diff --git a/webview-ui/src/components/chat/ChatTextArea.tsx b/webview-ui/src/components/chat/ChatTextArea.tsx
index 654f2e1011e..c2e9bd92cab 100644
--- a/webview-ui/src/components/chat/ChatTextArea.tsx
+++ b/webview-ui/src/components/chat/ChatTextArea.tsx
@@ -106,11 +106,16 @@ export const ChatTextArea = forwardRef<HTMLTextAreaElement, ChatTextAreaProps>(
 		} = useExtensionState()
 
 		// Find the ID and display text for the currently selected API configuration.
-		const { currentConfigId, displayName } = useMemo(() => {
+		const { currentConfigId, displayName, tooltipContent } = useMemo(() => {
 			const currentConfig = listApiConfigMeta?.find((config) => config.name === currentApiConfigName)
+			const configName = currentApiConfigName || ""
+			const modelId = currentConfig?.modelId
 			return {
 				currentConfigId: currentConfig?.id || "",
-				displayName: currentApiConfigName || "", // Use the name directly for display.
+				displayName: modelId ? `${configName} · ${modelId}` : configName,
+				tooltipContent: modelId
+					? `${configName}${currentConfig?.apiProvider ? ` (${currentConfig.apiProvider})` : ""} · ${modelId}`
+					: configName,
 			}
 		}, [listApiConfigMeta, currentApiConfigName])
 
@@ -1310,7 +1315,7 @@ export const ChatTextArea = forwardRef<HTMLTextAreaElement, ChatTextAreaProps>(
 							value={currentConfigId}
 							displayName={displayName}
 							disabled={selectApiConfigDisabled}
-							title={t("chat:selectApiConfig")}
+							title={tooltipContent || t("chat:selectApiConfig")}
 							onChange={handleApiConfigChange}
 							triggerClassName="min-w-[28px] text-ellipsis overflow-hidden flex-shrink"
 							listApiConfigMeta={listApiConfigMeta || []}
diff --git a/webview-ui/src/components/chat/__tests__/ChatTextArea.spec.tsx b/webview-ui/src/components/chat/__tests__/ChatTextArea.spec.tsx
index 0b63a68f4ec..8e2128a6940 100644
--- a/webview-ui/src/components/chat/__tests__/ChatTextArea.spec.tsx
+++ b/webview-ui/src/components/chat/__tests__/ChatTextArea.spec.tsx
@@ -1057,6 +1057,39 @@ describe("ChatTextArea", () => {
 			expect(apiConfigDropdown).toHaveAttribute("disabled")
 		})
 
+		it("should display model ID alongside config name when modelId is available", () => {
+			;(useExtensionState as ReturnType<typeof vi.fn>).mockReturnValue({
+				filePaths: [],
+				openedTabs: [],
+				taskHistory: [],
+				cwd: "/test/workspace",
+				currentApiConfigName: "my-config",
+				listApiConfigMeta: [
+					{ id: "cfg1", name: "my-config", apiProvider: "anthropic", modelId: "claude-sonnet-4-20250514" },
+				],
+			})
+
+			render(<ChatTextArea {...defaultProps} />)
+			const apiConfigDropdown = getApiConfigDropdown()
+			expect(apiConfigDropdown).toHaveTextContent("my-config · claude-sonnet-4-20250514")
+		})
+
+		it("should display only config name when modelId is not available", () => {
+			;(useExtensionState as ReturnType<typeof vi.fn>).mockReturnValue({
+				filePaths: [],
+				openedTabs: [],
+				taskHistory: [],
+				cwd: "/test/workspace",
+				currentApiConfigName: "my-config",
+				listApiConfigMeta: [{ id: "cfg1", name: "my-config" }],
+			})
+
+			render(<ChatTextArea {...defaultProps} />)
+			const apiConfigDropdown = getApiConfigDropdown()
+			expect(apiConfigDropdown).toHaveTextContent("my-config")
+			expect(apiConfigDropdown).not.toHaveTextContent("·")
+		})
+
 		describe("enter key behavior", () => {
 			it("should send on Enter and allow newline on Shift+Enter in default mode", () => {
 				const onSend = vi.fn()