diff --git a/crates/assistant2/src/assistant_configuration/tool_picker.rs b/crates/assistant2/src/assistant_configuration/tool_picker.rs
index d6c4df40ac..f9429b36f2 100644
--- a/crates/assistant2/src/assistant_configuration/tool_picker.rs
+++ b/crates/assistant2/src/assistant_configuration/tool_picker.rs
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ pub struct ToolPicker {
 
 impl ToolPicker {
     pub fn new(delegate: ToolPickerDelegate, window: &mut Window, cx: &mut Context<Self>) -> Self {
-        let picker = cx.new(|cx| Picker::uniform_list(delegate, window, cx));
+        let picker = cx.new(|cx| Picker::uniform_list(delegate, window, cx).modal(false));
         Self { picker }
     }
 }