diff --git a/HellionChat/GameFunctions/KeybindManager.cs b/HellionChat/GameFunctions/KeybindManager.cs
index 55a4a28..fa47706 100644
--- a/HellionChat/GameFunctions/KeybindManager.cs
+++ b/HellionChat/GameFunctions/KeybindManager.cs
@@ -629,7 +629,18 @@ internal unsafe class KeybindManager : IDisposable
 
                     if (info.Permanent)
                     {
-                        Plugin.Instance.Functions.Chat.SetChannel(targetChannel.Value);
+                        // KB-01 (1.5.6 parity, ChatLogWindow.SetChannel 1d3b429:1476-1479):
+                        // committing the game channel also pre-targets the game's native input.
+                        // Forward the tab's reply target for Tell so the partner is armed
+                        // game-side (ChangeChatChannel code 17); null for a linkshell —
+                        // targetChannel is the FINAL resolved value (9..16/19..26 for LS, never
+                        // 0=Tell), so a stale TempTellTarget can never flip an LS cycle to Tell.
+                        var gameTarget =
+                            targetChannel.Value == InputChannel.Tell
+                                ? rotTab.CurrentChannel.TempTellTarget
+                                    ?? rotTab.CurrentChannel.TellTarget
+                                : null;
+                        Plugin.Instance.Functions.Chat.SetChannel(targetChannel.Value, gameTarget);
                         rotTab.CurrentChannel.SetChannel(targetChannel.Value);
                     }
                     else