diff --git a/manifests/bridges/kustomization.yaml b/manifests/bridges/kustomization.yaml
index 4508c1b..c61e223 100644
--- a/manifests/bridges/kustomization.yaml
+++ b/manifests/bridges/kustomization.yaml
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ kind: Kustomization
 
 resources:
   - ./signal
+  - ./telegram
   - ./messenger
   - ./instagram
   - ./whatsapp
diff --git a/manifests/bridges/telegram/create_db.sh b/manifests/bridges/telegram/create_db.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fc899eb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/manifests/bridges/telegram/create_db.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+echo "Checking if $TELEGRAM_DB database exists..."
+
+if psql -lqt | cut -d \| -f 1 | grep -qw $TELEGRAM_DB; then
+  echo "Database exists, skipping creation"
+else
+  echo "Database does not exist, creating..."
+  createdb $TELEGRAM_DB
+  createuser $TELEGRAM_USER
+  psql -c "ALTER USER $TELEGRAM_USER WITH ENCRYPTED PASSWORD '$TELEGRAM_PASSWORD';"
+  psql -c "GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON DATABASE $TELEGRAM_DB TO $TELEGRAM_USER;"
+  psql -c "ALTER DATABASE $TELEGRAM_DB OWNER TO $TELEGRAM_USER;"
+fi
diff --git a/manifests/bridges/telegram/job.yaml b/manifests/bridges/telegram/job.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c00a407
--- /dev/null
+++ b/manifests/bridges/telegram/job.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+apiVersion: batch/v1
+kind: Job
+metadata:
+  name: telegram-db-init
+  namespace: synapse
+spec:
+  template:
+    spec:
+      containers:
+        - name: telegram-db-init
+          image: postgres:15.10
+          command: ["/bin/bash", "/data/create_db.sh"]
+          env:
+            - name: PGHOST
+              value: synapse-db-rw.synapse.svc.cluster.local
+            - name: PGUSER
+              valueFrom:
+                secretKeyRef:
+                  name: synapse-db-superuser
+                  key: username
+            - name: PGPASSWORD
+              valueFrom:
+                secretKeyRef:
+                  name: synapse-db-superuser
+                  key: password
+            - name: TELEGRAM_USER
+              valueFrom:
+                secretKeyRef:
+                  name: mautrix-telegram-db
+                  key: username
+            - name: TELEGRAM_PASSWORD
+              valueFrom:
+                secretKeyRef:
+                  name: mautrix-telegram-db
+                  key: password
+            - name: TELEGRAM_DB
+              value: telegram
+          volumeMounts:
+            - name: create-db
+              mountPath: /data
+      volumes:
+        - name: create-db
+          configMap:
+            name: telegram-db-creation
+      restartPolicy: Never
+  backoffLimit: 4
diff --git a/manifests/bridges/telegram/kustomization.yaml b/manifests/bridges/telegram/kustomization.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a5e2d82
--- /dev/null
+++ b/manifests/bridges/telegram/kustomization.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+apiVersion: kustomize.config.k8s.io/v1beta1
+kind: Kustomization
+namespace: synapse
+
+resources:
+  - service.yaml
+  - statefulset.yaml
+  - job.yaml
+
+generatorOptions:
+  labels:
+    app: telegram
+
+configMapGenerator:
+  - name: telegram-db-creation
+    behavior: create
+    files:
+      - create_db.sh
diff --git a/manifests/bridges/telegram/service.yaml b/manifests/bridges/telegram/service.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..73046b2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/manifests/bridges/telegram/service.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: Service
+metadata:
+  name: telegram
+  namespace: synapse
+  labels:
+    app.kubernetes.io/name: telegram
+spec:
+  ports:
+    - name: http
+      port: 29317
+      protocol: TCP
+      targetPort: 29317
+  selector:
+    app: telegram
+  publishNotReadyAddresses: true
diff --git a/manifests/bridges/telegram/statefulset.yaml b/manifests/bridges/telegram/statefulset.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f5eae6e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/manifests/bridges/telegram/statefulset.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+apiVersion: apps/v1
+kind: StatefulSet
+metadata:
+  name: telegram
+  namespace: synapse
+spec:
+  selector:
+    matchLabels:
+      app: telegram
+  serviceName: telegram
+  replicas: 1
+  minReadySeconds: 10
+  template:
+    metadata:
+      labels:
+        app: telegram
+    spec:
+      terminationGracePeriodSeconds: 10
+      containers:
+        - name: telegram
+          image: dock.mau.dev/mautrix/telegram:v0.15.2
+          command: [
+            "/usr/bin/python3",
+            "-m", "mautrix_telegram", 
+            "--config", "/data/config.yaml", 
+            "--no-update",
+            ]
+          ports:
+            - containerPort: 29328
+          volumeMounts:
+            - mountPath: "/data/config.yaml"
+              name: telegram-config-file
+              subPath: config.yaml
+      volumes:
+        - name: telegram-config-file
+          secret:
+            secretName: telegram-secret-config
diff --git a/manifests/deployment.yaml b/manifests/deployment.yaml
index bc1dddd..c0867f6 100644
--- a/manifests/deployment.yaml
+++ b/manifests/deployment.yaml
@@ -36,6 +36,9 @@ spec:
             - mountPath: "/data/signal.yaml"
               name: signal-secret-registration
               subPath: signal.yaml
+            - mountPath: "/data/telegram.yaml"
+              name: telegram-secret-registration
+              subPath: telegram.yaml
             - mountPath: "/data/messenger.yaml"
               name: messenger-secret-registration
               subPath: messenger.yaml
@@ -61,6 +64,9 @@ spec:
         - name: signal-secret-registration
           secret:
             secretName: signal-secret-registration
+        - name: telegram-secret-registration
+          secret:
+            secretName: telegram-secret-registration
         - name: messenger-secret-registration
           secret:
             secretName: messenger-secret-registration