diff --git a/src/infra/outbound/message-action-runner.poll.test.ts b/src/infra/outbound/message-action-runner.poll.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..43c7489c6fd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/infra/outbound/message-action-runner.poll.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,196 @@
+import { afterEach, beforeAll, beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
+import { slackPlugin } from "../../../extensions/slack/src/channel.js";
+import { telegramPlugin } from "../../../extensions/telegram/src/channel.js";
+import type { OpenClawConfig } from "../../config/config.js";
+import { setActivePluginRegistry } from "../../plugins/runtime.js";
+import { createTestRegistry } from "../../test-utils/channel-plugins.js";
+
+const mocks = vi.hoisted(() => ({
+  executePollAction: vi.fn(),
+}));
+
+vi.mock("./outbound-send-service.js", async () => {
+  const actual = await vi.importActual<typeof import("./outbound-send-service.js")>(
+    "./outbound-send-service.js",
+  );
+  return {
+    ...actual,
+    executePollAction: mocks.executePollAction,
+  };
+});
+
+import { runMessageAction } from "./message-action-runner.js";
+
+const slackConfig = {
+  channels: {
+    slack: {
+      botToken: "xoxb-test",
+      appToken: "xapp-test",
+    },
+  },
+} as OpenClawConfig;
+
+const telegramConfig = {
+  channels: {
+    telegram: {
+      botToken: "telegram-test",
+    },
+  },
+} as OpenClawConfig;
+
+async function runPollAction(params: {
+  cfg: OpenClawConfig;
+  actionParams: Record<string, unknown>;
+  toolContext?: Record<string, unknown>;
+}) {
+  await runMessageAction({
+    cfg: params.cfg,
+    action: "poll",
+    params: params.actionParams as never,
+    toolContext: params.toolContext as never,
+  });
+  return mocks.executePollAction.mock.calls[0]?.[0] as
+    | {
+        durationSeconds?: number;
+        maxSelections?: number;
+        threadId?: string;
+        isAnonymous?: boolean;
+        ctx?: { params?: Record<string, unknown> };
+      }
+    | undefined;
+}
+
+let createPluginRuntime: typeof import("../../plugins/runtime/index.js").createPluginRuntime;
+let setSlackRuntime: typeof import("../../../extensions/slack/src/runtime.js").setSlackRuntime;
+let setTelegramRuntime: typeof import("../../../extensions/telegram/src/runtime.js").setTelegramRuntime;
+
+describe("runMessageAction poll handling", () => {
+  beforeAll(async () => {
+    ({ createPluginRuntime } = await import("../../plugins/runtime/index.js"));
+    ({ setSlackRuntime } = await import("../../../extensions/slack/src/runtime.js"));
+    ({ setTelegramRuntime } = await import("../../../extensions/telegram/src/runtime.js"));
+  });
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    const runtime = createPluginRuntime();
+    setSlackRuntime(runtime);
+    setTelegramRuntime(runtime);
+    setActivePluginRegistry(
+      createTestRegistry([
+        {
+          pluginId: "slack",
+          source: "test",
+          plugin: slackPlugin,
+        },
+        {
+          pluginId: "telegram",
+          source: "test",
+          plugin: telegramPlugin,
+        },
+      ]),
+    );
+    mocks.executePollAction.mockResolvedValue({
+      handledBy: "core",
+      payload: { ok: true },
+      pollResult: { ok: true },
+    });
+  });
+
+  afterEach(() => {
+    setActivePluginRegistry(createTestRegistry([]));
+    mocks.executePollAction.mockReset();
+  });
+
+  it.each([
+    {
+      name: "requires at least two poll options",
+      cfg: telegramConfig,
+      actionParams: {
+        channel: "telegram",
+        target: "telegram:123",
+        pollQuestion: "Lunch?",
+        pollOption: ["Pizza"],
+      },
+      message: /pollOption requires at least two values/i,
+    },
+    {
+      name: "rejects durationSeconds outside telegram",
+      cfg: slackConfig,
+      actionParams: {
+        channel: "slack",
+        target: "#C12345678",
+        pollQuestion: "Lunch?",
+        pollOption: ["Pizza", "Sushi"],
+        pollDurationSeconds: 60,
+      },
+      message: /pollDurationSeconds is only supported for Telegram polls/i,
+    },
+    {
+      name: "rejects poll visibility outside telegram",
+      cfg: slackConfig,
+      actionParams: {
+        channel: "slack",
+        target: "#C12345678",
+        pollQuestion: "Lunch?",
+        pollOption: ["Pizza", "Sushi"],
+        pollPublic: true,
+      },
+      message: /pollAnonymous\/pollPublic are only supported for Telegram polls/i,
+    },
+  ])("$name", async ({ cfg, actionParams, message }) => {
+    await expect(runPollAction({ cfg, actionParams })).rejects.toThrow(message);
+    expect(mocks.executePollAction).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+
+  it("passes Telegram durationSeconds, visibility, and auto threadId to executePollAction", async () => {
+    const call = await runPollAction({
+      cfg: telegramConfig,
+      actionParams: {
+        channel: "telegram",
+        target: "telegram:123",
+        pollQuestion: "Lunch?",
+        pollOption: ["Pizza", "Sushi"],
+        pollDurationSeconds: 90,
+        pollPublic: true,
+      },
+      toolContext: {
+        currentChannelId: "telegram:123",
+        currentThreadTs: "42",
+      },
+    });
+
+    expect(call?.durationSeconds).toBe(90);
+    expect(call?.isAnonymous).toBe(false);
+    expect(call?.threadId).toBe("42");
+    expect(call?.ctx?.params?.threadId).toBe("42");
+  });
+
+  it("expands maxSelections when pollMulti is enabled", async () => {
+    const call = await runPollAction({
+      cfg: telegramConfig,
+      actionParams: {
+        channel: "telegram",
+        target: "telegram:123",
+        pollQuestion: "Lunch?",
+        pollOption: ["Pizza", "Sushi", "Soup"],
+        pollMulti: true,
+      },
+    });
+
+    expect(call?.maxSelections).toBe(3);
+  });
+
+  it("defaults maxSelections to one choice when pollMulti is omitted", async () => {
+    const call = await runPollAction({
+      cfg: telegramConfig,
+      actionParams: {
+        channel: "telegram",
+        target: "telegram:123",
+        pollQuestion: "Lunch?",
+        pollOption: ["Pizza", "Sushi", "Soup"],
+      },
+    });
+
+    expect(call?.maxSelections).toBe(1);
+  });
+});