diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/app/shell/hooks/use-statusbar-items.tsx b/apps/desktop/src/app/shell/hooks/use-statusbar-items.tsx
index c700cb51019..80843a00f09 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/app/shell/hooks/use-statusbar-items.tsx
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/app/shell/hooks/use-statusbar-items.tsx
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import { useCallback, useMemo } from 'react'
 
 import type { CommandCenterSection } from '@/app/command-center'
 import { GatewayMenuPanel } from '@/app/shell/gateway-menu-panel'
+import { useI18n } from '@/i18n'
 import {
   Activity,
   AlertCircle,
@@ -16,12 +17,11 @@ import {
   Zap,
   ZapFilled
 } from '@/lib/icons'
-import { useI18n } from '@/i18n'
 import { formatModelStatusLabel } from '@/lib/model-status-label'
 import type { RuntimeReadinessResult } from '@/lib/runtime-readiness'
 import { contextBarLabel, LiveDuration, usageContextLabel } from '@/lib/statusbar'
 import { cn } from '@/lib/utils'
-import { setSessionYolo } from '@/lib/yolo-session'
+import { setGlobalYolo, setSessionYolo } from '@/lib/yolo-session'
 import { $desktopActionTasks } from '@/store/activity'
 import { $previewServerRestartStatus } from '@/store/preview'
 import {
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ import { $desktopVersion, $updateApply, $updateStatus, setUpdateOverlayOpen } fr
 import type { StatusResponse } from '@/types/hermes'
 
 import { CRON_ROUTE } from '../../routes'
-import type { StatusbarItem } from '../statusbar-controls'
+import type { StatusbarItem, StatusbarSelectModifiers } from '../statusbar-controls'
 
 interface StatusbarItemsOptions {
   agentsOpen: boolean
@@ -105,22 +105,39 @@ export function useStatusbarItems({
   // Per-session approval bypass (same scope as the TUI's Shift+Tab). On a
   // new-chat draft (no runtime session yet) we arm locally; the session-create
   // path applies it once the backend session exists.
-  const toggleYolo = useCallback(async () => {
-    const next = !$yoloActive.get()
-    const sid = $activeSessionId.get()
+  //
+  // Shift+click flips the GLOBAL approvals.mode instead — a persistent,
+  // all-sessions/CLI/TUI/cron bypass that survives restarts.
+  const toggleYolo = useCallback(
+    async (modifiers?: StatusbarSelectModifiers) => {
+      const next = !$yoloActive.get()
 
-    setYoloActive(next)
+      setYoloActive(next)
 
-    if (!sid) {
-      return
-    }
+      if (modifiers?.shiftKey) {
+        try {
+          await setGlobalYolo(requestGateway, next)
+        } catch {
+          setYoloActive(!next)
+        }
 
-    try {
-      await setSessionYolo(requestGateway, sid, next)
-    } catch {
-      setYoloActive(!next)
-    }
-  }, [requestGateway])
+        return
+      }
+
+      const sid = $activeSessionId.get()
+
+      if (!sid) {
+        return
+      }
+
+      try {
+        await setSessionYolo(requestGateway, sid, next)
+      } catch {
+        setYoloActive(!next)
+      }
+    },
+    [requestGateway]
+  )
 
   const showYoloToggle = gatewayState === 'open' && (!!activeSessionId || freshDraftReady)
 
@@ -333,7 +350,7 @@ export function useStatusbarItems({
           <Zap className="size-3.5 shrink-0 opacity-70" />
         ),
         id: 'yolo',
-        onSelect: () => void toggleYolo(),
+        onSelect: modifiers => void toggleYolo(modifiers),
         title: yoloActive ? copy.yoloOn : copy.yoloOff,
         variant: 'action'
       },
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/app/shell/statusbar-controls.tsx b/apps/desktop/src/app/shell/statusbar-controls.tsx
index 6a103160e65..dc3a4d77382 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/app/shell/statusbar-controls.tsx
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/app/shell/statusbar-controls.tsx
@@ -35,12 +35,16 @@ export interface StatusbarItem {
   menuClassName?: string
   menuContent?: ReactNode
   menuItems?: readonly StatusbarMenuItem[]
-  onSelect?: () => void
+  onSelect?: (modifiers: StatusbarSelectModifiers) => void
   title?: string
   to?: string
   variant?: 'action' | 'link' | 'menu' | 'text'
 }
 
