diff --git a/apps/web/tests/queue-actions.e2e.ts b/apps/web/tests/queue-actions.e2e.ts
index fb2b79c57d..cc5a25e100 100644
--- a/apps/web/tests/queue-actions.e2e.ts
+++ b/apps/web/tests/queue-actions.e2e.ts
@@ -363,10 +363,11 @@ describe('web e2e: queue row actions', () => {
     await page.locator('[data-testid="todo-panel"]').waitFor({ timeout: 10_000 })
 
     for (const text of ['Layout queue first', 'Layout queue second']) {
-      // A just-submitted composer is read-only for the prompt round-trip.
       await page.locator('[data-composer-input][contenteditable="true"]').first().waitFor({ timeout: 10_000 })
       await input.fill(text)
       await input.press('Enter')
+      // The composer keeps a sent message, still editable, until the Host accepts it.
+      await expect.poll(() => input.textContent(), { timeout: 10_000 }).toBe('')
     }
     const queueHeader = page.getByRole('button', { name: '2 queued messages' })
     await expect.poll(() => queueHeader.getAttribute('aria-expanded'), { timeout: 10_000 })
diff --git a/apps/web/tests/queue-image.e2e.ts b/apps/web/tests/queue-image.e2e.ts
index 075662ea2c..1dcac21ad6 100644
--- a/apps/web/tests/queue-image.e2e.ts
+++ b/apps/web/tests/queue-image.e2e.ts
@@ -96,7 +96,8 @@ describe('web e2e: queued image submission', () => {
     await input.press('Enter')
     await expect.poll(() => existsSync(readyFile), { timeout: 15_000 }).toBe(true)
 
-    // A just-submitted composer is read-only for the prompt round-trip.
+    // The composer keeps the sent prompt, still editable, until the Host accepts it.
+    await expect.poll(() => input.textContent(), { timeout: 10_000 }).toBe('')
     await page.locator('[data-composer-input][contenteditable="true"]').first().waitFor({ timeout: 10_000 })
     await pasteImage(page, await readFile(PNG))
     await page.getByRole('img', { name: 'queued.png' }).waitFor({ timeout: 10_000 })