diff --git a/.claude-plugin/marketplace.json b/.claude-plugin/marketplace.json
index fa353178..f0445058 100644
--- a/.claude-plugin/marketplace.json
+++ b/.claude-plugin/marketplace.json
@@ -80,6 +80,19 @@
       ],
       "version": "5.2.0"
     },
+    {
+      "name": "notify-user-input",
+      "description": "macOS desktop notifications when Claude Code asks for user input",
+      "source": "./plugins/notify-user-input",
+      "category": "productivity",
+      "tags": [
+        "notification",
+        "macos",
+        "desktop",
+        "hooks"
+      ],
+      "version": "5.2.0"
+    },
     {
       "name": "ralph-loop",
       "description": "Continuous self-referential AI loops for interactive iterative development, implementing the Ralph Wiggum technique",
diff --git a/plugins/notify-user-input/.claude-plugin/plugin.json b/plugins/notify-user-input/.claude-plugin/plugin.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..699c7cb3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/notify-user-input/.claude-plugin/plugin.json
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+{
+  "name": "notify-user-input",
+  "version": "5.2.0",
+  "description": "macOS notification when Claude waits for user input",
+  "author": {
+    "name": "jito",
+    "email": "git@baleen.me"
+  }
+}
diff --git a/plugins/notify-user-input/README.md b/plugins/notify-user-input/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..73ab9716
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/notify-user-input/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+# notify-user-input
+
+macOS notifications when Claude Code asks for user input.
+
+## Installation
+
+Part of baleen-plugins marketplace.
+
+## Testing
+
+Ask Claude something that requires confirmation - notification should appear.
diff --git a/plugins/notify-user-input/hooks/ask-user-question.sh b/plugins/notify-user-input/hooks/ask-user-question.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..c0bde4cc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/notify-user-input/hooks/ask-user-question.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+set -euo pipefail
+
+INPUT=$(cat)
+TOOL_NAME=$(echo "$INPUT" | jq -r '.tool_name // empty')
+
+# Only process AskUserQuestion
+if [[ "$TOOL_NAME" != "AskUserQuestion" ]]; then
+    exit 0
+fi
+
+# Extract question text
+QUESTION_TEXT=$(echo "$INPUT" | jq -r '.questions[0].text // empty')
+
+if [[ -z "$QUESTION_TEXT" ]]; then
+    exit 0
+fi
+
+# Truncate if too long
+MAX_LENGTH=100
+if [[ ${#QUESTION_TEXT} -gt $MAX_LENGTH ]]; then
+    QUESTION_TEXT="${QUESTION_TEXT:0:$MAX_LENGTH}..."
+fi
+
+# Send macOS notification
+osascript -e "display notification \"$QUESTION_TEXT\" with title \"Claude Code\" sound name \"Glass\"" 2>/dev/null || true
+
+exit 0
diff --git a/plugins/notify-user-input/hooks/hooks.json b/plugins/notify-user-input/hooks/hooks.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..36a9c56d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/notify-user-input/hooks/hooks.json
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+{
+  "$schema": "../../../schemas/hooks-schema.json",
+  "description": "Notify when Claude asks for user input",
+  "hooks": {
+    "PreToolUse": [
+      {
+        "matcher": "AskUserQuestion",
+        "hooks": [
+          {
+            "type": "command",
+            "command": "bash ${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/hooks/ask-user-question.sh"
+          }
+        ]
+      }
+    ]
+  }
+}