diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 9f1e0fd10..fe2ebe45a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ nanobot agent -m "Hello from my local LLM!"
 
 ## 💬 Chat Apps
 
-Talk to your nanobot through Telegram, Discord, WhatsApp, or Feishu — anytime, anywhere.
+Talk to your nanobot through Telegram, Discord, WhatsApp, Feishu or Matrix(Element) — anytime, anywhere.
 
 | Channel | Setup |
 |---------|-------|
diff --git a/nanobot/channels/manager.py b/nanobot/channels/manager.py
index 1501a2888..06bc2a67a 100644
--- a/nanobot/channels/manager.py
+++ b/nanobot/channels/manager.py
@@ -95,7 +95,19 @@ class ChannelManager:
                 logger.info("DingTalk channel enabled")
             except ImportError as e:
                 logger.warning(f"DingTalk channel not available: {e}")
-    
+        
+        # Matrix channel
+        if self.config.channels.matrix.enabled:
+            try:
+                from nanobot.channels.matrix import MatrixChannel
+                self.channels["matrix"] = MatrixChannel(
+                    self.config.channels.matrix,
+                    self.bus
+                )
+                logger.info("Matrix channel enabled")
+            except ImportError as e:
+                logger.warning(f"Matrix channel not available: {e}")
+
     async def _start_channel(self, name: str, channel: BaseChannel) -> None:
         """Start a channel and log any exceptions."""
         try:
diff --git a/nanobot/channels/matrix.py b/nanobot/channels/matrix.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0ea4ae138
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nanobot/channels/matrix.py
@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+import asyncio
+from typing import Any
+
+from nio import AsyncClient, MatrixRoom, RoomMessageText
+
+from nanobot.channels.base import BaseChannel
+from nanobot.bus.events import OutboundMessage
+
+
+class MatrixChannel(BaseChannel):
+    """
+    Matrix (Element) channel using long-polling sync.
+    """
+
+    name = "matrix"
+
+    def __init__(self, config: Any, bus):
+        super().__init__(config, bus)
+        self.client: AsyncClient | None = None
+        self._sync_task: asyncio.Task | None = None
+
+    async def start(self) -> None:
+        self._running = True
+
+        self.client = AsyncClient(
+             homeserver=self.config.homeserver,
+             user=self.config.user_id,
+            )
+        
+        self.client.access_token = self.config.access_token
+
+        self.client.add_event_callback(
+            self._on_message,
+            RoomMessageText
+        )
+
+        self._sync_task = asyncio.create_task(self._sync_loop())
+
+    async def stop(self) -> None:
+        self._running = False
+        if self._sync_task:
+            self._sync_task.cancel()
+        if self.client:
+            await self.client.close()
+
+    async def send(self, msg: OutboundMessage) -> None:
+        if not self.client:
+            return
+
+        await self.client.room_send(
+            room_id=msg.chat_id,
+            message_type="m.room.message",
+            content={"msgtype": "m.text", "body": msg.content},
+        )
+
+    async def _sync_loop(self) -> None:
+        while self._running:
+            try:
+                await self.client.sync(timeout=30000)
+            except asyncio.CancelledError:
+                break
+            except Exception:
+                await asyncio.sleep(2)
+
+    async def _on_message(
+        self,
+        room: MatrixRoom,
+        event: RoomMessageText
+    ) -> None:
+        # Ignore self messages
+        if event.sender == self.config.user_id:
+            return
+
+        await self._handle_message(
+            sender_id=event.sender,
+            chat_id=room.room_id,
+            content=event.body,
+            metadata={"room": room.display_name},
+        )
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/nanobot/config/schema.py b/nanobot/config/schema.py
index edea307a6..aa29403a2 100644
--- a/nanobot/config/schema.py
+++ b/nanobot/config/schema.py
@@ -46,6 +46,13 @@ class DiscordConfig(BaseModel):
     gateway_url: str = "wss://gateway.discord.gg/?v=10&encoding=json"
     intents: int = 37377  # GUILDS + GUILD_MESSAGES + DIRECT_MESSAGES + MESSAGE_CONTENT
 
+class MatrixConfig(BaseModel):
+    """Matrix (Element) channel configuration."""
+    enabled: bool = False
+    homeserver: str = "https://matrix.org"
+    access_token: str = ""
+    user_id: str = ""          # @bot:matrix.org
+    allow_from: list[str] = Field(default_factory=list)
 
 class ChannelsConfig(BaseModel):
     """Configuration for chat channels."""
@@ -54,6 +61,7 @@ class ChannelsConfig(BaseModel):
     discord: DiscordConfig = Field(default_factory=DiscordConfig)
     feishu: FeishuConfig = Field(default_factory=FeishuConfig)
     dingtalk: DingTalkConfig = Field(default_factory=DingTalkConfig)
+    matrix: MatrixConfig = Field(default_factory=MatrixConfig)
 
 
 class AgentDefaults(BaseModel):
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 6fda084c8..20afad6ea 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ dependencies = [
     "python-telegram-bot[socks]>=21.0",
     "lark-oapi>=1.0.0",
     "socksio>=1.0.0",
+    "matrix-nio>=0.25.2"
 ]
 
 [project.optional-dependencies]