diff --git a/extensions/discord/src/monitor/message-handler.draft-preview.ts b/extensions/discord/src/monitor/message-handler.draft-preview.ts
index fff107ebf31..f6a973a6e9f 100644
--- a/extensions/discord/src/monitor/message-handler.draft-preview.ts
+++ b/extensions/discord/src/monitor/message-handler.draft-preview.ts
@@ -103,6 +103,9 @@ export function createDiscordDraftPreviewController(params: {
     draftStream,
     previewToolProgressEnabled,
     suppressDefaultToolProgressMessages,
+    get isProgressMode() {
+      return discordStreamMode === "progress";
+    },
     get finalizedViaPreviewMessage() {
       return finalizedViaPreviewMessage;
     },
@@ -252,7 +255,12 @@ export function createDiscordDraftPreviewController(params: {
         },
       });
     },
-    handleAssistantMessageBoundary: forceNewMessageIfNeeded,
+    handleAssistantMessageBoundary() {
+      if (discordStreamMode === "progress") {
+        return;
+      }
+      forceNewMessageIfNeeded();
+    },
     async flush() {
       if (!draftStream) {
         return;
diff --git a/extensions/discord/src/monitor/message-handler.process.test.ts b/extensions/discord/src/monitor/message-handler.process.test.ts
index ae377ef58a6..009364a06d0 100644
--- a/extensions/discord/src/monitor/message-handler.process.test.ts
+++ b/extensions/discord/src/monitor/message-handler.process.test.ts
@@ -1500,6 +1500,68 @@ describe("processDiscordMessage draft streaming", () => {
     expect(draftStream.flush).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
   });
 
+  it("keeps Discord progress drafts instead of delivering text-only interim blocks", async () => {
+    const draftStream = createMockDraftStreamForTest();
+
+    dispatchInboundMessage.mockImplementationOnce(async (params?: DispatchInboundParams) => {
+      await params?.dispatcher.sendBlockReply({ text: "on it" });
+      await params?.replyOptions?.onToolStart?.({ name: "exec", phase: "start" });
+      await params?.dispatcher.sendFinalReply({ text: "done" });
+      return { queuedFinal: true, counts: { final: 1, tool: 0, block: 1 } };
+    });
+
+    const ctx = await createAutomaticSourceDeliveryContext({
+      discordConfig: {
+        streaming: {
+          mode: "progress",
+          progress: {
+            label: "Shelling",
+          },
+        },
+      },
+    });
+
+    await runProcessDiscordMessage(ctx);
+
+    expect(draftStream.update).toHaveBeenCalledWith("Shelling");
+    expect(draftStream.update).toHaveBeenCalledWith("Shelling\n• tool: exec");
+    expect(deliverDiscordReply).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(editMessageDiscord).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      "c1",
+      "preview-1",
+      { content: "done" },
+      expect.objectContaining({ rest: expect.anything() }),
+    );
+  });
+
+  it("keeps Discord progress lines across assistant boundaries", async () => {
+    const draftStream = createMockDraftStreamForTest();
+
+    dispatchInboundMessage.mockImplementationOnce(async (params?: DispatchInboundParams) => {
+      await params?.replyOptions?.onToolStart?.({ name: "first", phase: "start" });
+      await params?.replyOptions?.onAssistantMessageStart?.();
+      await params?.replyOptions?.onToolStart?.({ name: "second", phase: "start" });
+      return createNoQueuedDispatchResult();
+    });
+
+    const ctx = await createAutomaticSourceDeliveryContext({
+      discordConfig: {
+        streaming: {
+          mode: "progress",
+          progress: {
+            label: "Shelling",
+          },
+        },
+      },
+    });
+
+    await runProcessDiscordMessage(ctx);
+
+    expect(draftStream.update).toHaveBeenCalledWith("Shelling\n• tool: first");
+    expect(draftStream.update).toHaveBeenCalledWith("Shelling\n• tool: first\n• tool: second");
+    expect(draftStream.forceNewMessage).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+
   it("keeps standalone Discord tool progress when partial preview lines are disabled", async () => {
     createMockDraftStreamForTest();
 
diff --git a/extensions/discord/src/monitor/message-handler.process.ts b/extensions/discord/src/monitor/message-handler.process.ts
index 9050f8792be..25b68886335 100644
--- a/extensions/discord/src/monitor/message-handler.process.ts
+++ b/extensions/discord/src/monitor/message-handler.process.ts
@@ -430,6 +430,12 @@ export async function processDiscordMessage(
           return;
         }
         const draftStream = draftPreview.draftStream;
+        if (draftStream && draftPreview.isProgressMode && info.kind === "block") {
+          const reply = resolveSendableOutboundReplyParts(payload);
+          if (!reply.hasMedia && !payload.isError) {
+            return;
+          }
+        }
         if (draftStream && isFinal) {
           draftPreview.markFinalDeliveryHandled();
           const reply = resolveSendableOutboundReplyParts(payload);