diff --git a/src/lib/components/chat/Chat.svelte b/src/lib/components/chat/Chat.svelte
index 6b918293fa..7577e8d1da 100644
--- a/src/lib/components/chat/Chat.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/components/chat/Chat.svelte
@@ -518,6 +518,7 @@
 			return true;
 		});
 	};
+
 	const withSelectedText = (text: string) =>
 		embedded && selectedText?.trim()
 			? `${text}\n\nSelected note text for replace_note_content operations:\n${selectedText.trim()}`
@@ -620,8 +621,7 @@
 				await setDefaults();
 			}
 
-			const chatInput = document.getElementById('chat-input');
-			chatInput?.focus();
+			messageInput?.focus({ preventScroll: true });
 		} else if (!embedded) {
 			await goto('/');
 		} else {
@@ -670,7 +670,7 @@
 		await setDefaults();
 		loading = false;
 		await tick();
-		document.getElementById('chat-input')?.focus();
+		messageInput?.focus({ preventScroll: true });
 	};
 
 	const onSelect = async (e) => {
@@ -1212,7 +1212,7 @@
 
 			if (inputElement) {
 				messageInput?.setText(event.data.text);
-				inputElement.focus();
+				messageInput?.focus({ preventScroll: true });
 			}
 		}
 
@@ -1389,8 +1389,7 @@
 				} catch (e) {}
 			}
 
-			const chatInput = document.getElementById('chat-input');
-			chatInput?.focus();
+			messageInput?.focus({ preventScroll: true });
 		};
 		init();
 
@@ -2002,8 +2001,8 @@
 			$models.map((m) => m.id).includes(modelId) ? modelId : ''
 		);
 
-		const chatInput = document.getElementById('chat-input');
-		setTimeout(() => chatInput?.focus(), 0);
+		await tick();
+		messageInput?.focus({ preventScroll: true });
 	};
 
 	const loadChat = async () => {
@@ -2643,8 +2642,7 @@
 
 		// focus on chat input (skip during voice call to avoid triggering mobile keyboard)
 		if (!$showCallOverlay) {
-			const chatInput = document.getElementById('chat-input');
-			chatInput?.focus();
+			messageInput?.focus({ preventScroll: true });
 		}
 
 		saveSessionSelectedModels();
@@ -2699,13 +2697,13 @@
 			const message = error?.detail ?? error?.message ?? $i18n.t('Context compaction failed');
 			toast.error(message, { id: toastId });
 		} finally {
-			document.getElementById('chat-input')?.focus();
+			messageInput?.focus({ preventScroll: true });
 		}
 	};
 
 	const handleStatusCommand = () => {
 		messageInput?.showStatus();
-		document.getElementById('chat-input')?.focus();
+		messageInput?.focus({ preventScroll: true });
 	};
 
 	const handleModelCommand = (modelId = '') => {
@@ -2720,7 +2718,7 @@
 			);
 			messageInput?.setText('');
 			prompt = '';
-			document.getElementById('chat-input')?.focus();
+			messageInput?.focus({ preventScroll: true });
 			return;
 		}
 
@@ -2729,7 +2727,7 @@
 			toast.error(`Model not found: ${modelId}`);
 			messageInput?.setText('');
 			prompt = '';
-			document.getElementById('chat-input')?.focus();
+			messageInput?.focus({ preventScroll: true });
 			return;
 		}
 
@@ -2739,7 +2737,7 @@
 		toast.success(`Model switched to: ${model.id}`);
 		messageInput?.setText('');
 		prompt = '';
-		document.getElementById('chat-input')?.focus();
+		messageInput?.focus({ preventScroll: true });
 	};
 
 	const handleForkChat = async (messageId: string | null = null) => {
@@ -2783,7 +2781,7 @@
 		} catch (error) {
 			toast.error(`${error}`, { id: toastId });
 		} finally {
-			document.getElementById('chat-input')?.focus();
+			messageInput?.focus({ preventScroll: true });
 		}
 	};
 
@@ -4205,7 +4203,10 @@
 										</div>
 									</div>
 								{/if}
-								<div id={embedded ? messageInputDropzoneId : undefined} class="pb-2 z-10">
+								<div
+									id={embedded ? messageInputDropzoneId : undefined}
+									class="pb-2 z-10"
+								>
 									<MessageInput
 										bind:this={messageInput}
 										{history}
diff --git a/src/lib/components/chat/MessageInput.svelte b/src/lib/components/chat/MessageInput.svelte
index 46834d4056..f8a072c5a1 100644
--- a/src/lib/components/chat/MessageInput.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/components/chat/MessageInput.svelte
@@ -357,10 +357,14 @@
 
 		if (chatInput) {
 			chatInputElement.replaceVariables(variables);
-			chatInputElement.focus();
+			focus();
 		}
 	};
 
+	export const focus = (options: FocusOptions = {}) => {
+		chatInputElement?.focus(options);
+	};
+
 	export const setText = async (text?: string, cb?: (text: string) => void) => {
 		const chatInput = document.getElementById('chat-input');
 
