diff --git a/webview-ui/src/App.tsx b/webview-ui/src/App.tsx
index cccb0422ca..ae29e830d7 100644
--- a/webview-ui/src/App.tsx
+++ b/webview-ui/src/App.tsx
@@ -66,8 +66,19 @@ const App = () => {
 		cloudOrganizations,
 		renderContext,
 		mdmCompliant,
+		experiments,
 	} = useExtensionState()
 
+	// Hooks auto-reload
+	useEffect(() => {
+		if (experiments?.hooks) {
+			const intervalId = setInterval(() => {
+				vscode.postMessage({ type: "hooksReloadConfig" })
+			}, 5000)
+			return () => clearInterval(intervalId)
+		}
+	}, [experiments?.hooks])
+
 	// Create a persistent state manager
 	const marketplaceStateManager = useMemo(() => new MarketplaceViewStateManager(), [])
 
diff --git a/webview-ui/src/__tests__/App.spec.tsx b/webview-ui/src/__tests__/App.spec.tsx
index e8e08782da..00666e8ed9 100644
--- a/webview-ui/src/__tests__/App.spec.tsx
+++ b/webview-ui/src/__tests__/App.spec.tsx
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import React from "react"
 import { render, screen, act, cleanup } from "@/utils/test-utils"
 
 import AppWithProviders from "../App"
+import { vscode } from "@src/utils/vscode"
 
 vi.mock("@src/utils/vscode", () => ({
 	vscode: {
@@ -172,6 +173,68 @@ describe("App", () => {
 		})
 	})
 
+	it("auto-reloads hooks config every 5 seconds when hooks experiment is enabled", () => {
+		vi.useFakeTimers()
+
+		mockUseExtensionState.mockReturnValue({
+			didHydrateState: true,
+			showWelcome: false,
+			shouldShowAnnouncement: false,
+			experiments: { hooks: true },
+			language: "en",
+			telemetrySetting: "enabled",
+		})
+
+		const { unmount } = render(<AppWithProviders />)
+
+		// Initial render shouldn't trigger reload (it's triggered by effect interval)
+		expect(vscode.postMessage).not.toHaveBeenCalledWith({ type: "hooksReloadConfig" })
+
+		// Advance time by 5s
+		act(() => {
+			vi.advanceTimersByTime(5000)
+		})
+		expect(vscode.postMessage).toHaveBeenCalledWith({ type: "hooksReloadConfig" })
+
+		// Advance time another 5s
+		act(() => {
+			vi.advanceTimersByTime(5000)
+		})
+		expect(vscode.postMessage).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(3) // 1 initial (webviewDidLaunch) + 2 repeats
+
+		// Unmount and verify no more calls
+		unmount()
+		act(() => {
+			vi.advanceTimersByTime(5000)
+		})
+		expect(vscode.postMessage).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(3)
+
+		vi.useRealTimers()
+	})
+
+	it("does not auto-reload hooks config when hooks experiment is disabled", () => {
+		vi.useFakeTimers()
+
+		mockUseExtensionState.mockReturnValue({
+			didHydrateState: true,
+			showWelcome: false,
+			shouldShowAnnouncement: false,
+			experiments: { hooks: false },
+			language: "en",
+			telemetrySetting: "enabled",
+		})
+
+		render(<AppWithProviders />)
+
+		// Advance time by 5s
+		act(() => {
+			vi.advanceTimersByTime(5000)
+		})
+		expect(vscode.postMessage).not.toHaveBeenCalledWith({ type: "hooksReloadConfig" })
+
+		vi.useRealTimers()
+	})
+
 	afterEach(() => {
 		cleanup()
 		window.removeEventListener("message", () => {})
diff --git a/webview-ui/src/i18n/locales/en/settings.json b/webview-ui/src/i18n/locales/en/settings.json
index 2fe9c694f7..d1f80392a6 100644
--- a/webview-ui/src/i18n/locales/en/settings.json
+++ b/webview-ui/src/i18n/locales/en/settings.json
@@ -903,7 +903,7 @@
 		},
 		"HOOKS": {
 			"name": "Enable Hooks",
-			"description": "Use custom shell commands to automate actions before or after tool execution."
+			"description": "Use custom shell commands to automate actions before or after tool execution. (Restart required after saving settings)"
 		}
 	},
 	"promptCaching": {