diff --git a/apps/web/app/(app)/[organization]/[connectionId]/chatbot/chatbot-page.client.tsx b/apps/web/app/(app)/[organization]/[connectionId]/chatbot/chatbot-page.client.tsx
index 8cc6b05..35f08bc 100644
--- a/apps/web/app/(app)/[organization]/[connectionId]/chatbot/chatbot-page.client.tsx
+++ b/apps/web/app/(app)/[organization]/[connectionId]/chatbot/chatbot-page.client.tsx
@@ -97,11 +97,13 @@ export default function ChatBotPageContent({
     };
 
 
+    const hasSessions = chat.sessionsForDisplay.length > 0;
+
     return (
         <div className="flex h-full relative">
             {compactMode ? (
                 <div className="absolute right-4 top-4 z-10 flex items-center gap-2">
-                    {sessionSelector}
+                    {hasSessions && sessionSelector}
                     <Button
                         variant="outline"
                         size="icon"
@@ -113,7 +115,7 @@ export default function ChatBotPageContent({
                     </Button>
                 </div>
             ) : (
-                sessionSelector
+                hasSessions && sessionSelector
             )}
 
             <main className="flex-1 min-w-0 flex relative mt-10">
diff --git a/apps/web/app/(app)/[organization]/[connectionId]/chatbot/components/empty.tsx b/apps/web/app/(app)/[organization]/[connectionId]/chatbot/components/empty.tsx
index 60c48ba..d22e65a 100644
--- a/apps/web/app/(app)/[organization]/[connectionId]/chatbot/components/empty.tsx
+++ b/apps/web/app/(app)/[organization]/[connectionId]/chatbot/components/empty.tsx
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 'use client';
 
-import { useState } from 'react';
+import { useMemo, useState } from 'react';
 import { useAtom } from 'jotai';
 import { useTranslations } from 'next-intl';
+import { useParams } from 'next/navigation';
 import { Sparkles } from 'lucide-react';
 
 import {
@@ -17,8 +18,10 @@ import { Suggestions, Suggestion } from '@/components/ai-elements/suggestion';
 import { activeDatabaseAtom } from '@/shared/stores/app.store';
 import { useDatabases } from '@/hooks/use-databases';
 import { useTables } from '@/hooks/use-tables';
+import { useSchema } from '@/hooks/use-schema';
 import { DatabaseSelect } from '../../../components/sql-console-sidebar/database-select';
 import { TableMentionTextarea } from '../thread/table-mention-textarea';
+import { generateSuggestions } from './suggestion-rules';
 
 type ChatWelcomeProps = {
     onSend: (text: string) => void;
@@ -33,6 +36,17 @@ export default function ChatWelcome({ onSend, disabled = false }: ChatWelcomePro
     const [activeDatabase, setActiveDatabase] = useAtom(activeDatabaseAtom);
     const { databases } = useDatabases();
     const { tables } = useTables(activeDatabase);
+    const params = useParams();
+    const connectionId = params.connectionId as string | undefined;
+    const { schema } = useSchema(connectionId);
+
+    const suggestions = useMemo(() => {
+        const fallbacks = SUGGESTION_KEYS.map((key) => t(`Welcome.Suggestions.${key}`));
+        if (!schema?.databases || !activeDatabase) return fallbacks;
+        const db = schema.databases.find((d) => d.name === activeDatabase);
+        if (!db?.tables?.length) return fallbacks;
+        return generateSuggestions(db.tables, fallbacks, 4);
+    }, [schema, activeDatabase, t]);
 
     const handleSubmit = (message: PromptInputMessage) => {
         const text = message.text?.trim();
@@ -64,10 +78,10 @@ export default function ChatWelcome({ onSend, disabled = false }: ChatWelcomePro
                 </div>
 
