diff --git a/extensions/telegram/src/outbound-adapter.ts b/extensions/telegram/src/outbound-adapter.ts
index 6b187718ee51..9297c1f1e319 100644
--- a/extensions/telegram/src/outbound-adapter.ts
+++ b/extensions/telegram/src/outbound-adapter.ts
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ import { loadTelegramSendModule, type TelegramSendModule } from "./send-runtime.
 import { normalizeTelegramOutboundTarget, parseTelegramTarget } from "./targets.js";
 
 export const TELEGRAM_TEXT_CHUNK_LIMIT = 4000;
-const TELEGRAM_POLL_OPTION_LIMIT = 10;
+const TELEGRAM_POLL_OPTION_LIMIT = 12;
 
 type TelegramSendFn = typeof import("./send.js").sendMessageTelegram;
 type TelegramSendOpts = Parameters<TelegramSendFn>[2];
diff --git a/extensions/telegram/src/send.test.ts b/extensions/telegram/src/send.test.ts
index 057073eef4b6..8c40bb82cb0f 100644
--- a/extensions/telegram/src/send.test.ts
+++ b/extensions/telegram/src/send.test.ts
@@ -4425,6 +4425,21 @@ describe("editMessageTelegram", () => {
 });
 
 describe("sendPollTelegram", () => {
+  it("sends polls with 12 options", async () => {
+    const api = {
+      sendPoll: vi.fn(async () => ({ message_id: 123, chat: { id: 555 }, poll: { id: "p1" } })),
+    };
+    const options = Array.from({ length: 12 }, (_, index) => `Option ${index + 1}`);
+
+    await sendPollTelegram(
+      "123",
+      { question: "Q", options },
+      { cfg: TELEGRAM_TEST_CFG, token: "t", api: api as unknown as Bot["api"] },
+    );
+
+    expect(firstMockCall(api.sendPoll, "send poll call")[2]).toEqual(options);
+  });
+
   it("propagates gateway client scopes when resolving legacy poll targets", async () => {
     const api = {
       getChat: vi.fn(async () => ({ id: -100321 })),
diff --git a/extensions/telegram/src/send.ts b/extensions/telegram/src/send.ts
index 9cc00b2f88a3..d3de6878f1dc 100644
--- a/extensions/telegram/src/send.ts
+++ b/extensions/telegram/src/send.ts
@@ -2384,7 +2384,7 @@ async function sendPollTelegramWithContext(
   });
 
   // Normalize the poll input (validates question, options, maxSelections)
-  const normalizedPoll = normalizePollInput(poll, { maxOptions: 10 });
+  const normalizedPoll = normalizePollInput(poll, { maxOptions: 12 });
 
   const threadParams = buildTelegramThreadReplyParams({
     thread: resolveTelegramSendThreadSpec({
diff --git a/extensions/telegram/src/telegram-outbound.test.ts b/extensions/telegram/src/telegram-outbound.test.ts
index dafd980db88b..68fdcc1289ef 100644
--- a/extensions/telegram/src/telegram-outbound.test.ts
+++ b/extensions/telegram/src/telegram-outbound.test.ts
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ describe("telegramPlugin outbound", () => {
     expect(telegramOutbound.presentationCapabilities?.limits?.text?.markdownDialect).toBe(
       "markdown",
     );
-    expect(telegramOutbound.pollMaxOptions).toBe(10);
+    expect(telegramOutbound.pollMaxOptions).toBe(12);
   });
 
   it("strips assistant-visible tool traces before outbound delivery", () => {