diff --git a/worker/src/server.js b/worker/src/server.js
index f374f17..bd54789 100644
--- a/worker/src/server.js
+++ b/worker/src/server.js
@@ -2985,9 +2985,9 @@ async function sendTextAndConfirm(p, externalChatId, text) {
       return null;
     }
 
-    const composerText = await readComposerText(p);
-    if (composerText !== null && !messageTextMatches(composerText, wanted)) {
-      console.warn(`[send/text] composer mismatch after fill; attempt=${attempt.name} composerLength=${composerText.length} wantedLength=${wanted.length}`);
+    const composerState = await readComposerState(p);
+    if (!composerStateMatchesText(composerState, text)) {
+      console.warn(`[send/text] composer mismatch after fill; attempt=${attempt.name} composerLength=${composerState?.text?.length ?? -1} richCount=${composerState?.richContentCount ?? -1} wantedLength=${wanted.length}`);
       continue;
     }
 
@@ -3010,8 +3010,8 @@ async function sendTextAndConfirm(p, externalChatId, text) {
       return externalId;
     }
 
-    const currentComposerText = await readComposerText(p);
-    if (currentComposerText !== null && currentComposerText.length === 0) {
+    const currentComposerState = await readComposerState(p);
+    if (composerStateIsEmpty(currentComposerState)) {
       console.warn(`[send/text] MAX cleared composer but no outgoing message appeared; attempt=${attempt.name}`);
       return null;
     }
@@ -3040,7 +3040,10 @@ async function fillComposerText(p, text, clearFirst) {
     await clearComposerInput(p);
   }
   if (await insertComposerTextViaDom(p, text, false)) {
-    return true;
+    await p.waitForTimeout(300);
+    if (composerStateMatchesText(await readComposerState(p), text)) {
+      return true;
+    }
   }
 
   if (clearFirst && await fillComposerViaLocator(p, text)) {
@@ -3059,8 +3062,8 @@ async function fillComposerText(p, text, clearFirst) {
     await p.keyboard.insertText(text);
     await p.waitForTimeout(300);
 
-    const currentText = await readComposerText(p);
-    if (currentText !== null && messageTextMatches(currentText, text)) {
+    const state = await readComposerState(p);
+    if (composerStateMatchesText(state, text)) {
       return true;
     }
   }
@@ -3087,8 +3090,8 @@ async function fillComposerText(p, text, clearFirst) {
       }
       await p.keyboard.insertText(text);
       await p.waitForTimeout(250);
-      const currentText = await readComposerText(p);
-      if (currentText !== null && messageTextMatches(currentText, text)) {
+      const state = await readComposerState(p);
+      if (composerStateMatchesText(state, text)) {
         return true;
       }
     } catch {
@@ -3108,16 +3111,14 @@ async function clearComposerInput(p) {
     await p.keyboard.press(process.platform === "darwin" ? "Meta+A" : "Control+A");
     await p.keyboard.press("Backspace");
     await p.waitForTimeout(120);
-    const currentText = await readComposerText(p);
-    if (currentText !== null && currentText.length === 0) {
+    if (composerStateIsEmpty(await readComposerState(p))) {
       return true;
     }
   }
 
   await insertComposerTextViaDom(p, "", true);
   await p.waitForTimeout(150);
-  const currentText = await readComposerText(p);
-  return currentText !== null && currentText.length === 0;
+  return composerStateIsEmpty(await readComposerState(p));
 }
 
 async function fillComposerViaClipboard(p, text, clearFirst) {
@@ -3142,8 +3143,7 @@ async function fillComposerViaClipboard(p, text, clearFirst) {
   if (wroteClipboard) {
     await p.keyboard.press(process.platform === "darwin" ? "Meta+V" : "Control+V");
     await p.waitForTimeout(300);
-    const pastedText = await readComposerText(p);
-    if (pastedText !== null && messageTextMatches(pastedText, text)) {
+    if (composerStateMatchesText(await readComposerState(p), text)) {
       return true;
     }
   }
@@ -3164,8 +3164,7 @@ async function fillComposerViaKeyboard(p, text, clearFirst) {
 
   await p.keyboard.insertText(text);
   await p.waitForTimeout(300);
-  const currentText = await readComposerText(p);
-  return currentText !== null && messageTextMatches(currentText, text);
+  return composerStateMatchesText(await readComposerState(p), text);
 }
 
 async function insertComposerTextViaDom(p, text, clearFirst = false) {
@@ -3236,11 +3235,16 @@ async function insertComposerTextViaDom(p, text, clearFirst = false) {
       if ("value" in composer) {
         composer.value = "";
       } else {
-        composer.textContent = "";
+        composer.replaceChildren();
       }
       composer.dispatchEvent(new InputEvent("input", { bubbles: true, inputType: "deleteContentBackward", data: null }));
     }
 
