diff --git a/gateway/platforms/qqbot/adapter.py b/gateway/platforms/qqbot/adapter.py
index 12caef0f1449..0abe156b3df9 100644
--- a/gateway/platforms/qqbot/adapter.py
+++ b/gateway/platforms/qqbot/adapter.py
@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@ def __init__(self, code, reason=""):
     CONNECT_TIMEOUT_SECONDS,
     RECONNECT_BACKOFF,
     MAX_RECONNECT_ATTEMPTS,
+    MAX_RESUME_ATTEMPTS,
     RATE_LIMIT_DELAY,
     QUICK_DISCONNECT_THRESHOLD,
     MAX_QUICK_DISCONNECT_COUNT,
@@ -205,6 +206,7 @@ def __init__(self, config: PlatformConfig):
         self._heartbeat_interval: float = 30.0  # seconds, updated by Hello
         self._session_id: Optional[str] = None
         self._last_seq: Optional[int] = None
+        self._resume_attempts: int = 0
         self._chat_type_map: Dict[str, str] = {}  # chat_id → "c2c"|"group"|"guild"|"dm"
 
         # Request/response correlation
@@ -576,6 +578,7 @@ async def _listen_loop(self) -> None:
                     )
                     self._session_id = None
                     self._last_seq = None
+                    self._resume_attempts = 0
 
                 if await self._reconnect(backoff_idx):
                     backoff_idx = 0
@@ -734,6 +737,7 @@ async def _send_resume(self) -> None:
             # If resume fails, clear session and fall back to identify on next Hello
             self._session_id = None
             self._last_seq = None
+            self._resume_attempts = 0
 
     @staticmethod
     def _create_task(coro):
@@ -772,8 +776,21 @@ def _dispatch_payload(self, payload: Dict[str, Any]) -> None:
             # Authenticate: send Resume if we have a session, else Identify.
             # Use _create_task which is safe when no event loop is running (tests).
             if self._session_id and self._last_seq is not None:
-                self._create_task(self._send_resume())
+                if self._resume_attempts >= MAX_RESUME_ATTEMPTS:
+                    logger.warning(
+                        "[%s] Resume attempt cap reached (%d). Falling back to Identify.",
+                        self._log_tag,
+                        MAX_RESUME_ATTEMPTS,
+                    )
+                    self._session_id = None
+                    self._last_seq = None
+                    self._resume_attempts = 0
+                    self._create_task(self._send_identify())
+                else:
+                    self._resume_attempts += 1
+                    self._create_task(self._send_resume())
             else:
+                self._resume_attempts = 0
                 self._create_task(self._send_identify())
             return
 
@@ -782,6 +799,7 @@ def _dispatch_payload(self, payload: Dict[str, Any]) -> None:
             if t == "READY":
                 self._handle_ready(d)
             elif t == "RESUMED":
+                self._resume_attempts = 0
                 logger.info("[%s] Session resumed", self._log_tag)
             elif t in (
                     "C2C_MESSAGE_CREATE",
@@ -807,6 +825,7 @@ def _handle_ready(self, d: Any) -> None:
         """Handle the READY event — store session_id for resume."""
         if isinstance(d, dict):
             self._session_id = d.get("session_id")
+            self._resume_attempts = 0
             logger.info("[%s] Ready, session_id=%s", self._log_tag, self._session_id)
 
     # ------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/gateway/platforms/qqbot/constants.py b/gateway/platforms/qqbot/constants.py
index ddae3c133edc..5ef0c69ccc8e 100644
--- a/gateway/platforms/qqbot/constants.py
+++ b/gateway/platforms/qqbot/constants.py
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@
 
 RECONNECT_BACKOFF = [2, 5, 10, 30, 60]
 MAX_RECONNECT_ATTEMPTS = 100
+MAX_RESUME_ATTEMPTS = 3
 RATE_LIMIT_DELAY = 60  # seconds
 QUICK_DISCONNECT_THRESHOLD = 5.0  # seconds
 MAX_QUICK_DISCONNECT_COUNT = 3
diff --git a/tests/gateway/test_qqbot.py b/tests/gateway/test_qqbot.py
index a0c9fa6573cd..ff7eda75175c 100644
--- a/tests/gateway/test_qqbot.py
+++ b/tests/gateway/test_qqbot.py
@@ -478,6 +478,53 @@ def test_resumed_preserves_session(self):
         assert adapter._last_seq == 60
 
 
+class TestHelloAuthModeSelection:
+    def _make_adapter(self, **extra):
+        from gateway.platforms.qqbot import QQAdapter
+        return QQAdapter(_make_config(**extra))
+
+    def test_hello_uses_resume_before_cap(self):
+        adapter = self._make_adapter(app_id="a", client_secret="b")
+        adapter._session_id = "sess_1"
+        adapter._last_seq = 10
+
+        scheduled = []
+        adapter._create_task = lambda coro: scheduled.append(coro)  # type: ignore[assignment]
+        adapter._send_resume = mock.AsyncMock(name="send_resume")
+        adapter._send_identify = mock.AsyncMock(name="send_identify")
+
+        adapter._dispatch_payload({"op": 10, "d": {"heartbeat_interval": 30000}})
+
+        assert len(scheduled) == 1
+        assert adapter._resume_attempts == 1
+        adapter._send_resume.assert_called_once()
+        adapter._send_identify.assert_not_called()
+        scheduled[0].close()
+
+    def test_hello_falls_back_to_identify_when_resume_cap_reached(self):
+        from gateway.platforms.qqbot.constants import MAX_RESUME_ATTEMPTS
+
+        adapter = self._make_adapter(app_id="a", client_secret="b")
+        adapter._session_id = "stale_sess"
+        adapter._last_seq = 99
+        adapter._resume_attempts = MAX_RESUME_ATTEMPTS
+
+        scheduled = []
+        adapter._create_task = lambda coro: scheduled.append(coro)  # type: ignore[assignment]
+        adapter._send_resume = mock.AsyncMock(name="send_resume")
+        adapter._send_identify = mock.AsyncMock(name="send_identify")
+
+        adapter._dispatch_payload({"op": 10, "d": {"heartbeat_interval": 30000}})
+
+        assert len(scheduled) == 1
+        assert adapter._session_id is None
+        assert adapter._last_seq is None
+        assert adapter._resume_attempts == 0
+        adapter._send_resume.assert_not_called()
+        adapter._send_identify.assert_called_once()
+        scheduled[0].close()
+
+
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 # _parse_json
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