diff --git a/NucleicRemote/NucleicRemote/Views/SessionsView.swift b/NucleicRemote/NucleicRemote/Views/SessionsView.swift
index 22fb067..9f515fd 100644
--- a/NucleicRemote/NucleicRemote/Views/SessionsView.swift
+++ b/NucleicRemote/NucleicRemote/Views/SessionsView.swift
@@ -6,8 +6,13 @@ import NucleicProtocol
 struct SessionsView: View {
     @EnvironmentObject var store: RemoteStore
     @State private var showArchived = false
+    @State private var showNewChat = false
     @State private var path = NavigationPath()
 
+    /// The floating New-chat button only makes sense when this device can control a Mac and there's
+    /// at least one project to start a chat in; otherwise the composer it opens would be inert.
+    private var canStartChat: Bool { store.canControl && !store.dashboard.projects.isEmpty }
+
     private var grouped: [(title: String, rows: [WireSessionSummary])] {
         let pool = (showArchived ? store.sessions : store.liveSessions)
             .sorted(by: StatusStyle.attentionThenRecency)