diff --git a/codex-rs/core/src/exec_policy.rs b/codex-rs/core/src/exec_policy.rs
index c0cb7f8fcf..64b6e7871a 100644
--- a/codex-rs/core/src/exec_policy.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/core/src/exec_policy.rs
@@ -310,13 +310,16 @@ pub fn render_decision_for_unmatched_command(
     let runtime_sandbox_provides_safety =
         cfg!(windows) && matches!(sandbox_policy, SandboxPolicy::ReadOnly);
 
-    // If the command is flagged as dangerous or we have no sandbox protection,
-    // we should never allow it to run without user approval.
+    // If the command is flagged as dangerous or we have no sandbox protection
+    // when we expect a sandbox to be on, we should never allow it to run
+    // without user approval.
     //
     // We prefer to prompt the user rather than outright forbid the command,
     // but if the user has explicitly disabled prompts, we must
     // forbid the command.
-    if command_might_be_dangerous(command) || runtime_sandbox_provides_safety {
+    if sandbox_policy.expects_enforcement()
+        && (command_might_be_dangerous(command) || runtime_sandbox_provides_safety)
+    {
         return if matches!(approval_policy, AskForApproval::Never) {
             Decision::Forbidden
         } else {
@@ -1023,6 +1026,21 @@ prefix_rule(
         );
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn danger_full_access_allows_dangerous_commands_with_never() {
+        let command = vec!["rm".to_string(), "-rf".to_string(), "/".to_string()];
+
+        assert_eq!(
+            render_decision_for_unmatched_command(
+                AskForApproval::Never,
+                &SandboxPolicy::DangerFullAccess,
+                &command,
+                SandboxPermissions::UseDefault,
+            ),
+            Decision::Allow
+        );
+    }
+
     #[tokio::test]
     async fn append_execpolicy_amendment_updates_policy_and_file() {
         let codex_home = tempdir().expect("create temp dir");
diff --git a/codex-rs/protocol/src/protocol.rs b/codex-rs/protocol/src/protocol.rs
index 6a6939620f..2b8e4e6ad3 100644
--- a/codex-rs/protocol/src/protocol.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/protocol/src/protocol.rs
@@ -416,6 +416,15 @@ pub enum SandboxPolicy {
     },
 }
 
+impl SandboxPolicy {
+    pub fn expects_enforcement(&self) -> bool {
+        matches!(
+            self,
+            SandboxPolicy::ReadOnly | SandboxPolicy::WorkspaceWrite { .. }
+        )
+    }
+}
+
 /// A writable root path accompanied by a list of subpaths that should remain
 /// read‑only even when the root is writable. This is primarily used to ensure
 /// that folders containing files that could be modified to escalate the