diff --git a/src/vs/sessions/contrib/chat/browser/sessionChatInputToolbar.ts b/src/vs/sessions/contrib/chat/browser/sessionChatInputToolbar.ts
index 17285abb69f71b..d6a99c549c2ee2 100644
--- a/src/vs/sessions/contrib/chat/browser/sessionChatInputToolbar.ts
+++ b/src/vs/sessions/contrib/chat/browser/sessionChatInputToolbar.ts
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ import { VIEW_SESSION_CHANGES_COMMAND_ID } from '../../changes/common/changes.js
 import { OPEN_ISSUE_ACTION_ID, OPEN_PULL_REQUEST_ACTION_ID } from '../../github/common/types.js';
 import { getSessionChatPillMenu, SessionChatPillKind, SessionChatPillVisibility, type ISessionChatPillMenuEntry } from '../common/sessionChatPills.js';
 import { ISessionsService } from '../../../services/sessions/browser/sessionsService.js';
-import { IChat } from '../../../services/sessions/common/session.js';
+import { ChatOriginKind, IChat } from '../../../services/sessions/common/session.js';
 import { IActiveSession } from '../../../services/sessions/common/sessionsManagement.js';
 import { SessionBackgroundActivitiesControl, sessionSubagentsPillOptions } from './sessionBackgroundActivitiesControl.js';
 import { SessionBrowsersControl, sessionBrowsersPillOptions } from './sessionBrowsersControl.js';
@@ -128,6 +128,7 @@ export class SessionChatInputToolbar extends Disposable {
 		}
 		return this._findOwningSession(chat.resource, reader);
 	});
+	private readonly _isSubagentChat: IObservable<boolean> = derived(this, reader => this._chat.read(reader)?.origin?.kind === ChatOriginKind.Tool);
 
 	/** The current turn's diff stats. */
 	private readonly _diffStats: IObservable<IDiffStats>;
@@ -181,7 +182,7 @@ export class SessionChatInputToolbar extends Disposable {
 		const sessionCustomizations = this._register(instantiationService.createInstance(SessionCustomizations, this._chat, this._session));
 		this._customizationSections = sessionCustomizations.sections;
 
-		const pillsEnabled = derived(reader => this._debugData.read(reader) !== undefined || turnStatusPillsEnabled.read(reader));
+		const pillsEnabled = derived(reader => this._debugData.read(reader) !== undefined || (turnStatusPillsEnabled.read(reader) && !this._isSubagentChat.read(reader)));
 		const model: IChatTurnPillsModel = {
 			stats: this._diffStats,
 			artifacts: this._artifactSections,
diff --git a/src/vs/sessions/contrib/chat/test/browser/sessionChatInputToolbar.test.ts b/src/vs/sessions/contrib/chat/test/browser/sessionChatInputToolbar.test.ts
index f8743c0f92e48f..77d7b008df39bf 100644
--- a/src/vs/sessions/contrib/chat/test/browser/sessionChatInputToolbar.test.ts
+++ b/src/vs/sessions/contrib/chat/test/browser/sessionChatInputToolbar.test.ts
@@ -4,16 +4,30 @@
  *--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 
 import assert from 'assert';
+import { Event } from '../../../../../base/common/event.js';
+import { constObservable } from '../../../../../base/common/observable.js';
+import { URI } from '../../../../../base/common/uri.js';
+import { upcastPartial } from '../../../../../base/test/common/mock.js';
 import { ensureNoDisposablesAreLeakedInTestSuite } from '../../../../../base/test/common/utils.js';
+import { IConfigurationService } from '../../../../../platform/configuration/common/configuration.js';
+import { TestConfigurationService } from '../../../../../platform/configuration/test/common/testConfigurationService.js';
+import { IBrowserViewWorkbenchService } from '../../../../../workbench/contrib/browserView/common/browserView.js';
+import { ChatConfiguration } from '../../../../../workbench/contrib/chat/common/constants.js';
+import { workbenchInstantiationService } from '../../../../../workbench/test/browser/workbenchTestServices.js';
+import { ISessionsProvidersService } from '../../../../services/sessions/browser/sessionsProvidersService.js';
+import { ISessionsService } from '../../../../services/sessions/browser/sessionsService.js';
+import { ISessionChangesStatsCache } from '../../../../services/sessions/common/sessionChangesStatsCache.js';
+import { ChatOriginKind, SessionStatus, type IChat, type ISessionWorkspace } from '../../../../services/sessions/common/session.js';
+import { IActiveSession } from '../../../../services/sessions/common/sessionsManagement.js';
 import { CHAT_TURN_ARTIFACT_PILL_ID, CHAT_TURN_CHANGES_PILL_ID } from '../../../../../workbench/contrib/chat/browser/widget/chatTurnPills.js';
 import { VIEW_SESSION_CHANGES_COMMAND_ID } from '../../../changes/common/changes.js';
 import { OPEN_ISSUE_ACTION_ID, OPEN_PULL_REQUEST_ACTION_ID } from '../../../github/common/types.js';
 import { SessionChatPillKind } from '../../common/sessionChatPills.js';
-import { getSessionChatPillKindForAction, SESSION_BROWSERS_PILL_ID, SESSION_SUBAGENTS_PILL_ID } from '../../browser/sessionChatInputToolbar.js';
+import { getSessionChatPillKindForAction, SessionChatInputToolbar, SESSION_BROWSERS_PILL_ID, SESSION_SUBAGENTS_PILL_ID } from '../../browser/sessionChatInputToolbar.js';
 import { SESSION_CUSTOMIZATIONS_PILL_ID } from '../../browser/sessionCustomizations.js';
 
