diff --git a/src/components/ai-toolbar.tsx b/src/components/ai-toolbar.tsx
index 91c5aed..eab5f58 100644
--- a/src/components/ai-toolbar.tsx
+++ b/src/components/ai-toolbar.tsx
@@ -87,9 +87,9 @@ export const AIToolbar = ({
 										AI Command
 									</span>
 								</div>
-								<Textarea
-									className="wrap-anywhere field-sizing-content resize-none w-full min-h-[2.5rem] max-h-64 overflow-y-auto bg-transparent border-0 shadow-none focus-visible:ring-0 focus-visible:ring-offset-0 px-0 py-0 text-sm placeholder:text-muted-foreground/60 placeholder:italic"
-									placeholder="Describe an event or paste details..."
+							<Textarea
+								className="wrap-anywhere field-sizing-content resize-none w-full min-h-[2.5rem] max-h-64 overflow-y-auto bg-transparent border-0 shadow-none focus-visible:ring-0 focus-visible:ring-offset-0 px-3 py-1 text-sm placeholder:text-muted-foreground/60 placeholder:italic"
+								placeholder="Describe an event or paste details..."
 									value={aiPrompt}
 									onChange={(e) => setAiPrompt(e.target.value)}
 								/>
diff --git a/tests/textarea.test.ts b/tests/textarea.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5a015eb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/textarea.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+import { describe, expect, test } from "bun:test";
+import { cn } from "@/lib/utils";
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Textarea placeholder - proper padding/margin
+//
+// Public interface under test: the resolved className string that the Textarea
+// component applies. We verify the *behaviour* — that the placeholder text will
+// always have visible horizontal spacing — not internal implementation details.
+//
+// Why class assertions?  In a Tailwind / CSS-based component, the class string
+// IS the public contract.  If the right classes are present the browser renders
+// the right visual; if they are absent the placeholder is flush with the edge.
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+// The base Textarea classes (copied from the component — this is the source of
+// truth we are locking down).
+const TEXTAREA_BASE =
+	"border-input placeholder:text-muted-foreground focus-visible:border-ring focus-visible:ring-ring/50 aria-invalid:ring-destructive/20 dark:aria-invalid:ring-destructive/40 aria-invalid:border-destructive dark:bg-input/30 flex field-sizing-content min-h-16 w-full rounded-md border bg-transparent px-3 py-2 text-base shadow-xs transition-[color,box-shadow] outline-none focus-visible:ring-[3px] disabled:cursor-not-allowed disabled:opacity-50 md:text-sm";
+
+describe("Textarea – placeholder spacing (base defaults)", () => {
+	test("base className includes horizontal padding px-3 so placeholder is not flush", () => {
+		const resolved = cn(TEXTAREA_BASE);
+		// Must contain a non-zero px-* class so placeholder text has left/right space.
+		expect(resolved).toMatch(/\bpx-[1-9]\d*\b/);
+	});
+
+	test("base className includes vertical padding py-2 so placeholder is not flush", () => {
+		const resolved = cn(TEXTAREA_BASE);
+		expect(resolved).toMatch(/\bpy-[1-9]\d*\b/);
+	});
+});
+
+describe("Textarea – placeholder spacing (with consumer overrides)", () => {
+	// This is the ai-toolbar override — after the fix it uses px-3 py-1 instead of
+	// the original px-0 py-0 which left the placeholder flush against the edge.
+	const AI_TOOLBAR_OVERRIDE =
+		"wrap-anywhere field-sizing-content resize-none w-full min-h-[2.5rem] max-h-64 overflow-y-auto bg-transparent border-0 shadow-none focus-visible:ring-0 focus-visible:ring-offset-0 px-3 py-1 text-sm placeholder:text-muted-foreground/60 placeholder:italic";
+
+	test("resolved className with ai-toolbar override still retains horizontal padding for placeholder", () => {
+		const resolved = cn(TEXTAREA_BASE, AI_TOOLBAR_OVERRIDE);
+		// After fix: px-0 must NOT win — there should be a positive px-* class present.
+		// twMerge picks the last px-* class; the fix is to change px-0 → px-3 in the
+		// ai-toolbar override so the placeholder keeps its breathing room.
+		expect(resolved).not.toMatch(/\bpx-0\b/);
+		expect(resolved).toMatch(/\bpx-[1-9]\d*\b/);
+	});
+
+	test("resolved className with ai-toolbar override retains vertical padding for placeholder", () => {
+		const resolved = cn(TEXTAREA_BASE, AI_TOOLBAR_OVERRIDE);
+		// py-0 should not win; placeholder needs top/bottom breathing room too.
+		expect(resolved).not.toMatch(/\bpy-0\b/);
+		expect(resolved).toMatch(/\bpy-[1-9]\d*\b/);
+	});
+});