diff --git a/apps/kimi-code/src/cli/run-prompt.ts b/apps/kimi-code/src/cli/run-prompt.ts
index bfb3c0b90..b587daff0 100644
--- a/apps/kimi-code/src/cli/run-prompt.ts
+++ b/apps/kimi-code/src/cli/run-prompt.ts
@@ -236,6 +236,7 @@ export async function runPrompt(
       resolveKeepAliveOnExit(config, process.env),
       resolvePrintWaitCeilingMs(config),
       outputFormat,
+      finalOnly,
       stdout,
       stderr,
       io.clock ?? defaultPromptClock,
@@ -1170,6 +1171,7 @@ async function drainBackgroundTasksOnExit(
   keepAliveOnExit: boolean,
   ceilingMs: number,
   outputFormat: PromptOutputFormat,
+  finalOnly: boolean,
   stdout: PromptOutput,
   stderr: PromptOutput,
   clock: PromptClock,
@@ -1177,8 +1179,10 @@ async function drainBackgroundTasksOnExit(
   if (keepAliveOnExit) return;
   let active = await session.listBackgroundTasks({ activeOnly: true });
   if (active.length === 0) return;
+  // `--final-message-only` promises a single final assistant message per turn,
+  // so the drain still waits for tasks but does not emit their notifications.
   const unsubscribe =
-    outputFormat === 'stream-json'
+    outputFormat === 'stream-json' && !finalOnly
       ? session.onEvent((event) => {
           const notification = toNotificationMessage(event);
           if (notification?.event === 'background.task.terminated') {
diff --git a/apps/kimi-code/test/cli/run-prompt.test.ts b/apps/kimi-code/test/cli/run-prompt.test.ts
index 494742edc..ff002e084 100644
--- a/apps/kimi-code/test/cli/run-prompt.test.ts
+++ b/apps/kimi-code/test/cli/run-prompt.test.ts
@@ -1399,6 +1399,53 @@ describe('runPrompt', () => {
     );
   });
 
+  it('waits for background tasks but suppresses drain notifications in final-message-only mode', async () => {
+    let listCalls = 0;
+    mocks.session.listBackgroundTasks.mockImplementation(async () => {
+      listCalls += 1;
+      return listCalls === 1 ? [{ taskId: 'b1', status: 'running' }] : [];
+    });
+    const fakeClock = {
+      now: () => 0,
+      sleep: vi.fn(async () => {
+        for (const handler of Array.from(mocks.eventHandlers)) {
+          handler(
+            mocks.mainEvent({
+              type: 'background.task.terminated',
+              info: {
+                taskId: 'b1',
+                kind: 'process',
+                status: 'completed',
+                description: 'build',
+                startedAt: 0,
+                endedAt: 1,
+              },
+            }),
+          );
+        }
+      }),
+    };
+    mocks.session.prompt.mockImplementationOnce(async () => {
+      for (const handler of mocks.eventHandlers) {
+        handler(mocks.mainEvent({ type: 'turn.started', turnId: 80, origin: { kind: 'user' } }));
+        handler(mocks.mainEvent({ type: 'assistant.delta', turnId: 80, delta: 'done' }));
+        handler(mocks.mainEvent({ type: 'turn.ended', turnId: 80, reason: 'completed' }));
+      }
+    });
+    const stdout = writer();
+
+    await runPrompt(opts({ outputFormat: 'stream-json', finalMessageOnly: true }), '1.2.3-test', {
+      stdout,
+      stderr: writer(),
+      clock: fakeClock,
+    });
+
+    // Still waits for the task, but emits nothing beyond the single final message.
+    expect(fakeClock.sleep).toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(stdout.text()).toBe('{"role":"assistant","content":"done"}\n');
+    expect(stdout.text()).not.toContain('notification');
+  });
+
   it('skips the background-task wait when keepAliveOnExit is set via env (Tier 2)', async () => {
     process.env['KIMI_CODE_BACKGROUND_KEEP_ALIVE_ON_EXIT'] = '1';
     mocks.session.listBackgroundTasks.mockResolvedValue([{ taskId: 'b1', status: 'running' }]);