diff --git a/packages/jupyter-chat/src/widgets/chat-widget.tsx b/packages/jupyter-chat/src/widgets/chat-widget.tsx
index a1a9aa2..da62d2d 100644
--- a/packages/jupyter-chat/src/widgets/chat-widget.tsx
+++ b/packages/jupyter-chat/src/widgets/chat-widget.tsx
@@ -14,11 +14,12 @@ export class ChatWidget extends ReactWidget {
   constructor(options: Chat.IOptions) {
     super();
 
-    this.id = 'jupyter-chat::widget';
     this.title.icon = chatIcon;
     this.title.caption = 'Jupyter Chat'; // TODO: i18n
 
     this._chatOptions = options;
+    this.id = `jupyter-chat::widget::${options.model.name}`;
+    this.node.onclick = () => this.model.focusInput();
   }
 
   /**