diff --git a/android/app/src/main/java/com/ts3client/android/ui/ChatPane.kt b/android/app/src/main/java/com/ts3client/android/ui/ChatPane.kt
index add201b..54299ce 100644
--- a/android/app/src/main/java/com/ts3client/android/ui/ChatPane.kt
+++ b/android/app/src/main/java/com/ts3client/android/ui/ChatPane.kt
@@ -27,11 +27,13 @@ import androidx.compose.material3.Text
 import androidx.compose.runtime.Composable
 import androidx.compose.runtime.LaunchedEffect
 import androidx.compose.runtime.getValue
-import androidx.compose.runtime.mutableStateOf
+import androidx.compose.runtime.key
 import androidx.compose.runtime.remember
 import androidx.compose.runtime.rememberUpdatedState
+import androidx.compose.runtime.mutableStateMapOf
+import androidx.compose.runtime.saveable.Saver
 import androidx.compose.runtime.saveable.rememberSaveable
-import androidx.compose.runtime.setValue
+import androidx.compose.runtime.snapshots.SnapshotStateMap
 import androidx.compose.ui.Alignment
 import androidx.compose.ui.Modifier
 import androidx.compose.ui.input.key.Key
@@ -68,17 +70,21 @@ fun ChatPane(
                 ConversationChip(conversation, conversation.key == selected.key, onSelect, onClose)
             }
         }
-        Lines(selected.lines, onLink, Modifier.weight(1f))
-        var draft by rememberSaveable(selected.key.toString()) { mutableStateOf("") }
+        // Each conversation opens at its newest line.
+        key(selected.key) { Lines(selected.lines, onLink, Modifier.weight(1f)) }
+        // One unsent message per conversation, kept while another one is on screen.
+        val drafts = rememberSaveable(saver = DraftsSaver) { mutableStateMapOf<String, String>() }
+        val draftKey = selected.key.toString()
+        val draft = drafts[draftKey].orEmpty()
         val send = {
             if (draft.isNotBlank()) {
                 onSend(draft.trim())
-                draft = ""
+                drafts.remove(draftKey)
             }
         }
         Row(Modifier.padding(8.dp), verticalAlignment = Alignment.CenterVertically) {
             OutlinedTextField(
-                draft, { draft = it },
+                draft, { drafts[draftKey] = it },
                 Modifier.weight(1f).onPreviewKeyEvent { e ->
                     // A hardware keyboard's Enter sends, as on the desktop; Shift+Enter starts a new line.
                     val enter = e.key == Key.Enter && !e.isShiftPressed
@@ -98,6 +104,11 @@ fun ChatPane(
     }
 }
 
+private val DraftsSaver = Saver<SnapshotStateMap<String, String>, HashMap<String, String>>(
+    save = { HashMap(it) },
+    restore = { mutableStateMapOf<String, String>().apply { putAll(it) } },
+)
+
 @Composable
 private fun ConversationChip(
     conversation: Conversation,
@@ -120,7 +131,7 @@ private fun ConversationChip(
 /** The conversation's lines, following new ones while the newest is in view. */
 @Composable
 private fun Lines(lines: List<ChatLine>, onLink: (String) -> Unit, modifier: Modifier) {
-    val listState = rememberLazyListState()
+    val listState = rememberLazyListState(initialFirstVisibleItemIndex = (lines.size - 1).coerceAtLeast(0))
     val linkColor = MaterialTheme.colorScheme.primary
     val link by rememberUpdatedState(onLink)
     LaunchedEffect(lines.lastOrNull()?.id) {