diff --git a/src/activate/registerCommands.ts b/src/activate/registerCommands.ts
index 0534f24782..f5ff4316af 100644
--- a/src/activate/registerCommands.ts
+++ b/src/activate/registerCommands.ts
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ const getCommandsMap = ({ context, outputChannel, provider }: RegisterCommandOpt
 
 		TelemetryService.instance.captureTitleButtonClicked("plus")
 
-		await visibleProvider.removeClineFromStack()
+		await visibleProvider.deactivateCurrentTask()
 		await visibleProvider.postStateToWebview()
 		await visibleProvider.postMessageToWebview({ type: "action", action: "chatButtonClicked" })
 		// Send focusInput action immediately after chatButtonClicked
diff --git a/src/core/webview/ClineProvider.ts b/src/core/webview/ClineProvider.ts
index ddc20acbbd..d90c4e0f27 100644
--- a/src/core/webview/ClineProvider.ts
+++ b/src/core/webview/ClineProvider.ts
@@ -2235,6 +2235,15 @@ export class ClineProvider
 			})
 		}
 	}
+
+	// Compatibility methods for tests - these wrap the new persistent task management
+	async addClineToStack(task: Task): Promise<void> {
+		await this.activateTask(task)
+	}
+
+	async removeClineFromStack(): Promise<void> {
+		await this.deactivateCurrentTask()
+	}
 }
 
 class OrganizationAllowListViolationError extends Error {
diff --git a/src/extension/api.ts b/src/extension/api.ts
index 49710c32e4..ec5b9deb09 100644
--- a/src/extension/api.ts
+++ b/src/extension/api.ts
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ export class API extends EventEmitter<RooCodeEvents> implements RooCodeAPI {
 			}
 		}
 
-		await provider.removeClineFromStack()
+		await provider.deactivateCurrentTask()
 		await provider.postStateToWebview()
 		await provider.postMessageToWebview({ type: "action", action: "chatButtonClicked" })
 		await provider.postMessageToWebview({ type: "invoke", invoke: "newChat", text, images })