diff --git a/includes/Settings/Settings_Page.php b/includes/Settings/Settings_Page.php
index a29c4fc56..134ef3ffa 100644
--- a/includes/Settings/Settings_Page.php
+++ b/includes/Settings/Settings_Page.php
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 use WordPress\AI\Experiments\Experiment_Category;
 use WordPress\AI\Features\Feature_Category;
 use WordPress\AI\Features\Registry;
+
 use function WordPress\AI\has_ai_credentials;
 use function WordPress\AI\has_valid_ai_credentials;
 
@@ -27,6 +28,16 @@
  */
 class Settings_Page {
 
+	/**
+	 * Legacy settings page slug.
+	 * TODO: either once [0.6.0 is less than 10% of installs](https://wordpress.org/plugins/ai/advanced/) or we're in October 2026 let's remove this section in case other plugin(s) are attempting to use the `ai` page.
+	 *
+	 * @since x.x.x
+	 *
+	 * @var string
+	 */
+	private const LEGACY_PAGE_SLUG = 'ai';
+
 	/**
 	 * The settings page slug.
 	 *
@@ -45,6 +56,9 @@ class Settings_Page {
 	 * @return void
 	 */
 	public static function init( Registry $registry ): void {
+		add_action( 'admin_init', array( self::class, 'maybe_redirect_legacy_page' ), 1 );
+		add_action( 'admin_page_access_denied', array( self::class, 'maybe_redirect_legacy_page' ) );
+
 		if ( function_exists( 'ai_ai_wp_admin_render_page' ) ) {
 			add_action(
 				'admin_menu',
@@ -92,6 +106,34 @@ static function () {
 		}
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Redirects legacy settings page slug to the current settings route.
+	 *
+	 * @since x.x.x
+	 */
+	public static function maybe_redirect_legacy_page(): void {
+		// phpcs:ignore WordPress.Security.NonceVerification.Recommended -- Reading query param for admin page detection only, no data processing.
+		if ( ! isset( $_GET['page'] ) ) {
+			return;
+		}
+
+		// phpcs:ignore WordPress.Security.NonceVerification.Recommended -- Reading query param for admin page detection only, no data processing.
+		$page = sanitize_key( wp_unslash( (string) $_GET['page'] ) );
+		if ( self::LEGACY_PAGE_SLUG !== $page ) {
+			return;
+		}
+
+		$redirect_url = add_query_arg(
+			'page',
+			self::PAGE_SLUG,
+			admin_url( 'options-general.php' )
+		);
+
+		if ( wp_safe_redirect( $redirect_url, 301, 'WordPress AI plugin' ) ) {
+			exit;
+		}
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Gets feature group metadata for the settings UI.
 	 *
diff --git a/tests/Integration/Includes/Settings/Settings_PageTest.php b/tests/Integration/Includes/Settings/Settings_PageTest.php
index 1bfc37f0b..05f5d6868 100644
--- a/tests/Integration/Includes/Settings/Settings_PageTest.php
+++ b/tests/Integration/Includes/Settings/Settings_PageTest.php
@@ -238,6 +238,8 @@ public function setUp(): void {
 	public function tearDown(): void {
 		remove_all_filters( 'wpai_settings_feature_groups' );
 		remove_all_filters( 'wpai_settings_feature_metadata' );
+		remove_all_filters( 'wp_redirect' );
+		$_GET = array();
 		parent::tearDown();
 	}
 
@@ -486,4 +488,43 @@ public function test_feature_without_settings_has_empty_settings_fields() {
 		$this->assertArrayHasKey( 'settingsFields', $feature );
 		$this->assertSame( array(), $feature['settingsFields'], 'Feature without custom settings should have empty settingsFields' );
 	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Test that init registers an admin redirect hook for the legacy settings slug.
+	 */
+	public function test_init_registers_legacy_settings_redirect_hook() {
+		Settings_Page::init( $this->registry );
+
+		$this->assertTrue(
+			has_action( 'admin_init', array( Settings_Page::class, 'maybe_redirect_legacy_page' ) ) !== false
+		);
+		$this->assertTrue(
+			has_action( 'admin_page_access_denied', array( Settings_Page::class, 'maybe_redirect_legacy_page' ) ) !== false
+		);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Test that the legacy settings slug redirects to the new slug.
+	 */
+	public function test_legacy_settings_slug_redirects_to_new_slug() {
+		$captured_location = null;
+		$captured_status   = null;
+
+		add_filter(
+			'wp_redirect',
+			static function ( $location, $status ) use ( &$captured_location, &$captured_status ) {
+				$captured_location = $location;
+				$captured_status   = $status;
+				return false;
+			},
+			10,
+			2
+		);
+
+		$_GET['page'] = 'ai';
+		Settings_Page::maybe_redirect_legacy_page();
+
+		$this->assertSame( admin_url( 'options-general.php?page=ai-wp-admin' ), $captured_location );
+		$this->assertSame( 301, $captured_status );
+	}
 }