diff --git a/Sources/CodexBar/PreferencesGeneralPane.swift b/Sources/CodexBar/PreferencesGeneralPane.swift
index 8f9eb75f6a..5bd2d48184 100644
--- a/Sources/CodexBar/PreferencesGeneralPane.swift
+++ b/Sources/CodexBar/PreferencesGeneralPane.swift
@@ -178,13 +178,18 @@ struct GeneralPane: View {
 
                 Toggle(L("refresh_on_open_title"), isOn: self.$settings.refreshAllProvidersOnMenuOpen)
 
-                Toggle(isOn: self.$settings.backgroundWorkLowPowerModeEnabled) {
-                    SettingsRowLabel(
-                        L("Low Power Mode"),
-                        subtitle: L(
-                            "Runs automatic provider, local usage, and storage refreshes no more often than every " +
-                                "30 minutes. Manual refresh remains available."))
-                }
+                SettingsMenuPicker(
+                    selection: self.$settings.backgroundWorkLowPowerModePreference,
+                    options: GeneralSettingsMenuOptions.lowPowerModePreferences,
+                    label: {
+                        SettingsRowLabel(
+                            L("Low Power Mode"),
+                            subtitle: L(
+                                "When on, runs automatic provider, local usage, and storage refreshes no more " +
+                                    "often than every 30 minutes. Manual refresh remains available. Automatic " +
+                                    "follows the system Low Power Mode setting."))
+                    },
+                    optionLabel: { option in Text(option.label) })
 
                 Toggle(isOn: self.$settings.statusChecksEnabled) {
                     SettingsRowLabel(
diff --git a/Sources/CodexBar/PreferencesMenuPicker.swift b/Sources/CodexBar/PreferencesMenuPicker.swift
index 5a81f7f398..523a7a1b77 100644
--- a/Sources/CodexBar/PreferencesMenuPicker.swift
+++ b/Sources/CodexBar/PreferencesMenuPicker.swift
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ struct SettingsMenuPicker<Value: Hashable, Label: View, OptionLabel: View>: View
 enum GeneralSettingsMenuOptions {
     static let languages = AppLanguage.allCases.map(\.rawValue)
     static let refreshFrequencies = RefreshFrequency.allCases
+    static let lowPowerModePreferences = LowPowerModePreference.allCases
 
     static func terminalApps(selected: TerminalApp) -> [TerminalApp] {
         TerminalApp.pickerOptions(selected: selected)
diff --git a/Sources/CodexBar/Resources/zh-Hans.lproj/Localizable.strings b/Sources/CodexBar/Resources/zh-Hans.lproj/Localizable.strings
index 1c7705209c..1681697fee 100644
--- a/Sources/CodexBar/Resources/zh-Hans.lproj/Localizable.strings
+++ b/Sources/CodexBar/Resources/zh-Hans.lproj/Localizable.strings
@@ -303,7 +303,7 @@
 "Quit CodexBar" = "退出 CodexBar";
 "Random (default)" = "随机（默认）";
 "Reads local usage logs. Shows today + last 30 days cost in the menu." = "读取本地用量日志。在菜单中显示今天及所选历史窗口的费用。";
-"Runs automatic provider, local usage, and storage refreshes no more often than every 30 minutes. Manual refresh remains available." = "自动供应商刷新、本地用量扫描和存储扫描最多每 30 分钟运行一次；仍可随时手动刷新。";
+"When on, runs automatic provider, local usage, and storage refreshes no more often than every 30 minutes. Manual refresh remains available. Automatic follows the system Low Power Mode setting." = "开启后，自动供应商刷新、本地用量扫描和存储扫描最多每 30 分钟运行一次；仍可随时手动刷新。选择“自动”时将跟随系统的低电量模式设置。";
 "Refresh" = "刷新";
 "Refreshing" = "正在刷新";
 "Refresh cadence" = "刷新频率";
diff --git a/Sources/CodexBar/SettingsStore+Defaults.swift b/Sources/CodexBar/SettingsStore+Defaults.swift
index ce25e10cfd..c1e59085d4 100644
--- a/Sources/CodexBar/SettingsStore+Defaults.swift
+++ b/Sources/CodexBar/SettingsStore+Defaults.swift
@@ -764,18 +764,28 @@ extension SettingsStore {
         }
     }
 
