diff --git a/crates/vite_global_cli/src/help.rs b/crates/vite_global_cli/src/help.rs
index e3e1e956f8..1933a1cf43 100644
--- a/crates/vite_global_cli/src/help.rs
+++ b/crates/vite_global_cli/src/help.rs
@@ -759,6 +759,10 @@ fn delegated_help_doc(command: &str) -> Option<HelpDoc> {
                         row("--fix", "Auto-fix format and lint issues"),
                         row("--no-fmt", "Skip format check"),
                         row("--no-lint", "Skip lint check"),
+                        row(
+                            "--no-error-on-unmatched-pattern",
+                            "Do not exit with error when pattern is unmatched",
+                        ),
                         row("-h, --help", "Print help"),
                     ],
                 ),
diff --git a/packages/cli/binding/src/check/mod.rs b/packages/cli/binding/src/check/mod.rs
index d166723e19..2f81d89ee7 100644
--- a/packages/cli/binding/src/check/mod.rs
+++ b/packages/cli/binding/src/check/mod.rs
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ pub(crate) async fn execute_check(
     fix: bool,
     no_fmt: bool,
     no_lint: bool,
+    no_error_on_unmatched_pattern: bool,
     paths: Vec<String>,
     envs: &Arc<FxHashMap<Arc<OsStr>, Arc<OsStr>>>,
     cwd: &AbsolutePathBuf,
@@ -37,14 +38,20 @@ pub(crate) async fn execute_check(
 
     let mut status = ExitStatus::SUCCESS;
     let has_paths = !paths.is_empty();
+    // In --fix mode with file paths (the lint-staged use case), implicitly suppress
+    // "no matching files" errors. This is also available as an explicit flag for
+    // non-fix use cases.
+    let suppress_unmatched = no_error_on_unmatched_pattern || (fix && has_paths);
     let mut fmt_fix_started: Option<Instant> = None;
     let mut deferred_lint_pass: Option<(String, String)> = None;
     let resolved_vite_config = resolver.resolve_universal_vite_config().await?;
 
     if !no_fmt {
         let mut args = if fix { vec![] } else { vec!["--check".to_string()] };
-        if has_paths {
+        if suppress_unmatched {
             args.push("--no-error-on-unmatched-pattern".to_string());
+        }
+        if has_paths {
             args.extend(paths.iter().cloned());
         }
         let fmt_start = Instant::now();
@@ -87,11 +94,17 @@ pub(crate) async fn execute_check(
                     ));
                 }
                 None => {
-                    print_error_block(
-                        "Formatting could not start",
-                        &combined_output,
-                        "Formatting failed before analysis started",
-                    );
+                    // oxfmt handles --no-error-on-unmatched-pattern natively and
+                    // exits 0 when no files match, so we only need to guard
+                    // against the edge case where output is unparsable but the
+                    // process still succeeded.
+                    if !(suppress_unmatched && status == ExitStatus::SUCCESS) {
+                        print_error_block(
+                            "Formatting could not start",
+                            &combined_output,
+                            "Formatting failed before analysis started",
+                        );
+                    }
                 }
             }
         }
@@ -177,11 +190,18 @@ pub(crate) async fn execute_check(
                 ));
             }
             None => {
-                output::error("Linting could not start");
-                if !combined_output.trim().is_empty() {
-                    print_stdout_block(&combined_output);
+                // Only suppress when the output is empty (no files to lint).
+                // If oxlint produced error output (config error, crash, etc.),
+                // surface it even when suppress_unmatched is active.
+                if suppress_unmatched && combined_output.trim().is_empty() {
+                    status = ExitStatus::SUCCESS;
+                } else {
+                    output::error("Linting could not start");
+                    if !combined_output.trim().is_empty() {
+                        print_stdout_block(&combined_output);
+                    }
+                    print_summary_line("Linting failed before analysis started");
                 }
-                print_summary_line("Linting failed before analysis started");
             }
         }
         if status != ExitStatus::SUCCESS {
@@ -193,8 +213,10 @@ pub(crate) async fn execute_check(
     // (e.g. the curly rule adding braces to if-statements)
     if fix && !no_fmt && !no_lint {
         let mut args = Vec::new();
-        if has_paths {
+        if suppress_unmatched {
             args.push("--no-error-on-unmatched-pattern".to_string());
+        }
+        if has_paths {
             args.extend(paths.into_iter());
         }
         let captured = resolve_and_capture_output(
diff --git a/packages/cli/binding/src/cli/mod.rs b/packages/cli/binding/src/cli/mod.rs
index 5811ef75bc..f94443964b 100644
--- a/packages/cli/binding/src/cli/mod.rs
+++ b/packages/cli/binding/src/cli/mod.rs
@@ -63,9 +63,23 @@ async fn execute_direct_subcommand(
     let cwd_arc: Arc<AbsolutePath> = cwd.clone().into();
 
