diff --git a/src/nvim/terminal.c b/src/nvim/terminal.c
index ee482f7104..8b29fcfa42 100644
--- a/src/nvim/terminal.c
+++ b/src/nvim/terminal.c
@@ -173,11 +173,13 @@ static void emit_term_request(void **argv)
 {
   char *payload = argv[0];
   size_t payload_length = (size_t)argv[1];
+  Terminal *rv = argv[2];
 
+  buf_T *buf = handle_get_buffer(rv->buf_handle);
   String termrequest = { .data = payload, .size = payload_length };
   Object data = STRING_OBJ(termrequest);
   set_vim_var_string(VV_TERMREQUEST, payload, (ptrdiff_t)payload_length);
-  apply_autocmds_group(EVENT_TERMREQUEST, NULL, NULL, false, AUGROUP_ALL, curbuf, NULL, &data);
+  apply_autocmds_group(EVENT_TERMREQUEST, NULL, NULL, false, AUGROUP_ALL, buf, NULL, &data);
   xfree(payload);
 }
 
@@ -190,7 +192,7 @@ static int on_osc(int command, VTermStringFragment frag, void *user)
   StringBuilder request = KV_INITIAL_VALUE;
   kv_printf(request, "\x1b]%d;", command);
   kv_concat_len(request, frag.str, frag.len);
-  multiqueue_put(main_loop.events, emit_term_request, request.items, (void *)request.size);
+  multiqueue_put(main_loop.events, emit_term_request, request.items, (void *)request.size, user);
   return 1;
 }
 
@@ -203,7 +205,7 @@ static int on_dcs(const char *command, size_t commandlen, VTermStringFragment fr
   StringBuilder request = KV_INITIAL_VALUE;
   kv_printf(request, "\x1bP%*s", (int)commandlen, command);
   kv_concat_len(request, frag.str, frag.len);
-  multiqueue_put(main_loop.events, emit_term_request, request.items, (void *)request.size);
+  multiqueue_put(main_loop.events, emit_term_request, request.items, (void *)request.size, user);
   return 1;
 }
 
diff --git a/test/functional/terminal/buffer_spec.lua b/test/functional/terminal/buffer_spec.lua
index d0462b5619..497d7668e8 100644
--- a/test/functional/terminal/buffer_spec.lua
+++ b/test/functional/terminal/buffer_spec.lua
@@ -318,16 +318,23 @@ describe(':terminal buffer', function()
     )
   end)
 
-  it('emits TermRequest events', function()
+  it('emits TermRequest events #26972', function()
     command('split')
     command('enew')
     local term = meths.open_term(0, {})
+    local termbuf = meths.get_current_buf().id
+
+    -- Test that autocommand buffer is associated with the terminal buffer, not the current buffer
+    command('au TermRequest * let g:termbuf = +expand("<abuf>")')
+    command('wincmd p')
+
     -- cwd will be inserted in a file URI, which cannot contain backs
     local cwd = funcs.getcwd():gsub('\\', '/')
     local parent = cwd:match('^(.+/)')
     local expected = '\027]7;file://host' .. parent
     meths.chan_send(term, string.format('%s\027\\', expected))
     eq(expected, eval('v:termrequest'))
+    eq(termbuf, eval('g:termbuf'))
   end)
 end)