diff --git a/packages/app/src/pages/layout.tsx b/packages/app/src/pages/layout.tsx
index deb957f18..cf452e9b2 100644
--- a/packages/app/src/pages/layout.tsx
+++ b/packages/app/src/pages/layout.tsx
@@ -161,53 +161,64 @@ export default function Layout(props: ParentProps) {
   })
 
   onMount(() => {
+    const alerts = {
+      "permission.asked": {
+        title: "Permission required",
+        icon: "checklist" as const,
+        description: (sessionTitle: string, projectName: string) =>
+          `${sessionTitle} in ${projectName} needs permission`,
+      },
+      "question.asked": {
+        title: "Question",
+        icon: "bubble-5" as const,
+        description: (sessionTitle: string, projectName: string) => `${sessionTitle} in ${projectName} has a question`,
+      },
+    }
+
     const toastBySession = new Map<string, number>()
     const alertedAtBySession = new Map<string, number>()
-    const permissionAlertCooldownMs = 5000
+    const cooldownMs = 5000
 
     const unsub = globalSDK.event.listen((e) => {
-      if (e.details?.type !== "permission.asked") return
+      if (e.details?.type !== "permission.asked" && e.details?.type !== "question.asked") return
+      const config = alerts[e.details.type]
       const directory = e.name
-      const perm = e.details.properties
-      if (permission.autoResponds(perm, directory)) return
+      const props = e.details.properties
+      if (e.details.type === "permission.asked" && permission.autoResponds(e.details.properties, directory)) return
 
       const [store] = globalSync.child(directory)
-      const session = store.session.find((s) => s.id === perm.sessionID)
-      const sessionKey = `${directory}:${perm.sessionID}`
+      const session = store.session.find((s) => s.id === props.sessionID)
+      const sessionKey = `${directory}:${props.sessionID}`
 
       const sessionTitle = session?.title ?? "New session"
       const projectName = getFilename(directory)
-      const description = `${sessionTitle} in ${projectName} needs permission`
-      const href = `/${base64Encode(directory)}/session/${perm.sessionID}`
+      const description = config.description(sessionTitle, projectName)
+      const href = `/${base64Encode(directory)}/session/${props.sessionID}`
 
       const now = Date.now()
       const lastAlerted = alertedAtBySession.get(sessionKey) ?? 0
-      if (now - lastAlerted < permissionAlertCooldownMs) return
+      if (now - lastAlerted < cooldownMs) return
       alertedAtBySession.set(sessionKey, now)
 
-      void platform.notify("Permission required", description, href)
+      void platform.notify(config.title, description, href)
 
       const currentDir = params.dir ? base64Decode(params.dir) : undefined
       const currentSession = params.id
-      if (directory === currentDir && perm.sessionID === currentSession) return
+      if (directory === currentDir && props.sessionID === currentSession) return
       if (directory === currentDir && session?.parentID === currentSession) return
 
       const existingToastId = toastBySession.get(sessionKey)
-      if (existingToastId !== undefined) {
-        toaster.dismiss(existingToastId)
-      }
+      if (existingToastId !== undefined) toaster.dismiss(existingToastId)
 
       const toastId = showToast({
         persistent: true,
-        icon: "checklist",
-        title: "Permission required",
+        icon: config.icon,
+        title: config.title,
         description,
         actions: [
           {
             label: "Go to session",
-            onClick: () => {
-              navigate(href)
-            },
+            onClick: () => navigate(href),
           },
           {
             label: "Dismiss",
diff --git a/packages/ui/src/components/message-part.css b/packages/ui/src/components/message-part.css
index 71d33de31..4b83c3a06 100644
--- a/packages/ui/src/components/message-part.css
+++ b/packages/ui/src/components/message-part.css
@@ -416,7 +416,30 @@
     box-shadow: var(--shadow-xs-border-base);
     background-color: var(--surface-raised-base);
     overflow: visible;
+    overflow-anchor: none;
 
+    & > *:first-child {
+      border-top-left-radius: 6px;
+      border-top-right-radius: 6px;
+      overflow: hidden;
+    }
+
+    & > *:last-child {
+      border-bottom-left-radius: 6px;
+      border-bottom-right-radius: 6px;
+      overflow: hidden;
+    }
+
+    [data-component="collapsible"] {
+      border: none;
+    }
+
+    [data-component="card"] {
+      border: none;
+    }
+  }
+
+  &[data-permission="true"] {
     &::before {
       content: "";
       position: absolute;
@@ -438,26 +461,11 @@
       pointer-events: none;
       z-index: -1;
     }
+  }
 
-    & > *:first-child {
-      border-top-left-radius: 6px;
-      border-top-right-radius: 6px;
-      overflow: hidden;
-    }
-
-    & > *:last-child {
-      border-bottom-left-radius: 6px;
-      border-bottom-right-radius: 6px;
-      overflow: hidden;
-    }
-
-    [data-component="collapsible"] {
-      border: none;
-    }
-
-    [data-component="card"] {
-      border: none;
-    }
+  &[data-question="true"] {
+    background: var(--background-base);
+    border: 1px solid var(--border-base);
   }
 }