+export interface StatusbarSelectModifiers {
+  shiftKey: boolean
+}
+
 export type StatusbarItemSide = 'left' | 'right'
 export type SetStatusbarItemGroup = (id: string, items: readonly StatusbarItem[], side?: StatusbarItemSide) => void
 
@@ -170,12 +174,12 @@ function StatusbarItemView({ item, navigate }: { item: StatusbarItem; navigate:
     <button
       className={cn(STATUSBAR_ACTION_CLASS, item.className)}
       disabled={item.disabled}
-      onClick={() => {
+      onClick={event => {
         if (item.to) {
           navigate(item.to)
         }
 
-        item.onSelect?.()
+        item.onSelect?.({ shiftKey: event.shiftKey })
       }}
       type="button"
     >
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/en.ts b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/en.ts
index 29dd4ba864e..5982a2acbdf 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/en.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/en.ts
@@ -1463,8 +1463,8 @@ export const en: Translations = {
       contextUsage: 'Context usage',
       session: 'Session',
       runtimeSessionElapsed: 'Runtime session elapsed',
-      yoloOn: 'YOLO on — auto-approving dangerous commands. Click to turn off.',
-      yoloOff: 'YOLO off — click to auto-approve dangerous commands.',
+      yoloOn: 'YOLO on — auto-approving dangerous commands. Click to turn off. Shift+click toggles it globally.',
+      yoloOff: 'YOLO off — click to auto-approve dangerous commands. Shift+click toggles it globally.',
       modelNone: 'none',
       noModel: 'no model',
       switchModel: 'Switch model',
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/ja.ts b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/ja.ts
index 625a4abdec6..799ab672fc8 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/ja.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/ja.ts
@@ -1606,8 +1606,8 @@ export const ja = defineLocale({
       contextUsage: 'コンテキスト使用状況',
       session: 'セッション',
       runtimeSessionElapsed: 'ランタイムセッション経過時間',
-      yoloOn: 'YOLO オン — 危険なコマンドを自動承認中。クリックでオフに。',
-      yoloOff: 'YOLO オフ — クリックで危険なコマンドを自動承認。',
+      yoloOn: 'YOLO オン — 危険なコマンドを自動承認中。クリックでオフに。Shift+クリックで全体に切り替え。',
+      yoloOff: 'YOLO オフ — クリックで危険なコマンドを自動承認。Shift+クリックで全体に切り替え。',
       modelNone: 'なし',
       noModel: 'モデルなし',
       switchModel: 'モデルを切り替え',
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/zh-hant.ts b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/zh-hant.ts
index c09793ccf34..d4232b5346e 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/zh-hant.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/zh-hant.ts
@@ -1567,8 +1567,8 @@ export const zhHant = defineLocale({
       contextUsage: '上下文使用量',
       session: '工作階段',
       runtimeSessionElapsed: '執行時工作階段已用時間',
-      yoloOn: 'YOLO 已開啟 — 自動核准危險指令。點擊關閉。',
-      yoloOff: 'YOLO 已關閉 — 點擊自動核准危險指令。',
+      yoloOn: 'YOLO 已開啟 — 自動核准危險指令。點擊關閉。Shift+點擊可全域切換。',
+      yoloOff: 'YOLO 已關閉 — 點擊自動核准危險指令。Shift+點擊可全域切換。',
       modelNone: '無',
       noModel: '無模型',
       switchModel: '切換模型',
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/zh.ts b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/zh.ts
index 7eac7b467b2..030301be475 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/zh.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/zh.ts
@@ -1644,8 +1644,8 @@ export const zh: Translations = {
       contextUsage: '上下文用量',
       session: '会话',
       runtimeSessionElapsed: '运行时会话已用时间',
-      yoloOn: 'YOLO 已开启 - 自动批准危险命令。点击关闭。',
-      yoloOff: 'YOLO 已关闭 - 点击自动批准危险命令。',
+      yoloOn: 'YOLO 已开启 - 自动批准危险命令。点击关闭。Shift+点击可全局切换。',
+      yoloOff: 'YOLO 已关闭 - 点击自动批准危险命令。Shift+点击可全局切换。',
       modelNone: '无',
       noModel: '无模型',
       switchModel: '切换模型',
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/lib/yolo-session.ts b/apps/desktop/src/lib/yolo-session.ts
index e179f932974..b53463420d9 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/lib/yolo-session.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/lib/yolo-session.ts
@@ -24,3 +24,27 @@ export async function setSessionYolo(
 
