diff --git a/docs/terminal-shortcuts.md b/docs/terminal-shortcuts.md
index c587bb41..c8fd6a93 100644
--- a/docs/terminal-shortcuts.md
+++ b/docs/terminal-shortcuts.md
@@ -65,4 +65,6 @@ These fall through to xterm.js and the shell regardless of platform:
 - `Ctrl+Z` — SIGTSTP
 - `Ctrl+\` — SIGQUIT
 - `Home` / `End` — start/end of line (xterm's terminfo sequences)
-- `Ctrl+R` / `Ctrl+U` / `Ctrl+A` / `Ctrl+E` / `Ctrl+K` / `Ctrl+W` — readline
+- `Ctrl+R` / `Ctrl+U` / `Ctrl+A` / `Ctrl+E` — readline
+
+Note: on Linux/Windows, `Ctrl+K` and `Ctrl+W` ARE intercepted by the app (they are `Mod+K` / `Mod+W` — see the Windows/Linux table above). On macOS, `Mod` is Cmd, so `Ctrl+K` and `Ctrl+W` fall through to readline there.
diff --git a/src/renderer/src/components/terminal-pane/terminal-shortcut-table.ts b/src/renderer/src/components/terminal-pane/terminal-shortcut-table.ts
index 78fed311..940ba130 100644
--- a/src/renderer/src/components/terminal-pane/terminal-shortcut-table.ts
+++ b/src/renderer/src/components/terminal-pane/terminal-shortcut-table.ts
@@ -9,8 +9,12 @@ import type { TerminalShortcutAction } from './terminal-shortcut-policy-types'
  *  - `nonMac: true` → entry applies on Windows/Linux (mod = Ctrl)
  *  - both           → platform-agnostic chord
  *
- * Ordering matters: the first matching row wins. More specific chords (those
- * requiring Shift) must come before the base variant or they'll never fire.
+ * Entries are mutually exclusive by construction: `chordMatches` (in
+ * terminal-shortcut-policy.ts) rejects any event whose modifier set isn't
+ * exactly what the entry requires, so a base chord (e.g. Mod+D) cannot match
+ * a Shift-variant event regardless of where it sits in this array. Ordering
+ * is not load-bearing for correctness — keep entries grouped by feature for
+ * readability only.
  *
  * Chords that require dynamic runtime state (Mac Option-as-Alt composition,
  * which branches on `optionKeyLocation` and the `macOptionAsAlt` setting) are
diff --git a/tests/e2e/terminal-shortcuts.spec.ts b/tests/e2e/terminal-shortcuts.spec.ts
index 093d5ff0..3fb79625 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/terminal-shortcuts.spec.ts
+++ b/tests/e2e/terminal-shortcuts.spec.ts
@@ -64,6 +64,52 @@ async function getPtyWrites(app: ElectronApplication): Promise<string[]> {
   })
 }
 
+// Why: copySelection writes through the `clipboard:writeText` ipcMain.handle
+// channel. Replace the handler (instead of spying on Electron's clipboard
+// object) so the test both captures the call and avoids mutating the real
+// system clipboard on headful runs.
+async function installMainProcessClipboardSpy(app: ElectronApplication): Promise<void> {
+  await app.evaluate(({ ipcMain }) => {
+    const g = globalThis as unknown as {
+      __clipboardTextLog?: string[]
+      __clipboardSpyInstalled?: boolean
+    }
+    if (g.__clipboardSpyInstalled) {
+      return
+    }
+    g.__clipboardTextLog = []
+    g.__clipboardSpyInstalled = true
+    ipcMain.removeHandler('clipboard:writeText')
+    ipcMain.handle('clipboard:writeText', (_event, text: string) => {
+      g.__clipboardTextLog!.push(text)
+    })
+  })
+}
+
+async function getClipboardWrites(app: ElectronApplication): Promise<string[]> {
+  return app.evaluate(() => {
+    const g = globalThis as unknown as { __clipboardTextLog?: string[] }
+    return g.__clipboardTextLog ?? []
+  })
+}
+
+async function selectAllActiveTerminal(page: Page): Promise<void> {
+  await page.evaluate(() => {
+    const paneManagers = window.__paneManagers
+    if (!paneManagers) {
+      return
+    }
+    const state = window.__store?.getState()
+    const tabId = state?.activeTabId
+    if (!tabId) {
+      return
+    }
+    const manager = paneManagers.get(tabId)
+    const pane = manager?.getActivePane?.() ?? manager?.getPanes?.()[0]
+    pane?.terminal.selectAll()
+  })
+}
+
 // Why: the window-level keydown handler is gated on non-editable targets; the
 // xterm helper textarea is treated as non-editable on purpose. Focusing it
 // guarantees each chord reaches the shortcut policy through the real DOM path.
@@ -131,6 +177,7 @@ test.describe('Terminal Shortcuts', () => {
     electronApp
   }) => {
     await installMainProcessPtyWriteSpy(electronApp)
+    await installMainProcessClipboardSpy(electronApp)
 
     // Seed the buffer so Cmd+K has something to clear.
     const ptyId = await discoverActivePtyId(orcaPage)
@@ -138,6 +185,20 @@ test.describe('Terminal Shortcuts', () => {
     await execInTerminal(orcaPage, ptyId, `echo ${marker}`)
     await waitForTerminalOutput(orcaPage, marker)
 
+    // --- copy-selection chord (Mod+Shift+C) ---
+    // Why: must run before Cmd+K clears the buffer; selectAll + Mod+Shift+C
+    // must route through the shortcut policy and write the selection through
+    // the clipboard:writeText IPC (which the spy captured).
+    await selectAllActiveTerminal(orcaPage)
+    await focusActiveTerminal(orcaPage)
+    await orcaPage.keyboard.press(`${mod}+Shift+c`)
+    await expect
+      .poll(async () => (await getClipboardWrites(electronApp)).some((t) => t.includes(marker)), {
+        timeout: 5_000,
+        message: 'Mod+Shift+C did not write the terminal selection to the clipboard'
+      })
+      .toBe(true)
+
     // --- send-input chords (platform-agnostic) ---
 
     // Alt+←/→ → readline backward-word / forward-word (\eb / \ef).