diff --git a/mobile/src/terminal/terminal-webview-mouse-click-drag-injected.ts b/mobile/src/terminal/terminal-webview-mouse-click-drag-injected.ts
index bc9c12aa016..54ee8d430a4 100644
--- a/mobile/src/terminal/terminal-webview-mouse-click-drag-injected.ts
+++ b/mobile/src/terminal/terminal-webview-mouse-click-drag-injected.ts
@@ -179,9 +179,8 @@ export const TERMINAL_MOUSE_CLICK_DRAG_JS = `
       // Why: a dismissing tap only clears the selection (touch parity); it must
       // not also open a link or focus the keyboard underneath.
       if (gesture.dismissedSelection) return;
-      // Plain click == touch tap: links and file paths win, then tracking-mode
-      // click reports, then keyboard focus.
-      notifyTerminalSurfaceTap(e.clientX, e.clientY);
+      // Pointer clicks keep their current link, file, TUI mouse, and focus priority.
+      notifyTerminalSurfaceTap(e.clientX, e.clientY, false);
     }, true);
 
     targetSurface.addEventListener('pointercancel', function(e) {
diff --git a/mobile/src/terminal/terminal-webview-mouse-click.test.ts b/mobile/src/terminal/terminal-webview-mouse-click.test.ts
index bb2494b62e7..4c519deeef1 100644
--- a/mobile/src/terminal/terminal-webview-mouse-click.test.ts
+++ b/mobile/src/terminal/terminal-webview-mouse-click.test.ts
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ describe('terminal WebView external mouse click', () => {
     expect(bytes.slice(0, 4)).toBe(`${ESC}[M `)
     expect(bytes.slice(6, 10)).toBe(`${ESC}[M#`)
     expect(bytes.slice(4, 6)).toBe(bytes.slice(10, 12))
+    expect(mouse.postedMessages().filter((message) => message.type === 'terminal-tap')).toEqual([])
   })
 
   it('dismisses an existing selection with a click without focusing the keyboard', () => {
diff --git a/mobile/src/terminal/terminal-webview-scroll-routing.test.ts b/mobile/src/terminal/terminal-webview-scroll-routing.test.ts
index 391ccd3a840..32bc6dbd529 100644
--- a/mobile/src/terminal/terminal-webview-scroll-routing.test.ts
+++ b/mobile/src/terminal/terminal-webview-scroll-routing.test.ts
@@ -212,10 +212,12 @@ describe('TerminalWebView scroll routing', () => {
       "document.addEventListener('touchend'",
       '}, { capture: true, passive: true });'
     )
-    expect(touchEndBlock).toContain('notifyTerminalSurfaceTap(tapCandidate.x, tapCandidate.y)')
+    expect(touchEndBlock).toContain(
+      'notifyTerminalSurfaceTap(tapCandidate.x, tapCandidate.y, true)'
+    )
 
     const tapHandlerBlock = sliceBetween(
-      'function notifyTerminalSurfaceTap(originX, originY)',
+      'function notifyTerminalSurfaceTap(originX, originY, focusKeyboard)',
       "document.addEventListener('touchstart'"
     )
     expect(tapHandlerBlock.indexOf('oscLinkAtViewportPoint')).toBeLessThan(
@@ -229,6 +231,9 @@ describe('TerminalWebView scroll routing', () => {
     )
     expect(tapHandlerBlock).toContain("notify({ type: 'open-url', url: tappedUrl });")
     expect(tapHandlerBlock).toContain("notify({ type: 'terminal-input', bytes: clickInput });")
+    expect(tapHandlerBlock).toContain(
+      'if (focusKeyboard || !isClickMouseTrackingMode(getMouseTrackingMode()))'
+    )
     expect(tapHandlerBlock).toContain("notify({ type: 'terminal-tap' });")
   })
 
