diff --git a/gateway/config.py b/gateway/config.py
index 72fde982a4..0f8afc22a4 100644
--- a/gateway/config.py
+++ b/gateway/config.py
@@ -638,6 +638,16 @@ def load_gateway_config() -> GatewayConfig:
                     os.environ["TELEGRAM_IGNORED_THREADS"] = str(ignored_threads)
                 if "reactions" in telegram_cfg and not os.getenv("TELEGRAM_REACTIONS"):
                     os.environ["TELEGRAM_REACTIONS"] = str(telegram_cfg["reactions"]).lower()
+                if "disable_link_previews" in telegram_cfg:
+                    plat_data = platforms_data.setdefault(Platform.TELEGRAM.value, {})
+                    if not isinstance(plat_data, dict):
+                        plat_data = {}
+                        platforms_data[Platform.TELEGRAM.value] = plat_data
+                    extra = plat_data.setdefault("extra", {})
+                    if not isinstance(extra, dict):
+                        extra = {}
+                        plat_data["extra"] = extra
+                    extra["disable_link_previews"] = telegram_cfg["disable_link_previews"]
 
             whatsapp_cfg = yaml_cfg.get("whatsapp", {})
             if isinstance(whatsapp_cfg, dict):
diff --git a/tests/gateway/test_config.py b/tests/gateway/test_config.py
index 1496c67662..1b5a2c530a 100644
--- a/tests/gateway/test_config.py
+++ b/tests/gateway/test_config.py
@@ -284,6 +284,22 @@ class TestLoadGatewayConfig:
         assert config.unauthorized_dm_behavior == "ignore"
         assert config.platforms[Platform.WHATSAPP].extra["unauthorized_dm_behavior"] == "pair"
 
+    def test_bridges_telegram_disable_link_previews_from_config_yaml(self, tmp_path, monkeypatch):
+        hermes_home = tmp_path / ".hermes"
+        hermes_home.mkdir()
+        config_path = hermes_home / "config.yaml"
+        config_path.write_text(
+            "telegram:\n"
+            "  disable_link_previews: true\n",
+            encoding="utf-8",
+        )
+
+        monkeypatch.setenv("HERMES_HOME", str(hermes_home))
+
+        config = load_gateway_config()
+
+        assert config.platforms[Platform.TELEGRAM].extra["disable_link_previews"] is True
+
 
 class TestHomeChannelEnvOverrides:
     """Home channel env vars should apply even when the platform was already
diff --git a/tests/tools/test_send_message_tool.py b/tests/tools/test_send_message_tool.py
index a174cf24f3..8b4241300a 100644
--- a/tests/tools/test_send_message_tool.py
+++ b/tests/tools/test_send_message_tool.py
@@ -577,7 +577,7 @@ class TestSendToPlatformChunking:
 
         sent_calls = []
 
-        async def fake_send(token, chat_id, message, media_files=None, thread_id=None):
+        async def fake_send(token, chat_id, message, media_files=None, thread_id=None, disable_link_previews=False):
             sent_calls.append(media_files or [])
             return {"success": True, "platform": "telegram", "chat_id": chat_id, "message_id": str(len(sent_calls))}
 
@@ -756,6 +756,17 @@ class TestSendTelegramHtmlDetection:
         kwargs = bot.send_message.await_args.kwargs
         assert kwargs["parse_mode"] == "MarkdownV2"
 
+    def test_disable_link_previews_sets_disable_web_page_preview(self, monkeypatch):
+        bot = self._make_bot()
+        _install_telegram_mock(monkeypatch, bot)
+
+        asyncio.run(
+            _send_telegram("tok", "123", "https://example.com", disable_link_previews=True)
+        )
+
+        kwargs = bot.send_message.await_args.kwargs
+        assert kwargs["disable_web_page_preview"] is True
+
     def test_html_with_code_and_pre_tags(self, monkeypatch):
         bot = self._make_bot()
         _install_telegram_mock(monkeypatch, bot)
diff --git a/tools/send_message_tool.py b/tools/send_message_tool.py
index 27edf0eec9..782155c831 100644
--- a/tools/send_message_tool.py
+++ b/tools/send_message_tool.py
@@ -375,6 +375,7 @@ async def _send_to_platform(platform, pconfig, chat_id, message, thread_id=None,
     # --- Telegram: special handling for media attachments ---
     if platform == Platform.TELEGRAM:
         last_result = None
+        disable_link_previews = bool(getattr(pconfig, "extra", {}) and pconfig.extra.get("disable_link_previews"))
         for i, chunk in enumerate(chunks):
             is_last = (i == len(chunks) - 1)
             result = await _send_telegram(
@@ -383,6 +384,7 @@ async def _send_to_platform(platform, pconfig, chat_id, message, thread_id=None,
                 chunk,
                 media_files=media_files if is_last else [],
                 thread_id=thread_id,
+                disable_link_previews=disable_link_previews,
             )
             if isinstance(result, dict) and result.get("error"):
                 return result
@@ -484,7 +486,7 @@ async def _send_to_platform(platform, pconfig, chat_id, message, thread_id=None,
     return last_result
 
 
-async def _send_telegram(token, chat_id, message, media_files=None, thread_id=None):
+async def _send_telegram(token, chat_id, message, media_files=None, thread_id=None, disable_link_previews=False):
     """Send via Telegram Bot API (one-shot, no polling needed).
 
     Applies markdown→MarkdownV2 formatting (same as the gateway adapter)
@@ -520,6 +522,8 @@ async def _send_telegram(token, chat_id, message, media_files=None, thread_id=No
         thread_kwargs = {}
         if thread_id is not None:
             thread_kwargs["message_thread_id"] = int(thread_id)
+        if disable_link_previews:
+            thread_kwargs["disable_web_page_preview"] = True
 
         last_msg = None
         warnings = []