diff --git a/packages/app/src/components/agent-input-area.tsx b/packages/app/src/components/agent-input-area.tsx
index 4f4d6c441..2c4c7261d 100644
--- a/packages/app/src/components/agent-input-area.tsx
+++ b/packages/app/src/components/agent-input-area.tsx
@@ -74,6 +74,8 @@ interface AgentInputAreaProps {
   autoFocus?: boolean;
   /** Callback to expose the addImages function to parent components */
   onAddImages?: (addImages: (images: ImageAttachment[]) => void) => void;
+  /** Callback to expose a focus function to parent components (desktop only). */
+  onFocusInput?: (focus: () => void) => void;
   /** Optional draft context for listing commands before an agent exists. */
   commandDraftConfig?: DraftCommandConfig;
   /** Called when a message is about to be sent (any path: keyboard, dictation, queued). */
@@ -103,6 +105,7 @@ export function AgentInputArea({
   clearDraft,
   autoFocus = false,
   onAddImages,
+  onFocusInput,
   commandDraftConfig,
   onMessageSent,
   onComposerHeightChange,
@@ -208,6 +211,15 @@ export function AgentInputArea({
     onAddImages?.(addImages);
   }, [addImages, onAddImages]);
 
+  const focusInput = useCallback(() => {
+    if (Platform.OS !== "web") return;
+    messageInputRef.current?.focus();
+  }, []);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    onFocusInput?.(focusInput);
+  }, [focusInput, onFocusInput]);
+
   const submitMessage = useCallback(
     async (text: string, images?: ImageAttachment[]) => {
       onMessageSent?.();
@@ -402,6 +414,10 @@ export function AgentInputArea({
       }
 
       switch (action.id) {
+        case "message-input.send":
+          return messageInputRef.current?.runKeyboardAction("send") ?? false;
+        case "message-input.dictation-confirm":
+          return messageInputRef.current?.runKeyboardAction("dictation-confirm") ?? false;
         case "message-input.focus":
           if (Platform.OS !== "web") {
             messageInputRef.current?.focus();
@@ -440,8 +456,10 @@ export function AgentInputArea({
     handlerId: keyboardHandlerIdRef.current,
     actions: [
       "message-input.focus",
+      "message-input.send",
       "message-input.dictation-toggle",
       "message-input.dictation-cancel",
+      "message-input.dictation-confirm",
       "message-input.voice-toggle",
       "message-input.voice-mute-toggle",
     ],
diff --git a/packages/app/src/components/message-input.tsx b/packages/app/src/components/message-input.tsx
index 4794ea5e1..c94bd8fbd 100644
--- a/packages/app/src/components/message-input.tsx
+++ b/packages/app/src/components/message-input.tsx
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ export interface MessageInputProps {
 export interface MessageInputRef {
   focus: () => void;
   blur: () => void;
-  runKeyboardAction: (action: MessageInputKeyboardActionKind) => void;
+  runKeyboardAction: (action: MessageInputKeyboardActionKind) => boolean;
   /**
    * Web-only: return the underlying DOM element for focus assertions/retries.
    * May return null if not mounted or on native.
@@ -242,26 +242,35 @@ export const MessageInput = forwardRef<MessageInputRef, MessageInputProps>(funct
     runKeyboardAction: (action) => {
       if (action === "focus") {
         textInputRef.current?.focus();
-        return;
+        return true;
+      }
+
+      if (action === "send" || action === "dictation-confirm") {
+        if (isDictatingRef.current) {
+          sendAfterTranscriptRef.current = true;
+          confirmDictation();
+          return true;
+        }
+        return false;
       }
 
       if (action === "voice-toggle") {
         handleToggleRealtimeVoiceShortcut();
-        return;
+        return true;
       }
 
       if (action === "voice-mute-toggle") {
         if (isRealtimeVoiceForCurrentAgent) {
           voice?.toggleMute();
         }
-        return;
+        return true;
       }
 
       if (action === "dictation-cancel") {
         if (isDictatingRef.current) {
           cancelDictation();
         }
-        return;
+        return true;
       }
 
