diff --git a/app/MindWork AI Studio/Components/ChatComponent.razor b/app/MindWork AI Studio/Components/ChatComponent.razor
index db4c1ee1..e431e719 100644
--- a/app/MindWork AI Studio/Components/ChatComponent.razor	
+++ b/app/MindWork AI Studio/Components/ChatComponent.razor	
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
             <MudTextField
                 T="string"
                 @ref="@this.inputField"
-                @bind-Text="@this.userInput"
+                @bind-Text="@this.UserInput"
                 Variant="Variant.Outlined"
                 AutoGrow="@true"
                 Lines="3"
@@ -96,28 +96,28 @@
             @if (this.SettingsManager.ConfigurationData.Workspace.StorageBehavior is not WorkspaceStorageBehavior.DISABLE_WORKSPACES)
             {
                 <MudTooltip Text="@T("Move the chat to a workspace, or to another if it is already in one.")" Placement="@TOOLBAR_TOOLTIP_PLACEMENT">
-                    <MudIconButton Icon="@Icons.Material.Filled.MoveToInbox" Disabled="@(!this.CanThreadBeSaved || this.IsCurrentChatStreaming)" OnClick="@(() => this.MoveChatToWorkspace())"/>
+                    <MudIconButton Icon="@Icons.Material.Filled.MoveToInbox" Disabled="@(!this.CanThreadBeSaved || this.IsCurrentChatStreaming)" OnClick="@this.MoveChatToWorkspace"/>
                 </MudTooltip>
             }
             
-            <AttachDocuments Name="File Attachments" Layer="@DropLayers.PAGES" @bind-DocumentPaths="@this.chatDocumentPaths" CatchAllDocuments="true" UseSmallForm="true" Provider="@this.Provider"/>
+            <AttachDocuments Name="File Attachments" Layer="@DropLayers.PAGES" DocumentPaths="@this.ComposerState.FileAttachments" DocumentPathsChanged="@this.ComposerAttachmentsChanged" CatchAllDocuments="true" UseSmallForm="true" Provider="@this.Provider"/>
             
             <MudDivider Vertical="true" Style="height: 24px; align-self: center;"/>
             
             <MudTooltip Text="@T("Bold")" Placement="@TOOLBAR_TOOLTIP_PLACEMENT">
-                <MudIconButton Icon="@Icons.Material.Filled.FormatBold" OnClick="() => this.ApplyMarkdownFormat(MARKDOWN_BOLD)" Disabled="@this.IsInputForbidden()"/>
+                <MudIconButton Icon="@Icons.Material.Filled.FormatBold" OnClick="@(() => this.ApplyMarkdownFormat(MARKDOWN_BOLD))" Disabled="@this.IsInputForbidden()"/>
             </MudTooltip>
             <MudTooltip Text="@T("Italic")" Placement="@TOOLBAR_TOOLTIP_PLACEMENT">
-                <MudIconButton Icon="@Icons.Material.Filled.FormatItalic" OnClick="() => this.ApplyMarkdownFormat(MARKDOWN_ITALIC)" Disabled="@this.IsInputForbidden()"/>
+                <MudIconButton Icon="@Icons.Material.Filled.FormatItalic" OnClick="@(() => this.ApplyMarkdownFormat(MARKDOWN_ITALIC))" Disabled="@this.IsInputForbidden()"/>
             </MudTooltip>
             <MudTooltip Text="@T("Heading")" Placement="@TOOLBAR_TOOLTIP_PLACEMENT">
-                <MudIconButton Icon="@Icons.Material.Filled.TextFields" OnClick="() => this.ApplyMarkdownFormat(MARKDOWN_HEADING)" Disabled="@this.IsInputForbidden()"/>
+                <MudIconButton Icon="@Icons.Material.Filled.TextFields" OnClick="@(() => this.ApplyMarkdownFormat(MARKDOWN_HEADING))" Disabled="@this.IsInputForbidden()"/>
             </MudTooltip>
             <MudTooltip Text="@T("Bulleted List")" Placement="@TOOLBAR_TOOLTIP_PLACEMENT">
-                <MudIconButton Icon="@Icons.Material.Filled.FormatListBulleted" OnClick="() => this.ApplyMarkdownFormat(MARKDOWN_BULLET_LIST)" Disabled="@this.IsInputForbidden()"/>
+                <MudIconButton Icon="@Icons.Material.Filled.FormatListBulleted" OnClick="@(() => this.ApplyMarkdownFormat(MARKDOWN_BULLET_LIST))" Disabled="@this.IsInputForbidden()"/>
             </MudTooltip>
             <MudTooltip Text="@T("Code")" Placement="@TOOLBAR_TOOLTIP_PLACEMENT">
-                <MudIconButton Icon="@Icons.Material.Filled.Code" OnClick="() => this.ApplyMarkdownFormat(MARKDOWN_CODE)" Disabled="@this.IsInputForbidden()"/>
+                <MudIconButton Icon="@Icons.Material.Filled.Code" OnClick="@(() => this.ApplyMarkdownFormat(MARKDOWN_CODE))" Disabled="@this.IsInputForbidden()"/>
             </MudTooltip>
             
