diff --git a/packages/cli/src/ui/constants/tips.ts b/packages/cli/src/ui/constants/tips.ts
index 456b26a9e8..1ff19af199 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/ui/constants/tips.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/ui/constants/tips.ts
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ export const INFORMATIVE_TIPS = [
   'Toggle the todo list display with Ctrl+T…',
   'See full, untruncated responses with Ctrl+O…',
   'Toggle auto-approval (YOLO mode) for all tools with Ctrl+Y…',
-  'Cycle through approval modes (Default, Plan, Auto-Edit) with Shift+Tab…',
+  'Cycle through approval modes (Default, Auto-Edit, Plan) with Shift+Tab…',
   'Toggle Markdown rendering (raw markdown mode) with Alt+M…',
   'Toggle shell mode by typing ! in an empty prompt…',
   'Insert a newline with a backslash (\\) followed by Enter…',
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/ui/hooks/useApprovalModeIndicator.test.ts b/packages/cli/src/ui/hooks/useApprovalModeIndicator.test.ts
index 785e05aa15..17e4a108fb 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/ui/hooks/useApprovalModeIndicator.test.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/ui/hooks/useApprovalModeIndicator.test.ts
@@ -237,15 +237,7 @@ describe('useApprovalModeIndicator', () => {
       }),
     );
 
-    // DEFAULT -> PLAN
-    act(() => {
-      capturedUseKeypressHandler({ name: 'tab', shift: true } as Key);
-    });
-    expect(mockConfigInstance.setApprovalMode).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
-      ApprovalMode.PLAN,
-    );
-
-    // PLAN -> AUTO_EDIT
+    // DEFAULT -> AUTO_EDIT
     act(() => {
       capturedUseKeypressHandler({ name: 'tab', shift: true } as Key);
     });
@@ -253,7 +245,15 @@ describe('useApprovalModeIndicator', () => {
       ApprovalMode.AUTO_EDIT,
     );
 
-    // AUTO_EDIT -> DEFAULT
+    // AUTO_EDIT -> PLAN
+    act(() => {
+      capturedUseKeypressHandler({ name: 'tab', shift: true } as Key);
+    });
+    expect(mockConfigInstance.setApprovalMode).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      ApprovalMode.PLAN,
+    );
+
+    // PLAN -> DEFAULT
     act(() => {
       capturedUseKeypressHandler({ name: 'tab', shift: true } as Key);
     });
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/ui/hooks/useApprovalModeIndicator.ts b/packages/cli/src/ui/hooks/useApprovalModeIndicator.ts
index 7fd25bd600..dfb1420303 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/ui/hooks/useApprovalModeIndicator.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/ui/hooks/useApprovalModeIndicator.ts
@@ -59,14 +59,14 @@ export function useApprovalModeIndicator({
         const currentMode = config.getApprovalMode();
         switch (currentMode) {
           case ApprovalMode.DEFAULT:
-            nextApprovalMode = config.isPlanEnabled()
-              ? ApprovalMode.PLAN
-              : ApprovalMode.AUTO_EDIT;
-            break;
-          case ApprovalMode.PLAN:
             nextApprovalMode = ApprovalMode.AUTO_EDIT;
             break;
           case ApprovalMode.AUTO_EDIT:
+            nextApprovalMode = config.isPlanEnabled()
+              ? ApprovalMode.PLAN
+              : ApprovalMode.DEFAULT;
+            break;
+          case ApprovalMode.PLAN:
             nextApprovalMode = ApprovalMode.DEFAULT;
             break;
           case ApprovalMode.YOLO: