diff --git a/ui/shared/status/StatusChatInput.qml b/ui/shared/status/StatusChatInput.qml
index 1aa0bf6007..fbd5924425 100644
--- a/ui/shared/status/StatusChatInput.qml
+++ b/ui/shared/status/StatusChatInput.qml
@@ -834,9 +834,6 @@ Rectangle {
             anchors.right: actions.left
             anchors.rightMargin: Style.current.halfPadding
             ScrollBar.horizontal.policy: ScrollBar.AlwaysOff
-            StatusSyntaxHighlighter {
-                quickTextDocument: messageInputField.textDocument
-            }
 
             TextArea {
                 id: messageInputField
@@ -886,6 +883,10 @@ Rectangle {
                     lastClick = now
                 }
 
+                StatusSyntaxHighlighter {
+                   quickTextDocument: messageInputField.textDocument
+                }
+
                 StatusTextFormatMenu {
                     readonly property var formationChars: (["*", "`", "~"])
                     property string selectedTextWithFormationChars: {