diff --git a/macos/Ghostty.sdef b/macos/Ghostty.sdef
index 47fae636f..7cbe898a1 100644
--- a/macos/Ghostty.sdef
+++ b/macos/Ghostty.sdef
@@ -182,6 +182,34 @@
       </parameter>
     </command>
 
+    <command name="activate window" code="GhstAcWn" description="Activate a Ghostty window, bringing it to the front.">
+      <cocoa class="GhosttyScriptActivateWindowCommand"/>
+      <parameter name="window" code="GAwW" type="window" description="The window to activate.">
+        <cocoa key="window"/>
+      </parameter>
+    </command>
+
+    <command name="select tab" code="GhstSlTb" description="Select a tab in its window.">
+      <cocoa class="GhosttyScriptSelectTabCommand"/>
+      <parameter name="tab" code="GStT" type="tab" description="The tab to select.">
+        <cocoa key="tab"/>
+      </parameter>
+    </command>
+
+    <command name="close tab" code="GhstClTb" description="Close a tab.">
+      <cocoa class="GhosttyScriptCloseTabCommand"/>
+      <parameter name="tab" code="GCtT" type="tab" description="The tab to close.">
+        <cocoa key="tab"/>
+      </parameter>
+    </command>
+
+    <command name="close window" code="GhstClWn" description="Close a window.">
+      <cocoa class="GhosttyScriptCloseWindowCommand"/>
+      <parameter name="window" code="GCwW" type="window" description="The window to close.">
+        <cocoa key="window"/>
+      </parameter>
+    </command>
+
     <command name="input text" code="GhstInTx" description="Input text to a terminal as if it was pasted.">
       <cocoa class="GhosttyScriptInputTextCommand"/>
       <direct-parameter type="text" description="The text to input."/>
diff --git a/macos/Sources/Features/AppleScript/ScriptCloseCommand.swift b/macos/Sources/Features/AppleScript/ScriptCloseCommand.swift
index e8fdbb0a9..3f240cf6e 100644
--- a/macos/Sources/Features/AppleScript/ScriptCloseCommand.swift
+++ b/macos/Sources/Features/AppleScript/ScriptCloseCommand.swift
@@ -31,3 +31,63 @@ final class ScriptCloseCommand: NSScriptCommand {
         return nil
     }
 }
+
+/// Handler for the `close tab` AppleScript command defined in `Ghostty.sdef`.
+@MainActor
+@objc(GhosttyScriptCloseTabCommand)
+final class ScriptCloseTabCommand: NSScriptCommand {
+    override func performDefaultImplementation() -> Any? {
+        guard let tab = evaluatedArguments?["tab"] as? ScriptTab else {
+            scriptErrorNumber = errAEParamMissed
+            scriptErrorString = "Missing tab target."
+            return nil
+        }
+
+        guard let controller = tab.parentController else {
+            scriptErrorNumber = errAEEventFailed
+            scriptErrorString = "Tab is no longer available."
+            return nil
+        }
+
+        if let terminalController = controller as? TerminalController {
+            terminalController.closeTabImmediately(registerRedo: false)
+            return nil
+        }
+
+        guard let targetWindow = tab.parentWindow else {
+            scriptErrorNumber = errAEEventFailed
+            scriptErrorString = "Tab window is no longer available."
+            return nil
+        }
+
+        targetWindow.close()
+        return nil
+    }
+}
+
+/// Handler for the `close window` AppleScript command defined in `Ghostty.sdef`.
+@MainActor
+@objc(GhosttyScriptCloseWindowCommand)
+final class ScriptCloseWindowCommand: NSScriptCommand {
+    override func performDefaultImplementation() -> Any? {
+        guard let window = evaluatedArguments?["window"] as? ScriptWindow else {
+            scriptErrorNumber = errAEParamMissed
+            scriptErrorString = "Missing window target."
+            return nil
+        }
+
+        if let terminalController = window.preferredController as? TerminalController {
+            terminalController.closeWindowImmediately()
+            return nil
+        }
+
+        guard let targetWindow = window.preferredParentWindow else {
