diff --git a/extensions/whatsapp/src/inbound/outbound-mentions.test.ts b/extensions/whatsapp/src/inbound/outbound-mentions.test.ts
index 88d0b31a01bd..57746827df81 100644
--- a/extensions/whatsapp/src/inbound/outbound-mentions.test.ts
+++ b/extensions/whatsapp/src/inbound/outbound-mentions.test.ts
@@ -16,11 +16,25 @@ describe("resolveWhatsAppOutboundMentions", () => {
     });
   });
 
-  it("rewrites phone-number tokens to LID mention text without device suffixes", () => {
+  it.each([
+    { text: "ping @+5511976136970", expected: "ping @277038292303944" },
+    {
+      text: "literal \\` ping @+5511976136970",
+      expected: "literal \\` ping @277038292303944",
+    },
+    {
+      text: "literal \\\\\\` ping @+5511976136970",
+      expected: "literal \\\\\\` ping @277038292303944",
+    },
+    {
+      text: "inside ``notify ` @+5511976136970`` then @+5511976136970",
+      expected: "inside ``notify ` @+5511976136970`` then @277038292303944",
+    },
+  ])("rewrites visible phone-number mentions to LIDs: $text", ({ text, expected }) => {
     expect(
       resolveWhatsAppOutboundMentions({
         chatJid: "120363000000000000@g.us",
-        text: "ping @+5511976136970",
+        text,
         participants: [
           {
             id: "277038292303944:2@lid",
@@ -29,7 +43,7 @@ describe("resolveWhatsAppOutboundMentions", () => {
         ],
       }),
     ).toEqual({
-      text: "ping @277038292303944",
+      text: expected,
       mentionedJids: ["277038292303944@lid"],
     });
   });
@@ -115,6 +129,30 @@ describe("resolveWhatsAppOutboundMentions", () => {
     });
   });
 
+  it.each([
+    "Run `notify @+5511976136970",
+    "Run `notify\n@+5511976136970",
+    "Run ``notify ` @+5511976136970",
+    "Run ``notify ` @+5511976136970``",
+    "literal \\\\` inside @+5511976136970",
+  ])(
+    "does not rewrite or mention phone numbers inside balanced or unterminated inline code: %j",
+    (text) => {
+      expect(
+        resolveWhatsAppOutboundMentions({
+          chatJid: "120363000000000000@g.us",
+          text,
+          participants: [
+            {
+              id: "277038292303944@lid",
+              phoneNumber: "5511976136970@s.whatsapp.net",
+            },
+          ],
+        }),
+      ).toEqual({ text, mentionedJids: [] });
+    },
+  );
+
   it("does not mention numeric prefixes inside longer tokens", () => {
     expect(
       resolveWhatsAppOutboundMentions({
diff --git a/extensions/whatsapp/src/inbound/outbound-mentions.ts b/extensions/whatsapp/src/inbound/outbound-mentions.ts
index 680de06087e4..1ce85cdc9648 100644
--- a/extensions/whatsapp/src/inbound/outbound-mentions.ts
+++ b/extensions/whatsapp/src/inbound/outbound-mentions.ts
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ export type WhatsAppOutboundMentionResolution = {
 };
 
 const CODE_FENCE_RE = /```[\s\S]*?```/g;
-const INLINE_CODE_RE = /`[^`\n]+`/g;
+const INLINE_CODE_RE = /(?<=(?:^|[^\\])(?:\\\\)*)(`+)[\s\S]*?(?:(?<!`)\1(?!`)|$)/g;
 const OUTBOUND_MENTION_RE = /@(\+?\d+)/g;
 const KNOWN_USER_JID_RE = /^(\d+)(?::\d+)?@(s\.whatsapp\.net|hosted|lid|hosted\.lid|c\.us)$/i;
 const PHONE_JID_DOMAIN_RE = /^(s\.whatsapp\.net|hosted|c\.us)$/i;
diff --git a/extensions/whatsapp/src/inbound/send-api.test.ts b/extensions/whatsapp/src/inbound/send-api.test.ts
index 87ad469df26d..e7f442962fcc 100644
--- a/extensions/whatsapp/src/inbound/send-api.test.ts
+++ b/extensions/whatsapp/src/inbound/send-api.test.ts
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import { PlatformMessageNotDispatchedError } from "openclaw/plugin-sdk/error-run
 import { createRequireRecord } from "openclaw/plugin-sdk/test-fixtures";
 import { afterEach, beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
 import { prepareWhatsAppOutboundMedia } from "../outbound-media-contract.js";
+import { markdownToWhatsApp } from "../text-runtime.js";
 import { resolveWhatsAppOutboundMentions } from "./outbound-mentions.js";
 import { createWebSendApi } from "./send-api.js";
 import { normalizeWhatsAppSendResult, type WhatsAppSendResult } from "./send-result.js";
@@ -329,6 +330,35 @@ describe("createWebSendApi", () => {
     });
   });
 
+  it.each([
+    { messageText: "Run `notify @15551234567" },
+    { messageText: "Run `notify\n@15551234567" },
+    { messageText: "Run ``notify ` @15551234567" },
+    { messageText: "literal \\` ping @15551234567", nativeMention: true },
+    { messageText: "literal \\\\` inside @15551234567" },
+  ])(
+    "only sends native mentions for visible phone numbers outside inline code: $messageText",
+    async ({ messageText, nativeMention }) => {
+      api = createWebSendApi({
+        sock: { sendMessage, sendPresenceUpdate },
+        defaultAccountId: "main",
+        resolveOutboundMentions: ({ jid, text }) =>
+          resolveWhatsAppOutboundMentions({
+            chatJid: jid,
+            text,
+            participants: [{ id: "15551234567@s.whatsapp.net" }],
+          }),
+      });
+
+      await api.sendMessage("120363000000000000@g.us", markdownToWhatsApp(messageText));
+
+      expect(sendMessage).toHaveBeenCalledWith("120363000000000000@g.us", {
+        text: messageText,
+        ...(nativeMention ? { mentions: ["15551234567@s.whatsapp.net"] } : {}),
+      });
+    },
+  );
+
   it("supports image media with caption", async () => {
     const payload = Buffer.from("img");
     await api.sendMessage("+1555", "cap", payload, "image/jpeg");