diff --git a/ui/desktop/src/components/BaseChat.tsx b/ui/desktop/src/components/BaseChat.tsx
index 8c4ed85e..22a3b9a0 100644
--- a/ui/desktop/src/components/BaseChat.tsx
+++ b/ui/desktop/src/components/BaseChat.tsx
@@ -276,6 +276,7 @@ function BaseChatContent({
         onRenderingComplete={handleRenderingComplete}
         onMessageUpdate={onMessageUpdate}
         submitElicitationResponse={submitElicitationResponse}
+        append={(text: string) => handleSubmit(text)}
       />
     </>
   );