diff --git a/bin/omarchy-hyprland-reload-guard b/bin/omarchy-hyprland-reload-guard
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..6110ceda
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bin/omarchy-hyprland-reload-guard
@@ -0,0 +1,138 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# omarchy:summary=Pause or resume Hyprland config auto-reload around package transactions.
+# omarchy:hidden=true
+
+set -euo pipefail
+
+command="${1:-}"
+case "$command" in
+  pause | resume) ;;
+  *)
+    echo "Usage: omarchy-hyprland-reload-guard pause|resume" >&2
+    exit 1
+    ;;
+esac
+
+run_root="${OMARCHY_HYPRLAND_RELOAD_GUARD_RUN_ROOT:-/run/user}"
+state_dir="${OMARCHY_HYPRLAND_RELOAD_GUARD_STATE_DIR:-/run/omarchy/hyprland-reload-guard}"
+hyprctl_bin="${HYPRCTL:-}"
+
+if [[ -z $hyprctl_bin ]]; then
+  hyprctl_bin=/usr/bin/hyprctl
+  [[ -x $hyprctl_bin ]] || hyprctl_bin=$(command -v hyprctl || true)
+fi
+[[ -n $hyprctl_bin && -x $hyprctl_bin ]] || exit 0
+
+hyprctl_instance() {
+  local runtime_dir="$1"
+  local signature="$2"
+  shift 2
+
+  XDG_RUNTIME_DIR="$runtime_dir" \
+    HYPRLAND_INSTANCE_SIGNATURE="$signature" \
+    "$hyprctl_bin" --instance "$signature" "$@"
+}
+
+option_bool() {
+  local runtime_dir="$1"
+  local signature="$2"
+  local option="$3"
+  local output=""
+
+  output=$(hyprctl_instance "$runtime_dir" "$signature" -j getoption "$option" 2>/dev/null) || return 1
+
+  if command -v jq >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+    jq -r 'if .bool == true then "true" else "false" end' <<<"$output"
+  elif [[ $output == *'"bool": true'* ]]; then
+    printf 'true\n'
+  else
+    printf 'false\n'
+  fi
+}
+
+instances() {
+  [[ -d $run_root ]] || return 0
+
+  find "$run_root" -mindepth 3 -maxdepth 3 -type d -path "$run_root/*/hypr/*" -print 2>/dev/null |
+    while IFS= read -r instance_dir; do
+      local signature hypr_dir runtime_dir uid
+
+      signature="${instance_dir##*/}"
+      hypr_dir="${instance_dir%/*}"
+      runtime_dir="${hypr_dir%/*}"
+      uid="${runtime_dir##*/}"
+
+      [[ $uid =~ ^[0-9]+$ ]] || continue
+      [[ -n $signature ]] || continue
+
+      printf '%s\t%s\t%s\n' "$runtime_dir" "$uid" "$signature"
+    done
+}
+
+state_file_for() {
+  local signature="$1"
+
+  printf '%s/%s\n' "$state_dir" "$signature"
+}
+
+pause_instance() {
+  local runtime_dir="$1"
+  local uid="$2"
+  local signature="$3"
+  local disable_autoreload suppress_errors state_file
+
+  mkdir -p "$state_dir"
+  state_file=$(state_file_for "$signature")
+
+  if [[ ! -f $state_file ]]; then
+    disable_autoreload=$(option_bool "$runtime_dir" "$signature" misc.disable_autoreload) || return 0
+    suppress_errors=$(option_bool "$runtime_dir" "$signature" debug.suppress_errors) || return 0
+
+    printf '%s\t%s\t%s\n' "$uid" "$disable_autoreload" "$suppress_errors" >"$state_file"
+    chmod 0600 "$state_file" 2>/dev/null || true
+  fi
+
+  hyprctl_instance "$runtime_dir" "$signature" eval \
+    'hl.config({ misc = { disable_autoreload = true }, debug = { suppress_errors = true } })' \
+    >/dev/null 2>&1 || true
+}
+
+resume_instance() {
+  local state_file="$1"
+  local signature uid disable_autoreload suppress_errors runtime_dir
+
+  signature="${state_file##*/}"
+  IFS=$'\t' read -r uid disable_autoreload suppress_errors <"$state_file" || return 0
+  runtime_dir="$run_root/$uid"
+
+  if [[ -d $runtime_dir ]]; then
+    hyprctl_instance "$runtime_dir" "$signature" eval \
+      "hl.config({ debug = { suppress_errors = $suppress_errors } })" \
+      >/dev/null 2>&1 || true
+
+    hyprctl_instance "$runtime_dir" "$signature" reload >/dev/null 2>&1 || true
+
+    hyprctl_instance "$runtime_dir" "$signature" eval \
+      "hl.config({ misc = { disable_autoreload = $disable_autoreload }, debug = { suppress_errors = $suppress_errors } })" \
+      >/dev/null 2>&1 || true
+  fi
+
+  rm -f "$state_file"
+}
+
+case "$command" in
+  pause)
+    while IFS=$'\t' read -r runtime_dir uid signature; do
+      pause_instance "$runtime_dir" "$uid" "$signature"
+    done < <(instances)
+    ;;
+  resume)
+    [[ -d $state_dir ]] || exit 0
+    find "$state_dir" -mindepth 1 -maxdepth 1 -type f -print 2>/dev/null |
+      while IFS= read -r state_file; do
+        resume_instance "$state_file"
+      done
+    rmdir "$state_dir" 2>/dev/null || true
+    ;;
+esac
diff --git a/default/libalpm/hooks/10-omarchy-hyprland-reload-pause.hook b/default/libalpm/hooks/10-omarchy-hyprland-reload-pause.hook
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..27340491
--- /dev/null
+++ b/default/libalpm/hooks/10-omarchy-hyprland-reload-pause.hook
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+[Trigger]
+Operation = Install
+Operation = Upgrade
+Type = Package
+Target = omarchy-settings
+Target = omarchy-settings-dev
+
+[Action]
+Description = Pausing Hyprland config auto-reload for Omarchy settings update...
+When = PreTransaction
+Depends = omarchy
+Exec = /usr/bin/omarchy-hyprland-reload-guard pause
diff --git a/default/libalpm/hooks/90-omarchy-hyprland-reload-resume.hook b/default/libalpm/hooks/90-omarchy-hyprland-reload-resume.hook
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4f1b1375
--- /dev/null
+++ b/default/libalpm/hooks/90-omarchy-hyprland-reload-resume.hook
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+[Trigger]
+Operation = Install
+Operation = Upgrade
+Type = Package
+Target = omarchy-settings
+Target = omarchy-settings-dev
+
+[Action]
+Description = Reloading Hyprland after Omarchy settings update...
+When = PostTransaction
+Depends = omarchy
+Exec = /usr/bin/omarchy-hyprland-reload-guard resume
diff --git a/docs/file-layout.md b/docs/file-layout.md
index 19814dec..fa6d2d7f 100644
--- a/docs/file-layout.md
+++ b/docs/file-layout.md
@@ -54,8 +54,8 @@ bin/omarchy-debug,
 bin/omarchy-debug-idle,
 bin/omarchy-upload-log         ──►  omarchy-settings    /usr/bin/  (needed before omarchy is installed)
 
