diff --git a/extensions/telegram/src/draft-stream.test.ts b/extensions/telegram/src/draft-stream.test.ts
index 678aba22d9b5..8785cc97148e 100644
--- a/extensions/telegram/src/draft-stream.test.ts
+++ b/extensions/telegram/src/draft-stream.test.ts
@@ -313,18 +313,27 @@ describe("createTelegramDraftStream", () => {
   });
 
   it("deletes message preview on clear after finalization", async () => {
-    const api = createMockDraftApi();
-    const stream = createThreadedDraftStream(api, { id: 42, scope: "dm" });
+    vi.useFakeTimers();
+    try {
+      const api = createMockDraftApi();
+      const stream = createThreadedDraftStream(api, { id: 42, scope: "dm" });
 
-    stream.update("Hello");
-    await stream.flush();
-    stream.update("Hello again");
-    await stream.stop();
-    await stream.clear();
+      stream.update("Hello");
+      await stream.flush();
+      stream.update("Hello again");
+      await stream.stop();
+      await stream.clear();
 
-    expectPreviewSend(api, "Hello", { message_thread_id: 42 });
-    expectPreviewEdit(api, "Hello again");
-    expect(api.deleteMessage).toHaveBeenCalledWith(123, 17);
+      expectPreviewSend(api, "Hello", { message_thread_id: 42 });
+      expectPreviewEdit(api, "Hello again");
+      // The delete is deferred until the preview has been on screen for the
+      // dwell window; advance past it to trigger the detached cleanup.
+      expect(api.deleteMessage).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+      await vi.advanceTimersByTimeAsync(4_000);
+      expect(api.deleteMessage).toHaveBeenCalledWith(123, 17);
+    } finally {
+      vi.useRealTimers();
+    }
   });
 
   it("creates new message after forceNewMessage is called", async () => {
@@ -351,20 +360,50 @@ describe("createTelegramDraftStream", () => {
   });
 
   it("creates new message after cleanup and forceNewMessage", async () => {
-    const { api, stream } = createForceNewMessageHarness();
+    vi.useFakeTimers();
+    try {
+      const { api, stream } = createForceNewMessageHarness();
 
-    stream.update("Stale preview");
-    await stream.flush();
+      stream.update("Stale preview");
+      await stream.flush();
 
-    await stream.clear();
-    expect(api.deleteMessage).toHaveBeenCalledWith(123, 17);
+      await stream.clear();
+      // Delete is deferred past the dwell window; advance to trigger it.
+      await vi.advanceTimersByTimeAsync(4_000);
+      expect(api.deleteMessage).toHaveBeenCalledWith(123, 17);
 
-    stream.forceNewMessage();
-    stream.update("Next preview");
-    await stream.flush();
+      stream.forceNewMessage();
+      stream.update("Next preview");
+      await stream.flush();
 
-    expect(api.sendMessage).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
-    expectNthPreviewSend(api, 2, "Next preview");
+      expect(api.sendMessage).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
+      expectNthPreviewSend(api, 2, "Next preview");
+    } finally {
+      vi.useRealTimers();
+    }
+  });
+
+  it("keeps the streaming preview on screen for the dwell window before deleting", async () => {
+    vi.useFakeTimers();
+    try {
+      const api = createMockDraftApi();
+      const stream = createDraftStream(api);
+
+      stream.update("Working");
+      await stream.flush();
+      // Fast turn: the preview has only been visible ~1s when the turn tears down.
+      await vi.advanceTimersByTimeAsync(1_000);
+      await stream.clear();
+
+      // Delete is deferred, not synchronous, and does not fire before the 4s dwell.
+      await vi.advanceTimersByTimeAsync(2_000);
+      expect(api.deleteMessage).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+      // At the dwell boundary (~4s after first appearing) the detached delete runs.
+      await vi.advanceTimersByTimeAsync(1_000);
+      expect(api.deleteMessage).toHaveBeenCalledWith(123, 17);
+    } finally {
+      vi.useRealTimers();
+    }
   });
 
   it("sends first update immediately after forceNewMessage within throttle window", async () => {
diff --git a/extensions/telegram/src/draft-stream.ts b/extensions/telegram/src/draft-stream.ts
index a9ed0fa5b695..78ed1d9d7208 100644
--- a/extensions/telegram/src/draft-stream.ts
+++ b/extensions/telegram/src/draft-stream.ts
@@ -37,6 +37,13 @@ const MAX_CONSECUTIVE_PREVIEW_FAILURES = 3;
 // Flood waits beyond this freeze the preview longer than it is useful; clamp so
 // a large retry_after cannot park the suspension past the run's lifetime.
 const MAX_PREVIEW_FLOOD_SUSPEND_MS = 60_000;
+// Minimum time the streaming preview ("gerund" box) stays on screen before it
+// is deleted at teardown, measured from when it first became visible. On fast
+// turns the box otherwise flashed and vanished before it could be read, and the
+// immediate delete could race a just-persisted message (intermittently dropping
+// the first verbose commentary). The delete is scheduled DETACHED so the turn is
+// never stalled waiting on the dwell.
+const MIN_PREVIEW_DWELL_MS = 4_000;
 
 export type TelegramDraftStream = {
   update: (text: string) => void;
@@ -533,6 +540,8 @@ export function createTelegramDraftStream(params: {
   };
 
   const clear = async () => {
+    // Capture before the stop; takeMessageIdAfterStop resets streamVisibleSinceMs.
+    const visibleSince = streamVisibleSinceMs;
     const messageId = await takeMessageIdAfterStop({
       stopForClear,
       readMessageId: () => streamMessageId,
@@ -541,11 +550,26 @@ export function createTelegramDraftStream(params: {
       },
     });
     if (typeof messageId === "number" && Number.isFinite(messageId)) {
-      try {
-        await params.api.deleteMessage(chatId, messageId);
-        params.log?.(`telegram stream preview deleted (chat=${chatId}, message=${messageId})`);
-      } catch (err) {
-        params.warn?.(`telegram stream preview cleanup failed: ${formatErrorMessage(err)}`);
+      const runDelete = async () => {
+        try {
+          await params.api.deleteMessage(chatId, messageId);
+          params.log?.(`telegram stream preview deleted (chat=${chatId}, message=${messageId})`);
+        } catch (err) {
+          params.warn?.(`telegram stream preview cleanup failed: ${formatErrorMessage(err)}`);
+        }
+      };
+      // Keep the preview on screen for at least MIN_PREVIEW_DWELL_MS from when it
+      // first appeared, then delete DETACHED (scheduled, not awaited) so teardown
+      // is never stalled waiting for the dwell.
+      const elapsedMs =
+        typeof visibleSince === "number" ? Date.now() - visibleSince : MIN_PREVIEW_DWELL_MS;
+      const remainingMs = Math.max(0, MIN_PREVIEW_DWELL_MS - elapsedMs);
+      if (remainingMs <= 0) {
+        void runDelete();
+      } else {
+        setTimeout(() => {
+          void runDelete();
+        }, remainingMs);
       }
     }
   };