diff --git a/scripts/full-release-validation-policy.mjs b/scripts/full-release-validation-policy.mjs
index 353390c98ba6..9702556fb4b8 100644
--- a/scripts/full-release-validation-policy.mjs
+++ b/scripts/full-release-validation-policy.mjs
@@ -258,6 +258,11 @@ const REVIEWED_TELEGRAM_WAIVERS = new Map([
   ["2026.8.1-owner-approved", ["telegram"]],
   ["2026.9.1-owner-approved", ["telegram"]],
   ["2026.9.5-owner-approved", ["telegram", "matrix"]],
+  // Peter approved waiving minor live-channel QA for 2026.9.7 (2026-09-29 00:40 PT) when
+  // repair is not possible before release: QA Live Matrix 7/24 deterministic on
+  // 01d71319 (FRV 36534008742, jobs 109299525565 and rerun 109316259401) and Telegram
+  // QA 4/25 on 56fb8872 and e61efb6c (job 109279074202).
+  ["2026.9.7-owner-approved", ["telegram", "matrix"]],
 ]);
 const HARD_GH_TRANSPORT_PATTERN =
   /HTTP (?:400|401|403|404|410|422)\b|Bad credentials|authentication required|not authenticated|gh auth login|unknown (?:command|flag)|Usage: gh\b|ENOENT|EACCES/iu;
diff --git a/test/scripts/release-channel-waiver.test.ts b/test/scripts/release-channel-waiver.test.ts
index c4dd9ee53f85..18d23fb7d54f 100644
--- a/test/scripts/release-channel-waiver.test.ts
+++ b/test/scripts/release-channel-waiver.test.ts
@@ -31,6 +31,15 @@ describe("reviewed release channel waiver", () => {
         }),
       ).toEqual(["telegram"]);
     }
+    expect(
+      releaseWaivedIntegrationChannels({
+        ...approved,
+        targetVersion: "2026.9.7",
+        candidateVersion: "2026.9.7",
+        telegramWaiver: "2026.9.7-owner-approved",
+        releaseProfile: "stable",
+      }),
+    ).toEqual(["telegram", "matrix"]);
     const projection = releaseWaivedIntegrationChannels(approved);
     projection.push("buzz");
     expect(releaseWaivedIntegrationChannels(approved)).toEqual(["telegram", "matrix"]);