diff --git a/packages/opencode/src/cli/cmd/tui/routes/session/index.tsx b/packages/opencode/src/cli/cmd/tui/routes/session/index.tsx
index fb62de9acf5..fc13f8fd254 100644
--- a/packages/opencode/src/cli/cmd/tui/routes/session/index.tsx
+++ b/packages/opencode/src/cli/cmd/tui/routes/session/index.tsx
@@ -1579,7 +1579,7 @@ function GenericTool(props: ToolProps<any>) {
   const { theme } = useTheme()
   const ctx = use()
   const output = createMemo(() => props.output?.trim() ?? "")
-  const [expanded, setExpanded] = createSignal(false)
+  const [expanded, setExpanded] = createSignal(ctx.tui?.show_tool_output?.includes(props.tool) ?? false)
   const lines = createMemo(() => output().split("\n"))
   const maxLines = 3
   const overflow = createMemo(() => lines().length > maxLines)
@@ -1590,7 +1590,7 @@ function GenericTool(props: ToolProps<any>) {
 
   return (
     <Show
-      when={props.output && ctx.showGenericToolOutput()}
+      when={props.output && (ctx.showGenericToolOutput() || ctx.tui?.show_tool_output?.includes(props.tool))}
       fallback={
         <InlineTool icon="⚙" pending="Writing command..." complete={true} part={props.part}>
           {props.tool} {input(props.input)}
diff --git a/packages/opencode/src/config/tui-schema.ts b/packages/opencode/src/config/tui-schema.ts
index b126d3c96a4..ede7a26374f 100644
--- a/packages/opencode/src/config/tui-schema.ts
+++ b/packages/opencode/src/config/tui-schema.ts
@@ -22,6 +22,10 @@ export const TuiOptions = z.object({
     .enum(["auto", "stacked"])
     .optional()
     .describe("Control diff rendering style: 'auto' adapts to terminal width, 'stacked' always shows single column"),
+  show_tool_output: z
+    .array(z.string())
+    .optional()
+    .describe("List of tool names whose output is always shown, even when generic tool output is hidden"),
 })
 
 export const TuiInfo = z
diff --git a/packages/web/src/content/docs/tui.mdx b/packages/web/src/content/docs/tui.mdx
index 010e8328f41..3006da3cb40 100644
--- a/packages/web/src/content/docs/tui.mdx
+++ b/packages/web/src/content/docs/tui.mdx
@@ -368,7 +368,8 @@ You can customize TUI behavior through `tui.json` (or `tui.jsonc`).
   "scroll_acceleration": {
     "enabled": true
   },
-  "diff_style": "auto"
+  "diff_style": "auto",
+  "show_tool_output": ["bash", "read"]
 }
 ```
 
@@ -381,6 +382,7 @@ This is separate from `opencode.json`, which configures server/runtime behavior.
 - `scroll_acceleration.enabled` - Enable macOS-style scroll acceleration for smooth, natural scrolling. When enabled, scroll speed increases with rapid scrolling gestures and stays precise for slower movements. **This setting takes precedence over `scroll_speed` and overrides it when enabled.**
 - `scroll_speed` - Controls how fast the TUI scrolls when using scroll commands (minimum: `0.001`, supports decimal values). Defaults to `3`. **Note: This is ignored if `scroll_acceleration.enabled` is set to `true`.**
 - `diff_style` - Controls diff rendering. `"auto"` adapts to terminal width, `"stacked"` always shows a single-column layout.
+- `show_tool_output` - List of tool names whose output is always shown and expanded, even when generic tool output is hidden. Useful for selectively surfacing output from specific tools (e.g. `["bash", "read"]`) while keeping others collapsed.
 
 Use `OPENCODE_TUI_CONFIG` to load a custom TUI config path.