diff --git a/packages/cli/src/ui/components/Notifications.tsx b/packages/cli/src/ui/components/Notifications.tsx
index a322dab86b..64ebbc37bf 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/ui/components/Notifications.tsx
+++ b/packages/cli/src/ui/components/Notifications.tsx
@@ -5,41 +5,86 @@
  */
 
 import { Box, Text, useIsScreenReaderEnabled } from 'ink';
+import { useEffect, useState } from 'react';
 import { useAppContext } from '../contexts/AppContext.js';
 import { useUIState } from '../contexts/UIStateContext.js';
 import { theme } from '../semantic-colors.js';
 import { StreamingState } from '../types.js';
 import { UpdateNotification } from './UpdateNotification.js';
 
-import { GEMINI_DIR } from '@google/gemini-cli-core';
-import { homedir } from 'node:os';
+import { GEMINI_DIR, Storage } from '@google/gemini-cli-core';
+
+import * as fs from 'node:fs/promises';
+import os from 'node:os';
 import path from 'node:path';
 
-const settingsPath = path.join(homedir(), GEMINI_DIR, 'settings.json');
+const settingsPath = path.join(os.homedir(), GEMINI_DIR, 'settings.json');
+
+const screenReaderNudgeFilePath = path.join(
+  Storage.getGlobalTempDir(),
+  'seen_screen_reader_nudge.json',
+);
 
 export const Notifications = () => {
   const { startupWarnings } = useAppContext();
   const { initError, streamingState, updateInfo } = useUIState();
+
   const isScreenReaderEnabled = useIsScreenReaderEnabled();
   const showStartupWarnings = startupWarnings.length > 0;
   const showInitError =
     initError && streamingState !== StreamingState.Responding;
 
+  const [hasSeenScreenReaderNudge, setHasSeenScreenReaderNudge] = useState<
+    boolean | undefined
+  >(undefined);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const checkScreenReaderNudge = async () => {
+      try {
+        await fs.access(screenReaderNudgeFilePath);
+        setHasSeenScreenReaderNudge(true);
+      } catch {
+        setHasSeenScreenReaderNudge(false);
+      }
+    };
+    checkScreenReaderNudge();
+  }, []);
+
+  const showScreenReaderNudge =
+    isScreenReaderEnabled && !hasSeenScreenReaderNudge;
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const writeScreenReaderNudgeFile = async () => {
+      if (showScreenReaderNudge) {
+        try {
+          await fs.mkdir(path.dirname(screenReaderNudgeFilePath), {
+            recursive: true,
+          });
+          await fs.writeFile(screenReaderNudgeFilePath, 'true');
+        } catch (error) {
+          console.error('Error storing screen reader nudge', error);
+        }
+      }
+    };
+    writeScreenReaderNudgeFile();
+  }, [showScreenReaderNudge]);
+
   if (
     !showStartupWarnings &&
     !showInitError &&
     !updateInfo &&
-    !isScreenReaderEnabled
+    !showScreenReaderNudge
   ) {
     return null;
   }
 
   return (
     <>
-      {isScreenReaderEnabled && (
+      {showScreenReaderNudge && (
         <Text>
           You are currently in screen reader-friendly view. To switch out, open{' '}
-          {settingsPath} and remove the entry for {'"screenReader"'}.
+          {settingsPath} and remove the entry for {'"screenReader"'}. This will
+          disappear on next run.
         </Text>
       )}
       {updateInfo && <UpdateNotification message={updateInfo.message} />}