diff --git a/extensions/discord/src/internal/gateway-identify-limiter.ts b/extensions/discord/src/internal/gateway-identify-limiter.ts
index 17b499ad8fd..78f8bdf7707 100644
--- a/extensions/discord/src/internal/gateway-identify-limiter.ts
+++ b/extensions/discord/src/internal/gateway-identify-limiter.ts
@@ -2,21 +2,36 @@ import { parseFiniteNumber } from "openclaw/plugin-sdk/number-runtime";
 
 const IDENTIFY_WINDOW_MS = 5_000;
 
+type IdentifyRateState = {
+  lastObservedAt: number;
+  nextAllowedAt: number;
+};
+
 function normalizeMaxConcurrency(value: number | undefined): number {
   const parsed = parseFiniteNumber(value);
   return parsed === undefined ? 1 : Math.max(1, Math.floor(parsed));
 }
 
 class GatewayIdentifyLimiter {
-  private nextAllowedAtByKey = new Map<number, number>();
+  private stateByKey = new Map<number, IdentifyRateState>();
 
   async wait(params: { shardId?: number; maxConcurrency?: number }): Promise<void> {
     const maxConcurrency = normalizeMaxConcurrency(params.maxConcurrency);
     const rateKey = (params.shardId ?? 0) % maxConcurrency;
     const now = Date.now();
-    const nextAllowedAt = this.nextAllowedAtByKey.get(rateKey) ?? now;
+    const state = this.stateByKey.get(rateKey);
+    const clockMovedBackward = state !== undefined && now < state.lastObservedAt;
+    const nextAllowedAt =
+      state === undefined
+        ? now
+        : clockMovedBackward
+          ? now + IDENTIFY_WINDOW_MS
+          : state.nextAllowedAt;
     const waitMs = Math.max(0, nextAllowedAt - now);
-    this.nextAllowedAtByKey.set(rateKey, Math.max(now, nextAllowedAt) + IDENTIFY_WINDOW_MS);
+    this.stateByKey.set(rateKey, {
+      lastObservedAt: now,
+      nextAllowedAt: Math.max(now, nextAllowedAt) + IDENTIFY_WINDOW_MS,
+    });
     if (waitMs > 0) {
       await new Promise<void>((resolve) => {
         const timer = setTimeout(resolve, waitMs);
@@ -26,7 +41,7 @@ class GatewayIdentifyLimiter {
   }
 
   reset(): void {
-    this.nextAllowedAtByKey.clear();
+    this.stateByKey.clear();
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/extensions/discord/src/internal/gateway.test.ts b/extensions/discord/src/internal/gateway.test.ts
index d6fcc4a87a5..2de7e776291 100644
--- a/extensions/discord/src/internal/gateway.test.ts
+++ b/extensions/discord/src/internal/gateway.test.ts
@@ -257,6 +257,50 @@ describe("GatewayPlugin", () => {
     expect(secondResolved).toBe(true);
   });
 
+  it("bounds identify waits after a backward clock jump", async () => {
+    vi.useFakeTimers();
+    const timeoutSpy = vi.spyOn(globalThis, "setTimeout");
+    try {
+      vi.setSystemTime(1_000_000_000_000);
+      await sharedGatewayIdentifyLimiter.wait({ shardId: 0, maxConcurrency: 1 });
+
+      vi.setSystemTime(0);
+      const second = sharedGatewayIdentifyLimiter.wait({ shardId: 0, maxConcurrency: 1 });
+
+      expect(timeoutSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith(expect.any(Function), 5_000);
+
+      await vi.advanceTimersByTimeAsync(5_000);
+      await expect(second).resolves.toBeUndefined();
+    } finally {
+      timeoutSpy.mockRestore();
+    }
+  });
+
+  it("preserves queued identify spacing in the same bucket", async () => {
+    vi.useFakeTimers();
+    vi.setSystemTime(0);
+
+    await sharedGatewayIdentifyLimiter.wait({ shardId: 0, maxConcurrency: 1 });
+    let secondResolved = false;
+    let thirdResolved = false;
+
+    const second = sharedGatewayIdentifyLimiter.wait({ shardId: 0, maxConcurrency: 1 }).then(() => {
+      secondResolved = true;
+    });
+    const third = sharedGatewayIdentifyLimiter.wait({ shardId: 0, maxConcurrency: 1 }).then(() => {
+      thirdResolved = true;
+    });
+
+    await vi.advanceTimersByTimeAsync(5_000);
+    await second;
+    expect(secondResolved).toBe(true);
+    expect(thirdResolved).toBe(false);
+
+    await vi.advanceTimersByTimeAsync(5_000);
+    await third;
+    expect(thirdResolved).toBe(true);
+  });
+
   it("preserves MESSAGE_CREATE author payloads for inbound dispatch", async () => {
     const gateway = new GatewayPlugin({ autoInteractions: false });
     const dispatchGatewayEvent = vi.fn(async (eventValue: string, dataValue: unknown) => {});