diff --git a/apps/macos/Sources/OpenClaw/AppState.swift b/apps/macos/Sources/OpenClaw/AppState.swift
index 935b104456ce..8c84a7709b4a 100644
--- a/apps/macos/Sources/OpenClaw/AppState.swift
+++ b/apps/macos/Sources/OpenClaw/AppState.swift
@@ -264,8 +264,20 @@ final class AppState {
         didSet {
             self.ifNotPreview {
                 UserDefaults.standard.set(self.peekabooBridgeEnabled, forKey: peekabooBridgeEnabledKey)
-                Task { await PeekabooBridgeHostCoordinator.shared.setEnabled(self.peekabooBridgeEnabled) }
             }
+            self.applyPeekabooBridgeHostState()
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// PeekabooBridge shares Computer Control's local UI-automation surface, so the host only
+    /// runs while Computer Control is enabled. With Computer Control off, users drive Peekaboo
+    /// via its own Mac app instead of a second, separately toggled bridge here.
+    func applyPeekabooBridgeHostState() {
+        self.ifNotPreview {
+            let computerControlEnabled = UserDefaults.standard
+                .object(forKey: computerControlEnabledKey) as? Bool ?? false
+            let shouldRun = self.peekabooBridgeEnabled && computerControlEnabled
+            Task { await PeekabooBridgeHostCoordinator.shared.setEnabled(shouldRun) }
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/apps/macos/Sources/OpenClaw/GeneralSettings.swift b/apps/macos/Sources/OpenClaw/GeneralSettings.swift
index d27d2266da2d..f4403bd2f0c8 100644
--- a/apps/macos/Sources/OpenClaw/GeneralSettings.swift
+++ b/apps/macos/Sources/OpenClaw/GeneralSettings.swift
@@ -59,6 +59,10 @@ struct GeneralSettings: View {
                 CanvasManager.shared.hideAll()
             }
         }
+        .onChange(of: self.computerControlEnabled) { _, _ in
+            // Turning Computer Control on/off must start or stop the gated PeekabooBridge host.
+            self.state.applyPeekabooBridgeHostState()
+        }
         .onDisappear { self.gatewayDiscovery.stop() }
     }
 
@@ -114,9 +118,13 @@ struct GeneralSettings: View {
 
                 SettingsCardToggleRow(
                     title: "Enable Peekaboo Bridge",
-                    subtitle: "Allow signed tools (e.g. `peekaboo`) to drive UI automation via PeekabooBridge.",
-                    binding: self.$state.peekabooBridgeEnabled,
+                    subtitle: """
+                    Allow signed tools (e.g. `peekaboo`) to drive UI automation via PeekabooBridge. \
+                    Requires Computer Control; otherwise run Peekaboo's own Mac app.
+                    """,
+                    binding: self.peekabooBridgeBinding,
                     showsDivider: false)
+                    .disabled(!self.computerControlEnabled)
             }
 
             SettingsCardGroup("Browser") {
@@ -247,6 +255,14 @@ struct GeneralSettings: View {
             set: { self.state.isPaused = !$0 })
     }
 
+    // Reflect the effective bridge state: off (and disabled) whenever Computer Control is off,
+    // so the row matches the host that actually runs instead of a standalone toggle.
+    private var peekabooBridgeBinding: Binding<Bool> {
+        Binding(
+            get: { self.computerControlEnabled && self.state.peekabooBridgeEnabled },
+            set: { self.state.peekabooBridgeEnabled = $0 })
+    }
+
     private func updateActiveWork(active: Bool) {
         guard !self.isPreview else { return }
         if active {
diff --git a/apps/macos/Sources/OpenClaw/MenuBar.swift b/apps/macos/Sources/OpenClaw/MenuBar.swift
index dbc63f3c4418..49800952f6d6 100644
--- a/apps/macos/Sources/OpenClaw/MenuBar.swift
+++ b/apps/macos/Sources/OpenClaw/MenuBar.swift
@@ -450,7 +450,7 @@ final class AppDelegate: NSObject, NSApplicationDelegate {
         Task { PresenceReporter.shared.start() }
         Task { await HealthStore.shared.refresh(onDemand: true) }
         Task { await PortGuardian.shared.sweep(mode: AppStateStore.shared.connectionMode) }
-        Task { await PeekabooBridgeHostCoordinator.shared.setEnabled(AppStateStore.shared.peekabooBridgeEnabled) }
+        AppStateStore.shared.applyPeekabooBridgeHostState()
         DispatchQueue.main.asyncAfter(deadline: .now() + 1.0) {
             CLIInstallPrompter.shared.checkAndPromptIfNeeded(reason: "launch")
         }
diff --git a/docs/platforms/mac/peekaboo.md b/docs/platforms/mac/peekaboo.md
index f21b4018f7cb..de97c5b9f3ce 100644
--- a/docs/platforms/mac/peekaboo.md
+++ b/docs/platforms/mac/peekaboo.md
@@ -29,9 +29,9 @@ Use Peekaboo for the broad macOS automation surface via OpenClaw.app's permissio
 
 ## Enable the bridge
 
-In the macOS app: **Settings -> Enable Peekaboo Bridge**.
+In the macOS app: **Settings -> Enable Peekaboo Bridge**. The toggle requires **Allow Computer Control** to be on, since both grant local UI automation; with Computer Control off the toggle is disabled and the host does not run. To drive Peekaboo without Computer Control, run Peekaboo's own Mac app as the host instead.
 
-When enabled, OpenClaw starts a local UNIX socket server at `~/Library/Application Support/OpenClaw/<socket-name>`. If disabled, the host stops and `peekaboo` falls back to other available hosts. The coordinator also maintains legacy socket symlinks (`clawdbot`, `clawdis`, `moltbot` under Application Support) pointing at the current socket for older `peekaboo` installs.
+When enabled (and Computer Control is on), OpenClaw starts a local UNIX socket server at `~/Library/Application Support/OpenClaw/<socket-name>`. If disabled, the host stops and `peekaboo` falls back to other available hosts. The coordinator also maintains legacy socket symlinks (`clawdbot`, `clawdis`, `moltbot` under Application Support) pointing at the current socket for older `peekaboo` installs.
 
 ## Client discovery order