diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 75a683cc9260..e35ca9690bc4 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@ Works similarly to tmux copy mode within opencode tui.
 - `y/yy` yanks to the vim register.
 - `Enter` copies to the system clipboard.
 - `Escape` exits visual mode, `q` exits copy mode.
+- Press `i` to exit copy mode and focus the prompt input in insert mode without moving the cursor position in copy mode.
 - `z` `zt` `zz` `zb` adjust copy-mode scroll positioning.
 - `H` / `M` / `L` jump to the top / middle / bottom of the viewport.
 
diff --git a/packages/opencode/src/cli/cmd/tui/component/prompt/index.tsx b/packages/opencode/src/cli/cmd/tui/component/prompt/index.tsx
index 0b4e661cb0e4..b39034d6c028 100644
--- a/packages/opencode/src/cli/cmd/tui/component/prompt/index.tsx
+++ b/packages/opencode/src/cli/cmd/tui/component/prompt/index.tsx
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ export type PromptProps = {
   copy?: {
     enter: () => void
     exit: () => void
+    focusInput: () => void
     visual: (mode: "char" | "line") => void
     yank: () => { text: string; linewise: boolean } | null
     yankLine: () => { text: string; linewise: boolean } | null
@@ -643,6 +644,9 @@ export function Prompt(props: PromptProps) {
     copyExit() {
       props.copy?.exit()
     },
+    copyFocusInput() {
+      props.copy?.focusInput()
+    },
     copyYank() {
       const reg = props.copy?.yank()
       if (reg) setVimRegister(reg, true)
@@ -1761,7 +1765,7 @@ export function Prompt(props: PromptProps) {
                   if (vimState.isCopy()) {
                     const active = vimState.isCopy()
                     vim.handleKey(e)
-                    if (active && !vimState.isCopy()) props.copy?.exit()
+                    if (active && vimState.mode() === "normal") props.copy?.exit()
                     if (!e.defaultPrevented) e.preventDefault()
                     return
                   }
diff --git a/packages/opencode/src/cli/cmd/tui/component/vim/vim-handler.ts b/packages/opencode/src/cli/cmd/tui/component/vim/vim-handler.ts
index e59b1aea7e28..20d75f51c674 100644
--- a/packages/opencode/src/cli/cmd/tui/component/vim/vim-handler.ts
+++ b/packages/opencode/src/cli/cmd/tui/component/vim/vim-handler.ts
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ export function createVimHandler(input: {
   copyVisual?: (mode: "char" | "line") => void
   copyExitVisual?: () => void
   copyExit?: () => void
+  copyFocusInput?: () => void
   copyYank?: () => void
   copyYankLine?: () => void
   copyCopy?: () => void
@@ -1083,6 +1084,13 @@ export function createVimHandler(input: {
       event.preventDefault()
       return true
     }
+    if (pending === "" && key === "i" && !event.shift && !hasModifier(event)) {
+      begin()
+      input.copyFocusInput?.()
+      input.state.setMode("insert")
+      event.preventDefault()
+      return true
+    }
 
     if (key === "escape") {
       if (input.copyIsVisual?.()) {
diff --git a/packages/opencode/src/cli/cmd/tui/routes/session/copy-mode.ts b/packages/opencode/src/cli/cmd/tui/routes/session/copy-mode.ts
index 39a615467d21..f08ae38f3356 100644
--- a/packages/opencode/src/cli/cmd/tui/routes/session/copy-mode.ts
+++ b/packages/opencode/src/cli/cmd/tui/routes/session/copy-mode.ts
@@ -321,15 +321,42 @@ export function createCopyMode(input: {
     }
   }
 
+  function enterTarget(list: CopyRow[]) {
+    const previous = state()
+    if (previous.idx < 0) {
+      const idx = list.findLastIndex((x) => x.role === "assistant")
+      const target = idx >= 0 ? idx : list.length - 1
+      const row = list[target]
+      if (!row) return
+      return { idx: target, col: copyMin(row), stick: "first" as const }
+    }
+
+    const idx = Math.max(0, Math.min(previous.idx, list.length - 1))
+    const row = list[idx]
+    if (!row) return
+    const min = copyMin(row)
+    const text = rowPadded(row)
+    return {
+      idx,
+      col: Math.max(min, Math.min(previous.col, text.length > 0 ? Math.min(input.scroll().width - 2, text.length - 1) : min)),
+      stick: previous.stick,
+    }
+  }
+
   function enter() {
     const init = () => {
       const list = rows()
       if (!list.length) return false
-      const idx = list.findLastIndex((x) => x.role === "assistant")
-      const target = idx >= 0 ? idx : list.length - 1
-      const row = list[target]
-      setState((s) => ({ ...s, col: copyMin(row), stick: "first" as const }))
-      sync(target)
+      const target = enterTarget(list)
+      if (!target) return false
+      setState((s) => ({
+        ...s,
+        col: target.col,
+        stick: target.stick,
+        visual: undefined,
+        anchor: undefined,
+      }))
+      sync(target.idx)
       return true
     }
     if (init()) return
@@ -343,6 +370,10 @@ export function createCopyMode(input: {
     input.toBottom()
   }
 
