diff --git a/src/agents/tools/telegram-actions.ts b/src/agents/tools/telegram-actions.ts
index 515ff8c47..e96c384bb 100644
--- a/src/agents/tools/telegram-actions.ts
+++ b/src/agents/tools/telegram-actions.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import type { AgentToolResult } from "@mariozechner/pi-agent-core";
 import type { MoltbotConfig } from "../../config/config.js";
 import { resolveTelegramReactionLevel } from "../../telegram/reaction-level.js";
 import {
+  createForumTopicTelegram,
   deleteMessageTelegram,
   editMessageTelegram,
   reactMessageTelegram,
@@ -318,5 +319,38 @@ export async function handleTelegramAction(
     return jsonResult({ ok: true, ...stats });
   }
 
+  if (action === "createForumTopic") {
+    if (!isActionEnabled("createForumTopic", false)) {
+      throw new Error(
+        "Telegram createForumTopic is disabled. Set channels.telegram.actions.createForumTopic to true.",
+      );
+    }
+    const chatId = readStringOrNumberParam(params, "chatId", {
+      required: true,
+    });
+    const name = readStringParam(params, "name", {
+      required: true,
+    });
+    const iconColor = readNumberParam(params, "iconColor", { integer: true });
+    const iconCustomEmojiId = readStringParam(params, "iconCustomEmojiId");
+    const token = resolveTelegramToken(cfg, { accountId }).token;
+    if (!token) {
+      throw new Error(
+        "Telegram bot token missing. Set TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN or channels.telegram.botToken.",
+      );
+    }
+    const result = await createForumTopicTelegram(chatId ?? "", name, {
+      token,
+      accountId: accountId ?? undefined,
+      iconColor: iconColor ?? undefined,
+      iconCustomEmojiId: iconCustomEmojiId ?? undefined,
+    });
+    return jsonResult({
+      ok: true,
+      messageThreadId: result.messageThreadId,
+      name: result.name,
+    });
+  }
+
   throw new Error(`Unsupported Telegram action: ${action}`);
 }
diff --git a/src/channels/plugins/actions/telegram.ts b/src/channels/plugins/actions/telegram.ts
index 693e94492..01759c01f 100644
--- a/src/channels/plugins/actions/telegram.ts
+++ b/src/channels/plugins/actions/telegram.ts
@@ -52,6 +52,9 @@ export const telegramMessageActions: ChannelMessageActionAdapter = {
       actions.add("sticker");
       actions.add("sticker-search");
     }
+    if (gate("createForumTopic", false)) {
+      actions.add("thread-create");
+    }
     return Array.from(actions);
   },
   supportsButtons: ({ cfg }) => {
@@ -183,6 +186,24 @@ export const telegramMessageActions: ChannelMessageActionAdapter = {
       );
     }
 
+    if (action === "thread-create") {
+      const chatId =
+        readStringOrNumberParam(params, "chatId") ??
+        readStringOrNumberParam(params, "channelId") ??
+        readStringParam(params, "target") ??
+        readStringParam(params, "to", { required: true });
+      const name = readStringParam(params, "threadName", { required: true });
+      return await handleTelegramAction(
+        {
+          action: "createForumTopic",
+          chatId,
+          name,
+          accountId: accountId ?? undefined,
+        },
+        cfg,
+      );
+    }
+
     throw new Error(`Action ${action} is not supported for provider ${providerId}.`);
   },
 };
diff --git a/src/config/types.telegram.ts b/src/config/types.telegram.ts
index 9a96bce45..354ec7d76 100644
--- a/src/config/types.telegram.ts
+++ b/src/config/types.telegram.ts
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ export type TelegramActionConfig = {
   editMessage?: boolean;
   /** Enable sticker actions (send and search). */
   sticker?: boolean;
+  /** Enable creating forum topics in supergroups. */
+  createForumTopic?: boolean;
 };
 
 export type TelegramNetworkConfig = {
diff --git a/src/telegram/send.ts b/src/telegram/send.ts
index e3f3ac30e..2cfc7f698 100644
--- a/src/telegram/send.ts
+++ b/src/telegram/send.ts
@@ -617,6 +617,95 @@ export async function editMessageTelegram(
   return { ok: true, messageId: String(messageId), chatId };
 }
 
+type CreateForumTopicOpts = {
+  token?: string;
+  accountId?: string;
+  verbose?: boolean;
+  api?: Bot["api"];
+  retry?: RetryConfig;
+  /** Color of the topic icon in RGB format (one of Telegram's allowed colors). */
+  iconColor?: number;
+  /** Custom emoji ID for the topic icon. */
+  iconCustomEmojiId?: string;
+};
+
+export type CreateForumTopicResult = {
+  ok: boolean;
+  messageThreadId?: number;
+  name?: string;
+  iconColor?: number;
+  iconCustomEmojiId?: string;
+};
+
+/**
+ * Create a new forum topic in a Telegram supergroup with topics enabled.
+ * @param chatIdInput - Chat ID of the supergroup
+ * @param name - Name of the topic (1-128 characters)
+ * @param opts - Optional configuration
+ */
+export async function createForumTopicTelegram(
+  chatIdInput: string | number,
+  name: string,
+  opts: CreateForumTopicOpts = {},
+): Promise<CreateForumTopicResult> {
+  if (!name?.trim()) {
+    throw new Error("Forum topic name is required");
+  }
+
+  const cfg = loadConfig();
+  const account = resolveTelegramAccount({
+    cfg,
+    accountId: opts.accountId,
+  });
+  const token = resolveToken(opts.token, account);
+  const chatId = normalizeChatId(String(chatIdInput));
+  const client = resolveTelegramClientOptions(account);
+  const api = opts.api ?? new Bot(token, client ? { client } : undefined).api;
+
+  const request = createTelegramRetryRunner({
+    retry: opts.retry,
+    configRetry: account.config.retry,
+    verbose: opts.verbose,
+  });
+  const logHttpError = createTelegramHttpLogger(cfg);
+  const requestWithDiag = <T>(fn: () => Promise<T>, label?: string) =>
+    withTelegramApiErrorLogging({
+      operation: label ?? "request",
+      fn: () => request(fn, label),
+    }).catch((err) => {
+      logHttpError(label ?? "request", err);
+      throw err;
+    });
+
+  const params: Record<string, unknown> = {};
+  if (opts.iconColor != null) {
+    params.icon_color = opts.iconColor;
+  }
+  if (opts.iconCustomEmojiId) {
+    params.icon_custom_emoji_id = opts.iconCustomEmojiId;
+  }
+
+  const res = await requestWithDiag(
+    () =>
+      Object.keys(params).length > 0
+        ? api.createForumTopic(chatId, name, params)
+        : api.createForumTopic(chatId, name),
+    "createForumTopic",
+  );
+
+  logVerbose(
+    `[telegram] Created forum topic "${name}" in chat ${chatId}, thread_id=${res?.message_thread_id}`,
+  );
+
+  return {
+    ok: true,
+    messageThreadId: res?.message_thread_id,
+    name: res?.name,
+    iconColor: res?.icon_color,
+    iconCustomEmojiId: res?.icon_custom_emoji_id,
+  };
+}
+
 function inferFilename(kind: ReturnType<typeof mediaKindFromMime>) {
   switch (kind) {
     case "image":