diff --git a/src/cli/command-secret-targets.import.test.ts b/src/cli/command-secret-targets.import.test.ts
index 7f71795571e..1f3d8f8bca5 100644
--- a/src/cli/command-secret-targets.import.test.ts
+++ b/src/cli/command-secret-targets.import.test.ts
@@ -48,6 +48,29 @@ describe("command secret targets module import", () => {
               includeInConfigure: true,
               includeInAudit: true,
             },
+            {
+              id: "channels.telegram.gatewayToken",
+              targetType: "gateway.auth.token",
+              configFile: "openclaw.json",
+              pathPattern: "gateway.auth.token",
+              secretShape: "secret_input",
+              expectedResolvedValue: "string",
+              includeInPlan: true,
+              includeInConfigure: true,
+              includeInAudit: true,
+            },
+            {
+              id: "channels.telegram.gatewayTokenRef",
+              targetType: "channels.telegram.gatewayTokenRef",
+              configFile: "openclaw.json",
+              pathPattern: "channels.telegram.gatewayToken",
+              refPathPattern: "gateway.auth.token",
+              secretShape: "sibling_ref",
+              expectedResolvedValue: "string",
+              includeInPlan: true,
+              includeInConfigure: true,
+              includeInAudit: true,
+            },
           ],
         },
       },
@@ -67,6 +90,8 @@ describe("command secret targets module import", () => {
     });
 
     expect(targets.has("channels.telegram.botToken")).toBe(true);
+    expect(targets.has("channels.telegram.gatewayToken")).toBe(false);
+    expect(targets.has("channels.telegram.gatewayTokenRef")).toBe(false);
     expect(targets.has("agents.defaults.memorySearch.remote.apiKey")).toBe(true);
     expect(listReadOnlyChannelPluginsForConfig).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
       expect.any(Object),
diff --git a/src/cli/command-secret-targets.ts b/src/cli/command-secret-targets.ts
index e14223b3512..b54027e43a8 100644
--- a/src/cli/command-secret-targets.ts
+++ b/src/cli/command-secret-targets.ts
@@ -74,6 +74,26 @@ function getChannelSecretTargetIds(): string[] {
   return cachedChannelSecretTargetIds;
 }
 
+function isScopedChannelSecretTargetEntry(params: {
+  pluginId: string;
+  entry: {
+    id: string;
+    configFile?: string;
+    pathPattern?: string;
+    refPathPattern?: string;
+  };
+}): boolean {
+  const allowedPrefix = `channels.${params.pluginId}.`;
+  return (
+    params.entry.id.startsWith(allowedPrefix) &&
+    params.entry.configFile === "openclaw.json" &&
+    typeof params.entry.pathPattern === "string" &&
+    params.entry.pathPattern.startsWith(allowedPrefix) &&
+    (params.entry.refPathPattern === undefined ||
+      params.entry.refPathPattern.startsWith(allowedPrefix))
+  );
+}
+
 function getConfiguredChannelSecretTargetIds(
   config: OpenClawConfig,
   env: NodeJS.ProcessEnv = process.env,
@@ -84,7 +104,7 @@ function getConfiguredChannelSecretTargetIds(
     includePersistedAuthState: false,
   })) {
     for (const entry of plugin.secrets?.secretTargetRegistryEntries ?? []) {
-      if (entry.id.startsWith(`channels.${plugin.id}.`)) {
+      if (isScopedChannelSecretTargetEntry({ pluginId: plugin.id, entry })) {
         targetIds.add(entry.id);
       }
     }