diff --git a/tests/test_tui_gateway_server.py b/tests/test_tui_gateway_server.py
index 3b2915a7daf..7953022e6c2 100644
--- a/tests/test_tui_gateway_server.py
+++ b/tests/test_tui_gateway_server.py
@@ -94,6 +94,12 @@ def test_voice_toggle_returns_configured_record_key(monkeypatch):
             check_voice_requirements=lambda: {"available": True, "details": ""}
         ),
     )
+    # ``voice.toggle`` action=on mutates ``os.environ["HERMES_VOICE"]``
+    # directly (CLI parity, runtime-only flag). Take monkeypatch
+    # ownership of the var so the change is reverted at teardown and
+    # later tests don't inherit a stale ON state (Copilot round-5
+    # review on #19835).
+    monkeypatch.setenv("HERMES_VOICE", "0")
 
     on_resp = server.dispatch(
         {"id": "voice-on", "method": "voice.toggle", "params": {"action": "on"}}
diff --git a/ui-tui/src/__tests__/platform.test.ts b/ui-tui/src/__tests__/platform.test.ts
index 557dd23e0fe..e481e1a22f4 100644
--- a/ui-tui/src/__tests__/platform.test.ts
+++ b/ui-tui/src/__tests__/platform.test.ts
@@ -207,6 +207,42 @@ describe('parseVoiceRecordKey (#18994)', () => {
     expect(parseVoiceRecordKey('alt+c').mod).toBe('alt')
     expect(parseVoiceRecordKey('cmd+l').mod).toBe('super')
   })
+
+  // Round-5 Copilot review regressions on #19835.
+  it('cmd+<key> does NOT fire on key.meta-only events (Alt+X false-fire guard)', async () => {
+    const { isVoiceToggleKey, parseVoiceRecordKey } = await importPlatform('darwin')
+
+    // hermes-ink sets ``key.meta`` for Alt/Option AND for bare Esc on
+    // some macOS terminals. The super branch used to accept
+    // ``isMac && key.meta`` as a Cmd fallback, which made cmd+<key>
+    // bindings silently fire on Alt+<key> / bare Esc.
+    const cmdB = parseVoiceRecordKey('cmd+b')
+    const cmdSpace = parseVoiceRecordKey('cmd+space')
+    const cmdEscape = parseVoiceRecordKey('cmd+escape')
+
+    expect(isVoiceToggleKey({ ctrl: false, meta: true, super: false }, 'b', cmdB)).toBe(false)
+    expect(isVoiceToggleKey({ ctrl: false, meta: true, super: false }, ' ', cmdSpace)).toBe(false)
+    expect(isVoiceToggleKey({ ctrl: false, escape: true, meta: true, super: false }, '', cmdEscape)).toBe(false)
+  })
+
+  it('rejects matches when Shift is held (different chord than configured)', async () => {
+    const { isVoiceToggleKey, parseVoiceRecordKey } = await importPlatform('linux')
+
+    // Parser rejects multi-modifier configs like ``ctrl+shift+tab``,
+    // so the runtime matcher must also reject Shift-held events —
+    // otherwise ``ctrl+tab`` would fire on Ctrl+Shift+Tab.
+    const ctrlTab = parseVoiceRecordKey('ctrl+tab')
+    const altEnter = parseVoiceRecordKey('alt+enter')
+    const ctrlO = parseVoiceRecordKey('ctrl+o')
+
+    expect(isVoiceToggleKey({ ctrl: true, meta: false, shift: true, super: false, tab: true }, '', ctrlTab)).toBe(false)
+    expect(isVoiceToggleKey({ alt: true, ctrl: false, meta: false, return: true, shift: true, super: false }, '', altEnter)).toBe(false)
+    expect(isVoiceToggleKey({ ctrl: true, meta: false, shift: true, super: false }, 'o', ctrlO)).toBe(false)
+
+    // Sanity: same events without Shift still fire.
+    expect(isVoiceToggleKey({ ctrl: true, meta: false, shift: false, super: false, tab: true }, '', ctrlTab)).toBe(true)
+    expect(isVoiceToggleKey({ ctrl: true, meta: false, shift: false, super: false }, 'o', ctrlO)).toBe(true)
+  })
 })
 
 describe('formatVoiceRecordKey (#18994)', () => {
@@ -332,15 +368,17 @@ describe('isVoiceToggleKey honours configured record key (#18994)', () => {
     expect(isVoiceToggleKey({ ctrl: true, meta: false, super: false }, 'o', ctrlO)).toBe(true)
   })
 
