diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index db1fd0761b8..7032d101a63 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ Docs: https://docs.openclaw.ai
 
 ### Fixes
 
+- Telegram/status reactions: honor `messages.removeAckAfterReply` when lifecycle status reactions are enabled, clearing or restoring the reaction after success/error using the configured hold timings. (#68067) Thanks @poiskgit.
 - Telegram/polling: raise the default polling watchdog threshold from 90s to 120s and add configurable `channels.telegram.pollingStallThresholdMs` (also per-account) so long-running Telegram work gets more room before polling is treated as stalled. (#57737) Thanks @Vitalcheffe.
 - Telegram/polling: bound the persisted-offset confirmation `getUpdates` probe with a client-side timeout so a zombie socket cannot hang polling recovery before the runner watchdog starts. (#50368) Thanks @boticlaw.
 - Agents/Pi runner: retry silent `stopReason=error` turns with no output when no side effects ran, so non-frontier providers that briefly return empty error turns get another chance instead of ending the session early. (#68310) Thanks @Chased1k.
diff --git a/extensions/telegram/src/bot-message-context.ts b/extensions/telegram/src/bot-message-context.ts
index 55dda165ce3..35267c21ace 100644
--- a/extensions/telegram/src/bot-message-context.ts
+++ b/extensions/telegram/src/bot-message-context.ts
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ type TelegramStatusReactionController = {
   cancelPending: () => void;
   setError: () => void | Promise<void>;
   setDone: () => void | Promise<void>;
+  restoreInitial: () => void | Promise<void>;
 };
 
 export type TelegramMessageContext = {
diff --git a/extensions/telegram/src/bot-message-dispatch.test.ts b/extensions/telegram/src/bot-message-dispatch.test.ts
index 7efc056eba2..c07a8034b61 100644
--- a/extensions/telegram/src/bot-message-dispatch.test.ts
+++ b/extensions/telegram/src/bot-message-dispatch.test.ts
@@ -298,6 +298,19 @@ describe("dispatchTelegramMessage draft streaming", () => {
     };
   }
 
+  function createStatusReactionController() {
+    return {
+      setQueued: vi.fn(),
+      setThinking: vi.fn(async () => {}),
+      setTool: vi.fn(async () => {}),
+      setCompacting: vi.fn(async () => {}),
+      cancelPending: vi.fn(),
+      setError: vi.fn(async () => {}),
+      setDone: vi.fn(async () => {}),
+      restoreInitial: vi.fn(async () => {}),
+    };
+  }
+
   function createBot(): Bot {
     return {
       api: {
@@ -3075,15 +3088,8 @@ describe("dispatchTelegramMessage draft streaming", () => {
       resolvePreviewVisible = resolve;
     });
 
-    const statusReactionController = {
-      setQueued: vi.fn(),
-      setThinking: vi.fn(async () => {}),
-      setTool: vi.fn(async () => {}),
-      setCompacting: vi.fn(async () => {}),
-      cancelPending: vi.fn(),
-      setError: vi.fn(async () => {}),
-      setDone: vi.fn(async () => {}),
-    };
+    const reactionApi = vi.fn(async () => true);
+    const statusReactionController = createStatusReactionController();
     const firstAnswerDraft = createTestDraftStream({
       messageId: 1001,
       onUpdate: (text) => {
@@ -3116,6 +3122,8 @@ describe("dispatchTelegramMessage draft streaming", () => {
 
     const firstPromise = dispatchWithContext({
       context: createContext({
+        reactionApi: reactionApi as never,
+        removeAckAfterReply: true,
         statusReactionController: statusReactionController as never,
         ctxPayload: {
           SessionKey: "s1",
@@ -3123,6 +3131,15 @@ describe("dispatchTelegramMessage draft streaming", () => {
           RawBody: "earlier request",
         } as never,
       }),
+      cfg: {
+        messages: {
+          statusReactions: {
+            timing: {
+              doneHoldMs: 250,
+            },
+          },
+        },
+      },
     });
 
     await previewVisible;
@@ -3147,11 +3164,23 @@ describe("dispatchTelegramMessage draft streaming", () => {
       );
     });
 
