diff --git a/frontend/src/components/HooksApprovalModal.vue b/frontend/src/components/HooksApprovalModal.vue
index 6f6eaa4..b699380 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/HooksApprovalModal.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/components/HooksApprovalModal.vue
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@ const {
   groupedBySession,
   modalVisible,
   respondPermission,
-  respondPlan
+  respondPlan,
+  ignoreApproval
 } = useGlobalApproval()
 
 function truncateId(id: string): string {
@@ -68,6 +69,7 @@ watch(totalPending, (val) => {
                   :key="perm.requestId"
                   :request="perm"
                   @respond="(id, decision, reason) => respondPermission(id, decision, reason)"
+                  @ignore="(id) => ignoreApproval(id)"
                 />
                 <PlanApproval
                   v-for="plan in group.plans"
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/transcript-debug/PermissionApproval.vue b/frontend/src/components/transcript-debug/PermissionApproval.vue
index a9c759b..f297cce 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/transcript-debug/PermissionApproval.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/components/transcript-debug/PermissionApproval.vue
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ const props = defineProps<{
 
 const emit = defineEmits<{
   respond: [requestId: string, decision: string, reason?: string]
+  ignore: [requestId: string]
 }>()
 
 // ── Mode detection ──
@@ -190,6 +191,14 @@ function elapsed(): string {
         </svg>
         Reject
       </button>
+      <button class="btn btn-ignore" @click="emit('ignore', request.requestId)" title="Remove from UI without responding">
+        <svg width="14" height="14" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2">
+          <path d="M17.94 17.94A10.07 10.07 0 0 1 12 20c-7 0-11-8-11-8a18.45 18.45 0 0 1 5.06-5.94"/>
+          <path d="M9.9 4.24A9.12 9.12 0 0 1 12 4c7 0 11 8 11 8a18.5 18.5 0 0 1-2.16 3.19"/>
+          <line x1="1" y1="1" x2="23" y2="23"/>
+        </svg>
+        Ignore
+      </button>
     </div>
   </div>
 
@@ -258,6 +267,14 @@ function elapsed(): string {
         </svg>
         Dismiss
       </button>
+      <button class="btn btn-ignore" @click="emit('ignore', request.requestId)" title="Remove from UI without responding">
+        <svg width="14" height="14" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2">
+          <path d="M17.94 17.94A10.07 10.07 0 0 1 12 20c-7 0-11-8-11-8a18.45 18.45 0 0 1 5.06-5.94"/>
+          <path d="M9.9 4.24A9.12 9.12 0 0 1 12 4c7 0 11 8 11 8a18.5 18.5 0 0 1-2.16 3.19"/>
+          <line x1="1" y1="1" x2="23" y2="23"/>
+        </svg>
+        Ignore
+      </button>
     </div>
   </div>
 
@@ -316,6 +333,14 @@ function elapsed(): string {
         </svg>
         Deny
       </button>
+      <button class="btn btn-ignore" @click="emit('ignore', request.requestId)" title="Remove from UI without responding">
+        <svg width="14" height="14" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2">
+          <path d="M17.94 17.94A10.07 10.07 0 0 1 12 20c-7 0-11-8-11-8a18.45 18.45 0 0 1 5.06-5.94"/>
+          <path d="M9.9 4.24A9.12 9.12 0 0 1 12 4c7 0 11 8 11 8a18.5 18.5 0 0 1-2.16 3.19"/>
+          <line x1="1" y1="1" x2="23" y2="23"/>
+        </svg>
+        Ignore
+      </button>
     </div>
   </div>
 </template>
@@ -518,6 +543,9 @@ function elapsed(): string {
 .btn-reject { background: #ef4444; color: white; }
 .btn-reject:hover { background: #dc2626; }
 
