diff --git a/src/screens/Messages/components/MessageInput.tsx b/src/screens/Messages/components/MessageInput.tsx
index d545e6d7b5..082f4d1c4a 100644
--- a/src/screens/Messages/components/MessageInput.tsx
+++ b/src/screens/Messages/components/MessageInput.tsx
@@ -136,7 +136,8 @@ export function MessageInput({
     scrollEnabled: isInputScrollable.get(),
   }))
 
-  const submitDisabled = needsEmailVerification || message.trim().length === 0
+  const submitDisabled =
+    needsEmailVerification || (!hasEmbed && message.trim().length === 0)
 
   const blur = useCallback(() => {
     inputRef.current?.blur()