diff --git a/packages/ui/src/components/ChatBox/ChatBox.jsx b/packages/ui/src/components/ChatBox/ChatBox.jsx
index d7f4b36..270ac55 100644
--- a/packages/ui/src/components/ChatBox/ChatBox.jsx
+++ b/packages/ui/src/components/ChatBox/ChatBox.jsx
@@ -465,7 +465,7 @@ const ChatBox = forwardRef(({
         ...data,
         ...data.llm_settings,
         projectId,
-        question,
+        question: question + (selectedText ? '\nSelected text: ' + selectedText : ''),
         name,
         chatHistory,
         interaction_uuid