diff --git a/surfsense_backend/app/routes/__init__.py b/surfsense_backend/app/routes/__init__.py
index ec4d1650f..f46b6fc65 100644
--- a/surfsense_backend/app/routes/__init__.py
+++ b/surfsense_backend/app/routes/__init__.py
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ from .dropbox_add_connector_route import router as dropbox_add_connector_router
 from .editor_routes import router as editor_router
 from .export_routes import router as export_router
 from .folders_routes import router as folders_router
+from .gateway_webhook_routes import router as gateway_router
 from .google_calendar_add_connector_route import (
     router as google_calendar_add_connector_router,
 )
@@ -68,6 +69,7 @@ router.include_router(editor_router)
 router.include_router(export_router)
 router.include_router(documents_router)
 router.include_router(folders_router)
+router.include_router(gateway_router)
 router.include_router(notes_router)
 router.include_router(new_chat_router)  # Chat with assistant-ui persistence
 router.include_router(agent_revert_router)  # POST /threads/{id}/revert/{action_id}
diff --git a/surfsense_backend/app/routes/gateway_webhook_routes.py b/surfsense_backend/app/routes/gateway_webhook_routes.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..86b84f067
--- /dev/null
+++ b/surfsense_backend/app/routes/gateway_webhook_routes.py
@@ -0,0 +1,232 @@
+"""Messaging gateway routes."""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+from datetime import UTC, datetime
+from typing import Any
+
+from fastapi import APIRouter, Depends, HTTPException, Request
+from pydantic import BaseModel
+from sqlalchemy import select
+from sqlalchemy.ext.asyncio import AsyncSession
+from starlette.responses import Response
+
+from app.config import config
+from app.db import (
+    GatewayBindingState,
+    GatewayConversationBinding,
+    GatewayPlatform,
+    GatewayPlatformAccount,
+    User,
+    get_async_session,
+)
+from app.gateway.accounts import get_or_create_system_telegram_account
+from app.gateway.bindings import resume_binding, revoke_binding
+from app.gateway.inbox import persist_inbound_event, telegram_event_dedupe_key
+from app.gateway.pairing import generate_pairing_code, pairing_expires_at
+from app.observability.metrics import record_gateway_inbox_write
+from app.rate_limiter import limiter
+from app.users import current_active_user
+
+router = APIRouter(prefix="/gateway", tags=["gateway"])
+
+
+class StartBindingRequest(BaseModel):
+    platform: GatewayPlatform = GatewayPlatform.TELEGRAM
+    search_space_id: int
+
+
+class StartBindingResponse(BaseModel):
+    binding_id: int
+    code: str
+    deep_link: str
+    expires_at: datetime
+
+
+def _classify_telegram_event(payload: dict[str, Any]) -> str:
+    if "message" in payload:
+        return "message"
+    if "edited_message" in payload:
+        return "edited_message"
+    if "callback_query" in payload:
+        return "callback_query"
+    return "other"
+
+
+def _telegram_message(payload: dict[str, Any]) -> dict[str, Any] | None:
+    return payload.get("message") or payload.get("edited_message")
+
+
+async def _resolve_webhook_account(
+    session: AsyncSession,
+    *,
+    secret: str,
+    header_secret: str | None,
+) -> GatewayPlatformAccount:
+    if config.TELEGRAM_WEBHOOK_SECRET and secret == config.TELEGRAM_WEBHOOK_SECRET:
+        if header_secret != config.TELEGRAM_WEBHOOK_SECRET:
+            raise HTTPException(status_code=403, detail="Invalid Telegram webhook secret")
+        return await get_or_create_system_telegram_account(session)
+
+    result = await session.execute(
+        select(GatewayPlatformAccount).where(
+            GatewayPlatformAccount.platform == GatewayPlatform.TELEGRAM
+        )
+    )
+    for account in result.scalars():
+        metadata = account.account_metadata or {}
+        webhook_secret = metadata.get("webhook_secret")
+        if webhook_secret and webhook_secret == secret:
+            if header_secret != webhook_secret:
+                raise HTTPException(status_code=403, detail="Invalid Telegram webhook secret")
+            return account
+
+    raise HTTPException(status_code=404, detail="Gateway account not found")
+
+
+@router.post("/webhooks/telegram/{secret}")
+@limiter.limit("60/minute", key_func=lambda request: f"tg-webhook:{request.path_params['secret']}")
+async def telegram_webhook(
+    request: Request,
+    secret: str,
+    session: AsyncSession = Depends(get_async_session),
+) -> Response:
+    payload = await request.json()
+    account = await _resolve_webhook_account(
+        session,
+        secret=secret,
+        header_secret=request.headers.get("X-Telegram-Bot-Api-Secret-Token"),
+    )
+    update_id = payload.get("update_id")
+    if update_id is None:
+        return Response(status_code=200)
+
+    message = _telegram_message(payload) or {}
+    inbox_id = await persist_inbound_event(
+        session,
+        account_id=account.id,
+        platform=GatewayPlatform.TELEGRAM,
+        event_dedupe_key=telegram_event_dedupe_key(update_id),
+        external_event_id=str(update_id),
+        external_message_id=(
+            str(message["message_id"]) if message.get("message_id") is not None else None
+        ),
+        event_kind=_classify_telegram_event(payload),
+        raw_payload=payload,
+    )
+    await session.commit()
+    record_gateway_inbox_write(platform="telegram", dedup_skipped=inbox_id is None)
+    return Response(status_code=200)
+
+
+@router.post("/bindings/start", response_model=StartBindingResponse)
+async def start_binding(
+    body: StartBindingRequest,
+    user: User = Depends(current_active_user),
