diff --git a/web/components/chat/ChatTextField/ChatTextField.module.scss b/web/components/chat/ChatTextField/ChatTextField.module.scss
index 9e8e94c62..9ff2d72f6 100644
--- a/web/components/chat/ChatTextField/ChatTextField.module.scss
+++ b/web/components/chat/ChatTextField/ChatTextField.module.scss
@@ -49,6 +49,8 @@
     transition: box-shadow 50ms ease-in-out;
     max-height: 40px; // 2 lines of text
     min-height: 30px;
+    cursor: text;
+
     &:focus {
       outline: 1px solid var(--color-owncast-gray-500) !important;
     }