diff --git a/extensions/googlechat/src/channel.test.ts b/extensions/googlechat/src/channel.test.ts
index 7b623956bc0..46d1cd75f13 100644
--- a/extensions/googlechat/src/channel.test.ts
+++ b/extensions/googlechat/src/channel.test.ts
@@ -290,6 +290,51 @@ describe("googlechatPlugin outbound resolveTarget", () => {
 });
 
 describe("googlechatPlugin outbound cfg threading", () => {
+  it("preserves accountId when sending pairing approvals", async () => {
+    const cfg = {
+      channels: {
+        googlechat: {
+          enabled: true,
+          accounts: {
+            work: {
+              serviceAccount: {
+                type: "service_account",
+              },
+            },
+          },
+        },
+      },
+    };
+    const account = {
+      accountId: "work",
+      config: {},
+      credentialSource: "inline",
+    };
+    resolveGoogleChatAccountMock.mockReturnValue(account);
+    resolveGoogleChatOutboundSpaceMock.mockResolvedValue("spaces/WORK");
+    sendGoogleChatMessageMock.mockResolvedValue({
+      messageName: "spaces/WORK/messages/msg-1",
+    });
+
+    await googlechatPlugin.pairing?.notifyApproval?.({
+      cfg: cfg as never,
+      id: "user@example.com",
+      accountId: "work",
+    });
+
+    expect(resolveGoogleChatAccountMock).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
+      cfg,
+      accountId: "work",
+    });
+    expect(sendGoogleChatMessageMock).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      expect.objectContaining({
+        account,
+        space: "spaces/WORK",
+        text: expect.any(String),
+      }),
+    );
+  });
+
   it("threads resolved cfg into sendText account resolution", async () => {
     const cfg = {
       channels: {
diff --git a/extensions/googlechat/src/channel.ts b/extensions/googlechat/src/channel.ts
index 04257101575..03c0c00ffd5 100644
--- a/extensions/googlechat/src/channel.ts
+++ b/extensions/googlechat/src/channel.ts
@@ -317,8 +317,8 @@ export const googlechatPlugin = createChatChannelPlugin({
       idLabel: "googlechatUserId",
       message: PAIRING_APPROVED_MESSAGE,
       normalizeAllowEntry: (entry) => formatAllowFromEntry(entry),
-      notify: async ({ cfg, id, message }) => {
-        const account = resolveGoogleChatAccount({ cfg: cfg });
+      notify: async ({ cfg, id, message, accountId }) => {
+        const account = resolveGoogleChatAccount({ cfg: cfg, accountId });
         if (account.credentialSource === "none") {
           return;
         }