diff --git a/packages/ui/src/components/chat/ChatContainer.tsx b/packages/ui/src/components/chat/ChatContainer.tsx
index 8bf2783d..55981f38 100644
--- a/packages/ui/src/components/chat/ChatContainer.tsx
+++ b/packages/ui/src/components/chat/ChatContainer.tsx
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import { useChatAutoFollow, type AnimationHandlers, type ContentChangeReason } f
 import { useChatTimelineController } from './hooks/useChatTimelineController';
 import { TimelineDialog } from './TimelineDialog';
 import { useChatTurnNavigation } from './hooks/useChatTurnNavigation';
+import { useChatSurfaceMode } from './useChatSurfaceMode';
 import { useDeviceInfo } from '@/lib/device';
 import { Button } from '@/components/ui/button';
 import { OverlayScrollbar } from '@/components/ui/OverlayScrollbar';
@@ -529,9 +530,10 @@ export const ChatContainer: React.FC<ChatContainerProps> = ({ autoOpenDraft = tr
 
     const { isMobile } = useDeviceInfo();
     const isVSCode = isVSCodeRuntime();
+    const chatSurfaceMode = useChatSurfaceMode();
     const draftOpen = Boolean(newSessionDraft?.open);
     const isDesktopExpandedInput = isExpandedInput && !isMobile;
-    const useCompactDraftLayout = isMobile || isVSCode;
+    const useCompactDraftLayout = isMobile || isVSCode || chatSurfaceMode === 'mini-chat';
     const messageListRef = React.useRef<MessageListHandle | null>(null);
     const draftProjectLabel = React.useMemo(() => {
         const selectedProject = newSessionDraft?.selectedProjectId
diff --git a/packages/ui/src/components/chat/ChatInput.tsx b/packages/ui/src/components/chat/ChatInput.tsx
index edc548ec..a0fb4a6e 100644
--- a/packages/ui/src/components/chat/ChatInput.tsx
+++ b/packages/ui/src/components/chat/ChatInput.tsx
@@ -3787,7 +3787,7 @@ const ChatInputComponent: React.FC<ChatInputProps> = ({ onOpenSettings, scrollTo
             )}
             style={isMobile && inputBarOffset > 0 ? { marginBottom: `${inputBarOffset}px` } : undefined}
         >
-            {newSessionDraftOpen && !isDesktopExpanded && !isMobile && !isVSCode ? (
+            {newSessionDraftOpen && !isDesktopExpanded && !isMobile && !isVSCode && !isMiniChatSurface ? (
                 <div className="chat-input-column mb-7 text-center">
                     <h1 className="text-balance text-2xl font-medium tracking-tight text-foreground md:text-3xl">
                         {draftProjectLabel