-    var backgroundWorkLowPowerModeEnabled: Bool {
-        get { self.defaultsState.backgroundWorkLowPowerModeEnabled }
+    var backgroundWorkLowPowerModePreference: LowPowerModePreference {
+        get { self.defaultsState.backgroundWorkLowPowerModePreference }
         set {
-            self.defaultsState.backgroundWorkLowPowerModeEnabled = newValue
-            self.userDefaults.set(newValue, forKey: "backgroundWorkLowPowerModeEnabled")
+            self.defaultsState.backgroundWorkLowPowerModePreference = newValue
+            self.userDefaults.set(newValue.rawValue, forKey: "backgroundWorkLowPowerModePreference")
             CodexBarLog.logger(LogCategories.settings).info(
-                "Background work low power mode updated",
-                metadata: ["enabled": newValue ? "1" : "0"])
+                "Background work low power mode preference updated",
+                metadata: ["preference": newValue.rawValue])
             self.noteBackgroundWorkSettingsChanged()
         }
     }
 
+    /// Resolves `backgroundWorkLowPowerModePreference` against the live system Low Power Mode state
+    /// when the preference is `.automatic`.
+    var backgroundWorkLowPowerModeEnabled: Bool {
+        switch self.backgroundWorkLowPowerModePreference {
+        case .off: false
+        case .on: true
+        case .automatic: ProcessInfo.processInfo.isLowPowerModeEnabled
+        }
+    }
+
     var effectiveOpenAIWebBatterySaverEnabled: Bool {
         self.openAIWebBatterySaverEnabled || self.backgroundWorkLowPowerModeEnabled
     }
diff --git a/Sources/CodexBar/SettingsStore+MenuObservation.swift b/Sources/CodexBar/SettingsStore+MenuObservation.swift
index 6e34e8f6e1..3b01482606 100644
--- a/Sources/CodexBar/SettingsStore+MenuObservation.swift
+++ b/Sources/CodexBar/SettingsStore+MenuObservation.swift
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ extension SettingsStore {
         _ = self.codexSparkUsageVisible
         _ = self.openAIWebAccessEnabled
         _ = self.openAIWebBatterySaverEnabled
-        _ = self.backgroundWorkLowPowerModeEnabled
+        _ = self.backgroundWorkLowPowerModePreference
         _ = self.providerStorageFootprintsEnabled
         _ = self.agentSessionsEnabled
         _ = self.agentSessionLabelStyle
diff --git a/Sources/CodexBar/SettingsStore.swift b/Sources/CodexBar/SettingsStore.swift
index f8d80dd8db..22cea5d532 100644
--- a/Sources/CodexBar/SettingsStore.swift
+++ b/Sources/CodexBar/SettingsStore.swift
@@ -118,6 +118,24 @@ enum KiroMenuBarDisplayMode: String, CaseIterable, Identifiable {
     }
 }
 
+enum LowPowerModePreference: String, CaseIterable, Identifiable {
+    case off
+    case on
+    case automatic
+
+    var id: String {
+        self.rawValue
+    }
+
+    var label: String {
+        switch self {
+        case .off: L("Off")
+        case .on: L("On")
+        case .automatic: L("Automatic")
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 enum MultiAccountMenuLayout: String, CaseIterable, Identifiable {
     case segmented
     case stacked
@@ -247,6 +265,7 @@ final class SettingsStore {
     #endif
     @ObservationIgnored var mergedMenuLastSelectedWasOverviewStorage = false
     @ObservationIgnored var selectedMenuProviderRawStorage: String?
+    @ObservationIgnored private nonisolated(unsafe) var lowPowerModeObserver: NSObjectProtocol?
     var defaultsState: SettingsDefaultsState
     var configRevision: Int = 0
     var providerDetailSettingsRevision: Int = 0
@@ -400,10 +419,31 @@ final class SettingsStore {
         }
         KeychainAccessGate.isDisabled = self.debugDisableKeychainAccess
         self.startConfigFileWatcher()
+        self.observeSystemPowerStateChanges()
     }
 
     deinit {
         self.configFileWatcher?.stop()
+        if let lowPowerModeObserver {
+            NotificationCenter.default.removeObserver(lowPowerModeObserver)
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Automatic Low Power Mode reads `ProcessInfo.isLowPowerModeEnabled` live, but background
+    /// timers only restart when `backgroundWorkSettingsRevision` changes. Without this, toggling
+    /// the system's Low Power Mode mid-session would leave a running fixed-frequency timer stuck
+    /// at its previously computed interval until an unrelated settings change restarted it.
+    private func observeSystemPowerStateChanges() {
+        self.lowPowerModeObserver = NotificationCenter.default.addObserver(
+            forName: .NSProcessInfoPowerStateDidChange,
+            object: nil,
+            queue: .main)
+        { [weak self] _ in
+            Task { @MainActor [weak self] in
+                guard let self, self.backgroundWorkLowPowerModePreference == .automatic else { return }
+                self.noteBackgroundWorkSettingsChanged()
+            }
+        }
     }
 }
 
