diff --git a/tests/runner-e2e/chat-flow.ts b/tests/runner-e2e/chat-flow.ts
index e9e8422cb9b..f45fca22476 100644
--- a/tests/runner-e2e/chat-flow.ts
+++ b/tests/runner-e2e/chat-flow.ts
@@ -341,12 +341,7 @@ export function assertChatHandoff(
 export async function sendChatMessage(page: Page, message: string, remainingBudget?: () => number) {
   const options = () => remainingBudget ? { timeout: remainingBudget() } : {};
   const composer = page.getByTestId("task-chat-composer-input").last();
-  const takeover = page.getByTestId("task-chat-composer-takeover").last();
-  await expect(composer.or(takeover).first()).toBeVisible(options());
-  if (await takeover.isVisible()) {
-    // Close the card's composer view without answering, skipping, or approving it.
-    await takeover.getByRole("button", { name: /^Dismiss / }).click(options());
-  }
+  await expect(composer).toBeVisible(options());
   await composer
     .locator('[contenteditable="true"], textarea')
     .first()
diff --git a/tests/runner-e2e/chat-message-ui.test.ts b/tests/runner-e2e/chat-message-ui.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..590de178ed1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/runner-e2e/chat-message-ui.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+import { expect, it } from "vitest";
+import { chromium } from "@playwright/test";
+import { sendChatMessage } from "./chat-flow.js";
+
+it.skipIf(process.env.PAPERCLIP_CHAT_EVAL_MESSAGE_CANARY !== "1")("sends ordinary chat without dismissing a current form on desktop and mobile", async () => {
+  const browser = await chromium.launch({ headless: true, ...(process.env.PAPERCLIP_RUNNER_E2E_CHROMIUM_EXECUTABLE ? { executablePath: process.env.PAPERCLIP_RUNNER_E2E_CHROMIUM_EXECUTABLE } : {}) });
+  try {
+    for (const viewport of [{ width: 1280, height: 900 }, { width: 390, height: 844 }]) {
+      const page = await browser.newPage({ viewport });
+      await page.setContent(`<section data-testid="task-chat-composer-takeover"><p>Launch page details</p><button aria-label="Dismiss Question">Close</button></section><div data-testid="task-chat-composer-input"><textarea></textarea></div><button data-testid="task-chat-composer-send">Send</button><script>
+        window.formState = { status: "pending", dismissedAt: null, messages: [] };
+        document.querySelector('[aria-label="Dismiss Question"]').onclick = () => { window.formState.dismissedAt = "dismissed"; document.querySelector('section').remove(); };
+        document.querySelector('[data-testid="task-chat-composer-send"]').onclick = () => { window.formState.messages.push(document.querySelector('textarea').value); };
+      </script>`);
+      const message = "Walk me through the existing form before building anything.";
+      await sendChatMessage(page, message, () => 5000);
+      expect(await page.evaluate(() => (window as unknown as { formState: unknown }).formState)).toEqual({ status: "pending", dismissedAt: null, messages: [message] });
+      expect(await page.getByTestId("task-chat-composer-takeover").isVisible()).toBe(true);
+      await page.close();
+    }
+  } finally { await browser.close(); }
+});