diff --git a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/app/(dashboard)/playground/components/chat_ui/ChatComposer.tsx b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/app/(dashboard)/playground/components/chat_ui/ChatComposer.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..791c2192c1d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/app/(dashboard)/playground/components/chat_ui/ChatComposer.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,184 @@
+import React, { useEffect, useRef } from "react";
+import { ArrowUp, Code2, Square } from "lucide-react";
+import { Button } from "@/components/ui/button";
+import { InputGroup, InputGroupAddon, InputGroupButton, InputGroupTextarea } from "@/components/ui/input-group";
+import { Tooltip, TooltipContent, TooltipTrigger } from "@/components/ui/tooltip";
+import { cn } from "@/lib/cva.config";
+
+interface ChatComposerProps {
+  value: string;
+  onChange: (value: string) => void;
+  onSubmit: () => void;
+  onCancel?: () => void;
+  placeholder: string;
+  disabled?: boolean;
+  isLoading?: boolean;
+  submitDisabled?: boolean;
+  tools?: React.ReactNode;
+  body?: React.ReactNode;
+  suggestions?: string[];
+  showSuggestions?: boolean;
+  onSuggestionSelect?: (suggestion: string) => void;
+  className?: string;
+}
+
+export function ChatComposer({
+  value,
+  onChange,
+  onSubmit,
+  onCancel,
+  placeholder,
+  disabled = false,
+  isLoading = false,
+  submitDisabled = false,
+  tools,
+  body,
+  suggestions = [],
+  showSuggestions = false,
+  onSuggestionSelect,
+  className,
+}: ChatComposerProps) {
+  const textareaRef = useRef<HTMLTextAreaElement>(null);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const el = textareaRef.current;
+    if (!el || body) {
+      return;
+    }
+    el.style.height = "0px";
+    el.style.height = `${Math.min(el.scrollHeight, 192)}px`;
+  }, [value, body]);
+
+  const handleKeyDown = (event: React.KeyboardEvent<HTMLTextAreaElement>) => {
+    if (event.key === "Enter" && !event.shiftKey && !event.nativeEvent.isComposing) {
+      event.preventDefault();
+      if (!submitDisabled && !isLoading) {
+        onSubmit();
+      }
+    }
+  };
+
+  return (
+    <div className={cn("relative flex w-full flex-col gap-3", className)}>
+      {showSuggestions && suggestions.length > 0 && (
+        <div
+          className="flex w-full gap-2 overflow-x-auto pb-1 sm:grid sm:grid-cols-2 sm:overflow-visible"
+          data-testid="chat-suggested-actions"
+        >
+          {suggestions.map((suggestion) => (
+            <button
+              key={suggestion}
+              type="button"
+              className="min-w-[200px] shrink-0 rounded-xl border border-border/50 bg-card/30 px-4 py-3 text-left text-[12px] leading-relaxed text-muted-foreground transition-all duration-200 hover:-translate-y-0.5 hover:bg-card/60 hover:text-foreground sm:min-w-0 sm:whitespace-normal sm:p-4 sm:text-[13px]"
+              onClick={() => onSuggestionSelect?.(suggestion)}
+            >
+              {suggestion}
+            </button>
+          ))}
+        </div>
+      )}
+
+      <form
+        className="w-full"
+        onSubmit={(event) => {
+          event.preventDefault();
+          if (!submitDisabled && !isLoading) {
+            onSubmit();
+          }
+        }}
+      >
+        <InputGroup
+          className={cn(
+            "h-auto min-h-[7.5rem] flex-col overflow-hidden rounded-2xl border border-border/40 bg-card shadow-sm",
+            "has-[[data-slot=input-group-control]:focus-visible]:border-ring has-[[data-slot=input-group-control]:focus-visible]:ring-2 has-[[data-slot=input-group-control]:focus-visible]:ring-ring/30",
+          )}
+        >
+          {body ? (
+            <div className="max-h-48 min-h-24 w-full overflow-y-auto px-3 pt-3">{body}</div>
+          ) : (
+            <InputGroupTextarea
+              ref={textareaRef}
+              data-testid="chat-composer-input"
+              value={value}
+              disabled={disabled}
+              placeholder={placeholder}
+              rows={1}
+              className="min-h-24 max-h-48 resize-none border-0 bg-transparent px-4 pt-3.5 pb-1.5 text-[13px] leading-relaxed shadow-none placeholder:text-muted-foreground/50 focus-visible:ring-0"
