diff --git a/extensions/telegram/src/bot-handlers.runtime.ts b/extensions/telegram/src/bot-handlers.runtime.ts
index 4d59e2677c3..b0925baf861 100644
--- a/extensions/telegram/src/bot-handlers.runtime.ts
+++ b/extensions/telegram/src/bot-handlers.runtime.ts
@@ -193,6 +193,13 @@ export const registerTelegramHandlers = ({
         : async () => ({});
     return { message, me: ctx.me, getFile };
   };
+  const isSelfAuthoredTelegramMessage = (
+    ctx: Pick<TelegramContext, "me">,
+    message: Message,
+  ): boolean => {
+    const botId = ctx.me?.id;
+    return typeof botId === "number" && message.from?.id === botId;
+  };
   const inboundDebouncer = createInboundDebouncer<TelegramDebounceEntry>({
     debounceMs,
     resolveDebounceMs: (entry) =>
@@ -1728,6 +1735,9 @@ export const registerTelegramHandlers = ({
     if (!msg) {
       return;
     }
+    if (isSelfAuthoredTelegramMessage(ctx, msg)) {
+      return;
+    }
     const isGroup = msg.chat.type === "group" || msg.chat.type === "supergroup";
     const isForum = await resolveTelegramForumFlag({
       chatId: msg.chat.id,
diff --git a/extensions/telegram/src/bot.create-telegram-bot.test.ts b/extensions/telegram/src/bot.create-telegram-bot.test.ts
index 56a93e41d07..cbc4cc139d0 100644
--- a/extensions/telegram/src/bot.create-telegram-bot.test.ts
+++ b/extensions/telegram/src/bot.create-telegram-bot.test.ts
@@ -507,6 +507,44 @@ describe("createTelegramBot", () => {
       }
     });
   });
+
+  it("ignores private self-authored message updates instead of issuing a pairing challenge", async () => {
+    await withIsolatedStateDirAsync(async () => {
+      loadConfig.mockReturnValue({
+        channels: { telegram: { dmPolicy: "pairing" } },
+      });
+      readChannelAllowFromStore.mockResolvedValue([]);
+      upsertChannelPairingRequest.mockClear();
+      sendMessageSpy.mockClear();
+      replySpy.mockClear();
+
+      createTelegramBot({ token: "tok" });
+      const handler = getOnHandler("message") as (ctx: Record<string, unknown>) => Promise<void>;
+
+      await handler({
+        message: {
+          chat: { id: 1234, type: "private", first_name: "Harold" },
+          message_id: 1884,
+          date: 1736380800,
+          from: { id: 7, is_bot: true, first_name: "OpenClaw", username: "openclaw_bot" },
+          pinned_message: {
+            message_id: 1883,
+            date: 1736380799,
+            chat: { id: 1234, type: "private", first_name: "Harold" },
+            from: { id: 7, is_bot: true, first_name: "OpenClaw", username: "openclaw_bot" },
+            text: "Binding: Review pull request 54118 (openclaw)",
+          },
+        },
+        me: { id: 7, is_bot: true, first_name: "OpenClaw", username: "openclaw_bot" },
+        getFile: async () => ({ download: async () => new Uint8Array() }),
+      });
+
+      expect(upsertChannelPairingRequest).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+      expect(sendMessageSpy).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+      expect(replySpy).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    });
+  });
+
   it("blocks unauthorized DM media before download and sends pairing reply", async () => {
     await withIsolatedStateDirAsync(async () => {
       loadConfig.mockReturnValue({