diff --git a/extensions/whatsapp/src/inbound/extract.test.ts b/extensions/whatsapp/src/inbound/extract.test.ts
index 244ac4f74af..9b11bd1340b 100644
--- a/extensions/whatsapp/src/inbound/extract.test.ts
+++ b/extensions/whatsapp/src/inbound/extract.test.ts
@@ -169,6 +169,65 @@ describe("hasInboundUserContent", () => {
     ).toBe(true);
   });
 
+  it("returns true for buttons response (user button click)", () => {
+    expect(
+      hasInboundUserContent({
+        buttonsResponseMessage: {
+          selectedButtonId: "yes",
+          selectedDisplayText: "Yes",
+        },
+      } as proto.IMessage),
+    ).toBe(true);
+  });
+
+  it("returns true for list response (user list selection)", () => {
+    expect(
+      hasInboundUserContent({
+        listResponseMessage: {
+          title: "Option A",
+          singleSelectReply: { selectedRowId: "a" },
+        } as unknown as proto.Message.IListResponseMessage,
+      } as proto.IMessage),
+    ).toBe(true);
+  });
+
+  it("returns true for template button reply", () => {
+    expect(
+      hasInboundUserContent({
+        templateButtonReplyMessage: {
+          selectedId: "btn-1",
+          selectedDisplayText: "Click",
+        } as unknown as proto.Message.ITemplateButtonReplyMessage,
+      } as proto.IMessage),
+    ).toBe(true);
+  });
+
+  it("returns true for interactive response", () => {
+    expect(
+      hasInboundUserContent({
+        interactiveResponseMessage: {
+          body: { text: "x" },
+          nativeFlowResponseMessage: { name: "n", paramsJson: "{}" },
+        } as unknown as proto.Message.IInteractiveResponseMessage,
+      } as proto.IMessage),
+    ).toBe(true);
+  });
+
+  it("returns true for buttons response wrapped in ephemeralMessage (regression for #73797 + greptile review)", () => {
+    expect(
+      hasInboundUserContent({
+        ephemeralMessage: {
+          message: {
+            buttonsResponseMessage: {
+              selectedButtonId: "ok",
+              selectedDisplayText: "OK",
+            },
+          },
+        },
+      } as proto.IMessage),
+    ).toBe(true);
+  });
+
   it("returns false for undefined message (regression for #73797)", () => {
     expect(hasInboundUserContent(undefined)).toBe(false);
   });
diff --git a/extensions/whatsapp/src/inbound/extract.ts b/extensions/whatsapp/src/inbound/extract.ts
index 84dcc53007b..70071efe588 100644
--- a/extensions/whatsapp/src/inbound/extract.ts
+++ b/extensions/whatsapp/src/inbound/extract.ts
@@ -439,11 +439,28 @@ export function describeReplyContext(
   };
 }
 
+function hasInteractiveResponseContent(message: proto.IMessage | undefined): boolean {
+  if (!message) {
+    return false;
+  }
+  // Button/list/template/interactive selections that the existing four
+  // extractors do not cover. Treat any presence of these keys as user
+  // content — Baileys never delivers these as receipts or protocol
+  // envelopes, only as explicit user choices.
+  return Boolean(
+    message.buttonsResponseMessage ||
+    message.listResponseMessage ||
+    message.templateButtonReplyMessage ||
+    message.interactiveResponseMessage,
+  );
+}
+
 /**
  * Fast O(1) check that a Baileys message carries user-visible inbound content
- * (text, media, contact, location). Returns false for protocol/receipt/typing
- * notifications that arrive on the same `messages.upsert` stream as real
- * messages but should not trigger pairing access-control side effects.
+ * (text, media, contact, location, button/list selection). Returns false for
+ * protocol/receipt/typing notifications that arrive on the same
+ * `messages.upsert` stream as real messages but should not trigger pairing
+ * access-control side effects.
  */
 export function hasInboundUserContent(rawMessage: proto.IMessage | undefined): boolean {
   if (!rawMessage) {
@@ -461,5 +478,15 @@ export function hasInboundUserContent(rawMessage: proto.IMessage | undefined): b
   if (extractLocationData(rawMessage)) {
     return true;
   }
+  if (hasInteractiveResponseContent(rawMessage)) {
+    return true;
+  }
+  // Walk wrappers (ephemeral, viewOnce, etc.) — interactive responses
+  // can arrive nested.
+  for (const candidate of buildMessageChain(rawMessage)) {
+    if (candidate !== rawMessage && hasInteractiveResponseContent(candidate)) {
+      return true;
+    }
+  }
   return false;
 }