diff --git a/tests/tools/test_send_message_target_parse.py b/tests/tools/test_send_message_target_parse.py
index 6b1226580055..3440fef3032b 100644
--- a/tests/tools/test_send_message_target_parse.py
+++ b/tests/tools/test_send_message_target_parse.py
@@ -29,6 +29,23 @@ def test_e164_target_still_requires_phone_platform() -> None:
     assert _parse_target_ref("matrix", "+15551234567")[2] is False
 
 
+def test_photon_dm_chat_guid_is_explicit() -> None:
+    # 'any;-;+1555...' is the platform-native DM space GUID inbound events
+    # carry — it must pass through verbatim instead of bouncing off the
+    # channel directory (issue #69960's secondary target-resolution bug).
+    chat_id, thread_id, is_explicit = _parse_target_ref(
+        "photon", "any;-;+15551234567"
+    )
+
+    assert chat_id == "any;-;+15551234567"
+    assert thread_id is None
+    assert is_explicit is True
+
+
+def test_photon_dm_chat_guid_only_matches_photon() -> None:
+    assert _parse_target_ref("signal", "any;-;+15551234567")[2] is False
+
+
 def test_whatsapp_group_jid_target_is_explicit() -> None:
     chat_id, thread_id, is_explicit = _parse_target_ref(
         "whatsapp", "120363408391911677@g.us"
diff --git a/tools/send_message_tool.py b/tools/send_message_tool.py
index fff26ff75972..f6b7dc37d972 100644
--- a/tools/send_message_tool.py
+++ b/tools/send_message_tool.py
@@ -44,6 +44,8 @@ _NUMERIC_TOPIC_RE = _TELEGRAM_TOPIC_TARGET_RE
 # downstream adapters (signal, etc.) expect.
 _PHONE_PLATFORMS = frozenset({"photon", "signal", "sms", "whatsapp"})
 _E164_TARGET_RE = re.compile(r"^\s*\+(\d{7,15})\s*$")
+# Photon DM chat GUID (mirrors _DM_CHAT_GUID_RE in the photon adapter).
+_PHOTON_DM_GUID_RE = re.compile(r"^any;-;\+\d{6,}$")
 # WhatsApp JIDs: group chats (<digits>@g.us), individual users
 # (<phone>@s.whatsapp.net), linked identities (<id>@lid), and broadcast /
 # newsletter chats. These are explicit native targets the bridge accepts
@@ -603,6 +605,12 @@ def _parse_target_ref(platform_name: str, target_ref: str):
             # Preserve the leading '+' — signal-cli and sms/whatsapp adapters
             # expect E.164 format for direct recipients.
             return target_ref.strip(), None, True
+    if platform_name == "photon":
+        # Photon DM chat GUIDs ('any;-;+1555...') are platform-native ids the
+        # adapter resolves itself — pass through verbatim instead of bouncing
+        # them off the channel directory (mirrors the react handler).
+        if _PHOTON_DM_GUID_RE.fullmatch(target_ref.strip()):
+            return target_ref.strip(), None, True
     if target_ref.lstrip("-").isdigit():
         return target_ref, None, True
     # Matrix room IDs (start with !) and user IDs (start with @) are explicit