diff --git a/extensions/telegram/src/action-runtime.test.ts b/extensions/telegram/src/action-runtime.test.ts
index c8efc2644905..730ef8782d5a 100644
--- a/extensions/telegram/src/action-runtime.test.ts
+++ b/extensions/telegram/src/action-runtime.test.ts
@@ -1843,7 +1843,7 @@ describe("handleTelegramAction", () => {
     },
   );
 
-  it("stores created forum topic names in the account-scoped cache", async () => {
+  it("stores created forum topic thread names in the account-scoped cache", async () => {
     createForumTopicTelegram.mockResolvedValueOnce({
       topicId: 99,
       name: "Topic",
@@ -1855,7 +1855,7 @@ describe("handleTelegramAction", () => {
     } as OpenClawConfig;
 
     await handleTelegramAction(
-      { action: "createForumTopic", accountId: "work", chatId: "alias-chat", name: "Topic" },
+      { action: "createForumTopic", accountId: "work", chatId: "alias-chat", threadName: "Topic" },
       cfg,
     );
 
@@ -1864,7 +1864,7 @@ describe("handleTelegramAction", () => {
     await expect(getTopicName("alias-chat", 99, scope)).resolves.toBeUndefined();
   });
 
-  it("stores edited forum topic names in the account-scoped cache", async () => {
+  it("stores edited forum topic thread names in the account-scoped cache", async () => {
     editForumTopicTelegram.mockResolvedValueOnce({
       ok: true,
       chatId: "-100123",
@@ -1882,7 +1882,7 @@ describe("handleTelegramAction", () => {
         accountId: "work",
         chatId: "alias-chat",
         messageThreadId: 42,
-        name: "New",
+        threadName: "New",
       },
       cfg,
     );
@@ -1890,6 +1890,62 @@ describe("handleTelegramAction", () => {
     await expect(getTopicName("-100123", 42, topicCacheScopeFor(cfg, "work"))).resolves.toBe("New");
   });
 
+  it("prefers name over threadName for forum topic actions", async () => {
+    const cfg = telegramConfig({
+      actions: { createForumTopic: true, editForumTopic: true },
+    });
+
+    await handleTelegramAction(
+      { action: "createForumTopic", chatId: "123", name: "Primary", threadName: "Alias" },
+      cfg,
+    );
+    await handleTelegramAction(
+      {
+        action: "editForumTopic",
+        chatId: "123",
+        messageThreadId: 42,
+        name: "Primary",
+        threadName: "Alias",
+      },
+      cfg,
+    );
+
+    expect(mockCall(createForumTopicTelegram, 0, "topic create")[1]).toBe("Primary");
+    expect(mockCall(editForumTopicTelegram, 0, "topic edit")[2]).toMatchObject({
+      name: "Primary",
+    });
+  });
+
+  it("preserves structured validation when a created topic has no name", async () => {
+    const cfg = telegramConfig({ actions: { createForumTopic: true } });
+
+    await expect(
+      handleTelegramAction({ action: "createForumTopic", chatId: "123" }, cfg),
+    ).rejects.toMatchObject({
+      name: "ToolInputError",
+      status: 400,
+      message: "name required",
+    });
+  });
+
+  it("preserves icon-only forum topic edits", async () => {
+    const cfg = telegramConfig({ actions: { editForumTopic: true } });
+    await handleTelegramAction(
+      {
+        action: "editForumTopic",
+        chatId: "123",
+        messageThreadId: 42,
+        iconCustomEmojiId: "emoji-1",
+      },
+      cfg,
+    );
+
+    expect(mockCall(editForumTopicTelegram, 0, "icon-only topic edit")[2]).toMatchObject({
+      name: undefined,
+      iconCustomEmojiId: "emoji-1",
+    });
+  });
+
   it.each([
     {
       name: "media",
diff --git a/extensions/telegram/src/action-runtime.ts b/extensions/telegram/src/action-runtime.ts
index 8ee195bac4c1..a37944ea521e 100644
--- a/extensions/telegram/src/action-runtime.ts
+++ b/extensions/telegram/src/action-runtime.ts
@@ -1039,7 +1039,9 @@ export async function handleTelegramAction(
       throw new Error("Telegram createForumTopic is disabled.");
     }
     const chatId = readTelegramChatId(params);
-    const name = readStringParam(params, "name", { required: true });
+    const name =
+      readStringParam(params, "name") ??
+      readStringParam(params, "threadName", { required: true, label: "name" });
     const iconColor = readTelegramForumTopicIconColor(params);
     const iconCustomEmojiId = readStringParam(params, "iconCustomEmojiId");
     const token = resolveTelegramToken(cfg, { accountId }).token;
@@ -1085,7 +1087,7 @@ export async function handleTelegramAction(
     if (typeof messageThreadId !== "number") {
       throw new Error("messageThreadId or threadId is required.");
     }
-    const name = readStringParam(params, "name");
+    const name = readStringParam(params, "name") ?? readStringParam(params, "threadName");
     const iconCustomEmojiId = readStringParam(params, "iconCustomEmojiId");
     const token = resolveTelegramToken(cfg, { accountId }).token;
     if (!token) {