diff --git a/crates/extensions/c8y_mapper_ext/src/operations/handler.rs b/crates/extensions/c8y_mapper_ext/src/operations/handler.rs
index 1850f2c51d..a8dd1fad55 100644
--- a/crates/extensions/c8y_mapper_ext/src/operations/handler.rs
+++ b/crates/extensions/c8y_mapper_ext/src/operations/handler.rs
@@ -126,6 +126,11 @@ impl OperationHandler {
             return;
         };
 
+        // don't process sub-workflow calls
+        if cmd_id.starts_with("sub:") {
+            return;
+        }
+
         let message = OperationMessage {
             operation,
             entity,
@@ -303,6 +308,55 @@ mod tests {
         assert_eq!(sut.running_operations.len(), 0);
     }
 
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn handle_ignores_subcommand_topics_3048() {
+        let test_handle = setup_operation_handler();
+        let mut sut = test_handle.operation_handler;
+        let mqtt = test_handle.mqtt;
+        let mut mqtt = mqtt.with_timeout(TEST_TIMEOUT_MS);
+
+        let mqtt_schema = sut.context.mqtt_schema.clone();
+
+        let entity_topic_id = EntityTopicId::default_main_device();
+        let entity_target = EntityTarget {
+            topic_id: entity_topic_id.clone(),
+            external_id: EntityExternalId::from("anything"),
+            smartrest_publish_topic: Topic::new("anything").unwrap(),
+        };
+
+        // Using a firmware operation here, but should hold for any operation type
+        let sub_workflow_topic = mqtt_schema.topic_for(
+            &entity_topic_id,
+            &Channel::Command {
+                operation: OperationType::Restart,
+                cmd_id: "sub:firmware_update:c8y-mapper-192481".to_string(),
+            },
+        );
+        let sub_workflow_message =
+            MqttMessage::new(&sub_workflow_topic, r#"{"status":"executing"}"#);
+
+        sut.handle(entity_target.clone(), sub_workflow_message)
+            .await;
+
+        assert_eq!(sut.running_operations.len(), 0);
+
+        let topic = mqtt_schema.topic_for(
+            &entity_topic_id,
+            &Channel::CommandMetadata {
+                operation: OperationType::Restart,
+            },
+        );
+        let message_wrong_channel = MqttMessage::new(&topic, []);
+        sut.handle(entity_target, message_wrong_channel).await;
+
+        assert_eq!(
+            sut.running_operations.len(),
+            0,
+            "task shouldn't be spawned for sub-workflow"
+        );
+        assert_eq!(mqtt.recv().await, None);
+    }
+
     #[tokio::test]
     async fn handle_joins_terminated_operations() {
         let TestHandle {
diff --git a/crates/extensions/c8y_mapper_ext/src/tests.rs b/crates/extensions/c8y_mapper_ext/src/tests.rs
index daef388105..f954d4409b 100644
--- a/crates/extensions/c8y_mapper_ext/src/tests.rs
+++ b/crates/extensions/c8y_mapper_ext/src/tests.rs
@@ -2452,6 +2452,33 @@ async fn mapper_processes_other_operations_while_uploads_and_downloads_are_ongoi
     assert_received_contains_str(&mut mqtt, [("c8y/s/us", "503,c8y_Restart")]).await;
 }
 
+#[tokio::test]
+async fn mapper_doesnt_update_status_of_subworkflow_commands_3048() {
+    let ttd = TempTedgeDir::new();
+    let test_handle = spawn_c8y_mapper_actor(&ttd, true).await;
+    let TestHandle {
+        mqtt, mut timer, ..
+    } = test_handle;
+
+    // Complete sync phase so that alarm mapping starts
+    trigger_timeout(&mut timer).await;
+
+    let mut mqtt = mqtt.with_timeout(TEST_TIMEOUT_MS);
+    skip_init_messages(&mut mqtt).await;
+
+    // should hold for any operation type
+    mqtt.send(MqttMessage::new(
+        &Topic::new_unchecked(
+            "te/device/rpizero2-d83add42f121///cmd/restart/sub:firmware_update:c8y-mapper-192481",
+        ),
+        r#"{"logPath":"/var/log/tedge/agent/workflow-firmware_update-c8y-mapper-192481.log","status":"executing"}"#,
+    )).await.unwrap();
+
+    while let Some(msg) = dbg!(mqtt.recv().await) {
+        assert_ne!(msg.payload_str().unwrap(), "501,c8y_Restart");
+    }
+}
+
 #[tokio::test]
 async fn mapper_converts_config_metadata_to_supported_op_and_types_for_main_device() {
     let ttd = TempTedgeDir::new();