diff --git a/plugins/platforms/telegram/adapter.py b/plugins/platforms/telegram/adapter.py
index 5fc0dcbae1d..b23bdcf8d33 100644
--- a/plugins/platforms/telegram/adapter.py
+++ b/plugins/platforms/telegram/adapter.py
@@ -3054,17 +3054,28 @@ class TelegramAdapter(BasePlatformAdapter):
                 )
                 # Keep request/update pools separate to reduce contention during
                 # polling reconnect + bot API bootstrap/delete_webhook calls.
+                # httpx ignores the client-level `limits` kwarg when a custom
+                # `transport` is supplied (#58790).  Pass the tuned limits
+                # directly into TelegramFallbackTransport so its inner
+                # AsyncHTTPTransport instances honour keepalive_expiry.
+                _transport_kwargs: dict = {}
+                if _pool_limits is not None:
+                    _transport_kwargs["limits"] = _pool_limits
                 request = HTTPXRequest(
                     **request_kwargs,
-                    httpx_kwargs=_with_limits(
-                        {"transport": TelegramFallbackTransport(fallback_ips)}
-                    ),
+                    httpx_kwargs={
+                        "transport": TelegramFallbackTransport(
+                            fallback_ips, **_transport_kwargs
+                        )
+                    },
                 )
                 get_updates_request = HTTPXRequest(
                     **request_kwargs,
-                    httpx_kwargs=_with_limits(
-                        {"transport": TelegramFallbackTransport(fallback_ips)}
-                    ),
+                    httpx_kwargs={
+                        "transport": TelegramFallbackTransport(
+                            fallback_ips, **_transport_kwargs
+                        )
+                    },
                 )
             elif proxy_url:
                 logger.info("[%s] Proxy detected; passing explicitly to HTTPXRequest: %s", self.name, proxy_url)
diff --git a/tests/gateway/test_telegram_network.py b/tests/gateway/test_telegram_network.py
index 57950d0fb61..cede492fe5b 100644
--- a/tests/gateway/test_telegram_network.py
+++ b/tests/gateway/test_telegram_network.py
@@ -354,6 +354,37 @@ class TestFallbackTransportInit:
         assert len(seen_kwargs) == 2
         assert all("proxy" not in kwargs for kwargs in seen_kwargs)
 
+    def test_forwards_limits_to_inner_transports(self, monkeypatch):
+        """Verify that caller-supplied limits reach the inner
+        AsyncHTTPTransport instances (#58790).  httpx ignores the
+        client-level limits kwarg when a custom transport is
+        supplied, so the limits must be forwarded via transport_kwargs.
+        """
+        seen_kwargs = []
+
+        def factory(**kwargs):
+            seen_kwargs.append(kwargs.copy())
+            return FakeTransport([], {})
+
+        for key in ("HTTPS_PROXY", "HTTP_PROXY", "ALL_PROXY", "https_proxy", "http_proxy", "all_proxy", "TELEGRAM_PROXY", "NO_PROXY", "no_proxy"):
+            monkeypatch.delenv(key, raising=False)
+        monkeypatch.setattr(tnet.httpx, "AsyncHTTPTransport", factory)
+
+        custom_limits = httpx.Limits(
+            max_connections=42,
+            max_keepalive_connections=10,
+            keepalive_expiry=30.0,
+        )
+        transport = tnet.TelegramFallbackTransport(
+            ["149.154.167.220"], limits=custom_limits
+        )
+
+        # 1 primary + 1 fallback = 2 AsyncHTTPTransport instances
+        assert len(seen_kwargs) == 2
+        for kw in seen_kwargs:
+            assert "limits" in kw
+            assert kw["limits"] is custom_limits
+
 
 class TestFallbackTransportClose:
     @pytest.mark.asyncio