diff --git a/app/events/listener_part3_test.go b/app/events/listener_part3_test.go
index 0400546b..ef23aba0 100644
--- a/app/events/listener_part3_test.go
+++ b/app/events/listener_part3_test.go
@@ -307,7 +307,8 @@ func TestTelegramListener_DoWithBotSoftBan(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Len(t, mockLogger.SaveCalls(), 1)
 	assert.Equal(t, "text 123", mockLogger.SaveCalls()[0].Msg.Text)
 	assert.Equal(t, "user", mockLogger.SaveCalls()[0].Msg.From.Username)
-	assert.Empty(t, mockAPI.SendCalls())
+	assert.Len(t, mockAPI.SendCalls(), 1, "restriction group message should be sent after a soft-ban")
+	assert.Equal(t, restrictGroupMessageText, mockAPI.SendCalls()[0].C.(tbapi.MessageConfig).Text)
 	assert.Len(t, mockAPI.RequestCalls(), 1)
 	assert.Equal(t, int64(123), mockAPI.RequestCalls()[0].C.(tbapi.RestrictChatMemberConfig).ChatID)
 	assert.Equal(t, int64(1), mockAPI.RequestCalls()[0].C.(tbapi.RestrictChatMemberConfig).UserID)
diff --git a/app/events/pipeline.go b/app/events/pipeline.go
index 3a636c7c..5bd2a4f5 100644
--- a/app/events/pipeline.go
+++ b/app/events/pipeline.go
@@ -475,18 +475,25 @@ func (l *TelegramListener) processWarn(ctx context.Context, pc pipelineContext)
 	return l.cleanupAfterAction(ctx, pc, errs)
 }
 
-const banGroupMessageText = "🚫 Пользователь забанен за спам"
+const (
+	banGroupMessageText      = "🚫 Пользователь забанен за спам"
+	restrictGroupMessageText = "🔇 Пользователь ограничен за спам"
+)
 
-// postBanGroupMessage posts the self-deleting ban notice with the appeal
-// button to the group chat. It is skipped for channel bans, restrictions
-// (mutes), and dry/training runs where no real ban happened.
+// postBanGroupMessage posts the self-deleting ban or restriction notice with
+// the appeal button to the group chat. It is skipped for channel bans and
+// dry/training runs where no real enforcement happened.
 func (l *TelegramListener) postBanGroupMessage(ctx context.Context, pc pipelineContext, incidentID int64) {
-	if l.Dry || l.TrainingMode || pc.outcome.Restrict || pc.resp.ChannelID != 0 {
+	if l.Dry || l.TrainingMode || pc.resp.ChannelID != 0 {
 		return
 	}
+	text := banGroupMessageText
+	if pc.outcome.Restrict {
+		text = restrictGroupMessageText
+	}
 	if err := l.ActionExecutor.PostBanMessage(ctx, banMessageRequest{
 		chatID:      pc.fromChat,
-		text:        banGroupMessageText,
+		text:        text,
 		incidentID:  incidentID,
 		botUsername: l.BotUsername,
 		delTime:     l.ModerationConfig.WarnDeleteDuration,
diff --git a/app/runtime_assembly.go b/app/runtime_assembly.go
index 69adff23..26813b66 100644
--- a/app/runtime_assembly.go
+++ b/app/runtime_assembly.go
@@ -276,6 +276,7 @@ func assembleRuntime(ctx context.Context, opts options) (*runtimeAssembly, error
 		ApprovedUsersService:   approvedUsersSvc,
 		DictionaryService:      dictSvc,
 		DetectedSpamService:    detectedSpamSvc,
+		AuditService:           auditSvc,
 		AppealService:          appealSvc,
 		FeedbackService:        feedbackSvc,
 		ReviewService:          reviewSvc,