diff --git a/.changeset/fresh-timers-init.md b/.changeset/fresh-timers-init.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2308e653d9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/fresh-timers-init.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"shadcn": patch
+---
+
+Ensure `init` only runs template post-init hooks for newly created projects.
diff --git a/packages/shadcn/src/commands/init.test.ts b/packages/shadcn/src/commands/init.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..dfce4c17c5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/shadcn/src/commands/init.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,254 @@
+import { mkdir, mkdtemp, rm } from "fs/promises"
+import os from "os"
+import path from "path"
+import { preFlightInit } from "@/src/preflights/preflight-init"
+import { templates } from "@/src/templates"
+import { addComponents } from "@/src/utils/add-components"
+import { createProject } from "@/src/utils/create-project"
+import { MISSING_DIR_OR_EMPTY_PROJECT } from "@/src/utils/errors"
+import {
+  getProjectConfig,
+  getProjectInfo,
+  getProjectTailwindVersionFromConfig,
+} from "@/src/utils/get-project-info"
+import { ensureRegistriesInConfig } from "@/src/utils/registries"
+import { afterEach, beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest"
+
+import { runInit } from "./init"
+
+vi.mock("@/src/preflights/preflight-init", () => ({
+  preFlightInit: vi.fn(),
+}))
+
+vi.mock("@/src/utils/create-project", () => ({
+  createProject: vi.fn(),
+}))
+
+vi.mock("@/src/utils/add-components", () => ({
+  addComponents: vi.fn(),
+}))
+
+vi.mock("@/src/utils/registries", () => ({
+  ensureRegistriesInConfig: vi.fn(),
+}))
+
+vi.mock("@/src/registry/api", () => ({
+  getRegistryBaseColors: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue([
+    {
+      label: "Zinc",
+      name: "zinc",
+    },
+  ]),
+  getRegistryStyles: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue([
+    {
+      label: "New York",
+      name: "new-york",
+    },
+  ]),
+}))
+
+vi.mock("@/src/utils/get-config", () => ({
+  DEFAULT_COMPONENTS: "@/components",
+  DEFAULT_TAILWIND_CONFIG: "tailwind.config.js",
+  DEFAULT_TAILWIND_CSS: "app/globals.css",
+  DEFAULT_UTILS: "@/lib/utils",
+  explorer: {
+    clearCaches: vi.fn(),
+  },
+  getConfig: vi.fn(),
+  getWorkspaceConfig: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue(null),
+  resolveConfigPaths: vi.fn(
+    async (cwd: string, config: Record<string, unknown>) => ({
+      ...config,
+      resolvedPaths: {
+        cwd,
+        tailwindConfig: path.resolve(cwd, "tailwind.config.js"),
+        tailwindCss: path.resolve(cwd, "src/index.css"),
+        utils: path.resolve(cwd, "src/lib/utils.ts"),
+        components: path.resolve(cwd, "src/components"),
+        lib: path.resolve(cwd, "src/lib"),
+        hooks: path.resolve(cwd, "src/hooks"),
+        ui: path.resolve(cwd, "src/components/ui"),
+      },
+    })
+  ),
+}))
+
+vi.mock("@/src/utils/get-project-info", () => ({
+  getProjectComponents: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue([]),
+  getProjectConfig: vi.fn(),
+  getProjectInfo: vi.fn(),
+  getProjectTailwindVersionFromConfig: vi.fn(),
+}))
+
+vi.mock("@/src/utils/logger", () => ({
+  logger: {
+    break: vi.fn(),
+    error: vi.fn(),
+    info: vi.fn(),
+    log: vi.fn(),
+    warn: vi.fn(),
+  },
+}))
+
+vi.mock("@/src/utils/spinner", () => ({
+  spinner: vi.fn(() => ({
+    fail: vi.fn(),
+    start: vi.fn().mockReturnThis(),
+    succeed: vi.fn(),
+  })),
+}))
+
+vi.mock("@/src/utils/highlighter", () => ({
+  highlighter: {
+    error: (value: string) => value,
+    info: (value: string) => value,
+    success: (value: string) => value,
+    warn: (value: string) => value,
+  },
+}))
+
+vi.mock("prompts", () => ({
+  default: vi.fn(),
+}))
+
+const projectInfo = {
+  framework: {
+    label: "Vite",
+    links: {},
+    name: "vite",
+  },
+  frameworkVersion: null,
+  isRSC: false,
+  isSrcDir: true,
+  isTsx: true,
+  tailwindConfigFile: null,
+  tailwindCssFile: "src/index.css",
+  tailwindVersion: "v4",
+  aliasPrefix: "@",
+}
+
+function createProjectConfig(cwd: string) {
+  return {
+    $schema: "https://ui.shadcn.com/schema.json",
+    style: "new-york",
+    rsc: false,
+    tsx: true,
+    tailwind: {
+      config: "",
+      css: "src/index.css",
+      baseColor: "zinc",
+      cssVariables: true,
+      prefix: "",
+    },
+    iconLibrary: "lucide",
+    rtl: false,
+    aliases: {
+      components: "@/components",
+      ui: "@/components/ui",
