diff --git a/HellionChat/Plugin.cs b/HellionChat/Plugin.cs
index 8186012..bbfad53 100755
--- a/HellionChat/Plugin.cs
+++ b/HellionChat/Plugin.cs
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ public sealed class Plugin : IAsyncDalamudPlugin
     internal Ui.Windows.MainWindow MainWindow { get; private set; } = null!;
     internal Ui.Windows.SettingsWindow SettingsWindow { get; private set; } = null!;
     public DbViewer DbViewer { get; private set; } = null!;
-    internal InputPreview InputPreview { get; private set; } = null!;
+    internal static InputPreview InputPreview { get; private set; } = null!;
     internal CommandHelpWindow CommandHelpWindow { get; private set; } = null!;
     public SeStringDebugger SeStringDebugger { get; private set; } = null!;
     public FirstRunWizard FirstRunWizard { get; private set; } = null!;
diff --git a/HellionChat/PluginLifecycle.cs b/HellionChat/PluginLifecycle.cs
index be02506..855d24a 100644
--- a/HellionChat/PluginLifecycle.cs
+++ b/HellionChat/PluginLifecycle.cs
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ internal sealed class PluginLifecycle : IAsyncDisposable
         plugin.WindowSystem.AddWindow(plugin.MainWindow);
         plugin.WindowSystem.AddWindow(plugin.SettingsWindow);
         plugin.WindowSystem.AddWindow(plugin.DbViewer);
-        plugin.WindowSystem.AddWindow(plugin.InputPreview);
+        plugin.WindowSystem.AddWindow(Plugin.InputPreview);
         plugin.WindowSystem.AddWindow(plugin.CommandHelpWindow);
         plugin.WindowSystem.AddWindow(plugin.SeStringDebugger);
         plugin.WindowSystem.AddWindow(plugin.DebuggerWindow);
diff --git a/HellionChat/Ui/Components/InputBar.cs b/HellionChat/Ui/Components/InputBar.cs
index 384d404..502c607 100644
--- a/HellionChat/Ui/Components/InputBar.cs
+++ b/HellionChat/Ui/Components/InputBar.cs
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ internal sealed class InputBar
 
     private string _pendingMessage = string.Empty;
     private bool _isFocused;
+    private bool _wasInputTextHovered;
     private bool? _isFocusedOverride; // Test-only; null = honour per-frame Draw() value.
 
     public bool Activate;
@@ -74,6 +75,10 @@ internal sealed class InputBar
     // rest of the component doesn't need.
     public bool IsFocused => _isFocusedOverride ?? _isFocused;
 
+    // Sampled in DrawInputField() right after ImGui.InputText so the value
+    // reflects the text widget, not a later QuickButton item.
+    public bool WasInputTextHovered => _wasInputTextHovered;
+
     public void ClearBuffer() => _pendingMessage = string.Empty;
 
     // BufferCapacity is an ImGui UX limit, not a protocol constraint. We
@@ -235,6 +240,7 @@ internal sealed class InputBar
             TrySend(activeTab);
         }
         _isFocused = ImGui.IsItemFocused();
+        _wasInputTextHovered = ImGui.IsItemHovered();
     }
 
     // v1.5.6 character-level slash-detect: fires on every edit so CommandHelpWindow
diff --git a/HellionChat/Ui/InputPreview.cs b/HellionChat/Ui/InputPreview.cs
index 12fa020..28af46e 100644
--- a/HellionChat/Ui/InputPreview.cs
+++ b/HellionChat/Ui/InputPreview.cs
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ internal sealed class InputPreview : Window
         DrawPreview();
     }
 
-    private void CalculatePreviewHeight()
+    internal void CalculatePreviewHeight()
     {
         // Pre-draw offscreen once to measure actual rendered height; value is
         // consumed next frame by PreDraw() for window sizing.
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ internal sealed class InputPreview : Window
         PreviewHeight += IsWindowMode ? ImGui.GetStyle().WindowPadding.Y * 2 : 0;
     }
 
-    private void DrawPreview()
+    internal void DrawPreview()
     {
         using (ImRaii.PushStyle(ImGuiStyleVar.ItemSpacing, Vector2.Zero))
         {
diff --git a/HellionChat/Ui/Windows/MainWindow.cs b/HellionChat/Ui/Windows/MainWindow.cs
index a434eb7..d81bfe3 100644
--- a/HellionChat/Ui/Windows/MainWindow.cs
+++ b/HellionChat/Ui/Windows/MainWindow.cs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 using System.Numerics;
 using Dalamud.Bindings.ImGui;
+using Dalamud.Interface.Utility;
 using Dalamud.Interface.Utility.Raii;
 using Dalamud.Interface.Windowing;
 using HellionChat.Util;
@@ -138,12 +139,51 @@ internal sealed class MainWindow : Window
     {
         var inputHeight = Components.InputBar.Height;
 
-        using (var messages = ImRaii.Child("##hellion-main-area", new Vector2(-1f, -inputHeight)))
+        // Shrink the message child when Inside-mode preview is active so the
+        // inline preview block does not overlap the message list. PreviewHeight
+        // lags one frame behind on the very first keystroke (same as v1.5.6).
+        var previewHeight =
+            Plugin.Config.PreviewPosition is PreviewPosition.Inside
+            && Plugin.InputPreview.IsDrawable
+                ? Plugin.InputPreview.PreviewHeight
+                : 0f;
+
+        using (
+            var messages = ImRaii.Child(
+                "##hellion-main-area",
+                new Vector2(-1f, -(inputHeight + previewHeight))
+            )
+        )
         {
             if (messages.Success)
                 _messages.Draw(_activeTab!);
         }
 
+        // Inside-mode inline render: measure first so PreviewHeight is fresh
+        // for the next frame's reservation, then draw between messages and input.
+        if (
+            Plugin.Config.PreviewPosition is PreviewPosition.Inside
+            && Plugin.InputPreview.IsDrawable
+        )
+        {
+            Plugin.InputPreview.CalculatePreviewHeight();
+            Plugin.InputPreview.DrawPreview();
+        }
+
         _input.Draw(_activeTab);
+
+        // Tooltip-mode: sampled hover-state from InputBar reflects the actual
+        // InputText widget (after-Draw IsItemHovered would target a QuickButton).
+        // ImRaii.Tooltip has no Success guard — BeginTooltip always runs in ctor.
+        if (
+            Plugin.Config.PreviewPosition is PreviewPosition.Tooltip
+            && Plugin.InputPreview.IsDrawable
+            && _input.WasInputTextHovered
+        )
+        {
+            ImGui.SetNextWindowSize(new Vector2(500 * ImGuiHelpers.GlobalScale, -1));
+            using var tooltip = ImRaii.Tooltip();
+            Plugin.InputPreview.DrawPreview();
+        }
     }
 }