             <MudDivider Vertical="true" Style="height: 24px; align-self: center;"/>
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@
             @if (this.IsCurrentChatStreaming)
             {
                 <MudTooltip Text="@T("Stop generation")" Placement="@TOOLBAR_TOOLTIP_PLACEMENT">
-                    <MudIconButton Icon="@Icons.Material.Filled.Stop" Color="Color.Error" OnClick="@(() => this.CancelStreaming())"/>
+                    <MudIconButton Icon="@Icons.Material.Filled.Stop" Color="Color.Error" OnClick="@this.CancelStreaming"/>
                 </MudTooltip>
             }
 
diff --git a/app/MindWork AI Studio/Components/ChatComponent.razor.cs b/app/MindWork AI Studio/Components/ChatComponent.razor.cs
index 23a28175..ded3427f 100644
--- a/app/MindWork AI Studio/Components/ChatComponent.razor.cs	
+++ b/app/MindWork AI Studio/Components/ChatComponent.razor.cs	
@@ -38,6 +38,9 @@ public partial class ChatComponent : MSGComponentBase, IAsyncDisposable
     
     [Parameter]
     public Workspaces? Workspaces { get; set; }
+
+    [Parameter]
+    public ChatComposerState ComposerState { get; set; } = new();
     
     [Inject]
     private ILogger<ChatComponent> Logger { get; set; } = null!;
@@ -62,7 +65,6 @@ public partial class ChatComponent : MSGComponentBase, IAsyncDisposable
     private bool mustScrollToBottomAfterRender;
     private InnerScrolling scrollingArea = null!;
     private byte scrollRenderCountdown;
-    private string userInput = string.Empty;
     private bool mustStoreChat;
     private bool mustLoadChat;
     private LoadChat loadChat;
@@ -74,12 +76,26 @@ public partial class ChatComponent : MSGComponentBase, IAsyncDisposable
     private Guid loadedParameterWorkspaceId = Guid.Empty;
     private Guid foregroundChatId = Guid.Empty;
     private int workspaceHeaderSyncVersion;
-    private HashSet<FileAttachment> chatDocumentPaths = [];
 
     // Unfortunately, we need the input field reference to blur the focus away. Without
     // this, we cannot clear the input field.
     private MudTextField<string> inputField = null!;
 
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Represents the user's input in the chat interface.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <remarks>
+    /// This property serves as a bridge between the chat component and the
+    /// underlying composer state, allowing user input to be dynamically updated
+    /// and managed. The setter also triggers state changes within the composer
+    /// to track whether the user has drafted any input.
+    /// </remarks>
+    private string UserInput
+    {
+        get => this.ComposerState.UserInput;
+        set => this.ComposerState.SetUserInput(value);
+    }
+
     #region Overrides of ComponentBase
 
     protected override async Task OnInitializedAsync()
@@ -96,15 +112,12 @@ public partial class ChatComponent : MSGComponentBase, IAsyncDisposable
         
         // Get the preselected chat template:
         this.currentChatTemplate = this.SettingsManager.GetPreselectedChatTemplate(Tools.Components.CHAT);
-        this.userInput = this.currentChatTemplate.PredefinedUserPrompt;
+        if (!this.ComposerState.HasUserDraft && !this.ComposerState.HasComposerContent)
+            this.ComposerState.ApplyTemplate(this.currentChatTemplate);
 
         var deferredInput = MessageBus.INSTANCE.CheckDeferredMessages<string>(Event.SEND_TO_CHAT_INPUT).FirstOrDefault();
         if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(deferredInput))
-            this.userInput = deferredInput;
-
-        // Apply template's file attachments, if any:
-        foreach (var attachment in this.currentChatTemplate.FileAttachments)
-            this.chatDocumentPaths.Add(attachment.Normalize());
+            this.ComposerState.SetUserInput(deferredInput);
 
