diff --git a/studio/frontend/src/components/assistant-ui/reasoning.tsx b/studio/frontend/src/components/assistant-ui/reasoning.tsx
index 97891e9358..09ca6d2530 100644
--- a/studio/frontend/src/components/assistant-ui/reasoning.tsx
+++ b/studio/frontend/src/components/assistant-ui/reasoning.tsx
@@ -346,6 +346,7 @@ const ReasoningGroupImpl: ReasoningGroupComponent = ({
 
   const [manualOpen, setManualOpen] = useState(false);
   const [dismissedWhileStreaming, setDismissedWhileStreaming] = useState(false);
+  const [retainStreamingHeight, setRetainStreamingHeight] = useState(false);
   const [duration, setDuration] = useState<number>(0);
   const startTimeRef = useRef<number | null>(null);
 
@@ -368,6 +369,17 @@ const ReasoningGroupImpl: ReasoningGroupComponent = ({
     }
   }, [isReasoningStreaming]);
 
+  // Keep the streaming height cap until the automatic close finishes. Removing
+  // it on the completion frame expands long reasoning to its full height before
+  // the collapsible can close, which makes the entire chat jump.
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const timeout = window.setTimeout(
+      () => setRetainStreamingHeight(isReasoningStreaming),
+      isReasoningStreaming ? 0 : ANIMATION_DURATION,
+    );
+    return () => window.clearTimeout(timeout);
+  }, [isReasoningStreaming]);
+
   // Open while streaming (unless dismissed), or once manually opened.
   const isOpen = (isReasoningStreaming && !dismissedWhileStreaming) || manualOpen;
   const variant = isOpen ? "outline" : "ghost";
@@ -378,6 +390,9 @@ const ReasoningGroupImpl: ReasoningGroupComponent = ({
       if (isReasoningStreaming) {
         setDismissedWhileStreaming(!open);
       } else {
+        if (open) {
+          setRetainStreamingHeight(false);
+        }
         setManualOpen(open);
       }
     },
@@ -407,7 +422,9 @@ const ReasoningGroupImpl: ReasoningGroupComponent = ({
         aria-busy={isReasoningStreaming}
         streaming={isReasoningStreaming}
       >
-        <ReasoningText streaming={isReasoningStreaming}>
+        <ReasoningText
+          streaming={isReasoningStreaming || retainStreamingHeight}
+        >
           {children}
         </ReasoningText>
       </ReasoningContent>
diff --git a/tests/studio/test_chat_response_details_ui_contract.py b/tests/studio/test_chat_response_details_ui_contract.py
index 8714951883..9d2f0886ee 100644
--- a/tests/studio/test_chat_response_details_ui_contract.py
+++ b/tests/studio/test_chat_response_details_ui_contract.py
@@ -75,6 +75,16 @@ def test_response_model_badge_is_user_configurable_and_rendered_once_per_message
     assert 'className="min-w-0 flex-1"' in reasoning_src
 
 
+def test_reasoning_keeps_streaming_height_cap_through_automatic_collapse():
+    src = REASONING_TSX.read_text()
+
+    assert "const [retainStreamingHeight, setRetainStreamingHeight]" in src
+    assert "setRetainStreamingHeight(false)" in src
+    assert "setRetainStreamingHeight(isReasoningStreaming)" in src
+    assert "isReasoningStreaming ? 0 : ANIMATION_DURATION" in src
+    assert "streaming={isReasoningStreaming || retainStreamingHeight}" in src
+
+
 def test_response_details_metadata_is_persisted_without_backend_schema_change():
     src = ADAPTER_TS.read_text()
     assert "interface ResponseDetailsMetadata" in src