diff --git a/scripts/whatsapp-bridge/bridge.js b/scripts/whatsapp-bridge/bridge.js
index 4c65740c0..736715d69 100644
--- a/scripts/whatsapp-bridge/bridge.js
+++ b/scripts/whatsapp-bridge/bridge.js
@@ -83,6 +83,19 @@ const CHUNK_DELAY_MS = parseInt(process.env.WHATSAPP_CHUNK_DELAY_MS || '300', 10
 // fires. Fail fast instead so the gateway can surface a real error and retry.
 const SEND_TIMEOUT_MS = parseInt(process.env.WHATSAPP_SEND_TIMEOUT_MS || '60000', 10);
 
+// --- Send queue: serialise all sock.sendMessage() calls across concurrent
+//     HTTP handlers so a single Baileys socket never has overlapping sends.
+//     Overlapping sends are the root cause of cross-chat contamination
+//     (#33360) — the WhatsApp protocol-level routing can misdeliver when
+//     two sendMessage() Promises race on the same socket. ---
+let _sendQueue = Promise.resolve();
+
+function enqueueSend(fn) {
+  const task = _sendQueue.then(() => fn(), () => fn());
+  _sendQueue = task.catch(() => {});
+  return task;
+}
+
 function sleep(ms) {
   return new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, ms));
 }
@@ -95,8 +108,10 @@ function sendWithTimeout(chatId, payload, timeoutMs = SEND_TIMEOUT_MS) {
       timeoutMs,
     );
   });
-  return Promise.race([sock.sendMessage(chatId, payload), timeoutPromise])
-    .finally(() => clearTimeout(timer));
+  return enqueueSend(() =>
+    Promise.race([sock.sendMessage(chatId, payload), timeoutPromise])
+      .finally(() => clearTimeout(timer))
+  );
 }
 
 function formatOutgoingMessage(message) {
diff --git a/scripts/whatsapp-bridge/bridge.sendqueue.integration.test.mjs b/scripts/whatsapp-bridge/bridge.sendqueue.integration.test.mjs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ad4d2b890
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/whatsapp-bridge/bridge.sendqueue.integration.test.mjs
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+/**
+ * Integration test: verify bridge.js has the send queue wired in.
+ * This reads the source file and asserts the required patterns exist.
+ */
+import { strict as assert } from 'node:assert';
+import { readFileSync } from 'node:fs';
+import { resolve, dirname } from 'node:path';
+import { fileURLToPath } from 'node:url';
+
+const __dirname = dirname(fileURLToPath(import.meta.url));
+const src = readFileSync(resolve(__dirname, 'bridge.js'), 'utf-8');
+
+// 1. Queue primitives exist
+assert.ok(src.includes('let _sendQueue = Promise.resolve()'),
+  'bridge.js must define _sendQueue');
+assert.ok(src.includes('function enqueueSend(fn)'),
+  'bridge.js must define enqueueSend');
+
+// 2. sendWithTimeout is wrapped
+assert.ok(src.includes('return enqueueSend(() =>'),
+  'sendWithTimeout must call enqueueSend');
+
+// 3. The queue is before sendWithTimeout in the file
+const queueIdx = src.indexOf('let _sendQueue');
+const sendTimeoutIdx = src.indexOf('function sendWithTimeout');
+assert.ok(queueIdx < sendTimeoutIdx,
+  '_sendQueue must be defined before sendWithTimeout');
+
+console.log('✅ bridge.js send queue integration check passed.');
diff --git a/scripts/whatsapp-bridge/bridge.sendqueue.test.mjs b/scripts/whatsapp-bridge/bridge.sendqueue.test.mjs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4504a745a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/whatsapp-bridge/bridge.sendqueue.test.mjs
@@ -0,0 +1,112 @@
+/**
+ * Regression tests for the WhatsApp bridge send queue (#33360).
+ *
+ * The bridge must serialise all sock.sendMessage() calls through a
+ * promise-based queue so that concurrent HTTP /send requests never
+ * produce overlapping Baileys socket writes.  Overlapping writes are
+ * the confirmed root cause of cross-chat contamination.
+ *
+ * These tests exercise the queue itself — they do NOT require a live
+ * WhatsApp socket.
+ */
+
+import { strict as assert } from 'node:assert';
+
+// ------------------------------------------------------------------
+// 1.  Unit test for the queue primitives
+// ------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+/**
+ * Replicate the queue logic from bridge.js so we can test it in
+ * isolation without importing the full module (which would trigger
+ * Baileys / express side effects).
+ */
+function createSendQueue() {
+  let _sendQueue = Promise.resolve();
+
+  function enqueueSend(fn) {
+    const task = _sendQueue.then(() => fn(), () => fn());
+    _sendQueue = task.catch(() => {});
+    return task;
+  }
+
+  return { enqueueSend };
+}
+
+// -- serial ordering -------------------------------------------------
+{
+  const { enqueueSend } = createSendQueue();
+  const order = [];
+
+  const a = enqueueSend(async () => {
+    await new Promise(r => setTimeout(r, 30));
+    order.push('a');
+    return 'A';
+  });
+  const b = enqueueSend(async () => {
+    order.push('b');
+    return 'B';
+  });
+  const c = enqueueSend(async () => {
+    await new Promise(r => setTimeout(r, 10));
+    order.push('c');
+    return 'C';
+  });
+
+  const results = await Promise.all([a, b, c]);
+  assert.deepStrictEqual(results, ['A', 'B', 'C'], 'all tasks resolve');
+  assert.deepStrictEqual(order, ['a', 'b', 'c'], 'tasks execute in FIFO order');
+  console.log('  ✓ serial ordering');
+}
+
+// -- error isolation (one rejection does not stall the queue) --------
+{
+  const { enqueueSend } = createSendQueue();
+  const order = [];
+
+  const bad = enqueueSend(async () => {
+    order.push('bad');
+    throw new Error('boom');
+  });
+  const good = enqueueSend(async () => {
+    order.push('good');
+    return 'ok';
+  });
+
+  await assert.rejects(() => bad, /boom/, 'bad task rejects');
+  const g = await good;
+  assert.strictEqual(g, 'ok', 'good task still resolves');
+  assert.deepStrictEqual(order, ['bad', 'good'], 'good runs after bad');
+  console.log('  ✓ error isolation');
+}
+
+// -- timeout still fires (wrapped inside enqueueSend) ----------------
+{
+  const { enqueueSend } = createSendQueue();
+  const timedOut = enqueueSend(async () => {
+    await new Promise((_, reject) => setTimeout(() => reject(new Error('timeout')), 20));
+  });
+  await assert.rejects(() => timedOut, /timeout/, 'inner timeout propagates');
+  console.log('  ✓ timeout propagation');
+}
+
+// -- concurrent enqueues maintain single-consumer semantics ----------
+{
+  const { enqueueSend } = createSendQueue();
+  let concurrent = 0;
+  let maxConcurrent = 0;
+
+  async function tracked() {
+    concurrent += 1;
+    if (concurrent > maxConcurrent) maxConcurrent = concurrent;
+    await new Promise(r => setTimeout(r, 5));
+    concurrent -= 1;
+  }
+
+  await Promise.all(Array.from({ length: 20 }, () => enqueueSend(tracked)));
+  assert.strictEqual(maxConcurrent, 1, 'never more than one in-flight');
+  assert.strictEqual(concurrent, 0, 'all finished');
+  console.log('  ✓ single-consumer concurrency');
+}
+
+console.log('\n✅ All send-queue tests passed.');