diff --git a/Mactrix/Views/ChatView/ChatInputView/ChatInputView.swift b/Mactrix/Views/ChatView/ChatInputView/ChatInputView.swift
index a647a3c..d1a49f8 100644
--- a/Mactrix/Views/ChatView/ChatInputView/ChatInputView.swift
+++ b/Mactrix/Views/ChatView/ChatInputView/ChatInputView.swift
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ import OSLog
 import SwiftUI
 
 struct ChatInputView: View {
+    @Environment(\.accessibilityReduceTransparency) var reduceTransparency
+
     let room: Room
     let timeline: LiveTimeline
     @Binding var replyTo: MatrixRustSDK.EventTimelineItem?
@@ -115,22 +117,21 @@ struct ChatInputView: View {
         return .ready(content: replyTo.content, sender: replyTo.sender, senderProfile: replyTo.senderProfile, timestamp: replyTo.timestamp, eventOrTransactionId: replyTo.eventOrTransactionId)
     }
 
-    var body: some View {
+    var content: some View {
         VStack(alignment: .leading) {
             if let replyEmbeddedDetails {
                 EmbeddedMessageView(embeddedEvent: replyEmbeddedDetails) {
                     replyTo = nil
                 }
             }
-            ChatTextView(text: $chatInput, disabled: !isDraftLoaded, onSubmit: { Task { await sendMessage() }})
+            ChatTextView(
+                text: $chatInput,
+                placeholder: "Message \(room.displayName() ?? "room")",
+                disabled: !isDraftLoaded,
+                onSubmit: { Task { await sendMessage() } }
+            )
         }
         .font(.system(size: .init(fontSize)))
-        .background(Color(NSColor.textBackgroundColor))
-        .cornerRadius(4)
-        .overlay(
-            RoundedRectangle(cornerRadius: 4)
-                .stroke(Color(NSColor.separatorColor), lineWidth: 1)
-        )
         .task(id: chatInput) {
             await chatInputChanged()
         }
@@ -142,8 +143,34 @@ struct ChatInputView: View {
             // (in case the draft holds a reply)
             await loadDraft()
         }
-        .pointerStyle(.horizontalText)
-        .padding([.horizontal, .bottom], 10)
+    }
+
+    @available(macOS 26.0, *)
+    var tahoeView: some View {
+        content
+            .glassEffect(in: .rect(cornerRadius: 16.0))
+            .padding(.horizontal)
+            .padding(.bottom, 10)
+    }
+
+    var oldView: some View {
+        content
+            .background(Color(NSColor.textBackgroundColor))
+            .cornerRadius(4)
+            .overlay(
+                RoundedRectangle(cornerRadius: 16.0)
+                    .stroke(Color(NSColor.separatorColor), lineWidth: 1)
+            )
+            .padding(.horizontal)
+            .padding(.bottom, 10)
+    }
+
+    var body: some View {
+        if #available(macOS 26.0, *), !reduceTransparency {
+            tahoeView
+        } else {
+            oldView
+        }
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/Mactrix/Views/ChatView/ChatInputView/ChatTextView.swift b/Mactrix/Views/ChatView/ChatInputView/ChatTextView.swift
index 07cf226..444e23f 100644
--- a/Mactrix/Views/ChatView/ChatInputView/ChatTextView.swift
+++ b/Mactrix/Views/ChatView/ChatInputView/ChatTextView.swift
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ struct ChatTextView: NSViewRepresentable {
     typealias NSViewRepresentableType = NSTextView
     
     let text: Binding<String>
+    let placeholder: String
     let disabled: Bool
     let onSubmit: () -> Void
     
@@ -14,10 +15,18 @@ struct ChatTextView: NSViewRepresentable {
         
         textView.onSubmit = onSubmit
         
+        textView.placeholderAttributedString = NSAttributedString(
+            string: placeholder,
+            attributes: [.foregroundColor: NSColor.secondaryLabelColor]
+        )
+        
+        textView.backgroundColor = .clear
+        textView.drawsBackground = false
+        
         context.coordinator.textView = textView
         textView.delegate = context.coordinator
         
