diff --git a/src/renderer/src/components/tab-bar/EditorFileTab.test.tsx b/src/renderer/src/components/tab-bar/EditorFileTab.test.tsx
index 6eb614550c9..284d816023d 100644
--- a/src/renderer/src/components/tab-bar/EditorFileTab.test.tsx
+++ b/src/renderer/src/components/tab-bar/EditorFileTab.test.tsx
@@ -402,6 +402,10 @@ describe('EditorFileTab rename menu', () => {
     // "untitled-N.md" files directly.
     expect(renameItem.props.disabled).toBe(false)
     ;(renameItem.props.onSelect as () => void)()
+    const content = findElementsByType(firstRender, 'DropdownMenuContent')[0]!
+    ;(content.props.onCloseAutoFocus as (event: { preventDefault: () => void }) => void)({
+      preventDefault: vi.fn()
+    })
 
     const secondRender = expandNode((await renderEditorFileTab(file, onActivate)).element)
     const inputs = findElementsByType(secondRender, 'input')
@@ -428,6 +432,10 @@ describe('EditorFileTab rename menu', () => {
     const renameItem = findMenuItemByText(firstRender, 'Rename')
 
     ;(renameItem.props.onSelect as () => void)()
+    const content = findElementsByType(firstRender, 'DropdownMenuContent')[0]!
+    ;(content.props.onCloseAutoFocus as (event: { preventDefault: () => void }) => void)({
+      preventDefault: vi.fn()
+    })
 
     const secondRender = expandNode((await renderEditorFileTab(file)).element)
     const input = findElementsByType(secondRender, 'input')[0]
@@ -460,6 +468,10 @@ describe('EditorFileTab rename menu', () => {
     const renameItem = findMenuItemByText(firstRender, 'Rename')
 
     ;(renameItem.props.onSelect as () => void)()
+    const content = findElementsByType(firstRender, 'DropdownMenuContent')[0]!
+    ;(content.props.onCloseAutoFocus as (event: { preventDefault: () => void }) => void)({
+      preventDefault: vi.fn()
+    })
 
     const secondRender = expandNode((await renderEditorFileTab(file)).element)
     const input = findElementsByType(secondRender, 'input')[0]
diff --git a/src/renderer/src/components/tab-bar/EditorFileTabContextMenu.test.tsx b/src/renderer/src/components/tab-bar/EditorFileTabContextMenu.test.tsx
index 00b2d2a210c..812079563af 100644
--- a/src/renderer/src/components/tab-bar/EditorFileTabContextMenu.test.tsx
+++ b/src/renderer/src/components/tab-bar/EditorFileTabContextMenu.test.tsx
@@ -202,7 +202,9 @@ function extractText(node: unknown): string {
   return el.props && 'children' in el.props ? extractText(el.props.children) : ''
 }
 
-async function renderMenu(): Promise<unknown> {
+async function renderMenu(
+  overrides: { onActivate?: () => void; onOpenRenameInput?: () => void } = {}
+): Promise<unknown> {
   const module = await import('./EditorFileTabContextMenu')
   return module.EditorFileTabContextMenu({
     open: true,
@@ -238,7 +240,8 @@ async function renderMenu(): Promise<unknown> {
     onCloseAll: vi.fn(),
     onCloseToRight: vi.fn(),
     onCloseToLeft: vi.fn(),
-    onOpenMarkdownPreview: vi.fn()
+    onOpenMarkdownPreview: vi.fn(),
+    ...overrides
   })
 }
 
@@ -266,6 +269,27 @@ describe('EditorFileTabContextMenu close-all shortcut', () => {
     vi.unstubAllGlobals()
   })
 
+  it('opens rename only after menu close releases focus and consumes the request once', async () => {
+    const onActivate = vi.fn()
+    const onOpenRenameInput = vi.fn()
+    const tree = expandNode(await renderMenu({ onActivate, onOpenRenameInput }))
+    const rename = findElementsByType(tree, 'DropdownMenuItem').find((item) =>
+      extractText(item.props.children).includes('Rename')
+    )!
+    const content = findElementsByType(tree, 'DropdownMenuContent')[0]!
+    ;(rename.props.onSelect as () => void)()
+    expect(onActivate).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
+    expect(onOpenRenameInput).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
+    const preventDefault = vi.fn()
+    const close = content.props.onCloseAutoFocus as (event: { preventDefault: () => void }) => void
+    close({ preventDefault })
+    expect(preventDefault).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
+    expect(onActivate).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
+    expect(onOpenRenameInput).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
+    close({ preventDefault })
+    expect(onOpenRenameInput).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
+  })
+
   it('renders assigned shortcuts next to Rename, Close, and Close All Editor Tabs', async () => {
     const tree = expandNode(await renderMenu())
     const menuItems = findElementsByType(tree, 'DropdownMenuItem')
diff --git a/src/renderer/src/components/tab-bar/EditorFileTabContextMenu.tsx b/src/renderer/src/components/tab-bar/EditorFileTabContextMenu.tsx
index 32e29595738..9753565c00e 100644
--- a/src/renderer/src/components/tab-bar/EditorFileTabContextMenu.tsx
+++ b/src/renderer/src/components/tab-bar/EditorFileTabContextMenu.tsx
@@ -126,6 +126,9 @@ export function EditorFileTabContextMenu({
           }
           skipMenuFocusRestoreRef.current = false
           event.preventDefault()
+          // The closing menu can still reclaim focus before its teardown completes.
+          onActivate()
+          onOpenRenameInput()
         }}
       >
         <TabWorkspaceLayoutMenuSection
@@ -137,8 +140,6 @@ export function EditorFileTabContextMenu({
           disabled={!canRename || isRenaming}
           onSelect={() => {
             skipMenuFocusRestoreRef.current = true
-            onActivate()
-            onOpenRenameInput()
           }}
         >
           <Pencil className="size-3.5" />