diff --git a/packages/cli/src/config/config.ts b/packages/cli/src/config/config.ts
index d3b73e06..9731b503 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/config/config.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/config/config.ts
@@ -229,6 +229,7 @@ export async function parseArguments(): Promise<CliArgs> {
             // Handle comma-separated values
             dirs.flatMap((dir) => dir.split(',').map((d) => d.trim())),
         })
+
         .check((argv) => {
           if (argv.prompt && argv['promptInteractive']) {
             throw new Error(
@@ -540,6 +541,7 @@ export async function loadCliConfig(
     interactive,
     trustedFolder,
     shouldUseNodePtyShell: settings.shouldUseNodePtyShell,
+    skipNextSpeakerCheck: settings.skipNextSpeakerCheck,
   });
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/config/settingsSchema.ts b/packages/cli/src/config/settingsSchema.ts
index 8c1b5191..6d9e1f1e 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/config/settingsSchema.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/config/settingsSchema.ts
@@ -515,6 +515,15 @@ export const SETTINGS_SCHEMA = {
     description: 'Show line numbers in the chat.',
     showInDialog: true,
   },
+  skipNextSpeakerCheck: {
+    type: 'boolean',
+    label: 'Skip Next Speaker Check',
+    category: 'General',
+    requiresRestart: false,
+    default: false,
+    description: 'Skip the next speaker check.',
+    showInDialog: true,
+  },
 } as const;
 
 type InferSettings<T extends SettingsSchema> = {
diff --git a/packages/core/src/config/config.ts b/packages/core/src/config/config.ts
index 8c95a99d..6a8e6d4b 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/config/config.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/config/config.ts
@@ -203,6 +203,7 @@ export interface ConfigParameters {
   interactive?: boolean;
   trustedFolder?: boolean;
   shouldUseNodePtyShell?: boolean;
+  skipNextSpeakerCheck?: boolean;
 }
 
 export class Config {
@@ -269,6 +270,7 @@ export class Config {
   private readonly interactive: boolean;
   private readonly trustedFolder: boolean | undefined;
   private readonly shouldUseNodePtyShell: boolean;
+  private readonly skipNextSpeakerCheck: boolean;
   private initialized: boolean = false;
 
   constructor(params: ConfigParameters) {
@@ -337,6 +339,7 @@ export class Config {
     this.interactive = params.interactive ?? false;
     this.trustedFolder = params.trustedFolder;
     this.shouldUseNodePtyShell = params.shouldUseNodePtyShell ?? false;
+    this.skipNextSpeakerCheck = params.skipNextSpeakerCheck ?? false;
 
     if (params.contextFileName) {
       setGeminiMdFilename(params.contextFileName);
@@ -735,6 +738,10 @@ export class Config {
     return this.shouldUseNodePtyShell;
   }
 
+  getSkipNextSpeakerCheck(): boolean {
+    return this.skipNextSpeakerCheck;
+  }
+
   async getGitService(): Promise<GitService> {
     if (!this.gitService) {
       this.gitService = new GitService(this.targetDir);
diff --git a/packages/core/src/core/client.test.ts b/packages/core/src/core/client.test.ts
index 8e219f3c..5e3f8eb7 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/core/client.test.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/core/client.test.ts
@@ -209,6 +209,7 @@ describe('Gemini Client (client.ts)', () => {
       getGeminiClient: vi.fn(),
       setFallbackMode: vi.fn(),
       getChatCompression: vi.fn().mockReturnValue(undefined),
+      getSkipNextSpeakerCheck: vi.fn().mockReturnValue(false),
     };
     const MockedConfig = vi.mocked(Config, true);
     MockedConfig.mockImplementation(
diff --git a/packages/core/src/core/client.ts b/packages/core/src/core/client.ts
index a77a4893..d521ab18 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/core/client.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/core/client.ts
@@ -527,6 +527,10 @@ export class GeminiClient {
         return turn;
       }
 
+      if (this.config.getSkipNextSpeakerCheck()) {
+        return turn;
+      }
+
       const nextSpeakerCheck = await checkNextSpeaker(
         this.getChat(),
         this,