diff --git a/packages/app/e2e/regression/new-session.spec.ts b/packages/app/e2e/regression/new-session.spec.ts
index f4dbba44f0d..d69d13418d3 100644
--- a/packages/app/e2e/regression/new-session.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/app/e2e/regression/new-session.spec.ts
@@ -191,6 +191,59 @@ test("the combined location picker shows checkout branches and chooses the base
     .toEqual([expect.objectContaining({ body: expect.objectContaining({ text: "Use the selected base" }) })])
 })
 
+test("the checkout branch opens the current project's worktree step", async ({ page }) => {
+  const existing = "C:/OpenCode/BranchWorktrees/.worktrees/quiet-river"
+
+  const view = await openDraft(page, {
+    name: "BranchWorktrees",
+    vcs: (directory) => ({ current: directory === existing ? "quiet-river-branch" : "dev", default: "main" }),
+    worktrees: () => [{ directory: "C:/OpenCode/BranchWorktrees" }, { directory: existing, strategy: "git" }],
+  })
+
+  const screen = page.locator('[data-component="new-session"]')
+  const branch = screen.getByRole("button", { name: "dev", exact: true })
+  const dialog = page.getByRole("dialog")
+  const search = dialog.getByRole("combobox", { name: "Search worktrees", exact: true })
+  const options = dialog.getByRole("option")
+  const back = dialog.getByRole("button", { name: "Back to projects", exact: true })
+
+  await branch.click()
+  await expect(search).toBeFocused()
+  await expect(back).toHaveText("Run session in")
+  await expect(options.locator(".command-palette-title")).toHaveText([
+    "BranchWorktrees",
+    "New worktree",
+    "quiet-river",
+  ])
+  await expect(options.nth(0)).toHaveAttribute("aria-selected", "true")
+
+  // Stepping back lands on the projects step with the drilled project active, as after drilling in with →.
+  await search.press("Backspace")
+  const projects = dialog.getByRole("combobox", { name: "Search projects", exact: true })
+  await expect(projects).toBeFocused()
+  await expect(back).toHaveCount(0)
+  await expect(options.filter({ hasText: "BranchWorktrees" })).toHaveAttribute("aria-selected", "true")
+  await projects.press("Escape")
+  await expect(dialog).toHaveCount(0)
+  await expect(view.editor).toBeFocused()
+
+  // Escape also steps back first, then closes.
+  await branch.focus()
+  await page.keyboard.press("Enter")
+  await expect(search).toBeFocused()
+  await search.press("Escape")
+  await expect(projects).toBeFocused()
+  await projects.press("Escape")
+  await expect(dialog).toHaveCount(0)
+
+  await branch.click()
+  await options.filter({ hasText: "quiet-river" }).click()
+  await expect(dialog).toHaveCount(0)
+  await expect(newSessionLocation(page)).toContainText("quiet-river")
+  await expect(screen.getByRole("button", { name: "quiet-river-branch", exact: true })).toBeVisible()
+  await expect(view.editor).toBeFocused()
+})
+
 test("a pending branch picker can be dismissed before its results arrive", async ({ page }) => {
   const listed = Promise.withResolvers<string[]>()
 
diff --git a/packages/app/src/new-session/location/dialog.tsx b/packages/app/src/new-session/location/dialog.tsx
index 667ee173d88..dae5f102279 100644
--- a/packages/app/src/new-session/location/dialog.tsx
+++ b/packages/app/src/new-session/location/dialog.tsx
@@ -46,12 +46,14 @@ export function useNewSessionLocationDialog(input: {
 }) {
   const dialog = useDialog()
 
-  return (options?: { onWorkspace?: (value: string) => void }) => {
+  /** Pass `project` to open straight on that project's worktree step; stepping back still reaches the projects. */
+  return (options?: { project?: PromptProject; onWorkspace?: (value: string) => void }) => {
     void dialog.show(
       () => (
         <NewSessionLocationDialog
           project={input.project}
           workspace={input.workspace}
+          drilled={options?.project}
           onWorkspace={options?.onWorkspace}
         />
       ),
@@ -63,6 +65,7 @@ export function useNewSessionLocationDialog(input: {
 function NewSessionLocationDialog(props: {
   project: PromptProjectController
   workspace: NewSessionWorkspaceController
+  drilled?: PromptProject
   onWorkspace?: (value: string) => void
 }) {
   const dialog = useDialog()
@@ -81,7 +84,12 @@ function NewSessionLocationDialog(props: {
     query: string
     /** The projects view to restore when stepping back out of a project or the server step. */
     back?: { query: string; active: string; others: boolean }
-  }>({ query: "", others: false })
+  }>({
+    query: "",
+    others: false,
+    drilled: props.drilled,
+    back: props.drilled ? { query: "", active: projectEntryID(props.drilled), others: false } : undefined,
+  })
 
   const connection = (project: PromptProject) =>
     project.server ? servers.list.find((item) => ServerConnection.key(item) === project.server!.key) : serverSDK.server
diff --git a/packages/app/src/new-session/view.tsx b/packages/app/src/new-session/view.tsx
index 8d68e6670cd..2c2f931bfa9 100644
--- a/packages/app/src/new-session/view.tsx
+++ b/packages/app/src/new-session/view.tsx
@@ -76,6 +76,14 @@ export function NewSessionView(props: {
 
   const [wordmark, setWordmark] = createStore<WordmarkState>({ mode: "flat", game: false })
 
