diff --git a/src/telegram/network-errors.test.ts b/src/telegram/network-errors.test.ts
index bb4b0ef1b..c435320bd 100644
--- a/src/telegram/network-errors.test.ts
+++ b/src/telegram/network-errors.test.ts
@@ -40,6 +40,11 @@ describe("isRecoverableTelegramNetworkError", () => {
     expect(isRecoverableTelegramNetworkError(new Error("invalid token"))).toBe(false);
   });
 
+  it("detects grammY 'timed out' long-poll errors (#7239)", () => {
+    const err = new Error("Request to 'getUpdates' timed out after 500 seconds");
+    expect(isRecoverableTelegramNetworkError(err)).toBe(true);
+  });
+
   // Grammy HttpError tests (issue #3815)
   // Grammy wraps fetch errors in .error property, not .cause
   describe("Grammy HttpError", () => {
diff --git a/src/telegram/network-errors.ts b/src/telegram/network-errors.ts
index 392df9781..75c22ea7f 100644
--- a/src/telegram/network-errors.ts
+++ b/src/telegram/network-errors.ts
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ const RECOVERABLE_MESSAGE_SNIPPETS = [
   "socket hang up",
   "getaddrinfo",
   "timeout", // catch timeout messages not covered by error codes/names
+  "timed out", // grammY getUpdates returns "timed out after X seconds" (not matched by "timeout")
 ];
 
 function normalizeCode(code?: string): string {