diff --git a/src/auto-reply/reply.ts b/src/auto-reply/reply.ts
index b32fa0415..5728ff061 100644
--- a/src/auto-reply/reply.ts
+++ b/src/auto-reply/reply.ts
@@ -148,7 +148,8 @@ export async function getReplyFromConfig(
   const allowFrom = cfg.inbound?.allowFrom;
   if (Array.isArray(allowFrom) && allowFrom.length > 0) {
     const from = (ctx.From ?? "").replace(/^whatsapp:/, "");
-    if (!allowFrom.includes(from)) {
+    // Support "*" as wildcard to allow all senders
+    if (!allowFrom.includes("*") && !allowFrom.includes(from)) {
       logVerbose(
         `Skipping auto-reply: sender ${from || "<unknown>"} not in allowFrom list`,
       );
diff --git a/src/utils.ts b/src/utils.ts
index eba16782b..eab2a9aa6 100644
--- a/src/utils.ts
+++ b/src/utils.ts
@@ -38,9 +38,26 @@ export function toWhatsappJid(number: string): string {
 export function jidToE164(jid: string): string | null {
   // Convert a WhatsApp JID (with optional device suffix, e.g. 1234:1@s.whatsapp.net) back to +1234.
   const match = jid.match(/^(\d+)(?::\d+)?@s\.whatsapp\.net$/);
-  if (!match) return null;
-  const digits = match[1];
-  return `+${digits}`;
+  if (match) {
+    const digits = match[1];
+    return `+${digits}`;
+  }
+
+  // Support @lid format (WhatsApp Linked ID) - look up reverse mapping
+  const lidMatch = jid.match(/^(\d+)(?::\d+)?@lid$/);
+  if (lidMatch) {
+    const lid = lidMatch[1];
+    try {
+      const mappingPath = `${CONFIG_DIR}/credentials/lid-mapping-${lid}_reverse.json`;
+      const data = fs.readFileSync(mappingPath, "utf8");
+      const phone = JSON.parse(data);
+      if (phone) return `+${phone}`;
+    } catch {
+      // Mapping not found, fall through
+    }
+  }
+
+  return null;
 }
 
 export function sleep(ms: number) {