diff --git a/src/core/webview/ClineProvider.ts b/src/core/webview/ClineProvider.ts
index 0c26858b61..22456b985f 100644
--- a/src/core/webview/ClineProvider.ts
+++ b/src/core/webview/ClineProvider.ts
@@ -1892,7 +1892,7 @@ export class ClineProvider
 			includeDiagnosticMessages: includeDiagnosticMessages ?? true,
 			maxDiagnosticMessages: maxDiagnosticMessages ?? 50,
 			includeTaskHistoryInEnhance: includeTaskHistoryInEnhance ?? true,
-			remoteControlEnabled: remoteControlEnabled ?? false,
+			remoteControlEnabled,
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -1970,6 +1970,17 @@ export class ClineProvider
 			)
 		}
 
+		let remoteControlEnabled: boolean = false
+
+		try {
+			const cloudSettings = CloudService.instance.getUserSettings()
+			remoteControlEnabled = cloudSettings?.settings?.extensionBridgeEnabled ?? false
+		} catch (error) {
+			console.error(
+				`[getState] failed to get remote control setting from cloud: ${error instanceof Error ? error.message : String(error)}`,
+			)
+		}
+
 		// Return the same structure as before
 		return {
 			apiConfiguration: providerSettings,
@@ -2080,8 +2091,8 @@ export class ClineProvider
 			maxDiagnosticMessages: stateValues.maxDiagnosticMessages ?? 50,
 			// Add includeTaskHistoryInEnhance setting
 			includeTaskHistoryInEnhance: stateValues.includeTaskHistoryInEnhance ?? true,
-			// Add remoteControlEnabled setting
-			remoteControlEnabled: stateValues.remoteControlEnabled ?? false,
+			// Add remoteControlEnabled setting - get from cloud settings
+			remoteControlEnabled,
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/core/webview/webviewMessageHandler.ts b/src/core/webview/webviewMessageHandler.ts
index 6bf1320ccf..bf4a3385e8 100644
--- a/src/core/webview/webviewMessageHandler.ts
+++ b/src/core/webview/webviewMessageHandler.ts
@@ -950,7 +950,15 @@ export const webviewMessageHandler = async (
 			await provider.postStateToWebview()
 			break
 		case "remoteControlEnabled":
-			await updateGlobalState("remoteControlEnabled", message.bool ?? false)
+			// Update cloud settings instead of local globalState
+			try {
+				await CloudService.instance.updateUserSettings({
+					extensionBridgeEnabled: message.bool ?? false,
+				})
+			} catch (error) {
+				provider.log(`Failed to update cloud settings for remote control: ${error}`)
+				// Don't fall back to local storage - cloud settings are the source of truth
+			}
 			await provider.handleRemoteControlToggle(message.bool ?? false)
 			await provider.postStateToWebview()
 			break
diff --git a/src/extension.ts b/src/extension.ts
index 6060bb341f..2d03537472 100644
--- a/src/extension.ts
+++ b/src/extension.ts
@@ -129,7 +129,43 @@ export async function activate(context: vscode.ExtensionContext) {
 	// Initialize Roo Code Cloud service.
 	const postStateListener = () => ClineProvider.getVisibleInstance()?.postStateToWebview()
 	authStateChangedHandler = postStateListener
-	settingsUpdatedHandler = postStateListener
+
+	// Enhanced settings updated handler that also updates ExtensionBridgeService
+	settingsUpdatedHandler = async () => {
+		// Update ExtensionBridgeService when settings change
+		const userInfo = CloudService.instance.getUserInfo()
+		if (userInfo && CloudService.instance.cloudAPI) {
+			try {
+				const config = await CloudService.instance.cloudAPI.bridgeConfig()
+
+				const isCloudAgent =
+					typeof process.env.ROO_CODE_CLOUD_TOKEN === "string" && process.env.ROO_CODE_CLOUD_TOKEN.length > 0
+
+				const remoteControlEnabled = isCloudAgent
+					? true
+					: (CloudService.instance.getUserSettings()?.settings?.extensionBridgeEnabled ?? false)
+
+				cloudLogger(`[CloudService] Settings updated - remoteControlEnabled = ${remoteControlEnabled}`)
+
+				ExtensionBridgeService.handleRemoteControlState(
+					userInfo,
+					remoteControlEnabled,
+					{
+						...config,
+						provider,
+						sessionId: vscode.env.sessionId,
+					},
+					cloudLogger,
+				)
+			} catch (error) {
+				cloudLogger(
+					`[CloudService] Failed to update ExtensionBridgeService on settings change: ${error instanceof Error ? error.message : String(error)}`,
+				)
+			}
+		}
+
+		postStateListener()
+	}
 
 	userInfoHandler = async ({ userInfo }: { userInfo: CloudUserInfo }) => {
 		postStateListener()
@@ -147,9 +183,13 @@ export async function activate(context: vscode.ExtensionContext) {
 
 			cloudLogger(`[CloudService] isCloudAgent = ${isCloudAgent}, socketBridgeUrl = ${config.socketBridgeUrl}`)
 
+			const remoteControlEnabled = isCloudAgent
+				? true
+				: (CloudService.instance.getUserSettings()?.settings?.extensionBridgeEnabled ?? false)
+
 			ExtensionBridgeService.handleRemoteControlState(
 				userInfo,
-				isCloudAgent ? true : contextProxy.getValue("remoteControlEnabled"),
+				remoteControlEnabled,
 				{
 					...config,
 					provider,