diff --git a/packages/ai-chat-ui/src/browser/ai-chat-ui-contribution.ts b/packages/ai-chat-ui/src/browser/ai-chat-ui-contribution.ts
index 3c7c25eac7472..7afe2c39aa1d4 100644
--- a/packages/ai-chat-ui/src/browser/ai-chat-ui-contribution.ts
+++ b/packages/ai-chat-ui/src/browser/ai-chat-ui-contribution.ts
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@
 import { inject, injectable } from '@theia/core/shared/inversify';
 import { CommandRegistry, QuickInputButton, QuickInputService, QuickPickItem } from '@theia/core';
 import { Widget } from '@theia/core/lib/browser';
-import { AI_CHAT_NEW_CHAT_WINDOW_COMMAND, AI_CHAT_SHOW_CHATS_COMMAND, ChatCommands } from './chat-view-commands';
-import { ChatAgentLocation, ChatService } from '@theia/ai-chat';
+import { AI_CHAT_NEW_CHAT_WINDOW_COMMAND, AI_CHAT_NEW_CHAT_WINDOW_WITH_PINNED_AGENT_COMMAND, AI_CHAT_SHOW_CHATS_COMMAND, ChatCommands } from './chat-view-commands';
+import { ChatAgent, ChatAgentLocation, ChatService } from '@theia/ai-chat';
 import { AbstractViewContribution } from '@theia/core/lib/browser/shell/view-contribution';
 import { TabBarToolbarContribution, TabBarToolbarRegistry } from '@theia/core/lib/browser/shell/tab-bar-toolbar';
 import { ChatViewWidget } from './chat-view-widget';
@@ -79,6 +79,12 @@ export class AIChatContribution extends AbstractViewContribution<ChatViewWidget>
             isEnabled: widget => this.withWidget(widget, () => true),
             isVisible: widget => this.withWidget(widget, () => true),
         });
+        registry.registerCommand(AI_CHAT_NEW_CHAT_WINDOW_WITH_PINNED_AGENT_COMMAND, {
+            // TODO - not working if function arg is set to type ChatAgent | undefined ?
+            execute: (...args: unknown[]) => this.chatService.createSession(ChatAgentLocation.Panel, {focus: true}, args[1] as ChatAgent | undefined),
+            isEnabled: widget => this.withWidget(widget, () => true),
+            isVisible: widget => this.withWidget(widget, () => true),
+        });
         registry.registerCommand(AI_CHAT_SHOW_CHATS_COMMAND, {
             execute: () => this.selectChat(),
             isEnabled: widget => this.withWidget(widget, () => true) && this.chatService.getSessions().length > 1,
diff --git a/packages/ai-chat-ui/src/browser/chat-input-widget.tsx b/packages/ai-chat-ui/src/browser/chat-input-widget.tsx
index 1ea74f5d31856..435975cfc474b 100644
--- a/packages/ai-chat-ui/src/browser/chat-input-widget.tsx
+++ b/packages/ai-chat-ui/src/browser/chat-input-widget.tsx
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ const ChatInput: React.FunctionComponent<ChatInputProperties> = (props: ChatInpu
 
     const handleUnpin = () => {
         props.onUnpin();
-    }
+    };
 
     return <div className='theia-ChatInput'>
         <div className='theia-ChatInput-Editor-Box'>
diff --git a/packages/ai-chat-ui/src/browser/chat-view-commands.ts b/packages/ai-chat-ui/src/browser/chat-view-commands.ts
index f513e32690444..082c819dff22e 100644
--- a/packages/ai-chat-ui/src/browser/chat-view-commands.ts
+++ b/packages/ai-chat-ui/src/browser/chat-view-commands.ts
@@ -39,6 +39,11 @@ export const AI_CHAT_NEW_CHAT_WINDOW_COMMAND: Command = {
     iconClass: codicon('add')
 };
 
