diff --git a/packages/react/package.json b/packages/react/package.json
index 8b6a05c94..52ee381ba 100644
--- a/packages/react/package.json
+++ b/packages/react/package.json
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
     "prebuild": "rimraf dist",
     "build": "cross-env NODE_OPTIONS=--max-old-space-size=4096 rollup -c --context=window --environment NODE_ENV:production",
     "watch": "cross-env NODE_OPTIONS=--max-old-space-size=4096 rollup -c --watch --context=window",
+    "test": "node --test src/lib/*.test.mjs",
     "test:lint": "eslint src/**/*.js",
     "format": "prettier --write 'src/' ",
     "format:check": "prettier --check 'src/' ",
diff --git a/packages/react/src/lib/draftMessage.js b/packages/react/src/lib/draftMessage.js
index 24a5bf2ad..36313fb43 100644
--- a/packages/react/src/lib/draftMessage.js
+++ b/packages/react/src/lib/draftMessage.js
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+const inMemoryDrafts = new Map();
+
 const getDraftKey = (roomId, threadId, userId, host) => {
   const scope = `${host || ''}_${userId || ''}`;
   return threadId
@@ -5,26 +7,82 @@ const getDraftKey = (roomId, threadId, userId, host) => {
     : `ec_draft_${scope}_${roomId}`;
 };
 
-export function getDraftMessage(roomId, threadId, userId, host) {
-  if (typeof localStorage !== 'undefined' && roomId) {
-    return localStorage.getItem(getDraftKey(roomId, threadId, userId, host));
+const getStorage = () => {
+  try {
+    if (typeof window !== 'undefined' && window.localStorage) {
+      return window.localStorage;
+    }
+  } catch (e) {
+    // SecurityError / access denied in cross-origin iframes
   }
   return null;
+};
+
+export function getDraftMessage(roomId, threadId, userId, host) {
+  if (!roomId) {
+    return null;
+  }
+  const key = getDraftKey(roomId, threadId, userId, host);
+  const storage = getStorage();
+  if (storage) {
+    try {
+      const draft = storage.getItem(key);
+      if (draft !== null) {
+        return draft;
+      }
+    } catch (e) {
+      // Storage access blocked or threw
+    }
+  }
+  return inMemoryDrafts.get(key) || null;
 }
 
 export function saveDraftMessage(roomId, threadId, userId, host, message) {
-  if (typeof localStorage === 'undefined' || !roomId) {
+  if (!roomId) {
     return;
   }
-  if (message && message.trim().length) {
-    localStorage.setItem(getDraftKey(roomId, threadId, userId, host), message);
+  const key = getDraftKey(roomId, threadId, userId, host);
+  const hasText = message && message.trim().length > 0;
+
+  if (hasText) {
+    inMemoryDrafts.set(key, message);
+    const storage = getStorage();
+    if (storage) {
+      try {
+        storage.setItem(key, message);
+      } catch (e) {
+        // QuotaExceededError or restricted access; inMemoryDrafts preserves state
+      }
+    }
   } else {
-    localStorage.removeItem(getDraftKey(roomId, threadId, userId, host));
+    inMemoryDrafts.delete(key);
+    const storage = getStorage();
+    if (storage) {
+      try {
+        storage.removeItem(key);
+      } catch (e) {
+        // Ignore removal error
+      }
+    }
   }
 }
 
 export function deleteDraftMessage(roomId, threadId, userId, host) {
-  if (typeof localStorage !== 'undefined' && roomId) {
-    localStorage.removeItem(getDraftKey(roomId, threadId, userId, host));
+  if (!roomId) {
+    return;
   }
+  const key = getDraftKey(roomId, threadId, userId, host);
+  inMemoryDrafts.delete(key);
+  const storage = getStorage();
+  if (storage) {
+    try {
+      storage.removeItem(key);
+    } catch (e) {
+      // Ignore removal error
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+export function clearInMemoryDrafts() {
+  inMemoryDrafts.clear();
 }
diff --git a/packages/react/src/lib/draftMessage.test.mjs b/packages/react/src/lib/draftMessage.test.mjs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1f80fa1b7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/react/src/lib/draftMessage.test.mjs
@@ -0,0 +1,211 @@
+import test from 'node:test';
