diff --git a/.changeset/embed-host-actions.md b/.changeset/embed-host-actions.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e7c937a6e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/embed-host-actions.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"gitbook": patch
+---
+
+Fix host action buttons in the Docs Embed not reaching the assistant.
diff --git a/packages/gitbook/src/app/sites/static/[mode]/[siteURL]/[siteData]/~gitbook/embed/demo/route.ts b/packages/gitbook/src/app/sites/static/[mode]/[siteURL]/[siteData]/~gitbook/embed/demo/route.ts
index 43330cc1c..483d0bc60 100644
--- a/packages/gitbook/src/app/sites/static/[mode]/[siteURL]/[siteData]/~gitbook/embed/demo/route.ts
+++ b/packages/gitbook/src/app/sites/static/[mode]/[siteURL]/[siteData]/~gitbook/embed/demo/route.ts
@@ -127,7 +127,15 @@ export async function GET(
                 'Show me tips and tricks',
             ],
             tabs: ['assistant', 'search', 'docs'],
-            closeButton: useCustomTrigger
+            closeButton: useCustomTrigger,
+            // Host-page action: posts a message into the chat, like an embedding site would.
+            actions: [
+                {
+                    icon: 'rocket',
+                    label: 'Ask about pricing',
+                    onClick: () => window.GitBook('postUserMessage', 'How much does GitBook cost?'),
+                },
+            ],
         });
 
         if (useCustomTrigger) {
diff --git a/packages/gitbook/src/components/AI/useAIChat.tsx b/packages/gitbook/src/components/AI/useAIChat.tsx
index 61a233b80..36cfb8224 100644
--- a/packages/gitbook/src/components/AI/useAIChat.tsx
+++ b/packages/gitbook/src/components/AI/useAIChat.tsx
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ import {
 } from '@gitbook/api';
 
 import { getInsightsSession, useTrackEvent } from '../Insights';
-import { useSetSearchState } from '../Search';
+import { type UpdateSearchState, useSetSearchState } from '../Search';
 import { addRecentSearchQuery } from '../Search/recent-queries';
 import type { AnyAIControl } from './controls';
 import { ConfirmControlDef, ConfirmControlOutputSchema } from './controls/ConfirmControl';
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@ import { useCurrentContent } from '@/components/hooks';
 import { useLanguage } from '@/intl/client';
 import { tString } from '@/intl/translate';
 
+const noopSetSearchState: UpdateSearchState = () => Promise.resolve(new URLSearchParams());
+
 export type AIChatMessage = {
     role: AIMessageRole;
     content: React.ReactNode;
@@ -235,7 +237,7 @@ export function AIChatProvider(props: {
 
     const messageContextRef = useAIMessageContextRef();
     const trackEvent = useTrackEvent();
-    const setSearchState = useSetSearchState();
+    const setSearchStateInURL = useSetSearchState();
     const { siteSpaceId } = useCurrentContent();
     const language = useLanguage();
 
@@ -243,6 +245,11 @@ export function AIChatProvider(props: {
         ? SiteInsightsDisplayContext.Embed
         : SiteInsightsDisplayContext.Site;
 
+    // The embed keeps its state in its own routes, not in URL search params.
+    const setSearchState = renderMessageOptions?.asEmbeddable
+        ? noopSetSearchState
+        : setSearchStateInURL;
+
     // The assistant response the user is reacting to. Snapshotted when a new user turn begins
     // (before it overwrites the store's responseId/query), so the self-feedback tool rates that
     // previous response rather than the one this reaction turn produces.
@@ -610,14 +617,12 @@ export function AIChatProvider(props: {
     // Post a message to the AI chat
     const onPostMessage = React.useCallback(
         async (input: { message: string }) => {
-            const { query, messages, control, references, responding } = globalState.getState();
+            const { query, messages, control, references, responding, opened } =
+                globalState.getState();
 
-            if (control) {
-                throw new Error("We can't post a message when a control is active");
-            }
-
-            // Still streaming: queue this follow-up instead of dropping it (flushed in order in `streamResponse`).
-            if (responding) {
+            // Still streaming, or waiting on a control (e.g. a tool confirmation): queue this
+            // follow-up instead of dropping it (flushed in order in `streamResponse`).
+            if (responding || control) {
                 globalState.setState((state) => ({
                     ...state,
                     queuedMessages: [...state.queuedMessages, input.message],
@@ -643,9 +648,7 @@ export function AIChatProvider(props: {
 
             notify(eventsRef.current.get('postMessage'), { message: input.message });
 
-            if (query === input.message && references.length === 0) {
-                // Return early if the message is the same as the previous message
-                // (unless new references are staged, which change the payload)
+            if (query === input.message && references.length === 0 && !opened) {
                 globalState.setState((state) => ({
                     ...state,
                     opened: true,
diff --git a/packages/gitbook/src/components/Embeddable/EmbeddableIframeAPI.tsx b/packages/gitbook/src/components/Embeddable/EmbeddableIframeAPI.tsx
index ee1d2c5f3..6df5958e4 100644
--- a/packages/gitbook/src/components/Embeddable/EmbeddableIframeAPI.tsx
+++ b/packages/gitbook/src/components/Embeddable/EmbeddableIframeAPI.tsx
@@ -74,6 +74,9 @@ export function EmbeddableIframeAPI(props: { baseURL: string }) {
                     break;
                 }
                 case 'postUserMessage': {
+                    // The answer renders in the assistant, so bring it up if another tab is showing.
+                    navToken.current++;
+                    router.push(`${baseURL}/assistant`);
                     chatController.postMessage({
                         message: message.message,
                     });
diff --git a/packages/gitbook/src/components/PageBody/PageFooterNavigation.tsx b/packages/gitbook/src/components/PageBody/PageFooterNavigation.tsx
index e50894d9a..d8b88fd0e 100644
--- a/packages/gitbook/src/components/PageBody/PageFooterNavigation.tsx
+++ b/packages/gitbook/src/components/PageBody/PageFooterNavigation.tsx
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ function NavigationCard(
                 >
                     {label}
                 </span>
-                <span className="line-clamp-2 text-tint-strong leading-snug transition-colors group-hover:text-primary contrast-more:group-hover:text-primary-strong">
+                <span className="line-clamp-2 leading-snug text-tint-strong transition-colors group-hover:text-primary contrast-more:group-hover:text-primary-strong">
                     {title}
                 </span>
             </div>