diff --git a/server/src/service/events/io.rs b/server/src/service/events/io.rs
index e3434c53..a4cf1dde 100644
--- a/server/src/service/events/io.rs
+++ b/server/src/service/events/io.rs
@@ -31,9 +31,10 @@ pub fn subscribe_to_watcher(buffer: EventBuffer, mut rx: broadcast::Receiver<Wat
                     ..
                 }) => {
                     if let Some(from) = from_stage {
+                        let story_name = lookup_story_name(&item_id);
                         buffer.push(StoredEvent::StageTransition {
                             story_id: item_id,
-                            story_name: String::new(),
+                            story_name,
                             from_stage: from,
                             to_stage: stage,
                             timestamp_ms: now_ms(),
@@ -41,17 +42,19 @@ pub fn subscribe_to_watcher(buffer: EventBuffer, mut rx: broadcast::Receiver<Wat
                     }
                 }
                 Ok(WatcherEvent::MergeFailure { story_id, reason }) => {
+                    let story_name = lookup_story_name(&story_id);
                     buffer.push(StoredEvent::MergeFailure {
                         story_id,
-                        story_name: String::new(),
+                        story_name,
                         reason,
                         timestamp_ms: now_ms(),
                     });
                 }
                 Ok(WatcherEvent::StoryBlocked { story_id, reason }) => {
+                    let story_name = lookup_story_name(&story_id);
                     buffer.push(StoredEvent::StoryBlocked {
                         story_id,
-                        story_name: String::new(),
+                        story_name,
                         reason,
                         timestamp_ms: now_ms(),
                     });
@@ -68,3 +71,10 @@ pub fn subscribe_to_watcher(buffer: EventBuffer, mut rx: broadcast::Receiver<Wat
         }
     });
 }
+
+/// Look up the human-readable story name from the CRDT, or empty when absent.
+fn lookup_story_name(story_id: &str) -> String {
+    crate::crdt_state::read_item(story_id)
+        .map(|view| view.name().to_string())
+        .unwrap_or_default()
+}