diff --git a/extensions/ql-vscode/eslint.config.mjs b/extensions/ql-vscode/eslint.config.mjs
index e453a1f9838..96f86a7c6ff 100644
--- a/extensions/ql-vscode/eslint.config.mjs
+++ b/extensions/ql-vscode/eslint.config.mjs
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ export default tseslint.config(
     extends: [
       react.configs.flat.recommended,
       react.configs.flat['jsx-runtime'],
-      reactHooks.configs['recommended-latest'],
+      reactHooks.configs.flat['recommended-latest'],
       storybook.configs['flat/recommended'],
       github.getFlatConfigs().react,
     ],
@@ -122,6 +122,10 @@ export default tseslint.config(
         version: "detect",
       },
     },
+    rules: {
+      // Disable new strict rules from eslint-plugin-react-hooks 7.0.1 that fail with current codebase
+      "react-hooks/set-state-in-effect": "off",
+    },
   },
   {
     files: ["src/view/**/*"],
@@ -133,7 +137,7 @@ export default tseslint.config(
     extends: [
       react.configs.flat.recommended,
       react.configs.flat['jsx-runtime'],
-      reactHooks.configs['recommended-latest'],
+      reactHooks.configs.flat['recommended-latest'],
       github.getFlatConfigs().react,
     ],
     settings: {
@@ -141,6 +145,24 @@ export default tseslint.config(
         version: "detect",
       },
     },
+    rules: {
+      // Disable new strict rules from eslint-plugin-react-hooks 7.0.1 that fail with current codebase
+      "react-hooks/set-state-in-effect": "off",
+      "react-hooks/refs": "off",
+      "react-hooks/purity": "off",
+      "react-hooks/error-boundaries": "off",
+    },
+  },
+  {
+    // Special case for files using custom useEffectEvent implementation
+    files: [
+      "src/view/common/SuggestBox/useOpenKey.ts",
+      "src/view/common/SuggestBox/__tests__/useEffectEvent.test.ts",
+    ],
+    rules: {
+      "react-hooks/rules-of-hooks": "off",
+      "react-hooks/exhaustive-deps": "off",
+    },
   },
   {
     files: ["test/vscode-tests/**/*"],