diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/terminal/browser/terminal.ts b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/terminal/browser/terminal.ts
index f606904b41c63..dcfc52dfb3e6d 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/terminal/browser/terminal.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/terminal/browser/terminal.ts
@@ -660,7 +660,7 @@ export interface ITerminalInstance extends IBaseTerminalInstance {
 	onDidBlur: Event<ITerminalInstance>;
 	onDidInputData: Event<ITerminalInstance>;
 	onDidChangeSelection: Event<ITerminalInstance>;
-	onDidRunText: Event<void>;
+	onDidExecuteText: Event<void>;
 	onDidChangeTarget: Event<TerminalLocation | undefined>;
 	onDidSendText: Event<string>;
 
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/terminal/browser/terminalInstance.ts b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/terminal/browser/terminalInstance.ts
index 1f27f0d74186e..1accf460115fd 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/terminal/browser/terminalInstance.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/terminal/browser/terminalInstance.ts
@@ -326,8 +326,8 @@ export class TerminalInstance extends Disposable implements ITerminalInstance {
 	readonly onRequestAddInstanceToGroup = this._onRequestAddInstanceToGroup.event;
 	private readonly _onDidChangeHasChildProcesses = this._register(new Emitter<boolean>());
 	readonly onDidChangeHasChildProcesses = this._onDidChangeHasChildProcesses.event;
-	private readonly _onDidRunText = this._register(new Emitter<void>());
-	readonly onDidRunText = this._onDidRunText.event;
+	private readonly _onDidExecuteText = this._register(new Emitter<void>());
+	readonly onDidExecuteText = this._onDidExecuteText.event;
 	private readonly _onDidChangeTarget = this._register(new Emitter<TerminalLocation | undefined>());
 	readonly onDidChangeTarget = this._onDidChangeTarget.event;
 	private readonly _onDidSendText = this._register(new Emitter<string>());
@@ -1216,7 +1216,9 @@ export class TerminalInstance extends Disposable implements ITerminalInstance {
 		this._onDidInputData.fire(this);
 		this._onDidSendText.fire(text);
 		this.xterm?.scrollToBottom();
-		this._onDidRunText.fire();
+		if (shouldExecute) {
+			this._onDidExecuteText.fire();
+		}
 	}
 
 	async sendPath(originalPath: string | URI, shouldExecute: boolean): Promise<void> {
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/terminalContrib/accessibility/browser/terminal.accessibility.contribution.ts b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/terminalContrib/accessibility/browser/terminal.accessibility.contribution.ts
index 2b9b5946db1af..7790ed30a3cda 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/terminalContrib/accessibility/browser/terminal.accessibility.contribution.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/terminalContrib/accessibility/browser/terminal.accessibility.contribution.ts
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ export class TerminalAccessibleViewContribution extends Disposable implements IT
 			this.show();
 			return true;
 		}, TerminalContextKeys.focus));
-		this._register(_instance.onDidRunText(() => {
+		this._register(_instance.onDidExecuteText(() => {
 			const focusAfterRun = _configurationService.getValue(TerminalSettingId.FocusAfterRun);
 			if (focusAfterRun === 'terminal') {
 				_instance.focus(true);
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/terminalContrib/accessibility/browser/terminalAccessibleBufferProvider.ts b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/terminalContrib/accessibility/browser/terminalAccessibleBufferProvider.ts
index 76856dc92ffb4..761041e20eec0 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/terminalContrib/accessibility/browser/terminalAccessibleBufferProvider.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/terminalContrib/accessibility/browser/terminalAccessibleBufferProvider.ts
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ export class TerminalAccessibleBufferProvider extends DisposableStore implements
 	readonly onDidRequestClearLastProvider = this._onDidRequestClearProvider.event;
 	private _focusedInstance: ITerminalInstance | undefined;
 	constructor(
-		private readonly _instance: Pick<ITerminalInstance, 'onDidRunText' | 'focus' | 'shellType' | 'capabilities' | 'onDidRequestFocus' | 'resource' | 'onDisposed'>,
+		private readonly _instance: Pick<ITerminalInstance, 'onDidExecuteText' | 'focus' | 'shellType' | 'capabilities' | 'onDidRequestFocus' | 'resource' | 'onDisposed'>,
 		private _bufferTracker: BufferContentTracker,
 		customHelp: () => string,
 		@IModelService _modelService: IModelService,