-        textView.textContainerInset = NSSize(width: DynamicTextView.padding, height: DynamicTextView.padding)
+        textView.textContainerInset = DynamicTextView.padding
         
         textView.isVerticallyResizable = true
         textView.isHorizontallyResizable = false
@@ -39,6 +48,13 @@ struct ChatTextView: NSViewRepresentable {
             textView.invalidateIntrinsicContentSize()
         }
         
+        if textView.placeholderAttributedString?.string != placeholder {
+            textView.placeholderAttributedString = NSAttributedString(
+                string: placeholder,
+                attributes: [.foregroundColor: NSColor.secondaryLabelColor]
+            )
+        }
+        
         if textView.isEditable != !disabled {
             textView.isEditable = !disabled
             textView.isSelectable = !disabled
@@ -72,7 +88,9 @@ struct ChatTextView: NSViewRepresentable {
 }
 
 class DynamicTextView: NSTextView {
-    static let padding = 4
+    @objc var placeholderAttributedString: NSAttributedString?
+    
+    static let padding = NSSize(width: 10, height: 10)
     
     var onSubmit: (() -> Void)?
     
@@ -86,7 +104,7 @@ class DynamicTextView: NSTextView {
         let usedRect = manager.usedRect(for: container)
         
         // Return a flexible width but a fixed height based on text
-        return NSSize(width: NSView.noIntrinsicMetric, height: ceil(usedRect.height) + CGFloat(2 * Self.padding))
+        return NSSize(width: NSView.noIntrinsicMetric, height: ceil(usedRect.height) + CGFloat(2 * Self.padding.height))
     }
     
     override func setFrameSize(_ newSize: NSSize) {
diff --git a/Mactrix/Views/ChatView/ChatView.swift b/Mactrix/Views/ChatView/ChatView.swift
index 7c54388..084c1fe 100644
--- a/Mactrix/Views/ChatView/ChatView.swift
+++ b/Mactrix/Views/ChatView/ChatView.swift
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ struct ChatJoinedRoom: View {
 
     var body: some View {
         TimelineViewRepresentable(timeline: timeline, items: timeline.timelineItems)
+            .ignoresSafeArea(edges: .top)
             .safeAreaInset(edge: .bottom, spacing: 8) {
                 ChatInputView(room: room.room, timeline: timeline, replyTo: $timeline.sendReplyTo)
             }
diff --git a/Mactrix/Views/ChatView/TimelineView/TimelineTableView.swift b/Mactrix/Views/ChatView/TimelineView/TimelineTableView.swift
index e7eb8e2..3aa7d53 100644
--- a/Mactrix/Views/ChatView/TimelineView/TimelineTableView.swift
+++ b/Mactrix/Views/ChatView/TimelineView/TimelineTableView.swift
@@ -136,6 +136,9 @@ class TimelineViewController: NSViewController {
 
         scrollView.documentView = tableView
         scrollView.hasVerticalScroller = true
+
+        scrollView.automaticallyAdjustsContentInsets = false
+
         scrollView.drawsBackground = false
         tableView.backgroundColor = .clear
         view = scrollView
@@ -235,7 +238,7 @@ class TimelineViewController: NSViewController {
         // If the IDs haven't changed, reload all rows in place (content-only update: reactions, read receipts, etc.)
         // Reloads all rows rather than just visible ones to avoid stale content in NSTableView's prepared/cached views.
         if oldIds == newIds {
-            tableView.reloadData(forRowIndexes: IndexSet(integersIn: 0..<self.timelineItems.count),
+            tableView.reloadData(forRowIndexes: IndexSet(integersIn: 0 ..< self.timelineItems.count),
                                  columnIndexes: IndexSet(integer: 0))
             return
         }
@@ -253,7 +256,7 @@ class TimelineViewController: NSViewController {
         DispatchQueue.main.async { [weak self] in
             guard let self else { return }
             let visibleRows = tableView.rows(in: tableView.visibleRect)
-            tableView.noteHeightOfRows(withIndexesChanged: IndexSet(integersIn: visibleRows.lowerBound..<visibleRows.upperBound))
+            tableView.noteHeightOfRows(withIndexesChanged: IndexSet(integersIn: visibleRows.lowerBound ..< visibleRows.upperBound))
         }
     }