From cf99eef9c931b0616403ce671e74758c278ce281 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: John Preston <johnprestonmail@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 5 Sep 2025 22:37:08 +0400
Subject: [PATCH] Mark general topic as deleted in bot forums.

---
 Telegram/SourceFiles/data/data_forum.cpp | 3 ++-
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/Telegram/SourceFiles/data/data_forum.cpp b/Telegram/SourceFiles/data/data_forum.cpp
index b03ae2fae9..cd0f7c0aeb 100644
--- a/Telegram/SourceFiles/data/data_forum.cpp
+++ b/Telegram/SourceFiles/data/data_forum.cpp
@@ -589,7 +589,8 @@ ForumTopic *Forum::enforceTopicFor(MsgId rootId) {
 }
 
 bool Forum::topicDeleted(MsgId rootId) const {
-	return _topicsDeleted.contains(rootId);
+	return _topicsDeleted.contains(rootId)
+		|| (rootId == ForumTopic::kGeneralId && peer()->isBot());
 }
 
 rpl::producer<> Forum::chatsListChanges() const {