+import assert from 'node:assert/strict';
+import {
+  getDraftMessage,
+  saveDraftMessage,
+  deleteDraftMessage,
+  clearInMemoryDrafts,
+} from './draftMessage.js';
+
+test('draftMessage - basic save, get, and delete with mocked storage', async (t) => {
+  const store = new Map();
+  global.window = {
+    localStorage: {
+      getItem: (key) => store.get(key) ?? null,
+      setItem: (key, val) => store.set(key, String(val)),
+      removeItem: (key) => store.delete(key),
+    },
+  };
+
+  t.afterEach(() => {
+    store.clear();
+    clearInMemoryDrafts();
+  });
+
+  saveDraftMessage('room1', undefined, 'user1', 'host1', 'Hello world');
+  assert.equal(
+    getDraftMessage('room1', undefined, 'user1', 'host1'),
+    'Hello world'
+  );
+
+  // Verify deletion
+  deleteDraftMessage('room1', undefined, 'user1', 'host1');
+  assert.equal(getDraftMessage('room1', undefined, 'user1', 'host1'), null);
+});
+
+test('draftMessage - scopes drafts across rooms, threads, users, and hosts', async (t) => {
+  const store = new Map();
+  global.window = {
+    localStorage: {
+      getItem: (key) => store.get(key) ?? null,
+      setItem: (key, val) => store.set(key, String(val)),
+      removeItem: (key) => store.delete(key),
+    },
+  };
+
+  t.afterEach(() => {
+    store.clear();
+    clearInMemoryDrafts();
+  });
+
+  saveDraftMessage('roomA', undefined, 'user1', 'host1', 'Draft in room A');
+  saveDraftMessage('roomB', undefined, 'user1', 'host1', 'Draft in room B');
+  saveDraftMessage('roomA', 'thread1', 'user1', 'host1', 'Draft in thread 1');
+  saveDraftMessage('roomA', undefined, 'user2', 'host1', 'User 2 draft');
+  saveDraftMessage('roomA', undefined, 'user1', 'host2', 'Host 2 draft');
+
+  assert.equal(
+    getDraftMessage('roomA', undefined, 'user1', 'host1'),
+    'Draft in room A'
+  );
+  assert.equal(
+    getDraftMessage('roomB', undefined, 'user1', 'host1'),
+    'Draft in room B'
+  );
+  assert.equal(
+    getDraftMessage('roomA', 'thread1', 'user1', 'host1'),
+    'Draft in thread 1'
+  );
+  assert.equal(
+    getDraftMessage('roomA', undefined, 'user2', 'host1'),
+    'User 2 draft'
+  );
+  assert.equal(
+    getDraftMessage('roomA', undefined, 'user1', 'host2'),
+    'Host 2 draft'
+  );
+});
+
+test('draftMessage - removes draft when saving empty or whitespace-only message', async (t) => {
+  const store = new Map();
+  global.window = {
+    localStorage: {
+      getItem: (key) => store.get(key) ?? null,
+      setItem: (key, val) => store.set(key, String(val)),
+      removeItem: (key) => store.delete(key),
+    },
+  };
+
+  t.afterEach(() => {
+    store.clear();
+    clearInMemoryDrafts();
+  });
+
+  saveDraftMessage('room1', undefined, 'user1', 'host1', 'Initial draft');
+  assert.equal(
+    getDraftMessage('room1', undefined, 'user1', 'host1'),
+    'Initial draft'
+  );
+
+  // Overwrite with empty string
+  saveDraftMessage('room1', undefined, 'user1', 'host1', '');
+  assert.equal(getDraftMessage('room1', undefined, 'user1', 'host1'), null);
+
+  // Overwrite with whitespace
+  saveDraftMessage('room1', undefined, 'user1', 'host1', 'Another draft');
+  saveDraftMessage('room1', undefined, 'user1', 'host1', '    ');
+  assert.equal(getDraftMessage('room1', undefined, 'user1', 'host1'), null);
+});
+
+test('draftMessage - safely handles missing or falsy roomId', async () => {
+  assert.equal(getDraftMessage('', undefined, 'user1', 'host1'), null);
+  assert.equal(getDraftMessage(null, undefined, 'user1', 'host1'), null);
+
+  // Does not throw
+  saveDraftMessage('', undefined, 'user1', 'host1', 'test');
+  deleteDraftMessage('', undefined, 'user1', 'host1');
+});
+
+test('draftMessage - fallback to in-memory store when localStorage throws SecurityError in iframe', async (t) => {
+  // Simulate sandboxed iframe where localStorage access throws SecurityError
+  Object.defineProperty(global, 'window', {
+    value: {
+      get localStorage() {
+        throw new Error(
+          'SecurityError: Failed to read localStorage: Access is denied for this document.'