+    session: AsyncSession = Depends(get_async_session),
+) -> StartBindingResponse:
+    if body.platform != GatewayPlatform.TELEGRAM:
+        raise HTTPException(status_code=400, detail="Only Telegram is supported in v1")
+
+    account = await get_or_create_system_telegram_account(session)
+    code = generate_pairing_code()
+    expires_at = pairing_expires_at()
+    binding = GatewayConversationBinding(
+        account_id=account.id,
+        user_id=user.id,
+        search_space_id=body.search_space_id,
+        state=GatewayBindingState.PENDING,
+        pairing_code=code,
+        pairing_code_expires_at=expires_at,
+    )
+    session.add(binding)
+    await session.commit()
+    await session.refresh(binding)
+
+    username = account.account_metadata.get("bot_username") or config.TELEGRAM_SHARED_BOT_USERNAME
+    if not username:
+        raise HTTPException(status_code=500, detail="Telegram bot username is not configured")
+    return StartBindingResponse(
+        binding_id=binding.id,
+        code=code,
+        deep_link=f"https://t.me/{username}?start={code}",
+        expires_at=expires_at,
+    )
+
+
+@router.get("/bindings")
+async def list_bindings(
+    user: User = Depends(current_active_user),
+    session: AsyncSession = Depends(get_async_session),
+) -> list[dict[str, Any]]:
+    result = await session.execute(
+        select(GatewayConversationBinding).where(
+            GatewayConversationBinding.user_id == user.id
+        )
+    )
+    return [
+        {
+            "id": binding.id,
+            "platform": "telegram",
+            "state": binding.state.value,
+            "search_space_id": binding.search_space_id,
+            "external_display_name": binding.external_display_name,
+            "external_username": binding.external_username,
+            "suspended_reason": binding.suspended_reason,
+        }
+        for binding in result.scalars()
+    ]
+
+
+@router.get("/platforms")
+async def list_platforms(
+    user: User = Depends(current_active_user),
+    session: AsyncSession = Depends(get_async_session),
+) -> list[dict[str, Any]]:
+    result = await session.execute(
+        select(GatewayPlatformAccount).where(
+            (GatewayPlatformAccount.owner_user_id == user.id)
+            | (GatewayPlatformAccount.is_system_account.is_(True))
+        )
+    )
+    return [
+        {
+            "id": account.id,
+            "platform": account.platform.value,
+            "mode": account.mode.value,
+            "bot_username": (account.account_metadata or {}).get("bot_username"),
+            "health_status": account.health_status.value,
+            "last_health_check_at": account.last_health_check_at,
+        }
+        for account in result.scalars()
+    ]
+
+
+@router.delete("/bindings/{binding_id}")
+async def delete_binding(
+    binding_id: int,
+    user: User = Depends(current_active_user),
+    session: AsyncSession = Depends(get_async_session),
+) -> dict[str, bool]:
+    binding = await session.get(GatewayConversationBinding, binding_id)
+    if binding is None or binding.user_id != user.id:
+        raise HTTPException(status_code=404, detail="Binding not found")
+    revoke_binding(binding)
+    await session.commit()
+    return {"ok": True}
+
+
+@router.post("/bindings/{binding_id}/resume")
+async def resume_gateway_binding(
+    binding_id: int,
+    user: User = Depends(current_active_user),
+    session: AsyncSession = Depends(get_async_session),
+) -> dict[str, bool]:
+    binding = await session.get(GatewayConversationBinding, binding_id)
+    if binding is None or binding.user_id != user.id:
+        raise HTTPException(status_code=404, detail="Binding not found")
+    resume_binding(binding)
+    binding.updated_at = datetime.now(UTC)
+    await session.commit()
+    return {"ok": True}
+
diff --git a/surfsense_backend/scripts/register_webhook.py b/surfsense_backend/scripts/register_webhook.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2004ad118
--- /dev/null
+++ b/surfsense_backend/scripts/register_webhook.py
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+"""Register the SurfSense Telegram webhook."""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import asyncio
+import os
+import re
+import sys
+
+from dotenv import load_dotenv
+from telegram import Bot
+
+load_dotenv()
+
+WEBHOOK_SECRET_RE = re.compile(r"^[A-Za-z0-9_-]{1,256}$")
+
+
+async def main() -> int:
+    token = os.getenv("TELEGRAM_SHARED_BOT_TOKEN")
+    secret = os.getenv("TELEGRAM_WEBHOOK_SECRET")
+    base_url = os.getenv("GATEWAY_BASE_URL") or os.getenv("BACKEND_URL")
+    if not token or not secret or not base_url:
+        print(
+            "Missing TELEGRAM_SHARED_BOT_TOKEN, TELEGRAM_WEBHOOK_SECRET, or GATEWAY_BASE_URL/BACKEND_URL",
+            file=sys.stderr,
+        )
+        return 1
+    if not WEBHOOK_SECRET_RE.fullmatch(secret):
+        print(
+            "TELEGRAM_WEBHOOK_SECRET must be 1-256 chars and contain only A-Z, a-z, 0-9, '_' or '-'",
+            file=sys.stderr,
+        )
+        return 1
+
+    webhook_url = f"{base_url.rstrip('/')}/api/v1/gateway/webhooks/telegram/{secret}"
+    bot = Bot(token=token)
+    ok = await bot.set_webhook(
+        url=webhook_url,
+        secret_token=secret,
+        allowed_updates=["message", "edited_message"],
+        drop_pending_updates=True,
+    )
+    if not ok:
+        print("Telegram rejected webhook registration", file=sys.stderr)
+        return 1
+    print(f"Registered Telegram webhook: {webhook_url}")
+    return 0
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    raise SystemExit(asyncio.run(main()))
+