+  function focusInput() {
+    setState((s) => ({ ...s, active: false, visual: undefined, anchor: undefined }))
+  }
+
   function move(action: "up" | "down" | "left" | "right") {
     const scroll = input.scroll()
     const s = state()
@@ -720,6 +751,7 @@ export function createCopyMode(input: {
     prompt: {
       enter,
       exit,
+      focusInput,
       visual,
       yank,
       yankLine,
diff --git a/packages/opencode/test/cli/tui/vim-motions.test.ts b/packages/opencode/test/cli/tui/vim-motions.test.ts
index 808f5c092532..6b8f28899c87 100644
--- a/packages/opencode/test/cli/tui/vim-motions.test.ts
+++ b/packages/opencode/test/cli/tui/vim-motions.test.ts
@@ -192,6 +192,7 @@ function createHandler(
   let copyYankLines = 0
   let copyCopies = 0
   let copyExitVisuals = 0
+  let copyFocusInputs = 0
 
   function clearPending() {
     setPending("")
@@ -306,6 +307,9 @@ function createHandler(
       copyExitVisuals++
       setCopyVisual(undefined)
     },
+    copyFocusInput() {
+      copyFocusInputs++
+    },
     copyYank() {
       copyYanks++
       state.setRegister({ text: options?.copy?.text ?? "picked", linewise: false })
@@ -407,6 +411,7 @@ function createHandler(
     copyYankLines: () => copyYankLines,
     copyCopies: () => copyCopies,
     copyExitVisuals: () => copyExitVisuals,
+    copyFocusInputs: () => copyFocusInputs,
     copyCol,
     copyIdx,
     meta,
@@ -4898,6 +4903,45 @@ describe("copy mode", () => {
     expect(ctx.handler.handleKey(evt.event)).toBe(true)
     expect(evt.prevented()).toBe(true)
     expect(ctx.state.mode()).toBe("normal")
+    expect(ctx.copyFocusInputs()).toBe(0)
+  })
+
+  test("i exits copy mode to insert without resetting scroll", () => {
+    const ctx = createHandler("abc", { mode: "copy" })
+
+    const evt = createEvent("i")
+    expect(ctx.handler.handleKey(evt.event)).toBe(true)
+    expect(evt.prevented()).toBe(true)
+    expect(ctx.state.mode()).toBe("insert")
+    expect(ctx.copyFocusInputs()).toBe(1)
+  })
+
+  test("i remains a copy find target when f is pending", () => {
+    const ctx = createHandler("abc", { mode: "copy", copy: { text: "alpha iris", col: 0 } })
+
+    ctx.handler.handleKey(createEvent("f").event)
+    const evt = createEvent("i")
+    expect(ctx.handler.handleKey(evt.event)).toBe(true)
+    expect(evt.prevented()).toBe(true)
+    expect(ctx.copyCol()).toBe(6)
+    expect(ctx.state.pending()).toBe("")
+    expect(ctx.state.mode()).toBe("copy")
+    expect(ctx.copyFocusInputs()).toBe(0)
+  })
+
+  test("i from copy mode starts undoable insert session", () => {
+    const ctx = createHandler("ab", { mode: "copy" })
+    ctx.textarea.cursorOffset = 1
+
+    ctx.handler.handleKey(createEvent("i").event)
+    ctx.textarea.insertText("X")
+    ctx.handler.handleKey(createEvent("escape").event)
+
+    expect(ctx.textarea.plainText).toBe("aXb")
+
+    ctx.handler.handleKey(createEvent("u").event)
+    expect(ctx.textarea.plainText).toBe("ab")
+    expect(ctx.textarea.cursorOffset).toBe(1)
   })
 
   test("escape exits copy mode when not visual", () => {
@@ -4987,6 +5031,66 @@ describe("copy mode", () => {
     })
   })
 
+  test("re-entering copy mode after focusing input restores previous position", () => {
+    const cm = createRenderedCopyMode(["one", "two", "three"])
+    cm.prompt.setCol(8)
+
+    cm.prompt.focusInput()
+    expect(cm.active()).toBe(false)
+
+    cm.prompt.enter()
+    expect(cm.active()).toBe(true)
+    expect(cm.state().idx).toBe(0)
+    expect(cm.state().col).toBe(8)
+  })
+
+  test("re-entering copy mode clamps restored position to shortened row", () => {
+    let line = "abcdefghijk"
+    const child = {
+      id: "text-part",
+      y: 0,
+      height: 1,
+      gutter: { calculateWidth: () => 4 },
+      getChildren: () => [
+        {
+          _y: 0,
+          plainText: line,
+          lineInfo: {
+            lineSources: [0],
+            lineStartCols: [0],
+            lineWidthCols: [Bun.stringWidth(line)],
+            lineWraps: [0],
+          },
+        },
+      ],
+    }
+    const scroll = {
+      y: 0,
+      height: 10,
+      width: 120,
+      scrollHeight: 1,
+      getChildren: () => [child],
+      scrollBy() {},
+    } as unknown as ScrollBoxRenderable
+    const cm = createCopyMode({
+      scroll: () => scroll,
+      messages: () => [{ id: "message", role: "assistant" }],
+      parts: () => [{ id: "part", type: "text", text: line }] as Part[],
+      thinking: () => false,
+      details: () => false,
+      session: () => "session",
+      toBottom() {},
+    })
+
+    cm.prompt.enter()
+    cm.prompt.setCol(17)
+    cm.prompt.focusInput()
+    line = "x"
+
+    cm.prompt.enter()
+    expect(cm.state().col).toBe(7)
+  })
+
   test("y yanks copy selection and exits copy mode", () => {
     const ctx = createHandler("abc", { mode: "copy", copy: { text: "picked text", isVisual: true } })