diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/chat/browser/actions/chatExecuteActions.ts b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/chat/browser/actions/chatExecuteActions.ts
index b1d898bbcb1..907a1145b99 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/chat/browser/actions/chatExecuteActions.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/chat/browser/actions/chatExecuteActions.ts
@@ -744,7 +744,8 @@ export class ChatEditingSessionSubmitAction extends SubmitAction {
 	constructor() {
 		const notInProgressOrEditing = ContextKeyExpr.and(
 			ContextKeyExpr.or(whenNotInProgress, ChatContextKeys.editingRequestType.isEqualTo(ChatContextKeys.EditingRequestType.Sent)),
-			ChatContextKeys.editingRequestType.notEqualsTo(ChatContextKeys.EditingRequestType.QueueOrSteer)
+			ChatContextKeys.editingRequestType.notEqualsTo(ChatContextKeys.EditingRequestType.Queue),
+			ChatContextKeys.editingRequestType.notEqualsTo(ChatContextKeys.EditingRequestType.Steer)
 		);
 
 		const menuCondition = ChatContextKeys.chatModeKind.notEqualsTo(ChatModeKind.Ask);
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/chat/browser/actions/chatQueueActions.ts b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/chat/browser/actions/chatQueueActions.ts
index 0ad56d59669..3eac2679afa 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/chat/browser/actions/chatQueueActions.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/chat/browser/actions/chatQueueActions.ts
@@ -13,15 +13,34 @@ import { ContextKeyExpr } from '../../../../../platform/contextkey/common/contex
 import { KeybindingWeight } from '../../../../../platform/keybinding/common/keybindingsRegistry.js';
 import { ChatContextKeys } from '../../common/actions/chatContextKeys.js';
 import { ChatRequestQueueKind, IChatService } from '../../common/chatService/chatService.js';
+import { ChatConfiguration } from '../../common/constants.js';
 import { isRequestVM } from '../../common/model/chatViewModel.js';
 import { IChatWidgetService } from '../chat.js';
 import { CHAT_CATEGORY } from './chatActions.js';
 
+const editingQueue = ChatContextKeys.editingRequestType.isEqualTo(ChatContextKeys.EditingRequestType.Queue);
+const editingSteer = ChatContextKeys.editingRequestType.isEqualTo(ChatContextKeys.EditingRequestType.Steer);
+const editingQueueOrSteer = ContextKeyExpr.or(editingQueue, editingSteer)!;
+
 const queuingActionsPresent = ContextKeyExpr.and(
-	ContextKeyExpr.or(ChatContextKeys.requestInProgress, ChatContextKeys.editingRequestType.isEqualTo(ChatContextKeys.EditingRequestType.QueueOrSteer)),
+	ContextKeyExpr.or(ChatContextKeys.requestInProgress, editingQueueOrSteer),
 	ChatContextKeys.editingRequestType.notEqualsTo(ChatContextKeys.EditingRequestType.Sent),
 );
 
+const steerIsDefault = ContextKeyExpr.equals(`config.${ChatConfiguration.RequestQueueingDefaultAction}`, 'steer');
+const queueIsDefault = steerIsDefault.negate();
+
+// The effective default respects the editing context: when editing a queued/steer
+// message, the default matches that message type regardless of the config setting.
+const effectiveDefaultIsQueue = ContextKeyExpr.or(
+	ContextKeyExpr.and(queueIsDefault, editingQueueOrSteer.negate()),
+	editingQueue
+);
+const effectiveDefaultIsSteer = ContextKeyExpr.or(
+	ContextKeyExpr.and(steerIsDefault, editingQueueOrSteer.negate()),
+	editingSteer
+);
+
 export interface IChatRemovePendingRequestContext {
 	sessionResource: URI;
 	pendingRequestId: string;
@@ -52,14 +71,23 @@ export class ChatQueueMessageAction extends Action2 {
 				queuingActionsPresent,
 				ChatContextKeys.inputHasText,
 			),
-			keybinding: {
+			keybinding: [{
 				when: ContextKeyExpr.and(
 					ChatContextKeys.inChatInput,
 					queuingActionsPresent,
+					effectiveDefaultIsSteer,
 				),
 				primary: KeyMod.Alt | KeyCode.Enter,
 				weight: KeybindingWeight.EditorContrib + 1
-			},
+			}, {
+				when: ContextKeyExpr.and(
+					ChatContextKeys.inChatInput,
+					queuingActionsPresent,
+					effectiveDefaultIsQueue,
+				),
+				primary: KeyCode.Enter,
+				weight: KeybindingWeight.EditorContrib + 1
+			}],
 		});
 	}
 
@@ -94,14 +122,23 @@ export class ChatSteerWithMessageAction extends Action2 {
 				queuingActionsPresent,
 				ChatContextKeys.inputHasText,
 			),
-			keybinding: {
+			keybinding: [{
 				when: ContextKeyExpr.and(
 					ChatContextKeys.inChatInput,
 					queuingActionsPresent,
+					effectiveDefaultIsSteer,
 				),
 				primary: KeyCode.Enter,
 				weight: KeybindingWeight.EditorContrib + 1
-			},
+			}, {
+				when: ContextKeyExpr.and(
+					ChatContextKeys.inChatInput,
+					queuingActionsPresent,
+					effectiveDefaultIsQueue,
+				),
+				primary: KeyMod.Alt | KeyCode.Enter,
+				weight: KeybindingWeight.EditorContrib + 1
+			}],
 		});
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/chat/browser/widget/chatWidget.ts b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/chat/browser/widget/chatWidget.ts
index a26b7b4efb6..81716d9c338 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/chat/browser/widget/chatWidget.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/chat/browser/widget/chatWidget.ts
@@ -1542,7 +1542,11 @@ export class ChatWidget extends Disposable implements IChatWidget {
 				ChatContextKeys.currentlyEditing.bindTo(item.contextKeyService).set(true);
 			}
 
-			const isEditingSentRequest = currentElement.pendingKind === undefined ? ChatContextKeys.EditingRequestType.Sent : ChatContextKeys.EditingRequestType.QueueOrSteer;
+			const isEditingSentRequest = currentElement.pendingKind === undefined
+				? ChatContextKeys.EditingRequestType.Sent
+				: currentElement.pendingKind === ChatRequestQueueKind.Queued
+					? ChatContextKeys.EditingRequestType.Queue
+					: ChatContextKeys.EditingRequestType.Steer;
 			const isInput = this.configurationService.getValue<string>('chat.editRequests') === 'input';
 			this.inputPart?.setEditing(!!this.viewModel?.editing && isInput, isEditingSentRequest);
 
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/chat/common/actions/chatContextKeys.ts b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/chat/common/actions/chatContextKeys.ts
index 33f7a4a9f7a..7b5018b7f44 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/chat/common/actions/chatContextKeys.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/chat/common/actions/chatContextKeys.ts
@@ -23,7 +23,8 @@ export namespace ChatContextKeys {
 
 	export const enum EditingRequestType {
 		Sent = 's',
-		QueueOrSteer = 'qs',
+		Queue = 'q',
+		Steer = 'st',
 	}
 	export const editingRequestType = new RawContextKey<EditingRequestType | undefined>('chatEditingSentRequest', undefined, { type: 'string', description: localize('chatEditingSentRequest', "The type of the current editing request.") });