diff --git a/plugins/platforms/telegram/adapter.py b/plugins/platforms/telegram/adapter.py
index fb7123aaf27e7..db9cd199d30c5 100644
--- a/plugins/platforms/telegram/adapter.py
+++ b/plugins/platforms/telegram/adapter.py
@@ -5149,7 +5149,10 @@ async def send_exec_approval(
                         InlineKeyboardButton("✅ Always", callback_data=f"ea:always:{approval_id}")
                     )
             buttons.append(InlineKeyboardButton("❌ Deny", callback_data=f"ea:deny:{approval_id}"))
-            keyboard = InlineKeyboardMarkup([buttons])
+            # Pair into rows (2x2 for the full set) so labels stay readable on
+            # mobile — a single 4-button row truncates to "Allo… / Ses… / …".
+            rows = [buttons[i:i + 2] for i in range(0, len(buttons), 2)]
+            keyboard = InlineKeyboardMarkup(rows)
 
             kwargs: Dict[str, Any] = {
                 "chat_id": normalize_telegram_chat_id(chat_id),
diff --git a/tests/gateway/test_telegram_approval_buttons.py b/tests/gateway/test_telegram_approval_buttons.py
index d65b2ad683a6f..da9297e562c18 100644
--- a/tests/gateway/test_telegram_approval_buttons.py
+++ b/tests/gateway/test_telegram_approval_buttons.py
@@ -148,6 +148,78 @@ async def test_non_smart_allow_permanent_false_keeps_session(self, monkeypatch):
 
         assert buttons == ["✅ Allow Once", "✅ Session", "❌ Deny"]
 
+    @pytest.mark.asyncio
+    async def test_full_approval_keyboard_is_two_by_two(self, monkeypatch):
+        """Regression: d48bf743f flattened all buttons into one row (4x1)."""
+        adapter = _make_adapter()
+        adapter._bot.send_message = AsyncMock(return_value=SimpleNamespace(message_id=42))
+        captured_rows = []
+        monkeypatch.setattr(
+            "plugins.platforms.telegram.adapter.InlineKeyboardButton",
+            lambda text, callback_data: text,
+        )
+        monkeypatch.setattr(
+            "plugins.platforms.telegram.adapter.InlineKeyboardMarkup",
+            lambda rows: captured_rows.extend(rows) or rows,
+        )
+
+        await adapter.send_exec_approval(
+            chat_id="12345", command="curl example.test", session_key="s",
+        )
+
+        assert captured_rows == [
+            ["✅ Allow Once", "✅ Session"],
+            ["✅ Always", "❌ Deny"],
+        ]
+
+    @pytest.mark.asyncio
+    async def test_three_button_keyboard_pairs_then_singleton(self, monkeypatch):
+        adapter = _make_adapter()
+        adapter._bot.send_message = AsyncMock(return_value=SimpleNamespace(message_id=42))
+        captured_rows = []
+        monkeypatch.setattr(
+            "plugins.platforms.telegram.adapter.InlineKeyboardButton",
+            lambda text, callback_data: text,
+        )
+        monkeypatch.setattr(
+            "plugins.platforms.telegram.adapter.InlineKeyboardMarkup",
+            lambda rows: captured_rows.extend(rows) or rows,
+        )
+
+        await adapter.send_exec_approval(
+            chat_id="12345", command="curl example.test", session_key="s",
+            allow_permanent=False,
+        )
+
+        assert captured_rows == [
+            ["✅ Allow Once", "✅ Session"],
+            ["❌ Deny"],
+        ]
+
+    @pytest.mark.asyncio
+    async def test_smart_deny_two_buttons_share_one_row(self, monkeypatch):
+        """smart_deny yields 2 buttons — they pair into a single readable row."""
+        adapter = _make_adapter()
+        adapter._bot.send_message = AsyncMock(return_value=SimpleNamespace(message_id=42))
+        captured_rows = []
+        monkeypatch.setattr(
+            "plugins.platforms.telegram.adapter.InlineKeyboardButton",
+            lambda text, callback_data: text,
+        )
+        monkeypatch.setattr(
+            "plugins.platforms.telegram.adapter.InlineKeyboardMarkup",
+            lambda rows: captured_rows.extend(rows) or rows,
+        )
+
+        await adapter.send_exec_approval(
+            chat_id="12345", command="curl example.test", session_key="s",
+            allow_permanent=False, smart_denied=True,
+        )
+
+        assert captured_rows == [
+            ["✅ Allow Once", "❌ Deny"],
+        ]
+
     @pytest.mark.asyncio
     async def test_stores_approval_state(self):
         adapter = _make_adapter()