diff --git a/codex-rs/tui/src/app/tests.rs b/codex-rs/tui/src/app/tests.rs
index dda8d9212d..a12eac1635 100644
--- a/codex-rs/tui/src/app/tests.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/tui/src/app/tests.rs
@@ -5123,6 +5123,26 @@ async fn interrupt_without_active_turn_is_treated_as_handled() {
     assert_eq!(handled, true);
 }
 
+#[tokio::test]
+async fn owner_activity_is_routed_to_app_server() {
+    let mut app = make_test_app().await;
+    let mut app_server = crate::start_embedded_app_server_for_picker(app.chat_widget.config_ref())
+        .await
+        .expect("embedded app server");
+    let op = AppCommand::note_owner_activity();
+
+    let err = app
+        .try_submit_active_thread_op_via_app_server(&mut app_server, ThreadId::new(), &op)
+        .await
+        .expect_err("missing thread should fail after routing owner activity to app-server");
+
+    assert!(
+        err.to_string()
+            .contains("thread/inputActivity failed in TUI"),
+        "owner activity should reach the app-server path: {err:#}"
+    );
+}
+
 #[tokio::test]
 async fn clear_only_ui_reset_preserves_chat_session_state() {
     let mut app = make_test_app().await;
diff --git a/codex-rs/tui/src/app/thread_routing.rs b/codex-rs/tui/src/app/thread_routing.rs
index b4ce19689d..a171d1ad21 100644
--- a/codex-rs/tui/src/app/thread_routing.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/tui/src/app/thread_routing.rs
@@ -526,6 +526,10 @@ impl App {
                 }
                 Ok(true)
             }
+            AppCommandView::NoteOwnerActivity => {
+                app_server.thread_input_activity(thread_id).await?;
+                Ok(true)
+            }
             AppCommandView::UserTurn {
                 items,
                 cwd,
@@ -715,7 +719,15 @@ impl App {
                     .await?;
                 Ok(true)
             }
-            _ => Ok(false),
+            AppCommandView::ExecApproval { .. }
+            | AppCommandView::PatchApproval { .. }
+            | AppCommandView::ResolveElicitation { .. }
+            | AppCommandView::UserInputAnswer { .. }
+            | AppCommandView::RequestPermissionsResponse { .. }
+            | AppCommandView::Shutdown
+            | AppCommandView::Other(Op::AddToHistory { .. })
+            | AppCommandView::Other(Op::GetHistoryEntryRequest { .. })
+            | AppCommandView::Other(_) => Ok(false),
         }
     }