diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/lib/trpc/routers/workspaces/utils/git.test.ts b/apps/desktop/src/lib/trpc/routers/workspaces/utils/git.test.ts
index 226f14dd85a..5adbf7017ee 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/lib/trpc/routers/workspaces/utils/git.test.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/lib/trpc/routers/workspaces/utils/git.test.ts
@@ -287,6 +287,125 @@ describe("getDefaultBranch", () => {
 	});
 });
 
+describe("Worktree creation bypasses git hooks", () => {
+	function setupRepoWithFailingHook(testName: string) {
+		const baseDir = join(
+			__dirname,
+			`.test-${testName}-${Date.now()}-${Math.random().toString(36).slice(2)}`,
+		);
+		const repoPath = join(baseDir, "repo");
+		mkdirSync(repoPath, { recursive: true });
+		execSync("git init", { cwd: repoPath, stdio: "ignore" });
+		execSync("git config user.email 'test@test.com'", {
+			cwd: repoPath,
+			stdio: "ignore",
+		});
+		execSync("git config user.name 'Test'", { cwd: repoPath, stdio: "ignore" });
+		writeFileSync(join(repoPath, "README.md"), "# test\n");
+		execSync("git add . && git commit -m 'init'", {
+			cwd: repoPath,
+			stdio: "ignore",
+		});
+
+		const hooksDir = join(repoPath, ".git", "hooks");
+		mkdirSync(hooksDir, { recursive: true });
+		writeFileSync(
+			join(hooksDir, "post-checkout"),
+			'#!/bin/sh\necho "hook: simulating pnpm not found" >&2\nexit 1\n',
+		);
+		execSync(`chmod +x "${join(hooksDir, "post-checkout")}"`, {
+			stdio: "ignore",
+		});
+
+		return {
+			repoPath,
+			worktreePath: join(baseDir, "worktree"),
+			cleanup: () => {
+				if (existsSync(baseDir)) {
+					rmSync(baseDir, { recursive: true, force: true });
+				}
+			},
+		};
+	}
+
+	test("createWorktree succeeds despite failing post-checkout hook", async () => {
+		const { createWorktree } = await import("./git");
+		const { repoPath, worktreePath, cleanup } =
+			setupRepoWithFailingHook("create");
+		try {
+			await createWorktree(repoPath, "test-branch", worktreePath, "HEAD");
+
+			expect(existsSync(worktreePath)).toBe(true);
+			const branch = execSync("git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD", {
+				cwd: worktreePath,
+				encoding: "utf-8",
+			}).trim();
+			expect(branch).toBe("test-branch");
+		} finally {
+			cleanup();
+		}
+	});
+
+	test("createWorktreeFromExistingBranch succeeds despite failing post-checkout hook", async () => {
+		const { createWorktreeFromExistingBranch } = await import("./git");
+		const { repoPath, worktreePath, cleanup } =
+			setupRepoWithFailingHook("existing");
+		try {
+			execSync("git branch existing-branch", {
+				cwd: repoPath,
+				stdio: "ignore",
+			});
+
+			await createWorktreeFromExistingBranch({
+				mainRepoPath: repoPath,
+				branch: "existing-branch",
+				worktreePath,
+			});
+
+			expect(existsSync(worktreePath)).toBe(true);
+			const branch = execSync("git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD", {
+				cwd: worktreePath,
+				encoding: "utf-8",
+			}).trim();
+			expect(branch).toBe("existing-branch");
+		} finally {
+			cleanup();
+		}
+	});
+
+	test("failing post-checkout hook blocks vanilla worktree add but not with hooksPath=/dev/null", () => {
+		const { repoPath, cleanup } = setupRepoWithFailingHook("proof");
+		const failPath = join(repoPath, "..", "wt-fail");
+		const okPath = join(repoPath, "..", "wt-ok");
+		try {
+			expect(() => {
+				execSync(
+					`git -C "${repoPath}" worktree add "${failPath}" -b fail HEAD`,
+					{ stdio: "pipe" },
+				);
+			}).toThrow();
+
+			// git creates branch + directory before running the hook, clean up residual state
+			try {
+				execSync(`git -C "${repoPath}" worktree prune`, { stdio: "ignore" });
+			} catch {}
+			try {
+				execSync(`git -C "${repoPath}" branch -D fail`, { stdio: "ignore" });
+			} catch {}
+			if (existsSync(failPath))
+				rmSync(failPath, { recursive: true, force: true });
+
+			execSync(
+				`git -c core.hooksPath=/dev/null -C "${repoPath}" worktree add "${okPath}" -b ok HEAD`,
+				{ stdio: "pipe" },
+			);
+			expect(existsSync(okPath)).toBe(true);
+		} finally {
+			cleanup();
+		}
+	});
+});
+
 describe("Shell Environment", () => {
 	test("getShellEnvironment returns PATH", async () => {
 		const { getShellEnvironment } = await import("./shell-env");
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/lib/trpc/routers/workspaces/utils/git.ts b/apps/desktop/src/lib/trpc/routers/workspaces/utils/git.ts
index 70bad22f411..9de83d4b692 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/lib/trpc/routers/workspaces/utils/git.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/lib/trpc/routers/workspaces/utils/git.ts
@@ -460,6 +460,8 @@ export async function createWorktree(
 		await execFileAsync(
 			"git",
 			[
+				"-c",
+				"core.hooksPath=/dev/null",
 				"-C",
 				mainRepoPath,
 				"worktree",
@@ -567,7 +569,16 @@ export async function createWorktreeFromExistingBranch({
 			// Branch exists locally - just checkout into the worktree
 			await execFileAsync(
 				"git",
-				["-C", mainRepoPath, "worktree", "add", worktreePath, branch],
+				[
+					"-c",
+					"core.hooksPath=/dev/null",
+					"-C",
+					mainRepoPath,
+					"worktree",
+					"add",
+					worktreePath,
+					branch,
+				],
 				{ env, timeout: 120_000 },
 			);
 		} else {
@@ -580,6 +591,8 @@ export async function createWorktreeFromExistingBranch({
 				await execFileAsync(
 					"git",
 					[
+						"-c",
+						"core.hooksPath=/dev/null",
 						"-C",
 						mainRepoPath,
 						"worktree",
@@ -1710,7 +1723,16 @@ export async function createWorktreeFromPr({
 
 			await execFileAsync(
 				"git",
-				["-C", mainRepoPath, "worktree", "add", worktreePath, branchName],
+				[
+					"-c",
+					"core.hooksPath=/dev/null",
+					"-C",
+					mainRepoPath,
+					"worktree",
+					"add",
+					worktreePath,
+					branchName,
+				],
 				{ env, timeout: 120_000 },
 			);
 
@@ -1722,7 +1744,14 @@ export async function createWorktreeFromPr({
 				);
 			}
 		} else {
-			const args = ["-C", mainRepoPath, "worktree", "add"];
+			const args = [
+				"-c",
+				"core.hooksPath=/dev/null",
+				"-C",
+				mainRepoPath,
+				"worktree",
+				"add",
+			];
 			if (!prInfo.isCrossRepository) {
 				args.push("--track");
 			}