+              onChange={(event) => onChange(event.target.value)}
+              onKeyDown={handleKeyDown}
+            />
+          )}
+
+          <InputGroupAddon align="block-end" className="justify-between gap-2 px-3 pb-3 pt-1">
+            <div className="flex min-w-0 items-center gap-1">{tools}</div>
+
+            {isLoading && onCancel ? (
+              <InputGroupButton
+                type="button"
+                size="icon-sm"
+                aria-label="Stop request"
+                data-testid="chat-stop-button"
+                className="size-8 rounded-xl bg-foreground text-background hover:bg-foreground/90"
+                onClick={onCancel}
+              >
+                <Square className="size-3.5 fill-current" />
+              </InputGroupButton>
+            ) : (
+              <InputGroupButton
+                type="submit"
+                size="icon-sm"
+                aria-label="Send message"
+                data-testid="chat-send-button"
+                disabled={submitDisabled || isLoading}
+                className={cn(
+                  "size-8 rounded-xl transition-all duration-200",
+                  !submitDisabled && !isLoading
+                    ? "bg-foreground text-background hover:opacity-90 active:scale-95"
+                    : "cursor-not-allowed bg-muted text-muted-foreground/40",
+                )}
+              >
+                <ArrowUp className="size-4" />
+              </InputGroupButton>
+            )}
+          </InputGroupAddon>
+        </InputGroup>
+      </form>
+    </div>
+  );
+}
+
+interface CodeInterpreterToggleProps {
+  enabled: boolean;
+  onToggle: () => void;
+}
+
+export function CodeInterpreterToggle({ enabled, onToggle }: CodeInterpreterToggleProps) {
+  return (
+    <Tooltip>
+      <TooltipTrigger
+        render={
+          <Button
+            type="button"
+            variant="ghost"
+            size="icon-sm"
+            className={cn(
+              "size-8 rounded-lg border border-border/40",
+              enabled
+                ? "border-blue-200 bg-blue-50 text-blue-600 hover:bg-blue-100"
+                : "text-muted-foreground hover:text-foreground",
+            )}
+            aria-label={enabled ? "Code Interpreter enabled (click to disable)" : "Enable Code Interpreter"}
+            onClick={onToggle}
+          />
+        }
+      >
+        <Code2 className="size-4" />
+      </TooltipTrigger>
+      <TooltipContent>
+        {enabled ? "Code Interpreter enabled (click to disable)" : "Enable Code Interpreter"}
+      </TooltipContent>
+    </Tooltip>
+  );
+}
+
+export default ChatComposer;
diff --git a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/app/(dashboard)/playground/components/chat_ui/ChatUI.tsx b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/app/(dashboard)/playground/components/chat_ui/ChatUI.tsx
index 86bc638a421..4a205a60732 100644
--- a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/app/(dashboard)/playground/components/chat_ui/ChatUI.tsx
+++ b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/app/(dashboard)/playground/components/chat_ui/ChatUI.tsx
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 "use client";
 
 import {
-  ArrowUp,
   Bot,
   Code2,
   Database,
@@ -47,6 +46,7 @@ import { makeOpenAIResponsesRequest } from "@/components/llm_calls/responses_api
 import { makeInteractionsRequest } from "../../llm_calls/interactions_api";
 import AdditionalModelSettings from "./AdditionalModelSettings";
 import { OPEN_AI_VOICE_SELECT_OPTIONS, OpenAIVoice } from "./chatConstants";
+import ChatComposer, { CodeInterpreterToggle } from "./ChatComposer";
 import ChatImageUpload from "./ChatImageUpload";
 import { createChatDisplayMessage, createChatMultimodalMessage } from "./ChatImageUtils";
 import CodeInterpreterTool from "./CodeInterpreterTool";
@@ -72,7 +72,6 @@ import { Dialog, DialogContent, DialogFooter, DialogHeader, DialogTitle } from "
 import { Input } from "@/components/ui/input";
 import { Popover, PopoverContent, PopoverTrigger } from "@/components/ui/popover";
 import { Select as ShadcnSelect, SelectContent, SelectItem, SelectTrigger, SelectValue } from "@/components/ui/select";
-import { Textarea } from "@/components/ui/textarea";
