diff --git a/codex-rs/tui/src/chatwidget.rs b/codex-rs/tui/src/chatwidget.rs
index 2237c678c7..5003f23048 100644
--- a/codex-rs/tui/src/chatwidget.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/tui/src/chatwidget.rs
@@ -632,7 +632,11 @@ impl ChatWidget {
         if let Some(controller) = self.stream_controller.as_mut() {
             let (cell, is_idle) = controller.on_commit_tick();
             if let Some(cell) = cell {
-                self.bottom_pane.hide_status_indicator();
+                // Don't hide the status indicator during streaming if there are queued messages
+                // This ensures queued messages remain visible to the user
+                if self.queued_user_messages.is_empty() {
+                    self.bottom_pane.hide_status_indicator();
+                }
                 self.add_boxed_history(cell);
             }
             if is_idle {
@@ -665,7 +669,11 @@ impl ChatWidget {
 
     fn handle_stream_finished(&mut self) {
         if self.task_complete_pending {
-            self.bottom_pane.hide_status_indicator();
+            // Only hide the status indicator if there are no queued messages
+            // This ensures queued messages remain visible until the task completes
+            if self.queued_user_messages.is_empty() {
+                self.bottom_pane.hide_status_indicator();
+            }
             self.task_complete_pending = false;
         }
         // A completed stream indicates non-exec content was just inserted.
diff --git a/codex-rs/tui/src/chatwidget/tests.rs b/codex-rs/tui/src/chatwidget/tests.rs
index 0ab31daa32..3d94ed15d0 100644
--- a/codex-rs/tui/src/chatwidget/tests.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/tui/src/chatwidget/tests.rs
@@ -2344,3 +2344,73 @@ printf 'fenced within fenced\n'
 
     assert_snapshot!(term.backend().vt100().screen().contents());
 }
+
+#[test]
+fn queued_messages_remain_visible_during_streaming() {
+    // Test for GitHub issue #4446: Messages sent while final output text is streamed
+    // should be properly queued and visible, not injected into the streamed text.
+    let (mut chat, mut rx, mut op_rx) = make_chatwidget_manual();
+
+    // Start a task to enable queuing
+    chat.handle_codex_event(Event {
+        id: "task-1".into(),
+        msg: EventMsg::TaskStarted(TaskStartedEvent {
+            model_context_window: None,
+        }),
+    });
+
+    // Start streaming some content
+    chat.handle_codex_event(Event {
+        id: "task-1".into(),
+        msg: EventMsg::AgentMessageDelta(AgentMessageDeltaEvent {
+            delta: "This is streaming content".into(),
+        }),
+    });
+
+    // Simulate a user sending a message during streaming
+    chat.handle_key_event(KeyEvent::new(KeyCode::Char('h'), KeyModifiers::NONE));
+    chat.handle_key_event(KeyEvent::new(KeyCode::Char('e'), KeyModifiers::NONE));
+    chat.handle_key_event(KeyEvent::new(KeyCode::Char('l'), KeyModifiers::NONE));
+    chat.handle_key_event(KeyEvent::new(KeyCode::Char('l'), KeyModifiers::NONE));
+    chat.handle_key_event(KeyEvent::new(KeyCode::Char('o'), KeyModifiers::NONE));
+    chat.handle_key_event(KeyEvent::new(KeyCode::Enter, KeyModifiers::NONE));
+
+    // The message should be queued, not submitted immediately
+    assert_eq!(chat.queued_user_messages.len(), 1);
+    assert_eq!(chat.queued_user_messages.front().unwrap().text, "hello");
+
+    // No operation should have been sent to the backend yet
+    assert_matches!(op_rx.try_recv(), Err(TryRecvError::Empty));
+
+    // Continue streaming and commit some content
+    chat.handle_codex_event(Event {
+        id: "task-1".into(),
+        msg: EventMsg::AgentMessageDelta(AgentMessageDeltaEvent {
+            delta: "\n".into(),
+        }),
+    });
+
+    // Drive commit ticks to process the streaming content
+    chat.on_commit_tick();
+
+    // The queued message should still be visible and not have been submitted
+    assert_eq!(chat.queued_user_messages.len(), 1);
+    assert_eq!(chat.queued_user_messages.front().unwrap().text, "hello");
+
+    // Still no operation should have been sent
+    assert_matches!(op_rx.try_recv(), Err(TryRecvError::Empty));
+
+    // Complete the task
+    chat.handle_codex_event(Event {
+        id: "task-1".into(),
+        msg: EventMsg::TaskComplete(TaskCompleteEvent {
+            last_agent_message: Some("Task completed".into()),
+        }),
+    });
+
+    // Now the queued message should be submitted
+    assert!(chat.queued_user_messages.is_empty());
+
+    // Drain rx to avoid unused warnings
+    let _ = drain_insert_history(&mut rx);
+}