@@ -555,8 +595,7 @@ extension SettingsStore {
         if Self.isRunningTests, openAIWebBatterySaverDefault == nil {
             userDefaults.set(false, forKey: "openAIWebBatterySaverEnabled")
         }
-        let backgroundWorkLowPowerModeEnabled =
-            userDefaults.object(forKey: "backgroundWorkLowPowerModeEnabled") as? Bool ?? false
+        let backgroundWorkLowPowerModePreference = Self.loadLowPowerModePreference(userDefaults: userDefaults)
         let providerStorageFootprintsDefault = userDefaults.object(forKey: "providerStorageFootprintsEnabled") as? Bool
         let providerStorageFootprintsEnabled = providerStorageFootprintsDefault ?? false
         if Self.isRunningTests, providerStorageFootprintsDefault == nil {
@@ -652,7 +691,7 @@ extension SettingsStore {
             codexExternalOAuthSourcesAllowed: codexExternalOAuthSourcesAllowed,
             openAIWebAccessEnabled: openAIWebAccessEnabled,
             openAIWebBatterySaverEnabled: openAIWebBatterySaverEnabled,
-            backgroundWorkLowPowerModeEnabled: backgroundWorkLowPowerModeEnabled,
+            backgroundWorkLowPowerModePreference: backgroundWorkLowPowerModePreference,
             providerStorageFootprintsEnabled: providerStorageFootprintsEnabled,
             jetbrainsIDEBasePath: jetbrainsIDEBasePath,
             mergeIcons: mergeIcons,
@@ -698,6 +737,20 @@ extension SettingsStore {
         return frequency
     }
 
+    private static func loadLowPowerModePreference(userDefaults: UserDefaults) -> LowPowerModePreference {
+        if let stored = userDefaults.string(forKey: "backgroundWorkLowPowerModePreference"),
+           let preference = LowPowerModePreference(rawValue: stored)
+        {
+            return preference
+        }
+
+        // Migrate the legacy on/off toggle, preserving prior behavior exactly (default off).
+        let legacyEnabled = userDefaults.object(forKey: "backgroundWorkLowPowerModeEnabled") as? Bool ?? false
+        let preference: LowPowerModePreference = legacyEnabled ? .on : .off
+        userDefaults.set(preference.rawValue, forKey: "backgroundWorkLowPowerModePreference")
+        return preference
+    }
+
     private static func loadAdaptiveActivityScanConsent(
         userDefaults: UserDefaults) -> AdaptiveActivityScanConsent
     {
diff --git a/Sources/CodexBar/SettingsStoreState.swift b/Sources/CodexBar/SettingsStoreState.swift
index 694ce3844b..d34a34926a 100644
--- a/Sources/CodexBar/SettingsStoreState.swift
+++ b/Sources/CodexBar/SettingsStoreState.swift
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ struct SettingsDefaultsState {
     var codexExternalOAuthSourcesAllowed: Bool
     var openAIWebAccessEnabled: Bool
     var openAIWebBatterySaverEnabled: Bool
-    var backgroundWorkLowPowerModeEnabled: Bool
+    var backgroundWorkLowPowerModePreference: LowPowerModePreference
     var providerStorageFootprintsEnabled: Bool
     var jetbrainsIDEBasePath: String
     var mergeIcons: Bool
diff --git a/Tests/CodexBarTests/AdaptiveRefreshHeuristicsTests.swift b/Tests/CodexBarTests/AdaptiveRefreshHeuristicsTests.swift
index be1bc213be..b4bd69902e 100644
--- a/Tests/CodexBarTests/AdaptiveRefreshHeuristicsTests.swift
+++ b/Tests/CodexBarTests/AdaptiveRefreshHeuristicsTests.swift
@@ -35,16 +35,16 @@ struct AdaptiveRefreshHeuristicsTests {
     @Test
     func `global low power mode clamps fixed and interactive adaptive heuristics`() {
         let fixedStore = Self.makeStore(suite: "heuristics-low-power-fixed", frequency: .oneMinute)
-        fixedStore.settings.backgroundWorkLowPowerModeEnabled = true
+        fixedStore.settings.backgroundWorkLowPowerModePreference = .on
         #expect(fixedStore.normalRefreshIntervalForHeuristics() == 1800.0)
 