 suite('SessionChatInputToolbar', () => {
-	ensureNoDisposablesAreLeakedInTestSuite();
+	const store = ensureNoDisposablesAreLeakedInTestSuite();
 
 	test('maps turn-status and hosted pill actions onto togglable pill kinds', () => {
 		assert.deepStrictEqual([
@@ -36,4 +50,90 @@ suite('SessionChatInputToolbar', () => {
 			SessionChatPillKind.Subagents,
 		]);
 	});
+
+	test('hides the pills in a subagent chat', () => {
+		const instantiationService = workbenchInstantiationService(undefined, store);
+		(instantiationService.get(IConfigurationService) as TestConfigurationService).setUserConfiguration(ChatConfiguration.TurnStatusPills, true);
+		const chat = upcastPartial<IChat>({
+			resource: URI.parse('chat:main'),
+			title: constObservable('Main chat'),
+			status: constObservable(SessionStatus.InProgress),
+			lastTurnChanges: constObservable([{
+				uri: URI.file('/session-change.ts'),
+				modifiedUri: URI.file('/session-change.ts'),
+				insertions: 10,
+				deletions: 4,
+				isOutsideWorkspace: false,
+			}]),
+		});
+		const subagentChat = upcastPartial<IChat>({
+			resource: URI.parse('chat:subagent'),
+			title: constObservable('Subagent'),
+			status: constObservable(SessionStatus.InProgress),
+			origin: { kind: ChatOriginKind.Tool, parentChat: chat.resource },
+		});
+		const forkedChat = upcastPartial<IChat>({
+			resource: URI.parse('chat:fork'),
+			title: constObservable('Fork'),
+			status: constObservable(SessionStatus.InProgress),
+			origin: { kind: ChatOriginKind.Fork, parentChat: chat.resource },
+			lastTurnChanges: constObservable([{
+				uri: URI.file('/fork-change.ts'),
+				modifiedUri: URI.file('/fork-change.ts'),
+				insertions: 10,
+				deletions: 4,
+				isOutsideWorkspace: false,
+			}]),
+		});
+		const forkSubagentChat = upcastPartial<IChat>({
+			resource: URI.parse('chat:fork-subagent'),
+			title: constObservable('Fork subagent'),
+			status: constObservable(SessionStatus.InProgress),
+			origin: { kind: ChatOriginKind.Tool, parentChat: forkedChat.resource },
+		});
+		const session = upcastPartial<IActiveSession>({
+			sessionId: 'provider:session',
+			providerId: 'provider',
+			sessionType: 'test',
+			resource: URI.parse('session:1'),
+			status: constObservable(SessionStatus.InProgress),
+			isArchived: constObservable(false),
+			isRead: constObservable(true),
+			capabilities: constObservable({ supportsMultipleChats: true }),
+			chats: constObservable([chat, subagentChat, forkedChat, forkSubagentChat]),
+			activeChat: constObservable(chat),
+			mainChat: constObservable(chat),
+			visibleChatTabs: constObservable([chat]),
+			workspace: constObservable(upcastPartial<ISessionWorkspace>({ folders: [] })),
+			worktreePending: constObservable(false),
+			changesets: constObservable([]),
+			changes: constObservable([]),
+			isCreated: constObservable(true),
+			sticky: constObservable(false),
+			shouldShowChatTabs: constObservable(false),
+		});
+		instantiationService.stub(IBrowserViewWorkbenchService, upcastPartial<IBrowserViewWorkbenchService>({
+			onDidChangeBrowserViews: Event.None,
+			getKnownBrowserViews: () => new Map(),
+		}));
+		instantiationService.stub(ISessionChangesStatsCache, upcastPartial<ISessionChangesStatsCache>({ get: () => undefined }));
+		instantiationService.stub(ISessionsProvidersService, upcastPartial<ISessionsProvidersService>({ getProvider: () => undefined }));
+		instantiationService.stub(ISessionsService, upcastPartial<ISessionsService>({
+			visibleSessions: constObservable([]),
+			activeSession: constObservable(undefined),
+		}));
+		const toolbar = store.add(instantiationService.createInstance(SessionChatInputToolbar));
+
+		toolbar.setSession(session, chat);
+		const main = toolbar.visible;
+		toolbar.setSession(session, subagentChat);
+		const subagent = toolbar.visible;
+		toolbar.setSession(session, forkedChat);
+
+		assert.deepStrictEqual({ main, subagent, fork: toolbar.visible }, {
+			main: true,
+			subagent: false,
+			fork: true,
+		});
+	});
 });