diff --git a/packages/app/e2e/regression/session-timeline-header.spec.ts b/packages/app/e2e/regression/session-timeline-header.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..0f12f6ec4059
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/app/e2e/regression/session-timeline-header.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+import { expect, test } from "@playwright/test"
+import { base64Encode } from "@opencode-ai/core/util/encode"
+import { fixture } from "../smoke/session-timeline.fixture"
+import { mockOpenCodeServer } from "../utils/mock-server"
+import { expectAppVisible } from "../utils/waits"
+
+const sessionID = "ses_untitled_header_regression"
+
+test("keeps the header visible for a persisted untitled session", async ({ page }) => {
+  await mockOpenCodeServer(page, {
+    sessions: [{ ...fixture.sessions[0], id: sessionID, title: "" }],
+    provider: fixture.provider,
+    directory: fixture.directory,
+    project: fixture.project,
+    pageMessages: () => ({ items: [] }),
+  })
+  await page.addInitScript(() => {
+    localStorage.setItem("settings.v3", JSON.stringify({ general: { newLayoutDesigns: true } }))
+  })
+
+  await page.goto(`/${base64Encode(fixture.directory)}/session/${sessionID}`)
+  await expectAppVisible(page.getByRole("textbox", { name: "Prompt" }))
+  const header = page.locator("[data-session-title]")
+  await expect(header).toBeVisible()
+  await expect(header.getByRole("button", { name: "More options" })).toBeVisible()
+
+  await page.goto(`/${base64Encode(fixture.directory)}/session`)
+  await expectAppVisible(page.getByRole("textbox", { name: "Prompt" }))
+  await expect(page.locator("[data-session-title]")).toHaveCount(0)
+})
diff --git a/packages/app/src/pages/session/timeline/message-timeline.tsx b/packages/app/src/pages/session/timeline/message-timeline.tsx
index 25abdc9e7341..408965a10314 100644
--- a/packages/app/src/pages/session/timeline/message-timeline.tsx
+++ b/packages/app/src/pages/session/timeline/message-timeline.tsx
@@ -329,7 +329,7 @@ export function MessageTimeline(props: {
     if (value) return value
     return language.t("command.session.new")
   })
-  const showHeader = createMemo(() => !!(titleValue() || parentID()))
+  const showHeader = createMemo(() => !!sessionID())
   const projection = createTimelineProjection({
     messages: sessionMessages,
     userMessages: () => props.userMessages,