diff --git a/src/browser/Terminal.ts b/src/browser/Terminal.ts
index b680cc971f..0e945aa92b 100644
--- a/src/browser/Terminal.ts
+++ b/src/browser/Terminal.ts
@@ -1192,16 +1192,6 @@ export class Terminal extends CoreTerminal implements ITerminal {
     return false;
   }
 
-  /**
-   * Input data to application side.
-   * The data is treated the same way as typed input at the terminal.
-   * (will appear in the onData event).
-   */
-  public input(data: string): void {
-    this.coreService.triggerDataEvent(data, true);
-    this.write(data);
-  }
-
   /**
    * Resizes the terminal.
    *
diff --git a/src/browser/TestUtils.test.ts b/src/browser/TestUtils.test.ts
index 95f1fbacdc..c7c8438cc0 100644
--- a/src/browser/TestUtils.test.ts
+++ b/src/browser/TestUtils.test.ts
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ export class MockTerminal implements ITerminal {
   public focus(): void {
     throw new Error('Method not implemented.');
   }
-  public input(data: string): void {
+  public input(data: string, wasUserInput: boolean = true): void {
     throw new Error('Method not implemented.');
   }
   public resize(columns: number, rows: number): void {
diff --git a/src/browser/public/Terminal.ts b/src/browser/public/Terminal.ts
index d8c8315d87..a6349225df 100644
--- a/src/browser/public/Terminal.ts
+++ b/src/browser/public/Terminal.ts
@@ -138,8 +138,8 @@ export class Terminal extends Disposable implements ITerminalApi {
   public focus(): void {
     this._core.focus();
   }
-  public input(data: string): void {
-    this._core.input(data);
+  public input(data: string, wasUserInput: boolean = true): void {
+    this._core.input(data, wasUserInput);
   }
   public resize(columns: number, rows: number): void {
     this._verifyIntegers(columns, rows);
diff --git a/src/common/CoreTerminal.ts b/src/common/CoreTerminal.ts
index 1789daf8bd..b624245805 100644
--- a/src/common/CoreTerminal.ts
+++ b/src/common/CoreTerminal.ts
@@ -168,6 +168,19 @@ export abstract class CoreTerminal extends Disposable implements ICoreTerminal {
     this._writeBuffer.writeSync(data, maxSubsequentCalls);
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Input data to application side.
+   * The data is treated the same way as typed input at the terminal.
+   * (will appear in the onData event).
+   * wasUserInput indicates, whether the input is genuine user input.
+   * It is true by default and triggers additional actions like prompt focus or selection clearing.
+   * Set it to false if your data sent does not resemble what a user would have typed
+   * (e.g. sequence embedded data).
+   */
+  public input(data: string, wasUserInput: boolean = true): void {
+    this.coreService.triggerDataEvent(data, wasUserInput);
+  }
+
   public resize(x: number, y: number): void {
     if (isNaN(x) || isNaN(y)) {
       return;
diff --git a/test/playwright/TestUtils.ts b/test/playwright/TestUtils.ts
index facbc881aa..1427578c11 100644
--- a/test/playwright/TestUtils.ts
+++ b/test/playwright/TestUtils.ts
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ export class TerminalProxy implements ITerminalProxyCustomMethods, PlaywrightApi
       return new Promise(r => term.writeln(typeof data === 'string' ? data : new Uint8Array(data), r));
     }, [await this.getHandle(), typeof data === 'string' ? data : Array.from(data)] as const);
   }
-  public async input(data: string): Promise<void> { return this.evaluate(([term]) => term.input(data)); }
+  public async input(data: string, wasUserInput: boolean = true): Promise<void> { return this.evaluate(([term]) => term.input(data, wasUserInput)); }
   public async resize(cols: number, rows: number): Promise<void> { return this._page.evaluate(([term, cols, rows]) => term.resize(cols, rows), [await this.getHandle(), cols, rows] as const); }
   public async registerMarker(y?: number | undefined): Promise<IMarker> { return this._page.evaluate(([term, y]) => term.registerMarker(y), [await this.getHandle(), y] as const); }
   public async registerDecoration(decorationOptions: IDecorationOptions): Promise<IDecoration | undefined> { return this._page.evaluate(([term, decorationOptions]) => term.registerDecoration(decorationOptions), [await this.getHandle(), decorationOptions] as const); }
diff --git a/typings/xterm.d.ts b/typings/xterm.d.ts
index 9268063979..95c368b191 100644
--- a/typings/xterm.d.ts
+++ b/typings/xterm.d.ts
@@ -966,8 +966,12 @@ declare module '@xterm/xterm' {
     /**
      * Input data to application side.
      * The data is treated the same way as typed input at the terminal (will appear in the onData event).
+     * wasUserInput indicates, whether the input is genuine user input.
+     * It is true by default and triggers additional actions like prompt focus or selection clearing.
+     * Set it to false if your data sent does not resemble what a user would have typed
+     * (e.g. sequence embedded data).
      */
-    input(data: string): void;
+    input(data: string, wasUserInput?: boolean): void;
 
     /**
      * Resizes the terminal. It's best practice to debounce calls to resize,