diff --git a/hermes_cli/web_server.py b/hermes_cli/web_server.py
index b4ee6077bc5..d8ba44d8504 100644
--- a/hermes_cli/web_server.py
+++ b/hermes_cli/web_server.py
@@ -2239,6 +2239,59 @@ async def get_profile_setup_command(name: str):
     return {"command": _profile_setup_command(name)}
 
 
+@app.post("/api/profiles/{name}/open-terminal")
+async def open_profile_terminal_endpoint(name: str):
+    try:
+        command = _profile_setup_command(name)
+
+        if sys.platform.startswith("win"):
+            subprocess.Popen(["cmd.exe", "/k", command])
+        elif sys.platform == "darwin":
+            applescript = (
+                'tell application "Terminal"\n'
+                "activate\n"
+                f'do script "{command.replace("\\\\", "\\\\\\\\").replace(\'"\', \'\\\\"\')}"\n'
+                "end tell"
+            )
+            subprocess.Popen(["osascript", "-e", applescript])
+        else:
+            terminal_commands = [
+                ("x-terminal-emulator", ["x-terminal-emulator", "-e", "sh", "-lc", command]),
+                ("gnome-terminal", ["gnome-terminal", "--", "sh", "-lc", command]),
+                ("konsole", ["konsole", "-e", "sh", "-lc", command]),
+                ("xfce4-terminal", ["xfce4-terminal", "-e", f"sh -lc '{command}'"]),
+                ("mate-terminal", ["mate-terminal", "-e", f"sh -lc '{command}'"]),
+                ("lxterminal", ["lxterminal", "-e", f"sh -lc '{command}'"]),
+                ("tilix", ["tilix", "-e", "sh", "-lc", command]),
+                ("alacritty", ["alacritty", "-e", "sh", "-lc", command]),
+                ("kitty", ["kitty", "sh", "-lc", command]),
+                ("xterm", ["xterm", "-e", "sh", "-lc", command]),
+            ]
+            for executable, popen_args in terminal_commands:
+                if subprocess.call(
+                    ["which", executable],
+                    stdout=subprocess.DEVNULL,
+                    stderr=subprocess.DEVNULL,
+                ) == 0:
+                    subprocess.Popen(popen_args)
+                    break
+            else:
+                raise HTTPException(
+                    status_code=400,
+                    detail="No supported terminal emulator found",
+                )
+    except FileNotFoundError as e:
+        raise HTTPException(status_code=404, detail=str(e))
+    except ValueError as e:
+        raise HTTPException(status_code=400, detail=str(e))
+    except HTTPException:
+        raise
+    except Exception as e:
+        _log.exception("POST /api/profiles/%s/open-terminal failed", name)
+        raise HTTPException(status_code=500, detail=str(e))
+    return {"ok": True, "command": command}
+
+
 @app.patch("/api/profiles/{name}")
 async def rename_profile_endpoint(name: str, body: ProfileRename):
     from hermes_cli import profiles as profiles_mod