diff --git a/HellionChat/GameFunctions/Chat.cs b/HellionChat/GameFunctions/Chat.cs
index 10390d1..5a2f542 100755
--- a/HellionChat/GameFunctions/Chat.cs
+++ b/HellionChat/GameFunctions/Chat.cs
@@ -248,9 +248,13 @@ internal sealed unsafe class Chat : IDisposable
                 addIfNotPresent = add;
         }
 
-        // Chat-window Activated integration is offline until the new chat
-        // layer surfaces an Activated entry point.
-        _ = addIfNotPresent;
+        // Route the addIfNotPresent token into the InputBar so inventory
+        // right-click "Link item" reaches our input field instead of being lost.
+        if (addIfNotPresent != null && !Plugin.InputBar.PendingMessage.Contains(addIfNotPresent))
+        {
+            Plugin.InputBar.AppendPending(addIfNotPresent);
+            Plugin.InputBar.Activate = true;
+        }
 
         return 1; // Prevent vanilla chat log from gaining focus
     }