diff --git a/Directory.Build.props b/Directory.Build.props
index d7d9108..5ab21bf 100644
--- a/Directory.Build.props
+++ b/Directory.Build.props
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
     <Company>gui-cs</Company>
     <Copyright>Copyright (c) gui-cs and contributors</Copyright>
 
-    <Version>0.2.0-develop</Version>
+    <Version>0.2.1-develop</Version>
     <PackageProjectUrl>https://github.com/gui-cs/cli</PackageProjectUrl>
     <RepositoryUrl>https://github.com/gui-cs/cli</RepositoryUrl>
     <RepositoryType>git</RepositoryType>
diff --git a/src/Terminal.Gui.Cli/CliHost.cs b/src/Terminal.Gui.Cli/CliHost.cs
index db07974..73194e1 100644
--- a/src/Terminal.Gui.Cli/CliHost.cs
+++ b/src/Terminal.Gui.Cli/CliHost.cs
@@ -257,12 +257,24 @@ private async Task<CommandResult> RunWithTerminalGuiAsync (ICliCommand command,
         CancellationToken cancellationToken)
     {
         var useInline = command.Kind == CommandKind.Input && !runOptions.Fullscreen;
+
+        // Application.AppModel is process-wide state; restore it after dispatch so later
+        // Terminal.Gui sessions in the same process (embedding, headless rendering) do not
+        // inherit this command's app model.
+        AppModel previousAppModel = Application.AppModel;
         Application.AppModel = useInline ? AppModel.Inline : AppModel.FullScreen;
 
-        using IApplication app = Application.Create ();
-        app.Init ();
+        try
+        {
+            using IApplication app = Application.Create ();
+            app.Init ();
 
-        return await command.RunAsync (app, runOptions.Initial, runOptions, cancellationToken);
+            return await command.RunAsync (app, runOptions.Initial, runOptions, cancellationToken);
+        }
+        finally
+        {
+            Application.AppModel = previousAppModel;
+        }
     }
 
     private void WriteRootFlag (ArgParser.RootFlag rootFlag, TextWriter stdout)
diff --git a/tests/Terminal.Gui.Cli.IntegrationTests/AppModelDispatchTests.cs b/tests/Terminal.Gui.Cli.IntegrationTests/AppModelDispatchTests.cs
index 59d94de..0323ef8 100644
--- a/tests/Terminal.Gui.Cli.IntegrationTests/AppModelDispatchTests.cs
+++ b/tests/Terminal.Gui.Cli.IntegrationTests/AppModelDispatchTests.cs
@@ -5,10 +5,85 @@ namespace Terminal.Gui.Cli.IntegrationTests;
 
 /// <summary>
 ///     Verifies that CliHost.RunWithTerminalGuiAsync sets IApplication.AppModel
-///     correctly based on CommandKind and the --fullscreen option.
+///     correctly based on CommandKind and the --fullscreen option, initializes the
+///     application before dispatching (issue #18), and restores the process-wide
+///     Application.AppModel after dispatch (issue #26).
 /// </summary>
 public sealed class AppModelDispatchTests
 {
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task InputCommand_Inline_ReceivesInitializedApplication ()
+    {
+        // ICliCommand.RunAsync contract: commands run after the host has initialized
+        // Terminal.Gui, including on the inline input path (issue #18).
+        bool? initialized = null;
+        SpyInputCommand spy = new (app => initialized = app.Initialized);
+
+        CliHost host = new ();
+        host.Registry.Register (spy);
+        using StringWriter stdout = new ();
+        using StringWriter stderr = new ();
+
+        await host.RunAsync (["spy-input"], TestContext.Current.CancellationToken, stdout, stderr);
+
+        Assert.True (initialized);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task InputCommand_Inline_RestoresAppModelAfterDispatch ()
+    {
+        // Application.AppModel is process-wide; leaving it set to Inline after dispatch
+        // makes later Terminal.Gui sessions in the same process inherit it (issue #26).
+        AppModel before = Application.AppModel;
+
+        try
+        {
+            Application.AppModel = AppModel.FullScreen;
+            SpyInputCommand spy = new (_ => { });
+
+            CliHost host = new ();
+            host.Registry.Register (spy);
+            using StringWriter stdout = new ();
+            using StringWriter stderr = new ();
+
+            await host.RunAsync (["spy-input"], TestContext.Current.CancellationToken, stdout, stderr);
+
+            Assert.Equal (AppModel.FullScreen, Application.AppModel);
+        }
+        finally
+        {
+            Application.AppModel = before;
+        }
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task InputCommand_ThrowsCancellation_RestoresAppModel ()
+    {
+        // The restore must also happen when the command throws (issue #26).
+        AppModel before = Application.AppModel;
+
+        try
+        {
+            Application.AppModel = AppModel.FullScreen;
+            SpyInputCommand spy = new (_ => throw new OperationCanceledException ());
+
+            CliHost host = new ();
+            host.Registry.Register (spy);
+            using StringWriter stdout = new ();
+            using StringWriter stderr = new ();
+
+            var exitCode = await host.RunAsync (["spy-input"], TestContext.Current.CancellationToken, stdout,
+                stderr);
+
+            Assert.Equal (ExitCodes.Cancelled, exitCode);
+            Assert.Equal (AppModel.FullScreen, Application.AppModel);
+        }
+        finally
+        {
+            Application.AppModel = before;
+        }
+    }
+
     [Fact]
     public async Task InputCommand_WithoutFullscreen_SetsInlineAppModel ()
     {