diff --git a/client/src/components/Chat/Messages/Content/ContentParts.tsx b/client/src/components/Chat/Messages/Content/ContentParts.tsx
index 14883b4b94..6158665102 100644
--- a/client/src/components/Chat/Messages/Content/ContentParts.tsx
+++ b/client/src/components/Chat/Messages/Content/ContentParts.tsx
@@ -7,10 +7,11 @@ import type {
   Agents,
 } from 'librechat-data-provider';
 import { MessageContext, SearchContext } from '~/Providers';
+import { EditTextPart, EmptyText } from './Parts';
 import MemoryArtifacts from './MemoryArtifacts';
 import Sources from '~/components/Web/Sources';
 import { mapAttachments } from '~/utils/map';
-import { EditTextPart } from './Parts';
+import Container from './Container';
 import Part from './Part';
 
 type ContentPartsProps = {
@@ -95,11 +96,19 @@ const ContentParts = memo(
       );
     }
 
+    /** Show cursor placeholder when content is empty but actively submitting */
+    const showEmptyCursor = content.length === 0 && effectiveIsSubmitting;
+
     return (
       <>
         <SearchContext.Provider value={{ searchResults }}>
           <MemoryArtifacts attachments={attachments} />
           <Sources messageId={messageId} conversationId={conversationId || undefined} />
+          {showEmptyCursor && (
+            <Container>
+              <EmptyText />
+            </Container>
+          )}
           {content.map((part, idx) => {
             if (!part) {
               return null;
diff --git a/client/src/hooks/Chat/useChatFunctions.ts b/client/src/hooks/Chat/useChatFunctions.ts
index c717209ec5..ad1e0dd2e6 100644
--- a/client/src/hooks/Chat/useChatFunctions.ts
+++ b/client/src/hooks/Chat/useChatFunctions.ts
@@ -295,12 +295,9 @@ export default function useChatFunctions({
             },
           ];
         } else {
-          initialResponse.content = [
-            {
-              type: ContentTypes.TEXT,
-              text: '',
-            },
-          ];
+          // Don't pre-initialize content type - let incoming delta events
+          // create content parts dynamically (supports think, text, etc.)
+          initialResponse.content = [];
         }
       }
       setShowStopButton(true);