diff --git a/packages/cli/src/config/config.ts b/packages/cli/src/config/config.ts
index aa00fbe9f2..e94119a931 100755
--- a/packages/cli/src/config/config.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/config/config.ts
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ import { requestConsentNonInteractive } from './extensions/consent.js';
 import { promptForSetting } from './extensions/extensionSettings.js';
 import type { EventEmitter } from 'node:stream';
 import { runExitCleanup } from '../utils/cleanup.js';
-import { getEnableHooks } from './settingsSchema.js';
+import { getEnableHooks, getEnableHooksUI } from './settingsSchema.js';
 
 export interface CliArgs {
   query: string | undefined;
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@ export async function parseArguments(settings: Settings): Promise<CliArgs> {
   }
 
   // Register hooks command if hooks are enabled
-  if (getEnableHooks(settings)) {
+  if (getEnableHooksUI(settings)) {
     yargsInstance.command(hooksCommand);
   }
 
@@ -740,6 +740,7 @@ export async function loadCliConfig(
     modelConfigServiceConfig: settings.modelConfigs,
     // TODO: loading of hooks based on workspace trust
     enableHooks: getEnableHooks(settings),
+    enableHooksUI: getEnableHooksUI(settings),
     hooks: settings.hooks || {},
     projectHooks: projectHooks || {},
     onModelChange: (model: string) => saveModelChange(loadedSettings, model),
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/config/settingsSchema.ts b/packages/cli/src/config/settingsSchema.ts
index a51776316b..efe535e42e 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/config/settingsSchema.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/config/settingsSchema.ts
@@ -2136,8 +2136,10 @@ type InferSettings<T extends SettingsSchema> = {
 
 export type Settings = InferSettings<SettingsSchemaType>;
 
-export function getEnableHooks(settings: Settings): boolean {
-  return (
-    (settings.tools?.enableHooks ?? true) && (settings.hooks?.enabled ?? false)
-  );
+export function getEnableHooksUI(settings: Settings): boolean {
+  return settings.tools?.enableHooks ?? true;
+}
+
+export function getEnableHooks(settings: Settings): boolean {
+  return getEnableHooksUI(settings) && (settings.hooks?.enabled ?? false);
 }
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/services/BuiltinCommandLoader.test.ts b/packages/cli/src/services/BuiltinCommandLoader.test.ts
index b99d58239e..6bebf0b06e 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/services/BuiltinCommandLoader.test.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/services/BuiltinCommandLoader.test.ts
@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@ describe('BuiltinCommandLoader', () => {
       getFolderTrust: vi.fn().mockReturnValue(true),
       getEnableExtensionReloading: () => false,
       getEnableHooks: () => false,
+      getEnableHooksUI: () => false,
       isSkillsSupportEnabled: vi.fn().mockReturnValue(false),
       getMcpEnabled: vi.fn().mockReturnValue(true),
       getSkillManager: vi.fn().mockReturnValue({
@@ -199,6 +200,7 @@ describe('BuiltinCommandLoader profile', () => {
       getCheckpointingEnabled: () => false,
       getEnableExtensionReloading: () => false,
       getEnableHooks: () => false,
+      getEnableHooksUI: () => false,
       isSkillsSupportEnabled: vi.fn().mockReturnValue(false),
       getMcpEnabled: vi.fn().mockReturnValue(true),
       getSkillManager: vi.fn().mockReturnValue({
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/services/BuiltinCommandLoader.ts b/packages/cli/src/services/BuiltinCommandLoader.ts
index 31395c0172..ea72ecdb05 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/services/BuiltinCommandLoader.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/services/BuiltinCommandLoader.ts
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ export class BuiltinCommandLoader implements ICommandLoader {
       editorCommand,
       extensionsCommand(this.config?.getEnableExtensionReloading()),
       helpCommand,
-      ...(this.config?.getEnableHooks() ? [hooksCommand] : []),
+      ...(this.config?.getEnableHooksUI() ? [hooksCommand] : []),
       await ideCommand(),
       initCommand,
       ...(this.config?.getMcpEnabled() === false
diff --git a/packages/core/src/config/config.ts b/packages/core/src/config/config.ts
index 10c06950b8..cc9929f23c 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/config/config.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/config/config.ts
@@ -344,6 +344,7 @@ export interface ConfigParameters {
   disableYoloMode?: boolean;
   modelConfigServiceConfig?: ModelConfigServiceConfig;
   enableHooks?: boolean;
+  enableHooksUI?: boolean;
   experiments?: Experiments;
   hooks?: { [K in HookEventName]?: HookDefinition[] } & { disabled?: string[] };
   projectHooks?: { [K in HookEventName]?: HookDefinition[] } & {
@@ -470,6 +471,7 @@ export class Config {
   private readonly disableYoloMode: boolean;
   private pendingIncludeDirectories: string[];
   private readonly enableHooks: boolean;
+  private readonly enableHooksUI: boolean;
   private readonly hooks:
     | { [K in HookEventName]?: HookDefinition[] }
     | undefined;
@@ -603,6 +605,7 @@ export class Config {
     this.useWriteTodos = isPreviewModel(this.model)
       ? false
       : (params.useWriteTodos ?? true);
+    this.enableHooksUI = params.enableHooksUI ?? true;
     this.enableHooks = params.enableHooks ?? false;
     this.disabledHooks =
       (params.hooks && 'disabled' in params.hooks
@@ -1671,6 +1674,10 @@ export class Config {
     return this.enableHooks;
   }
 
+  getEnableHooksUI(): boolean {
+    return this.enableHooksUI;
+  }
+
   getCodebaseInvestigatorSettings(): CodebaseInvestigatorSettings {
     return this.codebaseInvestigatorSettings;
   }