diff --git a/HellionChat/Plugin.cs b/HellionChat/Plugin.cs
index df6fe3f..2b06dd0 100755
--- a/HellionChat/Plugin.cs
+++ b/HellionChat/Plugin.cs
@@ -346,6 +346,7 @@ public sealed class Plugin : IAsyncDalamudPlugin
                 new SelfTests.ThemePickerCategoryStep(this),
                 new SelfTests.SettingsWindowOpenStep(this),
                 new SelfTests.OnOpenMainUiRoutesMainWindowStep(this),
+                new SelfTests.TypingIpcStateStep(this),
                 new SelfTests.ConfigMigrationV20Step(this),
                 new SelfTests.HoverSheenAllocStep(this),
                 new SelfTests.HonorificHeaderRenderStep(this),
diff --git a/HellionChat/SelfTests/TypingIpcStateStep.cs b/HellionChat/SelfTests/TypingIpcStateStep.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b0fa4d1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/HellionChat/SelfTests/TypingIpcStateStep.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+using Dalamud.Bindings.ImGui;
+using Dalamud.Plugin.SelfTest;
+
+namespace HellionChat.SelfTests;
+
+internal sealed class TypingIpcStateStep : ISelfTestStep
+{
+    private readonly Plugin _plugin;
+
+    public TypingIpcStateStep(Plugin plugin)
+    {
+        _plugin = plugin;
+    }
+
+    public string Name => "Hellion Chat - TypingIpc state reflects input bar";
+
+    public SelfTestStepResult RunStep()
+    {
+        // /xlperf typically runs without MainWindow open. TypingIpc.BuildState gates
+        // InputFocused on MainWindow.IsOpen (stale-state guard); without this setup
+        // InputFocused would be false regardless of the hook. Restore in finally so
+        // the test leaves no UI side-effect.
+        var initialMainWindowOpen = _plugin.MainWindow.IsOpen;
+        if (!initialMainWindowOpen)
+        {
+            _plugin.MainWindow.Toggle();
+        }
+
+        // Snapshot pending so we restore in-flight user input verbatim.
+        var initialPendingMessage = _plugin.InputBar.PendingMessage;
+        _plugin.InputBar.TestSetPendingMessageForSelfTest("hello");
+        _plugin.InputBar.TestSetFocusedForSelfTest(true);
+
+        try
+        {
+            var state = _plugin.TypingIpc.GetState();
+
+            if (!state.HasText)
+            {
+                ImGui.Text("HasText should be true");
+                return SelfTestStepResult.Fail;
+            }
+            if (!state.IsTyping)
+            {
+                ImGui.Text("IsTyping should be true");
+                return SelfTestStepResult.Fail;
+            }
+            if (state.TextLength != 5)
+            {
+                ImGui.Text($"TextLength should be 5, got {state.TextLength}");
+                return SelfTestStepResult.Fail;
+            }
+            if (!state.InputFocused)
+            {
+                ImGui.Text("InputFocused should be true");
+                return SelfTestStepResult.Fail;
+            }
+
+            return SelfTestStepResult.Pass;
+        }
+        finally
+        {
+            _plugin.InputBar.TestSetPendingMessageForSelfTest(initialPendingMessage);
+            _plugin.InputBar.TestSetFocusedForSelfTest(null);
+            if (!initialMainWindowOpen)
+            {
+                _plugin.MainWindow.Toggle();
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    public void CleanUp() { }
+}