diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 5da1c0c48a..27fc366f17 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -9603,6 +9603,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "project",
  "serde",
  "serde_json",
+ "terminal_view",
  "theme",
  "ui",
  "util",
diff --git a/crates/tab_switcher/Cargo.toml b/crates/tab_switcher/Cargo.toml
index 83d6e20e61..b67c4a3bf1 100644
--- a/crates/tab_switcher/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/tab_switcher/Cargo.toml
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ gpui.workspace = true
 menu.workspace = true
 picker.workspace = true
 serde.workspace = true
+terminal_view.workspace = true
 ui.workspace = true
 util.workspace = true
 workspace.workspace = true
diff --git a/crates/tab_switcher/src/tab_switcher.rs b/crates/tab_switcher/src/tab_switcher.rs
index 0e444171c0..d7738ff4a6 100644
--- a/crates/tab_switcher/src/tab_switcher.rs
+++ b/crates/tab_switcher/src/tab_switcher.rs
@@ -56,7 +56,16 @@ impl TabSwitcher {
     }
 
     fn open(action: &Toggle, workspace: &mut Workspace, cx: &mut ViewContext<Workspace>) {
-        let weak_pane = workspace.active_pane().downgrade();
+        let terminal = workspace.panel::<terminal_view::terminal_panel::TerminalPanel>(cx);
+        let terminal_pane = terminal.and_then(|terminal| {
+            terminal
+                .focus_handle(cx)
+                .contains_focused(cx)
+                .then(|| terminal.read(cx).pane())
+        });
+        let weak_pane = terminal_pane
+            .unwrap_or_else(|| workspace.active_pane())
+            .downgrade();
         workspace.toggle_modal(cx, |cx| {
             let delegate = TabSwitcherDelegate::new(action, cx.view().downgrade(), weak_pane, cx);
             TabSwitcher::new(delegate, cx)
diff --git a/crates/terminal_view/src/terminal_panel.rs b/crates/terminal_view/src/terminal_panel.rs
index ef7c973b75..89a1882071 100644
--- a/crates/terminal_view/src/terminal_panel.rs
+++ b/crates/terminal_view/src/terminal_panel.rs
@@ -591,6 +591,9 @@ impl TerminalPanel {
 
         Some(())
     }
+    pub fn pane(&self) -> &View<Pane> {
+        &self.pane
+    }
 }
 
 async fn wait_for_terminals_tasks(