Right-click copy in the terminal is broken when using split terminals

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Where does the bug appear (feature/product)?

Cursor IDE

Describe the Bug

When text is highlighted in one of the two split terminals, on right-click, it does not copy the text. Instead, it pastes the previously copied text into the opposite terminal.

Right-click copy works fine when not using split terminal.

Steps to Reproduce

  1. Split the terminal into two halves.
  2. Highlight text.
  3. Right-click

Expected Behavior

The highlighted text should be copied

Operating System

Windows 10/11

Version Information

Version: 2.6.11 (system setup)
VSCode Version: 1.105.1
Commit: 8c95649f251a168cc4bb34c89531fae7db4bd990
Date: 2026-03-03T18:57:48.001Z
Build Type: Stable
Release Track: Default
Electron: 39.6.0
Chromium: 142.0.7444.265
Node.js: 22.22.0
V8: 14.2.231.22-electron.0
OS: Windows_NT x64 10.0.26200

Does this stop you from using Cursor

No - Cursor works, but with this issue

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Hey, thanks for the report. This is a known issue. In split terminals, the right-click context menu actions apply to the last active terminal, not the one you clicked. This affects all context menu actions like Copy, Paste, Clear, and so on.

This same bug was reported earlier: When terminals are splitted and some terminal is focused, Clear terminal works for other terminal.

As a workaround, use keyboard shortcuts instead of the context menu:

  • Ctrl+C to copy
  • Ctrl+V to paste

I’ve shared this with the team. There’s no ETA yet, but your report helps us prioritize it.