-default/libalpm/hooks/00-omarchy-update-guard.hook
-                                ──►  omarchy             /usr/share/libalpm/hooks/00-omarchy-update-guard.hook
+default/libalpm/hooks/*.hook
+                                ──►  omarchy             /usr/share/libalpm/hooks/*.hook
 
 install/**                     ──►  omarchy             /usr/share/omarchy/install/
 migrations/system/**           ──►  omarchy             /usr/share/omarchy/migrations/system/
diff --git a/docs/update-process.md b/docs/update-process.md
index ca6d202a..6ef5f547 100644
--- a/docs/update-process.md
+++ b/docs/update-process.md
@@ -151,6 +151,14 @@ sudo env OMARCHY_ALLOW_DIRECT_PACMAN=1 pacman -Syu
 The guard does not start `omarchy update` itself because pacman is already in a
 transaction setup path; it only aborts with instructions.
 
+The `omarchy` package also installs ALPM hooks for `omarchy-settings` /
+`omarchy-settings-dev` installs and upgrades. The pre-transaction hook runs
+`omarchy-hyprland-reload-guard pause` to disable live Hyprland config reloads
+while `/usr/share/omarchy/default/hypr/**` is replaced. The post-transaction
+hook runs `omarchy-hyprland-reload-guard resume`, forces one `hyprctl reload`,
+and restores the session's previous `misc.disable_autoreload` and
+`debug.suppress_errors` values.
+
 ## Path 1: `omarchy update`
 
 High-level flow:
diff --git a/test/shell.d/config-test.sh b/test/shell.d/config-test.sh
index e2c6a85e..f28aedb7 100755
--- a/test/shell.d/config-test.sh
+++ b/test/shell.d/config-test.sh
@@ -127,12 +127,18 @@ for source, destination, legacy in package_defaults:
   if destination and (source not in pkgbuild or destination not in pkgbuild):
     errors.append(f"PKGBUILD does not explicitly install {source} -> {destination}")
 
