diff --git a/packages/app/src/new-session/commands.tsx b/packages/app/src/new-session/commands.tsx
index da53f118f165..6b1655dcfd14 100644
--- a/packages/app/src/new-session/commands.tsx
+++ b/packages/app/src/new-session/commands.tsx
@@ -9,6 +9,10 @@ export function useNewSessionCommands(input: {
     empty: () => boolean
     open: () => void
   }
+  workspace: {
+    enabled: () => boolean
+    cycle: () => void
+  }
 }) {
   const command = useCommand()
   const dialog = useDialog()
@@ -40,5 +44,13 @@ export function useNewSessionCommands(input: {
       disabled: input.project.empty(),
       onSelect: input.project.open,
     },
+    {
+      id: "session.location.cycle",
+      title: language.t("command.session.location.cycle"),
+      category: language.t("command.category.workspace"),
+      keybind: "mod+alt+l",
+      disabled: !input.workspace.enabled(),
+      onSelect: input.workspace.cycle,
+    },
   ])
 }
diff --git a/packages/app/src/new-session/screen.tsx b/packages/app/src/new-session/screen.tsx
index 98712ac9a0dd..1a5ff56df850 100644
--- a/packages/app/src/new-session/screen.tsx
+++ b/packages/app/src/new-session/screen.tsx
@@ -60,6 +60,10 @@ export default function NewSessionPage(props: { draftId: string }) {
       empty: project.empty,
       open: () => project.setOpen(true),
     },
+    workspace: {
+      enabled: workspace.bar.visible,
+      cycle: workspace.selection.cycle,
+    },
   })
   createEffect(() => {
     if (!composer.ready()) return
diff --git a/packages/app/src/new-session/workspace/controller.test.ts b/packages/app/src/new-session/workspace/controller.test.ts
index 44949821938a..6cb365f845a7 100644
--- a/packages/app/src/new-session/workspace/controller.test.ts
+++ b/packages/app/src/new-session/workspace/controller.test.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 import { describe, expect, test } from "bun:test"
-import { resolveNewSessionBranch, resolveNewSessionGit, resolveNewSessionWorktree } from "./controller"
+import {
+  cycleNewSessionWorktree,
+  resolveNewSessionBranch,
+  resolveNewSessionGit,
+  resolveNewSessionWorktree,
+} from "./controller"
 
 describe("new session workspace selection", () => {
   test("uses main when the workspace bar is unavailable", () => {
@@ -64,4 +69,16 @@ describe("new session workspace selection", () => {
     expect(resolveNewSessionGit({ projectVcs: "git" })).toBe(true)
     expect(resolveNewSessionGit({})).toBe(false)
   })
+
+  test("cycles between local and a new worktree", () => {
+    expect(cycleNewSessionWorktree({ current: "main" })).toBe("create")
+    expect(cycleNewSessionWorktree({ current: "create" })).toBe("main")
+  })
+
+  test("includes the selected existing worktree in the cycle", () => {
+    const existing = "/project/feature"
+    expect(cycleNewSessionWorktree({ current: existing, existing })).toBe("main")
+    expect(cycleNewSessionWorktree({ current: "main", existing })).toBe("create")
+    expect(cycleNewSessionWorktree({ current: "create", existing })).toBe(existing)
+  })
 })
diff --git a/packages/app/src/new-session/workspace/controller.ts b/packages/app/src/new-session/workspace/controller.ts
index 316257c71a89..86fe3514dc10 100644
--- a/packages/app/src/new-session/workspace/controller.ts
+++ b/packages/app/src/new-session/workspace/controller.ts
@@ -37,6 +37,12 @@ export function resolveNewSessionGit(input: { projectVcs?: string; branch?: stri
   return input.projectVcs === "git" || input.branch !== undefined
 }
 
