diff --git a/tests/fixtures/workspace/builder/regression_send_keys_with_hyphen_t_00915.yaml b/tests/fixtures/workspace/builder/regression_send_keys_with_hyphen_t_00915.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..748e107e5e1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/fixtures/workspace/builder/regression_send_keys_with_hyphen_t_00915.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+# regression https://github.com/tmux-python/tmuxp/issues/915
+session_name: target hyphen regression 915
+windows:
+  - window_name: target hyphen regression 915 
+    layout: tiled
+    panes:
+      - shell_command:
+        - echo "t - This echo's correctly."
+      - shell_command:
+        - echo "-a - This also echo's correctly."
+      - shell_command:
+        - echo "-t - This is never sent to the pane and instead printed to the current shell."
diff --git a/tests/workspace/test_builder.py b/tests/workspace/test_builder.py
index 875861f0f9b..0f91325a38c 100644
--- a/tests/workspace/test_builder.py
+++ b/tests/workspace/test_builder.py
@@ -316,6 +316,57 @@ def test_window_options(
         w.select_layout(wconf["layout"])
 
 
+def test_regression_00915_pane_with_hyphen_t_target(
+    tmp_path: pathlib.Path,
+    server: "Server",
+    capsys: pytest.CaptureFixture[str],
+) -> None:
+    """Regression test for send_keys in pane starting with -t."""
+    yaml_config = (
+        FIXTURE_PATH
+        / "workspace/builder"
+        / "regression_send_keys_with_hyphen_t_00915.yaml"
+    )
+    workspace = ConfigReader._from_file(yaml_config)
+    workspace = loader.expand(workspace)
+
+    builder = WorkspaceBuilder(session_config=workspace, server=server)
+
+    # Create a session using the template
+    builder.build()
+    # Then append the template again
+    builder.build(builder.session, append=True)
+
+    session = builder.session
+    assert session is not None
+
+    # Check the panes added when created the session
+    pane_1 = session.windows[0].panes[0]
+    assert "t - This echo's correctly." in pane_1.cmd("capture-pane", "-p").stdout[0]
+    pane_2 = session.windows[0].panes[1]
+    assert (
+        "-a - This also echo's correctly." in pane_2.cmd("capture-pane", "-p").stdout[0]
+    )
+    pane_3 = session.windows[0].panes[2]
+    assert (
+        "-t - This is never sent to the pane and instead printed to the current shell."
+        in pane_3.cmd("capture-pane", "-p").stdout[0]
+    )
+
+    # Check the panes in the appended window
+    pane_1 = session.windows[1].panes[0]
+    assert "t - This echo's correctly." in pane_1.cmd("capture-pane", "-p").stdout[0]
+    pane_2 = session.windows[1].panes[1]
+    assert (
+        "-a - This also echo's correctly." in pane_2.cmd("capture-pane", "-p").stdout[0]
+    )
+    pane_3 = session.windows[1].panes[2]
+    assert (
+        "-t - This is never sent to the pane and instead printed to the current shell."
+        in pane_3.cmd("capture-pane", "-p").stdout[0]
+    )
+
+
 @pytest.mark.flaky(reruns=5)
 def test_window_options_after(
     session: Session,