diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 7a73df3514f..cba5a7d2ffd 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ Docs: https://docs.openclaw.ai
 ### Fixes
 
 - CLI/status: show skipped fast-path memory checks as `not checked` and report active custom memory plugin runtime status from `status --json --all` without requiring built-in `agents.defaults.memorySearch`, so plugins such as memory-lancedb-pro and memory-cms no longer look unavailable when their own runtime is healthy. Fixes #56968. Thanks @Tony-ooo and @aderius.
+- Gateway/channels: record and log unexpected clean channel monitor exits so channels that return without throwing no longer appear stopped with no error. Fixes #73099. Thanks @balaji1968-kingler.
 - Memory/LanceDB: let embedding config use provider-backed auth profiles, environment credentials, or provider config without a separate plugin `embedding.apiKey`, so OAuth-capable embedding providers can power auto-recall/capture. Fixes #68950. Thanks @malshaalan-ai.
 - Plugins/hooks: time out never-settling `agent_end` observation hooks after 30 seconds and log the plugin failure, so hung embedding endpoints no longer leave memory capture silently pending forever. Fixes #65544. Thanks @ghoc0099.
 - Gateway/config: serve runtime config schemas from the current plugin metadata snapshot and generated bundled channel schema metadata instead of rebuilding plugin channel config modules on every `config.get`/`config.schema`, preventing idle plugin-discovery CPU churn after upgrades. Fixes #73088. Thanks @sleitor and @geovansb.
diff --git a/src/gateway/server-channels.test.ts b/src/gateway/server-channels.test.ts
index b7a6e20ea13..2e45d6b87de 100644
--- a/src/gateway/server-channels.test.ts
+++ b/src/gateway/server-channels.test.ts
@@ -186,11 +186,47 @@ describe("server-channels auto restart", () => {
     const account = snapshot.channelAccounts.discord?.[DEFAULT_ACCOUNT_ID];
     expect(account?.running).toBe(false);
     expect(account?.reconnectAttempts).toBe(11);
+    expect(account?.lastError).toBe("channel exited without an error");
 
     await vi.advanceTimersByTimeAsync(200);
     expect(startAccount).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(11);
   });
 
+  it("records a clean channel monitor exit before auto-restart", async () => {
+    const startAccount = vi.fn(async () => {});
+    installTestRegistry(createTestPlugin({ startAccount }));
+    const manager = createManager();
+
+    await manager.startChannels();
+    await vi.advanceTimersByTimeAsync(0);
+
+    const snapshot = manager.getRuntimeSnapshot();
+    const account = snapshot.channelAccounts.discord?.[DEFAULT_ACCOUNT_ID];
+    expect(startAccount).toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(account?.running).toBe(false);
+    expect(account?.restartPending).toBe(true);
+    expect(account?.lastError).toBe("channel exited without an error");
+  });
+
+  it("does not record a clean-exit error for manual abort stops", async () => {
+    const startAccount = vi.fn(
+      async ({ abortSignal }: { abortSignal: AbortSignal }) =>
+        await new Promise<void>((resolve) => {
+          abortSignal.addEventListener("abort", () => resolve(), { once: true });
+        }),
+    );
+    installTestRegistry(createTestPlugin({ startAccount }));
+    const manager = createManager();
+
+    await manager.startChannels();
+    await manager.stopChannel("discord", DEFAULT_ACCOUNT_ID);
+
+    const snapshot = manager.getRuntimeSnapshot();
+    const account = snapshot.channelAccounts.discord?.[DEFAULT_ACCOUNT_ID];
+    expect(account?.running).toBe(false);
+    expect(account?.lastError).toBeNull();
+  });
+
   it("does not auto-restart after manual stop during backoff", async () => {
     const startAccount = vi.fn(async () => {});
     installTestRegistry(
diff --git a/src/gateway/server-channels.ts b/src/gateway/server-channels.ts
index 0bf74a2e5bf..c6d3ccfaa21 100644
--- a/src/gateway/server-channels.ts
+++ b/src/gateway/server-channels.ts
@@ -509,6 +509,14 @@ export function createChannelManager(opts: ChannelManagerOptions): ChannelManage
             ),
           );
           const trackedPromise = task
+            .then(() => {
+              if (abort.signal.aborted || manuallyStopped.has(rKey)) {
+                return;
+              }
+              const message = "channel exited without an error";
+              setRuntime(channelId, id, { accountId: id, lastError: message });
+              log.error?.(`[${id}] ${message}`);
+            })
             .catch((err) => {
               const message = formatErrorMessage(err);
               setRuntime(channelId, id, { accountId: id, lastError: message });