diff --git a/src/telegram/bot-message-context.ts b/src/telegram/bot-message-context.ts
index 832a4413d..d7c670042 100644
--- a/src/telegram/bot-message-context.ts
+++ b/src/telegram/bot-message-context.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import type { Bot } from "grammy";
 
 import { resolveAckReaction } from "../agents/identity.js";
+import { getPinnedContextString } from "./pinned-context.js";
 import {
   findModelInCatalog,
   loadModelCatalog,
@@ -541,6 +542,18 @@ export const buildTelegramMessageContext = async ({
     });
   }
 
+  // Inject pinned message context for groups
+  if (isGroup) {
+    try {
+      const pinnedContext = await getPinnedContextString(bot, chatId, resolvedThreadId);
+      if (pinnedContext) {
+        combinedBody = `${pinnedContext}\n\n${combinedBody}`;
+      }
+    } catch (err) {
+      logVerbose(`[telegram] Failed to fetch pinned context: ${String(err)}`);
+    }
+  }
+
   const skillFilter = firstDefined(topicConfig?.skills, groupConfig?.skills);
   const systemPromptParts = [
     groupConfig?.systemPrompt?.trim() || null,
diff --git a/src/telegram/pinned-context.ts b/src/telegram/pinned-context.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2f1b7a01d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/telegram/pinned-context.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,101 @@
+import type { Bot } from "grammy";
+import { logVerbose } from "../globals.js";
+
+type PinnedMessageCache = {
+  text: string;
+  from?: string;
+  date?: number;
+  fetchedAt: number;
+};
+
+// Cache pinned messages per chat/topic
+// Key format: "chatId" or "chatId:topicId"
+const pinnedCache = new Map<string, PinnedMessageCache | null>();
+
+// Cache TTL: 5 minutes
+const CACHE_TTL_MS = 5 * 60 * 1000;
+
+function buildCacheKey(chatId: string | number, topicId?: number): string {
+  const base = String(chatId);
+  return topicId != null && topicId !== 1 ? `${base}:${topicId}` : base;
+}
+
+export function invalidatePinnedCache(chatId: string | number, topicId?: number): void {
+  const key = buildCacheKey(chatId, topicId);
+  pinnedCache.delete(key);
+  logVerbose(`[pinned-context] Invalidated cache for ${key}`);
+}
+
+export async function fetchPinnedMessage(
+  bot: Bot,
+  chatId: string | number,
+  topicId?: number,
+): Promise<PinnedMessageCache | null> {
+  const key = buildCacheKey(chatId, topicId);
+
+  // Check cache
+  const cached = pinnedCache.get(key);
+  if (cached !== undefined) {
+    const age = Date.now() - (cached?.fetchedAt ?? 0);
+    if (age < CACHE_TTL_MS) {
+      logVerbose(`[pinned-context] Cache hit for ${key}`);
+      return cached;
+    }
+  }
+
+  try {
+    const chat = await bot.api.getChat(chatId);
+    const pinned = chat.pinned_message;
+
+    if (!pinned) {
+      pinnedCache.set(key, null);
+      logVerbose(`[pinned-context] No pinned message for ${key}`);
+      return null;
+    }
+
+    // Extract text content
+    const text = pinned.text ?? pinned.caption ?? "";
+    if (!text.trim()) {
+      pinnedCache.set(key, null);
+      return null;
+    }
+
+    const entry: PinnedMessageCache = {
+      text: text.trim(),
+      from: pinned.from?.first_name ?? pinned.from?.username,
+      date: pinned.date,
+      fetchedAt: Date.now(),
+    };
+
+    pinnedCache.set(key, entry);
+    logVerbose(`[pinned-context] Fetched pinned message for ${key}: "${text.slice(0, 50)}..."`);
+    return entry;
+  } catch (err) {
+    logVerbose(`[pinned-context] Failed to fetch pinned for ${key}: ${String(err)}`);
+    // Cache the failure briefly to avoid hammering the API
+    pinnedCache.set(key, null);
+    return null;
+  }
+}
+
+export function formatPinnedContext(pinned: PinnedMessageCache): string {
+  const datePart = pinned.date
+    ? ` (pinned ${new Date(pinned.date * 1000).toLocaleDateString()})`
+    : "";
+  const fromPart = pinned.from ? ` by ${pinned.from}` : "";
+  return `[📌 Pinned${fromPart}${datePart}]\n${pinned.text}\n[/Pinned]`;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Get formatted pinned message context for injection.
+ * Returns empty string if no pinned message.
+ */
+export async function getPinnedContextString(
+  bot: Bot,
+  chatId: string | number,
+  topicId?: number,
+): Promise<string> {
+  const pinned = await fetchPinnedMessage(bot, chatId, topicId);
+  if (!pinned) return "";
+  return formatPinnedContext(pinned);
+}