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 26042ec1cb1..9e364caf3da 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
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ registerTerminalAction({
 		{
 			primary: KeyMod.Shift | KeyCode.Tab,
 			weight: KeybindingWeight.WorkbenchContrib,
-			when: ContextKeyExpr.and(CONTEXT_ACCESSIBILITY_MODE_ENABLED, ContextKeyExpr.or(terminalTabFocusModeContextKey, TerminalContextKeys.accessibleBufferFocus.negate()))
+			when: ContextKeyExpr.and(CONTEXT_ACCESSIBILITY_MODE_ENABLED, TerminalContextKeys.focus, ContextKeyExpr.or(terminalTabFocusModeContextKey, TerminalContextKeys.accessibleBufferFocus.negate()))
 		}
 	],
 	run: async (c) => {