diff --git a/packages/vscode-ide-companion/src/webview/components/InputForm.tsx b/packages/vscode-ide-companion/src/webview/components/InputForm.tsx
index f5a03b98..5bcbefbb 100644
--- a/packages/vscode-ide-companion/src/webview/components/InputForm.tsx
+++ b/packages/vscode-ide-companion/src/webview/components/InputForm.tsx
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import {
   AutoEditIcon,
   PlanModeIcon,
   CodeBracketsIcon,
+  HideContextIcon,
   ThinkingIcon,
   SlashCommandIcon,
   LinkIcon,
@@ -33,6 +34,8 @@ interface InputFormProps {
   thinkingEnabled: boolean;
   activeFileName: string | null;
   activeSelection: { startLine: number; endLine: number } | null;
+  // Whether to auto-load the active editor selection/path into context
+  skipAutoActiveContext: boolean;
   onInputChange: (text: string) => void;
   onCompositionStart: () => void;
   onCompositionEnd: () => void;
@@ -42,6 +45,7 @@ interface InputFormProps {
   onToggleEditMode: () => void;
   onToggleThinking: () => void;
   onFocusActiveEditor: () => void;
+  onToggleSkipAutoActiveContext: () => void;
   onShowCommandMenu: () => void;
   onAttachContext: () => void;
   completionIsOpen: boolean;
@@ -90,6 +94,7 @@ export const InputForm: React.FC<InputFormProps> = ({
   thinkingEnabled,
   activeFileName,
   activeSelection,
+  skipAutoActiveContext,
   onInputChange,
   onCompositionStart,
   onCompositionEnd,
@@ -98,7 +103,7 @@ export const InputForm: React.FC<InputFormProps> = ({
   onCancel,
   onToggleEditMode,
   onToggleThinking,
-  onFocusActiveEditor,
+  onToggleSkipAutoActiveContext,
   onShowCommandMenu,
   onAttachContext,
   completionIsOpen,
@@ -128,6 +133,15 @@ export const InputForm: React.FC<InputFormProps> = ({
     onKeyDown(e);
   };
 
+  // Selection label like "6 lines selected" (Claude-style); no line numbers
+  const selectedLinesCount = activeSelection
+    ? Math.max(1, activeSelection.endLine - activeSelection.startLine + 1)
+    : 0;
+  const selectedLinesText =
+    selectedLinesCount > 0
+      ? `${selectedLinesCount} ${selectedLinesCount === 1 ? 'line' : 'lines'} selected`
+      : '';
+
   return (
     <div
       className="p-1 px-4 pb-4"
@@ -166,6 +180,9 @@ export const InputForm: React.FC<InputFormProps> = ({
               aria-label="Message input"
               aria-multiline="true"
               data-placeholder="Ask Qwen Code …"
+              // Use a data flag so CSS can show placeholder even if the browser
+              // inserts an invisible <br> into contentEditable (so :empty no longer matches)
+              data-empty={inputText.trim().length === 0 ? 'true' : 'false'}
               onInput={(e) => {
                 const target = e.target as HTMLDivElement;
                 onInputChange(target.textContent || '');
@@ -196,15 +213,26 @@ export const InputForm: React.FC<InputFormProps> = ({
               <button
                 type="button"
                 className="btn-text-compact btn-text-compact--primary"
-                title={`Showing Qwen Code your current file selection: ${activeFileName}${activeSelection ? `#${activeSelection.startLine}-${activeSelection.endLine}` : ''}`}
-                onClick={onFocusActiveEditor}
+                title={(() => {
+                  if (skipAutoActiveContext) {
+                    return selectedLinesText
+                      ? `Active selection will NOT be auto-loaded into context: ${selectedLinesText}`
+                      : `Active file will NOT be auto-loaded into context: ${activeFileName}`;
+                  }
+                  return selectedLinesText
+                    ? `Showing Qwen Code your current selection: ${selectedLinesText}`
+                    : `Showing Qwen Code your current file: ${activeFileName}`;
+                })()}
+                onClick={onToggleSkipAutoActiveContext}
               >
-                <CodeBracketsIcon />
+                {skipAutoActiveContext ? (
+                  <HideContextIcon />
+                ) : (
+                  <CodeBracketsIcon />
+                )}
                 {/* Truncate file path/selection; hide label on very small screens */}
                 <span className="hidden sm:inline">
-                  {activeFileName}
-                  {activeSelection &&
-                    ` #${activeSelection.startLine}${activeSelection.startLine !== activeSelection.endLine ? `-${activeSelection.endLine}` : ''}`}
+                  {selectedLinesText || activeFileName}
                 </span>
               </button>
             )}
diff --git a/packages/vscode-ide-companion/src/webview/components/icons/EditIcons.tsx b/packages/vscode-ide-companion/src/webview/components/icons/EditIcons.tsx
index 39a59f68..f5e12b33 100644
--- a/packages/vscode-ide-companion/src/webview/components/icons/EditIcons.tsx
+++ b/packages/vscode-ide-companion/src/webview/components/icons/EditIcons.tsx
@@ -109,6 +109,34 @@ export const CodeBracketsIcon: React.FC<IconProps> = ({
   </svg>
 );
 
+/**
+ * Hide context (eye slash) icon (20x20)
+ * Used to indicate the active selection will NOT be auto-loaded into context
+ */
+export const HideContextIcon: React.FC<IconProps> = ({
+  size = 20,
+  className,
+  ...props
+}) => (
+  <svg
+    xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"
+    viewBox="0 0 20 20"
+    fill="currentColor"
+    width={size}
+    height={size}
+    className={className}
+    aria-hidden="true"
+    {...props}
+  >
+    <path
+      fillRule="evenodd"
+      d="M3.28 2.22a.75.75 0 0 0-1.06 1.06l14.5 14.5a.75.75 0 1 0 1.06-1.06l-1.745-1.745a10.029 10.029 0 0 0 3.3-4.38 1.651 1.651 0 0 0 0-1.185A10.004 10.004 0 0 0 9.999 3a9.956 9.956 0 0 0-4.744 1.194L3.28 2.22ZM7.752 6.69l1.092 1.092a2.5 2.5 0 0 1 3.374 3.373l1.091 1.092a4 4 0 0 0-5.557-5.557Z"
+      clipRule="evenodd"
+    />
+    <path d="m10.748 13.93 2.523 2.523a9.987 9.987 0 0 1-3.27.547c-4.258 0-7.894-2.66-9.337-6.41a1.651 1.651 0 0 1 0-1.186A10.007 10.007 0 0 1 2.839 6.02L6.07 9.252a4 4 0 0 0 4.678 4.678Z" />
+  </svg>
+);
+
 /**
  * Slash command icon (20x20)
  * Used for command menu button
diff --git a/packages/vscode-ide-companion/src/webview/components/icons/index.ts b/packages/vscode-ide-companion/src/webview/components/icons/index.ts
index 74f1b4c7..90feba93 100644
--- a/packages/vscode-ide-companion/src/webview/components/icons/index.ts
+++ b/packages/vscode-ide-companion/src/webview/components/icons/index.ts
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ export {
   AutoEditIcon,
   PlanModeIcon,
   CodeBracketsIcon,
+  HideContextIcon,
   SlashCommandIcon,
   LinkIcon,
   OpenDiffIcon,