diff --git a/src/primaite/game/agent/actions.py b/src/primaite/game/agent/actions.py
index 2e6189c0..3dc1f514 100644
--- a/src/primaite/game/agent/actions.py
+++ b/src/primaite/game/agent/actions.py
@@ -1266,6 +1266,28 @@ class NodeSendRemoteCommandAction(AbstractAction):
         ]
 
 
+class NodeSendLocalCommandAction(AbstractAction):
+    """Action which sends a terminal command using a local terminal session."""
+
+    def __init__(self, manager: "ActionManager", **kwargs) -> None:
+        super().__init__(manager=manager)
+
+    def form_request(self, node_id: int, username: str, password: str, command: RequestFormat) -> RequestFormat:
+        """Return the action formatted as a request which can be ingested by the PrimAITE simulation."""
+        node_name = self.manager.get_node_name_by_idx(node_id)
+        return [
+            "network",
+            "node",
+            node_name,
+            "service",
+            "Terminal",
+            "send_local_command",
+            username,
+            password,
+            {"command": command},
+        ]
+
+
 class TerminalC2ServerAction(AbstractAction):
     """Action which causes the C2 Server to send a command to the C2 Beacon to execute the terminal command passed."""
 
@@ -1372,6 +1394,7 @@ class ActionManager:
         "SSH_TO_REMOTE": NodeSessionsRemoteLoginAction,
         "SESSIONS_REMOTE_LOGOFF": NodeSessionsRemoteLogoutAction,
         "NODE_SEND_REMOTE_COMMAND": NodeSendRemoteCommandAction,
+        "NODE_SEND_LOCAL_COMMAND": NodeSendLocalCommandAction,
     }
     """Dictionary which maps action type strings to the corresponding action class."""
 
diff --git a/src/primaite/simulator/system/services/terminal/terminal.py b/src/primaite/simulator/system/services/terminal/terminal.py
index e98e8555..9b88bbe8 100644
--- a/src/primaite/simulator/system/services/terminal/terminal.py
+++ b/src/primaite/simulator/system/services/terminal/terminal.py
@@ -208,7 +208,6 @@ class Terminal(Service):
                         status="success",
                         data={},
                     )
-            else:
                 return RequestResponse(
                     status="failure",
                     data={},
@@ -219,6 +218,27 @@ class Terminal(Service):
             request_type=RequestType(func=remote_execute_request),
         )
 
+        def local_execute_request(request: RequestFormat, context: Dict) -> RequestResponse:
+            """Executes a command using a local terminal session."""
+            command: str = request[2]["command"]
+            local_connection = self._process_local_login(username=request[0], password=request[1])
+            if local_connection:
+                outcome = local_connection.execute(command)
+                if outcome:
+                    return RequestResponse(
+                        status="success",
+                        data={"reason": outcome},
+                    )
+            return RequestResponse(
+                status="success",
+                data={"reason": "Local Terminal failed to resolve command. Potentially invalid credentials?"},
+            )
+
+        rm.add_request(
+            "send_local_command",
+            request_type=RequestType(func=local_execute_request),
+        )
+
         return rm
 
     def execute(self, command: List[Any]) -> Optional[RequestResponse]:
diff --git a/tests/conftest.py b/tests/conftest.py
index 1bbff8f2..8717abfa 100644
--- a/tests/conftest.py
+++ b/tests/conftest.py
@@ -467,6 +467,7 @@ def game_and_agent():
         {"type": "SSH_TO_REMOTE"},
         {"type": "SESSIONS_REMOTE_LOGOFF"},
         {"type": "NODE_SEND_REMOTE_COMMAND"},
+        {"type": "NODE_SEND_LOCAL_COMMAND"},
     ]
 
     action_space = ActionManager(
diff --git a/tests/integration_tests/game_layer/actions/test_terminal_actions.py b/tests/integration_tests/game_layer/actions/test_terminal_actions.py
index d011c1e8..d2ea7202 100644
--- a/tests/integration_tests/game_layer/actions/test_terminal_actions.py
+++ b/tests/integration_tests/game_layer/actions/test_terminal_actions.py
@@ -164,3 +164,54 @@ def test_change_password_logs_out_user(game_and_agent_fixture: Tuple[PrimaiteGam
 
     assert server_1.file_system.get_folder("folder123") is None
     assert server_1.file_system.get_file("folder123", "doggo.pdf") is None
+
+
+def test_local_terminal(game_and_agent_fixture: Tuple[PrimaiteGame, ProxyAgent]):
+    game, agent = game_and_agent_fixture
+
+    client_1 = game.simulation.network.get_node_by_hostname("client_1")
+    # create a new user account on server_1 that will be logged into remotely
+    client_1_usm: UserManager = client_1.software_manager.software["UserManager"]
+    client_1_usm.add_user("user123", "password", is_admin=True)
+
+    action = (
+        "NODE_SEND_LOCAL_COMMAND",
+        {
+            "node_id": 0,
+            "username": "user123",
+            "password": "password",
+            "command": ["file_system", "create", "file", "folder123", "doggo.pdf", False],
+        },
+    )
+    agent.store_action(action)
+    game.step()
+
+    assert client_1.file_system.get_folder("folder123")
+    assert client_1.file_system.get_file("folder123", "doggo.pdf")
+
+    # Change password
+    action = (
+        "NODE_ACCOUNTS_CHANGE_PASSWORD",
+        {
+            "node_id": 0,  # server_1
+            "username": "user123",
+            "current_password": "password",
+            "new_password": "different_password",
+        },
+    )
+    agent.store_action(action)
+    game.step()
+
+    action = (
+        "NODE_SEND_LOCAL_COMMAND",
+        {
+            "node_id": 0,
+            "username": "user123",
+            "password": "password",
+            "command": ["file_system", "create", "file", "folder123", "cat.pdf", False],
+        },
+    )
+    agent.store_action(action)
+    game.step()
+
+    assert client_1.file_system.get_file("folder123", "cat.pdf") is None