diff --git a/src/lib/diagnostics/debug.test.ts b/src/lib/diagnostics/debug.test.ts
index 6900a97ec6..273fca77f1 100644
--- a/src/lib/diagnostics/debug.test.ts
+++ b/src/lib/diagnostics/debug.test.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,9 @@ import { join } from "node:path";
 import { afterEach, beforeEach, describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
 // Import from compiled dist/ so coverage is attributed correctly.
 import {
+  buildDmesgRerunCommand,
   createTarball,
+  dmesgRestrictedMessage,
   getDebugCompletionMessages,
   isDmesgPermissionDeniedOutput,
   isDmesgRestrictedForCurrentUser,
@@ -147,3 +149,67 @@ describe("isDmesgPermissionDeniedOutput", () => {
     expect(isDmesgPermissionDeniedOutput("docker: Permission denied")).toBe(false);
   });
 });
+
+describe("dmesgRestrictedMessage (#4366)", () => {
+  it("explains why kernel messages were skipped", () => {
+    const msg = dmesgRestrictedMessage("kernel.dmesg_restrict=1 prevents non-root access");
+    expect(msg).toContain("kernel messages skipped");
+    expect(msg).toContain("kernel.dmesg_restrict=1 prevents non-root access");
+  });
+
+  it("includes a 'sudo nemoclaw debug' hint so users can re-run with kernel logs", () => {
+    const msg = dmesgRestrictedMessage("some-reason");
+    expect(msg).toMatch(/sudo nemoclaw debug/);
+    expect(msg.toLowerCase()).toMatch(/re-?run/);
+  });
+
+  it("warns that privileged diagnostics may contain sensitive data", () => {
+    const msg = dmesgRestrictedMessage("some-reason");
+    expect(msg.toLowerCase()).toMatch(/sensitive/);
+  });
+
+  it("preserves --quick in the rerun hint when the user invoked debug --quick", () => {
+    const msg = dmesgRestrictedMessage("some-reason", { quick: true });
+    expect(msg).toContain("sudo nemoclaw debug --quick");
+  });
+
+  it("preserves --output in the rerun hint when the user supplied an output path", () => {
+    const msg = dmesgRestrictedMessage("some-reason", { output: "/tmp/out.tgz" });
+    expect(msg).toContain("sudo nemoclaw debug --output '/tmp/out.tgz'");
+  });
+
+  it("preserves both --quick and --output together", () => {
+    const msg = dmesgRestrictedMessage("some-reason", {
+      quick: true,
+      output: "/tmp/out.tgz",
+    });
+    expect(msg).toContain("sudo nemoclaw debug --quick --output '/tmp/out.tgz'");
+  });
+
+  it("falls back to bare 'sudo nemoclaw debug' when no options are supplied", () => {
+    const msg = dmesgRestrictedMessage("some-reason");
+    expect(msg).toMatch(/`sudo nemoclaw debug`/);
+  });
+});
+
+describe("buildDmesgRerunCommand (#4366)", () => {
+  it("returns the bare command when no options are set", () => {
+    expect(buildDmesgRerunCommand()).toBe("sudo nemoclaw debug");
+  });
+
+  it("appends --quick when opts.quick is true", () => {
+    expect(buildDmesgRerunCommand({ quick: true })).toBe("sudo nemoclaw debug --quick");
+  });
+
+  it("appends a single-quoted --output path", () => {
+    expect(buildDmesgRerunCommand({ output: "/tmp/out.tgz" })).toBe(
+      "sudo nemoclaw debug --output '/tmp/out.tgz'",
+    );
+  });
+
+  it("escapes single quotes inside the output path", () => {
+    expect(buildDmesgRerunCommand({ output: "/tmp/o'ut.tgz" })).toBe(
+      "sudo nemoclaw debug --output '/tmp/o'\\''ut.tgz'",
+    );
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/lib/diagnostics/debug.ts b/src/lib/diagnostics/debug.ts
index cde7ea9a8a..c45485e30b 100644
--- a/src/lib/diagnostics/debug.ts
+++ b/src/lib/diagnostics/debug.ts
@@ -154,11 +154,34 @@ export function isDmesgPermissionDeniedOutput(output: string): boolean {
   return /\b(dmesg|kernel buffer|kernel logs?)\b/i.test(output);
 }
 
-function dmesgRestrictedMessage(reason: string): string {
-  return `  (kernel messages skipped: dmesg access is restricted for this user; ${reason})`;
+/**
+ * Build the option-aware re-run command for the dmesg-restricted hint.
+ *
+ * Preserves the user's original invocation flags (`--quick`, `--output`) so the
+ * hint nudges them back into the same scoped diagnostic instead of a broader
+ * privileged collector. See issue #4366.
+ */
+export function buildDmesgRerunCommand(opts: DebugOptions = {}): string {
+  const parts = ["sudo", "nemoclaw", "debug"];
+  if (opts.quick) parts.push("--quick");
+  if (opts.output) {
+    // Single-quote the path and escape embedded single quotes for shell safety.
+    const escaped = opts.output.replace(/'/g, "'\\''");
+    parts.push("--output", `'${escaped}'`);
+  }
+  return parts.join(" ");
+}
+
+export function dmesgRestrictedMessage(reason: string, opts: DebugOptions = {}): string {
+  const rerun = buildDmesgRerunCommand(opts);
+  return [
+    `  (kernel messages skipped: dmesg access is restricted for this user; ${reason}.`,
+    `   Re-run with \`${rerun}\` to include kernel logs in this report.`,
+    "   Note: privileged diagnostics and kernel logs may contain sensitive data; review before sharing.)",
+  ].join("\n");
 }
 
-function collectDmesg(collectDir: string): void {
+function collectDmesg(collectDir: string, opts: DebugOptions = {}): void {
   if (!commandExists("dmesg")) {
     writeCollectedMessage(collectDir, "dmesg", "  (dmesg not found, skipping)");
     return;
@@ -170,6 +193,7 @@ function collectDmesg(collectDir: string): void {
       "dmesg",
       dmesgRestrictedMessage(
         `${DMESG_RESTRICT_PATH}=1 prevents non-root users from reading kernel logs`,
+        opts,
       ),
     );
     return;
@@ -186,7 +210,7 @@ function collectDmesg(collectDir: string): void {
     writeCollectedMessage(
       collectDir,
       "dmesg",
-      dmesgRestrictedMessage("the dmesg command denied access to kernel logs"),
+      dmesgRestrictedMessage("the dmesg command denied access to kernel logs", opts),
     );
     return;
   }
@@ -486,7 +510,7 @@ function collectKernel(collectDir: string): void {
   }
 }
 
-function collectKernelMessages(collectDir: string): void {
+function collectKernelMessages(collectDir: string, opts: DebugOptions = {}): void {
   section("Kernel Messages");
   if (isMacOS) {
     collectShell(
@@ -495,7 +519,7 @@ function collectKernelMessages(collectDir: string): void {
       'log show --last 5m --predicate "eventType == logEvent" --style compact 2>/dev/null | tail -100',
     );
   } else {
-    collectDmesg(collectDir);
+    collectDmesg(collectDir, opts);
   }
 }
 
@@ -587,7 +611,7 @@ export function runDebug(opts: DebugOptions = {}): void {
       collectKernel(collectDir);
     }
 
-    collectKernelMessages(collectDir);
+    collectKernelMessages(collectDir, opts);
 
     let tarballOk = true;
     if (output) {