diff --git a/frontend/src/components/WorkspaceChat/ChatContainer/PromptInput/index.jsx b/frontend/src/components/WorkspaceChat/ChatContainer/PromptInput/index.jsx
index 3647113b4..81db11e2b 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/WorkspaceChat/ChatContainer/PromptInput/index.jsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/WorkspaceChat/ChatContainer/PromptInput/index.jsx
@@ -135,6 +135,7 @@ export default function PromptInput({
                 value={promptInput}
                 className="cursor-text max-h-[50vh] md:max-h-[350px] md:min-h-[40px] mx-2 md:mx-0 py-2 w-full text-[16px] md:text-md text-white bg-transparent placeholder:text-white/60 resize-none active:outline-none focus:outline-none flex-grow"
                 placeholder={"Send a message"}
+                id="chat-input"
               />
               {buttonDisabled ? (
                 <StopGenerationButton />
diff --git a/frontend/src/hooks/useImagePaste.js b/frontend/src/hooks/useImagePaste.js
index a25574b29..c98ec5e6a 100644
--- a/frontend/src/hooks/useImagePaste.js
+++ b/frontend/src/hooks/useImagePaste.js
@@ -12,7 +12,9 @@ export function useImagePaste(onImagePaste) {
             blob.name || `pasted-image.${blob.type.split("/")[1]}`;
           const file = new File([blob], fileName, { type: blob.type });
           onImagePaste(file);
-          break;
+
+          // Focus the input after paste
+          document.getElementById("chat-input")?.focus();
         }
       }
     };