diff --git a/src/renderer/src/components/terminal-pane/terminal-file-url-target.test.ts b/src/renderer/src/components/terminal-pane/terminal-file-url-target.test.ts
index ea71646bed9..6927767c1c7 100644
--- a/src/renderer/src/components/terminal-pane/terminal-file-url-target.test.ts
+++ b/src/renderer/src/components/terminal-pane/terminal-file-url-target.test.ts
@@ -11,4 +11,8 @@ describe('resolveTerminalFileUrlTarget', () => {
       column: 3
     })
   })
+
+  it('returns null for malformed file URL escapes', () => {
+    expect(resolveTerminalFileUrlTarget(new URL('file:///tmp/%E0%A4%A.txt'))).toBeNull()
+  })
 })