diff --git a/gateway/platforms/telegram.py b/gateway/platforms/telegram.py
index d893b8115cf..9bc04c43653 100644
--- a/gateway/platforms/telegram.py
+++ b/gateway/platforms/telegram.py
@@ -2262,6 +2262,17 @@ class TelegramAdapter(BasePlatformAdapter):
             text = f"❓ {_html.escape(question)}"
             thread_id = self._metadata_thread_id(metadata)
 
+            if choices:
+                # Render full option text in the message body so mobile
+                # users can read long choices that would be truncated in
+                # inline button labels.  Buttons keep short numeric labels
+                # (1, 2, …, Other) to avoid Telegram truncation.
+                option_lines = "\n".join(
+                    f"{i + 1}. {_html.escape(str(c))}"
+                    for i, c in enumerate(choices)
+                )
+                text += f"\n\n{option_lines}"
+
             kwargs: Dict[str, Any] = {
                 "chat_id": int(chat_id),
                 "text": text,
@@ -2271,15 +2282,12 @@ class TelegramAdapter(BasePlatformAdapter):
 
             if choices:
                 # Telegram caps callback_data at 64 bytes; keep "cl:<id>:<idx>"
-                # short.  Button label is also capped (~64 chars in practice).
+                # short.
                 rows = []
-                for idx, choice in enumerate(choices):
-                    label = str(choice)
-                    if len(label) > 60:
-                        label = label[:57] + "..."
+                for idx in range(len(choices)):
                     rows.append([
                         InlineKeyboardButton(
-                            f"{idx + 1}. {label}",
+                            str(idx + 1),
                             callback_data=f"cl:{clarify_id}:{idx}",
                         )
                     ])
diff --git a/tests/gateway/test_telegram_clarify_buttons.py b/tests/gateway/test_telegram_clarify_buttons.py
index b9e7bd5130f..56c0f9e60c4 100644
--- a/tests/gateway/test_telegram_clarify_buttons.py
+++ b/tests/gateway/test_telegram_clarify_buttons.py
@@ -100,6 +100,10 @@ class TestTelegramSendClarify:
         kwargs = adapter._bot.send_message.call_args[1]
         assert kwargs["chat_id"] == 12345
         assert "Which option?" in kwargs["text"]
+        # Full option text rendered in the message body (not just buttons)
+        assert "1. alpha" in kwargs["text"]
+        assert "2. beta" in kwargs["text"]
+        assert "3. gamma" in kwargs["text"]
         # InlineKeyboardMarkup with N+1 buttons (3 choices + Other)
         markup = kwargs["reply_markup"]
         assert markup is not None
@@ -144,13 +148,15 @@ class TestTelegramSendClarify:
         assert result.success is False
 
     @pytest.mark.asyncio
-    async def test_truncates_long_choice_label(self):
+    async def test_long_choice_rendered_in_body_not_truncated(self):
+        """Long choice text appears in full in the message body;
+        button labels stay short numeric (1, 2, …)."""
         adapter = _make_adapter()
         mock_msg = MagicMock()
         mock_msg.message_id = 102
         adapter._bot.send_message = AsyncMock(return_value=mock_msg)
 
-        long_choice = "x" * 200  # > 60 char cap
+        long_choice = "x" * 200
         result = await adapter.send_clarify(
             chat_id="12345",
             question="?",
@@ -159,9 +165,12 @@ class TestTelegramSendClarify:
             session_key="sk4",
         )
         assert result.success is True
-        # The truncation logic replaces with "..." past 57 chars; we don't
-        # inspect the mock's button labels directly (auto-MagicMock), but
-        # we can verify the call didn't raise on absurdly long input.
+        kwargs = adapter._bot.send_message.call_args[1]
+        # The full long choice text appears in the message body
+        assert long_choice in kwargs["text"]
+        # The button label should be short ("1"), not the long choice
+        # (we can't inspect mock button labels directly, but the send
+        # succeeded — old truncation code could raise on edge cases)
 
     @pytest.mark.asyncio
     async def test_html_escapes_question(self):