diff --git a/src/frontend/src/modals/IOModal/components/chatView/chatInput/components/uploadFileButton/index.tsx b/src/frontend/src/modals/IOModal/components/chatView/chatInput/components/uploadFileButton/index.tsx
index be2b9c7fc..e675794e0 100644
--- a/src/frontend/src/modals/IOModal/components/chatView/chatInput/components/uploadFileButton/index.tsx
+++ b/src/frontend/src/modals/IOModal/components/chatView/chatInput/components/uploadFileButton/index.tsx
@@ -5,17 +5,20 @@ const UploadFileButton = ({
   fileInputRef,
   handleFileChange,
   handleButtonClick,
+  lockChat,
 }) => {
   return (
     <div>
       <input
+        disabled={lockChat}
         type="file"
         ref={fileInputRef}
         style={{ display: "none" }}
         onChange={handleFileChange}
       />
       <Button
-        className="font-bold text-white transition-all hover:text-muted-foreground"
+        disabled={lockChat}
+        className={`font-bold text-white transition-all ${lockChat ? "cursor-not-allowed" : "hover:text-muted-foreground"}`}
         onClick={handleButtonClick}
         variant="none"
         size="none"
diff --git a/src/frontend/src/modals/IOModal/components/chatView/chatInput/index.tsx b/src/frontend/src/modals/IOModal/components/chatView/chatInput/index.tsx
index 4dff635ff..12209c925 100644
--- a/src/frontend/src/modals/IOModal/components/chatView/chatInput/index.tsx
+++ b/src/frontend/src/modals/IOModal/components/chatView/chatInput/index.tsx
@@ -92,8 +92,11 @@ export default function ChatInput({
           />
         </div>
 
-        <div className="absolute bottom-2 left-4">
+        <div
+          className={`absolute bottom-2 left-4 ${lockChat || saveLoading ? "cursor-not-allowed" : ""}`}
+        >
           <UploadFileButton
+            lockChat={lockChat || saveLoading}
             fileInputRef={fileInputRef}
             handleFileChange={handleFileChange}
             handleButtonClick={handleButtonClick}
@@ -110,7 +113,7 @@ export default function ChatInput({
               key={file.id}
               onDelete={() => {
                 setFiles((prev: FilePreviewType[]) =>
-                  prev.filter((f) => f.id !== file.id)
+                  prev.filter((f) => f.id !== file.id),
                 );
                 // TODO: delete file on backend
               }}