diff --git a/ChatTwo/Ui/ChatLogWindow.cs b/ChatTwo/Ui/ChatLogWindow.cs
index 18f4db5..facfe5c 100644
--- a/ChatTwo/Ui/ChatLogWindow.cs
+++ b/ChatTwo/Ui/ChatLogWindow.cs
@@ -578,32 +578,6 @@ public sealed class ChatLogWindow : Window
             }
         }
 
-        var showNovice = Plugin.Config.ShowNoviceNetwork && Plugin.Functions.IsMentor();
-        if (activeTab is { InputDisabled: true })
-        {
-            Plugin.FontManager.FontAwesome.Push();
-            var buttonSize = ImGui.CalcTextSize(FontAwesomeIcon.Cog.ToIconString());
-            var spacing = ImGui.GetContentRegionAvail().X - buttonSize.X * (showNovice ? 2 : 1);
-            Plugin.FontManager.FontAwesome.Pop();
-
-            ImGui.Dummy(buttonSize with { X = spacing });
-            if (ImGui.IsItemHovered())
-                ImGui.SetTooltip(Language.ChatLog_DisabledInput);
-
-            ImGui.SameLine(spacing);
-            if (ImGuiUtil.IconButton(FontAwesomeIcon.Cog))
-                Plugin.SettingsWindow.Toggle();
-
-            if (!showNovice)
-                return;
-
-            ImGui.SameLine();
-            if (ImGuiUtil.IconButton(FontAwesomeIcon.Leaf))
-                Plugin.Functions.ClickNoviceNetworkButton();
-
-            return;
-        }
-
         var beforeIcon = ImGui.GetCursorPos();
         if (ImGuiUtil.IconButton(FontAwesomeIcon.Comment) && activeTab is not { Channel: not null })
             ImGui.OpenPopup(ChatChannelPicker);
@@ -655,6 +629,7 @@ public sealed class ChatLogWindow : Window
         var afterIcon = ImGui.GetCursorPos();
 
         var buttonWidth = afterIcon.X - beforeIcon.X;
+        var showNovice = Plugin.Config.ShowNoviceNetwork && Plugin.Functions.IsMentor();
         var inputWidth = ImGui.GetContentRegionAvail().X - buttonWidth * (showNovice ? 2 : 1);
 
         var inputType = TempChannel?.ToChatType() ?? activeTab?.Channel?.ToChatType() ?? Plugin.Functions.Chat.Channel.Channel.ToChatType();
@@ -685,8 +660,13 @@ public sealed class ChatLogWindow : Window
                 ImGui.SetKeyboardFocusHere();
 
             var chatCopy = Chat;
-            ImGui.SetNextItemWidth(inputWidth);
-            ImGui.InputText("##chat2-input", ref Chat, 500, InputFlags, Callback);
+
+            var isChatEnabled = activeTab is { InputDisabled: false };
+            using (ImRaii.Disabled(!isChatEnabled))
+            {
+                ImGui.SetNextItemWidth(inputWidth);
+                ImGui.InputTextWithHint("##chat2-input", isChatEnabled ? "": Language.ChatLog_DisabledInput, ref Chat, 500, InputFlags, Callback);
+            }
 
             if (ImGui.IsItemDeactivated())
             {