diff --git a/NucleicRemote/NucleicRemote/Views/Composer.swift b/NucleicRemote/NucleicRemote/Views/Composer.swift
index 7bd501a..093bd8b 100644
--- a/NucleicRemote/NucleicRemote/Views/Composer.swift
+++ b/NucleicRemote/NucleicRemote/Views/Composer.swift
@@ -113,8 +113,11 @@ struct StartChatComposer: View {
                 Text("This device is view-only.").font(.caption2).foregroundStyle(.secondary)
             }
         }
-        // No surface of its own — the controls sit directly on the sheet, which is already a
-        // distinct panel; a glass card here would just be a card-on-card.
+        // The same Liquid Glass bar the open session carries, so the new-chat entry box is visually
+        // identical to the in-chat composer.
+        .padding(.horizontal, 14)
+        .padding(.vertical, 12)
+        .glassSurface(cornerRadius: 26)
         // Switching to a model with a lower effort cap can't leave an unsupported level selected.
         .onChange(of: model) { _, newModel in
             let levels = store.modelCatalog.offeredEfforts(forModel: newModel)