diff --git a/final-WL-0MNX4D4G8009XZNJ-estimate.json b/final-WL-0MNX4D4G8009XZNJ-estimate.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..88fddd3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/final-WL-0MNX4D4G8009XZNJ-estimate.json
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+{
+  "issue": "WL-0MNX4D4G8009XZNJ",
+  "items": [
+    {"id": "WL-0MO5NZL99006LFPH", "title": "Private dialog widget helpers", "o": 1, "m": 2, "p": 4, "probability": 2, "impact": 2},
+    {"id": "WL-0MO5NZQLW0090TKN", "title": "Replace inline widget constructions", "o": 4, "m": 8, "p": 12, "probability": 3, "impact": 3},
+    {"id": "WL-0MO5NZVFF000P7JP", "title": "Dialog integration parity tests", "o": 1, "m": 2, "p": 3, "probability": 2, "impact": 2},
+    {"id": "WL-0MO5O00UN001OD9J", "title": "Manual smoke-run & PR checklist", "o": 0.5, "m": 1, "p": 2, "probability": 1, "impact": 1},
+    {"id": "WL-0MO5O06K10079BS7", "title": "Extract dialog helpers to shared module", "o": 0.5, "m": 1, "p": 2, "probability": 2, "impact": 2},
+    {"id": "WL-0MO5O0ACM0069GGF", "title": "Destroy & lifecycle cleanup", "o": 1, "m": 2, "p": 3, "probability": 2, "impact": 2}
+  ],
+  "o": 8,
+  "m": 16,
+  "p": 26,
+  "expected_effort_without_overheads": 16.333333333333332,
+  "overheads": {"coordination": 2, "review": 2, "testing": 2, "risk_buffer": 2},
+  "expected_effort_with_overheads": 24.333333333333332,
+  "range_with_overheads": {"min": 21.333333333333332, "max": 27.333333333333332},
+  "tshirt": "Medium",
+  "parent_risk": {"probability": 2, "impact": 2, "score": 4, "level": "Low"},
+  "top_risk_drivers": ["Replace inline widget constructions (complexity of maintaining visual parity)", "Inadequate test coverage for layout behavior"],
+  "mitigations": ["Keep changes small and iterative", "Add/adjust integration smoke tests", "Manual smoke-run and PR checklist for reviewers"],
+  "confidence_pct": 70,
+  "assumptions": ["No major API changes to blessed or TUI controller", "Modal base design (WL-0MNU782BD004HO2W) does not introduce breaking constraints before extraction"],
+  "unknowns": ["Any hidden terminal-dependent layout edge-cases", "Potential blessed behavior differences across terminals"],
+  "generatedAt": "2026-04-19T11:13:00Z"
+}
diff --git a/src/tui/components/dialogs.ts b/src/tui/components/dialogs.ts
index a0b34a9..3033de4 100644
--- a/src/tui/components/dialogs.ts
+++ b/src/tui/components/dialogs.ts
@@ -99,17 +99,12 @@ export class DialogsComponent {
       tags: false,
     });
 
-    this.closeDialogOptions = this.blessedImpl.list({
+    this.closeDialogOptions = this.createList({
       parent: this.closeDialog,
       top: 4,
       left: 2,
       width: '100%-4',
       height: 4,
-      keys: true,
-      mouse: true,
-      style: {
-        selected: { bg: 'blue' },
-      },
       items: ['Close (in_review)', 'Close (done)', 'Close (deleted)', 'Cancel'],
     });
 
@@ -203,17 +198,12 @@ export class DialogsComponent {
       items: [],
     });
 
-    const priorityList = this.blessedImpl.list({
+    const priorityList = this.createList({
       parent: this.updateDialog,
       top: updateDialogListTop,
       left: '66%+1',
       width: updateDialogColumnWidth,
       height: updateDialogListHeight,
-      keys: true,
-      mouse: true,
-      style: {
-        selected: { bg: 'blue' },
-      },
       items: ['critical', 'high', 'medium', 'low'],
     });
 
@@ -431,15 +421,12 @@ export class DialogsComponent {
       style: { fg: 'cyan', bold: true },
     });
 
-    this.createDialogPriorityOptions = this.blessedImpl.list({
+    this.createDialogPriorityOptions = this.createList({
       parent: this.createDialog,
       top: 17,
       left: '35%',
       width: '30%',
       height: 5,
-      keys: true,
-      mouse: true,
-      style: { selected: { bg: 'blue' } },
       items: ['critical', 'high', 'medium', 'low'],
     });
 
@@ -504,6 +491,54 @@ export class DialogsComponent {
     } catch (_) {}
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Create a configured Blessed List with sensible defaults for dialogs.
+   * @param opts Partial blessed list options; parent/position/items may be provided.
+   */
+  private createList(opts: any): BlessedList {
+    const defaults = {
+      keys: true,
+      mouse: true,
+      style: { selected: { bg: 'blue' } },
+      items: [],
+    } as any;
+    return this.blessedImpl.list(Object.assign({}, defaults, opts)) as BlessedList;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Create a configured Blessed Textarea with sensible defaults.
+   * @param opts Partial blessed textarea options.
+   */
+  private createTextarea(opts: any): BlessedTextarea {
+    const defaults = {
+      input: true,
+      inputOnFocus: true,
+      vi: true,
+      wrap: true,
+      keys: true,
+      mouse: true,
+      scrollable: true,
+      alwaysScroll: true,
+      border: { type: 'line' },
+      style: { fg: theme.tui.colors.lightText, bg: 'black', border: { fg: 'gray' } },
+      scrollbar: { ch: ' ', inverse: true },
+    } as any;
+    return this.blessedImpl.textarea(Object.assign({}, defaults, opts)) as BlessedTextarea;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Create a label box used as a section header inside dialogs.
+   * @param opts Partial blessed box options.
+   */
+  private createLabel(opts: any): BlessedBox {
+    const defaults = {
+      height: 1,
+      tags: false,
+      style: { fg: 'cyan', bold: true },
+    } as any;
+    return this.blessedImpl.box(Object.assign({}, defaults, opts)) as BlessedBox;
+  }
+
   create(): this {
     return this;
   }