diff --git a/src/web-ui/src/flow_chat/components/ChatInput.scss b/src/web-ui/src/flow_chat/components/ChatInput.scss
index 71da60a4d..d1cf0fd55 100644
--- a/src/web-ui/src/flow_chat/components/ChatInput.scss
+++ b/src/web-ui/src/flow_chat/components/ChatInput.scss
@@ -614,7 +614,7 @@
     position: relative;
     width: 100%;
     height: auto;
-    min-height: 76px;
+    min-height: 56px;
     max-height: 500px;
     display: flex;
     flex-direction: column;
@@ -695,7 +695,7 @@
     &--multi-line {
       // Max ~5 lines: 5 × (14px × 1.45) ≈ 101px + padding + action bar ≈ 160px
       .bitfun-chat-input__input-area {
-        min-height: 56px;
+        min-height: 28px;
 
         .rich-text-input {
           max-height: 102px; // ~5 lines of text
@@ -796,7 +796,7 @@
     flex-direction: column;
     align-items: stretch;
     width: 100%;
-    min-height: 56px;
+    min-height: 28px;
     overflow: visible;
     // Last line descenders + clearance above the action row (send is 28px tall in a short bar)
     padding-bottom: 4px;
diff --git a/src/web-ui/src/flow_chat/components/ScrollToLatestBar.scss b/src/web-ui/src/flow_chat/components/ScrollToLatestBar.scss
index 70bf442ec..3db58999d 100644
--- a/src/web-ui/src/flow_chat/components/ScrollToLatestBar.scss
+++ b/src/web-ui/src/flow_chat/components/ScrollToLatestBar.scss
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@
   pointer-events: none;
   
   // Default height fallback (overridden by inline style when inputHeight is measured).
-  // Active non-expanded: ~80px input + 4px gap + 6px clearance + 24px gradient ≈ 114px.
-  height: 114px;
+  // Active non-expanded: ~64px input + 4px gap + 6px clearance + 24px gradient ≈ 98px.
+  height: 98px;
   
   // Height follows live composer measurements; do not animate layout.
   transition: none;
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
   // bottom is driven by inline style (inputHeight + 4 + 6); CSS value is fallback only.
   &__content {
     position: absolute;
-    bottom: 90px;
+    bottom: 74px;
     left: 0;
     right: 0;
     pointer-events: auto;
diff --git a/src/web-ui/src/flow_chat/components/modern/VirtualMessageList.scss b/src/web-ui/src/flow_chat/components/modern/VirtualMessageList.scss
index 373b2be22..397a08e1c 100644
--- a/src/web-ui/src/flow_chat/components/modern/VirtualMessageList.scss
+++ b/src/web-ui/src/flow_chat/components/modern/VirtualMessageList.scss
@@ -113,8 +113,8 @@
   
   .message-list-footer {
     /* Inline height from VirtualMessageList (measured drop-zone + bottom inset + tail clearance). */
-    height: 120px;
-    min-height: 72px;
+    height: 92px;
+    min-height: 56px;
     overflow-anchor: none;
   }
 
diff --git a/src/web-ui/src/flow_chat/utils/flowChatScrollLayout.ts b/src/web-ui/src/flow_chat/utils/flowChatScrollLayout.ts
index 06bb42e9c..5730e50b2 100644
--- a/src/web-ui/src/flow_chat/utils/flowChatScrollLayout.ts
+++ b/src/web-ui/src/flow_chat/utils/flowChatScrollLayout.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ export const FLOWCHAT_MESSAGE_TAIL_CLEARANCE_PX = 24;
 export const SCROLL_TO_LATEST_INPUT_CLEARANCE_PX = 6;
 
 const FALLBACK_INPUT_BLOCK_ACTIVE_PX = 96;
-const NORMAL_INPUT_BLOCK_SAFE_PX = 96;
+const NORMAL_INPUT_BLOCK_SAFE_PX = 64;
 
 /**
  * Height of the Virtuoso footer spacer needed so the last message clears the floating input.