                 <Suggestions className="justify-center flex-wrap">
-                    {SUGGESTION_KEYS.map((key) => (
+                    {suggestions.map((text, i) => (
                         <Suggestion
-                            key={key}
-                            suggestion={t(`Welcome.Suggestions.${key}`)}
+                            key={i}
+                            suggestion={text}
                             onClick={handleSuggestionClick}
                             disabled={disabled}
                         />
@@ -87,11 +101,12 @@ export default function ChatWelcome({ onSend, disabled = false }: ChatWelcomePro
                                     />
                                 </div>
                                 <div className="flex items-start gap-2 w-full">
-                                    <TableMentionTextarea value={input} onChange={setInput} tables={tables.map((t: any) => t.name ?? t)}>
+                                    <TableMentionTextarea value={input} onChange={setInput} tables={tables.map((t: any) => t.name ?? t)} autoFocus>
                                         <PromptInputTextarea
-                                            placeholder={t('Input.GlobalPlaceholder')}
+                                            placeholder={t('Input.WelcomePlaceholder')}
                                             value={input}
                                             onChange={(e) => setInput(e.target.value)}
+                                            autoFocus
                                             className="min-h-18 w-full resize-none border-0 bg-transparent text-sm focus-visible:outline-none focus-visible:ring-0"
                                         />
                                     </TableMentionTextarea>
diff --git a/apps/web/app/(app)/[organization]/[connectionId]/chatbot/components/suggestion-rules.ts b/apps/web/app/(app)/[organization]/[connectionId]/chatbot/components/suggestion-rules.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..daccb6d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/web/app/(app)/[organization]/[connectionId]/chatbot/components/suggestion-rules.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,96 @@
+import type { TableSchema } from '@/shared/stores/schema.store';
+
+type SuggestedQuestion = {
+  text: string;
+  priority: number;
+};
+
+type TableRule = {
+  pattern: RegExp;
+  template: (table: string) => string;
+};
+
+type ColumnRule = {
+  pattern: RegExp;
+  template: (table: string, column: string) => string;
+};
+
+const TABLE_RULES: TableRule[] = [
+  { pattern: /order/i, template: (t) => `Show daily order trends from ${t}` },
+  { pattern: /user|customer/i, template: (t) => `Top 10 users by activity from ${t}` },
+  { pattern: /log|event/i, template: (t) => `Error logs in the last 24 hours from ${t}` },
+  { pattern: /product|item/i, template: (t) => `Most popular products from ${t}` },
+  { pattern: /payment|transaction/i, template: (t) => `Payment summary from ${t}` },
+];
+
+const COLUMN_RULES: ColumnRule[] = [
+  {
+    pattern: /^(created_at|updated_at|timestamp|date|time|datetime|created|updated)$/i,
+    template: (t) => `Trend of ${t} in the last 7 days`,
+  },
+  {
+    pattern: /^(amount|price|revenue|total|cost|salary|balance)$/i,
+    template: (t, c) => `Top 10 records from ${t} by ${c}`,
+  },
+  {
+    pattern: /^(status|state|type|category)$/i,
+    template: (t, c) => `Breakdown of ${t} by ${c}`,
+  },
+];
+
+function getTableBaseName(name: string): string {
+  const parts = name.split('.');
+  return parts[parts.length - 1];
+}
+
+export function generateSuggestions(
+  tables: TableSchema[],
+  fallbacks: string[],
+  limit = 4,
+): string[] {
+  const suggestions: SuggestedQuestion[] = [];
+  const usedTables = new Set<string>();
+
+  for (const table of tables) {
+    const baseName = getTableBaseName(table.name);
+
+    for (const rule of TABLE_RULES) {
+      if (rule.pattern.test(baseName) && !usedTables.has(table.name)) {
+        suggestions.push({ text: rule.template(baseName), priority: 1 });
+        usedTables.add(table.name);
+        break;
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  for (const table of tables) {
+    if (usedTables.has(table.name)) continue;
+    const baseName = getTableBaseName(table.name);
+
+    for (const column of table.columns) {
+      if (usedTables.has(table.name)) break;
+
+      for (const rule of COLUMN_RULES) {
+        if (rule.pattern.test(column)) {
+          suggestions.push({ text: rule.template(baseName, column), priority: 2 });
+          usedTables.add(table.name);
+          break;
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  suggestions.sort((a, b) => a.priority - b.priority);
+  const result = suggestions.slice(0, limit).map((s) => s.text);
+
+  if (result.length < limit) {
+    for (const fb of fallbacks) {
+      if (result.length >= limit) break;
+      if (!result.includes(fb)) {
+        result.push(fb);
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  return result;
+}
diff --git a/apps/web/app/(app)/[organization]/[connectionId]/chatbot/thread/table-mention-textarea.tsx b/apps/web/app/(app)/[organization]/[connectionId]/chatbot/thread/table-mention-textarea.tsx
index fcb3b56..fee6d0c 100644
--- a/apps/web/app/(app)/[organization]/[connectionId]/chatbot/thread/table-mention-textarea.tsx
+++ b/apps/web/app/(app)/[organization]/[connectionId]/chatbot/thread/table-mention-textarea.tsx
@@ -14,10 +14,17 @@ type TableMentionTextareaProps = {
     onChange: (value: string) => void;
     tables: string[];
     children: any;
+    autoFocus?: boolean;
 } & Omit<TextareaHTMLAttributes<HTMLTextAreaElement>, 'value' | 'onChange'>;
 
-export function TableMentionTextarea({ value, onChange, tables, children }: TableMentionTextareaProps) {
+export function TableMentionTextarea({ value, onChange, tables, children, autoFocus }: TableMentionTextareaProps) {
     const textareaRef = React.useRef<HTMLTextAreaElement | null>(null);
+
+    React.useEffect(() => {
+        if (autoFocus && textareaRef.current) {
+            textareaRef.current.focus();
+        }
+    }, []);
     const t = useTranslations('Chatbot');
 
     const [open, setOpen] = React.useState(false);
diff --git a/apps/web/public/locales/en.json b/apps/web/public/locales/en.json
index e83d187..2468db0 100644
--- a/apps/web/public/locales/en.json
+++ b/apps/web/public/locales/en.json
@@ -763,7 +763,8 @@
         "Input": {
             "GlobalPlaceholder": "@ mention tables to ask about the database, Shift + Enter for a new line",
             "CopilotPlaceholder": "Ask about this SQL / let AI fix or rewrite it, Shift + Enter for a new line",
-            "SentWithAttachments": "Sent with attachments"
+            "SentWithAttachments": "Sent with attachments",
+            "WelcomePlaceholder": "Ask about your data… Try: \"Top 10 users by revenue last week\""
         },
         "Sessions": {
             "Title": "Sessions",