diff --git a/README.en.md b/README.en.md
index a5e38b50fd0..defecff23b2 100644
--- a/README.en.md
+++ b/README.en.md
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ Settings unique to Coderm that are not available in upstream VS Code.
 | `coderm.terminal.horizontalPadding`              | `number`  | `20`    | Terminal horizontal padding (px, 0–100)           |
 | `coderm.quickOpen.includeTerminals`              | `boolean` | `true`  | Include terminal editors in Quick Open            |
 | `coderm.updateDownloadProgress.enabled`          | `boolean` | `true`  | Show progress notification during update download |
+| `coderm.terminal.closeEmptyPaneOnKill`           | `boolean` | `true`  | Close empty pane and restore focus on terminal kill |
 
 ---
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 185960fe121..4affcd14080 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@
 | `coderm.terminal.horizontalPadding`              | `number`  | `20`       | ターミナルの水平パディング（px, 0–100）          |
 | `coderm.quickOpen.includeTerminals`              | `boolean` | `true`     | Quick Openにターミナルエディタを含める           |
 | `coderm.updateDownloadProgress.enabled`          | `boolean` | `true`     | アップデートダウンロード時に進捗通知を表示       |
+| `coderm.terminal.closeEmptyPaneOnKill`           | `boolean` | `true`     | ターミナルkill時に空ペインを閉じてフォーカス復帰 |
 
 ---
 
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/coderm/browser/coderm.contribution.ts b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/coderm/browser/coderm.contribution.ts
index d9700ef632e..737aa7a48eb 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/coderm/browser/coderm.contribution.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/coderm/browser/coderm.contribution.ts
@@ -19,4 +19,5 @@ import './quickOpenIncludeTerminals.js';
 import './resizePaneActions.js';
 import './remoteSSHGuard.js';
 import './terminalHorizontalPadding.js';
+import './terminalKillFocusRestore.js';
 import './updateDownloadProgress.js';
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/coderm/browser/terminalKillFocusRestore.ts b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/coderm/browser/terminalKillFocusRestore.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..2e3b31434d7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/coderm/browser/terminalKillFocusRestore.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,110 @@
+/*---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ *  Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
+ *  Licensed under the MIT License. See License.txt in the project root for license information.
+ *--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+
+import { Disposable } from '../../../../base/common/lifecycle.js';
+import { localize } from '../../../../nls.js';
+import { IConfigurationService } from '../../../../platform/configuration/common/configuration.js';
+import { ConfigurationScope, Extensions as ConfigurationExtensions, IConfigurationRegistry } from '../../../../platform/configuration/common/configurationRegistry.js';
+import { Registry } from '../../../../platform/registry/common/platform.js';
+import { IWorkbenchContribution, WorkbenchPhase, registerWorkbenchContribution2 } from '../../../common/contributions.js';
+import { IEditorGroupsService } from '../../../services/editor/common/editorGroupsService.js';
+import { IEditorService } from '../../../services/editor/common/editorService.js';
+import { TerminalEditorInput } from '../../terminal/browser/terminalEditorInput.js';
+
+// #region Configuration
+
+/**
+ * Configuration key for the terminal-kill focus restore feature.
+ *
+ * When enabled (default), killing a terminal-in-editor (e.g. via ctrl+d)
+ * automatically closes the resulting empty editor group and restores focus
+ * to the remaining pane. This provides tmux-like pane behavior where
+ * closing a terminal pane always focuses the adjacent pane.
+ *
+ * This works independently of the general `workbench.editor.closeEmptyGroups`
+ * setting — terminal kills always close the empty pane.
+ */
+export const CodermTerminalKillFocusRestoreSetting = 'coderm.terminal.closeEmptyPaneOnKill';
+
+Registry.as<IConfigurationRegistry>(ConfigurationExtensions.Configuration).registerConfiguration({
+	id: 'coderm.terminalKillFocusRestore',
+	order: 103,
+	title: localize('codermConfigurationTitle', 'Coderm'),
+	type: 'object',
+	properties: {
+		[CodermTerminalKillFocusRestoreSetting]: {
+			type: 'boolean',
+			default: true,
+			scope: ConfigurationScope.APPLICATION,
+			description: localize('coderm.terminal.closeEmptyPaneOnKill',
+				'Controls whether an empty editor group is automatically closed and focus is restored to the remaining pane when a terminal-in-editor is killed (e.g. via ctrl+d). This provides tmux-like pane behavior independent of the closeEmptyGroups setting.'),
+		},
+	},
+});
+
+// #endregion
+
+// #region Controller
+
+/**
+ * Workbench contribution that restores focus to the remaining pane when a
+ * terminal-in-editor is killed and the editor group becomes empty.
+ *
+ * Without this, the default behavior depends on `workbench.editor.closeEmptyGroups`:
+ * - `true`: group closes and focus moves to the most recently active group (works)
+ * - `false`: group stays empty and focus remains in the empty group (broken UX)
+ *
+ * This contribution ensures that for terminal kills, the empty pane is always
+ * closed regardless of the general setting.
+ */
+export class TerminalKillFocusRestoreController extends Disposable implements IWorkbenchContribution {
+
+	static readonly ID = 'workbench.contrib.coderm.terminalKillFocusRestore';
+
+	constructor(
+		@IEditorService private readonly _editorService: IEditorService,
+		@IEditorGroupsService private readonly _editorGroupsService: IEditorGroupsService,
+		@IConfigurationService private readonly _configurationService: IConfigurationService,
+	) {
+		super();
+
+		this._register(this._editorService.onDidCloseEditor(e => {
+			if (!this._isEnabled()) {
+				return;
+			}
+
+			// Only handle terminal editor inputs
+			if (!(e.editor instanceof TerminalEditorInput)) {
+				return;
+			}
+
+			const group = this._editorGroupsService.getGroup(e.groupId);
+			if (!group) {
+				return;
+			}
+
+			// If the group is now empty and there are other groups, remove it
+			if (group.isEmpty && this._editorGroupsService.count > 1) {
+				this._editorGroupsService.removeGroup(group);
+			}
+		}));
+	}
+
+	private _isEnabled(): boolean {
+		return this._configurationService.getValue<boolean>(CodermTerminalKillFocusRestoreSetting) ?? true;
+	}
+}
+
+// #endregion
+
+// #region Registration
+
+registerWorkbenchContribution2(
+	TerminalKillFocusRestoreController.ID,
+	TerminalKillFocusRestoreController,
+	WorkbenchPhase.AfterRestored
+);
+
+// #endregion