diff --git a/routes/ai-home/stage.tsx b/routes/ai-home/stage.tsx
index 29caeb378..a9da8a0e0 100644
--- a/routes/ai-home/stage.tsx
+++ b/routes/ai-home/stage.tsx
@@ -970,7 +970,7 @@ function AISettingsPage() {
 					<>
 						<Stack align="center" gap="xs">
 							<ToggleControl
-								label={ __( 'Enable AI', 'ai' ) }
+								label={ __( 'AI features enabled', 'ai' ) }
 								checked={ globalEnabled }
 								onChange={ ( checked ) => {
 									void handleChange( {
diff --git a/tests/e2e/specs/admin/settings.spec.js b/tests/e2e/specs/admin/settings.spec.js
index e755e6bcc..f8454a4f0 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/specs/admin/settings.spec.js
+++ b/tests/e2e/specs/admin/settings.spec.js
@@ -104,7 +104,9 @@ test.describe( 'Plugin settings', () => {
 		await disableExperiments( admin, page );
 
 		// Ensure global AI setting is disabled.
-		await expect( page.getByLabel( 'Enable AI' ) ).not.toBeChecked();
+		await expect(
+			page.getByLabel( 'AI features enabled' )
+		).not.toBeChecked();
 
 		// Ensure feature toggles are disabled when AI is disabled.
 		await expect(
@@ -119,7 +121,7 @@ test.describe( 'Plugin settings', () => {
 		await enableExperiments( admin, page );
 
 		// Ensure global AI setting is enabled.
-		await expect( page.getByLabel( 'Enable AI' ) ).toBeChecked();
+		await expect( page.getByLabel( 'AI features enabled' ) ).toBeChecked();
 
 		// Ensure we see the editor experiments section.
 		await expect(
@@ -132,6 +134,26 @@ test.describe( 'Plugin settings', () => {
 		).toBeVisible();
 	} );
 
+	test( 'Global AI toggle reads as a master switch, not an aggregate (#600)', async ( {
+		admin,
+		page,
+	} ) => {
+		await enableExperiments( admin, page );
+
+		// The control is labeled as a state ("AI features enabled"), not the
+		// imperative "Enable AI" that implied an aggregate/all-on meaning.
+		const masterToggle = page.getByLabel( 'AI features enabled' );
+		await expect( masterToggle ).toBeVisible();
+		await expect( masterToggle ).toBeChecked();
+
+		// Turning a single feature off must not change the master toggle: it is
+		// a master switch, not a summary of individual feature states. This is
+		// the regression guard for the misleading solid-on toggle (#600).
+		await disableExperiment( admin, page, 'Title Generation' );
+		await expect( masterToggle ).toBeChecked();
+		await expect( page.getByLabel( 'Title Generation' ) ).not.toBeChecked();
+	} );
+
 	test( 'Inline settings retain pending edits when another toggle auto-saves', async ( {
 		admin,
 		page,
diff --git a/tests/e2e/utils/helpers.ts b/tests/e2e/utils/helpers.ts
index 54495632d..c7934bb05 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/utils/helpers.ts
+++ b/tests/e2e/utils/helpers.ts
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ export const disableExperiments = async ( admin: Admin, page: Page ) => {
 	await visitSettingsPage( admin );
 
 	// Wait for page to fully load before finding the global toggle.
-	const globalToggle = page.getByLabel( 'Enable AI' );
+	const globalToggle = page.getByLabel( 'AI features enabled' );
 	await expect( globalToggle ).toBeVisible( { timeout: 10000 } );
 	await expect( globalToggle ).toBeEnabled( { timeout: 10000 } );
 
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ export const enableExperiments = async ( admin: Admin, page: Page ) => {
 	await visitSettingsPage( admin );
 
 	// Wait for page to fully load before finding the global toggle.
-	const globalToggle = page.getByLabel( 'Enable AI' );
+	const globalToggle = page.getByLabel( 'AI features enabled' );
 	await expect( globalToggle ).toBeVisible( { timeout: 10000 } );
 	await expect( globalToggle ).toBeEnabled( { timeout: 10000 } );