+  const location = (project?: PromptProject) =>
+    props.location({
+      project,
+      onWorkspace: (value) => {
+        if (value !== "main") setOnboarding("used", true)
+      },
+    })
+
   // Imperative handles for the brick breaker; they are not reactive state.
   const handles: BrickBreakerHandles = {}
   let panel!: HTMLDivElement
@@ -115,15 +123,15 @@ export function NewSessionView(props: {
                       project={project()}
                       workspace={props.workspace.bar.visible() ? props.workspace.selection.value() : "main"}
                       root={props.workspace.project.root()}
-                      branch={<NewSessionBranch workspace={props.workspace} onDone={props.composer.restoreFocus} />}
-                      onboarding={onboardingReady() && !onboarding.used && props.workspace.bar.visible()}
-                      onClick={() =>
-                        props.location({
-                          onWorkspace: (value) => {
-                            if (value !== "main") setOnboarding("used", true)
-                          },
-                        })
+                      branch={
+                        <NewSessionBranch
+                          workspace={props.workspace}
+                          onDone={props.composer.restoreFocus}
+                          onWorktree={project().id && project().vcs === "git" ? () => location(project()) : undefined}
+                        />
                       }
+                      onboarding={onboardingReady() && !onboarding.used && props.workspace.bar.visible()}
+                      onClick={() => location()}
                     />
                   )}
                 </Show>
diff --git a/packages/app/src/new-session/workspace/selector.tsx b/packages/app/src/new-session/workspace/selector.tsx
index c1c26f4f7e1..91bd340a46a 100644
--- a/packages/app/src/new-session/workspace/selector.tsx
+++ b/packages/app/src/new-session/workspace/selector.tsx
@@ -9,7 +9,12 @@ import { Typeahead } from "@opencode/ui/typeahead"
 import { useLanguage } from "@/runtime/i18n/language"
 import type { NewSessionWorkspaceController } from "./controller"
 
-export function NewSessionBranch(props: { workspace: NewSessionWorkspaceController; onDone: () => void }) {
+export function NewSessionBranch(props: {
+  workspace: NewSessionWorkspaceController
+  onDone: () => void
+  /** Opens the project's worktree picker; the checkout branch is static text without it. */
+  onWorktree?: () => void
+}) {
   const language = useLanguage()
 
   const [state, setState] = createStore({ open: false, truncated: false })
@@ -64,6 +69,9 @@ export function NewSessionBranch(props: { workspace: NewSessionWorkspaceControll
       ? language.t("session.new.workspace.fromBranch", { branch: props.workspace.bar.branch() ?? "" })
       : props.workspace.bar.branch()
 
+  // A truncated name keeps its full-text tooltip; otherwise the clickable checkout branch explains its action.
+  const hint = () => !creating() && !!props.onWorktree && !state.truncated
+
   const observe = (element: HTMLSpanElement) =>
     createResizeObserver(element, () => setState("truncated", element.scrollWidth > element.clientWidth))
 
@@ -71,20 +79,39 @@ export function NewSessionBranch(props: { workspace: NewSessionWorkspaceControll
     <Show when={props.workspace.bar.branch()}>
       <Tooltip
         placement="top"
-        value={label()}
-        disabled={!state.truncated}
+        openDelay={hint() ? 800 : undefined}
+        value={hint() ? language.t("session.location.worktree") : label()}
+        disabled={!state.truncated && !hint()}
         class="flex min-w-0 max-w-[220px]"
         contentClass="max-w-[calc(100vw-32px)] break-all"
       >
         <Show
           when={creating()}
           fallback={
-            <div class="flex h-7 min-w-0 max-w-[220px] items-center gap-1.5 ps-1.5 pe-2 text-v2-text-text-faint">
-              <Icon name="branch" size="small" class="shrink-0 text-v2-icon-icon-muted" />
-              <span ref={observe} dir="auto" class="min-w-0 truncate">
-                {label()}
-              </span>
-            </div>
+            <Show
+              when={props.onWorktree}
+              fallback={
+                <div class="flex h-7 min-w-0 max-w-[220px] items-center gap-1.5 ps-1.5 pe-2 text-v2-text-text-faint">
+                  <Icon name="branch" size="small" class="shrink-0 text-v2-icon-icon-muted" />
+                  <span ref={observe} dir="auto" class="min-w-0 truncate">
+                    {label()}
+                  </span>
+                </div>
+              }
+            >
+              <button
+                type="button"
+                aria-haspopup="dialog"
+                aria-description={language.t("session.location.worktree")}
+                class="flex h-7 min-w-0 max-w-[220px] items-center gap-1.5 rounded-sm ps-1.5 pe-2 text-v2-text-text-faint transition-colors hover:bg-v2-overlay-simple-overlay-hover hover:text-v2-text-text-base focus-visible:bg-v2-overlay-simple-overlay-hover focus-visible:text-v2-text-text-base focus-visible:outline-none"
+                onClick={() => props.onWorktree?.()}
+              >
+                <Icon name="branch" size="small" class="shrink-0 text-v2-icon-icon-muted" />
+                <span ref={observe} dir="auto" class="min-w-0 truncate">
+                  {label()}
+                </span>
+              </button>
+            </Show>
           }
         >
           <Popover