diff --git a/apps/shared/ClawdisKit/Sources/ClawdisChatUI/ChatComposer.swift b/apps/shared/ClawdisKit/Sources/ClawdisChatUI/ChatComposer.swift
index 41b1d792b..bc6b08db4 100644
--- a/apps/shared/ClawdisKit/Sources/ClawdisChatUI/ChatComposer.swift
+++ b/apps/shared/ClawdisKit/Sources/ClawdisChatUI/ChatComposer.swift
@@ -412,7 +412,11 @@ private struct ChatComposerTextView: NSViewRepresentable {
         }
 
         let isEditing = scrollView.window?.firstResponder == textView
-        if isEditing { return }
+
+        // Always allow clearing the text (e.g. after send), even while editing.
+        // Only skip other updates while editing to avoid cursor jumps.
+        let shouldClear = self.text.isEmpty && !textView.string.isEmpty
+        if isEditing && !shouldClear { return }
 
         if textView.string != self.text {
             context.coordinator.isProgrammaticUpdate = true
diff --git a/apps/shared/ClawdisKit/Sources/ClawdisChatUI/ChatViewModel.swift b/apps/shared/ClawdisKit/Sources/ClawdisChatUI/ChatViewModel.swift
index 087ef912c..14ce2091a 100644
--- a/apps/shared/ClawdisKit/Sources/ClawdisChatUI/ChatViewModel.swift
+++ b/apps/shared/ClawdisKit/Sources/ClawdisChatUI/ChatViewModel.swift
@@ -243,6 +243,10 @@ public final class ClawdisChatViewModel {
                 content: userContent,
                 timestamp: Date().timeIntervalSince1970 * 1000))
 
+        // Clear input immediately for responsive UX (before network await)
+        self.input = ""
+        self.attachments = []
+
         do {
             let response = try await self.transport.sendMessage(
                 sessionKey: self.sessionKey,
@@ -261,8 +265,6 @@ public final class ClawdisChatViewModel {
             chatUILogger.error("chat.send failed \(error.localizedDescription, privacy: .public)")
         }
 
-        self.input = ""
-        self.attachments = []
         self.isSending = false
     }