   return active
 }
+
+/**
+ * Toggle GLOBAL YOLO (approval bypass) via gateway `config.set` with
+ * `scope: 'global'`. This flips the persistent `approvals.mode` in config.yaml
+ * between `off` (bypass on) and `manual` (bypass off), affecting every session,
+ * the CLI, the TUI, and cron — and it survives restarts. Triggered by
+ * Shift+clicking the status-bar zap.
+ */
+export async function setGlobalYolo(
+  requestGateway: GatewayRequester,
+  enabled: boolean
+): Promise<boolean> {
+  const result = await requestGateway<{ value?: string }>('config.set', {
+    key: 'yolo',
+    scope: 'global',
+    value: enabled ? '1' : '0'
+  })
+
+  const active = result?.value === '1'
+
+  setYoloActive(active)
+
+  return active
+}
diff --git a/tests/test_tui_gateway_server.py b/tests/test_tui_gateway_server.py
index 9ae79ed0cbf..a25d713b80a 100644
--- a/tests/test_tui_gateway_server.py
+++ b/tests/test_tui_gateway_server.py
@@ -1454,6 +1454,66 @@ def test_config_set_yolo_toggles_session_scope():
         server._sessions.clear()
 
 
+def test_config_set_yolo_global_scope_writes_approvals_mode(tmp_path, monkeypatch):
+    """Shift+click the desktop zap -> scope="global" flips persistent approvals.mode."""
+    import yaml
+
+    cfg_path = tmp_path / "config.yaml"
+    cfg_path.write_text(yaml.safe_dump({"approvals": {"mode": "manual"}}))
+    monkeypatch.setattr(server, "_hermes_home", tmp_path)
+
+    resp_on = server.handle_request(
+        {
+            "id": "1",
+            "method": "config.set",
+            "params": {"key": "yolo", "scope": "global"},
+        }
+    )
+    assert resp_on["result"]["value"] == "1"
+    assert resp_on["result"]["scope"] == "global"
+    assert yaml.safe_load(cfg_path.read_text())["approvals"]["mode"] == "off"
+
+    resp_off = server.handle_request(
+        {
+            "id": "2",
+            "method": "config.set",
+            "params": {"key": "yolo", "scope": "global"},
+        }
+    )
+    assert resp_off["result"]["value"] == "0"
+    assert yaml.safe_load(cfg_path.read_text())["approvals"]["mode"] == "manual"
+
+
+def test_config_set_yolo_global_scope_honors_explicit_value(tmp_path, monkeypatch):
+    """An explicit value pins global approvals.mode regardless of prior state."""
+    import yaml
+
+    cfg_path = tmp_path / "config.yaml"
+    cfg_path.write_text(yaml.safe_dump({"approvals": {"mode": "manual"}}))
+    monkeypatch.setattr(server, "_hermes_home", tmp_path)
+
+    resp = server.handle_request(
+        {
+            "id": "1",
+            "method": "config.set",
+            "params": {"key": "yolo", "scope": "global", "value": "1"},
+        }
+    )
+    assert resp["result"]["value"] == "1"
+    assert yaml.safe_load(cfg_path.read_text())["approvals"]["mode"] == "off"
+
+    # Setting it on again is idempotent — stays off.
+    resp_again = server.handle_request(
+        {
+            "id": "2",
+            "method": "config.set",
+            "params": {"key": "yolo", "scope": "global", "value": "1"},
+        }
+    )
+    assert resp_again["result"]["value"] == "1"
+    assert yaml.safe_load(cfg_path.read_text())["approvals"]["mode"] == "off"
+
+
 def test_config_set_fast_updates_live_agent_and_config(monkeypatch):
     writes = []
     emits = []
diff --git a/tui_gateway/server.py b/tui_gateway/server.py
index 0e55905428f..4dd9592a77b 100644
--- a/tui_gateway/server.py
+++ b/tui_gateway/server.py
@@ -5785,32 +5785,62 @@ def _(rid, params: dict) -> dict:
         return _ok(rid, {"key": key, "value": nv})
 
