diff --git a/lib/pages/chat/input_bar.dart b/lib/pages/chat/input_bar.dart
index 9337b488a..0d2251203 100644
--- a/lib/pages/chat/input_bar.dart
+++ b/lib/pages/chat/input_bar.dart
@@ -504,6 +504,9 @@ class InputBar extends StatelessWidget {
                 onSubmitted!(text);
               },
               // #Pangea
+              style: controller?.text.length == 1000
+                  ? const TextStyle(color: Colors.red)
+                  : null,
               onTap: () {
                 controller!.onInputTap(
                   context,
diff --git a/lib/pangea/widgets/chat/input_bar_wrapper.dart b/lib/pangea/widgets/chat/input_bar_wrapper.dart
index 374f60a80..5f6c1b49b 100644
--- a/lib/pangea/widgets/chat/input_bar_wrapper.dart
+++ b/lib/pangea/widgets/chat/input_bar_wrapper.dart
@@ -61,6 +61,11 @@ class InputBarWrapperState extends State<InputBarWrapper> {
     super.dispose();
   }
 
+  void refreshOnChange(String text) {
+    widget.onChanged!(text);
+    setState(() {});
+  }
+
   @override
   Widget build(BuildContext context) {
     return InputBar(
@@ -73,7 +78,7 @@ class InputBarWrapperState extends State<InputBarWrapper> {
       focusNode: widget.focusNode,
       controller: widget.controller,
       decoration: widget.decoration,
-      onChanged: widget.onChanged,
+      onChanged: widget.onChanged != null ? refreshOnChange : null,
       autofocus: widget.autofocus,
       textInputAction: widget.textInputAction,
       readOnly: widget.readOnly,