diff --git a/src/components/terminal/ActionLinkMenu.tsx b/src/components/terminal/ActionLinkMenu.tsx
index fb91e030..45488c3a 100644
--- a/src/components/terminal/ActionLinkMenu.tsx
+++ b/src/components/terminal/ActionLinkMenu.tsx
@@ -48,11 +48,11 @@ export default function ActionLinkMenu({ state, onClose }: ActionLinkMenuProps)
 
   if (!state) return null;
 
-  const { x, y, link, actions, execute } = state;
+  const { x, y, link, actions, prepare } = state;
   const pos = computeMenuPosition(x, y, ref.current);
 
   const handleAction = (actionId: string) => {
-    execute(actionId);
+    prepare(actionId);
     onClose();
   };
 
diff --git a/src/components/terminal/ActionLinkTooltip.tsx b/src/components/terminal/ActionLinkTooltip.tsx
index 950460b6..ac3cad36 100644
--- a/src/components/terminal/ActionLinkTooltip.tsx
+++ b/src/components/terminal/ActionLinkTooltip.tsx
@@ -112,6 +112,9 @@ export default function ActionLinkTooltip({ state }: ActionLinkTooltipProps) {
                 <span className="text-muted-foreground font-sans">{t("terminal.click")}</span>
               </div>
               <span className="text-muted-foreground/40 shrink-0">→</span>
+              <span className="text-muted-foreground font-sans shrink-0">
+                {t("terminal.actionLinkPrepareCommand")}
+              </span>
               <span
                 className="text-foreground tracking-tight truncate border-b border-foreground/10 pb-[1px]"
                 title={defaultAction.command}
diff --git a/src/components/terminal/XTerminal.tsx b/src/components/terminal/XTerminal.tsx
index 933d7051..c0f138e1 100644
--- a/src/components/terminal/XTerminal.tsx
+++ b/src/components/terminal/XTerminal.tsx
@@ -259,7 +259,6 @@ export default function XTerminal({
   const tRef = useRef(t);
   const doFindRef = useRef<(selection?: string) => void>(() => {});
   const pasteTextRef = useRef<(text: string, options?: { skipDialog?: boolean }) => void>(() => {});
-  const executeActionCommandRef = useRef<((command: string) => void) | null>(null);
   const disconnectedRef = useRef(false);
   const reconnectingRef = useRef(false);
   const preservedReconnectContentRef = useRef<string | null>(null);
@@ -724,10 +723,6 @@ export default function XTerminal({
       syncSuggestionsWithInputState();
     };
 
-    executeActionCommandRef.current = (command: string) => {
-      void executeInputCommand(command).catch(() => {});
-    };
-
     const isCredentialPromptInputMode = () => {
       if (credentialPromptInputUntilRef.current > Date.now()) {
         return true;
@@ -2054,7 +2049,6 @@ export default function XTerminal({
       clearCredentialPromptInputMode();
       shellIntegrationRef.current.enabled = false;
       shellIntegrationRef.current.commandRunning = false;
-      executeActionCommandRef.current = null;
       replaceInputCommandRef.current = null;
       pasteTextRef.current = () => {};
       resetCredentialAutofill();
@@ -2136,7 +2130,7 @@ export default function XTerminal({
     terminalInstance,
     terminalSettings,
     sessionId,
-    executeActionCommandRef,
+    replaceInputCommandRef,
     performanceMode === "overloaded" || !visible,
   );
 
diff --git a/src/hooks/useActionLinks.ts b/src/hooks/useActionLinks.ts
index 2b0f3c94..0e7b0e30 100644
--- a/src/hooks/useActionLinks.ts
+++ b/src/hooks/useActionLinks.ts
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ export interface MenuState {
   y: number;
   link: ActionLink;
   actions: ResolvedAction[];
-  execute: (actionId: string) => void;
+  prepare: (actionId: string) => void;
 }
 
 export interface UseActionLinksResult {
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ export function useActionLinks(
   terminal: Terminal | null,
   terminalSettings: AppSettings["terminal"],
   _sessionId: string,
-  executeCommandRef: React.RefObject<((command: string) => void) | null>,
+  prepareCommandRef: React.RefObject<((command: string) => void) | null>,
   suspended = false,
 ): UseActionLinksResult {
   const addonRef = useRef<ActionLinksAddon | null>(null);
@@ -87,13 +87,13 @@ export function useActionLinks(
       allowCtrlOrMetaClickExecute: true,
       allowAltClickMenu: true,
       fallbackAltClickToDefaultAction: true,
-      executeCommand: (command) => executeCommandRef.current?.(command),
+      executeCommand: (command) => prepareCommandRef.current?.(command),
       showTooltip: ({ event, link }) => {
         setTooltipState({ x: event.clientX, y: event.clientY, link });
       },
       hideTooltip: () => setTooltipState(null),
       showMenu: ({ event, link, actions, execute }) => {
-        setMenuState({ x: event.clientX, y: event.clientY, link, actions, execute });
+        setMenuState({ x: event.clientX, y: event.clientY, link, actions, prepare: execute });
       },
     };
 
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ export function useActionLinks(
       setTooltipState(null);
       setMenuState(null);
     };
-  }, [terminal, enabled, executeCommandRef]);
+  }, [terminal, enabled, prepareCommandRef]);
 
   // Sync matchers and enabled state when settings change
   useEffect(() => {
diff --git a/src/lib/actionLinksMatcher.ts b/src/lib/actionLinksMatcher.ts
index 6ff19a12..6f3d0f99 100644
--- a/src/lib/actionLinksMatcher.ts
+++ b/src/lib/actionLinksMatcher.ts
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ function defaultTooltip(ctx: ActionContext, defaultAction?: ActionDefinition): s
   const lines = [
     `Type: ${ctx.kind}`,
     `Value: ${ctx.value}`,
-    `Ctrl/Cmd + Click to execute default action`,
+    `Ctrl/Cmd + Click to prepare default command`,
     `Alt + Click to view more actions`,
   ];