diff --git a/codex-rs/tui/src/bottom_pane/chat_composer.rs b/codex-rs/tui/src/bottom_pane/chat_composer.rs
index fa320f9b..08ebcefc 100644
--- a/codex-rs/tui/src/bottom_pane/chat_composer.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/tui/src/bottom_pane/chat_composer.rs
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ impl ChatComposer {
     /// Replace the entire composer content with `text` and reset cursor.
     pub(crate) fn set_text_content(&mut self, text: String) {
         self.textarea.set_text(&text);
-        self.textarea.set_cursor(0);
+        self.textarea.set_cursor(usize::MAX);
         self.sync_command_popup();
         self.sync_file_search_popup();
     }
diff --git a/codex-rs/tui/src/chatwidget.rs b/codex-rs/tui/src/chatwidget.rs
index 2f8a34fe..bfc9104c 100644
--- a/codex-rs/tui/src/chatwidget.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/tui/src/chatwidget.rs
@@ -243,20 +243,51 @@ impl ChatWidget {
         );
     }
 
-    fn on_error(&mut self, message: String) {
-        // Before emitting the error message, finalize the active exec as failed
-        // so spinners are replaced with a red ✗ marker.
+    /// Finalize any active exec as failed, push an error message into history,
+    /// and stop/clear running UI state.
+    fn finalize_turn_with_error_message(&mut self, message: String) {
+        // Ensure any spinner is replaced by a red ✗ and flushed into history.
         self.finalize_active_exec_cell_as_failed();
+        // Emit the provided error message/history cell.
         self.add_to_history(history_cell::new_error_event(message));
+        // Reset running state and clear streaming buffers.
         self.bottom_pane.set_task_running(false);
         self.running_commands.clear();
         self.stream.clear_all();
+    }
+
+    fn on_error(&mut self, message: String) {
+        self.finalize_turn_with_error_message(message);
         self.request_redraw();
 
         // After an error ends the turn, try sending the next queued input.
         self.maybe_send_next_queued_input();
     }
 
+    /// Handle a turn aborted due to user interrupt (Esc).
+    /// When there are queued user messages, restore them into the composer
+    /// separated by newlines rather than auto‑submitting the next one.
+    fn on_interrupted_turn(&mut self) {
+        // Finalize, log a gentle prompt, and clear running state.
+        self.finalize_turn_with_error_message("Tell the model what to do differently".to_owned());
+
+        // If any messages were queued during the task, restore them into the composer.
+        if !self.queued_user_messages.is_empty() {
+            let combined = self
+                .queued_user_messages
+                .iter()
+                .map(|m| m.text.clone())
+                .collect::<Vec<_>>()
+                .join("\n");
+            self.bottom_pane.set_composer_text(combined);
+            // Clear the queue and update the status indicator list.
+            self.queued_user_messages.clear();
+            self.refresh_queued_user_messages();
+        }
+
+        self.request_redraw();
+    }
+
     fn on_plan_update(&mut self, update: codex_core::plan_tool::UpdatePlanArgs) {
         self.add_to_history(history_cell::new_plan_update(update));
     }
@@ -913,7 +944,7 @@ impl ChatWidget {
             EventMsg::Error(ErrorEvent { message }) => self.on_error(message),
             EventMsg::TurnAborted(ev) => match ev.reason {
                 TurnAbortReason::Interrupted => {
-                    self.on_error("Tell the model what to do differently".to_owned())
+                    self.on_interrupted_turn();
                 }
                 TurnAbortReason::Replaced => {
                     self.on_error("Turn aborted: replaced by a new task".to_owned())
diff --git a/codex-rs/tui/src/chatwidget/tests.rs b/codex-rs/tui/src/chatwidget/tests.rs
index fdfd7041..6f939c62 100644
--- a/codex-rs/tui/src/chatwidget/tests.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/tui/src/chatwidget/tests.rs
@@ -763,6 +763,45 @@ fn approval_modal_patch_snapshot() {
     assert_snapshot!("approval_modal_patch", terminal.backend());
 }
 
+#[test]
+fn interrupt_restores_queued_messages_into_composer() {
+    let (mut chat, mut rx, mut op_rx) = make_chatwidget_manual();
+
+    // Simulate a running task to enable queuing of user inputs.
+    chat.bottom_pane.set_task_running(true);
+
+    // Queue two user messages while the task is running.
+    chat.queued_user_messages
+        .push_back(UserMessage::from("first queued".to_string()));
+    chat.queued_user_messages
+        .push_back(UserMessage::from("second queued".to_string()));
+    chat.refresh_queued_user_messages();
+
+    // Deliver a TurnAborted event with Interrupted reason (as if Esc was pressed).
+    chat.handle_codex_event(Event {
+        id: "turn-1".into(),
+        msg: EventMsg::TurnAborted(codex_core::protocol::TurnAbortedEvent {
+            reason: codex_core::protocol::TurnAbortReason::Interrupted,
+        }),
+    });
+
+    // Composer should now contain the queued messages joined by newlines, in order.
+    assert_eq!(
+        chat.bottom_pane.composer_text(),
+        "first queued\nsecond queued"
+    );
+
+    // Queue should be cleared and no new user input should have been auto-submitted.
+    assert!(chat.queued_user_messages.is_empty());
+    assert!(
+        op_rx.try_recv().is_err(),
+        "unexpected outbound op after interrupt"
+    );
+
+    // Drain rx to avoid unused warnings.
+    let _ = drain_insert_history(&mut rx);
+}
+
 // Snapshot test: ChatWidget at very small heights (idle)
 // Ensures overall layout behaves when terminal height is extremely constrained.
 #[test]