     if key == "yolo":
-        # Per-session approval bypass — same scope as the TUI's Shift+Tab. This
-        # toggles ONLY this session's _session_yolo flag; it never writes the
-        # global approvals.mode, so it cannot change CLI / TUI / cron behavior.
+        # Approval bypass. Two scopes:
+        #   scope="session" (default) — same as the TUI's Shift+Tab. Toggles
+        #     ONLY this session's _session_yolo flag; never touches global
+        #     config, so CLI / TUI / cron behavior is unaffected.
+        #   scope="global" (Shift+click the zap) — flips the persistent global
+        #     approvals.mode in config.yaml between "off" (bypass on) and
+        #     "manual" (bypass off). This DOES affect every session, the CLI,
+        #     the TUI, and cron, and survives restarts.
+        scope = str(params.get("scope") or "session").strip().lower()
         try:
-            if session:
-                from tools.approval import (
-                    disable_session_yolo,
-                    enable_session_yolo,
-                    is_session_yolo_enabled,
-                )
+            from tools.approval import (
+                disable_session_yolo,
+                enable_session_yolo,
+                is_session_yolo_enabled,
+            )
 
-                raw = str(value or "").strip().lower()
+            raw = str(value or "").strip().lower()
+
+            def _resolve_toggle(current: bool) -> bool:
                 if raw in {"1", "on", "true", "yes"}:
+                    return True
+                if raw in {"0", "off", "false", "no"}:
+                    return False
+                return not current
+
+            if scope == "global":
+                from tools.approval import _normalize_approval_mode
+
+                cfg = _load_cfg()
+                appr = cfg.get("approvals") if isinstance(cfg, dict) else None
+                if not isinstance(appr, dict):
+                    appr = {}
+                current = _normalize_approval_mode(appr.get("mode", "manual")) == "off"
+                enable = _resolve_toggle(current)
+                # Toggle between full bypass and the default manual gate. We do
+                # not try to restore a prior "smart"/custom mode — the zap is a
+                # binary on/off affordance; users with bespoke modes set them in
+                # config.yaml.
+                _write_config_key("approvals.mode", "off" if enable else "manual")
+                nv = "1" if enable else "0"
+                # Reflect the global flip in every live session's indicator.
+                for sid, sess in list(_sessions.items()):
+                    agent = sess.get("agent")
+                    if agent is not None:
+                        _emit("session.info", sid, _session_info(agent, sess))
+                return _ok(rid, {"key": key, "value": nv, "scope": "global"})
+
+            if session:
+                current = is_session_yolo_enabled(session["session_key"])
+                enable = _resolve_toggle(current)
+                if enable:
                     enable_session_yolo(session["session_key"])
                     nv = "1"
-                elif raw in {"0", "off", "false", "no"}:
+                else:
                     disable_session_yolo(session["session_key"])
                     nv = "0"
-                else:
-                    current = is_session_yolo_enabled(session["session_key"])
-                    if current:
-                        disable_session_yolo(session["session_key"])
-                        nv = "0"
-                    else:
-                        enable_session_yolo(session["session_key"])
-                        nv = "1"
                 agent = session.get("agent")
                 if agent is not None:
                     _emit(
@@ -5820,13 +5850,14 @@ def _(rid, params: dict) -> dict:
                     )
             else:
                 current = is_truthy_value(os.environ.get("HERMES_YOLO_MODE"))
-                if current:
-                    os.environ.pop("HERMES_YOLO_MODE", None)
-                    nv = "0"
-                else:
+                enable = _resolve_toggle(current)
+                if enable:
                     os.environ["HERMES_YOLO_MODE"] = "1"
                     nv = "1"
-            return _ok(rid, {"key": key, "value": nv})
+                else:
+                    os.environ.pop("HERMES_YOLO_MODE", None)
+                    nv = "0"
+            return _ok(rid, {"key": key, "value": nv, "scope": "session"})
         except Exception as e:
             return _err(rid, 5001, str(e))