diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 042ef485058..69788a0c2e5 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -8,6 +8,10 @@ Docs: https://docs.openclaw.ai
 
 - Channels: add Yuanbao channel docs entrance so the Tencent Yuanbao bot appears in the channel listing and sidebar navigation. (#73443) Thanks @loongfay.
 
+### Fixes
+
+- Plugins/media: auto-enable provider plugins referenced by `agents.defaults.imageGenerationModel`, `videoGenerationModel`, and `musicGenerationModel` primary/fallback refs, so configured Google and MiniMax media providers do not stay disabled behind a restrictive plugin allowlist. Thanks @vincentkoc.
+
 ## 2026.4.27
 
 ### Changes
diff --git a/src/config/plugin-auto-enable.core.test.ts b/src/config/plugin-auto-enable.core.test.ts
index 606fc5f421c..ac75fef8ed9 100644
--- a/src/config/plugin-auto-enable.core.test.ts
+++ b/src/config/plugin-auto-enable.core.test.ts
@@ -306,6 +306,49 @@ describe("applyPluginAutoEnable core", () => {
     expect(result.changes).toContain("codex/gpt-5.4 model configured, enabled automatically.");
   });
 
+  it("auto-enables provider plugins referenced by media generation model fallbacks", () => {
+    const result = applyPluginAutoEnable({
+      config: {
+        agents: {
+          defaults: {
+            imageGenerationModel: {
+              primary: "openai/gpt-image-1",
+              fallbacks: ["google/gemini-3-pro-image-preview"],
+            },
+            videoGenerationModel: {
+              primary: "openai/sora-2",
+              fallbacks: ["google/veo-3.1-fast-generate-preview", "minimax/MiniMax-Hailuo-2.3"],
+            },
+            musicGenerationModel: {
+              primary: "minimax/music-2.6",
+              fallbacks: ["google/lyria-3-clip-preview"],
+            },
+          },
+        },
+        plugins: {
+          allow: ["openai"],
+          entries: {
+            openai: { enabled: true },
+          },
+        },
+      },
+      env,
+      manifestRegistry: makeRegistry([
+        { id: "openai", channels: [], providers: ["openai"] },
+        { id: "google", channels: [], providers: ["google"] },
+        { id: "minimax", channels: [], providers: ["minimax"] },
+      ]),
+    });
+
+    expect(result.config.plugins?.entries?.google?.enabled).toBe(true);
+    expect(result.config.plugins?.entries?.minimax?.enabled).toBe(true);
+    expect(result.config.plugins?.allow).toEqual(["openai", "google", "minimax"]);
+    expect(result.changes).toEqual([
+      "google/gemini-3-pro-image-preview model configured, enabled automatically.",
+      "minimax/MiniMax-Hailuo-2.3 model configured, enabled automatically.",
+    ]);
+  });
+
   it("does not auto-enable Codex when only the OpenAI plugin is explicitly enabled", () => {
     const result = applyPluginAutoEnable({
       config: {
diff --git a/src/config/plugin-auto-enable.shared.ts b/src/config/plugin-auto-enable.shared.ts
index 1caf536a915..6c7ae9e15d9 100644
--- a/src/config/plugin-auto-enable.shared.ts
+++ b/src/config/plugin-auto-enable.shared.ts
@@ -54,21 +54,33 @@ function collectModelRefs(cfg: OpenClawConfig): string[] {
       refs.push(value.trim());
     }
   };
+  const collectModelConfig = (value: unknown) => {
+    if (typeof value === "string") {
+      pushModelRef(value);
+      return;
+    }
+    if (!isRecord(value)) {
+      return;
+    }
+    pushModelRef(value.primary);
+    const fallbacks = value.fallbacks;
+    if (Array.isArray(fallbacks)) {
+      for (const entry of fallbacks) {
+        pushModelRef(entry);
+      }
+    }
+  };
   const collectFromAgent = (agent: Record<string, unknown> | null | undefined) => {
     if (!agent) {
       return;
     }
-    const model = agent.model;
-    if (typeof model === "string") {
-      pushModelRef(model);
-    } else if (isRecord(model)) {
-      pushModelRef(model.primary);
-      const fallbacks = model.fallbacks;
-      if (Array.isArray(fallbacks)) {
-        for (const entry of fallbacks) {
-          pushModelRef(entry);
-        }
-      }
+    for (const key of [
+      "model",
+      "imageGenerationModel",
+      "videoGenerationModel",
+      "musicGenerationModel",
+    ]) {
+      collectModelConfig(agent[key]);
     }
     const models = agent.models;
     if (isRecord(models)) {