diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/void/browser/react/src/markdown/BlockCode.tsx b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/void/browser/react/src/markdown/BlockCode.tsx
index 66c8e1e5..22888e83 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/void/browser/react/src/markdown/BlockCode.tsx
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/void/browser/react/src/markdown/BlockCode.tsx
@@ -74,7 +74,6 @@ export const BlockCode = ({ buttonsOnHover, ...codeEditorProps }: { buttonsOnHov
 					<div className={`flex space-x-2 ${isSingleLine ? '' : 'p-2'}`}>{buttonsOnHover}</div>
 				</div>
 			)}
-
 			<VoidCodeEditor {...codeEditorProps} />
 		</div>
 	</>
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 894850f4..ce269b12 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
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ import { IDisposable } from '../../../../../../../base/common/lifecycle.js';
 import { ErrorDisplay } from './ErrorDisplay.js';
 import { OnError, ServiceSendLLMMessageParams } from '../../../../../../../platform/void/common/llmMessageTypes.js';
 import { HistoryInputBox, InputBox } from '../../../../../../../base/browser/ui/inputbox/inputBox.js';
-import { VoidInputBox } from '../util/inputs.js';
+import { VoidCodeEditorProps, VoidInputBox } from '../util/inputs.js';
 import { ModelDropdown } from '../void-settings-tsx/ModelDropdown.js';
 import { chat_systemMessage, chat_prompt } from '../../../prompt/prompts.js';
 import { ISidebarStateService } from '../../../sidebarStateService.js';
@@ -362,7 +362,12 @@ export const SelectedFiles = (
 							{/* selection text */}
 							{isThisSelectionOpened &&
 								<div className='w-full px-1 rounded-sm border-vscode-editor-border'>
-									<BlockCode initValue={selection.selectionStr!} language={getLanguageFromFileName(selection.fileURI.path)} />
+									<BlockCode
+										initValue={selection.selectionStr!}
+										language={getLanguageFromFileName(selection.fileURI.path)}
+										maxHeight={100}
+										showScrollbars={false}
+									/>
 								</div>
 							}
 						</div>
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 bc7c538c..5b7c6d31 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
@@ -294,12 +294,12 @@ const normalizeIndentation = (code: string): string => {
 
 }
 
-export type VoidCodeEditorProps = { initValue: string, language?: string, maxHeight?: number, hideScrollbars?: boolean }
-export const VoidCodeEditor = ({ initValue, language, maxHeight, hideScrollbars }: VoidCodeEditorProps) => {
+export type VoidCodeEditorProps = { initValue: string, language?: string, maxHeight?: number, showScrollbars?: boolean }
+export const VoidCodeEditor = ({ initValue, language, maxHeight, showScrollbars }: VoidCodeEditorProps) => {
 
-	// apply default settings
+	// default settings
 	const MAX_HEIGHT = maxHeight ?? Infinity;
-	const HIDE_SCROLLBARS = hideScrollbars ?? false;
+	const SHOW_SCROLLBARS = showScrollbars ?? false;
 
 	const divRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement | null>(null)
 
@@ -323,7 +323,7 @@ export const VoidCodeEditor = ({ initValue, language, maxHeight, hideScrollbars
 
 						scrollbar: {
 							alwaysConsumeMouseWheel: false,
-							...HIDE_SCROLLBARS ? {
+							...!SHOW_SCROLLBARS ? {
 								vertical: 'hidden',
 								horizontal: 'hidden',
 								verticalScrollbarSize: 0,