         let adaptiveStore = Self.makeStore(suite: "heuristics-low-power-adaptive", frequency: .adaptive)
-        adaptiveStore.settings.backgroundWorkLowPowerModeEnabled = true
+        adaptiveStore.settings.backgroundWorkLowPowerModePreference = .on
         adaptiveStore.noteMenuOpened()
         #expect(adaptiveStore.normalRefreshIntervalForHeuristics() == 1800.0)
 
         let manualStore = Self.makeStore(suite: "heuristics-low-power-manual", frequency: .manual)
-        manualStore.settings.backgroundWorkLowPowerModeEnabled = true
+        manualStore.settings.backgroundWorkLowPowerModePreference = .on
         #expect(manualStore.normalRefreshIntervalForHeuristics() == nil)
     }
 
diff --git a/Tests/CodexBarTests/AdaptiveRefreshTimerTests.swift b/Tests/CodexBarTests/AdaptiveRefreshTimerTests.swift
index 65265465f0..530f73bc6b 100644
--- a/Tests/CodexBarTests/AdaptiveRefreshTimerTests.swift
+++ b/Tests/CodexBarTests/AdaptiveRefreshTimerTests.swift
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ struct AdaptiveRefreshTimerTests {
         let settings = Self.makeSettingsStore(
             suite: "AdaptiveRefreshTimerTests-fixed-global-low-power",
             frequency: .fiveMinutes)
-        settings.backgroundWorkLowPowerModeEnabled = true
+        settings.backgroundWorkLowPowerModePreference = .on
         let store = Self.makeUsageStore(settings: settings, startupBehavior: .testing)
 
         store.restartTimerWithSleepOverrideForTesting(.seconds(10))
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ struct AdaptiveRefreshTimerTests {
         let settings = Self.makeSettingsStore(
             suite: "AdaptiveRefreshTimerTests-adaptive-global-low-power",
             frequency: .adaptive)
-        settings.backgroundWorkLowPowerModeEnabled = true
+        settings.backgroundWorkLowPowerModePreference = .on
         let store = Self.makeUsageStore(settings: settings, startupBehavior: .testing)
         let now = Date()
         store.noteMenuOpened(at: now.addingTimeInterval(-10 * 60))
diff --git a/Tests/CodexBarTests/CodexBackgroundRefreshCoalescingTests.swift b/Tests/CodexBarTests/CodexBackgroundRefreshCoalescingTests.swift
index 98cc19efa0..4da7f9b5c7 100644
--- a/Tests/CodexBarTests/CodexBackgroundRefreshCoalescingTests.swift
+++ b/Tests/CodexBarTests/CodexBackgroundRefreshCoalescingTests.swift
@@ -1090,7 +1090,7 @@ extension CodexBackgroundRefreshCoalescingTests {
             suite: "CodexBackgroundRefreshCoalescingTests-forced-dashboard-battery")
         settings.statusChecksEnabled = false
         settings.costUsageEnabled = false
-        settings.backgroundWorkLowPowerModeEnabled = true
+        settings.backgroundWorkLowPowerModePreference = .on
         let managedAccount = try Self.installManagedAccount(
             email: "managed@example.com",
             settings: settings)
@@ -1138,7 +1138,7 @@ extension CodexBackgroundRefreshCoalescingTests {
         settings.statusChecksEnabled = false
         settings.costUsageEnabled = false
         settings.openAIWebBatterySaverEnabled = false
-        settings.backgroundWorkLowPowerModeEnabled = true
+        settings.backgroundWorkLowPowerModePreference = .on
         let managedAccount = try Self.installManagedAccount(
             email: "managed@example.com",
             settings: settings)
diff --git a/Tests/CodexBarTests/ProviderArchitectureGatekeeperTests.swift b/Tests/CodexBarTests/ProviderArchitectureGatekeeperTests.swift
index 7b87895747..f75045214f 100644
--- a/Tests/CodexBarTests/ProviderArchitectureGatekeeperTests.swift
+++ b/Tests/CodexBarTests/ProviderArchitectureGatekeeperTests.swift
@@ -2281,7 +2281,7 @@ struct ProviderArchitectureGatekeeperTests {
             reason: "This exact app-runtime bridge coordinates provider-owned state through the shared controller."),
         AllowedProviderConstruct(
             path: "Sources/CodexBar/SettingsStore.swift",
-            line: 1073,
+            line: 1126,
             anchor: "if !seen.contains(.factory), let zaiIndex = ordered.firstIndex(of: .zai) {",
             expectedProviderIDs: ["factory", "minimax", "zai"],
             expectedReferenceCount: 8,
diff --git a/Tests/CodexBarTests/ProviderStorageFootprintTests.swift b/Tests/CodexBarTests/ProviderStorageFootprintTests.swift
index e670b9876e..9f7c119e19 100644
--- a/Tests/CodexBarTests/ProviderStorageFootprintTests.swift
+++ b/Tests/CodexBarTests/ProviderStorageFootprintTests.swift
@@ -345,7 +345,7 @@ struct ProviderStorageFootprintTests {
             settings: settings,
             environmentBase: ["CODEX_HOME": codexHome.path])
         settings.providerStorageFootprintsEnabled = true
-        settings.backgroundWorkLowPowerModeEnabled = true
+        settings.backgroundWorkLowPowerModePreference = .on
         store.managedCodexAccountsForStorageOverride = []
 
