diff --git a/gateway/run.py b/gateway/run.py
index 49eee192..78bd7139 100644
--- a/gateway/run.py
+++ b/gateway/run.py
@@ -5300,7 +5300,12 @@ class GatewayRunner:
         _is_new_session = (
             session_entry.created_at == session_entry.updated_at
             or getattr(session_entry, "was_auto_reset", False)
+            or getattr(session_entry, "is_fresh_reset", False)
         )
+        # Consume the is_fresh_reset flag immediately so it doesn't leak
+        # onto subsequent messages in the same session (issue #6508).
+        if getattr(session_entry, "is_fresh_reset", False):
+            session_entry.is_fresh_reset = False
         if _is_new_session:
             await self.hooks.emit("session:start", {
                 "platform": source.platform.value if source.platform else "",
diff --git a/gateway/session.py b/gateway/session.py
index 557f026f..fcff336a 100644
--- a/gateway/session.py
+++ b/gateway/session.py
@@ -458,6 +458,15 @@ class SessionEntry:
     was_auto_reset: bool = False
     auto_reset_reason: Optional[str] = None  # "idle" or "daily"
     reset_had_activity: bool = False  # whether the expired session had any messages
+
+    # Set by reset_session() when the user explicitly sends /new or /reset.
+    # Consumed once by _handle_message_with_agent to trigger topic/channel
+    # skill re-injection on the first message of the new session.  We can't
+    # reuse was_auto_reset for this because that flag fires the "session
+    # expired due to inactivity" user-facing notice and a misleading
+    # context-note prepend — both wrong for an explicit manual reset.
+    # See issue #6508.
+    is_fresh_reset: bool = False
     
     # Set by the background expiry watcher after it finalizes an expired
     # session (invoking on_session_finalize hooks and evicting the cached
@@ -508,6 +517,7 @@ class SessionEntry:
                 if self.last_resume_marked_at
                 else None
             ),
+            "is_fresh_reset": self.is_fresh_reset,
         }
         if self.origin:
             result["origin"] = self.origin.to_dict()
@@ -556,6 +566,7 @@ class SessionEntry:
             resume_pending=data.get("resume_pending", False),
             resume_reason=data.get("resume_reason"),
             last_resume_marked_at=last_resume_marked_at,
+            is_fresh_reset=data.get("is_fresh_reset", False),
         )
 
 
@@ -1132,6 +1143,7 @@ class SessionStore:
                 display_name=old_entry.display_name,
                 platform=old_entry.platform,
                 chat_type=old_entry.chat_type,
+                is_fresh_reset=True,
             )
 
