diff --git a/webview-ui/src/components/chat/ChatTextArea.tsx b/webview-ui/src/components/chat/ChatTextArea.tsx
index 1b0ca2e963..a52902f1e5 100644
--- a/webview-ui/src/components/chat/ChatTextArea.tsx
+++ b/webview-ui/src/components/chat/ChatTextArea.tsx
@@ -1133,10 +1133,10 @@ const ChatTextArea = forwardRef<HTMLTextAreaElement, ChatTextAreaProps>(
 
 				{!inputValue && !isEditMode && (
 					<div
-						className="absolute left-2 z-30 pr-9 flex items-center h-8"
+						className="absolute left-2 z-30 pr-9 flex items-center h-8 font-vscode-font-family text-vscode-editor-font-size leading-vscode-editor-line-height"
 						style={{
 							bottom: "0.25rem",
-							color: "var(--vscode-tab-inactiveForeground)",
+							color: "color-mix(in oklab, var(--vscode-input-foreground) 50%, transparent)",
 							userSelect: "none",
 							pointerEvents: "none",
 						}}>
diff --git a/webview-ui/src/components/chat/ChatView.tsx b/webview-ui/src/components/chat/ChatView.tsx
index c1ba4e65c9..46790b41ef 100644
--- a/webview-ui/src/components/chat/ChatView.tsx
+++ b/webview-ui/src/components/chat/ChatView.tsx
@@ -811,8 +811,7 @@ const ChatViewComponent: React.ForwardRefRenderFunction<ChatViewRef, ChatViewPro
 
 	const selectImages = useCallback(() => vscode.postMessage({ type: "selectImages" }), [])
 
-	const shouldDisableImages =
-		!model?.supportsImages || sendingDisabled || selectedImages.length >= MAX_IMAGES_PER_MESSAGE
+	const shouldDisableImages = !model?.supportsImages || selectedImages.length >= MAX_IMAGES_PER_MESSAGE
 
 	const handleMessage = useCallback(
 		(e: MessageEvent) => {