diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index f3998d892..075c61e1d 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ Status: beta.
 - **BREAKING:** Gateway auth mode "none" is removed; gateway now requires token/password (Tailscale Serve identity still allowed).
 
 ### Fixes
+- Telegram: send a fallback reply when delivery is empty to avoid silent errors. (#3483) Thanks @kiranjd.
 - Mentions: honor mentionPatterns even when explicit mentions are present. (#3303) Thanks @HirokiKobayashi-R.
 - Discord: restore username directory lookup in target resolution. (#3131) Thanks @bonald.
 - Agents: align MiniMax base URL test expectation with default provider config. (#3131) Thanks @bonald.
diff --git a/src/telegram/bot-message-dispatch.ts b/src/telegram/bot-message-dispatch.ts
index 1f6155a8a..ea006e316 100644
--- a/src/telegram/bot-message-dispatch.ts
+++ b/src/telegram/bot-message-dispatch.ts
@@ -234,7 +234,6 @@ export const dispatchTelegramMessage = async ({
           onVoiceRecording: sendRecordVoice,
           linkPreview: telegramCfg.linkPreview,
           replyQuoteText,
-          notifyEmptyResponse: info.kind === "final",
         });
         if (result.delivered) {
           deliveryState.delivered = true;