diff --git a/plugins/amazonq/codetransform/jetbrains-community/src/software/aws/toolkits/jetbrains/services/codemodernizer/ArtifactHandler.kt b/plugins/amazonq/codetransform/jetbrains-community/src/software/aws/toolkits/jetbrains/services/codemodernizer/ArtifactHandler.kt
index b0608d1f07c..0922743f611 100644
--- a/plugins/amazonq/codetransform/jetbrains-community/src/software/aws/toolkits/jetbrains/services/codemodernizer/ArtifactHandler.kt
+++ b/plugins/amazonq/codetransform/jetbrains-community/src/software/aws/toolkits/jetbrains/services/codemodernizer/ArtifactHandler.kt
@@ -334,6 +334,7 @@ class ArtifactHandler(
                             codeTransformChatHelper?.updateLastPendingMessage(
                                 CodeTransformChatMessageContent(type = CodeTransformChatMessageType.PendingAnswer, message = message)
                             )
+                            codeTransformChatHelper?.addNewMessage(buildStartNewTransformFollowup())
                         } else {
                             codeTransformChatHelper?.updateLastPendingMessage(
                                 CodeTransformChatMessageContent(