diff --git a/extensions/telegram/src/bot-handlers.runtime.ts b/extensions/telegram/src/bot-handlers.runtime.ts
index f6378820957..8e70609d713 100644
--- a/extensions/telegram/src/bot-handlers.runtime.ts
+++ b/extensions/telegram/src/bot-handlers.runtime.ts
@@ -1498,7 +1498,11 @@ export const registerTelegramHandlers = ({
 
         if (modelCallback.type === "providers" || modelCallback.type === "back") {
           if (providers.length === 0) {
-            await editMessageWithButtons("No providers available.", []);
+            try {
+              await editMessageWithButtons("No providers available.", []);
+            } catch (err) {
+              throw new TelegramRetryableCallbackError(err);
+            }
             return;
           }
           const providerInfos: ProviderInfo[] = providers.map((p) => ({
@@ -1506,7 +1510,11 @@ export const registerTelegramHandlers = ({
             count: byProvider.get(p)?.size ?? 0,
           }));
           const buttons = buildProviderKeyboard(providerInfos);
-          await editMessageWithButtons("Select a provider:", buttons);
+          try {
+            await editMessageWithButtons("Select a provider:", buttons);
+          } catch (err) {
+            throw new TelegramRetryableCallbackError(err);
+          }
           return;
         }
 
@@ -1520,10 +1528,14 @@ export const registerTelegramHandlers = ({
               count: byProvider.get(p)?.size ?? 0,
             }));
             const buttons = buildProviderKeyboard(providerInfos);
-            await editMessageWithButtons(
-              `Unknown provider: ${provider}\n\nSelect a provider:`,
-              buttons,
-            );
+            try {
+              await editMessageWithButtons(
+                `Unknown provider: ${provider}\n\nSelect a provider:`,
+                buttons,
+              );
+            } catch (err) {
+              throw new TelegramRetryableCallbackError(err);
+            }
             return;
           }
           const models = [...modelSet].toSorted();
@@ -1549,7 +1561,11 @@ export const registerTelegramHandlers = ({
             agentDir: resolveAgentDir(cfg, sessionState.agentId),
             sessionEntry: sessionState.sessionEntry,
           });
-          await editMessageWithButtons(text, buttons);
+          try {
+            await editMessageWithButtons(text, buttons);
+          } catch (err) {
+            throw new TelegramRetryableCallbackError(err);
+          }
           return;
         }
 
@@ -1565,19 +1581,27 @@ export const registerTelegramHandlers = ({
               count: byProvider.get(p)?.size ?? 0,
             }));
             const buttons = buildProviderKeyboard(providerInfos);
-            await editMessageWithButtons(
-              `Could not resolve model "${selection.model}".\n\nSelect a provider:`,
-              buttons,
-            );
+            try {
+              await editMessageWithButtons(
+                `Could not resolve model "${selection.model}".\n\nSelect a provider:`,
+                buttons,
+              );
+            } catch (err) {
+              throw new TelegramRetryableCallbackError(err);
+            }
             return;
           }
 
           const modelSet = byProvider.get(selection.provider);
           if (!modelSet?.has(selection.model)) {
-            await editMessageWithButtons(
-              `❌ Model "${selection.provider}/${selection.model}" is not allowed.`,
-              [],
-            );
+            try {
+              await editMessageWithButtons(
+                `❌ Model "${selection.provider}/${selection.model}" is not allowed.`,
+                [],
+              );
+            } catch (err) {
+              throw new TelegramRetryableCallbackError(err);
+            }
             return;
           }
 
diff --git a/extensions/telegram/src/bot.create-telegram-bot.test.ts b/extensions/telegram/src/bot.create-telegram-bot.test.ts
index b6a68a7332b..6a825ce09a0 100644
--- a/extensions/telegram/src/bot.create-telegram-bot.test.ts
+++ b/extensions/telegram/src/bot.create-telegram-bot.test.ts
@@ -3104,4 +3104,56 @@ describe("createTelegramBot", () => {
     expect(sendMessageSpy).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
     expect(sendMessageSpy.mock.calls[0]?.[1]).toContain("plugin bind approval");
   });
+
+  it("retries model provider callbacks after a bubbled edit failure", async () => {
+    createTelegramBot({ token: "tok" });
+    const callbackHandler = getOnHandler("callback_query");
+    const middlewares = middlewareUseSpy.mock.calls
+      .map((call) => call[0])
+      .filter(
+        (fn): fn is (ctx: Record<string, unknown>, next: () => Promise<void>) => Promise<void> =>
+          typeof fn === "function",
+      );
+    const runMiddlewareChain = async (ctx: Record<string, unknown>) => {
+      let idx = -1;
+      const dispatch = async (i: number): Promise<void> => {
+        if (i <= idx) {
+          throw new Error("middleware dispatch called multiple times");
+        }
+        idx = i;
+        const fn = middlewares[i];
+        if (!fn) {
+          await callbackHandler(ctx);
+          return;
+        }
+        await fn(ctx, async () => dispatch(i + 1));
+      };
+      await dispatch(0);
+    };
+
+    const ctx = {
+      update: { update_id: 889 },
+      callbackQuery: {
+        id: "cbq-model-provider-retry-1",
+        data: "mdl_prov",
+        from: { id: 9, first_name: "Ada", username: "ada_bot" },
+        message: {
+          chat: { id: 1234, type: "private" },
+          date: 1736380800,
+          message_id: 23,
+        },
+      },
+      me: { username: "openclaw_bot" },
+      getFile: async () => ({ download: async () => new Uint8Array() }),
+    };
+
+    editMessageTextSpy.mockImplementationOnce(async () => {
+      throw new Error("edit boom");
+    });
+    await expect(runMiddlewareChain(ctx)).rejects.toThrow("edit boom");
+    await runMiddlewareChain(ctx);
+
+    expect(editMessageTextSpy).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
+    expect(editMessageTextSpy.mock.calls.at(-1)?.[2]).toContain("Select a provider:");
+  });
 });