diff --git a/packages/cli/src/cli-program-telemetry.test.ts b/packages/cli/src/cli-program-telemetry.test.ts
index 936a0aa4..2b2b28b9 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/cli-program-telemetry.test.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/cli-program-telemetry.test.ts
@@ -80,6 +80,11 @@ describe('runCommanderKtxCli telemetry', () => {
     expect(statusIo.stderr()).toContain('"event":"project_stack_snapshot"');
     expect(statusIo.stderr()).toContain('"connectionCount"');
     expect(statusIo.stderr()).not.toContain(tempDir);
+
+    const noticeIndex = statusIo.stderr().indexOf('ktx collects anonymous usage data');
+    const firstTelemetryIndex = statusIo.stderr().indexOf('[telemetry]');
+    expect(noticeIndex).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(0);
+    expect(firstTelemetryIndex).toBeGreaterThan(noticeIndex);
   });
 
   it('emits aborted telemetry when project validation aborts after preAction starts', async () => {
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/cli-program.ts b/packages/cli/src/cli-program.ts
index f7657d31..6e4a33b9 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/cli-program.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/cli-program.ts
@@ -417,6 +417,7 @@ export function buildKtxProgram(options: BuildKtxProgramOptions): Command {
   program.hook('preAction', async (_thisCommand, actionCommand) => {
     const telemetry = await import('./telemetry/index.js');
     options.setTelemetryModule?.(telemetry);
+    await telemetry.showTelemetryNoticeIfNeeded(options.io);
     const commandNode = actionCommand as CommandPathNode;
     const path = commandPath(commandNode);
     const projectDir = resolveCommandProjectDir(commandNode);
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/telemetry/index.ts b/packages/cli/src/telemetry/index.ts
index f026bcae..badd424e 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/telemetry/index.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/telemetry/index.ts
@@ -20,6 +20,14 @@ import { buildProjectStackSnapshotFields } from './project-snapshot.js';
 export { beginCommandSpan, completeCommandSpan, shutdownTelemetryEmitter };
 export type { CommandOutcome, CompletedCommandSpan };
 
+export async function showTelemetryNoticeIfNeeded(io: KtxCliIo): Promise<void> {
+  await loadTelemetryIdentity({
+    stdoutIsTTY: io.stdout.isTTY === true,
+    stderr: io.stderr,
+    env: process.env,
+  });
+}
+
 type TelemetryEventFields<Name extends TelemetryEventName> = Omit<
   TelemetryEventProperties<Name>,
   keyof TelemetryCommonEnvelope