diff --git a/src/telegram/bot-message-context.ts b/src/telegram/bot-message-context.ts
index a1145f3d25..47b5cd3bf4 100644
--- a/src/telegram/bot-message-context.ts
+++ b/src/telegram/bot-message-context.ts
@@ -266,7 +266,8 @@ export const buildTelegramMessageContext = async ({
             if (created) {
               logger.info(
                 {
-                  chatId: candidate,
+                  chatId: String(chatId),
+                  senderUserId: senderUserId ?? undefined,
                   username: from?.username,
                   firstName: from?.first_name,
                   lastName: from?.last_name,
diff --git a/src/telegram/bot.create-telegram-bot.matches-usernames-case-insensitively-grouppolicy-is.test.ts b/src/telegram/bot.create-telegram-bot.matches-usernames-case-insensitively-grouppolicy-is.test.ts
index 312fe4d07f..a7d6a444f9 100644
--- a/src/telegram/bot.create-telegram-bot.matches-usernames-case-insensitively-grouppolicy-is.test.ts
+++ b/src/telegram/bot.create-telegram-bot.matches-usernames-case-insensitively-grouppolicy-is.test.ts
@@ -274,6 +274,61 @@ describe("createTelegramBot", () => {
 
     expect(replySpy).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
   });
+  it("matches direct message allowFrom against sender user id when chat id differs", async () => {
+    onSpy.mockReset();
+    const replySpy = replyModule.__replySpy as unknown as ReturnType<typeof vi.fn>;
+    replySpy.mockReset();
+    loadConfig.mockReturnValue({
+      channels: {
+        telegram: {
+          allowFrom: ["123456789"],
+        },
+      },
+    });
+
+    createTelegramBot({ token: "tok" });
+    const handler = getOnHandler("message") as (ctx: Record<string, unknown>) => Promise<void>;
+
+    await handler({
+      message: {
+        chat: { id: 777777777, type: "private" },
+        from: { id: 123456789, username: "testuser" },
+        text: "hello",
+        date: 1736380800,
+      },
+      me: { username: "openclaw_bot" },
+      getFile: async () => ({ download: async () => new Uint8Array() }),
+    });
+
+    expect(replySpy).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+  });
+  it("falls back to direct message chat id when sender user id is missing", async () => {
+    onSpy.mockReset();
+    const replySpy = replyModule.__replySpy as unknown as ReturnType<typeof vi.fn>;
+    replySpy.mockReset();
+    loadConfig.mockReturnValue({
+      channels: {
+        telegram: {
+          allowFrom: ["123456789"],
+        },
+      },
+    });
+
+    createTelegramBot({ token: "tok" });
+    const handler = getOnHandler("message") as (ctx: Record<string, unknown>) => Promise<void>;
+
+    await handler({
+      message: {
+        chat: { id: 123456789, type: "private" },
+        text: "hello",
+        date: 1736380800,
+      },
+      me: { username: "openclaw_bot" },
+      getFile: async () => ({ download: async () => new Uint8Array() }),
+    });
+
+    expect(replySpy).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+  });
   it("allows group messages with wildcard in allowFrom when groupPolicy is 'allowlist'", async () => {
     onSpy.mockReset();
     const replySpy = replyModule.__replySpy as unknown as ReturnType<typeof vi.fn>;