diff --git a/ui-tui/src/__tests__/terminalModes.test.ts b/ui-tui/src/__tests__/terminalModes.test.ts
index 2769913481c..90d551a3dfd 100644
--- a/ui-tui/src/__tests__/terminalModes.test.ts
+++ b/ui-tui/src/__tests__/terminalModes.test.ts
@@ -36,4 +36,26 @@ describe('terminal mode reset', () => {
     expect(resetTerminalModes({ isTTY: false, write } as unknown as NodeJS.WriteStream)).toBe(false)
     expect(write).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
   })
+
+  // entry.tsx installs `process.on('exit', () => resetTerminalModes())` as the
+  // final backstop (#28419): /quit, Ctrl+C, Ctrl+D and any process.exit() path
+  // must disarm DEC mouse tracking so the parent shell / next TUI doesn't read
+  // leaked mouse reports as keystrokes. 'exit' handlers run synchronously only,
+  // so the reset must complete via a single synchronous write — verify that an
+  // exit-style invocation disables every SGR mouse mode that produced the
+  // reported `…;…M` garbage.
+  it('disarms mouse tracking from a synchronous exit-style handler', () => {
+    const write = vi.fn()
+    const stream = { isTTY: true, write } as unknown as NodeJS.WriteStream
+
+    // Mirror entry.tsx's process.on('exit') callback.
+    const onExit = () => resetTerminalModes(stream)
+    onExit()
+
+    expect(write).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
+    const written = write.mock.calls[0]?.[0] as string
+    for (const mode of ['\x1b[?1006l', '\x1b[?1003l', '\x1b[?1002l', '\x1b[?1000l']) {
+      expect(written).toContain(mode)
+    }
+  })
 })
diff --git a/ui-tui/src/entry.tsx b/ui-tui/src/entry.tsx
index a4125981216..22fee6bccbd 100644
--- a/ui-tui/src/entry.tsx
+++ b/ui-tui/src/entry.tsx
@@ -23,6 +23,22 @@ if (!process.stdin.isTTY) {
 // terminal tab can still have mouse/focus/paste modes enabled.
 resetTerminalModes()
 
+// Final backstop for terminal cleanup. setupGracefulExit() resets modes on
+// signals/uncaught errors, and die()/dieWithCode() call process.exit() after
+// Ink's unmount specifically so this handler can fire (see useMainApp.ts and
+// #19194). But that handler was never actually installed — so /quit, Ctrl+C,
+// Ctrl+D, and any process.exit() path left DEC mouse tracking (?1000/1002/
+// 1003/1006) armed in the parent shell. The terminal then keeps emitting mouse
+// reports into whatever reads stdin next — the shell or a freshly relaunched
+// TUI mid-init — which surface as `102;71M5;104;62M`-style garbage in the input
+// box (#28419). 'exit' fires exactly once on real termination and only runs
+// synchronous code; resetTerminalModes() writes via writeSync, so it completes
+// before the process is gone. Idempotent and cheap, so layering it under the
+// graceful-exit cleanups is safe.
+process.on('exit', () => {
+  resetTerminalModes()
+})
+
 // Desktop terminals benefit from a clean startup slate because the TUI usually
 // runs in AlternateScreen. On Termux we keep prior output intact so users can
 // review/copy earlier assistant replies after reopening the app.