diff --git a/addons/addon-kitty-graphics/src/19616.jpg b/addons/addon-kitty-graphics/src/19616.jpg
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..fc521ace
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diff --git a/addons/addon-kitty-graphics/src/KittyGraphicsAddon.ts b/addons/addon-kitty-graphics/src/KittyGraphicsAddon.ts
index 670ec77e..31ab21b4 100644
--- a/addons/addon-kitty-graphics/src/KittyGraphicsAddon.ts
+++ b/addons/addon-kitty-graphics/src/KittyGraphicsAddon.ts
@@ -509,7 +509,7 @@ export class KittyGraphicsAddon implements ITerminalAddon, IKittyGraphicsApi {
     }
 
     const response = `\x1b_Gi=${id};${message}\x1b\\`;
-    this._terminal._core.coreService.triggerDataEvent(response);
+    this._terminal.input(response, false);
 
     if (this._debug) {
       console.log(`[KittyGraphicsAddon] Sent response: i=${id};${message}`);
diff --git a/addons/addon-kitty-graphics/src/Types.ts b/addons/addon-kitty-graphics/src/Types.ts
index a2c502ec..ac4011b3 100644
--- a/addons/addon-kitty-graphics/src/Types.ts
+++ b/addons/addon-kitty-graphics/src/Types.ts
@@ -6,24 +6,6 @@
 import type { Terminal } from '@xterm/xterm';
 
 /**
- * Core service interface for triggering data events.
- * This is used to send responses back to the terminal client.
+Question: Can I delete this since we switched from triggerDataEvent to this._terminal.input
  */
-export interface ICoreService {
-  triggerDataEvent(data: string, wasUserInput?: boolean): void;
-}
-
-/**
- * Core terminal interface exposing internal services.
- */
-export interface ICoreTerminal {
-  coreService: ICoreService;
-}
-
-/**
- * Extended terminal interface that exposes the internal _core property.
- * This is needed to send responses back to the client.
- */
-export interface ITerminalExt extends Terminal {
-  _core: ICoreTerminal;
-}
+export interface ITerminalExt extends Terminal {}