diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/chat/browser/chatListRenderer.ts b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/chat/browser/chatListRenderer.ts
index 10cd873e22afa..d4fb66035a4b0 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/chat/browser/chatListRenderer.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/chat/browser/chatListRenderer.ts
@@ -1650,6 +1650,7 @@ export class ChatListItemRenderer extends Disposable implements ITreeRenderer<Ch
 	}
 
 	private renderMarkdown(markdown: IChatMarkdownContent, templateData: IChatListItemTemplate, context: IChatContentPartRenderContext): IChatContentPart {
+		this.finalizeCurrentThinkingPart(context, templateData);
 		const element = context.element;
 		const fillInIncompleteTokens = isResponseVM(element) && (!element.isComplete || element.isCanceled || element.errorDetails?.responseIsFiltered || element.errorDetails?.responseIsIncomplete || !!element.renderData);
 		const codeBlockStartIndex = context.codeBlockStartIndex;