diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/api/browser/mainThreadChatSessions.ts b/src/vs/workbench/api/browser/mainThreadChatSessions.ts
index efbb3782c3724..df7a26168b023 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/api/browser/mainThreadChatSessions.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/api/browser/mainThreadChatSessions.ts
@@ -120,17 +120,27 @@ export class ObservableChatSession extends Disposable implements ChatSession {
 
 			if (sessionContent.hasActiveResponseCallback && !this.interruptActiveResponseCallback) {
 				this.interruptActiveResponseCallback = async () => {
+					const confirmInterrupt = () => {
+						if (this._disposalPending) {
+							this._proxy.$disposeChatSessionContent(this._providerHandle, this.sessionId);
+							this._disposalPending = false;
+						}
+						this._proxy.$interruptChatSessionActiveResponse(this._providerHandle, this.sessionId, 'ongoing');
+						return true;
+					};
+
+					if (sessionContent.supportsInterruption) {
+						// If the session supports hot reload, interrupt without confirmation
+						return confirmInterrupt();
+					}
+
+					// Prompt the user to confirm interruption
 					return this._dialogService.confirm({
 						message: localize('interruptActiveResponse', 'Are you sure you want to interrupt the active session?')
 					}).then(confirmed => {
 						if (confirmed.confirmed) {
 							// User confirmed interruption - dispose the session content on extension host
-							if (this._disposalPending) {
-								this._proxy.$disposeChatSessionContent(this._providerHandle, this.sessionId);
-								this._disposalPending = false;
-							}
-							this._proxy.$interruptChatSessionActiveResponse(this._providerHandle, this.sessionId, 'ongoing');
-							return true;
+							return confirmInterrupt();
 						} else {
 							// When user cancels the interruption, fire an empty progress message to keep the session alive
 							// This matches the behavior of the old implementation
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/api/common/extHost.api.impl.ts b/src/vs/workbench/api/common/extHost.api.impl.ts
index 1361b81143e6d..de74a2f28a3e4 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/api/common/extHost.api.impl.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/api/common/extHost.api.impl.ts
@@ -1518,9 +1518,9 @@ export function createApiFactoryAndRegisterActors(accessor: ServicesAccessor): I
 				checkProposedApiEnabled(extension, 'chatSessionsProvider');
 				return extHostChatSessions.registerChatSessionItemProvider(extension, chatSessionType, provider);
 			},
-			registerChatSessionContentProvider(chatSessionType: string, provider: vscode.ChatSessionContentProvider) {
+			registerChatSessionContentProvider(chatSessionType: string, provider: vscode.ChatSessionContentProvider, capabilities?: vscode.ChatSessionCapabilities) {
 				checkProposedApiEnabled(extension, 'chatSessionsProvider');
-				return extHostChatSessions.registerChatSessionContentProvider(extension, chatSessionType, provider);
+				return extHostChatSessions.registerChatSessionContentProvider(extension, chatSessionType, provider, capabilities);
 			},
 			registerChatOutputRenderer: (viewType: string, renderer: vscode.ChatOutputRenderer) => {
 				checkProposedApiEnabled(extension, 'chatOutputRenderer');
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/api/common/extHost.protocol.ts b/src/vs/workbench/api/common/extHost.protocol.ts
index 090aaaa1c05e6..b5c295f625b8a 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/api/common/extHost.protocol.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/api/common/extHost.protocol.ts
@@ -3145,6 +3145,7 @@ export interface ChatSessionDto {
 	history: Array<IChatSessionHistoryItemDto>;
 	hasActiveResponseCallback: boolean;
 	hasRequestHandler: boolean;
+	supportsInterruption: boolean;
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/api/common/extHostChatSessions.ts b/src/vs/workbench/api/common/extHostChatSessions.ts
index 765fef204604e..7779ae391f8c3 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/api/common/extHostChatSessions.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/api/common/extHostChatSessions.ts
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ export class ExtHostChatSessions extends Disposable implements ExtHostChatSessio
 	private readonly _chatSessionContentProviders = new Map<number, {
 		readonly provider: vscode.ChatSessionContentProvider;
 		readonly extension: IExtensionDescription;
+		readonly capabilities?: vscode.ChatSessionCapabilities;
 		readonly disposable: DisposableStore;
 	}>();
 	private _nextChatSessionItemProviderHandle = 0;
@@ -110,11 +111,11 @@ export class ExtHostChatSessions extends Disposable implements ExtHostChatSessio
 		};
 	}
 
-	registerChatSessionContentProvider(extension: IExtensionDescription, chatSessionType: string, provider: vscode.ChatSessionContentProvider): vscode.Disposable {
+	registerChatSessionContentProvider(extension: IExtensionDescription, chatSessionType: string, provider: vscode.ChatSessionContentProvider, capabilities?: vscode.ChatSessionCapabilities): vscode.Disposable {
 		const handle = this._nextChatSessionContentProviderHandle++;
 		const disposables = new DisposableStore();
 
-		this._chatSessionContentProviders.set(handle, { provider, extension, disposable: disposables });
+		this._chatSessionContentProviders.set(handle, { provider, extension, capabilities, disposable: disposables });
 		this._proxy.$registerChatSessionContentProvider(handle, chatSessionType);
 
 		return new extHostTypes.Disposable(() => {
@@ -243,11 +244,12 @@ export class ExtHostChatSessions extends Disposable implements ExtHostChatSessio
 				this._proxy.$handleProgressComplete(handle, id, 'ongoing');
 			});
 		}
-
+		const { capabilities } = provider;
 		return {
 			id: sessionId + '',
 			hasActiveResponseCallback: !!session.activeResponseCallback,
 			hasRequestHandler: !!session.requestHandler,
+			supportsInterruption: !!capabilities?.supportsInterruptions,
 			history: session.history.map(turn => {
 				if (turn instanceof extHostTypes.ChatRequestTurn) {
 					return { type: 'request' as const, prompt: turn.prompt, participant: turn.participant };
diff --git a/src/vscode-dts/vscode.proposed.chatSessionsProvider.d.ts b/src/vscode-dts/vscode.proposed.chatSessionsProvider.d.ts
index 92ba38d36e421..acebca716e662 100644
--- a/src/vscode-dts/vscode.proposed.chatSessionsProvider.d.ts
+++ b/src/vscode-dts/vscode.proposed.chatSessionsProvider.d.ts
@@ -111,7 +111,6 @@ declare module 'vscode' {
 	}
 
 	export interface ChatSession {
-
 		/**
 		 * The full history of the session
 		 *
@@ -171,7 +170,14 @@ declare module 'vscode' {
 		 *
 		 * @returns A disposable that unregisters the provider when disposed.
 		 */
-		export function registerChatSessionContentProvider(chatSessionType: string, provider: ChatSessionContentProvider): Disposable;
+		export function registerChatSessionContentProvider(chatSessionType: string, provider: ChatSessionContentProvider, capabilities?: ChatSessionCapabilities): Disposable;
+	}
+
+	export interface ChatSessionCapabilities {
+		/**
+		 * Whether sessions can be interrupted and resumed without side-effects.
+		 */
+		supportsInterruptions?: boolean;
 	}
 
 	export interface ChatSessionShowOptions {