+        );
+      },
+    },
+    writable: true,
+    configurable: true,
+  });
+
+  t.afterEach(() => {
+    clearInMemoryDrafts();
+  });
+
+  // Saving should not throw
+  assert.doesNotThrow(() => {
+    saveDraftMessage(
+      'room-iframe',
+      undefined,
+      'user1',
+      'host1',
+      'Iframe draft message'
+    );
+  });
+
+  // Retrieving should not throw and should return the in-memory fallback draft
+  assert.equal(
+    getDraftMessage('room-iframe', undefined, 'user1', 'host1'),
+    'Iframe draft message'
+  );
+
+  // Deleting should not throw and should clear in-memory draft
+  assert.doesNotThrow(() => {
+    deleteDraftMessage('room-iframe', undefined, 'user1', 'host1');
+  });
+  assert.equal(
+    getDraftMessage('room-iframe', undefined, 'user1', 'host1'),
+    null
+  );
+});
+
+test('draftMessage - fallback to in-memory store when setItem throws QuotaExceededError', async (t) => {
+  global.window = {
+    localStorage: {
+      getItem: () => null,
+      setItem: () => {
+        throw new Error('QuotaExceededError: DOMException quota exceeded');
+      },
+      removeItem: () => {},
+    },
+  };
+
+  t.afterEach(() => {
+    clearInMemoryDrafts();
+  });
+
+  // Saving should not throw despite QuotaExceededError
+  assert.doesNotThrow(() => {
+    saveDraftMessage(
+      'room-quota',
+      undefined,
+      'user1',
+      'host1',
+      'Saved despite quota'
+    );
+  });
+
+  // In-memory fallback preserves the draft for this session
+  assert.equal(
+    getDraftMessage('room-quota', undefined, 'user1', 'host1'),
+    'Saved despite quota'
+  );
+});
+
+test('draftMessage - handles headless / SSR environment without window', async (t) => {
+  delete global.window;
+
+  t.afterEach(() => {
+    clearInMemoryDrafts();
+  });
+
+  assert.doesNotThrow(() => {
+    saveDraftMessage('room-ssr', undefined, 'user1', 'host1', 'SSR draft');
+  });
+  assert.equal(
+    getDraftMessage('room-ssr', undefined, 'user1', 'host1'),
+    'SSR draft'
+  );
+});
diff --git a/packages/react/src/views/ChatInput/ChatInput.js b/packages/react/src/views/ChatInput/ChatInput.js
index 309ca918f..acb056458 100644
--- a/packages/react/src/views/ChatInput/ChatInput.js
+++ b/packages/react/src/views/ChatInput/ChatInput.js
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ const ChatInput = ({ scrollToBottom, clearUnreadDividerRef }) => {
   const aiAdapter = ECOptions?.aiAdapter ?? null;
   const { theme } = useTheme();
   const styles = getChatInputStyles(theme);
-  const draftHost = RCInstance.getHost();
+  const draftHost = RCInstance?.getHost?.() || '';
 
   const inputRef = useRef(null);
   const typingRef = useRef();