diff --git a/internal/client/ui/core/chat/chat.go b/internal/client/ui/core/chat/chat.go
index e143eb0..89471d8 100644
--- a/internal/client/ui/core/chat/chat.go
+++ b/internal/client/ui/core/chat/chat.go
@@ -9,8 +9,9 @@ import (
 )
 
 type Model struct {
-	vi    viminput.Model
-	focus bool
+	vi     viminput.Model
+	focus  bool
+	locked bool
 }
 
 func New() Model {
@@ -32,7 +33,9 @@ func New() Model {
 	// vi.Focus()
 
 	return Model{
-		vi: vi,
+		vi:     vi,
+		focus:  false,
+		locked: false,
 	}
 }
 
@@ -48,9 +51,31 @@ func (m Model) Update(msg tea.Msg) (Model, tea.Cmd) {
 	if !m.focus {
 		return m, nil
 	}
-	var cmd tea.Cmd
-	m.vi, cmd = m.vi.Update(msg)
-	return m, cmd
+
+	if m.locked {
+		InNormal := m.vi.Mode() == viminput.NormalMode
+		if key, ok := msg.(tea.KeyMsg); ok && InNormal {
+			if key.String() == "q" {
+				m.locked = false
+				return m, nil
+			}
+		}
+
+		var cmd tea.Cmd
+		m.vi, cmd = m.vi.Update(msg)
+		return m, cmd
+	}
+
+	switch msg := msg.(type) {
+	case tea.KeyMsg:
+		key := msg.String()
+		switch key {
+		case "i":
+			m.locked = true
+		}
+	}
+
+	return m, nil
 }
 
 func (m *Model) Focus() {
@@ -62,3 +87,7 @@ func (m *Model) Blur() {
 	m.focus = false
 	m.vi.Blur()
 }
+
+func (m Model) Locked() bool {
+	return m.locked
+}
diff --git a/internal/client/ui/core/core.go b/internal/client/ui/core/core.go
index dd29106..5d87294 100644
--- a/internal/client/ui/core/core.go
+++ b/internal/client/ui/core/core.go
@@ -265,15 +265,17 @@ func (m *Model) updateConnected(msg tea.Msg) tea.Cmd {
 				return cmd
 			}
 
-			left := msg.String() == "H"
-			right := msg.String() == "L"
-			direction := 0
-			if left {
-				direction = -1
-			} else if right {
-				direction = 1
+			if m.focus != FocusChat || !m.chat.Locked() {
+				left := msg.String() == "H"
+				right := msg.String() == "L"
+				direction := 0
+				if left {
+					direction = -1
+				} else if right {
+					direction = 1
+				}
+				m.move(direction)
 			}
-			m.move(direction)
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/internal/client/ui/viminput/viminput.go b/internal/client/ui/viminput/viminput.go
index e4886a4..c562574 100644
--- a/internal/client/ui/viminput/viminput.go
+++ b/internal/client/ui/viminput/viminput.go
@@ -1738,3 +1738,7 @@ func (m *Model) handleVisualLineModeKeys(key tea.KeyMsg) {
 		}
 	}
 }
+
+func (m Model) Mode() int {
+	return m.mode
+}