diff --git a/src/browser/App.tsx b/src/browser/App.tsx
index ae49a895348..7109c5a3c04 100644
--- a/src/browser/App.tsx
+++ b/src/browser/App.tsx
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ import {
 import { getVisibleWorkspaceIds } from "./utils/ui/workspaceDomNav";
 import { useUnreadTracking } from "./hooks/useUnreadTracking";
 import { useWorkspaceStoreRaw, useWorkspaceRecency } from "./stores/WorkspaceStore";
+import { getAppConfigStore } from "./stores/AppConfigStore";
 import {
   getResponseCompleteNotificationBody,
   shouldNotifyOnResponseComplete,
@@ -1030,6 +1031,9 @@ function AppInner() {
     onToggleReasoningMode: toggleReasoningModeFromPalette,
     getFastMode: getFastModeActive,
     onToggleFastMode: toggleFastMode,
+    // Read when the palette opens, from the shared cache (one fetch + one config subscription
+    // per session), so showing the state costs no IPC call (#5791).
+    getKeepScreenAwake: () => getAppConfigStore().getSnapshot()?.keepScreenAwake,
     computerUse: computerUseAvailable
       ? { enabled: computerUse.enabledHere, onToggle: computerUse.toggle }
       : null,
diff --git a/src/browser/stores/AppConfigStore.ts b/src/browser/stores/AppConfigStore.ts
index 586328ff91f..a313a83fef5 100644
--- a/src/browser/stores/AppConfigStore.ts
+++ b/src/browser/stores/AppConfigStore.ts
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ export interface AppConfigSnapshot {
   bashCollapsedSummaryMode?: BashCollapsedSummaryMode;
   transcriptDensity?: TranscriptDensity;
   agentAiDefaults?: AgentAiDefaults;
+  /** Read by the command palette to show the toggle's current state (#5791). */
+  keepScreenAwake?: boolean;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -96,6 +98,7 @@ export class AppConfigStore {
           bashCollapsedSummaryMode: config.userPreferences?.appearance?.bashCollapsedSummaryMode,
           transcriptDensity: config.userPreferences?.appearance?.transcriptDensity,
           agentAiDefaults: config.agentAiDefaults,
+          keepScreenAwake: config.keepScreenAwake === true,
         };
         this.notify();
       }
diff --git a/src/browser/utils/commands/sources.test.ts b/src/browser/utils/commands/sources.test.ts
index cdfe9f71e58..5eac0d8f51c 100644
--- a/src/browser/utils/commands/sources.test.ts
+++ b/src/browser/utils/commands/sources.test.ts
@@ -1319,6 +1319,25 @@ test("toggle keep screen awake command is only offered in the desktop app", () =
   }
 });
 
+// #5791: config-backed toggles showed no current state, unlike the local-state toggles.
+test("toggle keep screen awake shows the loaded config value", () => {
+  const originalWindow = globalThis.window;
+  globalThis.window = new GlobalWindow() as unknown as Window & typeof globalThis;
+  globalThis.window.api = { platform: "linux", versions: {} };
+  const subtitleWith = (value: boolean | undefined) =>
+    getActions({ getKeepScreenAwake: () => value }).find(
+      (a) => a.id === "settings:toggle-keep-screen-awake"
+    )?.subtitle;
+  try {
+    expect(subtitleWith(true)).toBe("Current: On");
+    expect(subtitleWith(false)).toBe("Current: Off");
+    // Config not loaded yet: say what the toggle does, never guess a state.
+    expect(subtitleWith(undefined)).toBe("Prevent display sleep while agents are working");
+  } finally {
+    globalThis.window = originalWindow;
+  }
+});
+
 test("toggle keep screen awake command inverts the persisted config flag", async () => {
   const originalWindow = globalThis.window;
   globalThis.window = new GlobalWindow() as unknown as Window & typeof globalThis;
diff --git a/src/browser/utils/commands/sources.ts b/src/browser/utils/commands/sources.ts
index fb6c436f29a..dc9f295387d 100644
--- a/src/browser/utils/commands/sources.ts
+++ b/src/browser/utils/commands/sources.ts
@@ -131,6 +131,8 @@ export interface BuildSourcesParams {
   ) => void;
   getFastMode: () => boolean;
   onToggleFastMode: () => void | Promise<void>;
+  /** config.json keepScreenAwake from the shared app config cache; undefined until it loads. */
+  getKeepScreenAwake?: () => boolean | undefined;
   /** Native host computer use for the selected workspace; null when unsupported or no workspace. */
   computerUse?: { enabled: boolean; onToggle: () => void | Promise<void> } | null;
   /** auto-model-routing experiment: gates the composer's Auto toggles in the palette. */
@@ -393,6 +395,12 @@ function openGoalPanel(workspaceId: string, openCompleteInput = false): void {
     createCustomEvent(CUSTOM_EVENTS.OPEN_GOAL_TAB, { workspaceId, openCompleteInput })
   );
 }
+
+/** Subtitle for an On/Off toggle backed by config.json; `fallback` until the value is known. */
+function describeConfigToggle(value: boolean | undefined, fallback: string): string {
+  return value === undefined ? fallback : `Current: ${value ? "On" : "Off"}`;
+}
+
 export function buildCoreSources(p: BuildSourcesParams): Array<() => CommandAction[]> {
   const actions: Array<() => CommandAction[]> = [];
 
@@ -2030,7 +2038,12 @@ export function buildCoreSources(p: BuildSourcesParams): Array<() => CommandActi
           {
             id: CommandIds.settingsToggleKeepScreenAwake(),
             title: "Toggle Keep Screen Awake",
-            subtitle: "Prevent display sleep while agents are working",
+            // Show the current state like the local-state toggles do (#5791). Until the config
+            // has loaded, describe the toggle instead of guessing a state.
+            subtitle: describeConfigToggle(
+              p.getKeepScreenAwake?.(),
+              "Prevent display sleep while agents are working"
+            ),
             section: section.settings,
             keywords: ["awake", "sleep", "screen", "display", "lock", "power", "caffeinate"],
             run: async () => {