diff --git a/extensions/matrix/src/matrix/monitor/handler.test.ts b/extensions/matrix/src/matrix/monitor/handler.test.ts
index 1925448fd5fa..ea3d803419d7 100644
--- a/extensions/matrix/src/matrix/monitor/handler.test.ts
+++ b/extensions/matrix/src/matrix/monitor/handler.test.ts
@@ -53,6 +53,15 @@ const resolveMatrixMentionsForBodyMock = vi.hoisted(() =>
     };
   }),
 );
+const getGlobalHookRunnerMock = vi.hoisted(() => vi.fn());
+
+vi.mock("openclaw/plugin-sdk/plugin-runtime", async (importOriginal) => {
+  const actual = await importOriginal<typeof import("openclaw/plugin-sdk/plugin-runtime")>();
+  return {
+    ...actual,
+    getGlobalHookRunner: getGlobalHookRunnerMock,
+  };
+});
 
 vi.mock("../send.js", () => ({
   editMessageMatrix: editMessageMatrixMock,
@@ -116,6 +125,7 @@ async function writeMatrixSessionMeta(
 beforeEach(() => {
   sessionBindingTesting.resetSessionBindingAdaptersForTests();
   installMatrixMonitorTestRuntime();
+  getGlobalHookRunnerMock.mockReset().mockReturnValue(null);
   prepareMatrixSingleTextMock.mockReset().mockImplementation((text: string) => {
     const trimmedText = text.trim();
     return {
@@ -2988,6 +2998,53 @@ describe("matrix monitor handler draft streaming", () => {
     await finish();
   });
 
+  it("preserves provider previews for observer-only hooks", async () => {
+    getGlobalHookRunnerMock.mockReturnValue({
+      hasHooks: vi.fn((hookName: string) => hookName === "message_sent"),
+    });
+    const { dispatch } = createStreamingHarness({ streaming: "partial" });
+    const { deliver, opts, finish } = await dispatch();
+
+    opts.onPartialReply?.({ text: "Visible preview" });
+    await waitForMatrixState(() => {
+      expect(sendSingleTextMessageMatrixMock).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    });
+    await deliver({ text: "Visible preview" }, { kind: "final" });
+
+    expectEditLiveFlag("$draft1", "Visible preview", false);
+    expect(deliverMatrixRepliesMock).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    await finish();
+  });
+
+  it.each([
+    { label: "reply_payload_sending", hooks: ["reply_payload_sending"] },
+    { label: "message_sending", hooks: ["message_sending"] },
+    {
+      label: "both modifying hooks",
+      hooks: ["reply_payload_sending", "message_sending"],
+    },
+  ])("suppresses provider previews when $label is registered", async ({ hooks }) => {
+    const registered = new Set(hooks);
+    getGlobalHookRunnerMock.mockReturnValue({
+      hasHooks: vi.fn((hookName: string) => registered.has(hookName)),
+    });
+    const { dispatch } = createStreamingHarness({
+      previewToolProgressEnabled: true,
+      streaming: "progress",
+    });
+    const { deliver, opts, finish } = await dispatch();
+
+    expect(opts.onPartialReply).toBeUndefined();
+    expect(opts.onToolStart).toBeUndefined();
+    expect(opts.suppressDefaultToolProgressMessages).toBeUndefined();
+    await deliver({ text: "Durable final" }, { kind: "final" });
+
+    expect(sendSingleTextMessageMatrixMock).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(editMessageMatrixMock).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(deliverMatrixRepliesMock).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    await finish();
+  });
+
   it("streams tool progress into the Matrix draft preview when enabled", async () => {
     const { dispatch, redactEventMock } = createStreamingHarness({
       previewToolProgressEnabled: true,
diff --git a/extensions/matrix/src/matrix/monitor/handler.ts b/extensions/matrix/src/matrix/monitor/handler.ts
index 4349b7ef3801..91975b5d0b76 100644
--- a/extensions/matrix/src/matrix/monitor/handler.ts
+++ b/extensions/matrix/src/matrix/monitor/handler.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import {
 } from "openclaw/plugin-sdk/channel-inbound";
 import { resolveChannelContextVisibilityMode } from "openclaw/plugin-sdk/context-visibility-runtime";
 import { KeyedAsyncQueue } from "openclaw/plugin-sdk/keyed-async-queue";
+import { getGlobalHookRunner } from "openclaw/plugin-sdk/plugin-runtime";
 import { resolveInboundLastRouteSessionKey } from "openclaw/plugin-sdk/routing";
 import { resolvePinnedMainDmOwnerFromAllowlist } from "openclaw/plugin-sdk/security-runtime";
 import { resolveStorePath } from "openclaw/plugin-sdk/session-store-runtime";
@@ -388,9 +389,16 @@ export function createMatrixRoomMessageHandler(params: MatrixMonitorHandlerParam
           });
         },
       });
+      // Matrix drafts are provider-visible before outbound modifiers run. Keep them off when a
+      // hook can rewrite or cancel so the original payload cannot escape the delivery gate.
+      const hookRunner = getGlobalHookRunner();
+      const allowProviderPreview = !(
+        (hookRunner?.hasHooks("reply_payload_sending") ?? false) ||
+        (hookRunner?.hasHooks("message_sending") ?? false)
+      );
       const draftController = await createMatrixDraftController({
-        streaming,
-        previewToolProgressEnabled,
+        streaming: allowProviderPreview ? streaming : "off",
+        previewToolProgressEnabled: allowProviderPreview && previewToolProgressEnabled,
         replyToMode,
         messageId,
         threadTarget,