diff --git a/internal/ui/model/keys.go b/internal/ui/model/keys.go
index cf2fdcaa431b2a9c43a9612ef99ec8ce696216ca..a42b1e7aa0ac9ac474de626b55ceb3a91824cdff 100644
--- a/internal/ui/model/keys.go
+++ b/internal/ui/model/keys.go
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ type KeyMap struct {
 		Newline     key.Binding
 		AddImage    key.Binding
 		MentionFile key.Binding
+		Commands    key.Binding
 
 		// Attachments key maps
 		AttachmentDeleteMode key.Binding
@@ -123,6 +124,10 @@ func DefaultKeyMap() KeyMap {
 		key.WithKeys("@"),
 		key.WithHelp("@", "mention file"),
 	)
+	km.Editor.Commands = key.NewBinding(
+		key.WithKeys("/"),
+		key.WithHelp("/", "commands"),
+	)
 	km.Editor.AttachmentDeleteMode = key.NewBinding(
 		key.WithKeys("ctrl+r"),
 		key.WithHelp("ctrl+r+{i}", "delete attachment at index i"),
diff --git a/internal/ui/model/ui.go b/internal/ui/model/ui.go
index e100b6605fceceded84da8cd6cfb16507ddf64a4..9eb7f01f881e70ad82597820dac8e3161f4cd684 100644
--- a/internal/ui/model/ui.go
+++ b/internal/ui/model/ui.go
@@ -1542,6 +1542,10 @@ func (m *UI) handleKeyPressMsg(msg tea.KeyPressMsg) tea.Cmd {
 				if cmd != nil {
 					cmds = append(cmds, cmd)
 				}
+			case key.Matches(msg, m.keyMap.Editor.Commands) && m.textarea.Value() == "":
+				if cmd := m.openCommandsDialog(); cmd != nil {
+					cmds = append(cmds, cmd)
+				}
 			default:
 				if handleGlobalKeys(msg) {
 					// Handle global keys first before passing to textarea.
@@ -1865,7 +1869,7 @@ func (m *UI) ShortHelp() []key.Binding {
 	k := &m.keyMap
 	tab := k.Tab
 	commands := k.Commands
-	if m.focus == uiFocusEditor && m.textarea.LineCount() == 0 {
+	if m.focus == uiFocusEditor && m.textarea.Value() == "" {
 		commands.SetHelp("/ or ctrl+p", "commands")
 	}
 
@@ -1941,7 +1945,7 @@ func (m *UI) FullHelp() [][]key.Binding {
 	hasAttachments := len(m.attachments.List()) > 0
 	hasSession := m.hasSession()
 	commands := k.Commands
-	if m.focus == uiFocusEditor && m.textarea.LineCount() == 0 {
+	if m.focus == uiFocusEditor && m.textarea.Value() == "" {
 		commands.SetHelp("/ or ctrl+p", "commands")
 	}