diff --git a/src/cli/program/command-selector.test.ts b/src/cli/program/command-selector.test.ts
index 4e2e53bd6a5..c214d0e81d1 100644
--- a/src/cli/program/command-selector.test.ts
+++ b/src/cli/program/command-selector.test.ts
@@ -52,6 +52,28 @@ describe("command-selector", () => {
     expect(ranked.some((candidate) => candidate.label === "status")).toBe(false);
   });
 
+  it("prioritizes deep commands when querying a shared subcommand name", () => {
+    const program = new Command();
+    const models = program.command("models").description("Model commands");
+    const aliases = models.command("aliases").description("Alias commands");
+    aliases.command("add").description("Add alias");
+    const fallbacks = models.command("fallbacks").description("Fallback commands");
+    fallbacks.command("add").description("Add fallback");
+
+    const candidates = collectCommandSelectorCandidates(program);
+    const ranked = rankCommandSelectorCandidates(candidates, "add");
+    const topLabels = ranked.slice(0, 2).map((candidate) => candidate.label);
+
+    expect(topLabels).toEqual(["models aliases add", "models fallbacks add"]);
+    const aliasesParentIndex = ranked.findIndex(
+      (candidate) => candidate.label === "models aliases",
+    );
+    const aliasesAddIndex = ranked.findIndex(
+      (candidate) => candidate.label === "models aliases add",
+    );
+    expect(aliasesParentIndex).toBeGreaterThan(aliasesAddIndex);
+  });
+
   it("resolves commands by path", () => {
     const program = new Command();
     const models = program.command("models");
diff --git a/src/cli/program/command-selector.ts b/src/cli/program/command-selector.ts
index e19b61ab5fe..5e3a7abc424 100644
--- a/src/cli/program/command-selector.ts
+++ b/src/cli/program/command-selector.ts
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ const SHOW_HELP_VALUE = "__show_help__";
 const BACK_TO_MAIN_VALUE = "__back_to_main__";
 const RUN_CURRENT_VALUE = "__run_current__";
 const PATH_SEPARATOR = "\u0000";
+const SELECTION_VALUE_SEPARATOR = "\u0001";
 const MAX_RESULTS = 200;
 
 type CommandSelectorCandidate = {
@@ -142,6 +143,36 @@ export function collectDirectSubcommandSelectorCandidates(
   return prepareSortedCandidates(raw);
 }
 
+function prioritizeDeepCommandsForSubcommandQuery(params: {
+  ranked: PreparedCommandSelectorCandidate[];
+  queryLower: string;
+}): PreparedCommandSelectorCandidate[] {
+  const tokens = params.queryLower.split(/\s+/).filter((token) => token.length > 0);
+  if (tokens.length !== 1) {
+    return params.ranked;
+  }
+  const [token] = tokens;
+  if (!token) {
+    return params.ranked;
+  }
+
+  const deepExact: PreparedCommandSelectorCandidate[] = [];
+  const remaining: PreparedCommandSelectorCandidate[] = [];
+  for (const candidate of params.ranked) {
+    const last = candidate.path[candidate.path.length - 1]?.toLowerCase();
+    if (candidate.path.length >= 2 && last === token) {
+      deepExact.push(candidate);
+      continue;
+    }
+    remaining.push(candidate);
+  }
+
+  if (deepExact.length === 0) {
+    return params.ranked;
+  }
+  return [...deepExact, ...remaining];
+}
+
 export function rankCommandSelectorCandidates(
   candidates: PreparedCommandSelectorCandidate[],
   query: string,
@@ -150,7 +181,8 @@ export function rankCommandSelectorCandidates(
   if (!queryLower) {
     return candidates;
   }
-  return fuzzyFilterLower(candidates, queryLower);
+  const ranked = fuzzyFilterLower(candidates, queryLower);
+  return prioritizeDeepCommandsForSubcommandQuery({ ranked, queryLower });
 }
 
 async function hydrateProgramCommandsForSelector(program: Command): Promise<void> {
@@ -185,6 +217,16 @@ function deserializePath(value: string): string[] {
     .filter(Boolean);
 }
 
+function serializeSelectionValue(params: { path: string[]; query: string }): string {
+  return `${params.query}${SELECTION_VALUE_SEPARATOR}${serializePath(params.path)}`;
+}
+
+function deserializeSelectionPath(value: string): string[] {
+  const separatorIndex = value.indexOf(SELECTION_VALUE_SEPARATOR);
+  const pathValue = separatorIndex >= 0 ? value.slice(separatorIndex + 1) : value;
+  return deserializePath(pathValue);
+}
+
 async function promptForCommandSelection(params: {
   message: string;
   placeholder: string;
@@ -205,7 +247,7 @@ async function promptForCommandSelection(params: {
       const ranked = rankCommandSelectorCandidates(params.candidates, query).slice(0, MAX_RESULTS);
       return [
         ...ranked.map((candidate) => ({
-          value: serializePath(candidate.path),
+          value: serializeSelectionValue({ path: candidate.path, query }),
           label: candidate.label,
           hint: stylePromptHint(candidate.description),
         })),
@@ -247,7 +289,7 @@ async function promptForCommandSelection(params: {
   if (selection === RUN_CURRENT_VALUE) {
     return "run_current";
   }
-  return deserializePath(selection);
+  return deserializeSelectionPath(selection);
 }
 
 export async function runInteractiveCommandSelector(program: Command): Promise<string[] | null> {