diff --git a/ui/src/e2e/chat-flow.follow-ups.e2e.test.ts b/ui/src/e2e/chat-flow.follow-ups.e2e.test.ts
index 2160e5d42a6a..aa0ab9c1da4e 100644
--- a/ui/src/e2e/chat-flow.follow-ups.e2e.test.ts
+++ b/ui/src/e2e/chat-flow.follow-ups.e2e.test.ts
@@ -83,6 +83,15 @@ suite.define(() => {
       await startButton.waitFor({ state: "visible", timeout: 10_000 });
       const moreActions = page.getByRole("button", { name: "More ways to start this task" });
       expect(await moreActions.count()).toBe(1);
+      const [startBox, moreActionsBox] = await Promise.all([
+        startButton.boundingBox(),
+        moreActions.boundingBox(),
+      ]);
+      expect(startBox).not.toBeNull();
+      expect(moreActionsBox).not.toBeNull();
+      expect(
+        (moreActionsBox?.x ?? 0) - ((startBox?.x ?? 0) + (startBox?.width ?? 0)),
+      ).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(4);
       await moreActions.click();
       await page
         .getByText("Copy prompt", { exact: true })
diff --git a/ui/src/styles/chat/layout.css b/ui/src/styles/chat/layout.css
index 6ea65fad5ce9..3cb5fde36c18 100644
--- a/ui/src/styles/chat/layout.css
+++ b/ui/src/styles/chat/layout.css
@@ -1889,11 +1889,12 @@ button.chat-reply-preview--message:disabled {
   justify-self: end;
 }
 
-/* Compact split control pinned to the card's top-right; both halves share one
-   fixed height so the chevron cap can never overhang the primary segment. */
+/* Paired actions stay pinned to the card's top-right and share one fixed height
+   while remaining visibly separate, independently rounded controls. */
 .task-suggestion__split {
   display: inline-flex;
   align-items: stretch;
+  gap: 4px;
   height: 26px;
 }
 
@@ -1903,16 +1904,12 @@ button.chat-reply-preview--message:disabled {
   gap: 5px;
   height: 26px;
   padding: 0 10px;
-  border-radius: var(--radius-md) 0 0 var(--radius-md);
+  border-radius: var(--radius-md);
   font-size: 12px;
   line-height: 1;
   white-space: nowrap;
 }
 
-.task-suggestion__start:only-child {
-  border-radius: var(--radius-md);
-}
-
 .task-suggestion__start svg {
   width: 12px;
   height: 12px;
@@ -1923,10 +1920,9 @@ button.chat-reply-preview--message:disabled {
   width: 26px;
   min-width: 26px;
   height: 26px;
-  margin-left: -1px;
   padding: 0;
   place-items: center;
-  border-radius: 0 var(--radius-md) var(--radius-md) 0;
+  border-radius: var(--radius-md);
 }
 
 .task-suggestion__menu-trigger svg {