         await store.refreshStorageFootprintsForOverviewNow()
diff --git a/Tests/CodexBarTests/SettingsStoreCoverageTests.swift b/Tests/CodexBarTests/SettingsStoreCoverageTests.swift
index 9a21605189..dd6abb881e 100644
--- a/Tests/CodexBarTests/SettingsStoreCoverageTests.swift
+++ b/Tests/CodexBarTests/SettingsStoreCoverageTests.swift
@@ -154,12 +154,13 @@ struct SettingsStoreCoverageTests {
         let configStore = testConfigStore(suiteName: suite)
 
         let initial = Self.makeSettingsStore(userDefaults: defaults, configStore: configStore)
+        #expect(initial.backgroundWorkLowPowerModePreference == .off)
         #expect(initial.backgroundWorkLowPowerModeEnabled == false)
-        #expect(defaults.object(forKey: "backgroundWorkLowPowerModeEnabled") == nil)
+        #expect(defaults.string(forKey: "backgroundWorkLowPowerModePreference") == "off")
         #expect(initial.effectiveOpenAIWebBatterySaverEnabled == false)
 
         let revision = initial.backgroundWorkSettingsRevision
-        initial.backgroundWorkLowPowerModeEnabled = true
+        initial.backgroundWorkLowPowerModePreference = .on
 
         #expect(initial.backgroundWorkSettingsRevision == revision + 1)
         #expect(initial.effectiveOpenAIWebBatterySaverEnabled)
@@ -168,11 +169,24 @@ struct SettingsStoreCoverageTests {
         #expect(reloaded.backgroundWorkLowPowerModeEnabled)
         #expect(reloaded.effectiveOpenAIWebBatterySaverEnabled)
 
-        reloaded.backgroundWorkLowPowerModeEnabled = false
+        reloaded.backgroundWorkLowPowerModePreference = .off
         reloaded.openAIWebBatterySaverEnabled = true
         #expect(reloaded.effectiveOpenAIWebBatterySaverEnabled)
     }
 
+    @Test
+    func `background low power mode migrates legacy enabled flag to on preference`() throws {
+        let suite = "SettingsStoreCoverageTests-background-low-power-migration"
+        let defaults = try #require(UserDefaults(suiteName: suite))
+        defaults.removePersistentDomain(forName: suite)
+        defaults.set(true, forKey: "backgroundWorkLowPowerModeEnabled")
+        let configStore = testConfigStore(suiteName: suite)
+
+        let migrated = Self.makeSettingsStore(userDefaults: defaults, configStore: configStore)
+        #expect(migrated.backgroundWorkLowPowerModePreference == .on)
+        #expect(defaults.string(forKey: "backgroundWorkLowPowerModePreference") == "on")
+    }
+
     @Test
     func `multi account menu layout persists and bridges legacy show all token accounts`() throws {
         let suite = "SettingsStoreCoverageTests-multi-account-layout"