diff --git a/app/src/ai/blocklist/block.rs b/app/src/ai/blocklist/block.rs
index 6761dcd8d3..5e1850ad59 100644
--- a/app/src/ai/blocklist/block.rs
+++ b/app/src/ai/blocklist/block.rs
@@ -3549,9 +3549,13 @@ impl AIBlock {
                 *shown.lock() = true;
             }
             let terminal_view_id = self.terminal_view_id;
+            let permission = AIExecutionProfilesModel::as_ref(ctx)
+                .active_profile(Some(terminal_view_id), ctx)
+                .data()
+                .ask_user_question;
             view.update(ctx, |view, ctx| {
                 view.set_speedbump_settings_link(Some(settings_link_handle), ctx);
-                view.init_speedbump_dropdown(ctx);
+                view.init_speedbump_dropdown(permission, ctx);
                 view.refresh_speedbump_dropdown_selection(terminal_view_id, ctx);
             });
             true
diff --git a/app/src/ai/blocklist/inline_action/ask_user_question_view.rs b/app/src/ai/blocklist/inline_action/ask_user_question_view.rs
index 7a8bba8464..979282a3f5 100644
--- a/app/src/ai/blocklist/inline_action/ask_user_question_view.rs
+++ b/app/src/ai/blocklist/inline_action/ask_user_question_view.rs
@@ -847,7 +847,11 @@ impl AskUserQuestionView {
     }
 
     /// Creates the dropdown view for the speedbump footer. No-op if already initialized.
-    pub fn init_speedbump_dropdown(&mut self, ctx: &mut ViewContext<Self>) {
+    pub fn init_speedbump_dropdown(
+        &mut self,
+        selected_permission: AskUserQuestionPermission,
+        ctx: &mut ViewContext<Self>,
+    ) {
         if self.speedbump_dropdown.is_some() {
             return;
         }
@@ -880,6 +884,7 @@ impl AskUserQuestionView {
                     .collect(),
                 ctx,
             );
+            dropdown.set_selected_by_name(selected_permission.label(), ctx);
             dropdown
         });
         self.speedbump_dropdown = Some(view);