diff --git a/codex-rs/tui2/src/app.rs b/codex-rs/tui2/src/app.rs
index 6cc764c4a2..e6f7fd5f4e 100644
--- a/codex-rs/tui2/src/app.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/tui2/src/app.rs
@@ -1610,6 +1610,8 @@ impl App {
                 self.transcript_cells.push(cell.clone());
                 if self.overlay.is_some() {
                     self.deferred_history_cells.push(cell);
+                } else {
+                    tui.frame_requester().schedule_frame();
                 }
             }
             AppEvent::StartCommitAnimation => {