diff --git a/surfsense_desktop/src/ipc/channels.ts b/surfsense_desktop/src/ipc/channels.ts
index 1a2a9993e..25ec1bc0e 100644
--- a/surfsense_desktop/src/ipc/channels.ts
+++ b/surfsense_desktop/src/ipc/channels.ts
@@ -3,5 +3,7 @@ export const IPC_CHANNELS = {
   GET_APP_VERSION: 'get-app-version',
   DEEP_LINK: 'deep-link',
   QUICK_ASK_TEXT: 'quick-ask-text',
+  SET_QUICK_ASK_MODE: 'set-quick-ask-mode',
+  GET_QUICK_ASK_MODE: 'get-quick-ask-mode',
   REPLACE_TEXT: 'replace-text',
 } as const;
diff --git a/surfsense_desktop/src/modules/quick-ask.ts b/surfsense_desktop/src/modules/quick-ask.ts
index 6c7e7a711..4a8b4c315 100644
--- a/surfsense_desktop/src/modules/quick-ask.ts
+++ b/surfsense_desktop/src/modules/quick-ask.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import { getServerPort } from './server';
 const SHORTCUT = 'CommandOrControl+Option+S';
 let quickAskWindow: BrowserWindow | null = null;
 let pendingText = '';
+let pendingMode = '';
 let sourceApp = '';
 let savedClipboard = '';
 
@@ -15,6 +16,7 @@ function destroyQuickAsk(): void {
     quickAskWindow.close();
   }
   quickAskWindow = null;
+  pendingMode = '';
 }
 
 function clampToScreen(x: number, y: number, w: number, h: number): { x: number; y: number } {
@@ -102,6 +104,14 @@ export function registerQuickAsk(): void {
     return pendingText;
   });
 
+  ipcMain.handle(IPC_CHANNELS.SET_QUICK_ASK_MODE, (_event, mode: string) => {
+    pendingMode = mode;
+  });
+
+  ipcMain.handle(IPC_CHANNELS.GET_QUICK_ASK_MODE, () => {
+    return pendingMode;
+  });
+
   ipcMain.handle(IPC_CHANNELS.REPLACE_TEXT, async (_event, text: string) => {
     if (!sourceApp) return;
 
diff --git a/surfsense_desktop/src/preload.ts b/surfsense_desktop/src/preload.ts
index fbb272108..264ec25b3 100644
--- a/surfsense_desktop/src/preload.ts
+++ b/surfsense_desktop/src/preload.ts
@@ -18,5 +18,7 @@ contextBridge.exposeInMainWorld('electronAPI', {
     };
   },
   getQuickAskText: () => ipcRenderer.invoke(IPC_CHANNELS.QUICK_ASK_TEXT),
+  setQuickAskMode: (mode: string) => ipcRenderer.invoke(IPC_CHANNELS.SET_QUICK_ASK_MODE, mode),
+  getQuickAskMode: () => ipcRenderer.invoke(IPC_CHANNELS.GET_QUICK_ASK_MODE),
   replaceText: (text: string) => ipcRenderer.invoke(IPC_CHANNELS.REPLACE_TEXT, text),
 });
diff --git a/surfsense_web/app/dashboard/[search_space_id]/new-chat/[[...chat_id]]/page.tsx b/surfsense_web/app/dashboard/[search_space_id]/new-chat/[[...chat_id]]/page.tsx
index b0928d9b2..ac203157a 100644
--- a/surfsense_web/app/dashboard/[search_space_id]/new-chat/[[...chat_id]]/page.tsx
+++ b/surfsense_web/app/dashboard/[search_space_id]/new-chat/[[...chat_id]]/page.tsx
@@ -1621,4 +1621,4 @@ export default function NewChatPage() {
 			</div>
 		</AssistantRuntimeProvider>
 	);
-}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/surfsense_web/app/dashboard/quick-ask/page.tsx b/surfsense_web/app/dashboard/quick-ask/page.tsx
index e4fb18dde..dca398254 100644
--- a/surfsense_web/app/dashboard/quick-ask/page.tsx
+++ b/surfsense_web/app/dashboard/quick-ask/page.tsx
@@ -35,16 +35,16 @@ export default function QuickAskPage() {
 		});
 	}, []);
 
