diff --git a/src/auto-reply/reply/dispatch-from-config.test.ts b/src/auto-reply/reply/dispatch-from-config.test.ts
index d9079ea8f94..e99617a35ce 100644
--- a/src/auto-reply/reply/dispatch-from-config.test.ts
+++ b/src/auto-reply/reply/dispatch-from-config.test.ts
@@ -4581,6 +4581,38 @@ describe("sendPolicy deny — suppress delivery, not processing (#53328)", () =>
     );
   });
 
+  it("preserves hook-blocked metadata when source delivery is message-tool-only", async () => {
+    setNoAbort();
+    sessionStoreMocks.currentEntry = {
+      sessionId: "s1",
+      updatedAt: 0,
+      sendPolicy: "allow",
+    };
+    const dispatcher = createDispatcher();
+    const blockedReply = setReplyPayloadMetadata(
+      { text: "Your message could not be sent: blocked by policy-plugin", isError: true },
+      { beforeAgentRunBlocked: true },
+    );
+    const replyResolver = vi.fn(async () => blockedReply satisfies ReplyPayload);
+
+    const result = await dispatchReplyFromConfig({
+      ctx: buildTestCtx({ SessionKey: "test:session" }),
+      cfg: emptyConfig,
+      dispatcher,
+      replyResolver,
+      replyOptions: {
+        sourceReplyDeliveryMode: "message_tool_only",
+      },
+    });
+
+    expect(replyResolver).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    expect(result.queuedFinal).toBe(false);
+    expect(result.beforeAgentRunBlocked).toBe(true);
+    expect(result.sourceReplyDeliveryMode).toBe("message_tool_only");
+    expect(dispatcher.sendFinalReply).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(dispatcher.sendBlockReply).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+
   it("delivers marked runtime failure notices in message-tool-only mode", async () => {
     setNoAbort();
     sessionStoreMocks.currentEntry = {
diff --git a/src/auto-reply/reply/dispatch-from-config.ts b/src/auto-reply/reply/dispatch-from-config.ts
index b7f5e592505..b6da85e9ed4 100644
--- a/src/auto-reply/reply/dispatch-from-config.ts
+++ b/src/auto-reply/reply/dispatch-from-config.ts
@@ -95,7 +95,10 @@ import { withFullRuntimeReplyConfig } from "./get-reply-fast-path.js";
 import { claimInboundDedupe, commitInboundDedupe, releaseInboundDedupe } from "./inbound-dedupe.js";
 import { resolveOriginMessageProvider } from "./origin-routing.js";
 import { resolveReplyRoutingDecision } from "./routing-policy.js";
-import { resolveSourceReplyVisibilityPolicy } from "./source-reply-delivery-mode.js";
+import {
+  isExplicitSourceReplyCommand,
+  resolveSourceReplyVisibilityPolicy,
+} from "./source-reply-delivery-mode.js";
 import { resolveRunTypingPolicy } from "./typing-policy.js";
 
 const routeReplyRuntimeLoader = createLazyImportLoader(() => import("./route-reply.runtime.js"));
@@ -711,7 +714,7 @@ export async function dispatchReplyFromConfig(
   const prefersMessageToolDelivery =
     params.replyOptions?.sourceReplyDeliveryMode === "message_tool_only" ||
     (params.replyOptions?.sourceReplyDeliveryMode === undefined &&
-      ctx.CommandSource !== "native" &&
+      !isExplicitSourceReplyCommand(ctx) &&
       (chatType === "group" || chatType === "channel"
         ? effectiveVisibleReplies !== "automatic"
         : effectiveVisibleReplies === "message_tool"));
diff --git a/src/auto-reply/reply/source-reply-delivery-mode.test.ts b/src/auto-reply/reply/source-reply-delivery-mode.test.ts
index eadae391a54..47b072805fa 100644
--- a/src/auto-reply/reply/source-reply-delivery-mode.test.ts
+++ b/src/auto-reply/reply/source-reply-delivery-mode.test.ts
@@ -97,13 +97,23 @@ describe("resolveSourceReplyDeliveryMode", () => {
     expect(
       resolveSourceReplyDeliveryMode({
         cfg: emptyConfig,
-        ctx: { ChatType: "group", CommandSource: "text", CommandAuthorized: true },
+        ctx: {
+          ChatType: "group",
+          CommandSource: "text",
+          CommandAuthorized: true,
+          CommandBody: "/status",
+        },
       }),
     ).toBe("automatic");
     expect(
       resolveSourceReplyDeliveryMode({
         cfg: emptyConfig,
-        ctx: { ChatType: "group", CommandSource: "text" },
+        ctx: {
+          ChatType: "group",
+          CommandSource: "text",
+          CommandAuthorized: false,
+          CommandBody: "/status",
+        },
       }),
     ).toBe("message_tool_only");
   });
@@ -192,7 +202,12 @@ describe("resolveSourceReplyVisibilityPolicy", () => {
   it("keeps native and authorized text command replies visible in groups", () => {
     for (const ctx of [
       { ChatType: "group", CommandSource: "native" },
-      { ChatType: "group", CommandSource: "text", CommandAuthorized: true },
+      {
+        ChatType: "group",
+        CommandSource: "text",
+        CommandAuthorized: true,
+        CommandBody: "/status",
+      },
     ] as const) {
       expect(
         resolveSourceReplyVisibilityPolicy({
diff --git a/src/auto-reply/reply/source-reply-delivery-mode.ts b/src/auto-reply/reply/source-reply-delivery-mode.ts
index fbd45055e5b..90e5574b3ce 100644
--- a/src/auto-reply/reply/source-reply-delivery-mode.ts
+++ b/src/auto-reply/reply/source-reply-delivery-mode.ts
@@ -6,9 +6,17 @@ import type { SourceReplyDeliveryMode } from "../get-reply-options.types.js";
 export type SourceReplyDeliveryModeContext = {
   ChatType?: string;
   CommandAuthorized?: boolean;
+  CommandBody?: string;
   CommandSource?: "text" | "native";
 };
 
+export function isExplicitSourceReplyCommand(ctx: SourceReplyDeliveryModeContext): boolean {
+  if (ctx.CommandSource === "native") {
+    return true;
+  }
+  return ctx.CommandSource === "text" && ctx.CommandAuthorized === true;
+}
+
 export function resolveSourceReplyDeliveryMode(params: {
   cfg: OpenClawConfig;
   ctx: SourceReplyDeliveryModeContext;
@@ -21,10 +29,7 @@ export function resolveSourceReplyDeliveryMode(params: {
       ? "automatic"
       : params.requested;
   }
-  if (
-    params.ctx.CommandSource === "native" ||
-    (params.ctx.CommandSource === "text" && params.ctx.CommandAuthorized === true)
-  ) {
+  if (isExplicitSourceReplyCommand(params.ctx)) {
     return "automatic";
   }
   const chatType = normalizeChatType(params.ctx.ChatType);