diff --git a/src/renderer/src/hooks/ipc-events/terminal-presentation-ipc-bridge.ts b/src/renderer/src/hooks/ipc-events/terminal-presentation-ipc-bridge.ts
index 3f4fcc58b6c..852889c4478 100644
--- a/src/renderer/src/hooks/ipc-events/terminal-presentation-ipc-bridge.ts
+++ b/src/renderer/src/hooks/ipc-events/terminal-presentation-ipc-bridge.ts
@@ -57,7 +57,6 @@ export function registerTerminalPresentationIpcBridge(unsubs: (() => void)[]): v
           // Why: a split pane revealed from mobile is only bound in the persisted layout until
           // its pane mounts, and its row can sit under another worktree key (#10486, STA-7961).
           const revealTarget = resolveTerminalRevealTarget(store, {
-            worktreeId,
             ...(ptyId ? { ptyId } : {}),
             ...(tabId !== undefined ? { tabId } : {}),
             ...(leafId ? { leafId } : {}),
@@ -65,11 +64,11 @@ export function registerTerminalPresentationIpcBridge(unsubs: (() => void)[]): v
           })
           // Why: every surfacing site below must use the owner's key, not the event's, or
           // verifyTerminalRevealIdentity looks the tab up under a key that does not hold it.
-          const ownerWorktreeId = revealTarget.ownerWorktreeId
+          const ownerWorktreeId = revealTarget?.worktreeId ?? worktreeId
           if (shouldActivate) {
             activateTerminalInitiatedWorktree(store, ownerWorktreeId)
           }
-          const reusedTab = revealTarget.tab
+          const reusedTab = revealTarget?.tab
           const tab =
             reusedTab ??
             (ptyId
diff --git a/src/renderer/src/lib/terminal-reveal-tab-adoption.ts b/src/renderer/src/lib/terminal-reveal-tab-adoption.ts
index 05c1457714c..797f0467d7c 100644
--- a/src/renderer/src/lib/terminal-reveal-tab-adoption.ts
+++ b/src/renderer/src/lib/terminal-reveal-tab-adoption.ts
@@ -75,30 +75,15 @@ export function resolveTerminalRevealTabAdoption(
   return null
 }
 
-export type TerminalRevealTargetRequest = {
-  worktreeId: string
-  ptyId?: string
-  tabId?: string
-  leafId?: string
-  splitFromLeafId?: string
-}
-
-export type TerminalRevealTarget = {
-  /** The row to reuse: the PTY or leaf owner, else a split reveal's parent row. */
-  tab: TerminalTab | undefined
-  /** The worktree key the reused row is filed under; the event's key when minting. */
-  ownerWorktreeId: string
-}
-
 /**
- * The tab a reveal should land on, and the worktree key to surface it under. Ownership is
- * tab-keyed, so the owning row can sit under a worktree key other than the event's — surfacing
- * under the event's key then fails `verifyTerminalRevealIdentity` (STA-7961).
+ * The row a reveal should land on, and the worktree key it is filed under; null to mint. Ownership
+ * is tab-keyed, so the owning row can sit under a key other than the event's — surfacing under the
+ * event's key then fails `verifyTerminalRevealIdentity` (STA-7961).
  */
 export function resolveTerminalRevealTarget(
   state: TerminalRevealAdoptionState,
-  request: TerminalRevealTargetRequest
-): TerminalRevealTarget {
+  request: { ptyId?: string; tabId?: string; leafId?: string; splitFromLeafId?: string }
+): { tab: TerminalTab; worktreeId: string } | null {
   const adoptedTabId = request.ptyId
     ? resolveTerminalRevealTabAdoption(state, {
         ptyId: request.ptyId,
@@ -119,5 +104,5 @@ export function resolveTerminalRevealTarget(
   if (isSplitReveal && !adoptedRow) {
     throw new Error(`Terminal tab ${request.tabId} not found`)
   }
-  return { tab: adoptedRow?.tab, ownerWorktreeId: adoptedRow?.worktreeId ?? request.worktreeId }
+  return adoptedRow
 }