             self._entries[session_key] = new_entry
diff --git a/scripts/release.py b/scripts/release.py
index b560812f..4d93b506 100755
--- a/scripts/release.py
+++ b/scripts/release.py
@@ -427,6 +427,8 @@ AUTHOR_MAP = {
     "ogzerber@users.noreply.github.com": "ogzerber",
     "cola-runner@users.noreply.github.com": "cola-runner",
     "ygd58@users.noreply.github.com": "ygd58",
+    "45554392+warabe1122@users.noreply.github.com": "warabe1122",
+    "187001140+willy-scr@users.noreply.github.com": "willy-scr",
     "vominh1919@users.noreply.github.com": "vominh1919",
     "iamagenius00@users.noreply.github.com": "iamagenius00",
     "9219265+cresslank@users.noreply.github.com": "cresslank",
diff --git a/tests/gateway/test_fresh_reset_skill_injection.py b/tests/gateway/test_fresh_reset_skill_injection.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..885dd0f1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/gateway/test_fresh_reset_skill_injection.py
@@ -0,0 +1,201 @@
+"""Regression tests for topic/channel skill auto-injection after /new or /reset.
+
+Covers the fix for issue #6508.
+
+Before the fix:
+    1. User sends ``/new`` — ``reset_session`` creates a fresh SessionEntry
+       with ``created_at == updated_at``.
+    2. User sends the next message.
+    3. ``get_or_create_session`` finds the entry and bumps
+       ``entry.updated_at = now`` (microseconds after ``created_at``).
+    4. ``_handle_message_with_agent`` checks
+       ``_is_new_session = (created_at == updated_at) or was_auto_reset``.
+       Both are False → ``_is_new_session = False`` → topic/channel skills
+       are silently skipped for the first message of a manually reset session.
+
+After the fix:
+    ``reset_session`` stamps the new entry with ``is_fresh_reset=True``.
+    ``_handle_message_with_agent`` ORs this into ``_is_new_session`` and
+    consumes the flag immediately after the check, so subsequent messages
+    are treated as continuing the session and the flag does not leak.
+
+We use ``was_auto_reset`` for surprise resets (idle/daily/suspended) and
+``is_fresh_reset`` for user-initiated resets because the former also drives
+a "Session automatically reset due to inactivity" user-facing notice and
+a context-note prepend into the agent's prompt — both wrong for an explicit
+/new or /reset.
+"""
+import pytest
+
+from gateway.config import GatewayConfig, Platform
+from gateway.session import SessionEntry, SessionSource, SessionStore
+
+
+def _make_store(tmp_path):
+    return SessionStore(sessions_dir=tmp_path, config=GatewayConfig())
+
+
+def _make_source(chat_id="123", user_id="u1"):
+    return SessionSource(
+        platform=Platform.TELEGRAM,
+        chat_id=chat_id,
+        user_id=user_id,
+    )
+
+
+def _is_new_session(entry) -> bool:
+    """Mirror of the predicate in ``_handle_message_with_agent``.
+
+    Kept in-sync with the production check so this test fails loudly if the
+    upstream logic regresses.
+    """
+    return (
+        entry.created_at == entry.updated_at
+        or getattr(entry, "was_auto_reset", False)
+        or getattr(entry, "is_fresh_reset", False)
+    )
+
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# reset_session stamps is_fresh_reset=True
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+class TestResetSessionStampsFreshReset:
+    def test_reset_session_sets_is_fresh_reset_true(self, tmp_path):
+        store = _make_store(tmp_path)
+        source = _make_source()
+        store.get_or_create_session(source)
+        session_key = store._generate_session_key(source)
+
+        new_entry = store.reset_session(session_key)
+
+        assert new_entry is not None
+        assert new_entry.is_fresh_reset is True
+
+    def test_reset_session_unknown_key_returns_none(self, tmp_path):
+        store = _make_store(tmp_path)
+        assert store.reset_session("unknown:key") is None
+
+    def test_fresh_session_does_not_have_is_fresh_reset(self, tmp_path):
+        """A vanilla first-time session should not carry the flag."""
+        store = _make_store(tmp_path)
+        entry = store.get_or_create_session(_make_source())
+        assert entry.is_fresh_reset is False
+
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Core regression: _is_new_session stays True after updated_at bump
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+class TestIsNewSessionSurvivesUpdatedAtBump:
+    def test_is_new_session_true_after_reset_then_next_message(self, tmp_path):
+        """The actual bug: _is_new_session was False on message after /reset."""
+        store = _make_store(tmp_path)
+        source = _make_source()
+        store.get_or_create_session(source)
+        session_key = store._generate_session_key(source)
+
+        # User sends /reset
+        store.reset_session(session_key)
+
+        # Next inbound message — get_or_create_session bumps updated_at
+        entry = store.get_or_create_session(source)
+
+        # Before the fix: created_at != updated_at, was_auto_reset=False → False
+        # After the fix: is_fresh_reset=True carries the signal through the bump
+        assert _is_new_session(entry) is True
+
+    def test_flag_consumed_after_first_read(self, tmp_path):
+        """After the message handler consumes is_fresh_reset, the NEXT
+        message should not be treated as a new session (skill re-injection
+        must not fire a second time).
+        """
+        store = _make_store(tmp_path)
+        source = _make_source()
+        store.get_or_create_session(source)
+        session_key = store._generate_session_key(source)
+        store.reset_session(session_key)
+
+        # First message — handler consumes the flag
+        entry = store.get_or_create_session(source)
+        assert _is_new_session(entry) is True
+        entry.is_fresh_reset = False  # what _handle_message_with_agent does
+
+        # Second message — must not be treated as new
+        entry = store.get_or_create_session(source)
+        assert _is_new_session(entry) is False
+
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Vanilla-session behavior is unchanged
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+class TestVanillaBehaviorUnaffected:
+    def test_ongoing_session_not_flagged_as_new(self, tmp_path):
+        store = _make_store(tmp_path)
+        source = _make_source()
+        store.get_or_create_session(source)
+
+        # Second message on the same session — updated_at bumps,
+        # is_fresh_reset was never set
+        entry = store.get_or_create_session(source)
+        assert entry.is_fresh_reset is False
+        assert _is_new_session(entry) is False
+
+    def test_idle_auto_reset_does_not_set_is_fresh_reset(self, tmp_path):
+        """Idle/daily auto-resets use was_auto_reset — confirm they do NOT
+        also set is_fresh_reset (which would double-fire the skill path and
+        not leak through the auto-reset guard).
+        """
+        store = _make_store(tmp_path)
+        source = _make_source()
+        entry = store.get_or_create_session(source)
+
+        # Simulate the auto-reset code path: get_or_create_session's internal
+        # branch that sets was_auto_reset does NOT touch is_fresh_reset.
+        # Construct a fresh entry the same way that branch does.
+        store._entries.pop(store._generate_session_key(source))
+        fresh = SessionEntry(
+            session_key=entry.session_key,
+            session_id="new_id",
+            created_at=entry.created_at,
+            updated_at=entry.created_at,
+            origin=source,
+            was_auto_reset=True,
+            auto_reset_reason="idle",
+        )
+        assert fresh.is_fresh_reset is False
+        assert fresh.was_auto_reset is True
+
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Persistence through sessions.json round-trip
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+class TestPersistence:
+    def test_is_fresh_reset_survives_to_dict_from_dict(self, tmp_path):
+        """Protect against the gateway restarting between /reset and the
+        next message — the flag must be persisted in sessions.json.
+        """
+        store = _make_store(tmp_path)
+        source = _make_source()
+        store.get_or_create_session(source)
+        session_key = store._generate_session_key(source)
+        new_entry = store.reset_session(session_key)
+
+        assert new_entry.is_fresh_reset is True
+        restored = SessionEntry.from_dict(new_entry.to_dict())
+        assert restored.is_fresh_reset is True
+
+    def test_default_false_when_missing_from_dict(self, tmp_path):
+        """Older sessions.json files written before this field existed must
+        load cleanly with is_fresh_reset defaulting to False.
+        """
+        data = {
+            "session_key": "telegram:1:123",
+            "session_id": "sess1",
+            "created_at": "2026-01-01T00:00:00",
+            "updated_at": "2026-01-01T00:00:00",
+        }
+        entry = SessionEntry.from_dict(data)
+        assert entry.is_fresh_reset is False