diff --git a/extensions/xai/realtime-voice-bridge.ts b/extensions/xai/realtime-voice-bridge.ts
index 873432bcf4b9..f25f5d75c3d1 100644
--- a/extensions/xai/realtime-voice-bridge.ts
+++ b/extensions/xai/realtime-voice-bridge.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import type {
   RealtimeVoiceBridge,
   RealtimeVoiceToolResultOptions,
 } from "openclaw/plugin-sdk/realtime-voice";
+import { sleepWithAbort } from "openclaw/plugin-sdk/runtime-env";
 import WebSocket from "ws";
 import {
   XAI_REALTIME_BASE_RECONNECT_DELAY_MS,
@@ -43,9 +44,13 @@ export class XaiRealtimeVoiceBridge extends XaiRealtimeVoiceEvents implements Re
   private connectionUrl = "";
   private readonly flowId = randomUUID();
   private sessionReadyFired = false;
+  private reconnectAbortController = new AbortController();
 
   async connect(): Promise<void> {
     this.intentionallyClosed = false;
+    if (this.reconnectAbortController.signal.aborted) {
+      this.reconnectAbortController = new AbortController();
+    }
     this.reconnectAttempts = 0;
     await this.doConnect();
   }
@@ -107,6 +112,9 @@ export class XaiRealtimeVoiceBridge extends XaiRealtimeVoiceEvents implements Re
 
   close(): void {
     this.intentionallyClosed = true;
+    // The bridge owns both its active socket and reconnect delay; canceling
+    // both keeps terminal close from retaining callbacks for the full backoff.
+    this.reconnectAbortController.abort();
     this.connected = false;
     this.sessionConfigured = false;
     this.pendingToolResultAcks.clear();
@@ -315,9 +323,15 @@ export class XaiRealtimeVoiceBridge extends XaiRealtimeVoiceEvents implements Re
       type: "session.reconnect.scheduled",
       detail: `reason=${reason} attempt=${attempt} delayMs=${delay}`,
     });
-    await new Promise((resolve) => {
-      setTimeout(resolve, delay);
-    });
+    const reconnectSignal = this.reconnectAbortController.signal;
+    try {
+      await sleepWithAbort(delay, reconnectSignal);
+    } catch (error) {
+      if (!reconnectSignal.aborted) {
+        throw error;
+      }
+      return;
+    }
     if (this.intentionallyClosed) {
       return;
     }
diff --git a/extensions/xai/realtime-voice-provider.test.ts b/extensions/xai/realtime-voice-provider.test.ts
index f928acef0562..9f326bb8d278 100644
--- a/extensions/xai/realtime-voice-provider.test.ts
+++ b/extensions/xai/realtime-voice-provider.test.ts
@@ -1580,6 +1580,57 @@ describe("buildXaiRealtimeVoiceProvider", () => {
     expect(onReady).toHaveBeenCalledOnce();
   });
 
+  it("cancels a pending reconnect and allows a later explicit connect", async () => {
+    vi.useFakeTimers();
+    resolveApiKeyForProviderMock.mockResolvedValue({ apiKey: ["xai", "test"].join("-") });
+    const provider = buildXaiRealtimeVoiceProvider();
+    const onError = vi.fn();
+    const bridge = provider.createBridge({
+      providerConfig: { sessionResumption: true },
+      onAudio: vi.fn(),
+      onClearAudio: vi.fn(),
+      onError,
+    });
+
+    const connecting = bridge.connect();
+    await vi.waitFor(() => expect(FakeWebSocket.instances.length).toBe(1));
+    const firstSocket = requireSocket();
+    firstSocket.readyState = FakeWebSocket.OPEN;
+    firstSocket.emit("open");
+    firstSocket.emit(
+      "message",
+      Buffer.from(
+        JSON.stringify({ type: "conversation.created", conversation: { id: "conv_close" } }),
+      ),
+    );
+    firstSocket.emit("message", Buffer.from(JSON.stringify({ type: "session.updated" })));
+    await connecting;
+
+    firstSocket.close(1006, "connection lost");
+    await vi.advanceTimersByTimeAsync(0);
+    expect(vi.getTimerCount()).toBe(1);
+
+    bridge.close();
+    await vi.advanceTimersByTimeAsync(0);
+
+    expect(vi.getTimerCount()).toBe(0);
+    expect(FakeWebSocket.instances).toHaveLength(1);
+    expect(onError).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+
+    const reconnecting = bridge.connect();
+    await vi.waitFor(() => expect(FakeWebSocket.instances.length).toBe(2));
+    const reconnectedSocket = requireSocket(1);
+    reconnectedSocket.readyState = FakeWebSocket.OPEN;
+    reconnectedSocket.emit("open");
+    reconnectedSocket.emit("message", Buffer.from(JSON.stringify({ type: "session.updated" })));
+    await reconnecting;
+
+    expect(bridge.isConnected()).toBe(true);
+    expect(FakeWebSocket.instances).toHaveLength(2);
+    expect(onError).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    bridge.close();
+  });
+
   it("enables xAI session resumption and reconnects with the created conversation id", async () => {
     vi.useFakeTimers();
     vi.stubEnv("XAI_API_KEY", "xai-env"); // pragma: allowlist secret