diff --git a/app/components/Fade.tsx b/app/components/Fade.tsx
index 7b1e805d6c..a3de3c4eb4 100644
--- a/app/components/Fade.tsx
+++ b/app/components/Fade.tsx
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ type Props = {
 };
 
 /**
- * Wraps children in a <Fade> if loading is true on mount.
+ * Wraps children in a <Fade> if animate is true on mount.
  */
 export const ConditionalFade = ({ animate, children }: Props) => {
   const [isAnimated] = useState(animate);
diff --git a/app/components/InputSelect.tsx b/app/components/InputSelect.tsx
index 586bdb7bef..ae27a55431 100644
--- a/app/components/InputSelect.tsx
+++ b/app/components/InputSelect.tsx
@@ -67,6 +67,8 @@ type Props = Omit<React.HTMLAttributes<HTMLButtonElement>, "onChange"> & {
   short?: boolean;
   /** Display a tooltip with the descriptive help text about the select menu. */
   help?: string;
+  /** Render function to override the selected value shown in the trigger. Receives the currently selected option, or undefined when none is selected. */
+  displayValue?: (selectedOption: Item | undefined) => React.ReactNode;
 } & TriggerButtonProps;
 
 export const InputSelect = React.forwardRef<HTMLButtonElement, Props>(
@@ -79,6 +81,7 @@ export const InputSelect = React.forwardRef<HTMLButtonElement, Props>(
       labelHidden,
       short,
       help,
+      displayValue,
       ...triggerProps
     } = props;
 
@@ -95,6 +98,20 @@ export const InputSelect = React.forwardRef<HTMLButtonElement, Props>(
       (opt) => opt.type === "item" && !!opt.icon
     );
 
+    const selectedOption = React.useMemo(
+      () =>
+        localValue
+          ? (options.find(
+              (opt) => opt.type === "item" && opt.value === localValue
+            ) as Item | undefined)
+          : undefined,
+      [localValue, options]
+    );
+
+    const resolvedDisplayValue = displayValue
+      ? displayValue(selectedOption)
+      : undefined;
+
     const renderOption = React.useCallback(
       (option: Option, idx: number) => {
         if (option.type === "separator") {
@@ -143,6 +160,7 @@ export const InputSelect = React.forwardRef<HTMLButtonElement, Props>(
           onChange={onValueChange}
           placeholder={placeholder}
           optionsHaveIcon={optionsHaveIcon}
+          resolvedDisplayValue={resolvedDisplayValue}
         />
       );
     }
@@ -159,6 +177,7 @@ export const InputSelect = React.forwardRef<HTMLButtonElement, Props>(
           <InputSelectTrigger
             ref={ref}
             placeholder={placeholder}
+            displayValue={resolvedDisplayValue}
             {...triggerProps}
           />
           <InputSelectContent
@@ -179,6 +198,7 @@ InputSelect.displayName = "InputSelect";
 type MobileSelectProps = Props & {
   placeholder: string;
   optionsHaveIcon: boolean;
+  resolvedDisplayValue?: React.ReactNode;
 };
 
 const MobileSelect = React.forwardRef<HTMLButtonElement, MobileSelectProps>(
@@ -193,6 +213,8 @@ const MobileSelect = React.forwardRef<HTMLButtonElement, MobileSelectProps>(
       short,
       placeholder,
       optionsHaveIcon,
+      displayValue: _displayValue,
+      resolvedDisplayValue,
       ...triggerProps
     } = props;
 
@@ -262,7 +284,9 @@ const MobileSelect = React.forwardRef<HTMLButtonElement, MobileSelectProps>(
               disclosure
               data-placeholder={selectedOption ? false : ""}
             >
-              {selectedOption ? (
+              {resolvedDisplayValue !== undefined ? (
+                resolvedDisplayValue
+              ) : selectedOption ? (
                 <Option
                   option={selectedOption as Item}
                   optionsHaveIcon={optionsHaveIcon}
diff --git a/app/components/primitives/InputSelect.tsx b/app/components/primitives/InputSelect.tsx
index edbd711ca9..14d1c1ebb2 100644
--- a/app/components/primitives/InputSelect.tsx
+++ b/app/components/primitives/InputSelect.tsx
@@ -22,19 +22,27 @@ export type TriggerButtonProps = {
   className?: string;
 } & Pick<ButtonProps<unknown>, "borderOnHover">;
 
-type InputSelectTriggerProps = { placeholder: string } & TriggerButtonProps &
+type InputSelectTriggerProps = {
+  placeholder: string;
+  /** When provided, overrides the selected value rendered inside the trigger. */
+  displayValue?: React.ReactNode;
+} & TriggerButtonProps &
   React.ComponentPropsWithoutRef<typeof InputSelectPrimitive.Trigger>;
 
 const InputSelectTrigger = React.forwardRef<
   React.ElementRef<typeof InputSelectPrimitive.Trigger>,
   InputSelectTriggerProps
 >((props, ref) => {
-  const { placeholder, children, nude, ...buttonProps } = props;
+  const { placeholder, children, nude, displayValue, ...buttonProps } = props;
 
   return (
     <InputSelectPrimitive.Trigger ref={ref} asChild>
       <SelectButton neutral disclosure $nude={nude} {...buttonProps}>
-        <InputSelectPrimitive.Value placeholder={placeholder} />
+        {displayValue !== undefined ? (
+          <>{displayValue}</>
+        ) : (
+          <InputSelectPrimitive.Value placeholder={placeholder} />
+        )}
       </SelectButton>
     </InputSelectPrimitive.Trigger>
   );
diff --git a/app/scenes/Document/components/History/HighlightChangesControl.tsx b/app/scenes/Document/components/History/HighlightChangesControl.tsx
index babd30dd84..517a2adac1 100644
--- a/app/scenes/Document/components/History/HighlightChangesControl.tsx
+++ b/app/scenes/Document/components/History/HighlightChangesControl.tsx
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import Switch from "~/components/Switch";
 import useUserLocale from "~/hooks/useUserLocale";
 import { revisionCollaboratorText } from "./utils";
 import { ResizingHeightContainer } from "~/components/ResizingHeightContainer";
-import Fade from "~/components/Fade";
+import { ConditionalFade } from "~/components/Fade";
 
 export const COMPARE_TO_PREVIOUS = "previous";
 
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ export function HighlightChangesControl({
 }: Props) {
   const { t } = useTranslation();
   const userLocale = useUserLocale();
+  const skipFadeRef = React.useRef(showChanges);
 
   const compareOptions = React.useMemo((): Option[] => {
     const revisionItems = items.filter(
@@ -94,17 +95,22 @@ export function HighlightChangesControl({
           />
         </Text>
         {showChanges && (
-          <Fade as="div">
+          <ConditionalFade animate={!skipFadeRef.current}>
             <StyledInputSelect
               options={compareOptions}
               value={compareTo}
               onChange={onCompareToChange}
               label={t("Compare to")}
+              displayValue={(item) => (
+                <>
+                  <Text weight="bold">{t("Compare to")}</Text> {item?.label}
+                </>
+              )}
               labelHidden
               nude
               short
             />
-          </Fade>
+          </ConditionalFade>
         )}
       </ResizingHeightContainer>
     </Content>
@@ -118,6 +124,7 @@ const StyledInputSelect = styled(InputSelect)`
   border-top-right-radius: 0;
   position: relative;
   inset-block-end: -1px;
+  height: 40px;
 `;
 
 const Content = styled.div`