diff --git a/packages/app/src/session/commands/use-session-commands.tsx b/packages/app/src/session/commands/use-session-commands.tsx
index 2c67c986c73..88cfb0901dc 100644
--- a/packages/app/src/session/commands/use-session-commands.tsx
+++ b/packages/app/src/session/commands/use-session-commands.tsx
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ export const useSessionCommands = (actions: SessionCommandContext) => {
 
   const openTerminal = () => {
     actions.session.layout.view().terminal.open()
-    if (terminal.all().length > 0) terminal.new({ focus: true })
+    if (terminal.all().length > 0) terminal.new()
     if (terminal.all().length === 0) terminal.requestFocus()
   }
 
diff --git a/packages/app/src/session/terminal/context.tsx b/packages/app/src/session/terminal/context.tsx
index 3bd7aa97867..5938438fd66 100644
--- a/packages/app/src/session/terminal/context.tsx
+++ b/packages/app/src/session/terminal/context.tsx
@@ -244,9 +244,9 @@ function createWorkspaceTerminalSession(
         setStore("all", [])
       })
     },
-    new(options?: { focus?: boolean }) {
+    new() {
       const nextNumber = pickNextTerminalNumber()
-      const focusRequest = options?.focus ? requestFocus(undefined, true) : undefined
+      const focusRequest = requestFocus(undefined, true)
 
       const doCreate = async () => {
         return serverSDK.api.pty.create({ location, title: defaultTitle(nextNumber) }).then((result) => result.data)
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ function createWorkspaceTerminalSession(
         .then((data) => {
           const id = data?.id
           if (!id) {
-            if (focusRequest !== undefined) cancelFocus(focusRequest)
+            cancelFocus(focusRequest)
             return
           }
           const newTerminal = {
@@ -266,13 +266,13 @@ function createWorkspaceTerminalSession(
           batch(() => {
             setStore("all", store.all.length, newTerminal)
             setStore("active", id)
-            if (focusRequest !== undefined && ui.focus?.request === focusRequest) {
+            if (ui.focus?.request === focusRequest) {
               setUi("focus", { request: focusRequest, id, pending: false })
             }
           })
         })
         .catch((error: unknown) => {
-          if (focusRequest !== undefined) cancelFocus(focusRequest)
+          cancelFocus(focusRequest)
           console.error("Failed to create terminal", error)
         })
     },
@@ -440,7 +440,7 @@ export const { use: useTerminal, provider: TerminalProvider } = createSimpleCont
       ready: () => workspace().ready(),
       all: () => workspace().all(),
       active: () => workspace().active(),
-      new: (options?: { focus?: boolean }) => workspace().new(options),
+      new: () => workspace().new(),
       update: (pty: Partial<LocalPTY> & { id: string }) => workspace().update(pty),
       trim: (id: string) => workspace().trim(id),
       trimAll: () => workspace().trimAll(),
diff --git a/packages/app/src/session/terminal/panel.tsx b/packages/app/src/session/terminal/panel.tsx
index a265f3ee5e8..43d547fe9f9 100644
--- a/packages/app/src/session/terminal/panel.tsx
+++ b/packages/app/src/session/terminal/panel.tsx
@@ -330,7 +330,7 @@ export function TerminalPanel(
                       <IconButton
                         icon={<Icon name="plus-small" size="large" />}
                         variant="ghost"
-                        onClick={() => terminal.new({ focus: true })}
+                        onClick={() => terminal.new()}
                         aria-label={language.t("command.terminal.new")}
                       />
                     </Tooltip>