diff --git a/src/gateway/server-node-events.test.ts b/src/gateway/server-node-events.test.ts
index dbf1bde579f..c48baeeeb6b 100644
--- a/src/gateway/server-node-events.test.ts
+++ b/src/gateway/server-node-events.test.ts
@@ -154,14 +154,18 @@ describe("node exec events", () => {
         exitCode: 0,
         timedOut: false,
         output: "done",
+        sessionKey: "agent:test:main",
       }),
     });
 
     expect(enqueueSystemEventMock).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
       "Exec finished (node=node-2 id=run-2, code 0)\ndone",
-      { sessionKey: "node-node-2", contextKey: "exec:run-2" },
+      { sessionKey: "agent:test:main", contextKey: "exec:run-2" },
     );
-    expect(requestHeartbeatNowMock).toHaveBeenCalledWith({ reason: "exec-event" });
+    expect(requestHeartbeatNowMock).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
+      reason: "exec-event",
+      sessionKey: "agent:test:main",
+    });
   });
 
   it("suppresses noisy exec.finished success events with empty output", async () => {
@@ -189,6 +193,7 @@ describe("node exec events", () => {
         exitCode: 0,
         timedOut: false,
         output: "x".repeat(600),
+        sessionKey: "agent:test:main",
       }),
     });
 
@@ -197,7 +202,10 @@ describe("node exec events", () => {
     expect(text.startsWith("Exec finished (node=node-2 id=run-long, code 0)\n")).toBe(true);
     expect(text.endsWith("…")).toBe(true);
     expect(text.length).toBeLessThan(280);
-    expect(requestHeartbeatNowMock).toHaveBeenCalledWith({ reason: "exec-event" });
+    expect(requestHeartbeatNowMock).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
+      reason: "exec-event",
+      sessionKey: "agent:test:main",
+    });
   });
 
   it("enqueues exec.denied events with reason", async () => {
diff --git a/src/gateway/server/hooks.ts b/src/gateway/server/hooks.ts
index 0ba718adcc3..7bfbdbd6646 100644
--- a/src/gateway/server/hooks.ts
+++ b/src/gateway/server/hooks.ts
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ export function createGatewayHooksRequestHandler(params: {
     const sessionKey = resolveMainSessionKeyFromConfig();
     enqueueSystemEvent(value.text, { sessionKey });
     if (value.mode === "now") {
-      requestHeartbeatNow({ reason: "hook:wake" });
+      requestHeartbeatNow({ reason: "hook:wake", sessionKey });
     }
   };
 
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ export function createGatewayHooksRequestHandler(params: {
             sessionKey: mainSessionKey,
           });
           if (value.wakeMode === "now") {
-            requestHeartbeatNow({ reason: `hook:${jobId}` });
+            requestHeartbeatNow({ reason: `hook:${jobId}`, sessionKey: mainSessionKey });
           }
         }
       } catch (err) {
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ export function createGatewayHooksRequestHandler(params: {
           sessionKey: mainSessionKey,
         });
         if (value.wakeMode === "now") {
-          requestHeartbeatNow({ reason: `hook:${jobId}:error` });
+          requestHeartbeatNow({ reason: `hook:${jobId}:error`, sessionKey: mainSessionKey });
         }
       }
     })();
diff --git a/src/infra/heartbeat-events-filter.test.ts b/src/infra/heartbeat-events-filter.test.ts
index 9cff6652537..ed1c0bca711 100644
--- a/src/infra/heartbeat-events-filter.test.ts
+++ b/src/infra/heartbeat-events-filter.test.ts
@@ -91,3 +91,30 @@ describe("heartbeat event classification", () => {
     expect(isCronSystemEvent(value)).toBe(expected);
   });
 });
+
+describe("isExecCompletionEvent", () => {
+  it("matches emitExecSystemEvent (gateway/node approval path) events", () => {
+    expect(isExecCompletionEvent("Exec finished (gateway id=g1, session=s1, code 0)")).toBe(true);
+    expect(isExecCompletionEvent("exec finished (node=n1, code 1)\nsome output")).toBe(true);
+  });
+
+  it("matches maybeNotifyOnExit (backgrounded allowlisted commands) events", () => {
+    expect(isExecCompletionEvent("Exec completed (abc12345, code 0) :: some output")).toBe(true);
+    expect(isExecCompletionEvent("Exec completed (abc12345, code 0)")).toBe(true);
+    expect(isExecCompletionEvent("Exec failed (abc12345, code 1) :: error text")).toBe(true);
+    expect(isExecCompletionEvent("Exec failed (abc12345, signal SIGTERM)")).toBe(true);
+    expect(isExecCompletionEvent("Exec killed (abc12345, signal SIGKILL)")).toBe(true);
+  });
+
+  it("is case-insensitive", () => {
+    expect(isExecCompletionEvent("EXEC COMPLETED (abc12345, code 0)")).toBe(true);
+    expect(isExecCompletionEvent("exec failed (abc12345, code 2)")).toBe(true);
+  });
+
+  it("does not match non-exec events", () => {
+    expect(isExecCompletionEvent("Exec running (gateway id=g1, session=s1, >5s): ls")).toBe(false);
+    expect(isExecCompletionEvent("Exec denied (gateway id=g1, reason): rm -rf /")).toBe(false);
+    expect(isExecCompletionEvent("Heartbeat wake")).toBe(false);
+    expect(isExecCompletionEvent("")).toBe(false);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/infra/heartbeat-events-filter.ts b/src/infra/heartbeat-events-filter.ts
index 1682c3b308b..7e5114d1c41 100644
--- a/src/infra/heartbeat-events-filter.ts
+++ b/src/infra/heartbeat-events-filter.ts
@@ -84,7 +84,14 @@ function isHeartbeatNoiseEvent(evt: string): boolean {
 }
 