-guard_hook = "default/libalpm/hooks/00-omarchy-update-guard.hook"
-guard_destination = "/usr/share/libalpm/hooks/00-omarchy-update-guard.hook"
-if not (root / guard_hook).exists():
-  errors.append(f"missing package default source: {guard_hook}")
-if guard_hook not in omarchy_pkgbuild or guard_destination not in omarchy_pkgbuild:
-  errors.append(f"omarchy PKGBUILD does not install {guard_hook} -> {guard_destination}")
+alpm_hooks = [
+  "00-omarchy-update-guard.hook",
+  "10-omarchy-hyprland-reload-pause.hook",
+  "90-omarchy-hyprland-reload-resume.hook",
+]
+for hook in alpm_hooks:
+  source = f"default/libalpm/hooks/{hook}"
+  destination = f"/usr/share/libalpm/hooks/{hook}"
+  if not (root / source).exists():
+    errors.append(f"missing package default source: {source}")
+  if source not in omarchy_pkgbuild or destination not in omarchy_pkgbuild:
+    errors.append(f"omarchy PKGBUILD does not install {source} -> {destination}")
 
 if errors:
   print("\n".join(errors), file=sys.stderr)
diff --git a/test/shell.d/hyprland-reload-guard-test.sh b/test/shell.d/hyprland-reload-guard-test.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..6effb703
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/shell.d/hyprland-reload-guard-test.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+set -euo pipefail
+
+source "$(dirname "$0")/base-test.sh"
+
+test_tmp=$(mktemp -d)
+trap 'rm -rf "$test_tmp"' EXIT
+
+run_root="$test_tmp/run-user"
+state_dir="$test_tmp/state"
+hyprctl_log="$test_tmp/hyprctl.log"
+fake_hyprctl="$test_tmp/hyprctl"
+signature="test-signature"
+runtime_dir="$run_root/1000"
+
+mkdir -p "$runtime_dir/hypr/$signature"
+
+cat >"$fake_hyprctl" <<'BASH'
+#!/bin/bash
+
+printf '%s\t%s\t%s\n' "$XDG_RUNTIME_DIR" "$HYPRLAND_INSTANCE_SIGNATURE" "$*" >>"$FAKE_HYPRCTL_LOG"
+
+case "$*" in
+  *'getoption misc.disable_autoreload'*)
+    printf '{"option":"misc.disable_autoreload","bool":%s,"set":true}\n' "${FAKE_DISABLE_AUTORELOAD:-false}"
+    ;;
+  *'getoption debug.suppress_errors'*)
+    printf '{"option":"debug.suppress_errors","bool":%s,"set":true}\n' "${FAKE_SUPPRESS_ERRORS:-false}"
+    ;;
+  *)
+    printf 'ok\n'
+    ;;
+esac
+BASH
+chmod 0755 "$fake_hyprctl"
+
+FAKE_HYPRCTL_LOG="$hyprctl_log" \
+  HYPRCTL="$fake_hyprctl" \
+  OMARCHY_HYPRLAND_RELOAD_GUARD_RUN_ROOT="$run_root" \
+  OMARCHY_HYPRLAND_RELOAD_GUARD_STATE_DIR="$state_dir" \
+  "$ROOT/bin/omarchy-hyprland-reload-guard" pause
+
+state_file="$state_dir/$signature"
+[[ -f $state_file ]] || fail "reload guard stores Hyprland state on pause"
+grep -Fx $'1000	false	false' "$state_file" >/dev/null || fail "reload guard records previous Hyprland reload settings"
+grep -F 'hl.config({ misc = { disable_autoreload = true }, debug = { suppress_errors = true } })' "$hyprctl_log" >/dev/null || fail "reload guard pauses autoreload with hyprctl eval"
+pass "reload guard pauses live Hyprland reloads"
+
+: >"$hyprctl_log"
+FAKE_HYPRCTL_LOG="$hyprctl_log" \
+  HYPRCTL="$fake_hyprctl" \
+  OMARCHY_HYPRLAND_RELOAD_GUARD_RUN_ROOT="$run_root" \
+  OMARCHY_HYPRLAND_RELOAD_GUARD_STATE_DIR="$state_dir" \
+  "$ROOT/bin/omarchy-hyprland-reload-guard" resume
+
+[[ ! -e $state_file ]] || fail "reload guard clears Hyprland state after resume"
+grep -F $'test-signature	--instance test-signature reload' "$hyprctl_log" >/dev/null || fail "reload guard forces one Hyprland reload after package transaction"
+grep -F 'hl.config({ misc = { disable_autoreload = false }, debug = { suppress_errors = false } })' "$hyprctl_log" >/dev/null || fail "reload guard restores previous Hyprland reload settings"
+pass "reload guard resumes live Hyprland reloads"