diff --git a/src/Netclaw.Actors.Tests/Channels/DiscordRoutingPolicyTests.cs b/src/Netclaw.Actors.Tests/Channels/DiscordRoutingPolicyTests.cs
index 7d49de808..118a4be40 100644
--- a/src/Netclaw.Actors.Tests/Channels/DiscordRoutingPolicyTests.cs
+++ b/src/Netclaw.Actors.Tests/Channels/DiscordRoutingPolicyTests.cs
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ public void ExistingThread_ContinuesWithoutMention()
     }
 
     [Fact]
-    public void ThreadReply_RequiresMention_WhenNoExistingActor()
+    public void ThreadReply_RehydratesSession_WhenNoExistingActor()
     {
         var message = CreateMessage(text: "follow up", rootMessageId: null, isThread: true);
 
@@ -69,8 +69,8 @@ public void ThreadReply_RequiresMention_WhenNoExistingActor()
             threadExists: false,
             containsBotMention: false);
 
-        Assert.Equal(DiscordRoutingDecisionKind.Ignore, decision.Kind);
-        Assert.Equal(DiscordRoutingIgnoreReason.ChannelMentionRequired, decision.IgnoreReason);
+        Assert.Equal(DiscordRoutingDecisionKind.StartOrContinue, decision.Kind);
+        Assert.Null(decision.IgnoreReason);
     }
 
     [Fact]
@@ -227,6 +227,7 @@ private static DiscordGatewayMessage CreateMessage(
             IsDirectMessage: isDirectMessage,
             ContainsBotMention: false,
             Text: text,
-            ReceivedAt: DateTimeOffset.UtcNow);
+            ReceivedAt: DateTimeOffset.UtcNow,
+            IsInThread: isThread);
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Netclaw.Channels.Discord/DiscordRoutingPolicy.cs b/src/Netclaw.Channels.Discord/DiscordRoutingPolicy.cs
index da1c92016..f6ca901ab 100644
--- a/src/Netclaw.Channels.Discord/DiscordRoutingPolicy.cs
+++ b/src/Netclaw.Channels.Discord/DiscordRoutingPolicy.cs
@@ -26,6 +26,12 @@ public static DiscordRoutingDecision Evaluate(
         if (threadExists)
             return DiscordRoutingDecision.ContinueOnly;
 
+        // Thread reply where the actor was lost (e.g. daemon restart):
+        // the message is in a Discord thread, so re-create the session
+        // binding and continue the persisted session.
+        if (message.IsInThread)
+            return DiscordRoutingDecision.StartOrContinue;
+
         if (!mentionOnly)
             return DiscordRoutingDecision.StartOrContinue;
 
diff --git a/src/Netclaw.Channels.Discord/DiscordTransportContracts.cs b/src/Netclaw.Channels.Discord/DiscordTransportContracts.cs
index 687eb0a59..f9d2baac0 100644
--- a/src/Netclaw.Channels.Discord/DiscordTransportContracts.cs
+++ b/src/Netclaw.Channels.Discord/DiscordTransportContracts.cs
@@ -16,7 +16,8 @@ public sealed record DiscordGatewayMessage(
     bool ContainsBotMention,
     string Text,
     DateTimeOffset ReceivedAt,
-    IReadOnlyList<DiscordFileReference>? Attachments = null);
+    IReadOnlyList<DiscordFileReference>? Attachments = null,
+    bool IsInThread = false);
 
 /// <summary>
 /// Normalized Discord interaction response payload emitted by the transport client.
diff --git a/src/Netclaw.Channels.Discord/Transport/DiscordNetGatewayClient.cs b/src/Netclaw.Channels.Discord/Transport/DiscordNetGatewayClient.cs
index 8e5fcc541..d4d185819 100644
--- a/src/Netclaw.Channels.Discord/Transport/DiscordNetGatewayClient.cs
+++ b/src/Netclaw.Channels.Discord/Transport/DiscordNetGatewayClient.cs
@@ -119,7 +119,8 @@ private async Task OnMessageReceivedAsync(SocketMessage message)
             ContainsBotMention: containsMention,
             Text: message.Content,
             ReceivedAt: _timeProvider.GetUtcNow(),
-            Attachments: attachments);
+            Attachments: attachments,
+            IsInThread: isThread);
 
         try
         {