diff --git a/.changeset/tui-dialog-vertical-centering.md b/.changeset/tui-dialog-vertical-centering.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..34176e9928
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/tui-dialog-vertical-centering.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@kilocode/cli": patch
+---
+
+Vertically center TUI dialogs on screen
diff --git a/packages/opencode/src/cli/cmd/tui/ui/dialog.tsx b/packages/opencode/src/cli/cmd/tui/ui/dialog.tsx
index acbd5226d8..1c8f4b4923 100644
--- a/packages/opencode/src/cli/cmd/tui/ui/dialog.tsx
+++ b/packages/opencode/src/cli/cmd/tui/ui/dialog.tsx
@@ -39,9 +39,9 @@ export function Dialog(
       width={dimensions().width}
       height={dimensions().height}
       alignItems="center"
+      justifyContent="center" // kilocode_change
       position="absolute"
       zIndex={3000}
-      paddingTop={dimensions().height / 4}
       left={0}
       top={0}
       backgroundColor={RGBA.fromInts(0, 0, 0, 150)}