 import { Tooltip, TooltipContent, TooltipTrigger } from "@/components/ui/tooltip";
 import { useDebouncedCallback } from "@tanstack/react-pacer/debouncer";
 import {
@@ -505,14 +504,6 @@ const ChatUI: React.FC<ChatUIProps> = ({
     }
   }, [chatHistory]);
 
-  const handleKeyDown = (event: React.KeyboardEvent<HTMLTextAreaElement>) => {
-    if (event.key === "Enter" && !event.shiftKey) {
-      event.preventDefault(); // Prevent default to avoid newline
-      handleSendMessage();
-    }
-    // If Shift+Enter is pressed, the default behavior (inserting a newline) will occur
-  };
-
   const handleCancelRequest = () => {
     if (abortControllerRef.current) {
       abortControllerRef.current.abort();
@@ -1975,27 +1966,24 @@ const ChatUI: React.FC<ChatUIProps> = ({
                     </div>
                   )}
 
-                  {chatHistory.length === 0 && !isLoading && endpointType !== EndpointType.MCP && (
-                    <div className="mb-3 flex items-center gap-2 overflow-x-auto">
-                      {(endpointType === EndpointType.A2A_AGENTS
+                  <ChatComposer
+                    value={inputMessage}
+                    onChange={setInputMessage}
+                    onSubmit={handleSendMessage}
+                    onCancel={handleCancelRequest}
+                    placeholder={inputPlaceholder}
+                    disabled={isLoading}
+                    isLoading={isLoading}
+                    submitDisabled={sendDisabled}
+                    showSuggestions={chatHistory.length === 0 && !isLoading && endpointType !== EndpointType.MCP}
+                    suggestions={
+                      endpointType === EndpointType.A2A_AGENTS
                         ? ["What can you help me with?", "Tell me about yourself", "What tasks can you perform?"]
                         : ["Write me a poem", "Explain quantum computing", "Draft a polite email requesting a meeting"]
-                      ).map((prompt) => (
-                        <button
-                          key={prompt}
-                          type="button"
-                          className="shrink-0 cursor-pointer rounded-full border border-gray-200 px-3 py-1 text-xs font-medium text-gray-600 transition-colors hover:border-blue-300 hover:bg-blue-50 hover:text-blue-600"
-                          onClick={() => setInputMessage(prompt)} // lgtm[js/xss-through-dom]
-                        >
-                          {prompt}
-                        </button>
-                      ))}
-                    </div>
-                  )}
-
-                  <div className="flex items-center gap-2">
-                    <div className="flex min-h-[44px] flex-1 items-center rounded-xl border border-gray-300 bg-white px-3 py-1">
-                      <div className="mr-2 flex shrink-0 items-center gap-1">
+                    }
+                    onSuggestionSelect={setInputMessage}
+                    tools={
+                      <>
                         {endpointType === EndpointType.RESPONSES && !responsesUploadedImage && (
                           <ResponsesImageUpload
                             responsesUploadedImage={responsesUploadedImage}
@@ -2013,47 +2001,24 @@ const ChatUI: React.FC<ChatUIProps> = ({
                           />
                         )}
                         {endpointType === EndpointType.RESPONSES && (
-                          <Tooltip>
-                            <TooltipTrigger
-                              render={
-                                <button
-                                  type="button"
-                                  className={`rounded-md p-1.5 transition-colors ${
-                                    codeInterpreter.enabled
-                                      ? "bg-blue-100 text-blue-600"
-                                      : "text-gray-400 hover:bg-gray-100 hover:text-gray-600"
-                                  }`}
-                                  aria-label={
-                                    codeInterpreter.enabled
-                                      ? "Code Interpreter enabled (click to disable)"
-                                      : "Enable Code Interpreter"
-                                  }
