diff --git a/backend/bot/middlewares/update_antiflood.py b/backend/bot/middlewares/update_antiflood.py
index 6f5ae95..9e43478 100644
--- a/backend/bot/middlewares/update_antiflood.py
+++ b/backend/bot/middlewares/update_antiflood.py
@@ -77,6 +77,17 @@ class UpdateAntiFloodMiddleware(BaseMiddleware):
         event: Update,
         data: Dict[str, Any],
     ) -> Any:
+        if bool(getattr(self.settings, "TELEGRAM_DROP_NON_PRIVATE_UPDATES", True)):
+            chat_type = _message_or_callback_chat_type(event)
+            if chat_type is not None and chat_type != "private":
+                logger.info(
+                    "Telegram update dropped outside private chat: chat_type=%s update_type=%s",
+                    chat_type,
+                    getattr(event, "event_type", "unknown"),
+                )
+                data["antiflood_dropped"] = True
+                return None
+
         if not bool(getattr(self.settings, "TELEGRAM_ANTIFLOOD_ENABLED", True)):
             return await handler(event, data)
 
@@ -159,6 +170,18 @@ def _update_actor_key(update: Update) -> Optional[str]:
     return None
 
 
+def _message_or_callback_chat_type(update: Update) -> Optional[str]:
+    if update.message and update.message.chat:
+        return str(update.message.chat.type)
+    if (
+        update.callback_query
+        and update.callback_query.message
+        and update.callback_query.message.chat
+    ):
+        return str(update.callback_query.message.chat.type)
+    return None
+
+
 def _update_action_key(update: Update) -> str:
     if update.message:
         text = update.message.text or ""
diff --git a/backend/config/settings.py b/backend/config/settings.py
index 94de9d5..348c047 100644
--- a/backend/config/settings.py
+++ b/backend/config/settings.py
@@ -220,6 +220,7 @@ class Settings(BaseSettings):
     PANEL_SYNC_LIFETIME_TRAFFIC_MIN_DELTA_BYTES: int = Field(default=104857600)
     WEBAPP_RATE_LIMIT_TTL_SECONDS: int = Field(default=60)
     WEBAPP_RATE_LIMIT_MAX_REQUESTS: int = Field(default=30)
+    TELEGRAM_DROP_NON_PRIVATE_UPDATES: bool = Field(default=True)
     TELEGRAM_ANTIFLOOD_ENABLED: bool = Field(default=True)
     TELEGRAM_ANTIFLOOD_WINDOW_SECONDS: int = Field(default=60)
     TELEGRAM_ANTIFLOOD_MAX_UPDATES_PER_WINDOW: int = Field(default=180)
diff --git a/tests/test_update_antiflood_middleware.py b/tests/test_update_antiflood_middleware.py
index 5121cb3..45c0c54 100644
--- a/tests/test_update_antiflood_middleware.py
+++ b/tests/test_update_antiflood_middleware.py
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ def _settings(**overrides):
     base = {
         "REDIS_URL": None,
         "REDIS_KEY_PREFIX": "test-shop",
+        "TELEGRAM_DROP_NON_PRIVATE_UPDATES": True,
         "TELEGRAM_ANTIFLOOD_ENABLED": True,
         "TELEGRAM_ANTIFLOOD_WINDOW_SECONDS": 60,
         "TELEGRAM_ANTIFLOOD_MAX_UPDATES_PER_WINDOW": 180,
@@ -124,6 +125,33 @@ class UpdateAntiFloodMiddlewareTests(unittest.IsolatedAsyncioTestCase):
 
         self.assertEqual(handler.await_count, 5)
 
+    async def test_non_private_message_is_dropped_before_handler(self):
+        middleware = UpdateAntiFloodMiddleware(_settings())
+        handler = AsyncMock(return_value="ok")
+
+        result = await middleware(
+            handler,
+            _message_update(chat_id=-100123, chat_type="supergroup"),
+            {},
+        )
+
+        self.assertIsNone(result)
+        handler.assert_not_awaited()
+
+    async def test_non_private_drop_can_be_disabled(self):
+        middleware = UpdateAntiFloodMiddleware(_settings(TELEGRAM_DROP_NON_PRIVATE_UPDATES=False))
+        handler = AsyncMock(return_value="ok")
+
+        with patch("bot.middlewares.update_antiflood.get_redis", AsyncMock(return_value=None)):
+            result = await middleware(
+                handler,
+                _callback_update(chat_id=-100123, chat_type="group"),
+                {},
+            )
+
+        self.assertEqual(result, "ok")
+        handler.assert_awaited_once()
+
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     unittest.main()