+            scriptErrorNumber = errAEEventFailed
+            scriptErrorString = "Window is no longer available."
+            return nil
+        }
+
+        targetWindow.close()
+        return nil
+    }
+}
diff --git a/macos/Sources/Features/AppleScript/ScriptFocusCommand.swift b/macos/Sources/Features/AppleScript/ScriptFocusCommand.swift
index 024aee4de..edda43a45 100644
--- a/macos/Sources/Features/AppleScript/ScriptFocusCommand.swift
+++ b/macos/Sources/Features/AppleScript/ScriptFocusCommand.swift
@@ -31,3 +31,49 @@ final class ScriptFocusCommand: NSScriptCommand {
         return nil
     }
 }
+
+/// Handler for the `activate window` AppleScript command defined in `Ghostty.sdef`.
+@MainActor
+@objc(GhosttyScriptActivateWindowCommand)
+final class ScriptActivateWindowCommand: NSScriptCommand {
+    override func performDefaultImplementation() -> Any? {
+        guard let window = evaluatedArguments?["window"] as? ScriptWindow else {
+            scriptErrorNumber = errAEParamMissed
+            scriptErrorString = "Missing window target."
+            return nil
+        }
+
+        guard let targetWindow = window.preferredParentWindow else {
+            scriptErrorNumber = errAEEventFailed
+            scriptErrorString = "Window is no longer available."
+            return nil
+        }
+
+        targetWindow.makeKeyAndOrderFront(nil)
+        NSApp.activate(ignoringOtherApps: true)
+        return nil
+    }
+}
+
+/// Handler for the `select tab` AppleScript command defined in `Ghostty.sdef`.
+@MainActor
+@objc(GhosttyScriptSelectTabCommand)
+final class ScriptSelectTabCommand: NSScriptCommand {
+    override func performDefaultImplementation() -> Any? {
+        guard let tab = evaluatedArguments?["tab"] as? ScriptTab else {
+            scriptErrorNumber = errAEParamMissed
+            scriptErrorString = "Missing tab target."
+            return nil
+        }
+
+        guard let targetWindow = tab.parentWindow else {
+            scriptErrorNumber = errAEEventFailed
+            scriptErrorString = "Tab is no longer available."
+            return nil
+        }
+
+        targetWindow.makeKeyAndOrderFront(nil)
+        NSApp.activate(ignoringOtherApps: true)
+        return nil
+    }
+}
diff --git a/macos/Sources/Features/AppleScript/ScriptTab.swift b/macos/Sources/Features/AppleScript/ScriptTab.swift
index aa643db5a..bda694ebc 100644
--- a/macos/Sources/Features/AppleScript/ScriptTab.swift
+++ b/macos/Sources/Features/AppleScript/ScriptTab.swift
@@ -63,6 +63,16 @@ final class ScriptTab: NSObject {
         return window?.tabIsSelected(controller) ?? false
     }
 
+    /// Best-effort native window containing this tab.
+    var parentWindow: NSWindow? {
+        controller?.window
+    }
+
+    /// Live controller backing this tab wrapper.
+    var parentController: BaseTerminalController? {
+        controller
+    }
+
     /// Exposed as the AppleScript `terminals` element on a tab.
     ///
     /// Returns all terminal surfaces (split panes) within this tab.
diff --git a/macos/Sources/Features/AppleScript/ScriptWindow.swift b/macos/Sources/Features/AppleScript/ScriptWindow.swift
index 089ea5e18..97822e973 100644
--- a/macos/Sources/Features/AppleScript/ScriptWindow.swift
+++ b/macos/Sources/Features/AppleScript/ScriptWindow.swift
@@ -116,6 +116,11 @@ final class ScriptWindow: NSObject {
         selectedController?.window ?? controllers.first?.window
     }
 
+    /// Best-effort controller to use for window-scoped AppleScript commands.
+    var preferredController: BaseTerminalController? {
+        selectedController ?? controllers.first
+    }
+
     /// Resolves a previously generated tab ID back to a live controller.
     private func controller(tabID: String) -> BaseTerminalController? {
         controllers.first(where: { ScriptTab.stableID(controller: $0) == tabID })