diff --git a/codex-rs/hooks/src/engine/discovery.rs b/codex-rs/hooks/src/engine/discovery.rs
index 92d17fbab..cab28b64a 100644
--- a/codex-rs/hooks/src/engine/discovery.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/hooks/src/engine/discovery.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 use std::collections::HashMap;
+use std::collections::HashSet;
 use std::fs;
 use std::path::Path;
 
@@ -69,6 +70,7 @@ pub(crate) fn discover_handlers(
     let mut hook_entries = Vec::new();
     let mut warnings = plugin_hook_load_warnings;
     let mut display_order = 0_i64;
+    let mut visited_json_hook_folders = HashSet::new();
     let hook_states = hook_states_from_stack(config_layer_stack);
     let policy = HookDiscoveryPolicy {
         allow_managed_hooks_only: config_layer_stack.is_some_and(|config_layer_stack| {
@@ -111,7 +113,12 @@ pub(crate) fn discover_handlers(
             if !policy.allows(&policy_source) {
                 continue;
             }
-            let json_hooks = load_hooks_json(layer.hooks_config_folder().as_deref(), &mut warnings);
+            let json_hooks = match layer.hooks_config_folder() {
+                Some(config_folder) if visited_json_hook_folders.insert(config_folder.clone()) => {
+                    load_hooks_json(Some(config_folder.as_path()), &mut warnings)
+                }
+                _ => None,
+            };
             let toml_hooks = load_toml_hooks_from_layer(layer, &mut warnings);
 
             if let (Some((json_source_path, json_events)), Some((toml_source_path, toml_events))) =
diff --git a/codex-rs/hooks/src/engine/mod_tests.rs b/codex-rs/hooks/src/engine/mod_tests.rs
index 4b7697b34..d5b34b3f4 100644
--- a/codex-rs/hooks/src/engine/mod_tests.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/hooks/src/engine/mod_tests.rs
@@ -1134,6 +1134,97 @@ fn discovers_hooks_from_json_and_toml_in_the_same_layer() {
     assert_eq!(preview[1].source_path, config_path);
 }
 
+#[test]
+fn profile_user_layers_load_shared_hooks_json_once() {
+    let temp = tempdir().expect("create temp dir");
+    let config_path =
+        AbsolutePathBuf::try_from(temp.path().join("config.toml")).expect("absolute config path");
+    let profile_path = AbsolutePathBuf::try_from(temp.path().join("work.config.toml"))
+        .expect("absolute profile path");
+    let hooks_json_path =
+        AbsolutePathBuf::try_from(temp.path().join("hooks.json")).expect("absolute hooks path");
+    fs::write(
+        hooks_json_path.as_path(),
+        r#"{
+              "hooks": {
+                "PreToolUse": [
+                  {
+                    "matcher": "^Bash$",
+                    "hooks": [
+                      {
+                        "type": "command",
+                        "command": "python3 /tmp/json-hook.py"
+                      }
+                    ]
+                  }
+                ]
+              }
+            }"#,
+    )
+    .expect("write hooks.json");
+    let config_layer_stack = ConfigLayerStack::new(
+        vec![
+            ConfigLayerEntry::new(
+                ConfigLayerSource::User {
+                    file: config_path,
+                    profile: None,
+                },
+                TomlValue::Table(Default::default()),
+            ),
+            ConfigLayerEntry::new(
+                ConfigLayerSource::User {
+                    file: profile_path,
+                    profile: Some("work".to_string()),
+                },
+                TomlValue::Table(Default::default()),
+            ),
+        ],
+        ConfigRequirements::default(),
+        ConfigRequirementsToml::default(),
+    )
+    .expect("config layer stack");
+
+    let engine = ClaudeHooksEngine::new(
+        /*enabled*/ true,
+        /*bypass_hook_trust*/ true,
+        Some(&config_layer_stack),
+        Vec::new(),
+        Vec::new(),
+        CommandShell {
+            program: String::new(),
+            args: Vec::new(),
+        },
+    );
+
+    assert!(engine.warnings().is_empty());
+    assert_eq!(engine.handlers.len(), 1);
+    let preview = engine.preview_pre_tool_use(&PreToolUseRequest {
+        session_id: ThreadId::new(),
+        turn_id: "turn-1".to_string(),
+        subagent: None,
+        cwd: cwd(),
+        transcript_path: None,
+        model: "gpt-test".to_string(),
+        permission_mode: "default".to_string(),
+        tool_name: "Bash".to_string(),
+        matcher_aliases: Vec::new(),
+        tool_use_id: "tool-1".to_string(),
+        tool_input: serde_json::json!({ "command": "echo hello" }),
+    });
+    assert_eq!(preview.len(), 1);
+    assert_eq!(preview[0].source_path, hooks_json_path);
+
+    let listed = crate::list_hooks(crate::HooksConfig {
+        feature_enabled: true,
+        bypass_hook_trust: true,
+        config_layer_stack: Some(config_layer_stack),
+        ..Default::default()
+    });
+    assert!(listed.warnings.is_empty());
+    assert_eq!(listed.hooks.len(), 1);
+    assert_eq!(listed.hooks[0].source_path, hooks_json_path);
+}
+
 #[tokio::test]
 async fn plugin_hook_sources_run_with_plugin_env_and_plugin_source() {
     let temp = tempdir().expect("create temp dir");