-    releaseFirstFinal();
-    await Promise.all([firstPromise, abortPromise]);
+    vi.useFakeTimers();
+    try {
+      releaseFirstFinal();
+      await Promise.all([firstPromise, abortPromise]);
 
-    expect(statusReactionController.setDone).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
-    expect(statusReactionController.setError).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+      expect(statusReactionController.setDone).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+      expect(statusReactionController.setError).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+      expect(reactionApi).not.toHaveBeenCalledWith(123, 456, []);
+
+      await vi.advanceTimersByTimeAsync(249);
+      expect(reactionApi).not.toHaveBeenCalledWith(123, 456, []);
+
+      await vi.advanceTimersByTimeAsync(1);
+      expect(reactionApi).toHaveBeenCalledWith(123, 456, []);
+    } finally {
+      vi.useRealTimers();
+    }
   });
 
   it("keeps an existing preview when abort arrives during queued draft-lane cleanup", async () => {
@@ -3529,6 +3558,174 @@ describe("dispatchTelegramMessage draft streaming", () => {
     );
   });
 
+  it("uses configured doneHoldMs when clearing Telegram status reactions after reply", async () => {
+    vi.useFakeTimers();
+    const reactionApi = vi.fn(async () => true);
+    const statusReactionController = createStatusReactionController();
+    dispatchReplyWithBufferedBlockDispatcher.mockResolvedValue({ queuedFinal: true });
+    deliverReplies.mockResolvedValue({ delivered: true });
+
+    try {
+      await dispatchWithContext({
+        context: createContext({
+          reactionApi: reactionApi as never,
+          removeAckAfterReply: true,
+          statusReactionController: statusReactionController as never,
+        }),
+        cfg: {
+          messages: {
+            statusReactions: {
+              timing: {
+                doneHoldMs: 250,
+              },
+            },
+          },
+        },
+        streamMode: "off",
+      });
+
+      expect(statusReactionController.setDone).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+      expect(statusReactionController.restoreInitial).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+      expect(reactionApi).not.toHaveBeenCalledWith(123, 456, []);
+
+      await vi.advanceTimersByTimeAsync(249);
+      expect(reactionApi).not.toHaveBeenCalledWith(123, 456, []);
+
+      await vi.advanceTimersByTimeAsync(1);
+      expect(reactionApi).toHaveBeenCalledWith(123, 456, []);
+    } finally {
+      vi.useRealTimers();
+    }
+  });
+
+  it("restores the initial Telegram status reaction after reply when removeAckAfterReply is disabled", async () => {
+    const reactionApi = vi.fn(async () => true);
+    const statusReactionController = createStatusReactionController();
+    dispatchReplyWithBufferedBlockDispatcher.mockResolvedValue({ queuedFinal: true });
+    deliverReplies.mockResolvedValue({ delivered: true });
+
+    await dispatchWithContext({
+      context: createContext({
+        reactionApi: reactionApi as never,
+        removeAckAfterReply: false,
+        statusReactionController: statusReactionController as never,
+      }),
+      streamMode: "off",
+    });
+
+    await vi.waitFor(() => {
+      expect(statusReactionController.setDone).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+      expect(statusReactionController.restoreInitial).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    });
+    expect(statusReactionController.setError).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(reactionApi).not.toHaveBeenCalledWith(123, 456, []);
+  });
+
+  it("uses configured errorHoldMs to clear Telegram status reactions after an error fallback", async () => {
+    vi.useFakeTimers();
+    const reactionApi = vi.fn(async () => true);
+    const statusReactionController = createStatusReactionController();
+    dispatchReplyWithBufferedBlockDispatcher.mockRejectedValue(new Error("dispatcher exploded"));
+    deliverReplies.mockResolvedValue({ delivered: true });
+
+    try {
+      await dispatchWithContext({
+        context: createContext({
+          reactionApi: reactionApi as never,
