diff --git a/codex-rs/exec/src/event_processor_with_human_output.rs b/codex-rs/exec/src/event_processor_with_human_output.rs
index a3a29852b..ff2699eed 100644
--- a/codex-rs/exec/src/event_processor_with_human_output.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/exec/src/event_processor_with_human_output.rs
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ use owo_colors::Style;
 use serde::Deserialize;
 use shlex::try_join;
 use std::collections::HashMap;
+use std::io::IsTerminal;
 use std::io::Write;
 use std::path::PathBuf;
 use std::time::Duration;
@@ -869,12 +870,17 @@ impl EventProcessor for EventProcessorWithHumanOutput {
             );
         }
 
-        // If the user has not piped the final message to a file, they will see
-        // it twice: once written to stderr as part of the normal event
-        // processing, and once here on stdout. We print the token summary above
-        // to help break up the output visually in that case.
+        // In interactive terminals we already emitted the final assistant
+        // message on stderr during event processing. Preserve stdout emission
+        // only for non-interactive use so pipes and scripts still receive the
+        // final message.
         #[allow(clippy::print_stdout)]
-        if let Some(message) = &self.final_message {
+        if should_print_final_message_to_stdout(
+            self.final_message.as_deref(),
+            std::io::stdout().is_terminal(),
+            std::io::stderr().is_terminal(),
+        ) && let Some(message) = &self.final_message
+        {
             if message.ends_with('\n') {
                 print!("{message}");
             } else {
@@ -1025,6 +1031,14 @@ impl EventProcessorWithHumanOutput {
     }
 }
 
+fn should_print_final_message_to_stdout(
+    final_message: Option<&str>,
+    stdout_is_terminal: bool,
+    stderr_is_terminal: bool,
+) -> bool {
+    final_message.is_some() && !(stdout_is_terminal && stderr_is_terminal)
+}
+
 struct AgentJobProgressStats {
     processed: usize,
     total: usize,
@@ -1192,3 +1206,41 @@ fn format_mcp_invocation(invocation: &McpInvocation) -> String {
         format!("{fq_tool_name}({args_str})")
     }
 }
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::should_print_final_message_to_stdout;
+    use pretty_assertions::assert_eq;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn suppresses_final_stdout_message_when_both_streams_are_terminals() {
+        assert_eq!(
+            should_print_final_message_to_stdout(Some("hello"), true, true),
+            false
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn prints_final_stdout_message_when_stdout_is_not_terminal() {
+        assert_eq!(
+            should_print_final_message_to_stdout(Some("hello"), false, true),
+            true
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn prints_final_stdout_message_when_stderr_is_not_terminal() {
+        assert_eq!(
+            should_print_final_message_to_stdout(Some("hello"), true, false),
+            true
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn does_not_print_when_message_is_missing() {
+        assert_eq!(
+            should_print_final_message_to_stdout(None, false, false),
+            false
+        );
+    }
+}