diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index fb89dd89f..889c8ef67 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ Docs: https://docs.clawd.bot
 - Markdown: add per-channel table conversion (bullets for Signal/WhatsApp, code blocks elsewhere). (#1495) Thanks @odysseus0.
 
 ### Fixes
+- TUI: forward unknown slash commands (for example, `/context`) to the Gateway.
 - Media: preserve PNG alpha when possible; fall back to JPEG when still over size cap. (#1491) Thanks @robbyczgw-cla.
 - Agents: treat plugin-only tool allowlists as opt-ins; keep core tools enabled. (#1467)
 
diff --git a/src/tui/tui-command-handlers.test.ts b/src/tui/tui-command-handlers.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fc2ac4fa6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/tui/tui-command-handlers.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+import { describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
+
+import { createCommandHandlers } from "./tui-command-handlers.js";
+
+describe("tui command handlers", () => {
+  it("forwards unknown slash commands to the gateway", async () => {
+    const sendChat = vi.fn().mockResolvedValue({ runId: "r1" });
+    const addUser = vi.fn();
+    const addSystem = vi.fn();
+    const requestRender = vi.fn();
+    const setActivityStatus = vi.fn();
+
+    const { handleCommand } = createCommandHandlers({
+      client: { sendChat } as never,
+      chatLog: { addUser, addSystem } as never,
+      tui: { requestRender } as never,
+      opts: {},
+      state: {
+        currentSessionKey: "agent:main:main",
+        activeChatRunId: null,
+        sessionInfo: {},
+      } as never,
+      deliverDefault: false,
+      openOverlay: vi.fn(),
+      closeOverlay: vi.fn(),
+      refreshSessionInfo: vi.fn(),
+      loadHistory: vi.fn(),
+      setSession: vi.fn(),
+      refreshAgents: vi.fn(),
+      abortActive: vi.fn(),
+      setActivityStatus,
+      formatSessionKey: vi.fn(),
+    });
+
+    await handleCommand("/context");
+
+    expect(addSystem).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(addUser).toHaveBeenCalledWith("/context");
+    expect(sendChat).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      expect.objectContaining({
+        sessionKey: "agent:main:main",
+        message: "/context",
+      }),
+    );
+    expect(requestRender).toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/tui/tui-command-handlers.ts b/src/tui/tui-command-handlers.ts
index 79765b5fc..7bedb4d62 100644
--- a/src/tui/tui-command-handlers.ts
+++ b/src/tui/tui-command-handlers.ts
@@ -428,7 +428,7 @@ export function createCommandHandlers(context: CommandHandlerContext) {
         process.exit(0);
         break;
       default:
-        chatLog.addSystem(`unknown command: /${name}`);
+        await sendMessage(raw);
         break;
     }
     tui.requestRender();