The input field in the chat window is malfunctioning

[JoelDev (Thiện Đặng Ngọc)]

Where does the bug appear (feature/product)?

Cursor IDE

Describe the Bug

I frequently experience an issue where the chat input field becomes completely unresponsive, and I’m unable to type any characters at all, including Ctrl + V (I’m using a dual-monitor setup).

When I open the chat in standalone mode on the second monitor (open chat as editor), I encounter another frustrating issue:
the typed content appears to the left of the blinking cursor, as shown in the attached image.

In addition, chat-related popups and helper UI elements fail to render properly, unless I click and hold the mouse, in which case they temporarily appear.

Steps to Reproduce

The occurrence rate of this issue on my machine is not very high, but it happens quite frequently — almost once per working day.

This issue usually occurs when there is already an active chat tab (not a completely new one), which is then hidden using the Ctrl + Alt + B shortcut.
After some time, when I reopen the chat window using Ctrl + I or Ctrl + Alt + B, the problematic symptoms start to appear.

Screenshots / Screen Recordings

Operating System

Windows 10/11

Current Cursor Version (Menu → About Cursor → Copy)

Version: 2.2.43 (user setup)
VSCode Version: 1.105.1
Commit: 32cfbe848b35d9eb320980195985450f244b3030
Date: 2025-12-19T06:06:44.644Z
Electron: 37.7.0
Chromium: 138.0.7204.251
Node.js: 22.20.0
V8: 13.8.258.32-electron.0
OS: Windows_NT x64 10.0.22621

For AI issues: which model did you use?

Model name: GPT-5.2

Does this stop you from using Cursor

No - Cursor works, but with this issue

[deanrie]

Hey, thanks for the report.

If the chat gets glitchy in a separate window, please try:

1. Press CTRL+Shift+P in the chat window
2. Select “Developer: Reload Window”

This will reload the window and may temporarily fix the issue.

Also, could you share:

1. Does the issue still happen if you use only one monitor?
2. Any errors in the Developer Console (Help > Toggle Developer Tools > Console tab) when the issue is happening?

Let me know what you find. This will help the dev team.

[JoelDev (Thiện Đặng Ngọc)]

The Reload Window solution actually works well for me. Thank you very much.