diff --git a/src/extension.ts b/src/extension.ts
index 22b2f658..a18ea41c 100644
--- a/src/extension.ts
+++ b/src/extension.ts
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import {
 } from './common/window.apis';
 import { getConfiguration } from './common/workspace.apis';
 import { createManagerReady } from './features/common/managerReady';
+import { identifyTerminalShell } from './features/common/shellDetector';
 import { AutoFindProjects } from './features/creators/autoFindProjects';
 import { ExistingProjects } from './features/creators/existingProjects';
 import { NewPackageProject } from './features/creators/newPackageProject';
@@ -49,7 +50,7 @@ import { PythonProjectManagerImpl } from './features/projectManager';
 import { getPythonApi, setPythonApi } from './features/pythonApi';
 import { registerCompletionProvider } from './features/settings/settingCompletions';
 import { setActivateMenuButtonContext } from './features/terminal/activateMenuButton';
-import { normalizeShellPath } from './features/terminal/shells/common/shellUtils';
+import { getShellCommandAsString, normalizeShellPath } from './features/terminal/shells/common/shellUtils';
 import {
     clearShellProfileCache,
     createShellEnvProviders,
@@ -435,6 +436,7 @@ export async function activate(context: ExtensionContext): Promise<PythonEnviron
         commands.registerCommand('python-envs.runPetInTerminal', async () => {
             try {
                 const petPath = await getNativePythonToolsPath();
+                let command: { subcommand: string; args?: string[] } | undefined;
 
                 // Show quick pick menu for PET operation selection
                 const selectedOption = await window.showQuickPick(
@@ -467,8 +469,7 @@ export async function activate(context: ExtensionContext): Promise<PythonEnviron
 
                 if (selectedOption.label === 'Find All Environments') {
                     // Run pet find --verbose
-                    terminal.sendText(`"${petPath}" find --verbose`, true);
-                    traceInfo(`Running PET find command: ${petPath} find --verbose`);
+                    command = { subcommand: 'find', args: ['--verbose'] };
                 } else if (selectedOption.label === 'Resolve Environment...') {
                     // Show input box for path
                     const placeholder = isWindows() ? 'C:\\path\\to\\python\\executable' : '/path/to/python/executable';
@@ -489,8 +490,15 @@ export async function activate(context: ExtensionContext): Promise<PythonEnviron
                     }
 
                     // Run pet resolve with the provided path
-                    terminal.sendText(`"${petPath}" resolve "${inputPath.trim()}"`, true);
-                    traceInfo(`Running PET resolve command: ${petPath} resolve "${inputPath.trim()}"`);
+                    command = { subcommand: 'resolve', args: [inputPath.trim()] };
+                }
+
+                if (command) {
+                    const execString = getShellCommandAsString(identifyTerminalShell(terminal), [
+                        { executable: petPath, args: [command.subcommand, ...(command.args || [])] },
+                    ]);
+                    terminal.sendText(execString);
+                    traceInfo(`Running PET ${command.subcommand} command: ${execString}`);
                 }
             } catch (error) {
                 traceError('Error running PET in terminal', error);
diff --git a/src/features/execution/execUtils.ts b/src/features/execution/execUtils.ts
index 49409ef7..76cc33b0 100644
--- a/src/features/execution/execUtils.ts
+++ b/src/features/execution/execUtils.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 export function quoteStringIfNecessary(arg: string): string {
+    arg = arg.trim();
     if (arg.indexOf(' ') >= 0 && !(arg.startsWith('"') && arg.endsWith('"'))) {
         return `"${arg}"`;
     }
diff --git a/src/features/terminal/runInTerminal.ts b/src/features/terminal/runInTerminal.ts
index 24ac7eb3..661474ac 100644
--- a/src/features/terminal/runInTerminal.ts
+++ b/src/features/terminal/runInTerminal.ts
@@ -2,9 +2,8 @@ import { Terminal, TerminalShellExecution } from 'vscode';
 import { PythonEnvironment, PythonTerminalExecutionOptions } from '../../api';
 import { createDeferred } from '../../common/utils/deferred';
 import { onDidEndTerminalShellExecution } from '../../common/window.apis';
-import { ShellConstants } from '../common/shellConstants';
 import { identifyTerminalShell } from '../common/shellDetector';
-import { quoteArgs } from '../execution/execUtils';
+import { getShellCommandAsString } from './shells/common/shellUtils';
 
 export async function runInTerminal(
     environment: PythonEnvironment,
@@ -29,25 +28,11 @@ export async function runInTerminal(
             }
         });
 
-        const shouldSurroundWithQuotes =
-            executable.includes(' ') && !executable.startsWith('"') && !executable.endsWith('"');
-        // Handle case where executable contains white-spaces.
-        if (shouldSurroundWithQuotes) {
-            executable = `"${executable}"`;
-        }
-
-        if (shellType === ShellConstants.PWSH && !executable.startsWith('&')) {
-            // PowerShell requires commands to be prefixed with '&' to run them.
-            executable = `& ${executable}`;
-        }
+        executable = getShellCommandAsString(shellType, [{ executable }]);
         execution = terminal.shellIntegration.executeCommand(executable, allArgs);
         await deferred.promise;
     } else {
-        let text = quoteArgs([executable, ...allArgs]).join(' ');
-        if (shellType === ShellConstants.PWSH && !text.startsWith('&')) {
-            // PowerShell requires commands to be prefixed with '&' to run them.
-            text = `& ${text}`;
-        }
+        const text = getShellCommandAsString(shellType, [{ executable, args: allArgs }]);
         terminal.sendText(`${text}\n`);
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/features/terminal/shells/common/shellUtils.ts b/src/features/terminal/shells/common/shellUtils.ts
index 95e6f71a..837c721c 100644
--- a/src/features/terminal/shells/common/shellUtils.ts
+++ b/src/features/terminal/shells/common/shellUtils.ts
@@ -6,12 +6,13 @@ import { ShellConstants } from '../../../common/shellConstants';
 import { quoteArgs } from '../../../execution/execUtils';
 
 function getCommandAsString(command: PythonCommandRunConfiguration[], shell: string, delimiter: string): string {
-    const parts = [];
+    let parts = [];
     for (const cmd of command) {
         const args = cmd.args ?? [];
         parts.push(quoteArgs([normalizeShellPath(cmd.executable, shell), ...args]).join(' '));
     }
     if (shell === ShellConstants.PWSH) {
+        parts = parts.map((p) => (p.startsWith('"') ? `& ${p}` : p));
         if (parts.length === 1) {
             return parts[0];
         }