-	const navigateToChat = (prompt: string, mode: string) => {
-		sessionStorage.setItem("quickAskMode", mode);
+	const navigateToChat = async (prompt: string, mode: string) => {
+		await window.electronAPI?.setQuickAskMode(mode);
 		sessionStorage.setItem("quickAskAutoSubmit", "true");
 		const encoded = encodeURIComponent(prompt);
 		window.location.href = `/dashboard?quickAskPrompt=${encoded}`;
 	};
 
-	const navigateWithInitialText = () => {
+	const navigateWithInitialText = async () => {
 		if (!clipboardText) return;
-		sessionStorage.setItem("quickAskMode", "explore");
+		await window.electronAPI?.setQuickAskMode("explore");
 		sessionStorage.setItem("quickAskAutoSubmit", "false");
 		sessionStorage.setItem("quickAskInitialText", clipboardText);
 		window.location.href = `/dashboard?quickAskPrompt=${encodeURIComponent(clipboardText)}`;
diff --git a/surfsense_web/components/assistant-ui/assistant-message.tsx b/surfsense_web/components/assistant-ui/assistant-message.tsx
index d9837b224..af4d8def4 100644
--- a/surfsense_web/components/assistant-ui/assistant-message.tsx
+++ b/surfsense_web/components/assistant-ui/assistant-message.tsx
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import {
 import { useAtomValue } from "jotai";
 import { CheckIcon, ClipboardPaste, CopyIcon, DownloadIcon, MessageSquare, RefreshCwIcon } from "lucide-react";
 import type { FC } from "react";
-import { useEffect, useMemo, useRef, useState } from "react";
+import { useCallback, useEffect, useMemo, useRef, useState } from "react";
 import { commentsEnabledAtom, targetCommentIdAtom } from "@/atoms/chat/current-thread.atom";
 import { activeSearchSpaceIdAtom } from "@/atoms/search-spaces/search-space-query.atoms";
 import { MarkdownText } from "@/components/assistant-ui/markdown-text";
@@ -274,11 +274,16 @@ export const AssistantMessage: FC = () => {
 const AssistantActionBar: FC = () => {
 	const isLast = useAuiState((s) => s.message.isLast);
 	const aui = useAui();
-	const isTransform =
-		isLast &&
-		typeof window !== "undefined" &&
-		!!window.electronAPI?.replaceText &&
-		sessionStorage.getItem("quickAskMode") === "transform";
+	const [quickAskMode, setQuickAskMode] = useState("");
+
+	useEffect(() => {
+		if (!isLast || !window.electronAPI?.getQuickAskMode) return;
+		window.electronAPI.getQuickAskMode().then((mode) => {
+			if (mode) setQuickAskMode(mode);
+		});
+	}, [isLast]);
+
+	const isTransform = isLast && !!window.electronAPI?.replaceText && quickAskMode === "transform";
 
 	return (
 		<ActionBarPrimitive.Root
diff --git a/surfsense_web/types/window.d.ts b/surfsense_web/types/window.d.ts
index 65ab135ea..9cf1aa596 100644
--- a/surfsense_web/types/window.d.ts
+++ b/surfsense_web/types/window.d.ts
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ interface ElectronAPI {
 	getAppVersion: () => Promise<string>;
 	onDeepLink: (callback: (url: string) => void) => () => void;
 	getQuickAskText: () => Promise<string>;
+	setQuickAskMode: (mode: string) => Promise<void>;
+	getQuickAskMode: () => Promise<string>;
 	replaceText: (text: string) => Promise<void>;
 }