diff --git a/src/auto-reply/command-auth.owner-default.test.ts b/src/auto-reply/command-auth.owner-default.test.ts
index d2f99c1a995..dd6f8e350b0 100644
--- a/src/auto-reply/command-auth.owner-default.test.ts
+++ b/src/auto-reply/command-auth.owner-default.test.ts
@@ -53,6 +53,30 @@ describe("senderIsOwner only reflects explicit owner authorization", () => {
     expect(auth.isAuthorizedSender).toBe(true);
   });
 
+  it("keeps channel-validated native group commands authorized without owner status", () => {
+    const cfg = {
+      channels: { telegram: {} },
+    } as OpenClawConfig;
+
+    const ctx = {
+      Provider: "telegram",
+      Surface: "telegram",
+      ChatType: "group",
+      From: "telegram:group:-100123",
+      SenderId: "200482621",
+      CommandSource: "native",
+    } as MsgContext;
+
+    const auth = resolveCommandAuthorization({
+      ctx,
+      cfg,
+      commandAuthorized: true,
+    });
+
+    expect(auth.senderIsOwner).toBe(false);
+    expect(auth.isAuthorizedSender).toBe(true);
+  });
+
   it("senderIsOwner is false when ownerAllowFrom is configured and sender does not match", () => {
     const cfg = {
       channels: { discord: {} },
diff --git a/src/auto-reply/command-auth.ts b/src/auto-reply/command-auth.ts
index 2611be30436..072c6049beb 100644
--- a/src/auto-reply/command-auth.ts
+++ b/src/auto-reply/command-auth.ts
@@ -450,7 +450,10 @@ function resolveCommandSenderAuthorization(params: {
       !params.providerResolutionError && (commandsAllowAll || Boolean(matchedCommandsAllowFrom))
     );
   }
-  return params.commandAuthorized && params.isOwnerForCommands;
+  if (params.commandAuthorized) {
+    return true;
+  }
+  return params.isOwnerForCommands;
 }
 
 function isConversationLikeIdentity(value: string): boolean {