     let status = match subcommand {
-        SynthesizableSubcommand::Check { fix, no_fmt, no_lint, paths } => {
+        SynthesizableSubcommand::Check {
+            fix,
+            no_fmt,
+            no_lint,
+            no_error_on_unmatched_pattern,
+            paths,
+        } => {
             return crate::check::execute_check(
-                &resolver, fix, no_fmt, no_lint, paths, &envs, cwd, &cwd_arc,
+                &resolver,
+                fix,
+                no_fmt,
+                no_lint,
+                no_error_on_unmatched_pattern,
+                paths,
+                &envs,
+                cwd,
+                &cwd_arc,
             )
             .await;
         }
diff --git a/packages/cli/binding/src/cli/types.rs b/packages/cli/binding/src/cli/types.rs
index 6e408460b6..8764d001a4 100644
--- a/packages/cli/binding/src/cli/types.rs
+++ b/packages/cli/binding/src/cli/types.rs
@@ -93,6 +93,9 @@ pub enum SynthesizableSubcommand {
         /// Skip lint check
         #[arg(long = "no-lint")]
         no_lint: bool,
+        /// Do not exit with error when pattern is unmatched
+        #[arg(long = "no-error-on-unmatched-pattern")]
+        no_error_on_unmatched_pattern: bool,
         /// File paths to check (passed through to fmt and lint)
         #[arg(trailing_var_arg = true)]
         paths: Vec<String>,
diff --git a/packages/cli/snap-tests-global/command-check-help/snap.txt b/packages/cli/snap-tests-global/command-check-help/snap.txt
index acfb446b24..830728f645 100644
--- a/packages/cli/snap-tests-global/command-check-help/snap.txt
+++ b/packages/cli/snap-tests-global/command-check-help/snap.txt
@@ -6,10 +6,11 @@ Usage: vp check [OPTIONS] [PATHS]...
 Run format, lint, and type checks.
 
 Options:
-  --fix       Auto-fix format and lint issues
-  --no-fmt    Skip format check
-  --no-lint   Skip lint check
-  -h, --help  Print help
+  --fix                            Auto-fix format and lint issues
+  --no-fmt                         Skip format check
+  --no-lint                        Skip lint check
+  --no-error-on-unmatched-pattern  Do not exit with error when pattern is unmatched
+  -h, --help                       Print help
 
 Examples:
   vp check
@@ -27,10 +28,11 @@ Usage: vp check [OPTIONS] [PATHS]...
 Run format, lint, and type checks.
 
 Options:
-  --fix       Auto-fix format and lint issues
-  --no-fmt    Skip format check
-  --no-lint   Skip lint check
-  -h, --help  Print help
+  --fix                            Auto-fix format and lint issues
+  --no-fmt                         Skip format check
+  --no-lint                        Skip lint check
+  --no-error-on-unmatched-pattern  Do not exit with error when pattern is unmatched
+  -h, --help                       Print help
 
 Examples:
   vp check
@@ -48,10 +50,11 @@ Usage: vp check [OPTIONS] [PATHS]...
 Run format, lint, and type checks.
 
