diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/PersonalAccessTokenController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/PersonalAccessTokenController.php
index 51f87925d..092cb036d 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/PersonalAccessTokenController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/PersonalAccessTokenController.php
@@ -93,6 +93,14 @@ class PersonalAccessTokenController extends Controller
 
     public function renew(Request $request, string $token_id): JsonResponse
     {
+        // renew() mints a brand-new PAT, so it must honor the same kill-switch
+        // as store(); otherwise disabling PATs only blocks creation, not renewal.
+        if (! config('instance.oauth.pat_enabled')) {
+            return response()->json([
+                'error' => 'Personal access tokens are not enabled on this instance. Please contact your administrator.',
+            ], 403);
+        }
+
         $oldToken = $request->user()
             ->tokens()
             ->with('client')
diff --git a/tests/Feature/Api/PersonalAccessTokenRenewKillSwitchTest.php b/tests/Feature/Api/PersonalAccessTokenRenewKillSwitchTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a00109d0c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Feature/Api/PersonalAccessTokenRenewKillSwitchTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+<?php
+
+use App\Models\User;
+use Illuminate\Foundation\Testing\LazilyRefreshDatabase;
+use Laravel\Passport\ClientRepository;
+
+uses(LazilyRefreshDatabase::class);
+
+/*
+|--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+| PAT renew kill-switch
+|--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+|
+| renew() mints a brand-new PAT, so it must honor the same
+| instance.oauth.pat_enabled kill-switch that store() enforces. Otherwise a
+| user holding an existing PAT can keep minting fresh tokens after an admin
+| has disabled the feature.
+|
+*/
+
+beforeEach(function () {
+    $this->withoutMiddleware(\Illuminate\Routing\Middleware\ThrottleRequests::class);
+    app(ClientRepository::class)->createPersonalAccessGrantClient(
+        'Test Personal Access Client',
+        config('auth.guards.api.provider')
+    );
+});
+
+it('refuses to renew a PAT when the feature is disabled', function () {
+    $user = User::factory()->create();
+    $user->refresh();
+    $this->actingAs($user, 'web');
+
+    // Create a real PAT while the feature is enabled.
+    config(['instance.oauth.pat_enabled' => true]);
+    $create = $this->postJson('/oauth/personal-access-tokens', [
+        'name' => 'my PAT',
+        'scopes' => ['read'],
+    ])->assertOk();
+    $oldId = $create->json('token.id');
+
+    // Operator disables the PAT feature.
+    config(['instance.oauth.pat_enabled' => false]);
+
+    // store() correctly refuses.
+    $this->postJson('/oauth/personal-access-tokens', [
+        'name' => 'second',
+        'scopes' => ['read'],
+    ])->assertStatus(403);
+
+    // renew() must also refuse, and must NOT revoke the old token.
+    $this->postJson("/oauth/personal-access-tokens/{$oldId}/renew")
+        ->assertStatus(403);
+
+    $this->assertDatabaseHas('oauth_access_tokens', ['id' => $oldId, 'revoked' => 0]);
+});
+
+it('allows renew when the feature is enabled', function () {
+    $user = User::factory()->create();
+    $user->refresh();
+    $this->actingAs($user, 'web');
+
+    config(['instance.oauth.pat_enabled' => true]);
+    $create = $this->postJson('/oauth/personal-access-tokens', [
+        'name' => 'my PAT',
+        'scopes' => ['read'],
+    ])->assertOk();
+    $oldId = $create->json('token.id');
+
+    $renew = $this->postJson("/oauth/personal-access-tokens/{$oldId}/renew")
+        ->assertOk();
+
+    expect($renew->json('accessToken'))->not->toBeEmpty()
+        ->and($renew->json('token.id'))->not->toBe($oldId)
+        ->and($renew->json('renewedTokenId'))->toBe($oldId);
+
+    $this->assertDatabaseHas('oauth_access_tokens', ['id' => $oldId, 'revoked' => 1]);
+});