diff --git a/packages/chat-ui/src/composer.tsx b/packages/chat-ui/src/composer.tsx
index f670ae349..faece22d6 100644
--- a/packages/chat-ui/src/composer.tsx
+++ b/packages/chat-ui/src/composer.tsx
@@ -890,6 +890,7 @@ export const Composer = forwardRef<
           <span
             className="chat-composer-keyboard-hint"
             data-visible={focused && value.trim().length > 0}
+            aria-hidden={!(focused && value.trim().length > 0)}
           >
             {CHAT_STRINGS.composerKeyboardHint}
           </span>
diff --git a/packages/chat-ui/src/styles.css b/packages/chat-ui/src/styles.css
index 69fffe042..e41f12cd6 100644
--- a/packages/chat-ui/src/styles.css
+++ b/packages/chat-ui/src/styles.css
@@ -2560,12 +2560,14 @@
   font-size: 0.7rem;
   font-weight: 600;
   letter-spacing: 0.01em;
+  visibility: hidden;
   opacity: 0;
   pointer-events: none;
   transition: opacity 120ms var(--chat-ease);
 }
 
 .chat-composer-keyboard-hint[data-visible="true"] {
+  visibility: visible;
   opacity: 1;
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/chat-ui/test/composer.test.tsx b/packages/chat-ui/test/composer.test.tsx
index 1a55e8acd..082a9dc2c 100644
--- a/packages/chat-ui/test/composer.test.tsx
+++ b/packages/chat-ui/test/composer.test.tsx
@@ -265,6 +265,7 @@ describe("Composer keyboard hint", () => {
     mount(() => Promise.resolve(true));
     expect(keyboardHint()).not.toBeNull();
     expect(keyboardHint()?.getAttribute("data-visible")).toBe("false");
+    expect(keyboardHint()?.getAttribute("aria-hidden")).toBe("true");
 
     act(() => {
       textarea().focus();
@@ -273,6 +274,7 @@ describe("Composer keyboard hint", () => {
     await settle();
 
     expect(keyboardHint()?.getAttribute("data-visible")).toBe("true");
+    expect(keyboardHint()?.getAttribute("aria-hidden")).toBe("false");
     expect(keyboardHint()?.textContent).toBe("Enter to send");
     expect(
       container?.querySelectorAll(".chat-composer-actions > button").length,
@@ -294,6 +296,7 @@ describe("Composer keyboard hint", () => {
     typeInto(textarea(), "");
     await settle();
     expect(keyboardHint()?.getAttribute("data-visible")).toBe("false");
+    expect(keyboardHint()?.getAttribute("aria-hidden")).toBe("true");
   });
 });