diff --git a/gateway/run.py b/gateway/run.py
index 785368cffe..0343790b04 100644
--- a/gateway/run.py
+++ b/gateway/run.py
@@ -279,6 +279,7 @@ from gateway.session import (
     build_session_context,
     build_session_context_prompt,
     build_session_key,
+    is_shared_multi_user_session,
 )
 from gateway.delivery import DeliveryRouter
 from gateway.platforms.base import (
@@ -3789,12 +3790,12 @@ class GatewayRunner:
         history = history or []
         message_text = event.text or ""
 
-        _is_shared_thread = (
-            source.chat_type != "dm"
-            and source.thread_id
-            and not getattr(self.config, "thread_sessions_per_user", False)
+        _is_shared_multi_user = is_shared_multi_user_session(
+            source,
+            group_sessions_per_user=getattr(self.config, "group_sessions_per_user", True),
+            thread_sessions_per_user=getattr(self.config, "thread_sessions_per_user", False),
         )
-        if _is_shared_thread and source.user_name:
+        if _is_shared_multi_user and source.user_name:
             message_text = f"[{source.user_name}] {message_text}"
 
         if event.media_urls:
diff --git a/gateway/session.py b/gateway/session.py
index 81278e8521..7fc83b0811 100644
--- a/gateway/session.py
+++ b/gateway/session.py
@@ -152,6 +152,7 @@ class SessionContext:
     source: SessionSource
     connected_platforms: List[Platform]
     home_channels: Dict[Platform, HomeChannel]
+    shared_multi_user_session: bool = False
     
     # Session metadata
     session_key: str = ""
@@ -166,6 +167,7 @@ class SessionContext:
             "home_channels": {
                 p.value: hc.to_dict() for p, hc in self.home_channels.items()
             },
+            "shared_multi_user_session": self.shared_multi_user_session,
             "session_key": self.session_key,
             "session_id": self.session_id,
             "created_at": self.created_at.isoformat() if self.created_at else None,
@@ -240,18 +242,16 @@ def build_session_context_prompt(
         lines.append(f"**Channel Topic:** {context.source.chat_topic}")
 
     # User identity.
-    # In shared thread sessions (non-DM with thread_id), multiple users
-    # contribute to the same conversation.  Don't pin a single user name
-    # in the system prompt — it changes per-turn and would bust the prompt
-    # cache.  Instead, note that this is a multi-user thread; individual
-    # sender names are prefixed on each user message by the gateway.
-    _is_shared_thread = (
-        context.source.chat_type != "dm"
-        and context.source.thread_id
-    )
-    if _is_shared_thread:
+    # In shared multi-user sessions (shared threads OR shared non-thread groups
+    # when group_sessions_per_user=False), multiple users contribute to the same
+    # conversation.  Don't pin a single user name in the system prompt — it
+    # changes per-turn and would bust the prompt cache.  Instead, note that
+    # this is a multi-user session; individual sender names are prefixed on
+    # each user message by the gateway.
+    if context.shared_multi_user_session:
+        session_label = "Multi-user thread" if context.source.thread_id else "Multi-user session"
         lines.append(
-            "**Session type:** Multi-user thread — messages are prefixed "
+            f"**Session type:** {session_label} — messages are prefixed "
             "with [sender name]. Multiple users may participate."
         )
     elif context.source.user_name:
@@ -467,6 +467,27 @@ class SessionEntry:
         )
 
 
+def is_shared_multi_user_session(
+    source: SessionSource,
+    *,
+    group_sessions_per_user: bool = True,
+    thread_sessions_per_user: bool = False,
+) -> bool:
+    """Return True when a non-DM session is shared across participants.
+
+    Mirrors the isolation rules in :func:`build_session_key`:
+      - DMs are never shared.
+      - Threads are shared unless ``thread_sessions_per_user`` is True.
+      - Non-thread group/channel sessions are shared unless
+        ``group_sessions_per_user`` is True (default: True = isolated).
+    """
+    if source.chat_type == "dm":
+        return False
+    if source.thread_id:
+        return not thread_sessions_per_user
+    return not group_sessions_per_user
+
+
 def build_session_key(
     source: SessionSource,
     group_sessions_per_user: bool = True,
@@ -1238,6 +1259,11 @@ def build_session_context(
         source=source,
         connected_platforms=connected,
         home_channels=home_channels,
+        shared_multi_user_session=is_shared_multi_user_session(
+            source,
+            group_sessions_per_user=getattr(config, "group_sessions_per_user", True),
+            thread_sessions_per_user=getattr(config, "thread_sessions_per_user", False),
+        ),
     )
     