 export function isExecCompletionEvent(evt: string): boolean {
-  return evt.toLowerCase().includes("exec finished");
+  const lower = evt.toLowerCase();
+  // "exec finished" — emitExecSystemEvent (gateway/node approval path)
+  // "Exec completed/failed/killed (" — maybeNotifyOnExit (backgrounded allowlisted commands)
+  // Anchored to the parenthesised format to avoid false positives in free-form cron text
+  return (
+    lower.includes("exec finished") ||
+    /exec (?:completed|failed|killed) \(/.test(lower)
+  );
 }
 
 // Returns true when a system event should be treated as real cron reminder content.
diff --git a/src/infra/heartbeat-reason.test.ts b/src/infra/heartbeat-reason.test.ts
index ab0fe94ec06..b02e6b546c7 100644
--- a/src/infra/heartbeat-reason.test.ts
+++ b/src/infra/heartbeat-reason.test.ts
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ describe("heartbeat-reason", () => {
     { value: "interval", expected: "interval" },
     { value: "manual", expected: "manual" },
     { value: "exec-event", expected: "exec-event" },
+    // maybeNotifyOnExit backgrounded exec path: exec:<sessionId>:exit
+    { value: "exec:abc12345abc12345:exit", expected: "exec-event" },
     { value: "wake", expected: "wake" },
     { value: "acp:spawn:stream", expected: "wake" },
     { value: "acp:spawn:", expected: "wake" },
@@ -36,6 +38,7 @@ describe("heartbeat-reason", () => {
 
   it.each([
     { value: "exec-event", expected: true },
+    { value: "exec:abc123:exit", expected: true },
     { value: "cron:job-1", expected: true },
     { value: "wake", expected: true },
     { value: "acp:spawn:stream", expected: true },
@@ -50,6 +53,7 @@ describe("heartbeat-reason", () => {
   it.each([
     { value: "manual", expected: true },
     { value: "exec-event", expected: true },
+    { value: "exec:abc123:exit", expected: true },
     { value: "hook:wake", expected: true },
     { value: "interval", expected: false },
     { value: "cron:job-1", expected: false },
diff --git a/src/infra/heartbeat-reason.ts b/src/infra/heartbeat-reason.ts
index 447ca733e53..4a2096149b0 100644
--- a/src/infra/heartbeat-reason.ts
+++ b/src/infra/heartbeat-reason.ts
@@ -31,6 +31,10 @@ export function resolveHeartbeatReasonKind(reason?: string): HeartbeatReasonKind
   if (trimmed === "exec-event") {
     return "exec-event";
   }
+  // exec:<sessionId>:exit — emitted by maybeNotifyOnExit for backgrounded commands
+  if (trimmed.startsWith("exec:")) {
+    return "exec-event";
+  }
   if (trimmed === "wake") {
     return "wake";
   }
diff --git a/src/infra/heartbeat-runner.ghost-reminder.test.ts b/src/infra/heartbeat-runner.ghost-reminder.test.ts
index f215b8313d1..04b739f2066 100644
--- a/src/infra/heartbeat-runner.ghost-reminder.test.ts
+++ b/src/infra/heartbeat-runner.ghost-reminder.test.ts
@@ -216,10 +216,10 @@ describe("Ghost reminder bug (issue #13317)", () => {
     expect(sendTelegram).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
   });
 
-  it("uses an internal-only exec prompt when delivery target is none", async () => {
+  it("relays exec prompt to last channel when delivery target is none", async () => {
     const { result, sendTelegram, calledCtx } = await runHeartbeatCase({
       tmpPrefix: "openclaw-exec-internal-",
-      replyText: "Handled internally",
+      replyText: "Exec completed successfully",
       reason: "exec-event",
       target: "none",
       enqueue: (sessionKey) => {
@@ -229,7 +229,8 @@ describe("Ghost reminder bug (issue #13317)", () => {
 
     expect(result.status).toBe("ran");
     expect(calledCtx?.Provider).toBe("exec-event");
-    expect(calledCtx?.Body).toContain("Handle the result internally");
-    expect(sendTelegram).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(calledCtx?.Body).toContain("Please relay the command output to the user");
+    expect(calledCtx?.Body).not.toContain("Handle the result internally");
+    expect(sendTelegram).toHaveBeenCalled();
   });
 });
diff --git a/src/infra/heartbeat-runner.returns-default-unset.test.ts b/src/infra/heartbeat-runner.returns-default-unset.test.ts
index 8bca1ca1de7..71b12f20feb 100644
--- a/src/infra/heartbeat-runner.returns-default-unset.test.ts
+++ b/src/infra/heartbeat-runner.returns-default-unset.test.ts
@@ -1332,7 +1332,7 @@ describe("runHeartbeatOnce", () => {
     }
   });
 
