diff --git a/duckchat/duckchat-impl/src/main/java/com/duckduckgo/duckchat/impl/inputscreen/ui/InputScreenConfigResolver.kt b/duckchat/duckchat-impl/src/main/java/com/duckduckgo/duckchat/impl/inputscreen/ui/InputScreenConfigResolver.kt
index 1912bfe68b2a..3fba0794156c 100644
--- a/duckchat/duckchat-impl/src/main/java/com/duckduckgo/duckchat/impl/inputscreen/ui/InputScreenConfigResolver.kt
+++ b/duckchat/duckchat-impl/src/main/java/com/duckduckgo/duckchat/impl/inputscreen/ui/InputScreenConfigResolver.kt
@@ -16,7 +16,10 @@
 
 package com.duckduckgo.duckchat.impl.inputscreen.ui
 
+import android.content.Context
 import android.content.Intent
+import android.content.res.Configuration
+import com.duckduckgo.app.di.ActivityContext
 import com.duckduckgo.di.scopes.ActivityScope
 import com.duckduckgo.duckchat.api.inputscreen.InputScreenActivityParams
 import com.duckduckgo.duckchat.impl.DuckChatInternal
@@ -37,6 +40,7 @@ interface InputScreenConfigResolver {
 @SingleInstanceIn(scope = ActivityScope::class)
 class InputScreenConfigResolverImpl @Inject constructor(
     private val duckChatInternal: DuckChatInternal,
+    @ActivityContext private val activityContext: Context,
 ) : InputScreenConfigResolver {
     companion object {
         fun useTopBar(
@@ -59,5 +63,5 @@ class InputScreenConfigResolverImpl @Inject constructor(
         useTopBar(
             isTopOmnibar = isTopOmnibar,
             duckChatInternal = duckChatInternal,
-        )
+        ) || activityContext.resources.configuration.orientation == Configuration.ORIENTATION_LANDSCAPE
 }
diff --git a/duckchat/duckchat-impl/src/test/kotlin/com/duckduckgo/duckchat/impl/inputscreen/ui/InputScreenConfigResolverTest.kt b/duckchat/duckchat-impl/src/test/kotlin/com/duckduckgo/duckchat/impl/inputscreen/ui/InputScreenConfigResolverTest.kt
index e7fcad817410..c915f69f527d 100644
--- a/duckchat/duckchat-impl/src/test/kotlin/com/duckduckgo/duckchat/impl/inputscreen/ui/InputScreenConfigResolverTest.kt
+++ b/duckchat/duckchat-impl/src/test/kotlin/com/duckduckgo/duckchat/impl/inputscreen/ui/InputScreenConfigResolverTest.kt
@@ -16,7 +16,10 @@
 
 package com.duckduckgo.duckchat.impl.inputscreen.ui
 
+import android.content.Context
 import android.content.Intent
+import android.content.res.Configuration
+import android.content.res.Resources
 import androidx.test.ext.junit.runners.AndroidJUnit4
 import com.duckduckgo.duckchat.api.inputscreen.InputScreenActivityParams
 import com.duckduckgo.duckchat.impl.DuckChatInternal
@@ -33,13 +36,19 @@ import org.mockito.kotlin.whenever
 class InputScreenConfigResolverTest {
     private val duckChatInternal: DuckChatInternal = mock()
     private val inputScreenBottomBarEnabled = MutableStateFlow(false)
+    private val mockActivityContext: Context = mock()
+    private val mockResources: Resources = mock()
+    private val configuration = Configuration()
 
     private lateinit var inputScreenConfigResolver: InputScreenConfigResolverImpl
 
     @Before
     fun setup() {
         whenever(duckChatInternal.inputScreenBottomBarEnabled).thenReturn(inputScreenBottomBarEnabled)
-        inputScreenConfigResolver = InputScreenConfigResolverImpl(duckChatInternal)
+        whenever(mockActivityContext.resources).thenReturn(mockResources)
+        whenever(mockResources.configuration).thenReturn(configuration)
+        configuration.orientation = Configuration.ORIENTATION_PORTRAIT
+        inputScreenConfigResolver = InputScreenConfigResolverImpl(duckChatInternal, mockActivityContext)
     }
 
     @Test
@@ -118,4 +127,68 @@ class InputScreenConfigResolverTest {
 
         assertFalse(inputScreenConfigResolver.useTopBar())
     }
+
+    @Test
+    fun `when landscape and isTopOmnibar true and bottom bar enabled then useTopBar returns true`() {
+        configuration.orientation = Configuration.ORIENTATION_LANDSCAPE
+
+        val intent = Intent().apply {
+            putExtra(
+                "ACTIVITY_SERIALIZABLE_PARAMETERS_ARG",
+                InputScreenActivityParams(query = "", isTopOmnibar = true),
+            )
+        }
+        inputScreenConfigResolver.onInputScreenCreated(intent)
+        inputScreenBottomBarEnabled.value = true
+
+        assertTrue(inputScreenConfigResolver.useTopBar())
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun `when landscape and isTopOmnibar true and bottom bar disabled then useTopBar returns true`() {
+        configuration.orientation = Configuration.ORIENTATION_LANDSCAPE
+
+        val intent = Intent().apply {
+            putExtra(
+                "ACTIVITY_SERIALIZABLE_PARAMETERS_ARG",
+                InputScreenActivityParams(query = "", isTopOmnibar = true),
+            )
+        }
+        inputScreenConfigResolver.onInputScreenCreated(intent)
+        inputScreenBottomBarEnabled.value = false
+
+        assertTrue(inputScreenConfigResolver.useTopBar())
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun `when landscape and isTopOmnibar false and bottom bar enabled then useTopBar returns true`() {
+        configuration.orientation = Configuration.ORIENTATION_LANDSCAPE
+
+        val intent = Intent().apply {
+            putExtra(
+                "ACTIVITY_SERIALIZABLE_PARAMETERS_ARG",
+                InputScreenActivityParams(query = "", isTopOmnibar = false),
+            )
+        }
+        inputScreenConfigResolver.onInputScreenCreated(intent)
+        inputScreenBottomBarEnabled.value = true
+
+        assertTrue(inputScreenConfigResolver.useTopBar())
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun `when landscape and isTopOmnibar false and bottom bar disabled then useTopBar returns true`() {
+        configuration.orientation = Configuration.ORIENTATION_LANDSCAPE
+
+        val intent = Intent().apply {
+            putExtra(
+                "ACTIVITY_SERIALIZABLE_PARAMETERS_ARG",
+                InputScreenActivityParams(query = "", isTopOmnibar = false),
+            )
+        }
+        inputScreenConfigResolver.onInputScreenCreated(intent)
+        inputScreenBottomBarEnabled.value = false
+
+        assertTrue(inputScreenConfigResolver.useTopBar())
+    }
 }