diff --git a/apps/web/src/components/Sidebar.tsx b/apps/web/src/components/Sidebar.tsx
index e6f23149dfedb..4e3b2fb17be05 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/components/Sidebar.tsx
+++ b/apps/web/src/components/Sidebar.tsx
@@ -2448,7 +2448,7 @@ export default function Sidebar({ routeReveal }: { routeReveal: SidebarRouteReve
           api.dialogs.confirm(
             [
               `Delete ${count} thread${count === 1 ? "" : "s"}?`,
-              "This permanently clears conversation history for these threads.",
+              "You can't restore them. Their conversation history stays in T3 Code's database.",
             ].join("\n"),
             { variant: "destructive" },
           ),
@@ -2812,7 +2812,7 @@ export default function Sidebar({ routeReveal }: { routeReveal: SidebarRouteReve
                 api.dialogs.confirm(
                   [
                     `Delete thread "${thread.title}"?`,
-                    "This permanently clears conversation history for this thread.",
+                    "You can't restore it. Its conversation history stays in T3 Code's database.",
                   ].join("\n"),
                   { variant: "destructive" },
                 ),
diff --git a/apps/web/src/components/chat/SideChatPane.tsx b/apps/web/src/components/chat/SideChatPane.tsx
index 1a5bd1141b31f..699edf9acee18 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/components/chat/SideChatPane.tsx
+++ b/apps/web/src/components/chat/SideChatPane.tsx
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ export default function SideChatPane(props: {
         api.dialogs.confirm(
           [
             `Delete side chat "${shell.title}"?`,
-            "This permanently clears its conversation history.",
+            "You can't restore it. Its conversation history stays in T3 Code's database.",
           ].join("\n"),
           { variant: "destructive" },
         ),
diff --git a/apps/web/src/hooks/useThreadActionMenu.ts b/apps/web/src/hooks/useThreadActionMenu.ts
index cddef6046cf8b..326c4c01055f4 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/hooks/useThreadActionMenu.ts
+++ b/apps/web/src/hooks/useThreadActionMenu.ts
@@ -327,7 +327,7 @@ export function useThreadActionMenu(input: {
               api.dialogs.confirm(
                 [
                   `Delete thread "${thread.title}"?`,
-                  "This permanently clears conversation history for this thread.",
+                  "You can't restore it. Its conversation history stays in T3 Code's database.",
                 ].join("\n"),
                 { variant: "destructive" },
               ),
diff --git a/apps/web/src/hooks/useThreadActions.ts b/apps/web/src/hooks/useThreadActions.ts
index c41873d59400f..6d787f0070bda 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/hooks/useThreadActions.ts
+++ b/apps/web/src/hooks/useThreadActions.ts
@@ -922,7 +922,7 @@ export function useThreadActions() {
         localApi.dialogs.confirm(
           [
             `Delete thread "${title}"?`,
-            "This permanently clears conversation history for this thread.",
+            "You can't restore it. Its conversation history stays in T3 Code's database.",
           ].join("\n"),
           { variant: "destructive" },
         ),