         //
         // Check for deferred messages of the kind 'SEND_TO_CHAT',
@@ -450,12 +463,10 @@ public partial class ChatComponent : MSGComponentBase, IAsyncDisposable
     {
         this.currentChatTemplate = chatTemplate;
         if(!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(this.currentChatTemplate.PredefinedUserPrompt))
-            this.userInput = this.currentChatTemplate.PredefinedUserPrompt;
+            this.ComposerState.SetSystemInput(this.currentChatTemplate.PredefinedUserPrompt);
 
         // Apply template's file attachments (replaces existing):
-        this.chatDocumentPaths.Clear();
-        foreach (var attachment in this.currentChatTemplate.FileAttachments)
-            this.chatDocumentPaths.Add(attachment.Normalize());
+        this.ComposerState.ReplaceFileAttachments(this.currentChatTemplate.FileAttachments);
 
         if(this.ChatThread is null)
             return;
@@ -515,6 +526,7 @@ public partial class ChatComponent : MSGComponentBase, IAsyncDisposable
             this.dataSourceSelectionComponent.Hide();
         
         this.hasUnsavedChanges = true;
+        this.ComposerState.MarkUserDraft();
         var key = keyEvent.Code.ToLowerInvariant();
         
         // Was the enter key (either enter or numpad enter) pressed?
@@ -546,7 +558,16 @@ public partial class ChatComponent : MSGComponentBase, IAsyncDisposable
         if(this.dataSourceSelectionComponent?.IsVisible ?? false)
             this.dataSourceSelectionComponent.Hide();
 
-        this.userInput = await this.JsRuntime.InvokeAsync<string>("formatChatInputMarkdown", CHAT_INPUT_ID, formatType);
+        this.ComposerState.SetUserInput(await this.JsRuntime.InvokeAsync<string>("formatChatInputMarkdown", CHAT_INPUT_ID, formatType));
+        this.hasUnsavedChanges = true;
+    }
+
+    private void ComposerAttachmentsChanged(HashSet<FileAttachment> attachments)
+    {
+        if (!ReferenceEquals(this.ComposerState.FileAttachments, attachments))
+            this.ComposerState.ReplaceFileAttachments(attachments);
+
+        this.ComposerState.MarkUserDraft();
         this.hasUnsavedChanges = true;
     }
     
@@ -574,7 +595,7 @@ public partial class ChatComponent : MSGComponentBase, IAsyncDisposable
                 WorkspaceId = this.currentWorkspaceId,
                 ChatId = Guid.NewGuid(),
                 DataSourceOptions = this.earlyDataSourceOptions,
-                Name = this.ExtractThreadName(this.userInput),
+                Name = this.ExtractThreadName(this.ComposerState.UserInput),
                 Blocks = this.currentChatTemplate == ChatTemplate.NO_CHAT_TEMPLATE ? [] : this.currentChatTemplate.ExampleConversation.Select(x => x.DeepClone()).ToList(),
             };
             
@@ -585,7 +606,7 @@ public partial class ChatComponent : MSGComponentBase, IAsyncDisposable
         {
             // Set the thread name if it is empty:
             if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(this.ChatThread.Name))
-                this.ChatThread.Name = this.ExtractThreadName(this.userInput);
+                this.ChatThread.Name = this.ExtractThreadName(this.ComposerState.UserInput);
             
             // Update provider, profile and chat template:
             this.ChatThread.SelectedProvider = this.Provider.Id;
@@ -602,14 +623,14 @@ public partial class ChatComponent : MSGComponentBase, IAsyncDisposable
         IContent? lastUserPrompt;
         if (!reuseLastUserPrompt)
         {
-            var normalizedAttachments = this.chatDocumentPaths
+            var normalizedAttachments = this.ComposerState.FileAttachments
                 .Select(attachment => attachment.Normalize())
                 .Where(attachment => attachment.IsValid)
                 .ToList();
 
             lastUserPrompt = new ContentText
             {
-                Text = this.userInput,
+                Text = this.ComposerState.UserInput,
                 FileAttachments = normalizedAttachments,
             };
 