@@ -371,7 +375,7 @@
 
 			chatInputElement?.setText(text);
 			if (!$showCallOverlay) {
-				chatInputElement?.focus();
+				focus();
 			}
 
 			if (text !== '') {
@@ -386,7 +390,7 @@
 	export const showStatus = async () => {
 		showStatusPanel = true;
 		await tick();
-		document.getElementById('chat-input')?.focus();
+		focus({ preventScroll: true });
 	};
 
 	const formatTokenCount = (value: number) => {
@@ -536,7 +540,7 @@
 
 		await tick();
 		if (chatInput) {
-			chatInput.focus();
+			focus({ preventScroll: true });
 			chatInput.dispatchEvent(new Event('input'));
 
 			const words = extractCurlyBraceWords(prompt);
@@ -604,7 +608,7 @@
 		await tick();
 		await inputVariableHandler(text);
 		await tick();
-		document.getElementById('chat-input')?.focus();
+		focus({ preventScroll: true });
 	};
 
 	let command = '';
@@ -1220,7 +1224,7 @@
 							atSelectedModel = data;
 						}
 
-						document.getElementById('chat-input')?.focus();
+						focus({ preventScroll: true });
 					},
 
 					insertTextHandler: insertTextAtCursor,
@@ -1293,7 +1297,7 @@
 							atSelectedModel = data;
 						}
 
-						document.getElementById('chat-input')?.focus();
+						focus({ preventScroll: true });
 					},
 
 					insertTextHandler: insertTextAtCursor,
@@ -1331,7 +1335,7 @@
 							atSelectedModel = data;
 						}
 
-						document.getElementById('chat-input')?.focus();
+						focus({ preventScroll: true });
 					},
 
 					insertTextHandler: insertTextAtCursor,
@@ -1363,7 +1367,7 @@
 				render: getSuggestionRenderer(CommandSuggestionList, {
 					i18n,
 					onSelect: (e) => {
-						document.getElementById('chat-input')?.focus();
+						focus({ preventScroll: true });
 					},
 
 					insertTextHandler: insertTextAtCursor,
@@ -1382,7 +1386,7 @@
 				render: getSuggestionRenderer(CommandSuggestionList, {
 					i18n,
 					onSelect: (e) => {
-						document.getElementById('chat-input')?.focus();
+						focus({ preventScroll: true });
 					},
 
 					insertTextHandler: insertTextAtCursor,
@@ -1468,7 +1472,7 @@
 	}}
 	onClose={async () => {
 		await tick();
-		chatInputElement?.focus();
+		focus();
 	}}
 />
 
@@ -1544,7 +1548,7 @@
 								recording = false;
 
 								await tick();
-								document.getElementById('chat-input')?.focus();
+								focus({ preventScroll: true });
 							}}
 							onConfirm={async (data) => {
 								const { text, filename } = data;
@@ -1554,7 +1558,7 @@
 								await tick();
 								await insertTextAtCursor(`${text}`);
 								await tick();
-								document.getElementById('chat-input')?.focus();
+								focus({ preventScroll: true });
 
 								if ($settings?.speechAutoSend ?? false) {
 									dispatch('submit', prompt);
@@ -1565,7 +1569,6 @@
 					<form
 						class="w-full flex flex-col gap-1.5 {recording ? 'hidden' : ''}"
 						on:submit|preventDefault={() => {
-							// check if selectedModels support image input
 							dispatch('submit', prompt);
 						}}
 					>
@@ -2424,7 +2427,7 @@
 											{/if}
 										{/if}
 
-										{#if prompt === '' && files.length === 0 && ($_user?.role === 'admin' || ($_user?.permissions?.chat?.call ?? true))}
+										{#if !embedded && prompt === '' && files.length === 0 && ($_user?.role === 'admin' || ($_user?.permissions?.chat?.call ?? true))}
 											<div class=" flex items-center">
 												<!-- {$i18n.t('Call')} -->
 												<Tooltip content={$i18n.t('Voice mode')}>
diff --git a/src/lib/components/common/RichTextInput.svelte b/src/lib/components/common/RichTextInput.svelte
index bd608722d4..e4c469acd5 100644
--- a/src/lib/components/common/RichTextInput.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/components/common/RichTextInput.svelte
@@ -576,7 +576,7 @@
 		}
 	};
 
-	export const focus = () => {
+	export const focus = (options: FocusOptions = {}) => {
 		if (editor && editor.view) {
 			// Check if the editor is destroyed
 			if (editor.isDestroyed) {
@@ -584,9 +584,13 @@
 			}
 
 			try {
-				editor.view.focus();
-				// Scroll to the current selection
-				editor.view.dispatch(editor.view.state.tr.scrollIntoView());
+				if (options.preventScroll && editor.view.dom instanceof HTMLElement) {
+					editor.view.dom.focus(options);
+				} else {
+					editor.view.focus();
+					// Scroll to the current selection
+					editor.view.dispatch(editor.view.state.tr.scrollIntoView());
+				}
 			} catch (e) {
 				// sometimes focusing throws an error, ignore
 				console.warn('Error focusing editor', e);