diff --git a/pkg/connector/capabilities.go b/pkg/connector/capabilities.go
index fb0817e6..fd0ed654 100644
--- a/pkg/connector/capabilities.go
+++ b/pkg/connector/capabilities.go
@@ -20,7 +20,9 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"crypto/sha256"
 	"encoding/hex"
+	"time"
 
+	"go.mau.fi/util/jsontime"
 	"go.mau.fi/util/ptr"
 	"go.mau.fi/util/variationselector"
 	"maunium.net/go/mautrix/bridgev2"
@@ -34,7 +36,7 @@ func (tg *TelegramConnector) GetCapabilities() *bridgev2.NetworkGeneralCapabilit
 }
 
 func (tg *TelegramConnector) GetBridgeInfoVersion() (info, capabilities int) {
-	return 1, 2
+	return 1, 3
 }
 
 // TODO get these from getConfig instead of hardcoding?
@@ -156,8 +158,35 @@ func hashEmojiList(emojis []string) string {
 	return hex.EncodeToString(hasher.Sum(nil))[:8]
 }
 
+func makeTimerList() []jsontime.Milliseconds {
+	const day = 24 * time.Hour
+	const week = 7 * day
+	const month = 30 * day
+	const year = 365 * day
+	return []jsontime.Milliseconds{
+		jsontime.MS(1 * day),
+		jsontime.MS(2 * day),
+		jsontime.MS(3 * day),
+		jsontime.MS(4 * day),
+		jsontime.MS(5 * day),
+		jsontime.MS(6 * day),
+		jsontime.MS(1 * week),
+		jsontime.MS(2 * week),
+		jsontime.MS(3 * week),
+		jsontime.MS(1 * month),
+		jsontime.MS(2 * month),
+		jsontime.MS(3 * month),
+		jsontime.MS(4 * month),
+		jsontime.MS(5 * month),
+		jsontime.MS(6 * month),
+		jsontime.MS(1 * year),
+	}
+}
+
+var telegramTimers = makeTimerList()
+
 func (t *TelegramClient) GetCapabilities(ctx context.Context, portal *bridgev2.Portal) *event.RoomFeatures {
-	baseID := "fi.mau.telegram.capabilities.2025_02_04"
+	baseID := "fi.mau.telegram.capabilities.2025_08_26"
 	feat := &event.RoomFeatures{
 		Formatting:          formattingCaps,
 		File:                fileCaps,
@@ -170,6 +199,11 @@ func (t *TelegramClient) GetCapabilities(ctx context.Context, portal *bridgev2.P
 		ReactionCount:       1,
 		ReadReceipts:        true,
 		TypingNotifications: true,
+
+		DisappearingTimer: &event.DisappearingTimerCapability{
+			Types:  []event.DisappearingType{event.DisappearingTypeAfterRead},
+			Timers: telegramTimers,
+		},
 	}
 	// TODO non-admins can only edit messages within 48 hours
 
diff --git a/pkg/connector/client.go b/pkg/connector/client.go
index 1e4192df..9f85d1be 100644
--- a/pkg/connector/client.go
+++ b/pkg/connector/client.go
@@ -110,20 +110,21 @@ type TelegramClient struct {
 }
 
 var (
-	_ bridgev2.NetworkAPI                      = (*TelegramClient)(nil)
-	_ bridgev2.EditHandlingNetworkAPI          = (*TelegramClient)(nil)
-	_ bridgev2.ReactionHandlingNetworkAPI      = (*TelegramClient)(nil)
-	_ bridgev2.RedactionHandlingNetworkAPI     = (*TelegramClient)(nil)
-	_ bridgev2.ReadReceiptHandlingNetworkAPI   = (*TelegramClient)(nil)
-	_ bridgev2.TypingHandlingNetworkAPI        = (*TelegramClient)(nil)
-	_ bridgev2.BackfillingNetworkAPI           = (*TelegramClient)(nil)
-	_ bridgev2.BackfillingNetworkAPIWithLimits = (*TelegramClient)(nil)
-	_ bridgev2.IdentifierResolvingNetworkAPI   = (*TelegramClient)(nil)
-	_ bridgev2.ContactListingNetworkAPI        = (*TelegramClient)(nil)
-	_ bridgev2.UserSearchingNetworkAPI         = (*TelegramClient)(nil)
-	_ bridgev2.GroupCreatingNetworkAPI         = (*TelegramClient)(nil)
-	_ bridgev2.MuteHandlingNetworkAPI          = (*TelegramClient)(nil)
-	_ bridgev2.TagHandlingNetworkAPI           = (*TelegramClient)(nil)
+	_ bridgev2.NetworkAPI                       = (*TelegramClient)(nil)
+	_ bridgev2.EditHandlingNetworkAPI           = (*TelegramClient)(nil)
+	_ bridgev2.ReactionHandlingNetworkAPI       = (*TelegramClient)(nil)
+	_ bridgev2.RedactionHandlingNetworkAPI      = (*TelegramClient)(nil)
+	_ bridgev2.ReadReceiptHandlingNetworkAPI    = (*TelegramClient)(nil)
+	_ bridgev2.TypingHandlingNetworkAPI         = (*TelegramClient)(nil)
+	_ bridgev2.BackfillingNetworkAPI            = (*TelegramClient)(nil)
+	_ bridgev2.BackfillingNetworkAPIWithLimits  = (*TelegramClient)(nil)
+	_ bridgev2.IdentifierResolvingNetworkAPI    = (*TelegramClient)(nil)
+	_ bridgev2.ContactListingNetworkAPI         = (*TelegramClient)(nil)
+	_ bridgev2.UserSearchingNetworkAPI          = (*TelegramClient)(nil)
+	_ bridgev2.GroupCreatingNetworkAPI          = (*TelegramClient)(nil)
+	_ bridgev2.MuteHandlingNetworkAPI           = (*TelegramClient)(nil)
+	_ bridgev2.TagHandlingNetworkAPI            = (*TelegramClient)(nil)
+	_ bridgev2.DisappearTimerChangingNetworkAPI = (*TelegramClient)(nil)
 )
 
 type UpdateDispatcher struct {
diff --git a/pkg/connector/matrix.go b/pkg/connector/matrix.go
index 52426646..0c9372cb 100644
--- a/pkg/connector/matrix.go
+++ b/pkg/connector/matrix.go
@@ -716,3 +716,24 @@ func (t *TelegramClient) HandleMatrixTyping(ctx context.Context, msg *bridgev2.M
 	})
 	return err
 }
+
+func (t *TelegramClient) HandleMatrixDisappearingTimer(ctx context.Context, msg *bridgev2.MatrixDisappearingTimer) (bool, error) {
+	inputPeer, err := t.inputPeerForPortalID(ctx, msg.Portal.ID)
+	if err != nil {
+		return false, err
+	}
+	_, err = t.client.API().MessagesSetHistoryTTL(ctx, &tg.MessagesSetHistoryTTLRequest{
+		Peer:   inputPeer,
+		Period: int(msg.Content.Timer.Seconds()),
+	})
+	if err == nil {
+		msg.Portal.Disappear = database.DisappearingSetting{
+			Type:  event.DisappearingTypeAfterRead,
+			Timer: msg.Content.Timer.Duration,
+		}
+		if msg.Portal.Disappear.Timer == 0 {
+			msg.Portal.Disappear.Type = event.DisappearingTypeNone
+		}
+	}
+	return err == nil, err
+}