diff --git a/macos/Sources/Features/Command Palette/CommandPalette.swift b/macos/Sources/Features/Command Palette/CommandPalette.swift
index 5a1b5cb36..a7a455632 100644
--- a/macos/Sources/Features/Command Palette/CommandPalette.swift	
+++ b/macos/Sources/Features/Command Palette/CommandPalette.swift	
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ struct CommandOption: Identifiable, Hashable {
     /// Whether to visually emphasize this option.
     let emphasis: Bool
     /// Sort key for stable ordering when titles are equal.
-    let sortKey: AnySortKey?
+    let sortKey: ObjectIdentifier?
     /// The action to perform when this option is selected.
     let action: () -> Void
 
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ struct CommandOption: Identifiable, Hashable {
         leadingColor: Color? = nil,
         badge: String? = nil,
         emphasis: Bool = false,
-        sortKey: AnySortKey? = nil,
+        sortKey: ObjectIdentifier? = nil,
         action: @escaping () -> Void
     ) {
         self.title = title
diff --git a/macos/Sources/Features/Command Palette/TerminalCommandPalette.swift b/macos/Sources/Features/Command Palette/TerminalCommandPalette.swift
index 4ad690c19..9a01a6e18 100644
--- a/macos/Sources/Features/Command Palette/TerminalCommandPalette.swift	
+++ b/macos/Sources/Features/Command Palette/TerminalCommandPalette.swift	
@@ -1,6 +1,21 @@
 import SwiftUI
 import GhosttyKit
 
+func sortedTerminalPaletteOptions(_ options: [CommandOption]) -> [CommandOption] {
+    options.sorted { lhs, rhs in
+        let lhsTitle = lhs.title.replacingOccurrences(of: ":", with: "\t")
+        let rhsTitle = rhs.title.replacingOccurrences(of: ":", with: "\t")
+        let comparison = lhsTitle.localizedCaseInsensitiveCompare(rhsTitle)
+        if comparison != .orderedSame {
+            return comparison == .orderedAscending
+        }
+        if let lhsKey = lhs.sortKey, let rhsKey = rhs.sortKey {
+            return lhsKey < rhsKey
+        }
+        return false
+    }
+}
+
 struct TerminalCommandPaletteView: View {
     /// The surface that this command palette represents.
     let surfaceView: Ghostty.SurfaceView
@@ -64,19 +79,7 @@ struct TerminalCommandPaletteView: View {
         // Sort the rest. We replace ":" with a character that sorts before space
         // so that "Foo:" sorts before "Foo Bar:". Use sortKey as a tie-breaker
         // for stable ordering when titles are equal.
-        options.append(contentsOf: (jumpOptions + terminalOptions).sorted { a, b in
-            let aNormalized = a.title.replacingOccurrences(of: ":", with: "\t")
-            let bNormalized = b.title.replacingOccurrences(of: ":", with: "\t")
-            let comparison = aNormalized.localizedCaseInsensitiveCompare(bNormalized)
-            if comparison != .orderedSame {
-                return comparison == .orderedAscending
-            }
-            // Tie-breaker: use sortKey if both have one
-            if let aSortKey = a.sortKey, let bSortKey = b.sortKey {
-                return aSortKey < bSortKey
-            }
-            return false
-        })
+        options.append(contentsOf: sortedTerminalPaletteOptions(jumpOptions + terminalOptions))
         return options
     }
 
@@ -168,7 +171,7 @@ struct TerminalCommandPaletteView: View {
                     subtitle: subtitle,
                     leadingIcon: "rectangle.on.rectangle",
                     leadingColor: displayColor?.displayColor.map { Color($0) },
-                    sortKey: AnySortKey(ObjectIdentifier(surface))
+                    sortKey: ObjectIdentifier(surface)
                 ) {
                     NotificationCenter.default.post(
                         name: Ghostty.Notification.ghosttyPresentTerminal,
diff --git a/macos/Sources/Helpers/AnySortKey.swift b/macos/Sources/Helpers/AnySortKey.swift
deleted file mode 100644
index ffafb6b90..000000000
--- a/macos/Sources/Helpers/AnySortKey.swift
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,25 +0,0 @@
-import Foundation
-
-/// Type-erased wrapper for any Comparable type to use as a sort key.
-struct AnySortKey: Comparable {
-    private let value: Any
-    private let comparator: (Any, Any) -> ComparisonResult
-
-    init<T: Comparable>(_ value: T) {
-        self.value = value
-        self.comparator = { lhs, rhs in
-            guard let l = lhs as? T, let r = rhs as? T else { return .orderedSame }
-            if l < r { return .orderedAscending }
-            if l > r { return .orderedDescending }
-            return .orderedSame
-        }
-    }
-
-    static func < (lhs: AnySortKey, rhs: AnySortKey) -> Bool {
-        lhs.comparator(lhs.value, rhs.value) == .orderedAscending
-    }
-
-    static func == (lhs: AnySortKey, rhs: AnySortKey) -> Bool {
-        lhs.comparator(lhs.value, rhs.value) == .orderedSame
-    }
-}
diff --git a/macos/Tests/CommandPaletteTests.swift b/macos/Tests/CommandPaletteTests.swift
index fc36ef9fa..1f4b45f78 100644
--- a/macos/Tests/CommandPaletteTests.swift
+++ b/macos/Tests/CommandPaletteTests.swift
@@ -14,13 +14,15 @@ struct CommandPaletteFilterTests {
         title: String,
         subtitle: String? = nil,
         description: String? = nil,
-        leadingColor: Color? = nil
+        leadingColor: Color? = nil,
+        sortKey: ObjectIdentifier? = nil
     ) -> CommandOption {
         CommandOption(
             title: title,
             subtitle: subtitle,
             description: description,
-            leadingColor: leadingColor
+            leadingColor: leadingColor,
+            sortKey: sortKey
         ) {}
     }
 
@@ -46,4 +48,24 @@ struct CommandPaletteFilterTests {
         #expect([first, second].filteredAndSorted(query: "new") == [first, second])
         #expect([second, first].filteredAndSorted(query: "new") == [second, first])
     }
+
+    /// Equal titles use their sort keys independent of input order.
+    @Test func equalTitlesUseSortKey() {
+        let firstKey = NSObject()
+        let secondKey = NSObject()
+        let first = option(
+            title: "Focus: Shell",
+            subtitle: "/tmp",
+            sortKey: ObjectIdentifier(firstKey)
+        )
+        let second = option(
+            title: "Focus: Shell",
+            subtitle: "/tmp",
+            sortKey: ObjectIdentifier(secondKey)
+        )
+
+        let forward = sortedTerminalPaletteOptions([first, second])
+        let reverse = sortedTerminalPaletteOptions([second, first])
+        #expect(forward == reverse)
+    }
 }