       if (action === "dictation-toggle") {
@@ -271,7 +280,10 @@ export const MessageInput = forwardRef<MessageInputRef, MessageInputProps>(funct
         } else {
           void startDictationIfAvailable();
         }
+        return true;
       }
+
+      return false;
     },
     getNativeElement: () => {
       if (!IS_WEB) return null;
diff --git a/packages/app/src/hooks/use-keyboard-shortcuts.ts b/packages/app/src/hooks/use-keyboard-shortcuts.ts
index c014f828c..edbc739f1 100644
--- a/packages/app/src/hooks/use-keyboard-shortcuts.ts
+++ b/packages/app/src/hooks/use-keyboard-shortcuts.ts
@@ -129,6 +129,11 @@ export function useKeyboardShortcuts({
             id: "message-input.focus",
             scope: "message-input",
           });
+        case "send":
+          return keyboardActionDispatcher.dispatch({
+            id: "message-input.send",
+            scope: "message-input",
+          });
         case "dictation-toggle":
           return keyboardActionDispatcher.dispatch({
             id: "message-input.dictation-toggle",
@@ -139,6 +144,11 @@ export function useKeyboardShortcuts({
             id: "message-input.dictation-cancel",
             scope: "message-input",
           });
+        case "dictation-confirm":
+          return keyboardActionDispatcher.dispatch({
+            id: "message-input.dictation-confirm",
+            scope: "message-input",
+          });
         case "voice-toggle":
           return keyboardActionDispatcher.dispatch({
             id: "message-input.voice-toggle",
diff --git a/packages/app/src/keyboard/actions.ts b/packages/app/src/keyboard/actions.ts
index 2653ac323..e9b8af965 100644
--- a/packages/app/src/keyboard/actions.ts
+++ b/packages/app/src/keyboard/actions.ts
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ export type MessageInputKeyboardActionKind =
   | "queue"
   | "dictation-toggle"
   | "dictation-cancel"
+  | "dictation-confirm"
   | "voice-toggle"
   | "voice-mute-toggle";
 
diff --git a/packages/app/src/keyboard/keyboard-action-dispatcher.ts b/packages/app/src/keyboard/keyboard-action-dispatcher.ts
index 817ac7101..90cbcf117 100644
--- a/packages/app/src/keyboard/keyboard-action-dispatcher.ts
+++ b/packages/app/src/keyboard/keyboard-action-dispatcher.ts
@@ -2,8 +2,10 @@ export type KeyboardActionScope = "global" | "message-input" | "sidebar" | "work
 
 export type KeyboardActionId =
   | "message-input.focus"
+  | "message-input.send"
   | "message-input.dictation-toggle"
   | "message-input.dictation-cancel"
+  | "message-input.dictation-confirm"
   | "message-input.voice-toggle"
   | "message-input.voice-mute-toggle"
   | "workspace.tab.new"
@@ -27,8 +29,10 @@ export type KeyboardActionId =
 
 export type KeyboardActionDefinition =
   | { id: "message-input.focus"; scope: KeyboardActionScope }
+  | { id: "message-input.send"; scope: KeyboardActionScope }
   | { id: "message-input.dictation-toggle"; scope: KeyboardActionScope }
   | { id: "message-input.dictation-cancel"; scope: KeyboardActionScope }
+  | { id: "message-input.dictation-confirm"; scope: KeyboardActionScope }
   | { id: "message-input.voice-toggle"; scope: KeyboardActionScope }
   | { id: "message-input.voice-mute-toggle"; scope: KeyboardActionScope }
   | { id: "workspace.tab.new"; scope: KeyboardActionScope }
diff --git a/packages/app/src/keyboard/keyboard-shortcuts.ts b/packages/app/src/keyboard/keyboard-shortcuts.ts
index 2540e8549..bc9b65122 100644
--- a/packages/app/src/keyboard/keyboard-shortcuts.ts
+++ b/packages/app/src/keyboard/keyboard-shortcuts.ts
@@ -860,6 +860,14 @@ const SHORTCUT_BINDINGS: readonly ShortcutBinding[] = [
     },
   },
 
+  {
+    id: "message-input-dictation-confirm-enter",
+    action: "message-input.action",
+    combo: "Enter",
+    when: { commandCenter: false, terminal: false },
+    payload: { type: "message-input", kind: "dictation-confirm" },
+  },
+
   {
     id: "message-input-voice-mute-toggle",
     action: "message-input.action",