diff --git a/codex-rs/cli/src/main.rs b/codex-rs/cli/src/main.rs
index b178941b1c..4753b84d01 100644
--- a/codex-rs/cli/src/main.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/cli/src/main.rs
@@ -69,6 +69,8 @@ use codex_terminal_detection::TerminalName;
     version,
     // If a sub‑command is given, ignore requirements of the default args.
     subcommand_negates_reqs = true,
+    // Prefer a recognized subcommand over the default interactive prompt positional.
+    subcommand_precedence_over_arg = true,
     // The executable is sometimes invoked via a platform‑specific name like
     // `codex-x86_64-unknown-linux-musl`, but the help output should always use
     // the generic `codex` command name that users run.
diff --git a/codex-rs/cli/src/queue_cmd.rs b/codex-rs/cli/src/queue_cmd.rs
index 4661d7b996..75d50d235f 100644
--- a/codex-rs/cli/src/queue_cmd.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/cli/src/queue_cmd.rs
@@ -191,6 +191,13 @@ mod tests {
         assert_eq!(cmd.at, None);
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn queue_without_required_args_is_subcommand_error() {
+        let err = MultitoolCli::try_parse_from(["codex", "queue"])
+            .expect_err("queue should be parsed as a subcommand, not as an interactive prompt");
+        assert_eq!(err.kind(), clap::error::ErrorKind::MissingRequiredArgument);
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn queue_rejects_legacy_content_flag() {
         assert!(