diff --git a/.changes/next-release/bugfix-4a387896-7a93-4474-a86d-f6dc5d53ab57.json b/.changes/next-release/bugfix-4a387896-7a93-4474-a86d-f6dc5d53ab57.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..05315d9fc2d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changes/next-release/bugfix-4a387896-7a93-4474-a86d-f6dc5d53ab57.json
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+{
+  "type" : "bugfix",
+  "description" : "Fix issue where Amazon Q inline chat can be invoked from non-editor windows"
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/plugins/amazonq/chat/jetbrains-community/src/software/aws/toolkits/jetbrains/services/cwc/inline/OpenChatInputAction.kt b/plugins/amazonq/chat/jetbrains-community/src/software/aws/toolkits/jetbrains/services/cwc/inline/OpenChatInputAction.kt
index e35d5a1ee67..e9ec4058c05 100644
--- a/plugins/amazonq/chat/jetbrains-community/src/software/aws/toolkits/jetbrains/services/cwc/inline/OpenChatInputAction.kt
+++ b/plugins/amazonq/chat/jetbrains-community/src/software/aws/toolkits/jetbrains/services/cwc/inline/OpenChatInputAction.kt
@@ -3,13 +3,17 @@
 
 package software.aws.toolkits.jetbrains.services.cwc.inline
 
+import com.intellij.execution.impl.ConsoleViewImpl
 import com.intellij.openapi.actionSystem.AnAction
 import com.intellij.openapi.actionSystem.AnActionEvent
 import com.intellij.openapi.actionSystem.CommonDataKeys
 
 class OpenChatInputAction : AnAction() {
     override fun actionPerformed(e: AnActionEvent) {
-        val editor = e.getRequiredData(CommonDataKeys.EDITOR)
+        val editor = e.getData(CommonDataKeys.EDITOR) ?: return
+        val isConsole = editor.document.getUserData(ConsoleViewImpl.IS_CONSOLE_DOCUMENT)
+        if (isConsole == true) return
+        if (!editor.document.isWritable) return
         val project = editor.project ?: return
 
         val inlineChatController = InlineChatController.getInstance(project)