+    if (!value) {
+      composer.dispatchEvent(new Event("change", { bubbles: true }));
+      return true;
+    }
+
     const beforeInput = new InputEvent("beforeinput", {
       bubbles: true,
       cancelable: true,
@@ -3281,8 +3285,7 @@ async function fillComposerViaLocator(p, text) {
       await composer.fill("", { timeout: 3000 });
       await composer.fill(text, { timeout: 3000 });
       await p.waitForTimeout(200);
-      const currentText = await readComposerText(p);
-      if (currentText !== null && messageTextMatches(currentText, text)) {
+      if (composerStateMatchesText(await readComposerState(p), text)) {
         return true;
       }
     } catch {
@@ -3385,8 +3388,7 @@ async function focusComposer(p) {
 async function waitForComposerToClear(p, timeoutMs = 4000) {
   const deadline = Date.now() + timeoutMs;
   while (Date.now() < deadline) {
-    const text = await readComposerText(p);
-    if (text !== null && text.length === 0) {
+    if (composerStateIsEmpty(await readComposerState(p))) {
       return true;
     }
 
@@ -3397,6 +3399,11 @@ async function waitForComposerToClear(p, timeoutMs = 4000) {
 }
 
 async function readComposerText(p) {
+  const state = await readComposerState(p);
+  return state?.text ?? null;
+}
+
+async function readComposerState(p) {
   return await p.evaluate(() => {
     const cleanText = (value) => String(value || "")
       .replace(/\u00a0/g, " ")
@@ -3404,6 +3411,7 @@ async function readComposerText(p) {
       .replace(/\s+/g, " ")
       .trim();
     const isVisible = (element) => {
+      if (!(element instanceof Element)) return false;
       const style = window.getComputedStyle(element);
       const rect = element.getBoundingClientRect();
       return style.visibility !== "hidden" &&
@@ -3458,10 +3466,73 @@ async function readComposerText(p) {
     }
 
     const value = "value" in composer ? composer.value : "";
-    return cleanText(value || composer.innerText || composer.textContent);
+    const text = cleanText(value || composer.innerText || composer.textContent);
+    const richContentCount = Array.from(composer.querySelectorAll([
+      "img",
+      "canvas",
+      "svg",
+      "[class*='emoji' i]",
+      "[class*='sticker' i]",
+      "[class*='lottie' i]",
+      "[class*='emoticon' i]",
+      "[data-testid*='emoji' i]",
+      "[data-testid*='sticker' i]",
+      "[data-testid*='lottie' i]"
+    ].join(",")))
+      .filter((element) => isVisible(element))
+      .filter((element) => !/placeholder/i.test(String(element.className || "")))
+      .length;
+    return { text, richContentCount };
   }).catch(() => null);
 }
 
+function composerStateIsEmpty(state) {
+  return Boolean(state && !state.text && (state.richContentCount || 0) === 0);
+}
+
+function composerStateMatchesText(state, wantedText) {
+  if (!state) {
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  if (messageTextMatches(state.text, wantedText)) {
+    return true;
+  }
+
+  if ((state.richContentCount || 0) === 0 || !containsEmojiSyntax(wantedText)) {
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  if (isEmojiOnlyText(wantedText)) {
+    return true;
+  }
+
+  const composerText = stripEmojiForComparison(state.text);
+  const wanted = stripEmojiForComparison(wantedText);
+  return Boolean(composerText && wanted && (
+    composerText === wanted ||
+    composerText.endsWith(wanted) ||
+    wanted.endsWith(composerText)
+  ));
+}
+
+function containsEmojiSyntax(value) {
+  return /[\p{Extended_Pictographic}\u200d\ufe0f\ufe0e]/u.test(String(value || ""));
+}
+
+function isEmojiOnlyText(value) {
+  const text = cleanComparableText(value, 1000);
+  return Boolean(text && containsEmojiSyntax(text) && !stripEmojiForComparison(text));
+}
+
+function stripEmojiForComparison(value) {
+  return cleanComparableText(value, 1000)
+    .replace(/[\p{Extended_Pictographic}\u200d\ufe0f\ufe0e]/gu, "")
+    .replace(/\s+/g, " ")
+    .trim()
+    .toLowerCase();
+}
+
 function messageTextMatches(value, wantedText) {
   const text = cleanComparableText(value, 1000).toLowerCase();
   const wanted = cleanComparableText(wantedText, 1000).toLowerCase();