diff --git a/src/channels/mod.rs b/src/channels/mod.rs
index 3b5d913d8..aa728fe38 100644
--- a/src/channels/mod.rs
+++ b/src/channels/mod.rs
@@ -3959,19 +3959,23 @@ fn collect_configured_channels(
     let mut channels = Vec::new();
 
     if let Some(ref tg) = config.channels_config.telegram {
+        let mut telegram = TelegramChannel::new(
+            tg.bot_token.clone(),
+            tg.allowed_users.clone(),
+            tg.effective_group_reply_mode().requires_mention(),
+        )
+        .with_group_reply_allowed_senders(tg.group_reply_allowed_sender_ids())
+        .with_streaming(tg.stream_mode, tg.draft_update_interval_ms)
+        .with_transcription(config.transcription.clone())
+        .with_workspace_dir(config.workspace_dir.clone());
+
+        if let Some(ref base_url) = tg.base_url {
+            telegram = telegram.with_api_base(base_url.clone());
+        }
+
         channels.push(ConfiguredChannel {
             display_name: "Telegram",
-            channel: Arc::new(
-                TelegramChannel::new(
-                    tg.bot_token.clone(),
-                    tg.allowed_users.clone(),
-                    tg.effective_group_reply_mode().requires_mention(),
-                )
-                .with_group_reply_allowed_senders(tg.group_reply_allowed_sender_ids())
-                .with_streaming(tg.stream_mode, tg.draft_update_interval_ms)
-                .with_transcription(config.transcription.clone())
-                .with_workspace_dir(config.workspace_dir.clone()),
-            ),
+            channel: Arc::new(telegram),
         });
     }
 
diff --git a/src/channels/telegram.rs b/src/channels/telegram.rs
index 8343464c3..0c3f5262d 100644
--- a/src/channels/telegram.rs
+++ b/src/channels/telegram.rs
@@ -1014,10 +1014,7 @@ Allowlist Telegram username (without '@') or numeric user ID.",
 
     /// Download a file from the Telegram CDN.
     async fn download_file(&self, file_path: &str) -> anyhow::Result<Vec<u8>> {
-        let url = format!(
-            "https://api.telegram.org/file/bot{}/{file_path}",
-            self.bot_token
-        );
+        let url = format!("{}/file/bot{}/{file_path}", self.api_base, self.bot_token);
         let resp = self
             .http_client()
             .get(&url)
@@ -1687,10 +1684,7 @@ Allowlist Telegram username (without '@') or numeric user ID.",
             .to_string();
 
         // Step 2: download the actual file
-        let download_url = format!(
-            "https://api.telegram.org/file/bot{}/{}",
-            self.bot_token, file_path
-        );
+        let download_url = format!("{}/file/bot{}/{}", self.api_base, self.bot_token, file_path);
         let img_resp = self.http_client().get(&download_url).send().await?;
         let bytes = img_resp.bytes().await?;
 
@@ -3237,6 +3231,17 @@ mod tests {
         );
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn telegram_custom_base_url() {
+        let ch = TelegramChannel::new("123:ABC".into(), vec![], false)
+            .with_api_base("https://tapi.bale.ai".to_string());
+        assert_eq!(ch.api_url("getMe"), "https://tapi.bale.ai/bot123:ABC/getMe");
+        assert_eq!(
+            ch.api_url("sendMessage"),
+            "https://tapi.bale.ai/bot123:ABC/sendMessage"
+        );
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn telegram_markdown_to_html_escapes_quotes_in_link_href() {
         let rendered = TelegramChannel::markdown_to_telegram_html(
diff --git a/src/config/mod.rs b/src/config/mod.rs
index 3e4840057..b733ad042 100644
--- a/src/config/mod.rs
+++ b/src/config/mod.rs
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ mod tests {
             interrupt_on_new_message: false,
             mention_only: false,
             group_reply: None,
+            base_url: None,
         };
 
