diff --git a/.changeset/narrow-sidebar-recent.md b/.changeset/narrow-sidebar-recent.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..fcd56b0f73f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/narrow-sidebar-recent.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"kilo-code": patch
+---
+
+Keep recent sessions and the Show History action inset and usable in narrow VS Code sidebars.
diff --git a/packages/kilo-vscode/webview-ui/src/styles/chat-layout.css b/packages/kilo-vscode/webview-ui/src/styles/chat-layout.css
index 3e475d3ff39..d071072d90e 100644
--- a/packages/kilo-vscode/webview-ui/src/styles/chat-layout.css
+++ b/packages/kilo-vscode/webview-ui/src/styles/chat-layout.css
@@ -115,7 +115,10 @@
   flex-direction: column;
   align-items: center;
   justify-content: center;
+  box-sizing: border-box;
   height: 100%;
+  width: 100%;
+  min-width: 0;
   color: var(--vscode-descriptionForeground);
   text-align: center;
   padding: 20px;