diff --git a/ui/src/ui/e2e/chat-flow.e2e.test.ts b/ui/src/ui/e2e/chat-flow.e2e.test.ts
index 9764ce00273..00549a87bab 100644
--- a/ui/src/ui/e2e/chat-flow.e2e.test.ts
+++ b/ui/src/ui/e2e/chat-flow.e2e.test.ts
@@ -297,6 +297,11 @@ describeControlUiE2e("Control UI mocked Gateway E2E", () => {
       await page.getByRole("button", { name: "Send message" }).click();
 
       const sendRequest = await gateway.waitForRequest("chat.send");
+      await expect
+        .poll(() => page.locator(".agent-chat__composer-combobox textarea").inputValue(), {
+          timeout: 10_000,
+        })
+        .toBe("");
       const params = requireRecord(sendRequest.params);
       expect(params.message).toBe(prompt);
       expect(params.sessionKey).toBe("global");
@@ -377,6 +382,11 @@ describeControlUiE2e("Control UI mocked Gateway E2E", () => {
       await page.getByRole("button", { name: "Send message" }).click();
 
       const sendRequest = await gateway.waitForRequest("chat.send");
+      await expect
+        .poll(() => page.locator(".agent-chat__composer-combobox textarea").inputValue(), {
+          timeout: 10_000,
+        })
+        .toBe("");
       const params = requireRecord(sendRequest.params);
       const runId = requireString(params.idempotencyKey, "chat send idempotency key");
 
diff --git a/ui/src/ui/views/chat.test.ts b/ui/src/ui/views/chat.test.ts
index 47c7ad88eea..d0cfab509a7 100644
--- a/ui/src/ui/views/chat.test.ts
+++ b/ui/src/ui/views/chat.test.ts
@@ -1144,6 +1144,31 @@ describe("chat slash menu accessibility", () => {
     expect(onSend).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
   });
 
+  it("clears the visible local draft immediately when send clears the host draft", () => {
+    let draft = "";
+    const container = document.createElement("div");
+    const onDraftChange = vi.fn((next: string) => {
+      draft = next;
+    });
+    const onSend = vi.fn(() => {
+      draft = "";
+    });
+    const renderWithDraft = () => {
+      render(
+        renderChat(createChatProps({ draft, getDraft: () => draft, onDraftChange, onSend })),
+        container,
+      );
+    };
+
+    renderWithDraft();
+    inputDraft(container, "submitted message");
+    container.querySelector<HTMLButtonElement>(".chat-send-btn")!.click();
+
+    expect(onDraftChange).toHaveBeenCalledWith("submitted message");
+    expect(onSend).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    expect(container.querySelector<HTMLTextAreaElement>("textarea")?.value).toBe("");
+  });
+
   it("commits local draft input before Enter sends", () => {
     const onDraftChange = vi.fn();
     const onSend = vi.fn();
diff --git a/ui/src/ui/views/chat.ts b/ui/src/ui/views/chat.ts
index a56b7d27cc7..c6f15007e3d 100644
--- a/ui/src/ui/views/chat.ts
+++ b/ui/src/ui/views/chat.ts
@@ -1388,6 +1388,7 @@ export function renderChat(props: ChatProps) {
   };
   const draftMirror = getComposerDraftMirror(props);
   const visibleDraft = draftMirror.value;
+  let composerTextarea: HTMLTextAreaElement | null = null;
   const pinned = getPinnedMessages(props.sessionKey);
   const deleted = getDeletedMessages(props.sessionKey);
   const hasAttachments = (props.attachments?.length ?? 0) > 0;
@@ -1624,6 +1625,21 @@ export function renderChat(props: ChatProps) {
     </div>
   `;
 
+  const syncComposerDraftAfterSend = (target: HTMLTextAreaElement | null) => {
+    const hostDraft = props.getDraft?.();
+    if (typeof hostDraft !== "string") {
+      return;
+    }
+    // Sends can clear the host draft synchronously before Lit rerenders; keep
+    // the local mirror aligned so the submitted text does not stay editable.
+    draftMirror.hostDraft = hostDraft;
+    draftMirror.value = hostDraft;
+    if (target && target.value !== hostDraft) {
+      target.value = hostDraft;
+      adjustTextareaHeight(target);
+    }
+  };
+
   const handleKeyDown = (e: KeyboardEvent) => {
     // Slash menu navigation — arg mode
     if (vs.slashMenuOpen && vs.slashMenuMode === "args" && vs.slashMenuArgItems.length > 0) {
@@ -1743,6 +1759,7 @@ export function renderChat(props: ChatProps) {
         const target = e.target as HTMLTextAreaElement;
         commitComposerDraft(props, target.value);
         props.onSend();
+        syncComposerDraftAfterSend(target);
       }
     }
   };
@@ -1764,6 +1781,7 @@ export function renderChat(props: ChatProps) {
   const handleSend = () => {
     commitComposerDraft(props, draftMirror.value);
     props.onSend();
+    syncComposerDraftAfterSend(composerTextarea);
   };
   const slashMenuVisible = isSlashMenuVisible();
   const activeSlashMenuOptionId = getActiveSlashMenuOptionId();
@@ -1899,7 +1917,12 @@ export function renderChat(props: ChatProps) {
 
         <div class="agent-chat__composer-combobox">
           <textarea
-            ${ref((el) => el && adjustTextareaHeight(el as HTMLTextAreaElement))}
+            ${ref((el) => {
+              composerTextarea = el instanceof HTMLTextAreaElement ? el : null;
+              if (composerTextarea) {
+                adjustTextareaHeight(composerTextarea);
+              }
+            })}
             .value=${visibleDraft}
             dir=${detectTextDirection(visibleDraft)}
             ?disabled=${!props.connected}