diff --git a/src/modules/cmdpal/Microsoft.CmdPal.UI.ViewModels/Models/JSModelMapper.cs b/src/modules/cmdpal/Microsoft.CmdPal.UI.ViewModels/Models/JSModelMapper.cs
index 77fc0f6868..e555fe738b 100644
--- a/src/modules/cmdpal/Microsoft.CmdPal.UI.ViewModels/Models/JSModelMapper.cs
+++ b/src/modules/cmdpal/Microsoft.CmdPal.UI.ViewModels/Models/JSModelMapper.cs
@@ -281,6 +281,15 @@ internal static class JSModelMapper
             item.Subtitle = subtitle;
         }
 
+        // Context items can carry their own nested context menu via "moreCommands".
+        // The wire omits the field entirely when empty, so only assign when the
+        // recursive parse yields children and otherwise leave the default.
+        var moreCommands = ParseContextItems(element, "moreCommands", "MoreCommands", connection);
+        if (moreCommands.Length > 0)
+        {
+            item.MoreCommands = moreCommands;
+        }
+
         return item;
     }
 
diff --git a/src/modules/cmdpal/Tests/Microsoft.CmdPal.UI.ViewModels.UnitTests/JSAdapterProxyTests.cs b/src/modules/cmdpal/Tests/Microsoft.CmdPal.UI.ViewModels.UnitTests/JSAdapterProxyTests.cs
index 0e32bfce29..1cad30c889 100644
--- a/src/modules/cmdpal/Tests/Microsoft.CmdPal.UI.ViewModels.UnitTests/JSAdapterProxyTests.cs
+++ b/src/modules/cmdpal/Tests/Microsoft.CmdPal.UI.ViewModels.UnitTests/JSAdapterProxyTests.cs
@@ -139,6 +139,55 @@ public class JSAdapterProxyTests
         Assert.AreEqual("Item B", items[2].Title);
     }
 
+    [TestMethod]
+    public void ContextItems_ParseNestedMoreCommandsRecursively()
+    {
+        using var fake = new JSFakeExtension();
+        fake.OnResult("provider/getCommand", """{ "id": "nested-list", "pageType": "listPage", "name": "Nested" }""");
+        var itemsJson =
+            """
+            {
+              "items": [
+                {
+                  "title": "Root Item",
+                  "moreCommands": [
+                    {
+                      "command": { "id": "level1", "name": "Level 1" },
+                      "title": "Level 1",
+                      "moreCommands": [
+                        { "command": { "id": "level2", "name": "Level 2" }, "title": "Level 2" }
+                      ]
+                    }
+                  ]
+                },
+                { "title": "Leaf Item" }
+              ]
+            }
+            """;
+        fake.OnResult("listPage/getItems", itemsJson);
+
+        var provider = CreateProvider(fake);
+        var page = (IListPage)provider.GetCommand("nested-list")!;
+        var items = page.GetItems();
+
+        Assert.AreEqual(2, items.Length);
+
+        // The root item carries a first-level nested command.
+        var firstLevel = items[0].MoreCommands;
+        Assert.AreEqual(1, firstLevel.Length);
+        var firstLevelCommand = (ICommandContextItem)firstLevel[0];
+        Assert.AreEqual("Level 1", firstLevelCommand.Title);
+
+        // That first-level command carries its own second-level nested command.
+        Assert.AreEqual(1, firstLevelCommand.MoreCommands.Length);
+        var secondLevelCommand = (ICommandContextItem)firstLevelCommand.MoreCommands[0];
+        Assert.AreEqual("Level 2", secondLevelCommand.Title);
+        Assert.AreEqual(0, secondLevelCommand.MoreCommands.Length);
+
+        // The leaf item with no moreCommands yields no children.
+        Assert.AreEqual(0, items[1].MoreCommands.Length);
+    }
+
     [TestMethod]
     public async Task DynamicListPage_ForwardsSearchTextAndRaisesItemsChanged()
     {