diff --git a/packages/app/src/context/command-keybind.test.ts b/packages/app/src/context/command-keybind.test.ts
index c8e2dbb5d0..6ca3240164 100644
--- a/packages/app/src/context/command-keybind.test.ts
+++ b/packages/app/src/context/command-keybind.test.ts
@@ -32,6 +32,14 @@ describe("command keybind helpers", () => {
     expect(matchKeybind(keybinds, new KeyboardEvent("keydown", { key: ",", ctrlKey: true, altKey: true }))).toBe(false)
   })
 
+  test("matchKeybind handles control-letter browser key values", () => {
+    const keybinds = parseKeybind("ctrl+l")
+
+    expect(matchKeybind(keybinds, new KeyboardEvent("keydown", { key: "\f", code: "KeyL", ctrlKey: true }))).toBe(
+      true,
+    )
+  })
+
   test("matchKeybind supports bracket keys", () => {
     const keybinds = parseKeybind("mod+alt+[, mod+alt+]")
     const prev = keybinds[0]
diff --git a/packages/app/src/context/command.tsx b/packages/app/src/context/command.tsx
index 467a1115b5..c2cab1f5f1 100644
--- a/packages/app/src/context/command.tsx
+++ b/packages/app/src/context/command.tsx
@@ -53,8 +53,15 @@ function signature(key: string, ctrl: boolean, meta: boolean, shift: boolean, al
   return `${key}:${mask}`
 }
 
+function normalizeEventKey(event: KeyboardEvent) {
+  if (event.ctrlKey && event.key.length === 1 && event.key.charCodeAt(0) <= 0x1f && event.code.startsWith("Key")) {
+    return event.code.slice(3).toLowerCase()
+  }
+  return normalizeKey(event.key)
+}
+
 function signatureFromEvent(event: KeyboardEvent) {
-  return signature(normalizeKey(event.key), event.ctrlKey, event.metaKey, event.shiftKey, event.altKey)
+  return signature(normalizeEventKey(event), event.ctrlKey, event.metaKey, event.shiftKey, event.altKey)
 }
 
 function isAllowedEditableKeybind(id: string | undefined) {
@@ -158,7 +165,7 @@ export function parseKeybind(config: string): Keybind[] {
 }
 
 export function matchKeybind(keybinds: Keybind[], event: KeyboardEvent): boolean {
-  const eventKey = normalizeKey(event.key)
+  const eventKey = normalizeEventKey(event)
 
   for (const kb of keybinds) {
     const keyMatch = kb.key === eventKey
diff --git a/packages/app/src/desktop-menu.test.ts b/packages/app/src/desktop-menu.test.ts
index c7e36a7cb7..f5dd58ada4 100644
--- a/packages/app/src/desktop-menu.test.ts
+++ b/packages/app/src/desktop-menu.test.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,19 @@ import { describe, expect, test } from "bun:test"
 import { DESKTOP_MENU } from "./desktop-menu"
 
 describe("desktop menu", () => {
+  test("focuses the prompt input from the native macOS menu", () => {
+    const item = DESKTOP_MENU.flatMap((menu) => menu.items ?? []).find(
+      (item) => item.type === "item" && item.command === "input.focus",
+    )
+
+    expect(item).toEqual({
+      type: "item",
+      label: "Focus Input",
+      command: "input.focus",
+      accelerator: { macos: "Ctrl+L" },
+    })
+  })
+
   test("exports logs through the desktop command registry", () => {
     const items = DESKTOP_MENU.flatMap((menu) => menu.items ?? []).filter(
       (item) => item.type === "item" && item.label === "Export Logs...",
diff --git a/packages/app/src/desktop-menu.ts b/packages/app/src/desktop-menu.ts
index d3902cd2b2..9fe2e7b29c 100644
--- a/packages/app/src/desktop-menu.ts
+++ b/packages/app/src/desktop-menu.ts
@@ -144,6 +144,7 @@ export const DESKTOP_MENU: DesktopMenu[] = [
       { type: "item", label: "Toggle Sidebar", command: "sidebar.toggle" },
       { type: "item", label: "Toggle Terminal", command: "terminal.toggle", accelerator: { macos: "Ctrl+`" } },
       { type: "item", label: "Toggle File Tree", command: "fileTree.toggle" },
+      { type: "item", label: "Focus Input", command: "input.focus", accelerator: { macos: "Ctrl+L" } },
       { type: "separator" },
       { type: "item", label: "Reload", action: "view.reload", role: "reload" },
       { type: "item", label: "Toggle Developer Tools", action: "view.toggleDevTools", role: "toggleDevTools" },