diff --git a/packages/cli/src/ui/contexts/KeypressContext.tsx b/packages/cli/src/ui/contexts/KeypressContext.tsx
index 7d1881644d..814404d84b 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/ui/contexts/KeypressContext.tsx
+++ b/packages/cli/src/ui/contexts/KeypressContext.tsx
@@ -786,6 +786,8 @@ export function KeypressProvider({
   );
 
   useEffect(() => {
+    terminalCapabilityManager.enableSupportedModes();
+
     const wasRaw = stdin.isRaw;
     if (wasRaw === false) {
       setRawMode(true);
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/ui/utils/terminalCapabilityManager.test.ts b/packages/cli/src/ui/utils/terminalCapabilityManager.test.ts
index c5c05db38b..732945ffe8 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/ui/utils/terminalCapabilityManager.test.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/ui/utils/terminalCapabilityManager.test.ts
@@ -98,6 +98,7 @@ describe('TerminalCapabilityManager', () => {
     stdin.emit('data', Buffer.from('\x1b[?62c'));
 
     await promise;
+    manager.enableSupportedModes();
     expect(manager.isKittyProtocolEnabled()).toBe(true);
   });
 
@@ -141,6 +142,8 @@ describe('TerminalCapabilityManager', () => {
     // Should resolve without waiting for timeout
     await promise;
 
+    manager.enableSupportedModes();
+
     expect(manager.isKittyProtocolEnabled()).toBe(true);
     expect(manager.getTerminalBackgroundColor()).toBe('#000000');
   });
@@ -156,6 +159,7 @@ describe('TerminalCapabilityManager', () => {
     vi.advanceTimersByTime(1000);
 
     await promise;
+    manager.enableSupportedModes();
     expect(manager.isKittyProtocolEnabled()).toBe(true);
   });
 
@@ -167,6 +171,7 @@ describe('TerminalCapabilityManager', () => {
     stdin.emit('data', Buffer.from('\x1b[?62c'));
 
     await promise;
+    manager.enableSupportedModes();
     expect(manager.isKittyProtocolEnabled()).toBe(false);
   });
 
@@ -181,6 +186,7 @@ describe('TerminalCapabilityManager', () => {
     stdin.emit('data', Buffer.from('\x1b[?62c'));
 
     await promise;
+    manager.enableSupportedModes();
     expect(manager.isKittyProtocolEnabled()).toBe(true);
   });
 
@@ -196,6 +202,8 @@ describe('TerminalCapabilityManager', () => {
 
       await promise;
 
+      manager.enableSupportedModes();
+
       expect(enableModifyOtherKeys).toHaveBeenCalled();
     });
 
@@ -210,6 +218,8 @@ describe('TerminalCapabilityManager', () => {
 
       await promise;
 
+      manager.enableSupportedModes();
+
       expect(enableModifyOtherKeys).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
     });
 
@@ -224,6 +234,7 @@ describe('TerminalCapabilityManager', () => {
       stdin.emit('data', Buffer.from('\x1b[?62c'));
 
       await promise;
+      manager.enableSupportedModes();
       expect(manager.isKittyProtocolEnabled()).toBe(true);
 
       expect(enableKittyKeyboardProtocol).toHaveBeenCalled();
@@ -241,6 +252,8 @@ describe('TerminalCapabilityManager', () => {
 
       await promise;
 
+      manager.enableSupportedModes();
+
       expect(manager.isKittyProtocolEnabled()).toBe(false);
       expect(enableModifyOtherKeys).toHaveBeenCalled();
     });
@@ -257,6 +270,8 @@ describe('TerminalCapabilityManager', () => {
 
       await promise;
 
+      manager.enableSupportedModes();
+
       expect(enableModifyOtherKeys).toHaveBeenCalled();
     });
 
@@ -272,6 +287,8 @@ describe('TerminalCapabilityManager', () => {
 
       await promise;
 
+      manager.enableSupportedModes();
+
       expect(manager.getTerminalBackgroundColor()).toBe('#1a1a1a');
       expect(manager.getTerminalName()).toBe('tmux');
 
@@ -287,6 +304,8 @@ describe('TerminalCapabilityManager', () => {
 
       await promise;
 
+      manager.enableSupportedModes();
+
       expect(manager.isKittyProtocolEnabled()).toBe(false);
       expect(enableModifyOtherKeys).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
     });
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/ui/utils/terminalCapabilityManager.ts b/packages/cli/src/ui/utils/terminalCapabilityManager.ts
index a161b2aa1b..7867f48e6f 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/ui/utils/terminalCapabilityManager.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/ui/utils/terminalCapabilityManager.ts
@@ -138,9 +138,6 @@ export class TerminalCapabilityManager {
           process.stdin.setRawMode(false);
         }
         this.detectionComplete = true;
-
-        this.enableSupportedModes();
-
         resolve();
       };
 
@@ -246,9 +243,11 @@ export class TerminalCapabilityManager {
   enableSupportedModes() {
     try {
       if (this.kittySupported) {
+        debugLogger.log('Enabling Kitty keyboard protocol');
         enableKittyKeyboardProtocol();
         this.kittyEnabled = true;
       } else if (this.modifyOtherKeysSupported) {
+        debugLogger.log('Enabling modifyOtherKeys');
         enableModifyOtherKeys();
       }
       // Always enable bracketed paste since it'll be ignored if unsupported.