diff --git a/gateway/platforms/base.py b/gateway/platforms/base.py
index 505aabbb25..82d09f3a82 100644
--- a/gateway/platforms/base.py
+++ b/gateway/platforms/base.py
@@ -1579,7 +1579,7 @@ class BasePlatformAdapter(ABC):
             # session lifecycle and its cleanup races with the running task
             # (see PR #4926).
             cmd = event.get_command()
-            if cmd in ("approve", "deny", "status", "stop", "new", "reset", "background", "restart"):
+            if cmd in ("approve", "deny", "status", "stop", "new", "reset", "background", "restart", "queue", "q"):
                 logger.debug(
                     "[%s] Command '/%s' bypassing active-session guard for %s",
                     self.name, cmd, session_key,
diff --git a/tests/gateway/test_command_bypass_active_session.py b/tests/gateway/test_command_bypass_active_session.py
index 318b14dd82..180c15f711 100644
--- a/tests/gateway/test_command_bypass_active_session.py
+++ b/tests/gateway/test_command_bypass_active_session.py
@@ -176,6 +176,22 @@ class TestCommandBypassActiveSession:
             "/background response was not sent back to the user"
         )
 
+    @pytest.mark.asyncio
+    async def test_queue_bypasses_guard(self):
+        """/queue must bypass so it can queue without interrupting."""
+        adapter = _make_adapter()
+        sk = _session_key()
+        adapter._active_sessions[sk] = asyncio.Event()
+
+        await adapter.handle_message(_make_event("/queue follow up"))
+
+        assert sk not in adapter._pending_messages, (
+            "/queue was queued as a pending message instead of being dispatched"
+        )
+        assert any("handled:queue" in r for r in adapter.sent_responses), (
+            "/queue response was not sent back to the user"
+        )
+
 
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Tests: non-bypass messages still get queued