diff --git a/src/telegram/bot-message-dispatch.test.ts b/src/telegram/bot-message-dispatch.test.ts
index 5f59feb77a..882d80997a 100644
--- a/src/telegram/bot-message-dispatch.test.ts
+++ b/src/telegram/bot-message-dispatch.test.ts
@@ -583,6 +583,70 @@ describe("dispatchTelegramMessage draft streaming", () => {
     );
   });
 
+  it("does not duplicate reasoning final after reasoning end in partial mode", async () => {
+    let reasoningMessageId: number | undefined = 111;
+    const reasoningDraftStream = {
+      update: vi.fn(),
+      flush: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue(undefined),
+      messageId: vi.fn().mockImplementation(() => reasoningMessageId),
+      clear: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue(undefined),
+      stop: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue(undefined),
+      forceNewMessage: vi.fn().mockImplementation(() => {
+        reasoningMessageId = undefined;
+      }),
+    };
+    const answerDraftStream = createDraftStream(999);
+    createTelegramDraftStream
+      .mockImplementationOnce(() => answerDraftStream)
+      .mockImplementationOnce(() => reasoningDraftStream);
+    dispatchReplyWithBufferedBlockDispatcher.mockImplementation(
+      async ({ dispatcherOptions, replyOptions }) => {
+        await replyOptions?.onReasoningStream?.({ text: "Reasoning:\n_step one_" });
+        await replyOptions?.onReasoningEnd?.();
+        await dispatcherOptions.deliver(
+          { text: "Reasoning:\n_step one expanded_" },
+          { kind: "final" },
+        );
+        return { queuedFinal: true };
+      },
+    );
+    deliverReplies.mockResolvedValue({ delivered: true });
+    editMessageTelegram.mockResolvedValue({ ok: true, chatId: "123", messageId: "111" });
+
+    await dispatchWithContext({ context: createContext(), streamMode: "partial" });
+
+    expect(editMessageTelegram).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      123,
+      111,
+      "Reasoning:\n_step one expanded_",
+      expect.any(Object),
+    );
+    expect(deliverReplies).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+
+  it("splits reasoning preview only when next reasoning block starts in partial mode", async () => {
+    const { reasoningDraftStream } = setupDraftStreams({
+      answerMessageId: 999,
+      reasoningMessageId: 111,
+    });
+    dispatchReplyWithBufferedBlockDispatcher.mockImplementation(
+      async ({ dispatcherOptions, replyOptions }) => {
+        await replyOptions?.onReasoningStream?.({ text: "Reasoning:\n_first block_" });
+        await replyOptions?.onReasoningEnd?.();
+        await replyOptions?.onPartialReply?.({ text: "checking files..." });
+        await replyOptions?.onReasoningStream?.({ text: "Reasoning:\n_second block_" });
+        await dispatcherOptions.deliver({ text: "Done" }, { kind: "final" });
+        return { queuedFinal: true };
+      },
+    );
+    deliverReplies.mockResolvedValue({ delivered: true });
+    editMessageTelegram.mockResolvedValue({ ok: true, chatId: "123", messageId: "999" });
+
+    await dispatchWithContext({ context: createContext(), streamMode: "partial" });
+
+    expect(reasoningDraftStream.forceNewMessage).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+  });
+
   it("does not edit preview message when final payload is an error", async () => {
     const draftStream = createDraftStream(999);
     createTelegramDraftStream.mockReturnValue(draftStream);
diff --git a/src/telegram/bot-message-dispatch.ts b/src/telegram/bot-message-dispatch.ts
index 06054da705..f7f9a6bcb7 100644
--- a/src/telegram/bot-message-dispatch.ts
+++ b/src/telegram/bot-message-dispatch.ts
@@ -169,6 +169,7 @@ export const dispatchTelegramMessage = async ({
     hasStreamedMessage: false,
     chunker: reasoningDraftChunker,
   };
+  let splitReasoningOnNextStream = false;
   const resetDraftLaneState = (lane: DraftLaneState) => {
     lane.lastPartialText = "";
     lane.draftText = "";
@@ -485,7 +486,17 @@ export const dispatchTelegramMessage = async ({
           ? (payload) => updateDraftFromPartial(answerLane, payload.text)
           : undefined,
         onReasoningStream: reasoningLane.stream
-          ? (payload) => updateDraftFromPartial(reasoningLane, payload.text)
+          ? (payload) => {
+              // In partial mode, split between reasoning blocks only when the
+              // next reasoning stream starts. Splitting at reasoning-end can
+              // orphan the active preview and cause duplicate reasoning sends.
+              if (streamMode === "partial" && splitReasoningOnNextStream) {
+                reasoningLane.stream?.forceNewMessage();
+                resetDraftLaneState(reasoningLane);
+                splitReasoningOnNextStream = false;
+              }
+              updateDraftFromPartial(reasoningLane, payload.text);
+            }
           : undefined,
         onAssistantMessageStart: answerLane.stream
           ? () => {
@@ -498,12 +509,16 @@ export const dispatchTelegramMessage = async ({
           : undefined,
         onReasoningEnd: reasoningLane.stream
           ? () => {
-              // Reasoning should appear in its own lane and each block should keep
-              // a separate bubble for readability.
-              if (reasoningLane.hasStreamedMessage) {
-                reasoningLane.stream?.forceNewMessage();
+              // Block mode keeps hard message boundaries at reasoning-end.
+              if (streamMode === "block") {
+                if (reasoningLane.hasStreamedMessage) {
+                  reasoningLane.stream?.forceNewMessage();
+                }
+                resetDraftLaneState(reasoningLane);
+                return;
               }
-              resetDraftLaneState(reasoningLane);
+              // Partial mode splits when/if a later reasoning block begins.
+              splitReasoningOnNextStream = reasoningLane.hasStreamedMessage;
             }
           : undefined,
         onModelSelected,