+          removeAckAfterReply: true,
+          statusReactionController: statusReactionController as never,
+        }),
+        cfg: {
+          messages: {
+            statusReactions: {
+              timing: {
+                errorHoldMs: 320,
+              },
+            },
+          },
+        },
+        streamMode: "off",
+      });
+
+      expect(statusReactionController.setError).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+      expect(statusReactionController.setDone).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+      expect(statusReactionController.restoreInitial).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+      expect(reactionApi).not.toHaveBeenCalledWith(123, 456, []);
+
+      await vi.advanceTimersByTimeAsync(319);
+      expect(reactionApi).not.toHaveBeenCalledWith(123, 456, []);
+
+      await vi.advanceTimersByTimeAsync(1);
+      expect(reactionApi).toHaveBeenCalledWith(123, 456, []);
+    } finally {
+      vi.useRealTimers();
+    }
+  });
+
+  it("restores the initial Telegram status reaction after an error when no final reply is sent", async () => {
+    vi.useFakeTimers();
+    const reactionApi = vi.fn(async () => true);
+    const statusReactionController = createStatusReactionController();
+    dispatchReplyWithBufferedBlockDispatcher.mockRejectedValue(new Error("dispatcher exploded"));
+    deliverReplies.mockResolvedValue({ delivered: false });
+
+    try {
+      await dispatchWithContext({
+        context: createContext({
+          reactionApi: reactionApi as never,
+          removeAckAfterReply: true,
+          statusReactionController: statusReactionController as never,
+        }),
+        cfg: {
+          messages: {
+            statusReactions: {
+              timing: {
+                errorHoldMs: 320,
+              },
+            },
+          },
+        },
+        streamMode: "off",
+      });
+
+      expect(statusReactionController.setError).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+      expect(statusReactionController.restoreInitial).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+      expect(reactionApi).not.toHaveBeenCalledWith(123, 456, []);
+
+      await vi.advanceTimersByTimeAsync(319);
+      expect(statusReactionController.restoreInitial).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+
+      await vi.advanceTimersByTimeAsync(1);
+      expect(statusReactionController.restoreInitial).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+      expect(reactionApi).not.toHaveBeenCalledWith(123, 456, []);
+    } finally {
+      vi.useRealTimers();
+    }
+  });
+
+  it("restores the initial Telegram status reaction after an error fallback when removeAckAfterReply is disabled", async () => {
+    const reactionApi = vi.fn(async () => true);
+    const statusReactionController = createStatusReactionController();
+    dispatchReplyWithBufferedBlockDispatcher.mockRejectedValue(new Error("dispatcher exploded"));
+    deliverReplies.mockResolvedValue({ delivered: true });
+
+    await dispatchWithContext({
+      context: createContext({
+        reactionApi: reactionApi as never,
+        removeAckAfterReply: false,
+        statusReactionController: statusReactionController as never,
+      }),
+      streamMode: "off",
+    });
+
+    await vi.waitFor(() => {
+      expect(statusReactionController.setError).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+      expect(statusReactionController.restoreInitial).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    });
+    expect(statusReactionController.setDone).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(reactionApi).not.toHaveBeenCalledWith(123, 456, []);
+  });
+
   it("uses resolved DM config for auto-topic-label overrides", async () => {
     dispatchReplyWithBufferedBlockDispatcher.mockResolvedValue({ queuedFinal: true });
     loadSessionStore.mockReturnValue({ s1: {} });
diff --git a/extensions/telegram/src/bot-message-dispatch.ts b/extensions/telegram/src/bot-message-dispatch.ts
index e2ba1b19ff5..35c22051c30 100644
--- a/extensions/telegram/src/bot-message-dispatch.ts
