diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index abe4a9bbf7..dcfbf9fe70 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ Docs: https://docs.openclaw.ai
 - Telegram: render markdown spoilers with `<tg-spoiler>` HTML tags. (#11543) Thanks @ezhikkk.
 - Telegram: truncate command registration to 100 entries to avoid `BOT_COMMANDS_TOO_MUCH` failures on startup. (#12356) Thanks @arosstale.
 - Telegram: match DM `allowFrom` against sender user id (fallback to chat id) and clarify pairing logs. (#12779) Thanks @liuxiaopai-ai.
+- Pairing/Telegram: include the actual pairing code in approve commands, route Telegram pairing replies through the shared pairing message builder, and add regression checks to prevent `<code>` placeholder drift.
 - Onboarding: QuickStart now auto-installs shell completion (prompt only in Manual).
 - Docker: make `docker-setup.sh` compatible with macOS Bash 3.2 and empty extra mounts. (#9441) Thanks @mateusz-michalik.
 - Auth: strip embedded line breaks from pasted API keys and tokens before storing/resolving credentials.
diff --git a/src/pairing/pairing-messages.test.ts b/src/pairing/pairing-messages.test.ts
index d12be19c3a..e63083560a 100644
--- a/src/pairing/pairing-messages.test.ts
+++ b/src/pairing/pairing-messages.test.ts
@@ -18,6 +18,11 @@ describe("buildPairingReply", () => {
   });
 
   const cases = [
+    {
+      channel: "telegram",
+      idLine: "Your Telegram user id: 42",
+      code: "QRS678",
+    },
     {
       channel: "discord",
       idLine: "Your Discord user id: 1",
diff --git a/src/telegram/bot-message-context.ts b/src/telegram/bot-message-context.ts
index 8f52c6b513..710b38ed5a 100644
--- a/src/telegram/bot-message-context.ts
+++ b/src/telegram/bot-message-context.ts
@@ -25,11 +25,11 @@ import { formatLocationText, toLocationContext } from "../channels/location.js";
 import { logInboundDrop } from "../channels/logging.js";
 import { resolveMentionGatingWithBypass } from "../channels/mention-gating.js";
 import { recordInboundSession } from "../channels/session.js";
-import { formatCliCommand } from "../cli/command-format.js";
 import { loadConfig } from "../config/config.js";
 import { readSessionUpdatedAt, resolveStorePath } from "../config/sessions.js";
 import { logVerbose, shouldLogVerbose } from "../globals.js";
 import { recordChannelActivity } from "../infra/channel-activity.js";
+import { buildPairingReply } from "../pairing/pairing-messages.js";
 import { upsertChannelPairingRequest } from "../pairing/pairing-store.js";
 import { resolveAgentRoute } from "../routing/resolve-route.js";
 import { resolveThreadSessionKeys } from "../routing/session-key.js";
@@ -281,16 +281,11 @@ export const buildTelegramMessageContext = async ({
                 fn: () =>
                   bot.api.sendMessage(
                     chatId,
-                    [
-                      "OpenClaw: access not configured.",
-                      "",
-                      `Your Telegram user id: ${telegramUserId}`,
-                      "",
-                      `Pairing code: ${code}`,
-                      "",
-                      "Ask the bot owner to approve with:",
-                      formatCliCommand(`openclaw pairing approve telegram ${code}`),
-                    ].join("\n"),
+                    buildPairingReply({
+                      channel: "telegram",
+                      idLine: `Your Telegram user id: ${telegramUserId}`,
+                      code,
+                    }),
                   ),
               });
             }
diff --git a/src/telegram/bot.create-telegram-bot.installs-grammy-throttler.test.ts b/src/telegram/bot.create-telegram-bot.installs-grammy-throttler.test.ts
index 292c257fa8..1b43886f19 100644
--- a/src/telegram/bot.create-telegram-bot.installs-grammy-throttler.test.ts
+++ b/src/telegram/bot.create-telegram-bot.installs-grammy-throttler.test.ts
@@ -378,9 +378,12 @@ describe("createTelegramBot", () => {
     expect(replySpy).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
     expect(sendMessageSpy).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
     expect(sendMessageSpy.mock.calls[0]?.[0]).toBe(1234);
-    expect(String(sendMessageSpy.mock.calls[0]?.[1])).toContain("Your Telegram user id: 999");
-    expect(String(sendMessageSpy.mock.calls[0]?.[1])).toContain("Pairing code:");
-    expect(String(sendMessageSpy.mock.calls[0]?.[1])).toContain("PAIRME12");
+    const pairingText = String(sendMessageSpy.mock.calls[0]?.[1]);
+    expect(pairingText).toContain("Your Telegram user id: 999");
+    expect(pairingText).toContain("Pairing code:");
+    expect(pairingText).toContain("PAIRME12");
+    expect(pairingText).toContain("openclaw pairing approve telegram PAIRME12");
+    expect(pairingText).not.toContain("<code>");
   });
   it("does not resend pairing code when a request is already pending", async () => {
     onSpy.mockReset();
diff --git a/src/telegram/bot.test.ts b/src/telegram/bot.test.ts
index 05b6590914..3c2c63a7d4 100644
--- a/src/telegram/bot.test.ts
+++ b/src/telegram/bot.test.ts
@@ -591,9 +591,12 @@ describe("createTelegramBot", () => {
     expect(replySpy).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
     expect(sendMessageSpy).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
     expect(sendMessageSpy.mock.calls[0]?.[0]).toBe(1234);
-    expect(String(sendMessageSpy.mock.calls[0]?.[1])).toContain("Your Telegram user id: 999");
-    expect(String(sendMessageSpy.mock.calls[0]?.[1])).toContain("Pairing code:");
-    expect(String(sendMessageSpy.mock.calls[0]?.[1])).toContain("PAIRME12");
+    const pairingText = String(sendMessageSpy.mock.calls[0]?.[1]);
+    expect(pairingText).toContain("Your Telegram user id: 999");
+    expect(pairingText).toContain("Pairing code:");
+    expect(pairingText).toContain("PAIRME12");
+    expect(pairingText).toContain("openclaw pairing approve telegram PAIRME12");
+    expect(pairingText).not.toContain("<code>");
   });
 
   it("does not resend pairing code when a request is already pending", async () => {