diff --git a/codex-rs/hooks/src/user_notification.rs b/codex-rs/hooks/src/user_notification.rs
index 801da59aef..caeca59b50 100644
--- a/codex-rs/hooks/src/user_notification.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/hooks/src/user_notification.rs
@@ -62,19 +62,14 @@ pub fn notify_hook(argv: Vec<String>) -> Hook {
                     command.arg(notify_payload);
                 }
 
-                // Preserve the legacy argv + JSON payload shape, but wait for completion so
-                // after-agent hooks finish their side effects before the turn is marked done.
+                // Backwards-compat: match legacy notify behavior (argv + JSON arg, fire-and-forget).
                 command
                     .stdin(Stdio::null())
                     .stdout(Stdio::null())
                     .stderr(Stdio::null());
 
-                match command.status().await {
-                    Ok(status) if status.success() => HookResult::Success,
-                    Ok(status) => HookResult::FailedContinue(
-                        std::io::Error::other(format!("legacy notify exited with status {status}"))
-                            .into(),
-                    ),
+                match command.spawn() {
+                    Ok(_) => HookResult::Success,
                     Err(err) => HookResult::FailedContinue(err.into()),
                 }
             })