diff --git a/plugins/session-sharing/src/frontend/index.tsx b/plugins/session-sharing/src/frontend/index.tsx
index a794b5fbd..ec0b6488a 100644
--- a/plugins/session-sharing/src/frontend/index.tsx
+++ b/plugins/session-sharing/src/frontend/index.tsx
@@ -320,6 +320,17 @@ export function activate(app: TermixApp): void {
     },
   });
 
+  // A small share button on the tab itself, as in 2.8.
+  app.registerSlotContribution("tab.inline", {
+    actionId: SHARE_ACTION,
+    titleKey: "sessionSharing.shareButton",
+    icon: Share2,
+    kind: "button",
+    when: (context) =>
+      typeof (context.handle as { getShareTarget?: unknown } | null | undefined)
+        ?.getShareTarget === "function",
+  });
+
   app.registerSlotContribution("terminal.overlay", {
     actionId: "session-sharing.participants",
     titleKey: "collab.members",
diff --git a/plugins/session-sharing/tests/frontend/activate.test.tsx b/plugins/session-sharing/tests/frontend/activate.test.tsx
index 21d204d55..601f4d78d 100644
--- a/plugins/session-sharing/tests/frontend/activate.test.tsx
+++ b/plugins/session-sharing/tests/frontend/activate.test.tsx
@@ -66,6 +66,9 @@ describe("session-sharing activate", () => {
     expect(rendered.registered.slot("remote-desktop.toolbar")).toEqual([
       "session-sharing.share",
     ]);
+    expect(rendered.registered.slot("tab.inline")).toEqual([
+      "session-sharing.share",
+    ]);
     expect(rendered.registered.slot("shell.overlay")).toHaveLength(2);
     expect(rendered.registered.actions().sort()).toEqual([
       "session-sharing.share",
diff --git a/src/ui/shell/TabBar.tsx b/src/ui/shell/TabBar.tsx
index 6963ca369..f4441239e 100644
--- a/src/ui/shell/TabBar.tsx
+++ b/src/ui/shell/TabBar.tsx
@@ -489,6 +489,27 @@ export function TabBar({
                         <RefreshCw className="size-3" />
                       </button>
                     )}
+                    {/* Plugins add small buttons here, invoked with the tab's surface handle. */}
+                    <ActionSlot
+                      slotId="tab.inline"
+                      when={{ tab, handle: tab.terminalRef?.current }}
+                      context={() => [tab.terminalRef?.current, tab]}
+                      renderItem={(contribution, invoke) => (
+                        <button
+                          onPointerDown={(e) => e.stopPropagation()}
+                          onClick={(e) => {
+                            e.stopPropagation();
+                            invoke();
+                          }}
+                          title={t(contribution.titleKey)}
+                          className="flex items-center justify-center size-5 md:size-4 rounded-sm transition-colors text-muted-foreground hover:text-foreground hover:bg-muted"
+                        >
+                          {contribution.icon && (
+                            <contribution.icon className="size-3" />
+                          )}
+                        </button>
+                      )}
+                    />
                     <button
                       onPointerDown={(e) => e.stopPropagation()}
                       onClick={(e) => {