diff --git a/server/src/crdt_state/mod.rs b/server/src/crdt_state/mod.rs
index f1e376dd..ef21ab6b 100644
--- a/server/src/crdt_state/mod.rs
+++ b/server/src/crdt_state/mod.rs
@@ -44,12 +44,12 @@ pub use read::{
     CrdtItemDump, CrdtStateDump, check_archived_deps_crdt, check_unmet_deps_crdt,
     dep_is_archived_crdt, dep_is_done_crdt, dump_crdt_state, evict_item, read_all_items, read_item,
 };
-pub use state::init;
+pub use state::{init, subscribe};
 pub use types::{
     ActiveAgentCrdt, ActiveAgentView, AgentThrottleCrdt, AgentThrottleView, CrdtEvent,
     GatewayConfigCrdt, GatewayProjectCrdt, GatewayProjectView, MergeJobCrdt, MergeJobView,
     NodePresenceCrdt, NodePresenceView, PipelineDoc, PipelineItemCrdt, PipelineItemView, Stage,
-    TestJobCrdt, TestJobView, TokenUsageCrdt, TokenUsageView, WorkItem, subscribe,
+    TestJobCrdt, TestJobView, TokenUsageCrdt, TokenUsageView, WorkItem,
 };
 pub use write::{
     bump_retry_count, migrate_names_from_slugs, migrate_story_ids_to_numeric, name_from_story_id,
diff --git a/server/src/crdt_state/state/mod.rs b/server/src/crdt_state/state/mod.rs
index 0e1a59e7..dcceb3f6 100644
--- a/server/src/crdt_state/state/mod.rs
+++ b/server/src/crdt_state/state/mod.rs
@@ -29,6 +29,13 @@ mod tests;
 
 pub use init::init;
 
+/// Subscribe to CRDT state-transition events.
+///
+/// Returns `None` if the CRDT layer has not been initialised yet.
+pub fn subscribe() -> Option<broadcast::Receiver<super::types::CrdtEvent>> {
+    statics::CRDT_EVENT_TX.get().map(|tx| tx.subscribe())
+}
+
 pub(super) use apply::{apply_and_persist, emit_event};
 pub(super) use indices::{
     rebuild_active_agent_index, rebuild_agent_throttle_index, rebuild_gateway_project_index,
diff --git a/server/src/crdt_state/state/tests.rs b/server/src/crdt_state/state/tests.rs
index f4a056d2..f3040d2c 100644
--- a/server/src/crdt_state/state/tests.rs
+++ b/server/src/crdt_state/state/tests.rs
@@ -94,6 +94,59 @@ fn rebuild_index_maps_story_ids() {
     assert!(index.contains_key("20_story_b"));
 }
 
+/// Regression for story 906: `subscribe()` and `emit_event()` must share the
+/// same broadcast channel.  Previously they referenced two separate
+/// `CRDT_EVENT_TX` statics (one in `types.rs`, one in `state/statics.rs`),
+/// so events fired into one channel and subscribers listened on the other —
+/// no Matrix stage-transition notifications fired post-CRDT migration.
+#[tokio::test(flavor = "current_thread")]
+async fn subscribe_receives_stage_transition_events() {
+    use super::super::types::CrdtEvent;
+    use super::super::write::write_item;
+
+    crate::crdt_state::init_for_test();
+
+    let mut rx = super::subscribe().expect("subscribe must return Some after init_for_test");
+
+    // Insert a new item — emit_event fires with from_stage=None.
+    write_item(
+        "906_story_subscribe",
+        "1_backlog",
+        Some("Subscribe Wiring"),
+        None,
+        None,
+        None,
+        None,
+        None,
+        None,
+        None,
+    );
+
+    let evt: CrdtEvent = rx.try_recv().expect("expected CrdtEvent on insert");
+    assert_eq!(evt.story_id, "906_story_subscribe");
+    assert!(evt.from_stage.is_none());
+    assert_eq!(evt.to_stage, "1_backlog");
+
+    // Update stage — emit_event fires again with the real from_stage.
+    write_item(
+        "906_story_subscribe",
+        "2_current",
+        None,
+        None,
+        None,
+        None,
+        None,
+        None,
+        None,
+        None,
+    );
+
+    let evt: CrdtEvent = rx.try_recv().expect("expected CrdtEvent on stage change");
+    assert_eq!(evt.story_id, "906_story_subscribe");
+    assert_eq!(evt.from_stage.as_deref(), Some("1_backlog"));
+    assert_eq!(evt.to_stage, "2_current");
+}
+
 #[tokio::test]
 async fn init_and_write_read_roundtrip() {
     let tmp = tempfile::tempdir().unwrap();
diff --git a/server/src/crdt_state/types.rs b/server/src/crdt_state/types.rs
index b6162ef2..21c24701 100644
--- a/server/src/crdt_state/types.rs
+++ b/server/src/crdt_state/types.rs
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 use bft_json_crdt::json_crdt::*;
 use bft_json_crdt::list_crdt::ListCrdt;
 use bft_json_crdt::lww_crdt::LwwRegisterCrdt;
-use std::sync::OnceLock;
 use tokio::sync::broadcast;
 
 /// An event emitted when a pipeline item's stage changes in the CRDT document.
@@ -20,15 +19,6 @@ pub struct CrdtEvent {
     pub name: Option<String>,
 }
 
-/// Subscribe to CRDT state transition events.
-///
-/// Returns `None` if the CRDT layer has not been initialised yet.
-pub fn subscribe() -> Option<broadcast::Receiver<CrdtEvent>> {
-    CRDT_EVENT_TX.get().map(|tx| tx.subscribe())
-}
-
-static CRDT_EVENT_TX: OnceLock<broadcast::Sender<CrdtEvent>> = OnceLock::new();
-
 // ── CRDT document types ──────────────────────────────────────────────
 
 /// CRDT sub-document holding gateway-level configuration.