diff --git a/codex-cli/src/components/chat/terminal-chat.tsx b/codex-cli/src/components/chat/terminal-chat.tsx
index 606d81168..9ebcfbc75 100644
--- a/codex-cli/src/components/chat/terminal-chat.tsx
+++ b/codex-cli/src/components/chat/terminal-chat.tsx
@@ -490,7 +490,7 @@ export default function TerminalChat({
             <Text color="gray">Initializing agent…</Text>
           </Box>
         )}
-        {agent && (
+        {overlayMode === "none" && agent && (
           <TerminalChatInput
             loading={loading}
             setItems={setItems}