diff --git a/src/lib/components/chat/MessageInput.svelte b/src/lib/components/chat/MessageInput.svelte
index d96689720e..87ce7d122a 100644
--- a/src/lib/components/chat/MessageInput.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/components/chat/MessageInput.svelte
@@ -2235,7 +2235,7 @@
 							id={inputId === 'chat-input' ? 'message-input-container' : `${inputId}-wrapper`}
 							data-composer-id={inputId}
 							class="flex-1 flex flex-col relative w-full shadow-[0_6px_24px_-4px_rgba(0,0,0,0.1)] rounded-3xl border {isTemporary
-								? 'border-dashed border-gray-200 dark:border-gray-850'
+								? 'border-dashed border-gray-300/70 dark:border-gray-700/70'
 								: ' border-gray-200 dark:border-gray-850'} {($settings?.highContrastMode ??
 							false)
 								? 'focus-within:outline focus-within:outline-2 focus-within:-outline-offset-2 focus-within:outline-blue-500 [&_.ProseMirror:focus-visible]:outline-none!'
diff --git a/src/lib/components/chat/Placeholder.svelte b/src/lib/components/chat/Placeholder.svelte
index 444b2204eb..0cea64e623 100644
--- a/src/lib/components/chat/Placeholder.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/components/chat/Placeholder.svelte
@@ -184,7 +184,8 @@
 		? 'flex h-full min-h-0 flex-col overflow-hidden'
 		: 'm-auto max-w-[58rem] px-1 md:@3xl:px-20 translate-y-6 py-24'} text-center"
 >
-	{#if $temporaryChatEnabled}
+	<!-- In a folder, temporary mode shows on the composer alone. -->
+	{#if $temporaryChatEnabled && !$selectedFolder}
 		<Tooltip
 			content={$i18n.t("This chat won't appear in history and your messages will not be saved.")}
 			className="w-full flex justify-center mb-0.5"