diff --git a/src/renderer/src/components/Terminal.tsx b/src/renderer/src/components/Terminal.tsx
index d0318cb99..72eb5b692 100644
--- a/src/renderer/src/components/Terminal.tsx
+++ b/src/renderer/src/components/Terminal.tsx
@@ -896,6 +896,7 @@ function Terminal(): React.JSX.Element | null {
                     layout={layout}
                     worktreeId={worktree.id}
                     focusedGroupId={activeGroupIdByWorktree[worktree.id]}
+                    isWorktreeActive={isVisible}
                   />
                 </div>
               )
diff --git a/src/renderer/src/components/tab-group/TabGroupSplitLayout.test.ts b/src/renderer/src/components/tab-group/TabGroupSplitLayout.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..077133f13
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/renderer/src/components/tab-group/TabGroupSplitLayout.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+import { describe, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest'
+
+const setTabGroupSplitRatioMock = vi.fn()
+const useAppStoreMock = vi.fn(
+  (selector: (state: { setTabGroupSplitRatio: () => void }) => unknown) =>
+    selector({ setTabGroupSplitRatio: setTabGroupSplitRatioMock })
+)
+vi.mock('../../store', () => ({
+  useAppStore: (selector: (state: { setTabGroupSplitRatio: () => void }) => unknown) =>
+    useAppStoreMock(selector)
+}))
+
+vi.mock('./TabGroupPanel', () => ({
+  default: (props: unknown) => ({ __mock: 'TabGroupPanel', props })
+}))
+
+import TabGroupSplitLayout from './TabGroupSplitLayout'
+
+describe('TabGroupSplitLayout', () => {
+  function getLeafPanelProps(isWorktreeActive: boolean) {
+    const element = TabGroupSplitLayout({
+      layout: { type: 'leaf', groupId: 'group-1' },
+      worktreeId: 'wt-1',
+      focusedGroupId: 'group-1',
+      isWorktreeActive
+    })
+
+    const splitNodeElement = element.props.children
+    const tabGroupPanelElement = splitNodeElement.type(splitNodeElement.props)
+    return tabGroupPanelElement.props as {
+      groupId: string
+      worktreeId: string
+      isFocused: boolean
+      hasSplitGroups: boolean
+    }
+  }
+
+  it('does not mark an offscreen worktree group as focused', () => {
+    expect(getLeafPanelProps(false)).toEqual(
+      expect.objectContaining({
+        groupId: 'group-1',
+        worktreeId: 'wt-1',
+        isFocused: false,
+        hasSplitGroups: false
+      })
+    )
+  })
+
+  it('keeps the visible worktree focused group active', () => {
+    expect(getLeafPanelProps(true)).toEqual(
+      expect.objectContaining({
+        groupId: 'group-1',
+        worktreeId: 'wt-1',
+        isFocused: true,
+        hasSplitGroups: false
+      })
+    )
+  })
+})
diff --git a/src/renderer/src/components/tab-group/TabGroupSplitLayout.tsx b/src/renderer/src/components/tab-group/TabGroupSplitLayout.tsx
index f19ed4300..9245f9ea1 100644
--- a/src/renderer/src/components/tab-group/TabGroupSplitLayout.tsx
+++ b/src/renderer/src/components/tab-group/TabGroupSplitLayout.tsx
@@ -84,12 +84,14 @@ function SplitNode({
   nodePath,
   worktreeId,
   focusedGroupId,
+  isWorktreeActive,
   hasSplitGroups
 }: {
   node: TabGroupLayoutNode
   nodePath: string
   worktreeId: string
   focusedGroupId?: string
+  isWorktreeActive: boolean
   hasSplitGroups: boolean
 }): React.JSX.Element {
   const setTabGroupSplitRatio = useAppStore((state) => state.setTabGroupSplitRatio)
@@ -99,7 +101,11 @@ function SplitNode({
       <TabGroupPanel
         groupId={node.groupId}
         worktreeId={worktreeId}
-        isFocused={node.groupId === focusedGroupId}
+        // Why: hidden worktrees stay mounted so their PTYs and split layouts
+        // survive worktree switches, but only the visible worktree may own the
+        // global terminal shortcuts. If an offscreen group's pane stays
+        // "focused", Cmd/Ctrl+W and split shortcuts can hit the wrong worktree.
+        isFocused={isWorktreeActive && node.groupId === focusedGroupId}
         hasSplitGroups={hasSplitGroups}
       />
     )
@@ -119,6 +125,7 @@ function SplitNode({
           nodePath={nodePath.length > 0 ? `${nodePath}.first` : 'first'}
           worktreeId={worktreeId}
           focusedGroupId={focusedGroupId}
+          isWorktreeActive={isWorktreeActive}
           hasSplitGroups={hasSplitGroups}
         />
       </div>
@@ -132,6 +139,7 @@ function SplitNode({
           nodePath={nodePath.length > 0 ? `${nodePath}.second` : 'second'}
           worktreeId={worktreeId}
           focusedGroupId={focusedGroupId}
+          isWorktreeActive={isWorktreeActive}
           hasSplitGroups={hasSplitGroups}
         />
       </div>
@@ -142,11 +150,13 @@ function SplitNode({
 export default function TabGroupSplitLayout({
   layout,
   worktreeId,
-  focusedGroupId
+  focusedGroupId,
+  isWorktreeActive
 }: {
   layout: TabGroupLayoutNode
   worktreeId: string
   focusedGroupId?: string
+  isWorktreeActive: boolean
 }): React.JSX.Element {
   return (
     <div className="flex flex-1 min-w-0 min-h-0 overflow-hidden">
@@ -155,6 +165,7 @@ export default function TabGroupSplitLayout({
         nodePath=""
         worktreeId={worktreeId}
         focusedGroupId={focusedGroupId}
+        isWorktreeActive={isWorktreeActive}
         hasSplitGroups={layout.type === 'split'}
       />
     </div>