diff --git a/site/src/pages/AgentsPage/components/DiffViewer/CommentableDiffViewer.tsx b/site/src/pages/AgentsPage/components/DiffViewer/CommentableDiffViewer.tsx
index 68e8ecb91d..eb190940cc 100644
--- a/site/src/pages/AgentsPage/components/DiffViewer/CommentableDiffViewer.tsx
+++ b/site/src/pages/AgentsPage/components/DiffViewer/CommentableDiffViewer.tsx
@@ -246,10 +246,8 @@ export const CommentableDiffViewer: FC<CommentableDiffViewerProps> = ({
 		fileName: string,
 		range: SelectedLineRange | null,
 	) => {
-		const result = commentBoxFromRange(fileName, range);
-		if (result === "ignore") return;
 		setPreviewSelection(null);
-		updateCommentBox(result);
+		updateCommentBox(commentBoxFromRange(fileName, range));
 	};
 
 	const handleLineSelectionChange = (
diff --git a/site/src/pages/AgentsPage/utils/diffCommentSelection.test.ts b/site/src/pages/AgentsPage/utils/diffCommentSelection.test.ts
index e3c2160a6c..ce05dab115 100644
--- a/site/src/pages/AgentsPage/utils/diffCommentSelection.test.ts
+++ b/site/src/pages/AgentsPage/utils/diffCommentSelection.test.ts
@@ -15,18 +15,30 @@ describe("commentBoxFromRange", () => {
 		expect(commentBoxFromRange(FILE, null)).toBeNull();
 	});
 
-	it("ignores same-side single-line selections (handled by line number click)", () => {
+	it("creates a comment box for a same-side single-line selection", () => {
 		expect(
 			commentBoxFromRange(FILE, {
 				start: 10,
 				end: 10,
 				side: "additions",
 			}),
-		).toBe("ignore");
+		).toEqual({
+			fileName: FILE,
+			start: 10,
+			startSide: "additions",
+			end: 10,
+			endSide: "additions",
+		});
 	});
 
-	it("ignores single-line selections with no side at all", () => {
-		expect(commentBoxFromRange(FILE, { start: 5, end: 5 })).toBe("ignore");
+	it("creates a comment box for a single-line selection with no side", () => {
+		expect(commentBoxFromRange(FILE, { start: 5, end: 5 })).toEqual({
+			fileName: FILE,
+			start: 5,
+			startSide: "additions",
+			end: 5,
+			endSide: "additions",
+		});
 	});
 
 	it("allows cross-side selections even when start === end", () => {
@@ -215,14 +227,20 @@ describe("edge cases", () => {
 		expect(result).toMatchObject({ start: 1, end: 2 });
 	});
 
-	it("single-line deletion-side click is ignored", () => {
+	it("single-line deletion-side selection creates a comment box", () => {
 		expect(
 			commentBoxFromRange(FILE, {
 				start: 42,
 				end: 42,
 				side: "deletions",
 			}),
-		).toBe("ignore");
+		).toEqual({
+			fileName: FILE,
+			start: 42,
+			startSide: "deletions",
+			end: 42,
+			endSide: "deletions",
+		});
 	});
 
 	it("cross-side selection starting on additions ending on deletions", () => {
@@ -258,15 +276,20 @@ describe("edge cases", () => {
 		});
 	});
 
-	it("endSide matching side is treated as same-side", () => {
-		// Library may explicitly send endSide equal to side.
+	it("endSide matching side is treated as a single-side comment box", () => {
 		const result = commentBoxFromRange(FILE, {
 			start: 5,
 			end: 5,
 			side: "additions",
 			endSide: "additions",
 		});
-		expect(result).toBe("ignore");
+		expect(result).toEqual({
+			fileName: FILE,
+			start: 5,
+			startSide: "additions",
+			end: 5,
+			endSide: "additions",
+		});
 	});
 
 	it("backward same-side selection (start > end) is accepted", () => {
@@ -455,7 +478,7 @@ describe("edge cases", () => {
 			side: "deletions",
 			endSide: "additions",
 		});
-		if (box === null || box === "ignore") {
+		if (box === null) {
 			throw new Error("Expected a CommentBoxState");
 		}
 
@@ -484,7 +507,7 @@ describe("edge cases", () => {
 			end: 20,
 			side: "deletions",
 		});
-		if (box === null || box === "ignore") {
+		if (box === null) {
 			throw new Error("Expected a CommentBoxState");
 		}
 
diff --git a/site/src/pages/AgentsPage/utils/diffCommentSelection.ts b/site/src/pages/AgentsPage/utils/diffCommentSelection.ts
index 14e2aab75b..625f68e6d5 100644
--- a/site/src/pages/AgentsPage/utils/diffCommentSelection.ts
+++ b/site/src/pages/AgentsPage/utils/diffCommentSelection.ts
@@ -45,24 +45,17 @@ export interface CommentBoxState {
  *
  * Returns:
  * - `null`        when the range is null (selection cleared).
- * - `"ignore"`    when the range is a same-side single-line click
- *                 (these are handled by `handleLineNumberClick`
- *                 instead).
  * - A `CommentBoxState` otherwise.
  */
 export function commentBoxFromRange(
 	fileName: string,
 	range: LineSelectionRange | null,
-): CommentBoxState | null | "ignore" {
+): CommentBoxState | null {
 	if (!range) return null;
 
 	const startSide = range.side ?? "additions";
 	const endSide = range.endSide ?? startSide;
 
-	// Single-line same-side selections are handled by the line
-	// number click handler, not the range selection handler.
-	if (range.start === range.end && startSide === endSide) return "ignore";
-
 	return {
 		fileName,
 		start: range.start,