+.btn-ignore { background: transparent; color: var(--text-muted); border: 1px solid var(--border-color); }
+.btn-ignore:hover { background: var(--bg-hover); color: var(--text-secondary); }
+
 /* ── Transitions ── */
 .expand-enter-active, .expand-leave-active { transition: all 0.2s ease; overflow: hidden; }
 .expand-enter-from, .expand-leave-to { opacity: 0; max-height: 0; }
diff --git a/frontend/src/composables/useGlobalApproval.ts b/frontend/src/composables/useGlobalApproval.ts
index 8118840..e0dec1e 100644
--- a/frontend/src/composables/useGlobalApproval.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/composables/useGlobalApproval.ts
@@ -103,6 +103,19 @@ export function useGlobalApproval() {
     }
   }
 
+  async function ignoreApproval(requestId: string) {
+    console.log(`[GlobalApproval] Ignoring ${requestId} (UI-only removal)`)
+    try {
+      await fetch('/api/hooks-approval/ignore', {
+        method: 'POST',
+        headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' },
+        body: JSON.stringify({ requestId })
+      })
+    } catch (e) {
+      console.error('[GlobalApproval] Failed to ignore approval:', e)
+    }
+  }
+
   // ── connect/disconnect/fetchPending kept as no-ops for backward compat ──
   // Session state WS (initialized in App.vue) handles everything now.
 
@@ -120,6 +133,7 @@ export function useGlobalApproval() {
     disconnect,
     fetchPending,
     respondPermission,
-    respondPlan
+    respondPlan,
+    ignoreApproval
   }
 }
diff --git a/server/routes/hooks-approval.ts b/server/routes/hooks-approval.ts
index 711f969..950fbb1 100644
--- a/server/routes/hooks-approval.ts
+++ b/server/routes/hooks-approval.ts
@@ -348,6 +348,31 @@ export async function handleHooksApprovalRespondPlan(req: Request): Promise<Resp
   }
 }
 
+// ── Ignore (remove from UI state only, don't respond to Claude Code) ──
+
+export async function handleHooksApprovalIgnore(req: Request): Promise<Response | null> {
+  if (req.method !== 'POST') return null
+
+  try {
+    const body = await req.json() as { requestId: string }
+
+    if (!body.requestId) {
+      return errorResponse('Missing requestId', 400)
+    }
+
+    console.log(`[HooksApproval] Ignoring ${body.requestId} (removing from UI state only)`)
+
+    // Remove from session state → broadcasts patch to all clients
+    // The long-poll promise stays alive and will timeout naturally (120s),
+    // at which point Claude Code gets {} and handles it with default behavior.
+    notifyResolveApproval(body.requestId, 'ignore')
+
+    return jsonResponse({ success: true, requestId: body.requestId })
+  } catch (e) {
+    return errorResponse('Invalid JSON body', 400)
+  }
+}
+
 // ── List pending (for state recovery) ──
 
 export async function handleHooksApprovalList(req: Request): Promise<Response | null> {
diff --git a/server/routes/index.ts b/server/routes/index.ts
index 27c6d90..50a46f0 100644
--- a/server/routes/index.ts
+++ b/server/routes/index.ts
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ import { handleTranscriptDebugSessions, handleTranscriptDebugRaw, handleTranscri
 import {
   handleHooksApprovalPermission, handleHooksApprovalPlan,
   handleHooksApprovalRespond, handleHooksApprovalRespondPlan,
-  handleHooksApprovalList
+  handleHooksApprovalIgnore, handleHooksApprovalList
 } from './hooks-approval'
 
 export async function handleRequest(req: Request): Promise<Response> {
@@ -371,6 +371,11 @@ export async function handleRequest(req: Request): Promise<Response> {
     if (res) return res
   }
 
+  if (path === '/api/hooks-approval/ignore' && req.method === 'POST') {
+    const res = await handleHooksApprovalIgnore(req)
+    if (res) return res
+  }
+
   // Agents
   if (path === '/api/agents' && req.method === 'GET') {
     return handleAgents(req)