+export function cycleNewSessionWorktree(input: { current: string; existing?: string }) {
+  if (input.current === "main") return "create"
+  if (input.current === "create") return input.existing ?? "main"
+  return "main"
+}
+
 export function createNewSessionWorkspaceController(input: {
   selectedWorktree: () => string | undefined
   selectedBranch: () => string | undefined
@@ -49,7 +55,10 @@ export function createNewSessionWorkspaceController(input: {
   const data = useData()
   const settings = useSettings()
   const tabs = useTabs()
-  const [state, setState] = createStore({ search: "" })
+  const [state, setState] = createStore({
+    search: "",
+    existing: undefined as { projectID: string; directory: string } | undefined,
+  })
   const searchBranches = debounce((search: string) => setState("search", search.trim()), 100)
   const currentProject = createMemo(() => {
     const projectID = data.location.info({ directory: sdk().directory })?.project.id
@@ -159,6 +168,8 @@ export function createNewSessionWorkspaceController(input: {
   createEffect(() => {
     const selection = value()
     if (selection === "main" || selection === "create") return
+    const project = currentProject()
+    if (project) setState("existing", { projectID: project.id, directory: selection })
     void data.location.vcs.sync({ directory: selection }).catch(() => undefined)
   })
   const branch = createMemo(() =>
@@ -176,6 +187,20 @@ export function createNewSessionWorkspaceController(input: {
     const local = workspaceSelectionDestination(worktree, project.worktree) === "main"
     settings.workspaces.setLastUsed(serverSDK.scope, project.id, local ? "local" : "workspace")
   }
+  const select = (worktree: string) => {
+    input.setSelectedBranch(undefined)
+    input.setSelectedWorktree(worktree)
+    remember(worktree)
+  }
+  // The remembered worktree may have been removed since it was selected. Cycling to a directory the
+  // inventory no longer contains would resolve back to the fallback and leave the cycle stuck.
+  const existing = () => {
+    const project = currentProject()
+    const previous = state.existing
+    if (!project || previous?.projectID !== project.id) return
+    if (!worktreeDirectories().some((item) => sameDirectory(item, previous.directory))) return
+    return previous.directory
+  }
 
   return {
     selection: {
@@ -193,11 +218,8 @@ export function createNewSessionWorkspaceController(input: {
         input.setSelectedBranch(undefined)
       },
       remember,
-      set: (worktree: string) => {
-        input.setSelectedBranch(undefined)
-        input.setSelectedWorktree(worktree)
-        remember(worktree)
-      },
+      set: select,
+      cycle: () => select(cycleNewSessionWorktree({ current: value(), existing: existing() })),
       create: (branch: string) => {
         input.setSelectedBranch(branch)
         input.setSelectedWorktree("create")
diff --git a/packages/app/src/runtime/i18n/en.ts b/packages/app/src/runtime/i18n/en.ts
index 87a7650fd7b0..c82892415a7f 100644
--- a/packages/app/src/runtime/i18n/en.ts
+++ b/packages/app/src/runtime/i18n/en.ts
@@ -93,6 +93,7 @@ export const dict = {
   "command.session.previous.unseen": "Previous unread session",
   "command.session.next.unseen": "Next unread session",
   "command.session.archive": "Archive session",
+  "command.session.location.cycle": "Cycle session location",
 
   "command.palette": "Command palette",
 
diff --git a/packages/app/src/settings/keybinds/keybinds.tsx b/packages/app/src/settings/keybinds/keybinds.tsx
index 901a82980014..3db42134cf35 100644
--- a/packages/app/src/settings/keybinds/keybinds.tsx
+++ b/packages/app/src/settings/keybinds/keybinds.tsx
@@ -6,7 +6,13 @@ import { IconButton } from "@opencode/ui/icon-button"
 import { TextInput } from "@opencode/ui/text-input"
 import { showToast } from "@/shell/notifications/toast"
 import fuzzysort from "fuzzysort"
-import { DEFAULT_PALETTE_KEYBIND, formatKeybind, parseKeybind, useCommand } from "@/shell/commands/command"
+import {
+  DEFAULT_PALETTE_KEYBIND,
+  formatKeybind,
+  keyFromKeyboardEvent,
+  parseKeybind,
+  useCommand,
+} from "@/shell/commands/command"
 import { useLanguage } from "@/runtime/i18n/language"
 import { useSettings } from "@/settings/model"
 import { SettingsList } from "@/settings/list"
@@ -69,13 +75,6 @@ function isModifier(key: string) {
   return key === "Shift" || key === "Control" || key === "Alt" || key === "Meta"
 }
 
