Abstract The propensity for polyphosphorylation makes myo -inositol derivatives, the inositol polyphosphates (InsPs), especially phytic acid or inositol hexakisphosphate (InsP 6 ) the major form of phosphate storage in plants. Acts of pyrophosphorylation on InsP 6 generates InsP 7 or InsP 8 containing high-energy phosphoanhydride bonds that are harnessed during energy requirements of a cell. Also implicated as co-factors for several phytohormone signaling networks, InsP 7 /InsP 8 modulate key developmental processes. With recent identification as the common moeity for transducing both jasmonic acid (JA) and phosphate-starvation responses (PSR), InsP 8 is the classic example of a metabolite that may moonlight crosstalks to different cellular pathways during diverse stress adaptations. We show here that Arabidopsis thaliana INOSITOL PENTAKISPHOSPHATE 2-KINASE (IPK1), INOSITOL 1,3,4-TRISPHOSPHATE 5/6-KINASE 1 (ITPK1), and DIPHOSPHOINOSITOL PENTAKISPHOSPHATE KINASE 2 (VIH2), but not other InsP-kinases, suppress basal salicylic acid (SA)-dependent immunity. In ipk1, itpk1 or vih2 mutants, elevated endogenous SA levels and constitutive activation of defense signaling lead to enhanced resistance against the virulent Pseudomonas syringae pv tomato DC3000 ( PstDC300 0) strain. Our data reveal that activated SA-signaling sectors in these mutants modulate expression amplitudes of phosphate-starvation inducible (PSI)-genes, reported earlier. In turn, via mutualism the heightened basal defenses in these mutants require upregulated PSI-gene expressions likely highlighting the increased demand of phosphates required to support immunity. We demonstrate that SA is induced in phosphate-deprived plants, however its defense-promoting functions are likely diverted to PSR-supportive roles. Overall, our investigations reveal selective InsPs as crosstalk mediators among diverse signaling networks programming stress-appropriate adaptations.