@@ -656,8 +677,7 @@ public partial class ChatComponent : MSGComponentBase, IAsyncDisposable
         // Clear the input field:
         await this.inputField.FocusAsync();
 
-        this.userInput = string.Empty;
-        this.chatDocumentPaths.Clear();
+        this.ComposerState.Clear();
 
         await this.inputField.BlurAsync();
         
@@ -751,7 +771,7 @@ public partial class ChatComponent : MSGComponentBase, IAsyncDisposable
         // Reset our state:
         //
         this.hasUnsavedChanges = false;
-        this.userInput = string.Empty;
+        this.ComposerState.Clear();
         
         //
         // Reset the LLM provider considering the user's settings:
@@ -808,12 +828,7 @@ public partial class ChatComponent : MSGComponentBase, IAsyncDisposable
             };
         }
 
-        this.userInput = this.currentChatTemplate.PredefinedUserPrompt;
-
-        // Apply template's file attachments:
-        this.chatDocumentPaths.Clear();
-        foreach (var attachment in this.currentChatTemplate.FileAttachments)
-            this.chatDocumentPaths.Add(attachment.Normalize());
+        this.ComposerState.ApplyTemplate(this.currentChatTemplate);
 
         // Now, we have to reset the data source options as well:
         this.ApplyStandardDataSourceOptions();
@@ -871,7 +886,7 @@ public partial class ChatComponent : MSGComponentBase, IAsyncDisposable
     private async Task LoadedChatChanged(bool notifyParent = true)
     {
         this.hasUnsavedChanges = false;
-        this.userInput = string.Empty;
+        this.ComposerState.Clear();
 
         if (this.ChatThread is not null)
         {
@@ -907,7 +922,7 @@ public partial class ChatComponent : MSGComponentBase, IAsyncDisposable
     private async Task ResetState()
     {
         this.hasUnsavedChanges = false;
-        this.userInput = string.Empty;
+        this.ComposerState.Clear();
         this.ClearWorkspaceHeaderState();
         
         this.ChatThread = null;
@@ -1010,11 +1025,7 @@ public partial class ChatComponent : MSGComponentBase, IAsyncDisposable
 
     private void RestoreComposerFromTextBlock(ContentText textBlock)
     {
-        this.userInput = textBlock.Text;
-        this.chatDocumentPaths.Clear();
-
-        foreach (var attachment in textBlock.FileAttachments)
-            this.chatDocumentPaths.Add(attachment.Normalize());
+        this.ComposerState.RestoreFromTextBlock(textBlock);
     }
     
     #region Overrides of MSGComponentBase
@@ -1062,7 +1073,7 @@ public partial class ChatComponent : MSGComponentBase, IAsyncDisposable
                 if (this.IsCurrentChatStreaming)
                     return Task.FromResult((TResult?) (object) false);
                 
-                return Task.FromResult((TResult?)(object)this.hasUnsavedChanges);
+                return Task.FromResult((TResult?)(object)(this.hasUnsavedChanges || this.ComposerState.HasVisibleUserDraft));
         }
         
