diff --git a/packages/kilo-vscode/webview-ui/src/components/shared/ModelSelector.tsx b/packages/kilo-vscode/webview-ui/src/components/shared/ModelSelector.tsx
index 823a95dce3b..98698a5a6d7 100644
--- a/packages/kilo-vscode/webview-ui/src/components/shared/ModelSelector.tsx
+++ b/packages/kilo-vscode/webview-ui/src/components/shared/ModelSelector.tsx
@@ -675,6 +675,9 @@ export const ModelSelectorBase: Component<ModelSelectorBaseProps> = (props) => {
                           <path d="M4 6l4 5 4-5H4z" />
                         </svg>
                         <span>{group.label}</span>
+                        <Show when={!shown() && !!debouncedSearch()}>
+                          <span class="model-selector-group-match-dot" aria-hidden="true" />
+                        </Show>
                       </button>
                       <Show when={shown()}>
                         <For each={group.rows}>
diff --git a/packages/kilo-vscode/webview-ui/src/styles/model-selector.css b/packages/kilo-vscode/webview-ui/src/styles/model-selector.css
index f463c9df409..cc8c23f0395 100644
--- a/packages/kilo-vscode/webview-ui/src/styles/model-selector.css
+++ b/packages/kilo-vscode/webview-ui/src/styles/model-selector.css
@@ -295,6 +295,16 @@
   transform: rotate(-90deg);
 }
 
+.model-selector-group-match-dot {
+  display: inline-block;
+  width: 6px;
+  height: 6px;
+  border-radius: 50%;
+  background: var(--vscode-list-highlightForeground, var(--vscode-focusBorder));
+  flex-shrink: 0;
+  margin-left: 2px;
+}
+
 .model-selector-item {
   display: flex;
   align-items: center;