diff --git a/src/gateway/auth.ts b/src/gateway/auth.ts
index ded563487..60864f581 100644
--- a/src/gateway/auth.ts
+++ b/src/gateway/auth.ts
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ function resolveTailscaleClientIp(req?: IncomingMessage): string | undefined {
   });
 }
 
-function resolveRequestClientIp(
+export function resolveRequestClientIp(
   req?: IncomingMessage,
   trustedProxies?: string[],
   allowRealIpFallback = false,
diff --git a/src/gateway/hooks-test-helpers.ts b/src/gateway/hooks-test-helpers.ts
index ca0988edb..0351b829f 100644
--- a/src/gateway/hooks-test-helpers.ts
+++ b/src/gateway/hooks-test-helpers.ts
@@ -26,9 +26,11 @@ export function createGatewayRequest(params: {
   method?: string;
   remoteAddress?: string;
   host?: string;
+  headers?: Record<string, string>;
 }): IncomingMessage {
   const headers: Record<string, string> = {
     host: params.host ?? "localhost:18789",
+    ...params.headers,
   };
   if (params.authorization) {
     headers.authorization = params.authorization;
diff --git a/src/gateway/server-http.hooks-request-timeout.test.ts b/src/gateway/server-http.hooks-request-timeout.test.ts
index 0452cab7b..e56432a95 100644
--- a/src/gateway/server-http.hooks-request-timeout.test.ts
+++ b/src/gateway/server-http.hooks-request-timeout.test.ts
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ function createRequest(params?: {
   authorization?: string;
   remoteAddress?: string;
   url?: string;
+  headers?: Record<string, string>;
 }): IncomingMessage {
   return createGatewayRequest({
     method: "POST",
@@ -30,6 +31,7 @@ function createRequest(params?: {
     host: "127.0.0.1:18789",
     authorization: params?.authorization ?? "Bearer hook-secret",
     remoteAddress: params?.remoteAddress,
+    headers: params?.headers,
   });
 }
 
@@ -52,6 +54,7 @@ function createHandler(params?: {
   dispatchWakeHook?: HooksHandlerDeps["dispatchWakeHook"];
   dispatchAgentHook?: HooksHandlerDeps["dispatchAgentHook"];
   bindHost?: string;
+  getClientIpConfig?: HooksHandlerDeps["getClientIpConfig"];
 }) {
   return createHooksRequestHandler({
     getHooksConfig: () => createHooksConfig(),
@@ -63,6 +66,7 @@ function createHandler(params?: {
       info: vi.fn(),
       error: vi.fn(),
     } as unknown as ReturnType<typeof createSubsystemLogger>,
+    getClientIpConfig: params?.getClientIpConfig,
     dispatchWakeHook:
       params?.dispatchWakeHook ??
       ((() => {
@@ -121,6 +125,36 @@ describe("createHooksRequestHandler timeout status mapping", () => {
     expect(setHeader).toHaveBeenCalledWith("Retry-After", expect.any(String));
   });
 
+  test("uses trusted proxy forwarded client ip for hook auth throttling", async () => {
+    const handler = createHandler({
+      getClientIpConfig: () => ({ trustedProxies: ["10.0.0.1"] }),
+    });
+
+    for (let i = 0; i < 20; i++) {
+      const req = createRequest({
+        authorization: "Bearer wrong",
+        remoteAddress: "10.0.0.1",
+        headers: { "x-forwarded-for": "1.2.3.4" },
+      });
+      const { res } = createResponse();
+      const handled = await handler(req, res);
+      expect(handled).toBe(true);
+      expect(res.statusCode).toBe(401);
+    }
+
+    const forwardedReq = createRequest({
+      authorization: "Bearer wrong",
+      remoteAddress: "10.0.0.1",
+      headers: { "x-forwarded-for": "1.2.3.4, 10.0.0.1" },
+    });
+    const { res: forwardedRes, setHeader } = createResponse();
+    const handled = await handler(forwardedReq, forwardedRes);
+
+    expect(handled).toBe(true);
+    expect(forwardedRes.statusCode).toBe(429);
+    expect(setHeader).toHaveBeenCalledWith("Retry-After", expect.any(String));
+  });
+
   test.each(["0.0.0.0", "::"])(
     "does not throw when bindHost=%s while parsing non-hook request URL",
     async (bindHost) => {
diff --git a/src/gateway/server-http.ts b/src/gateway/server-http.ts
index 89db12bc2..110d64e09 100644
--- a/src/gateway/server-http.ts
+++ b/src/gateway/server-http.ts
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import {
 import {
   authorizeHttpGatewayConnect,
   isLocalDirectRequest,
+  resolveRequestClientIp,
   type GatewayAuthResult,
   type ResolvedGatewayAuth,
 } from "./auth.js";
@@ -351,9 +352,13 @@ export function createHooksRequestHandler(
     bindHost: string;
     port: number;
     logHooks: SubsystemLogger;
+    getClientIpConfig?: () => {
+      trustedProxies?: string[];
+      allowRealIpFallback?: boolean;
+    };
   } & HookDispatchers,
 ): HooksRequestHandler {
-  const { getHooksConfig, logHooks, dispatchAgentHook, dispatchWakeHook } = opts;
+  const { getHooksConfig, logHooks, dispatchAgentHook, dispatchWakeHook, getClientIpConfig } = opts;
   const hookAuthLimiter = createAuthRateLimiter({
     maxAttempts: HOOK_AUTH_FAILURE_LIMIT,
     windowMs: HOOK_AUTH_FAILURE_WINDOW_MS,
@@ -364,7 +369,14 @@ export function createHooksRequestHandler(
   });
 
   const resolveHookClientKey = (req: IncomingMessage): string => {
-    return normalizeRateLimitClientIp(req.socket?.remoteAddress);
+    const clientIpConfig = getClientIpConfig?.();
+    const clientIp =
+      resolveRequestClientIp(
+        req,
+        clientIpConfig?.trustedProxies,
+        clientIpConfig?.allowRealIpFallback === true,
+      ) ?? req.socket?.remoteAddress;
+    return normalizeRateLimitClientIp(clientIp);
   };
 
   return async (req, res) => {
diff --git a/src/gateway/server/hooks.ts b/src/gateway/server/hooks.ts
index 3b159c680..8630ef008 100644
--- a/src/gateway/server/hooks.ts
+++ b/src/gateway/server/hooks.ts
@@ -108,6 +108,13 @@ export function createGatewayHooksRequestHandler(params: {
     bindHost,
     port,
     logHooks,
+    getClientIpConfig: () => {
+      const cfg = loadConfig();
+      return {
+        trustedProxies: cfg.gateway?.trustedProxies,
+        allowRealIpFallback: cfg.gateway?.allowRealIpFallback === true,
+      };
+    },
     dispatchAgentHook,
     dispatchWakeHook,
   });