diff --git a/extensions/discord/src/actions/runtime.messaging.ts b/extensions/discord/src/actions/runtime.messaging.ts
index adbad1bd2d54..15a074e00730 100644
--- a/extensions/discord/src/actions/runtime.messaging.ts
+++ b/extensions/discord/src/actions/runtime.messaging.ts
@@ -64,6 +64,15 @@ export const discordMessagingActionRuntime = {
   unpinMessageDiscord,
 };
 
+function hasDiscordComponentObjectKeys(value: unknown): value is Record<string, unknown> {
+  return Boolean(
+    value &&
+    typeof value === "object" &&
+    !Array.isArray(value) &&
+    Object.keys(value as Record<string, unknown>).length > 0,
+  );
+}
+
 function parseDiscordMessageLink(link: string) {
   const normalized = link.trim();
   const match = normalized.match(
@@ -299,10 +308,9 @@ export async function handleDiscordMessagingAction(
       const asVoice = params.asVoice === true;
       const silent = params.silent === true;
       const rawComponents = params.components;
-      const componentSpec =
-        rawComponents && typeof rawComponents === "object" && !Array.isArray(rawComponents)
-          ? discordMessagingActionRuntime.readDiscordComponentSpec(rawComponents)
-          : null;
+      const componentSpec = hasDiscordComponentObjectKeys(rawComponents)
+        ? discordMessagingActionRuntime.readDiscordComponentSpec(rawComponents)
+        : null;
       const components: DiscordSendComponents | undefined =
         Array.isArray(rawComponents) || typeof rawComponents === "function"
           ? (rawComponents as DiscordSendComponents)
diff --git a/extensions/discord/src/actions/runtime.test.ts b/extensions/discord/src/actions/runtime.test.ts
index 8f11162f8f3f..2eb76c9d426a 100644
--- a/extensions/discord/src/actions/runtime.test.ts
+++ b/extensions/discord/src/actions/runtime.test.ts
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ const discordSendMocks = {
   removeOwnReactionsDiscord: vi.fn(async () => ({ removed: ["👍"] })),
   removeReactionDiscord: vi.fn(async () => ({})),
   searchMessagesDiscord: vi.fn(async () => ({})),
+  sendDiscordComponentMessage: vi.fn(async () => ({})),
   sendMessageDiscord: vi.fn(async () => ({})),
   sendPollDiscord: vi.fn(async () => ({})),
   sendStickerDiscord: vi.fn(async () => ({})),
@@ -71,6 +72,7 @@ const {
   removeOwnReactionsDiscord,
   removeReactionDiscord,
   searchMessagesDiscord,
+  sendDiscordComponentMessage,
   sendMessageDiscord,
   sendPollDiscord,
   sendVoiceMessageDiscord,
@@ -366,6 +368,33 @@ describe("handleDiscordMessagingAction", () => {
     );
   });
 
+  it("ignores empty components objects for regular media sends", async () => {
+    sendMessageDiscord.mockClear();
+    sendDiscordComponentMessage.mockClear();
+
+    await handleDiscordMessagingAction(
+      "sendMessage",
+      {
+        to: "channel:123",
+        content: "hello",
+        mediaUrl: "/tmp/image.png",
+        components: {},
+      },
+      enableAllActions,
+      { mediaLocalRoots: ["/tmp/agent-root"] },
+    );
+
+    expect(sendDiscordComponentMessage).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(sendMessageDiscord).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      "channel:123",
+      "hello",
+      expect.objectContaining({
+        mediaUrl: "/tmp/image.png",
+        mediaLocalRoots: ["/tmp/agent-root"],
+      }),
+    );
+  });
+
   it("rejects voice messages that include content", async () => {
     await expect(
       handleDiscordMessagingAction(