-  it('cmd+b renders "Cmd+B" and matches key.super OR (macOS) key.meta', async () => {
+  it('cmd+b renders "Cmd+B" and requires the literal key.super bit', async () => {
     const { formatVoiceRecordKey, isVoiceToggleKey, parseVoiceRecordKey } = await importPlatform('darwin')
     const cmdB = parseVoiceRecordKey('cmd+b')
 
     expect(formatVoiceRecordKey(cmdB)).toBe('Cmd+B')
-    // Kitty-style: key.super
+    // Kitty-style: key.super fires the binding.
     expect(isVoiceToggleKey({ ctrl: false, meta: false, super: true }, 'b', cmdB)).toBe(true)
-    // Legacy macOS terminal: key.meta
-    expect(isVoiceToggleKey({ ctrl: false, meta: true, super: false }, 'b', cmdB)).toBe(true)
+    // ``key.meta`` is NOT accepted — hermes-ink uses meta for Alt too,
+    // so accepting it here would make cmd+b silently fire on Alt+B
+    // (Copilot round-5 review on #19835).
+    expect(isVoiceToggleKey({ ctrl: false, meta: true, super: false }, 'b', cmdB)).toBe(false)
     // Ctrl held at the same time → reject (different chord).
     expect(isVoiceToggleKey({ ctrl: true, meta: false, super: true }, 'b', cmdB)).toBe(false)
   })
diff --git a/ui-tui/src/lib/platform.ts b/ui-tui/src/lib/platform.ts
index bdfd3a84b92..b2d0249b628 100644
--- a/ui-tui/src/lib/platform.ts
+++ b/ui-tui/src/lib/platform.ts
@@ -140,6 +140,7 @@ interface RuntimeKeyEvent {
   escape?: boolean
   meta: boolean
   return?: boolean
+  shift?: boolean
   super?: boolean
   tab?: boolean
 }
@@ -299,6 +300,15 @@ export const isVoiceToggleKey = (
     return false
   }
 
+  // The parser rejects multi-modifier configs (``ctrl+shift+b`` etc.),
+  // so at match time Shift must always be clear — otherwise
+  // ``ctrl+tab`` would also fire on Ctrl+Shift+Tab and ``alt+enter``
+  // on Alt+Shift+Enter, triggering a different chord than configured
+  // (Copilot round-5 review on #19835).
+  if (key.shift === true) {
+    return false
+  }
+
   switch (configured.mod) {
     case 'alt':
       // Most terminals surface Alt as either ``alt`` or ``meta``; accept
@@ -315,9 +325,15 @@ export const isVoiceToggleKey = (
       // some macOS terminals) and ``ctrl+space`` would fire on Alt+Space.
       return key.ctrl || (_isDefaultVoiceKey(configured) && isActionMod(key))
     case 'super':
-      // Kitty-style protocol surfaces Cmd as ``key.super``; legacy macOS
-      // terminals still surface it as ``key.meta``. Accept both but
-      // require the ctrl bit to be clear so Ctrl+Cmd+<key> doesn't match.
-      return (key.super === true || (isMac && key.meta)) && !key.ctrl
+      // Require the explicit ``key.super`` bit (kitty-style protocol).
+      // The previous ``isMac && key.meta`` fallback was intended for
+      // legacy macOS terminals that report Cmd as ``meta``, but
+      // hermes-ink also sets ``key.meta`` for plain Alt/Option and even
+      // bare Escape — so a ``cmd+b`` config silently fired on Alt+B
+      // and ``cmd+escape`` on bare Esc (Copilot round-5 review on
+      // #19835). Legacy-terminal users who want the Cmd shortcut
+      // should upgrade to a kitty-protocol terminal or bind ``alt+X``
+      // explicitly.
+      return key.super === true && !key.ctrl
   }
 }