diff --git a/deltachat-ios/Chat/ChatViewController.swift b/deltachat-ios/Chat/ChatViewController.swift
index e4052a360..da4ad7648 100644
--- a/deltachat-ios/Chat/ChatViewController.swift
+++ b/deltachat-ios/Chat/ChatViewController.swift
@@ -708,7 +708,7 @@ class ChatViewController: UITableViewController, UITableViewDropDelegate {
             messageInputBar.inputTextView.resignFirstResponder()
         } else {
             messageInputBar.setMiddleContentView(messageInputBar.inputTextView, animated: false)
-            messageInputBar.setLeftStackViewWidthConstant(to: 40, animated: false)
+            messageInputBar.setLeftStackViewWidthConstant(to: draft.sendEditRequestFor == nil ? 40 : 0, animated: false)
             messageInputBar.setRightStackViewWidthConstant(to: 40, animated: false)
             messageInputBar.padding = UIEdgeInsets(top: 6, left: 6, bottom: 6, right: 12)
             inputAccessoryView = messageInputBar