+export const AI_CHAT_NEW_CHAT_WINDOW_WITH_PINNED_AGENT_COMMAND: Command = {
+    id: 'ai-chat-ui.new-chat-with-pinned-agent',
+    iconClass: codicon('add')
+};
+
 export const AI_CHAT_SHOW_CHATS_COMMAND: Command = {
     id: 'ai-chat-ui.show-chats',
     iconClass: codicon('history')
diff --git a/packages/ai-chat-ui/src/browser/chat-view-widget.tsx b/packages/ai-chat-ui/src/browser/chat-view-widget.tsx
index 015506d705be3..b032e832ad5fe 100644
--- a/packages/ai-chat-ui/src/browser/chat-view-widget.tsx
+++ b/packages/ai-chat-ui/src/browser/chat-view-widget.tsx
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ export class ChatViewWidget extends BaseWidget implements ExtractableWidget, Sta
         this.chatSession = this.chatService.createSession();
 
         this.inputWidget.onQuery = this.onQuery.bind(this);
-        this.inputWidget.onUnpin = this.onUnpin.bind(this)
+        this.inputWidget.onUnpin = this.onUnpin.bind(this);
         this.inputWidget.onCancel = this.onCancel.bind(this);
         this.inputWidget.chatModel = this.chatSession.model;
         this.inputWidget.pinnedAgent = this.chatSession.pinnedAgent;
diff --git a/packages/ai-chat-ui/src/browser/style/index.css b/packages/ai-chat-ui/src/browser/style/index.css
index 5799e1cc9b8cc..2ef0b364b4980 100644
--- a/packages/ai-chat-ui/src/browser/style/index.css
+++ b/packages/ai-chat-ui/src/browser/style/index.css
@@ -163,10 +163,10 @@ div:last-child>.theia-ChatNode {
   position: relative;
   bottom: -5px;
   right: -2px;
-  padding-top: 7px;
+  padding-top: 9px;
   padding-left: 10px;
   padding-right: 10px;
-  padding-bottom: 9px;
+  padding-bottom: 11px;
   display: flex;
   flex-direction: row;
   align-items: start;
diff --git a/packages/ai-chat/src/common/chat-service.ts b/packages/ai-chat/src/common/chat-service.ts
index 85b0fe1bff0e8..075149bddbafa 100644
--- a/packages/ai-chat/src/common/chat-service.ts
+++ b/packages/ai-chat/src/common/chat-service.ts
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ import { ChatAgent, ChatAgentLocation } from './chat-agents';
 import { ParsedChatRequestAgentPart, ParsedChatRequestVariablePart, ParsedChatRequest } from './parsed-chat-request';
 import { AIVariableService } from '@theia/ai-core';
 import { Event } from '@theia/core/shared/vscode-languageserver-protocol';
-import { OrchestratorChatAgentId } from "./orchestrator-chat-agent";
+import { OrchestratorChatAgentId } from './orchestrator-chat-agent';
 
 export interface ChatRequestInvocation {
     /**
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ export interface ChatService {
 
     getSession(id: string): ChatSession | undefined;
     getSessions(): ChatSession[];
-    createSession(location?: ChatAgentLocation, options?: SessionOptions): ChatSession;
+    createSession(location?: ChatAgentLocation, options?: SessionOptions, pinnedAgent?: ChatAgent): ChatSession;
     deleteSession(sessionId: string): void;
     setActiveSession(sessionId: string, options?: SessionOptions): void;
 
@@ -124,13 +124,13 @@ export class ChatServiceImpl implements ChatService {
         return this._sessions.find(session => session.id === id);
     }
 
-    createSession(location = ChatAgentLocation.Panel, options?: SessionOptions): ChatSession {
+    createSession(location = ChatAgentLocation.Panel, options?: SessionOptions, pinnedAgent?: ChatAgent): ChatSession {
         const model = new ChatModelImpl(location);
         const session: ChatSessionInternal = {
             id: model.id,
             model,
             isActive: true,
-            pinnedAgent: undefined
+            pinnedAgent: pinnedAgent
         };
         this._sessions.push(session);
         this.setActiveSession(session.id, options);