diff --git a/src/config/types.gateway.ts b/src/config/types.gateway.ts
index d7943acce..52dff6a91 100644
--- a/src/config/types.gateway.ts
+++ b/src/config/types.gateway.ts
@@ -92,6 +92,8 @@ export type GatewayTailscaleConfig = {
   mode?: GatewayTailscaleMode;
   /** Reset serve/funnel configuration on shutdown. */
   resetOnExit?: boolean;
+  /** Path to tailscaled socket (for userspace Tailscale). */
+  socket?: string;
 };
 
 export type GatewayRemoteConfig = {
diff --git a/src/config/zod-schema.ts b/src/config/zod-schema.ts
index 961ba8ecb..52ea9ac49 100644
--- a/src/config/zod-schema.ts
+++ b/src/config/zod-schema.ts
@@ -337,6 +337,7 @@ export const OpenClawSchema = z
           .object({
             mode: z.union([z.literal("off"), z.literal("serve"), z.literal("funnel")]).optional(),
             resetOnExit: z.boolean().optional(),
+            socket: z.string().optional(),
           })
           .strict()
           .optional(),
diff --git a/src/gateway/server-tailscale.ts b/src/gateway/server-tailscale.ts
index 3dbdddb56..2829eaf64 100644
--- a/src/gateway/server-tailscale.ts
+++ b/src/gateway/server-tailscale.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import {
 export async function startGatewayTailscaleExposure(params: {
   tailscaleMode: "off" | "serve" | "funnel";
   resetOnExit?: boolean;
+  socket?: string;
   port: number;
   controlUiBasePath?: string;
   logTailscale: { info: (msg: string) => void; warn: (msg: string) => void };
@@ -17,13 +18,15 @@ export async function startGatewayTailscaleExposure(params: {
     return null;
   }
 
+  const socketOpts = params.socket ? { socket: params.socket } : undefined;
+
   try {
     if (params.tailscaleMode === "serve") {
-      await enableTailscaleServe(params.port);
+      await enableTailscaleServe(params.port, undefined, socketOpts);
     } else {
-      await enableTailscaleFunnel(params.port);
+      await enableTailscaleFunnel(params.port, undefined, socketOpts);
     }
-    const host = await getTailnetHostname().catch(() => null);
+    const host = await getTailnetHostname(undefined, undefined, socketOpts).catch(() => null);
     if (host) {
       const uiPath = params.controlUiBasePath ? `${params.controlUiBasePath}/` : "/";
       params.logTailscale.info(
@@ -45,9 +48,9 @@ export async function startGatewayTailscaleExposure(params: {
   return async () => {
     try {
       if (params.tailscaleMode === "serve") {
-        await disableTailscaleServe();
+        await disableTailscaleServe(undefined, socketOpts);
       } else {
-        await disableTailscaleFunnel();
+        await disableTailscaleFunnel(undefined, socketOpts);
       }
     } catch (err) {
       params.logTailscale.warn(
diff --git a/src/gateway/server.impl.ts b/src/gateway/server.impl.ts
index efa91be76..cdf567741 100644
--- a/src/gateway/server.impl.ts
+++ b/src/gateway/server.impl.ts
@@ -488,6 +488,7 @@ export async function startGatewayServer(
   const tailscaleCleanup = await startGatewayTailscaleExposure({
     tailscaleMode,
     resetOnExit: tailscaleConfig.resetOnExit,
+    socket: tailscaleConfig.socket,
     port,
     controlUiBasePath,
     logTailscale,
diff --git a/src/infra/tailscale.ts b/src/infra/tailscale.ts
index abbb561fa..9ab2e8d26 100644
--- a/src/infra/tailscale.ts
+++ b/src/infra/tailscale.ts
@@ -101,7 +101,11 @@ export async function findTailscaleBinary(): Promise<string | null> {
   return null;
 }
 
-export async function getTailnetHostname(exec: typeof runExec = runExec, detectedBinary?: string) {
+export async function getTailnetHostname(
+  exec: typeof runExec = runExec,
+  detectedBinary?: string,
+  opts?: { socket?: string },
+) {
   // Derive tailnet hostname (or IP fallback) from tailscale status JSON.
   const candidates = detectedBinary
     ? [detectedBinary]
@@ -111,7 +115,10 @@ export async function getTailnetHostname(exec: typeof runExec = runExec, detecte
   for (const candidate of candidates) {
     if (candidate.startsWith("/") && !existsSync(candidate)) continue;
     try {
-      const { stdout } = await exec(candidate, ["status", "--json"], {
+      const args = opts?.socket
+        ? ["--socket", opts.socket, "status", "--json"]
+        : ["status", "--json"];
+      const { stdout } = await exec(candidate, args, {
         timeoutMs: 5000,
         maxBuffer: 400_000,
       });
@@ -362,33 +369,55 @@ export async function ensureFunnel(
   }
 }
 
-export async function enableTailscaleServe(port: number, exec: typeof runExec = runExec) {
+export async function enableTailscaleServe(
+  port: number,
+  exec: typeof runExec = runExec,
+  opts?: { socket?: string },
+) {
   const tailscaleBin = await getTailscaleBinary();
-  await execWithSudoFallback(exec, tailscaleBin, ["serve", "--bg", "--yes", `${port}`], {
+  const args = opts?.socket
+    ? ["--socket", opts.socket, "serve", "--bg", "--yes", `${port}`]
+    : ["serve", "--bg", "--yes", `${port}`];
+  await execWithSudoFallback(exec, tailscaleBin, args, {
     maxBuffer: 200_000,
     timeoutMs: 15_000,
   });
 }
 
-export async function disableTailscaleServe(exec: typeof runExec = runExec) {
+export async function disableTailscaleServe(
+  exec: typeof runExec = runExec,
+  opts?: { socket?: string },
+) {
   const tailscaleBin = await getTailscaleBinary();
-  await execWithSudoFallback(exec, tailscaleBin, ["serve", "reset"], {
+  const args = opts?.socket ? ["--socket", opts.socket, "serve", "reset"] : ["serve", "reset"];
+  await execWithSudoFallback(exec, tailscaleBin, args, {
     maxBuffer: 200_000,
     timeoutMs: 15_000,
   });
 }
 
-export async function enableTailscaleFunnel(port: number, exec: typeof runExec = runExec) {
+export async function enableTailscaleFunnel(
+  port: number,
+  exec: typeof runExec = runExec,
+  opts?: { socket?: string },
+) {
   const tailscaleBin = await getTailscaleBinary();
-  await execWithSudoFallback(exec, tailscaleBin, ["funnel", "--bg", "--yes", `${port}`], {
+  const args = opts?.socket
+    ? ["--socket", opts.socket, "funnel", "--bg", "--yes", `${port}`]
+    : ["funnel", "--bg", "--yes", `${port}`];
+  await execWithSudoFallback(exec, tailscaleBin, args, {
     maxBuffer: 200_000,
     timeoutMs: 15_000,
   });
 }
 
-export async function disableTailscaleFunnel(exec: typeof runExec = runExec) {
+export async function disableTailscaleFunnel(
+  exec: typeof runExec = runExec,
+  opts?: { socket?: string },
+) {
   const tailscaleBin = await getTailscaleBinary();
-  await execWithSudoFallback(exec, tailscaleBin, ["funnel", "reset"], {
+  const args = opts?.socket ? ["--socket", opts.socket, "funnel", "reset"] : ["funnel", "reset"];
+  await execWithSudoFallback(exec, tailscaleBin, args, {
     maxBuffer: 200_000,
     timeoutMs: 15_000,
   });