diff --git a/crates/tui/src/tui/widgets/mod.rs b/crates/tui/src/tui/widgets/mod.rs
index 0d2140cd0..15fce7acc 100644
--- a/crates/tui/src/tui/widgets/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/tui/src/tui/widgets/mod.rs
@@ -1384,6 +1384,17 @@ impl Renderable for ApprovalWidget<'_> {
         let options = approval_options_for(risk, locale);
 
         for (i, opt) in options.iter().enumerate() {
+            // Divider between the approve group (0-1) and the deny/abort
+            // group (2-3) so the two clusters read as distinct decisions and
+            // an approve is harder to misread as a deny. Sized to fit the
+            // minimum card inner width without wrapping.
+            if i == 2 {
+                lines.push(Line::from(vec![Span::styled(
+                    format!("  {}", "─".repeat(28)),
+                    Style::default().fg(palette::TEXT_MUTED),
+                )]));
+            }
+
             let is_selected = i == self.view.selected();
             let label_color = if opt.dangerous {
                 palette_colors.accent
@@ -1394,15 +1405,22 @@ impl Renderable for ApprovalWidget<'_> {
             let option_style = approval_option_style(is_selected, label_color);
             let shortcut_style = approval_option_style(is_selected, palette_colors.shortcut);
 
-            let spans = vec![
-                Span::raw("  "),
+            // The selected row is already painted as a highlight strip by the
+            // styles above; give it a leading caret so the action Enter will
+            // fire is unmistakable, not signalled by the background alone.
+            let lead = if is_selected {
+                Span::styled("\u{25b8} ", approval_selected_style())
+            } else {
+                Span::raw("  ")
+            };
+            lines.push(Line::from(vec![
+                lead,
                 Span::styled(
                     format!("[{}] ", opt.key_hint),
                     shortcut_style.add_modifier(Modifier::BOLD),
                 ),
                 Span::styled(opt.label.to_string(), option_style),
-            ];
-            lines.push(Line::from(spans));
+            ]));
         }
 
         // Footer: Enter commits the highlighted row; y/a/d remain direct
@@ -4574,6 +4592,33 @@ mod tests {
         );
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn approval_card_shows_group_divider_and_selected_caret() {
+        let request = crate::tui::approval::ApprovalRequest::new(
+            "approval-1",
+            "exec_shell",
+            "Run git commit",
+            &serde_json::json!({ "command": "git commit -m fix" }),
+            "exec_shell:git commit",
+        );
+        let view = crate::tui::approval::ApprovalView::new(request.clone());
+        let widget = ApprovalWidget::new(&request, &view);
+        let area = Rect::new(0, 0, 100, 30);
+        let mut buf = Buffer::empty(area);
+
+        widget.render(area, &mut buf);
+        let rendered = buffer_text(&buf, area);
+
+        assert!(
+            rendered.contains('\u{25b8}'),
+            "selected row should show a caret:\n{rendered}"
+        );
+        assert!(
+            rendered.contains('\u{2500}'),
+            "approve and deny groups should be split by a divider:\n{rendered}"
+        );
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn approval_shell_command_detects_printf_write_file_preview() {
         let request = crate::tui::approval::ApprovalRequest::new(