     if session_entry:
diff --git a/tests/gateway/test_session.py b/tests/gateway/test_session.py
index 39e4aad3d6..bf1eba51df 100644
--- a/tests/gateway/test_session.py
+++ b/tests/gateway/test_session.py
@@ -356,6 +356,28 @@ class TestBuildSessionContextPrompt:
         assert "**User:** Alice" in prompt
         assert "Multi-user thread" not in prompt
 
+    def test_shared_non_thread_group_prompt_hides_single_user(self):
+        """Shared non-thread group sessions should avoid pinning one user."""
+        config = GatewayConfig(
+            platforms={
+                Platform.TELEGRAM: PlatformConfig(enabled=True, token="fake"),
+            },
+            group_sessions_per_user=False,
+        )
+        source = SessionSource(
+            platform=Platform.TELEGRAM,
+            chat_id="-1002285219667",
+            chat_name="Test Group",
+            chat_type="group",
+            user_name="Alice",
+        )
+        ctx = build_session_context(source, config)
+        prompt = build_session_context_prompt(ctx)
+
+        assert "Multi-user session" in prompt
+        assert "[sender name]" in prompt
+        assert "**User:** Alice" not in prompt
+
     def test_dm_thread_shows_user_not_multi(self):
         """DM threads are single-user and should show User, not multi-user note."""
         config = GatewayConfig(
diff --git a/tests/gateway/test_shared_group_sender_prefix.py b/tests/gateway/test_shared_group_sender_prefix.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9f0e525f64
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/gateway/test_shared_group_sender_prefix.py
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+import pytest
+
+from gateway.config import GatewayConfig, Platform, PlatformConfig
+from gateway.platforms.base import MessageEvent
+from gateway.run import GatewayRunner
+from gateway.session import SessionSource
+
+
+def _make_runner(config: GatewayConfig) -> GatewayRunner:
+    runner = object.__new__(GatewayRunner)
+    runner.config = config
+    runner.adapters = {}
+    runner._model = "openai/gpt-4.1-mini"
+    runner._base_url = None
+    return runner
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_preprocess_prefixes_sender_for_shared_non_thread_group_session():
+    runner = _make_runner(
+        GatewayConfig(
+            platforms={
+                Platform.TELEGRAM: PlatformConfig(enabled=True, token="fake"),
+            },
+            group_sessions_per_user=False,
+        )
+    )
+    source = SessionSource(
+        platform=Platform.TELEGRAM,
+        chat_id="-1002285219667",
+        chat_name="Test Group",
+        chat_type="group",
+        user_name="Alice",
+    )
+    event = MessageEvent(text="hello", source=source)
+
+    result = await runner._prepare_inbound_message_text(
+        event=event,
+        source=source,
+        history=[],
+    )
+
+    assert result == "[Alice] hello"
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_preprocess_keeps_plain_text_for_default_group_sessions():
+    runner = _make_runner(
+        GatewayConfig(
+            platforms={
+                Platform.TELEGRAM: PlatformConfig(enabled=True, token="fake"),
+            },
+        )
+    )
+    source = SessionSource(
+        platform=Platform.TELEGRAM,
+        chat_id="-1002285219667",
+        chat_name="Test Group",
+        chat_type="group",
+        user_name="Alice",
+    )
+    event = MessageEvent(text="hello", source=source)
+
+    result = await runner._prepare_inbound_message_text(
+        event=event,
+        source=source,
+        history=[],
+    )
+
+    assert result == "hello"