         let discord = DiscordConfig {
diff --git a/src/config/schema.rs b/src/config/schema.rs
index d43fa00dd..7d8c87975 100644
--- a/src/config/schema.rs
+++ b/src/config/schema.rs
@@ -3487,6 +3487,11 @@ pub struct TelegramConfig {
     /// Group-chat trigger controls.
     #[serde(default)]
     pub group_reply: Option<GroupReplyConfig>,
+    /// Optional custom base URL for Telegram-compatible APIs.
+    /// Defaults to "https://api.telegram.org" when omitted.
+    /// Example for Bale messenger: "https://tapi.bale.ai"
+    #[serde(default)]
+    pub base_url: Option<String>,
 }
 
 impl ChannelConfig for TelegramConfig {
@@ -6498,6 +6503,7 @@ mod tests {
             interrupt_on_new_message: false,
             mention_only: false,
             group_reply: None,
+            base_url: None,
         });
         config.agents.insert(
             "worker".into(),
@@ -6851,6 +6857,7 @@ default_temperature = 0.7
                     interrupt_on_new_message: false,
                     mention_only: false,
                     group_reply: None,
+                    base_url: None,
                 }),
                 discord: None,
                 slack: None,
@@ -7312,6 +7319,7 @@ tool_dispatcher = "xml"
             interrupt_on_new_message: false,
             mention_only: false,
             group_reply: None,
+            base_url: None,
         });
 
         config.agents.insert(
@@ -7471,6 +7479,7 @@ tool_dispatcher = "xml"
             interrupt_on_new_message: true,
             mention_only: false,
             group_reply: None,
+            base_url: None,
         };
         let json = serde_json::to_string(&tc).unwrap();
         let parsed: TelegramConfig = serde_json::from_str(&json).unwrap();
@@ -7488,6 +7497,7 @@ tool_dispatcher = "xml"
         assert_eq!(parsed.stream_mode, StreamMode::Off);
         assert_eq!(parsed.draft_update_interval_ms, 1000);
         assert!(!parsed.interrupt_on_new_message);
+        assert!(parsed.base_url.is_none());
         assert_eq!(
             parsed.effective_group_reply_mode(),
             GroupReplyMode::AllMessages
@@ -7495,6 +7505,13 @@ tool_dispatcher = "xml"
         assert!(parsed.group_reply_allowed_sender_ids().is_empty());
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    async fn telegram_config_custom_base_url() {
+        let json = r#"{"bot_token":"tok","allowed_users":[],"base_url":"https://tapi.bale.ai"}"#;
+        let parsed: TelegramConfig = serde_json::from_str(json).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(parsed.base_url, Some("https://tapi.bale.ai".to_string()));
+    }
+
     #[test]
     async fn telegram_group_reply_config_overrides_legacy_mention_only() {
         let json = r#"{
diff --git a/src/daemon/mod.rs b/src/daemon/mod.rs
index 4a9f6c9f0..76f02e762 100644
--- a/src/daemon/mod.rs
+++ b/src/daemon/mod.rs
@@ -405,6 +405,7 @@ mod tests {
             interrupt_on_new_message: false,
             mention_only: false,
             group_reply: None,
+            base_url: None,
         });
         assert!(has_supervised_channels(&config));
     }
@@ -540,6 +541,7 @@ mod tests {
             interrupt_on_new_message: false,
             mention_only: false,
             group_reply: None,
+            base_url: None,
         });
 
         let target = heartbeat_delivery_target(&config).unwrap();
diff --git a/src/integrations/registry.rs b/src/integrations/registry.rs
index 6b0b2212c..b3df9e531 100644
--- a/src/integrations/registry.rs
+++ b/src/integrations/registry.rs
@@ -793,6 +793,7 @@ mod tests {
             interrupt_on_new_message: false,
             mention_only: false,
             group_reply: None,
+            base_url: None,
         });
         let entries = all_integrations();
         let tg = entries.iter().find(|e| e.name == "Telegram").unwrap();
diff --git a/src/onboard/wizard.rs b/src/onboard/wizard.rs
index 2e38dc944..8be38cd09 100644
--- a/src/onboard/wizard.rs
+++ b/src/onboard/wizard.rs
@@ -3838,6 +3838,7 @@ fn setup_channels() -> Result<ChannelsConfig> {
                     interrupt_on_new_message: false,
                     mention_only: false,
                     group_reply: None,
+                    base_url: None,
                 });
             }
             ChannelMenuChoice::Discord => {