 Options:
-  --fix       Auto-fix format and lint issues
-  --no-fmt    Skip format check
-  --no-lint   Skip lint check
-  -h, --help  Print help
+  --fix                            Auto-fix format and lint issues
+  --no-fmt                         Skip format check
+  --no-lint                        Skip lint check
+  --no-error-on-unmatched-pattern  Do not exit with error when pattern is unmatched
+  -h, --help                       Print help
 
 Examples:
   vp check
diff --git a/packages/cli/snap-tests/check-fix-lint-error-not-swallowed/package.json b/packages/cli/snap-tests/check-fix-lint-error-not-swallowed/package.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..efa7212f3f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/cli/snap-tests/check-fix-lint-error-not-swallowed/package.json
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+{
+  "name": "check-fix-lint-error-not-swallowed",
+  "version": "0.0.0",
+  "private": true
+}
diff --git a/packages/cli/snap-tests/check-fix-lint-error-not-swallowed/snap.txt b/packages/cli/snap-tests/check-fix-lint-error-not-swallowed/snap.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a9604d89a4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/cli/snap-tests/check-fix-lint-error-not-swallowed/snap.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+[1]> vp check --fix src/index.js # real lint error with --fix and paths (suppress_unmatched active), error must not be swallowed
+error: Lint issues found
+× eslint(no-eval): eval can be harmful.
+   ╭─[src/index.js:2:3]
+ 1 │ function hello() {
+ 2 │   eval("code");
+   ·   ────
+ 3 │   return "hello";
+   ╰────
+  help: Avoid eval(). For JSON parsing use JSON.parse(); for dynamic property access use bracket notation (obj[key]); for other cases refactor to avoid evaluating strings as code.
+
+Found 1 error and 0 warnings in 1 file (<variable>ms, <variable> threads)
diff --git a/packages/cli/snap-tests/check-fix-lint-error-not-swallowed/src/index.js b/packages/cli/snap-tests/check-fix-lint-error-not-swallowed/src/index.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e916f931f1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/cli/snap-tests/check-fix-lint-error-not-swallowed/src/index.js
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+function hello() {
+  eval("code");
+  return "hello";
+}
+
+export { hello };
diff --git a/packages/cli/snap-tests/check-fix-lint-error-not-swallowed/steps.json b/packages/cli/snap-tests/check-fix-lint-error-not-swallowed/steps.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1905b1a113
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/cli/snap-tests/check-fix-lint-error-not-swallowed/steps.json
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+{
+  "commands": [
+    "vp check --fix src/index.js # real lint error with --fix and paths (suppress_unmatched active), error must not be swallowed"
+  ]
+}
diff --git a/packages/cli/snap-tests/check-fix-lint-error-not-swallowed/vite.config.ts b/packages/cli/snap-tests/check-fix-lint-error-not-swallowed/vite.config.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..96170b5f50
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/cli/snap-tests/check-fix-lint-error-not-swallowed/vite.config.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+export default {
+  lint: {
+    rules: {
+      "no-eval": "error",
+    },
+  },
+};
diff --git a/packages/cli/snap-tests/check-fix-no-error-unmatched/package.json b/packages/cli/snap-tests/check-fix-no-error-unmatched/package.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b0aa60f883
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/cli/snap-tests/check-fix-no-error-unmatched/package.json
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+{
+  "name": "check-fix-no-error-unmatched",
+  "version": "0.0.0",
+  "private": true
+}
diff --git a/packages/cli/snap-tests/check-fix-no-error-unmatched/snap.txt b/packages/cli/snap-tests/check-fix-no-error-unmatched/snap.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..cffc37c6d2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/cli/snap-tests/check-fix-no-error-unmatched/snap.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+> vp check --fix src/ignored/index.js # all files excluded by ignorePatterns, should pass in --fix mode
+pass: Formatting completed for checked files (<variable>ms)
+pass: Found no warnings or lint errors in 0 files (<variable>ms, <variable> threads)
+
+> vp check --no-error-on-unmatched-pattern src/ignored/index.js # explicit flag without --fix, should also pass
+pass: Found no warnings or lint errors in 0 files (<variable>ms, <variable> threads)
+
+> vp check --fix --no-error-on-unmatched-pattern src/ignored/index.js # both flags set, should pass
+pass: Formatting completed for checked files (<variable>ms)
+pass: Found no warnings or lint errors in 0 files (<variable>ms, <variable> threads)
+
+[2]> vp check src/ignored/index.js # without --fix or explicit flag, should exit non-zero
+error: Formatting could not start
+Expected at least one target file
+
+Formatting failed before analysis started
diff --git a/packages/cli/snap-tests/check-fix-no-error-unmatched/src/ignored/index.js b/packages/cli/snap-tests/check-fix-no-error-unmatched/src/ignored/index.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ed0c6f4959
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/cli/snap-tests/check-fix-no-error-unmatched/src/ignored/index.js
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+// This file is excluded by both fmt and lint ignorePatterns.
+export const hello = 'world';
diff --git a/packages/cli/snap-tests/check-fix-no-error-unmatched/steps.json b/packages/cli/snap-tests/check-fix-no-error-unmatched/steps.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..71394e3264
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/cli/snap-tests/check-fix-no-error-unmatched/steps.json
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+{
+  "commands": [
+    "vp check --fix src/ignored/index.js # all files excluded by ignorePatterns, should pass in --fix mode",
+    "vp check --no-error-on-unmatched-pattern src/ignored/index.js # explicit flag without --fix, should also pass",
+    "vp check --fix --no-error-on-unmatched-pattern src/ignored/index.js # both flags set, should pass",
+    "vp check src/ignored/index.js # without --fix or explicit flag, should exit non-zero"
+  ]
+}
diff --git a/packages/cli/snap-tests/check-fix-no-error-unmatched/vite.config.ts b/packages/cli/snap-tests/check-fix-no-error-unmatched/vite.config.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2f7870dfd7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/cli/snap-tests/check-fix-no-error-unmatched/vite.config.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+export default {
+  fmt: {
+    ignorePatterns: ['src/ignored/**/*'],
+  },
+  lint: {
+    ignorePatterns: ['src/ignored/**/*'],
+  },
+};
diff --git a/rfcs/check-command.md b/rfcs/check-command.md
index 58916604a5..c442c5767b 100644
--- a/rfcs/check-command.md
+++ b/rfcs/check-command.md
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ vp check --no-type-check
 | `--lint` / `--no-lint`             | ON      | Run lint check (`vp lint`)                              |
 | `--type-aware` / `--no-type-aware` | ON      | Enable type-aware lint rules (oxlint `--type-aware`)    |
 | `--type-check` / `--no-type-check` | ON      | Enable TypeScript type checking (oxlint `--type-check`) |
+| `--no-error-on-unmatched-pattern`  | OFF     | Do not exit with error when pattern is unmatched        |
 