         return Task.FromResult(default(TResult));
diff --git a/app/MindWork AI Studio/Components/ChatComposerState.cs b/app/MindWork AI Studio/Components/ChatComposerState.cs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a1565611
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/MindWork AI Studio/Components/ChatComposerState.cs	
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+using AIStudio.Chat;
+using AIStudio.Settings;
+
+namespace AIStudio.Components;
+
+public sealed class ChatComposerState
+{
+    public string UserInput { get; private set; } = string.Empty;
+
+    public HashSet<FileAttachment> FileAttachments { get; } = [];
+
+    public bool HasUserDraft { get; private set; }
+
+    public bool HasComposerContent => !string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(this.UserInput) || this.FileAttachments.Count > 0;
+
+    public bool HasVisibleUserDraft => this.HasUserDraft && (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(this.UserInput) || this.FileAttachments.Count > 0);
+
+    public void ApplyTemplate(ChatTemplate chatTemplate)
+    {
+        this.UserInput = chatTemplate.PredefinedUserPrompt;
+        this.FileAttachments.Clear();
+        foreach (var attachment in chatTemplate.FileAttachments)
+            this.FileAttachments.Add(attachment.Normalize());
+
+        this.HasUserDraft = false;
+    }
+
+    public void SetUserInput(string? userInput)
+    {
+        this.UserInput = userInput ?? string.Empty;
+        this.HasUserDraft = !string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(userInput);
+    }
+
+    public void SetSystemInput(string? userInput)
+    {
+        this.UserInput = userInput ?? string.Empty;
+        this.HasUserDraft = false;
+    }
+
+    public void MarkUserDraft()
+    {
+        this.HasUserDraft = true;
+    }
+
+    public void ReplaceFileAttachments(IEnumerable<FileAttachment> fileAttachments)
+    {
+        this.FileAttachments.Clear();
+        foreach (var attachment in fileAttachments)
+            this.FileAttachments.Add(attachment.Normalize());
+    }
+
+    public void Clear()
+    {
+        this.UserInput = string.Empty;
+        this.FileAttachments.Clear();
+        this.HasUserDraft = false;
+    }
+
+    public void RestoreFromTextBlock(ContentText textBlock)
+    {
+        this.UserInput = textBlock.Text;
+        this.ReplaceFileAttachments(textBlock.FileAttachments);
+        this.HasUserDraft = true;
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/app/MindWork AI Studio/Pages/Chat.razor b/app/MindWork AI Studio/Pages/Chat.razor
index b1b48dc3..f35a00a6 100644
--- a/app/MindWork AI Studio/Pages/Chat.razor	
+++ b/app/MindWork AI Studio/Pages/Chat.razor	
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@
                 <ChatComponent
                     @bind-ChatThread="@this.chatThread"
                     @bind-Provider="@this.providerSettings"
+                    ComposerState="@this.composerState"
                     Workspaces="@this.workspaces"
                     WorkspaceName="name => this.UpdateWorkspaceName(name)"/>
             </EndContent>
@@ -115,6 +116,7 @@
             <ChatComponent
                 @bind-ChatThread="@this.chatThread"
                 @bind-Provider="@this.providerSettings"
+                ComposerState="@this.composerState"
                 Workspaces="@this.workspaces"
                 WorkspaceName="name => this.UpdateWorkspaceName(name)"/>
         </MudStack>
@@ -125,6 +127,7 @@
         <ChatComponent
             @bind-ChatThread="@this.chatThread"
             @bind-Provider="@this.providerSettings"
+            ComposerState="@this.composerState"
             Workspaces="@this.workspaces"
             WorkspaceName="name => this.UpdateWorkspaceName(name)"/>
     }
diff --git a/app/MindWork AI Studio/Pages/Chat.razor.cs b/app/MindWork AI Studio/Pages/Chat.razor.cs
index 9adef5bb..0f271076 100644
--- a/app/MindWork AI Studio/Pages/Chat.razor.cs	
+++ b/app/MindWork AI Studio/Pages/Chat.razor.cs	
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ public partial class Chat : MSGComponentBase
     private string currentWorkspaceName = string.Empty;
     private Workspaces? workspaces;
     private double splitterPosition = 30;
+    private readonly ChatComposerState composerState = new();
     
     private readonly Timer splitterSaveTimer = new(TimeSpan.FromSeconds(1.6));
 
diff --git a/app/MindWork AI Studio/wwwroot/changelog/v26.5.5.md b/app/MindWork AI Studio/wwwroot/changelog/v26.5.5.md
index e705efb1..931c2ac5 100644
--- a/app/MindWork AI Studio/wwwroot/changelog/v26.5.5.md	
+++ b/app/MindWork AI Studio/wwwroot/changelog/v26.5.5.md	
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 - Fixed an issue where an AI response in chat could be interrupted when you interacted with workspaces, such as opening, closing, or resizing the workspace panel.
 - Fixed error messages for provider requests so missing OpenAI API credits and too many requests are shown clearly in chats, assistants, transcription, and model loading.
 - Fixed missing translations for file type names in file selection dialogs.
+- Fixed the chat user prompt being cleared when toggling the workspace view.
 - Upgraded the native secret storage integration to `keyring-core`, keeping API keys in the secure credential store provided by the operating system.
 - Upgraded Rust to v1.95.0.
 - Upgraded .NET to v9.0.16.