diff --git a/static/messages.js b/static/messages.js
index cd763ec00e2..db2a912ff89 100644
--- a/static/messages.js
+++ b/static/messages.js
@@ -1465,6 +1465,12 @@ async function send(){
         renderMessages();
         $('msg').value='';autoResize();hideCmdDropdown();return;
       }
+      if(_parsedCmd.name==='sessions' || _parsedCmd.name==='resume'){
+        // Open the native WebUI session browser rather than sending as chat text (#6224)
+        if(typeof expandSidebar==='function') expandSidebar();
+        if(typeof renderSessionList==='function') await renderSessionList();
+        $('msg').value='';autoResize();hideCmdDropdown();return;
+      }
       const _agentCmd=typeof getAgentCommandMetadata==='function'
         ? await getAgentCommandMetadata(_parsedCmd.name)
         : null;