-  it("uses an internal-only exec prompt when heartbeat delivery target is none", async () => {
+  it("relays exec completion to last channel when heartbeat delivery target is none", async () => {
     const tmpDir = await createCaseDir("hb-exec-target-none");
     const storePath = path.join(tmpDir, "sessions.json");
     const cfg: OpenClawConfig = {
@@ -1363,7 +1363,7 @@ describe("runHeartbeatOnce", () => {
     });
 
     const replySpy = vi.spyOn(replyModule, "getReplyFromConfig");
-    replySpy.mockResolvedValue({ text: "Handled internally" });
+    replySpy.mockResolvedValue({ text: "Exec completed successfully" });
     const sendWhatsApp = vi
       .fn<
         (to: string, text: string, opts?: unknown) => Promise<{ messageId: string; toJid: string }>
@@ -1377,11 +1377,16 @@ describe("runHeartbeatOnce", () => {
         deps: createHeartbeatDeps(sendWhatsApp),
       });
       expect(res.status).toBe("ran");
-      expect(sendWhatsApp).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(0);
+      expect(sendWhatsApp).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+      expect(sendWhatsApp).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+        "120363401234567890@g.us",
+        "Exec completed successfully",
+        expect.objectContaining({ accountId: undefined }),
+      );
       const calledCtx = replySpy.mock.calls[0]?.[0] as { Provider?: string; Body?: string };
       expect(calledCtx.Provider).toBe("exec-event");
-      expect(calledCtx.Body).toContain("Handle the result internally");
-      expect(calledCtx.Body).not.toContain("Please relay the command output to the user");
+      expect(calledCtx.Body).toContain("Please relay the command output to the user");
+      expect(calledCtx.Body).not.toContain("Handle the result internally");
     } finally {
       replySpy.mockRestore();
     }
diff --git a/src/infra/heartbeat-runner.ts b/src/infra/heartbeat-runner.ts
index 5e6ddcf07cf..8364c0dbf81 100644
--- a/src/infra/heartbeat-runner.ts
+++ b/src/infra/heartbeat-runner.ts
@@ -598,7 +598,12 @@ export async function runHeartbeatOnce(opts: {
     runStorePath = cronSession.storePath;
   }
 
-  const delivery = resolveHeartbeatDeliveryTarget({ cfg, entry, heartbeat });
+  const delivery = resolveHeartbeatDeliveryTarget({
+    cfg,
+    entry,
+    heartbeat,
+    forceLastTargetWhenNone: preflight.isExecEventReason,
+  });
   const heartbeatAccountId = heartbeat?.accountId?.trim();
   if (delivery.reason === "unknown-account") {
     log.warn("heartbeat: unknown accountId", {
diff --git a/src/infra/outbound/targets.ts b/src/infra/outbound/targets.ts
index 2d294efbef9..d7fed91a023 100644
--- a/src/infra/outbound/targets.ts
+++ b/src/infra/outbound/targets.ts
@@ -254,9 +254,11 @@ export function resolveHeartbeatDeliveryTarget(params: {
   cfg: OpenClawConfig;
   entry?: SessionEntry;
   heartbeat?: AgentDefaultsConfig["heartbeat"];
+  forceLastTargetWhenNone?: boolean;
 }): OutboundTarget {
   const { cfg, entry } = params;
   const heartbeat = params.heartbeat ?? cfg.agents?.defaults?.heartbeat;
+  const forceLastTargetWhenNone = params.forceLastTargetWhenNone === true;
   const rawTarget = heartbeat?.target;
   let target: HeartbeatTarget = "none";
   if (rawTarget === "none" || rawTarget === "last") {
@@ -269,12 +271,17 @@ export function resolveHeartbeatDeliveryTarget(params: {
   }
 
   if (target === "none") {
-    const base = resolveSessionDeliveryTarget({ entry });
-    return buildNoHeartbeatDeliveryTarget({
-      reason: "target-none",
-      lastChannel: base.lastChannel,
-      lastAccountId: base.lastAccountId,
-    });
+    if (!forceLastTargetWhenNone) {
+      const base = resolveSessionDeliveryTarget({ entry });
+      return buildNoHeartbeatDeliveryTarget({
+        reason: "target-none",
+        lastChannel: base.lastChannel,
+        lastAccountId: base.lastAccountId,
+      });
+    }
+    // For async exec completion events, always fall back to the session's last
+    // delivery target even when heartbeat target is explicitly set to "none".
+    target = "last";
   }
 
   const resolvedTarget = resolveSessionDeliveryTarget({