+++ b/extensions/telegram/src/bot-message-dispatch.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import type { Bot } from "grammy";
 import {
+  DEFAULT_TIMING,
   logAckFailure,
   logTypingFailure,
   removeAckReactionAfterReply,
@@ -16,7 +17,7 @@ import { clearHistoryEntriesIfEnabled } from "openclaw/plugin-sdk/reply-history"
 import { resolveSendableOutboundReplyParts } from "openclaw/plugin-sdk/reply-payload";
 import { isAbortRequestText, type ReplyPayload } from "openclaw/plugin-sdk/reply-runtime";
 import type { RuntimeEnv } from "openclaw/plugin-sdk/runtime-env";
-import { danger, logVerbose } from "openclaw/plugin-sdk/runtime-env";
+import { danger, logVerbose, sleepWithAbort } from "openclaw/plugin-sdk/runtime-env";
 import { defaultTelegramBotDeps, type TelegramBotDeps } from "./bot-deps.js";
 import type { TelegramMessageContext } from "./bot-message-context.js";
 import {
@@ -252,6 +253,48 @@ export const dispatchTelegramMessage = async ({
     removeAckAfterReply,
     statusReactionController,
   } = context;
+  const statusReactionTiming = {
+    ...DEFAULT_TIMING,
+    ...cfg.messages?.statusReactions?.timing,
+  };
+  const clearTelegramStatusReaction = async () => {
+    if (!msg.message_id || !reactionApi) {
+      return;
+    }
+    await reactionApi(chatId, msg.message_id, []);
+  };
+  const finalizeTelegramStatusReaction = async (params: {
+    outcome: "done" | "error";
+    hasFinalResponse: boolean;
+  }) => {
+    if (!statusReactionController) {
+      return;
+    }
+    if (params.outcome === "done") {
+      await statusReactionController.setDone();
+      if (removeAckAfterReply) {
+        await sleepWithAbort(statusReactionTiming.doneHoldMs);
+        await clearTelegramStatusReaction();
+      } else {
+        await statusReactionController.restoreInitial();
+      }
+      return;
+    }
+    await statusReactionController.setError();
+    if (params.hasFinalResponse) {
+      if (removeAckAfterReply) {
+        await sleepWithAbort(statusReactionTiming.errorHoldMs);
+        await clearTelegramStatusReaction();
+      } else {
+        await statusReactionController.restoreInitial();
+      }
+      return;
+    }
+    if (removeAckAfterReply) {
+      await sleepWithAbort(statusReactionTiming.errorHoldMs);
+    }
+    await statusReactionController.restoreInitial();
+  };
   const dispatchFenceKey = resolveTelegramAbortFenceKey({
     ctxPayload,
     chatId,
@@ -1017,9 +1060,11 @@ export const dispatchTelegramMessage = async ({
   }
   if (dispatchWasSuperseded) {
     if (statusReactionController) {
-      void Promise.resolve(statusReactionController.setDone()).catch((err: unknown) => {
-        logVerbose(`telegram: status reaction finalize failed: ${String(err)}`);
-      });
+      void finalizeTelegramStatusReaction({ outcome: "done", hasFinalResponse: true }).catch(
+        (err: unknown) => {
+          logVerbose(`telegram: status reaction finalize failed: ${String(err)}`);
+        },
+      );
     } else {
       removeAckReactionAfterReply({
         removeAfterReply: removeAckAfterReply,
@@ -1065,9 +1110,11 @@ export const dispatchTelegramMessage = async ({
   const hasFinalResponse = queuedFinal || sentFallback;
 
   if (statusReactionController && !hasFinalResponse) {
-    void Promise.resolve(statusReactionController.setError()).catch((err: unknown) => {
-      logVerbose(`telegram: status reaction error finalize failed: ${String(err)}`);
-    });
+    void finalizeTelegramStatusReaction({ outcome: "error", hasFinalResponse: false }).catch(
+      (err: unknown) => {
+        logVerbose(`telegram: status reaction error finalize failed: ${String(err)}`);
+      },
+    );
   }
 
   if (!hasFinalResponse) {
@@ -1116,7 +1163,11 @@ export const dispatchTelegramMessage = async ({
   }
 
   if (statusReactionController) {
-    void Promise.resolve(statusReactionController.setDone()).catch((err: unknown) => {
+    const statusReactionOutcome = dispatchError || sentFallback ? "error" : "done";
+    void finalizeTelegramStatusReaction({
+      outcome: statusReactionOutcome,
+      hasFinalResponse: true,
+    }).catch((err: unknown) => {
       logVerbose(`telegram: status reaction finalize failed: ${String(err)}`);
     });
   } else {