diff --git a/packages/status-react/src/routes/chat/components/chat-input/index.tsx b/packages/status-react/src/routes/chat/components/chat-input/index.tsx
index a2c788ff..92bcd7d7 100644
--- a/packages/status-react/src/routes/chat/components/chat-input/index.tsx
+++ b/packages/status-react/src/routes/chat/components/chat-input/index.tsx
@@ -34,6 +34,10 @@ export const ChatInput = (props: Props) => {
   }
 
   const handleKeyDown = (event: React.KeyboardEvent<HTMLInputElement>) => {
+    if (inputValue === '') {
+      return
+    }
+
     if (event.key === 'Enter' && event.shiftKey === false) {
       onSubmit(inputValue)
       setInputValue('')