diff --git a/extensions/qa-lab/src/live-transports/discord/discord-live.runtime.ts b/extensions/qa-lab/src/live-transports/discord/discord-live.runtime.ts
index d756fe9c7ac7..ac006e7e0799 100644
--- a/extensions/qa-lab/src/live-transports/discord/discord-live.runtime.ts
+++ b/extensions/qa-lab/src/live-transports/discord/discord-live.runtime.ts
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ import {
   redactQaLiveLaneIssues,
 } from "../shared/live-artifacts.js";
 import { startQaLiveLaneGateway } from "../shared/live-gateway.runtime.js";
+import { assertLiveScenarioReply as assertDiscordScenarioReply } from "../shared/live-scenario-reply.js";
 import {
   collectLiveTransportStandardScenarioCoverage,
   selectLiveTransportScenarios,
@@ -1478,22 +1479,6 @@ function matchesDiscordScenarioReply(params: {
   );
 }
 
-function assertDiscordScenarioReply(params: {
-  expectedTextIncludes?: string[];
-  message: DiscordObservedMessage;
-}) {
-  if (!params.message.text.trim()) {
-    throw new Error(`reply message ${params.message.messageId} was empty`);
-  }
-  for (const expected of params.expectedTextIncludes ?? []) {
-    if (!params.message.text.includes(expected)) {
-      throw new Error(
-        `reply message ${params.message.messageId} missing expected text: ${expected}`,
-      );
-    }
-  }
-}
-
 async function assertDiscordApplicationCommandsRegistered(params: {
   applicationId: string;
   expectedCommandNames: string[];
diff --git a/extensions/qa-lab/src/live-transports/shared/live-scenario-reply.ts b/extensions/qa-lab/src/live-transports/shared/live-scenario-reply.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..7847ae633873
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extensions/qa-lab/src/live-transports/shared/live-scenario-reply.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+type LiveScenarioReplyMessage = {
+  messageId: string | number;
+  text: string;
+  [key: string]: unknown;
+};
+
+export function assertLiveScenarioReply(params: {
+  expectedTextIncludes?: string[];
+  message: LiveScenarioReplyMessage;
+}) {
+  if (!params.message.text.trim()) {
+    throw new Error(`reply message ${params.message.messageId} was empty`);
+  }
+  for (const expected of params.expectedTextIncludes ?? []) {
+    if (!params.message.text.includes(expected)) {
+      throw new Error(
+        `reply message ${params.message.messageId} missing expected text: ${expected}`,
+      );
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/extensions/qa-lab/src/live-transports/telegram/telegram-live.runtime.ts b/extensions/qa-lab/src/live-transports/telegram/telegram-live.runtime.ts
index e93ba4af5671..307c596550a2 100644
--- a/extensions/qa-lab/src/live-transports/telegram/telegram-live.runtime.ts
+++ b/extensions/qa-lab/src/live-transports/telegram/telegram-live.runtime.ts
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ import {
   redactQaLiveLaneIssues,
 } from "../shared/live-artifacts.js";
 import { startQaLiveLaneGateway } from "../shared/live-gateway.runtime.js";
+import { assertLiveScenarioReply as assertTelegramScenarioReply } from "../shared/live-scenario-reply.js";
 import type { LiveTransportCheckResult } from "../shared/live-transport-result.js";
 import {
   normalizeLiveTransportRttOptions,
@@ -1442,22 +1443,6 @@ function matchesTelegramScenarioReply(params: {
   );
 }
 
-function assertTelegramScenarioReply(params: {
-  expectedTextIncludes?: string[];
-  message: TelegramObservedMessage;
-}) {
-  if (!params.message.text.trim()) {
-    throw new Error(`reply message ${params.message.messageId} was empty`);
-  }
-  for (const expected of params.expectedTextIncludes ?? []) {
-    if (!params.message.text.includes(expected)) {
-      throw new Error(
-        `reply message ${params.message.messageId} missing expected text: ${expected}`,
-      );
-    }
-  }
-}
-
 function assertTelegramCanaryPresenceReply(message: TelegramObservedMessage) {
   if (!message.senderIsBot) {
     throw new Error(`canary reply message ${message.messageId} was not sent by a bot`);