diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index d01757ef9ae..fbb14c3a128 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -158,6 +158,7 @@ Docs: https://docs.openclaw.ai
 - Providers: preserve non-OK `text/event-stream` response bodies so provider HTTP errors keep their JSON detail instead of collapsing to generic streaming failures. Fixes #78180.
 - Gateway/auth: make explicit `trusted-proxy` mode fail closed instead of accepting local password fallback credentials after trusted-proxy identity checks fail. Fixes #78684.
 - Active memory: treat Google Chat `spaces/...` conversation ids as scoped targets instead of runnable channel names so recall runs no longer fail bundled-plugin dirName validation. Fixes #78918.
+- Active memory: make `/active-memory status` honor the configured agent allowlist instead of reporting on for agents where recall is disabled. Fixes #78986.
 - Tools/session status: render the active heartbeat/run model for `session_status({"sessionKey":"current"})` instead of falling back to the persisted session default. Fixes #77493.
 - Doctor/secrets: allow safe inherited exec SecretRef `passEnv` names such as `HOME` while still blocking dangerous runtime env hooks. Fixes #78216.
 - Chat commands: make `/model default` reset the session model override instead of treating it as a literal model name. Fixes #78182.
diff --git a/extensions/active-memory/index.test.ts b/extensions/active-memory/index.test.ts
index 9ccac0244f7..8a40f901b34 100644
--- a/extensions/active-memory/index.test.ts
+++ b/extensions/active-memory/index.test.ts
@@ -346,6 +346,28 @@ describe("active-memory plugin", () => {
     expect(runEmbeddedPiAgent).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
   });
 
+  it("reports session status off when the current agent is outside the active-memory allowlist (#78986)", async () => {
+    api.pluginConfig = {
+      agents: ["sandbox"],
+      logging: true,
+    };
+    plugin.register(api as unknown as OpenClawPluginApi);
+
+    const statusResult = await registeredCommands["active-memory"].handler({
+      channel: "webchat",
+      isAuthorizedSender: true,
+      sessionKey: "agent:main:main",
+      args: "status",
+      commandBody: "/active-memory status",
+      config: {},
+      requestConversationBinding: async () => ({ status: "error", message: "unsupported" }),
+      detachConversationBinding: async () => ({ removed: false }),
+      getCurrentConversationBinding: async () => null,
+    });
+
+    expect(statusResult.text).toBe("Active Memory: off for this session.");
+  });
+
   it("supports an explicit global active-memory config toggle", async () => {
     const command = registeredCommands["active-memory"];
 
diff --git a/extensions/active-memory/index.ts b/extensions/active-memory/index.ts
index d7f4ad9e2d4..ec14a051546 100644
--- a/extensions/active-memory/index.ts
+++ b/extensions/active-memory/index.ts
@@ -2863,6 +2863,10 @@ export default definePluginEntry({
             text: "Active Memory: session toggle unavailable because this command has no session context.",
           };
         }
+        const commandAgentId = resolveStatusUpdateAgentId({ sessionKey });
+        if (!isEnabledForAgent(config, commandAgentId)) {
+          return { text: "Active Memory: off for this session." };
+        }
         if (action === "status") {
           const disabled = await isSessionActiveMemoryDisabled({ api, sessionKey });
           return {