diff --git a/nanobot/channels/telegram.py b/nanobot/channels/telegram.py
index f6abb056a..aaabd6468 100644
--- a/nanobot/channels/telegram.py
+++ b/nanobot/channels/telegram.py
@@ -200,8 +200,8 @@ class TelegramChannel(BaseChannel):
         BotCommand("restart", "Restart the bot"),
         BotCommand("status", "Show bot status"),
         BotCommand("dream", "Run Dream memory consolidation now"),
-        BotCommand("dream-log", "Show the latest Dream memory change"),
-        BotCommand("dream-restore", "Restore Dream memory to an earlier version"),
+        BotCommand("dream_log", "Show the latest Dream memory change"),
+        BotCommand("dream_restore", "Restore Dream memory to an earlier version"),
         BotCommand("help", "Show available commands"),
     ]
 
@@ -245,6 +245,17 @@ class TelegramChannel(BaseChannel):
 
         return sid in allow_list or username in allow_list
 
+    @staticmethod
+    def _normalize_telegram_command(content: str) -> str:
+        """Map Telegram-safe command aliases back to canonical nanobot commands."""
+        if not content.startswith("/"):
+            return content
+        if content == "/dream_log" or content.startswith("/dream_log "):
+            return content.replace("/dream_log", "/dream-log", 1)
+        if content == "/dream_restore" or content.startswith("/dream_restore "):
+            return content.replace("/dream_restore", "/dream-restore", 1)
+        return content
+
     async def start(self) -> None:
         """Start the Telegram bot with long polling."""
         if not self.config.token:
@@ -289,7 +300,7 @@ class TelegramChannel(BaseChannel):
         )
         self._app.add_handler(
             MessageHandler(
-                filters.Regex(r"^/(dream-log|dream-restore)(?:@\w+)?(?:\s+.*)?$"),
+                filters.Regex(r"^/(dream-log|dream_log|dream-restore|dream_restore)(?:@\w+)?(?:\s+.*)?$"),
                 self._forward_command,
             )
         )
@@ -812,6 +823,7 @@ class TelegramChannel(BaseChannel):
             cmd_part, *rest = content.split(" ", 1)
             cmd_part = cmd_part.split("@")[0]
             content = f"{cmd_part} {rest[0]}" if rest else cmd_part
+        content = self._normalize_telegram_command(content)
             
         await self._handle_message(
             sender_id=self._sender_id(user),
diff --git a/tests/channels/test_telegram_channel.py b/tests/channels/test_telegram_channel.py
index 21ceb5f63..9584ad547 100644
--- a/tests/channels/test_telegram_channel.py
+++ b/tests/channels/test_telegram_channel.py
@@ -189,8 +189,8 @@ async def test_start_creates_separate_pools_with_proxy(monkeypatch) -> None:
     assert callable(app.updater.start_polling_kwargs["error_callback"])
     assert any(cmd.command == "status" for cmd in app.bot.commands)
     assert any(cmd.command == "dream" for cmd in app.bot.commands)
-    assert any(cmd.command == "dream-log" for cmd in app.bot.commands)
-    assert any(cmd.command == "dream-restore" for cmd in app.bot.commands)
+    assert any(cmd.command == "dream_log" for cmd in app.bot.commands)
+    assert any(cmd.command == "dream_restore" for cmd in app.bot.commands)
 
 
 @pytest.mark.asyncio
@@ -1009,6 +1009,27 @@ async def test_forward_command_preserves_dream_log_args_and_strips_bot_suffix()
     assert handled[0]["content"] == "/dream-log deadbeef"
 
 
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_forward_command_normalizes_telegram_safe_dream_aliases() -> None:
+    channel = TelegramChannel(
+        TelegramConfig(enabled=True, token="123:abc", allow_from=["*"], group_policy="open"),
+        MessageBus(),
+    )
+    channel._app = _FakeApp(lambda: None)
+    handled = []
+
+    async def capture_handle(**kwargs) -> None:
+        handled.append(kwargs)
+
+    channel._handle_message = capture_handle
+    update = _make_telegram_update(text="/dream_restore@nanobot_test deadbeef", reply_to_message=None)
+
+    await channel._forward_command(update, None)
+
+    assert len(handled) == 1
+    assert handled[0]["content"] == "/dream-restore deadbeef"
+
+
 @pytest.mark.asyncio
 async def test_on_help_includes_restart_command() -> None:
     channel = TelegramChannel(