diff --git a/src/shared/agent-hook-listener/providers/codex-events.ts b/src/shared/agent-hook-listener/providers/codex-events.ts
index c7624741c71..17b1a9f3c19 100644
--- a/src/shared/agent-hook-listener/providers/codex-events.ts
+++ b/src/shared/agent-hook-listener/providers/codex-events.ts
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ export function normalizeCodexEvent(
     state.codexSubagentRosterByPaneKey.delete(paneKey)
     state.codexSubagentTranscriptByPaneKey.delete(paneKey)
   }
-  if (agentId && transcriptPath) {
+  if (agentId && transcriptPath && eventName === 'PermissionRequest') {
     const transcriptState = getOrCreateCodexSubagentTranscriptState(state, paneKey)
     if (transcriptState.parent.filePath === transcriptPath) {
       reconcileCodexSubagentTranscript(