb3..b4367bad 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/void/browser/react/tailwind.config.js
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/void/browser/react/tailwind.config.js
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ module.exports = {
 				'void-bg-1-alt': 'var(--void-bg-1-alt)',
 				'void-bg-2': 'var(--void-bg-2)',
 				'void-bg-2-alt': 'var(--void-bg-2-alt)',
+				'void-bg-2-hover': 'var(--void-bg-2-hover)',
 				'void-bg-3': 'var(--void-bg-3)',