diff --git a/ChatTwo/GameFunctions/KeybindManager.cs b/ChatTwo/GameFunctions/KeybindManager.cs
index 88d4020..d15bd73 100644
--- a/ChatTwo/GameFunctions/KeybindManager.cs
+++ b/ChatTwo/GameFunctions/KeybindManager.cs
@@ -465,12 +465,21 @@ internal unsafe class KeybindManager : IDisposable {
         }
     }
 
-    // v0.6.0 — central dispatch for ChatTabForward/Backward so Task 25
-    // can extend it with focus-aware routing to pop-out ChatInputBars.
-    // Right now both windows share the main ChatLogWindow.ChangeTabDelta,
-    // identical to v0.5.x behavior.
+    // v0.6.0 — central dispatch for ChatTabForward/Backward. If a pop-out
+    // window currently has its compact input focused, the keybind is
+    // forwarded into that pop-out's ChatInputBar so the user navigates
+    // tabs in the window they are typing in. Otherwise the main window
+    // handles it (= v0.5.x behavior).
     private void DispatchTabDelta(int delta)
     {
+        foreach (var popout in Plugin.ChatLogWindow.ActivePopouts)
+        {
+            if (popout.HasFocusedInputBar && popout.InputBar != null)
+            {
+                popout.InputBar.HandleKeybindForward(delta);
+                return;
+            }
+        }
         Plugin.ChatLogWindow.ChangeTabDelta(delta);
     }
 
diff --git a/ChatTwo/InputHistoryService.cs b/ChatTwo/InputHistoryService.cs
index 5ebfec2..bc65431 100644
--- a/ChatTwo/InputHistoryService.cs
+++ b/ChatTwo/InputHistoryService.cs
@@ -5,7 +5,11 @@ namespace ChatTwo;
 // Hellion Chat — v0.6.0 shared input history. Replaces the embedded
 // ChatLogWindow.InputBacklog so that pop-out windows with their own
 // ChatInputBar can navigate the same Up/Down history as the main window.
-// Newest entry at index 0; consecutive duplicates are collapsed.
+// Index semantics are kept identical to the v0.5.x InputBacklog:
+//   index 0          = oldest entry
+//   index Count - 1  = newest entry
+// Push performs move-to-newest deduplication: existing entries are
+// removed before the new one is appended at the end.
 public static class InputHistoryService
 {
     private const int MaxSize = 30;
@@ -13,6 +17,8 @@ public static class InputHistoryService
 
     public static IReadOnlyList<string> Entries => _entries;
 
+    public static int Count => _entries.Count;
+
     public static void Push(string entry)
     {
         if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(entry))
@@ -20,14 +26,20 @@ public static class InputHistoryService
 
         var trimmed = entry.Trim();
 
-        // Drop consecutive duplicates so spamming the same line does not
-        // pollute the history with repeats.
-        if (_entries.Count > 0 && _entries[0] == trimmed)
-            return;
+        // Move-to-newest: existing entries are removed before the append
+        // so the same line typed twice does not occupy two history slots.
+        for (var i = 0; i < _entries.Count; i++)
+        {
+            if (_entries[i] == trimmed)
+            {
+                _entries.RemoveAt(i);
+                break;
+            }
+        }
 
-        _entries.Insert(0, trimmed);
+        _entries.Add(trimmed);
         if (_entries.Count > MaxSize)
-            _entries.RemoveAt(_entries.Count - 1);
+            _entries.RemoveAt(0);
     }
 
     public static string? GetByCursor(int cursor)
@@ -36,6 +48,4 @@ public static class InputHistoryService
             return null;
         return _entries[cursor];
     }
-
-    public static int Count => _entries.Count;
 }
diff --git a/ChatTwo/Ui/ChatLogWindow.cs b/ChatTwo/Ui/ChatLogWindow.cs
index e39111e..33763a8 100644
--- a/ChatTwo/Ui/ChatLogWindow.cs
+++ b/ChatTwo/Ui/ChatLogWindow.cs
@@ -1490,6 +1490,13 @@ public sealed class ChatLogWindow : Window
 
     internal readonly List<bool> PopOutDocked = [];
     internal readonly HashSet<Guid> PopOutWindows = [];
+
+    // v0.6.0 — live enumeration of all active Popout windows so the
+    // KeybindManager can find a focused ChatInputBar to forward tab-cycle
+    // keybinds to. Filter on IsOpen prevents touching closed-but-still-
+    // registered popouts.
+    internal IEnumerable<Popout> ActivePopouts =>
+        Plugin.WindowSystem.Windows.OfType<Popout>().Where(p => p.IsOpen);
     private void AddPopOutsToDraw()
     {
         HandlerLender.ResetCounter();
diff --git a/ChatTwo/Ui/Popout.cs b/ChatTwo/Ui/Popout.cs
index c3f85ab..0333433 100644
--- a/ChatTwo/Ui/Popout.cs
+++ b/ChatTwo/Ui/Popout.cs
@@ -15,6 +15,13 @@ internal class Popout : Window
     private long FrameTime; // set every frame
     private long LastActivityTime = Environment.TickCount64;
 
+    // v0.6.0 — optional input bar inside the pop-out window. Lazy-allocated
+    // when the user enables Tab.PopOutInputEnabled and torn down when the
+    // toggle is turned off (independent text buffer is intentionally
+    // discarded — see v0.6.0 spec edge-case P1).
+    public ChatInputBar? InputBar { get; private set; }
+    public bool HasFocusedInputBar => InputBar?.IsFocused ?? false;
+
     public Popout(ChatLogWindow chatLogWindow, Tab tab, int idx) : base($"{tab.Name}##popout")
     {
         ChatLogWindow = chatLogWindow;
@@ -93,8 +100,33 @@ internal class Popout : Window
             ImGui.Separator();
         }
 
+        // v0.6.0 — pop-out optional input bar. Reserve height first so the
+        // message log draws into the right region; only shown when the
+        // per-tab toggle is on. Toggle-OFF resets InputBar so the next
+        // toggle-ON gives a fresh buffer (no stale text persists).
+        var inputEnabled = Tab.PopOutInputEnabled;
+        if (!inputEnabled && InputBar != null)
+        {
+            InputBar = null;
+        }
+        if (inputEnabled)
+        {
+            InputBar ??= new ChatInputBar(ChatLogWindow.Plugin, ChatLogWindow, () => Tab);
+        }
+
+        var inputBarHeight = inputEnabled
+            ? ImGui.GetFrameHeightWithSpacing() + ImGui.GetStyle().ItemSpacing.Y
+            : 0f;
+
         var handler = ChatLogWindow.HandlerLender.Borrow();
-        ChatLogWindow.DrawMessageLog(Tab, handler, ImGui.GetContentRegionAvail().Y, false);
+        var logHeight = ImGui.GetContentRegionAvail().Y - inputBarHeight;
+        ChatLogWindow.DrawMessageLog(Tab, handler, logHeight, false);
+
+        if (inputEnabled && InputBar != null)
+        {
+            ImGui.Separator();
+            InputBar.RenderCompact();
+        }
 
         if (ImGui.IsWindowHovered(ImGuiHoveredFlags.ChildWindows))
             LastActivityTime = FrameTime;