diff --git a/src/vs/platform/terminal/common/capabilities/commandDetectionCapability.ts b/src/vs/platform/terminal/common/capabilities/commandDetectionCapability.ts
index a68f0487ebe05..70d698873f82c 100644
--- a/src/vs/platform/terminal/common/capabilities/commandDetectionCapability.ts
+++ b/src/vs/platform/terminal/common/capabilities/commandDetectionCapability.ts
@@ -391,10 +391,11 @@ export class CommandDetectionCapability extends Disposable implements ICommandDe
 		if (newCommand) {
 			this._commands.push(newCommand);
 			this._onBeforeCommandFinished.fire(newCommand);
-			if (!this._currentCommand.isInvalid) {
-				this._logService.debug('CommandDetectionCapability#onCommandFinished', newCommand);
-				this._onCommandFinished.fire(newCommand);
-			}
+			// NOTE: onCommandFinished used to not fire if the command was invalid, but this causes
+			// problems especially with the associated execution event never firing in the extension
+			// API. See https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/issues/252489
+			this._logService.debug('CommandDetectionCapability#onCommandFinished', newCommand);
+			this._onCommandFinished.fire(newCommand);
 		}
 		this._currentCommand = new PartialTerminalCommand(this._terminal);
 		this._handleCommandStartOptions = undefined;