 **Flag dependency:** `--type-check` requires `--type-aware` as a prerequisite.
 
@@ -73,8 +74,9 @@ vp check --fix src/index.ts src/utils.ts
 
 When file paths are provided:
 
-- `--no-error-on-unmatched-pattern` is automatically added to `fmt` args (prevents errors when paths don't match fmt patterns)
 - Paths are appended to both `fmt` and `lint` sub-commands
+- In `--fix` mode, `--no-error-on-unmatched-pattern` is implicitly enabled for both `fmt` and `lint`, preventing errors when all provided paths are excluded by ignorePatterns. This is the common lint-staged use case where staged files may not match tool-specific patterns.
+- Without `--fix`, unmatched patterns are reported as errors unless `--no-error-on-unmatched-pattern` is explicitly passed. Note that oxfmt supports this flag natively, while oxlint does not — `vp check` handles the lint side by treating unparsable lint output as a pass when the flag is active.
 
 This enables lint-staged integration:
 
@@ -208,6 +210,7 @@ Options:
       --lint             Run lint check [default: true]
       --type-aware       Enable type-aware linting [default: true]
       --type-check       Enable TypeScript type checking [default: true]
+      --no-error-on-unmatched-pattern  Do not exit with error when no files match
   -h, --help             Print help
 ```