diff --git a/codex-rs/tui/src/bottom_pane/chat_composer.rs b/codex-rs/tui/src/bottom_pane/chat_composer.rs
index 47a642ddd3..51c845004d 100644
--- a/codex-rs/tui/src/bottom_pane/chat_composer.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/tui/src/bottom_pane/chat_composer.rs
@@ -3759,6 +3759,10 @@ impl ChatComposer {
         self.status_line_enabled = enabled;
         true
     }
+
+    pub(crate) fn transcription_placeholder_exists(&self, id: &str) -> bool {
+        self.textarea.named_element_range(id).is_some()
+    }
 }
 
 #[cfg(not(target_os = "linux"))]
@@ -4036,10 +4040,6 @@ impl ChatComposer {
         id
     }
 
-    pub(crate) fn transcription_placeholder_exists(&self, id: &str) -> bool {
-        self.textarea.named_element_range(id).is_some()
-    }
-
     pub fn remove_transcription_placeholder(&mut self, id: &str) {
         self.stop_transcription_spinner(id);
         let _ = self.textarea.replace_element_by_id(id, "");