diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/terminal/browser/terminalView.ts b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/terminal/browser/terminalView.ts
index 9a7457274151e3..d845f788366faf 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/terminal/browser/terminalView.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/terminal/browser/terminalView.ts
@@ -515,7 +515,8 @@ class SingleTerminalTabActionViewItem extends MenuEntryActionViewItem {
 				}
 			}
 			label.style.color = colorStyle;
-			dom.reset(label, ...renderLabelWithIcons(this._instantiationService.invokeFunction(getSingleTabLabel, instance, this._terminaConfigurationService.config.tabs.separator, ThemeIcon.isThemeIcon(this._commandAction.item.icon) ? this._commandAction.item.icon : undefined)));
+			const primaryActionIcon = this._menuItemAction.item.icon;
+			dom.reset(label, ...renderLabelWithIcons(this._instantiationService.invokeFunction(getSingleTabLabel, instance, this._terminaConfigurationService.config.tabs.separator, ThemeIcon.isThemeIcon(primaryActionIcon) ? primaryActionIcon : undefined)));
 
 			if (this._altCommand) {
 				label.classList.remove(this._altCommand);
@@ -540,7 +541,7 @@ class SingleTerminalTabActionViewItem extends MenuEntryActionViewItem {
 				this._class = uriClasses?.[0];
 				label.classList.add(...uriClasses);
 			}
-			if (this._commandAction.item.icon) {
+			if (primaryActionIcon) {
 				this._altCommand = `alt-command`;
 				label.classList.add(this._altCommand);
 			}