+      hooks: "@/hooks",
+      lib: "@/lib",
+      utils: "@/lib/utils",
+    },
+    resolvedPaths: {
+      cwd,
+      tailwindConfig: "",
+      tailwindCss: path.resolve(cwd, "src/index.css"),
+      utils: path.resolve(cwd, "src/lib/utils.ts"),
+      components: path.resolve(cwd, "src/components"),
+      lib: path.resolve(cwd, "src/lib"),
+      hooks: path.resolve(cwd, "src/hooks"),
+      ui: path.resolve(cwd, "src/components/ui"),
+    },
+  }
+}
+
+function createInitOptions(cwd: string) {
+  return {
+    cwd,
+    yes: true,
+    defaults: true,
+    force: false,
+    reinstall: false,
+    silent: true,
+    isNewProject: false,
+    cssVariables: true,
+    installStyleIndex: true,
+    template: "vite",
+  } as Parameters<typeof runInit>[0]
+}
+
+describe("runInit", () => {
+  let cwd: string
+  let originalPostInit: typeof templates.vite.postInit
+
+  beforeEach(async () => {
+    cwd = await mkdtemp(path.join(os.tmpdir(), "shadcn-init-test-"))
+    originalPostInit = templates.vite.postInit
+
+    vi.mocked(getProjectInfo).mockResolvedValue(projectInfo as any)
+    vi.mocked(getProjectTailwindVersionFromConfig).mockResolvedValue("v4")
+    vi.mocked(getProjectConfig).mockImplementation(async (projectCwd) =>
+      createProjectConfig(projectCwd)
+    )
+    vi.mocked(ensureRegistriesInConfig).mockImplementation(
+      async (_components, config) => ({ config, newRegistries: [] })
+    )
+    vi.mocked(addComponents).mockResolvedValue(undefined)
+  })
+
+  afterEach(async () => {
+    templates.vite.postInit = originalPostInit
+    vi.clearAllMocks()
+    await rm(cwd, { recursive: true, force: true })
+  })
+
+  it("does not run template postInit for existing projects with an explicit template", async () => {
+    const postInit = vi.fn()
+    templates.vite.postInit = postInit
+    vi.mocked(preFlightInit).mockResolvedValue({
+      errors: {},
+      projectInfo: projectInfo as any,
+    })
+
+    await runInit(createInitOptions(cwd))
+
+    expect(postInit).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
+  })
+
+  it("runs template postInit after creating a new project", async () => {
+    const projectPath = path.join(cwd, "vite-app")
+    await mkdir(projectPath)
+    const postInit = vi.fn()
+    templates.vite.postInit = postInit
+    vi.mocked(preFlightInit).mockResolvedValue({
+      errors: {
+        [MISSING_DIR_OR_EMPTY_PROJECT]: true,
+      },
+      projectInfo: null,
+    })
+    vi.mocked(createProject).mockResolvedValue({
+      projectPath,
+      projectName: "vite-app",
+      template: "vite",
+    })
+
+    await runInit(createInitOptions(cwd))
+
+    expect(postInit).toHaveBeenCalledWith({ projectPath })
+  })
+
+  it("does not run template postInit when isNewProject is true but createProject was skipped", async () => {
+    const postInit = vi.fn()
+    templates.vite.postInit = postInit
+
+    await runInit({
+      ...createInitOptions(cwd),
+      skipPreflight: true,
+      isNewProject: true,
+    })
+
+    expect(createProject).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
+    expect(postInit).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
+  })
+})
diff --git a/packages/shadcn/src/commands/init.ts b/packages/shadcn/src/commands/init.ts
index 650840d3dc..512be0380b 100644
--- a/packages/shadcn/src/commands/init.ts
+++ b/packages/shadcn/src/commands/init.ts
@@ -606,6 +606,8 @@ export async function runInit(
     projectInfo = await getProjectInfo(options.cwd)
   }
 
+  const didCreateProject = Boolean(newProjectTemplate)
+
   // Use the template from project creation if available,
   // or fall back to the explicit --template flag.
   const templateKey = newProjectTemplate ?? explicitTemplate
@@ -632,8 +634,10 @@ export async function runInit(
       silent: options.silent,
     })
 
-    // Run postInit for new projects (e.g. git init).
-    await selectedTemplate.postInit({ projectPath: options.cwd })
+    // Run postInit only for newly scaffolded projects (e.g. git init).
+    if (didCreateProject) {
+      await selectedTemplate.postInit({ projectPath: options.cwd })
+    }
 
     return result
   }
@@ -770,8 +774,8 @@ export async function runInit(
       options.isNewProject || projectInfo?.framework.name === "next-app",
   })
 
-  // Run postInit for new projects without a custom init (e.g. git init).
-  if (selectedTemplate) {
+  // Run postInit for newly scaffolded projects without a custom init (e.g. git init).
+  if (selectedTemplate && didCreateProject) {
     await selectedTemplate.postInit({ projectPath: options.cwd })
   }