diff --git a/mobile/src/terminal/terminal-webview-tap-dispatch-injected.ts b/mobile/src/terminal/terminal-webview-tap-dispatch-injected.ts
index ebf36ee1ba4..23036f84dfd 100644
--- a/mobile/src/terminal/terminal-webview-tap-dispatch-injected.ts
+++ b/mobile/src/terminal/terminal-webview-tap-dispatch-injected.ts
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ export const TERMINAL_TAP_DISPATCH_JS = `
         selMode !== 'select' &&
         Date.now() - tapCandidate.t <= TAP_MAX_MS
       ) {
-        notifyTerminalSurfaceTap(tapCandidate.x, tapCandidate.y);
+        notifyTerminalSurfaceTap(tapCandidate.x, tapCandidate.y, true);
       }
       clearLongPress();
       tapCandidate = null;
diff --git a/mobile/src/terminal/terminal-webview-tap-routing.test.ts b/mobile/src/terminal/terminal-webview-tap-routing.test.ts
index 2ab0388068d..726092daf8e 100644
--- a/mobile/src/terminal/terminal-webview-tap-routing.test.ts
+++ b/mobile/src/terminal/terminal-webview-tap-routing.test.ts
@@ -19,12 +19,12 @@ function bodyMarkup(): string {
 }
 
 // Minimal xterm stub: one scrollback line containing a URL, fixed 8x15 cells.
-function makeTerminal(lineRef: { current: string }) {
+function makeTerminal(lineRef: { current: string }, mouseTrackingMode = 'none') {
   return {
     cols: 80,
     rows: 24,
     options: { fontSize: 13 },
-    modes: {},
+    modes: { mouseTrackingMode },
     element: { scrollWidth: 800, scrollHeight: 360 },
     _core: { _renderService: { dimensions: { css: { cell: { width: 8, height: 15 } } } } },
     buffer: {
@@ -76,13 +76,14 @@ type OscLinkRange = { row: number; startCol: number; endCol: number; uri: string
 
 function boot(
   line: string,
-  oscLinks?: OscLinkRange[]
+  oscLinks?: OscLinkRange[],
+  mouseTrackingMode = 'none'
 ): { posted: Posted; setLine: (line: string) => void } {
   const posted: Posted = []
   const lineRef = { current: line }
   const w = window as unknown as { Terminal: unknown; ReactNativeWebView: unknown }
   w.Terminal = function () {
-    return makeTerminal(lineRef)
+    return makeTerminal(lineRef, mouseTrackingMode)
   }
   w.ReactNativeWebView = {
     postMessage(s: string) {
@@ -150,6 +151,17 @@ describe('terminal WebView tap routing', () => {
     expect(posted.find((m) => m.type === 'open-url')?.url).toBe('https://example.com/foo')
   })
 
+  it('focuses native input after reporting a touch tap to a mouse-tracking TUI', async () => {
+    const { posted } = boot('interactive prompt', undefined, 'drag')
+    await settle()
+
+    fireTouch('touchstart', [{ x: 20, y: tapY }])
+    fireTouch('touchend', [])
+
+    expect(posted.find((message) => message.type === 'terminal-input')).toBeDefined()
+    expect(posted.filter((message) => message.type === 'terminal-tap')).toHaveLength(1)
+  })
+
   it('opens the URL even right after a width-change reflow', async () => {
     // Why: scrollback reflow rewraps the local buffer; the tap path must keep
     // working afterward (the reflow message must not disturb tap routing).
diff --git a/mobile/src/terminal/terminal-webview-url-tap.ts b/mobile/src/terminal/terminal-webview-url-tap.ts
index 86f87a44198..f5d416d5797 100644
--- a/mobile/src/terminal/terminal-webview-url-tap.ts
+++ b/mobile/src/terminal/terminal-webview-url-tap.ts
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ export const URL_TAP_WEBVIEW_JS = `
     } catch (e) { return 0; }
   }
 
-  function notifyTerminalSurfaceTap(originX, originY) {
+  function notifyTerminalSurfaceTap(originX, originY, focusKeyboard) {
     var tappedOscLink = oscLinkAtViewportPoint(originX, originY);
     if (tappedOscLink && tappedOscLink.kind === 'file') {
       notify({
@@ -245,7 +245,9 @@ export const URL_TAP_WEBVIEW_JS = `
     var clickInput = buildMouseClickInput(originX, originY);
     if (clickInput) {
       notify({ type: 'terminal-input', bytes: clickInput });
-    } else if (!isClickMouseTrackingMode(getMouseTrackingMode())) {
+    }
+    // Touch still needs native input focus after the TUI consumes its mouse click.
+    if (focusKeyboard || !isClickMouseTrackingMode(getMouseTrackingMode())) {
       notify({ type: 'terminal-tap' });
     }
   }