diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/chat/browser/chatWindowNotifier.ts b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/chat/browser/chatWindowNotifier.ts
index d9fe036dac8801..3dce99f35720d6 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/chat/browser/chatWindowNotifier.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/chat/browser/chatWindowNotifier.ts
@@ -11,17 +11,14 @@ import { autorunDelta, autorunIterableDelta } from '../../../../base/common/obse
 import { URI } from '../../../../base/common/uri.js';
 import { localize } from '../../../../nls.js';
 import { IConfigurationService } from '../../../../platform/configuration/common/configuration.js';
-import { ICommandService } from '../../../../platform/commands/common/commands.js';
 import { FocusMode } from '../../../../platform/native/common/native.js';
 import { IWorkbenchContribution } from '../../../common/contributions.js';
 import { IHostService } from '../../../services/host/browser/host.js';
 import { IChatModel, IChatRequestNeedsInputInfo } from '../common/model/chatModel.js';
-import { IChatService } from '../common/chatService/chatService.js';
+import { IChatService, IChatToolInvocation, ToolConfirmKind } from '../common/chatService/chatService.js';
 import { migrateLegacyTerminalToolSpecificData } from '../common/chat.js';
 import { ChatConfiguration, ChatNotificationMode } from '../common/constants.js';
 import { IChatWidgetService } from './chat.js';
-import { AcceptToolConfirmationActionId, IToolConfirmationActionContext } from './actions/chatToolActions.js';
-import { isMacintosh } from '../../../../base/common/platform.js';
 
 /**
  * Observes all live chat models and triggers OS notifications when any model
@@ -38,7 +35,6 @@ export class ChatWindowNotifier extends Disposable implements IWorkbenchContribu
 		@IChatWidgetService private readonly _chatWidgetService: IChatWidgetService,
 		@IHostService private readonly _hostService: IHostService,
 		@IConfigurationService private readonly _configurationService: IConfigurationService,
-		@ICommandService private readonly _commandService: ICommandService,
 	) {
 		super();
 
@@ -116,28 +112,44 @@ export class ChatWindowNotifier extends Disposable implements IWorkbenchContribu
 				actions: [actionLabel],
 			}, cts.token);
 
+			if (result.actionIndex === 0 && !isQuestionCarousel && this._confirmAllow(sessionResource)) {
+				return; // skip focusing/opening chat if we successfully confirmed the tool invocation from the toast action
+			}
+
 			if (result.clicked || typeof result.actionIndex === 'number') {
 				await this._hostService.focus(targetWindow, { mode: FocusMode.Force });
 
 				const widget = await this._chatWidgetService.openSession(sessionResource);
 				widget?.focusInput();
-
-				if (result.actionIndex === 0 && !isQuestionCarousel) {
-					await this._commandService.executeCommand(AcceptToolConfirmationActionId, { sessionResource } satisfies IToolConfirmationActionContext);
-				}
 			}
 		} finally {
 			this._clearNotification(sessionResource);
 		}
 	}
 
+	private _confirmAllow(sessionResource: URI): boolean {
+		const model = this._chatService.getSession(sessionResource);
+		const lastResponse = model?.lastRequest?.response;
+		if (!lastResponse) {
+			return false;
+		}
+		for (const part of lastResponse.response.value) {
+			const state = part.kind === 'toolInvocation' ? part.state.get() : undefined;
+			if (state?.type === IChatToolInvocation.StateKind.WaitingForConfirmation || state?.type === IChatToolInvocation.StateKind.WaitingForPostApproval) {
+				state.confirm({ type: ToolConfirmKind.UserAction });
+				return true;
+			}
+		}
+		return false;
+	}
+
 	private _getNotificationBody(sessionResource: URI, info: IChatRequestNeedsInputInfo, isQuestionCarousel: boolean): string {
-		const terminalCommand = this._getPendingTerminalCommand(sessionResource);
 		if (isQuestionCarousel) {
 			return localize('questionCarouselDetail', "Questions need your input.");
 		}
-		if (isMacintosh && terminalCommand) {
-			return this._sanitizeOSToastText(terminalCommand); // prefer full command on macOS where you can approve from the toast
+		const terminalCommand = this._getPendingTerminalCommand(sessionResource);
+		if (terminalCommand) {
+			return this._sanitizeOSToastText(terminalCommand);
 		}
 		if (info.detail) {
 			return this._sanitizeOSToastText(info.detail);