-                                  onClick={() => {
-                                    codeInterpreter.toggle();
-                                    if (!codeInterpreter.enabled) {
-                                      NotificationsManager.success("Code Interpreter enabled!");
-                                    }
-                                  }}
-                                />
+                          <CodeInterpreterToggle
+                            enabled={codeInterpreter.enabled}
+                            onToggle={() => {
+                              codeInterpreter.toggle();
+                              if (!codeInterpreter.enabled) {
+                                NotificationsManager.success("Code Interpreter enabled!");
                               }
-                            >
-                              <Code2 className="size-4" />
-                            </TooltipTrigger>
-                            <TooltipContent>
-                              {codeInterpreter.enabled
-                                ? "Code Interpreter enabled (click to disable)"
-                                : "Enable Code Interpreter"}
-                            </TooltipContent>
-                          </Tooltip>
+                            }}
+                          />
                         )}
-                      </div>
-
-                      {endpointType === EndpointType.MCP &&
+                      </>
+                    }
+                    body={
+                      endpointType === EndpointType.MCP &&
                       selectedMCPServers.length === 1 &&
                       selectedMCPServers[0] !== "__all__" &&
-                      selectedMCPDirectTool ? (
-                        <div className="max-h-48 min-h-[44px] flex-1 overflow-y-auto rounded-lg border border-gray-200 bg-gray-50/50 p-2">
-                          {(() => {
+                      selectedMCPDirectTool
+                        ? (() => {
                             const rawSel = selectedMCPServers[0];
                             let toolPool: MCPTool[] = [];
                             if (rawSel.startsWith("toolset:")) {
@@ -2076,45 +2041,10 @@ const ChatUI: React.FC<ChatUIProps> = ({
                                 Loading tool schema...
                               </div>
                             );
-                          })()}
-                        </div>
-                      ) : (
-                        <Textarea
-                          value={inputMessage}
-                          onChange={(event) => setInputMessage(event.target.value)}
-                          onKeyDown={handleKeyDown}
-                          placeholder={inputPlaceholder}
-                          disabled={isLoading}
-                          rows={1}
-                          className="min-h-0 flex-1 resize-none border-0 bg-transparent px-0 py-1 text-sm shadow-none focus-visible:ring-0"
-                        />
-                      )}
-
-                      <Button
-                        type="button"
-                        size="icon-sm"
-                        onClick={handleSendMessage}
-                        disabled={sendDisabled}
-                        className="ml-2 size-8 shrink-0 rounded-full bg-blue-600 text-white hover:bg-blue-700 disabled:bg-gray-300 disabled:text-gray-500"
-                        aria-label="Send message"
-                      >
-                        <ArrowUp className="size-3.5" />
-                      </Button>
-                    </div>
-
-                    {isLoading && (
-                      <Button
-                        type="button"
-                        variant="outline"
-                        size="sm"
-                        className="border-red-200 bg-red-50 text-red-600 hover:bg-red-100"
-                        onClick={handleCancelRequest}
-                      >
-                        <Trash2 className="size-3.5" />
-                        Cancel
-                      </Button>
-                    )}
-                  </div>
+                          })()
+                        : undefined
+                    }
+                  />
                 </div>
               </>
             )}