-function normalizeKey(key: string) {
-  if (key === ",") return "comma"
-  if (key === "+") return "plus"
-  if (key === " ") return "space"
-  return key.toLowerCase()
-}
-
 function recordKeybind(event: KeyboardEvent) {
   if (isModifier(event.key)) return
 
@@ -89,7 +88,7 @@ function recordKeybind(event: KeyboardEvent) {
   if (event.altKey) parts.push("alt")
   if (event.shiftKey) parts.push("shift")
 
-  const key = normalizeKey(event.key)
+  const key = keyFromKeyboardEvent(event)
   if (!key) return
   parts.push(key)
 
diff --git a/packages/app/src/shell/commands/command-keybind.test.ts b/packages/app/src/shell/commands/command-keybind.test.ts
index c8e2dbb5d0f5..d6ea80df0f1f 100644
--- a/packages/app/src/shell/commands/command-keybind.test.ts
+++ b/packages/app/src/shell/commands/command-keybind.test.ts
@@ -51,6 +51,15 @@ describe("command keybind helpers", () => {
     ).toBe(true)
   })
 
+  test("matchKeybind uses the letter key for option-modified characters", () => {
+    expect(
+      matchKeybind(
+        parseKeybind("meta+alt+l"),
+        new KeyboardEvent("keydown", { key: "¬", code: "KeyL", metaKey: true, altKey: true }),
+      ),
+    ).toBe(true)
+  })
+
   test("formatKeybind returns human readable output", () => {
     const display = formatKeybind("ctrl+alt+arrowup")
 
diff --git a/packages/app/src/shell/commands/command.tsx b/packages/app/src/shell/commands/command.tsx
index b7a46df96ee5..4ce001a1a35e 100644
--- a/packages/app/src/shell/commands/command.tsx
+++ b/packages/app/src/shell/commands/command.tsx
@@ -50,13 +50,20 @@ function normalizeKey(key: string) {
   return key.toLowerCase()
 }
 
+export function keyFromKeyboardEvent(event: KeyboardEvent) {
+  const key = normalizeKey(event.key)
+  if (!event.altKey || /^[a-z0-9]$/.test(key)) return key
+  if (!event.code.startsWith("Key") || event.code.length !== 4) return key
+  return event.code.slice(3).toLowerCase()
+}
+
 function signature(key: string, ctrl: boolean, meta: boolean, shift: boolean, alt: boolean) {
   const mask = (ctrl ? 1 : 0) | (meta ? 2 : 0) | (shift ? 4 : 0) | (alt ? 8 : 0)
   return `${key}:${mask}`
 }
 
 function signatureFromEvent(event: KeyboardEvent) {
-  return signature(normalizeKey(event.key), event.ctrlKey, event.metaKey, event.shiftKey, event.altKey)
+  return signature(keyFromKeyboardEvent(event), event.ctrlKey, event.metaKey, event.shiftKey, event.altKey)
 }
 
 function isAllowedEditableKeybind(id: string | undefined) {
@@ -179,7 +186,7 @@ export function parseKeybind(config: string): Keybind[] {
 }
 
 export function matchKeybind(keybinds: Keybind[], event: KeyboardEvent): boolean {
-  const eventKey = normalizeKey(event.key)
+  const eventKey = keyFromKeyboardEvent(event)
 
   for (const kb of keybinds) {
     const keyMatch = kb.key === eventKey