diff --git a/frontend/src/conversation/Conversation.tsx b/frontend/src/conversation/Conversation.tsx
index bd9b84960..b2f24b5a8 100644
--- a/frontend/src/conversation/Conversation.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/conversation/Conversation.tsx
@@ -1,29 +1,30 @@
 import { Fragment, useEffect, useRef, useState } from 'react';
 import { useTranslation } from 'react-i18next';
 import { useDispatch, useSelector } from 'react-redux';
-import newChatIcon from '../assets/openNewChat.svg';
+import { useNavigate } from 'react-router-dom';
+import Hero from '../Hero';
 import ArrowDown from '../assets/arrow-down.svg';
+import newChatIcon from '../assets/openNewChat.svg';
 import Send from '../assets/send.svg';
 import SendDark from '../assets/send_dark.svg';
+import ShareIcon from '../assets/share.svg';
 import SpinnerDark from '../assets/spinner-dark.svg';
 import Spinner from '../assets/spinner.svg';
 import RetryIcon from '../components/RetryIcon';
-import { useNavigate } from 'react-router-dom';
-import Hero from '../Hero';
 import { useDarkTheme, useMediaQuery } from '../hooks';
 import { ShareConversationModal } from '../modals/ShareConversationModal';
-import { setConversation, updateConversationId } from './conversationSlice';
 import { selectConversationId } from '../preferences/preferenceSlice';
 import { AppDispatch } from '../store';
 import ConversationBubble from './ConversationBubble';
 import { handleSendFeedback } from './conversationHandlers';
 import { FEEDBACK, Query } from './conversationModels';
-import ShareIcon from '../assets/share.svg';
 import {
   addQuery,
   fetchAnswer,
   selectQueries,
   selectStatus,
+  setConversation,
+  updateConversationId,
   updateQuery,
 } from './conversationSlice';
 
@@ -302,14 +303,14 @@ export default function Conversation() {
         )}
       </div>
 
-      <div className="flex w-11/12 flex-col items-end self-center rounded-2xl bg-opacity-0 pb-1 sm:w-[62%] h-auto">
+      <div className="flex w-11/12 flex-col items-end self-center rounded-2xl bg-opacity-0 z-3 sm:w-[62%] h-auto">
         <div className="flex w-full items-center rounded-[40px] border border-silver bg-white py-1 dark:bg-raisin-black">
           <textarea
             id="inputbox"
             ref={inputRef}
             tabIndex={1}
             placeholder={t('inputPlaceholder')}
-            className={`inputbox-style h-16 w-full overflow-y-auto overflow-x-hidden whitespace-pre-wrap rounded-full bg-white pt-5 pb-[22px] text-base leading-tight opacity-100 focus:outline-none dark:bg-raisin-black dark:text-bright-gray`}
+            className={`inputbox-style w-full overflow-y-auto overflow-x-hidden whitespace-pre-wrap rounded-full bg-transparent py-5 text-base leading-tight opacity-100 focus:outline-none dark:bg-transparent dark:text-bright-gray`}
             onInput={handleInput}
             onKeyDown={(e) => {
               if (e.key === 'Enter' && !e.shiftKey) {