diff --git a/src/headless.ts b/src/headless.ts
index ea2b62e..1808a99 100644
--- a/src/headless.ts
+++ b/src/headless.ts
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ import {
 } from "./cli/startupFlagValidation";
 import { SYSTEM_REMINDER_CLOSE, SYSTEM_REMINDER_OPEN } from "./constants";
 import { computeDiffPreviews } from "./helpers/diffPreview";
+import { QueueRuntime } from "./queue/queueRuntime";
 import {
   mergeQueuedTurnInput,
   type QueuedTurnInput,
@@ -106,6 +107,7 @@ import type {
   ErrorMessage,
   ListMessagesControlRequest,
   MessageWire,
+  QueueLifecycleEvent,
   RecoveryMessage,
   ResultMessage,
   RetryMessage,
@@ -2478,6 +2480,116 @@ async function runBidirectionalMode(
   const lineQueue: string[] = [];
   let lineResolver: ((line: string | null) => void) | null = null;
 
+  // ── Queue lifecycle tracking (stream-json only) ────────────────
+  // Bidirectional mode always runs under stream-json input format, so queue
+  // events are always emitted here. emitQueueEvent is a no-op guard retained
+  // for clarity and future-proofing against non-stream-json callers.
+  const emitQueueEvent = (e: QueueLifecycleEvent): void => {
+    console.log(JSON.stringify(e));
+  };
+
+  let turnInProgress = false;
+
+  const msgQueueRuntime = new QueueRuntime({
+    callbacks: {
+      onEnqueued: (item, queueLen) =>
+        emitQueueEvent({
+          type: "queue_item_enqueued",
+          item_id: item.id,
+          source: item.source,
+          kind: item.kind,
+          queue_len: queueLen,
+          session_id: sessionId,
+          uuid: `q-enq-${item.id}`,
+        }),
+      onDequeued: (batch) =>
+        emitQueueEvent({
+          type: "queue_batch_dequeued",
+          batch_id: batch.batchId,
+          item_ids: batch.items.map((i) => i.id),
+          merged_count: batch.mergedCount,
+          queue_len_after: batch.queueLenAfter,
+          session_id: sessionId,
+          uuid: `q-deq-${batch.batchId}`,
+        }),
+      onCleared: (reason, clearedCount) =>
+        emitQueueEvent({
+          type: "queue_cleared",
+          reason,
+          cleared_count: clearedCount,
+          session_id: sessionId,
+          uuid: `q-clr-${randomUUID()}`,
+        }),
+    },
+  });
+
+  /**
+   * Parses a raw JSON line and returns the queue item payload if it is a
+   * user message or task_notification. Returns null for control lines
+   * (control_request, control_response, etc.) and malformed JSON.
+   */
+  function parseUserLine(raw: string): {
+    kind: "message" | "task_notification";
+    content: string;
+  } | null {
+    if (!raw.trim()) return null;
+    try {
+      const parsed: {
+        type?: string;
+        message?: { content?: string };
+        _queuedKind?: string;
+      } = JSON.parse(raw);
+      if (parsed.type !== "user" || parsed.message?.content === undefined)
+        return null;
+      const kind =
+        parsed._queuedKind === "task_notification"
+          ? "task_notification"
+          : "message";
+      return { kind, content: parsed.message.content };
+    } catch {
+      return null;
+    }
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Emit queue_blocked on the FIRST user/task line arrival during an active
+   * turn. Does NOT enqueue to msgQueueRuntime — that happens later, at the
+   * coalescing loop where consumption is certain (avoids orphaned items from
+   * the external-tool wait loop which drops non-matching lines silently).
+   */
+  let blockedEmittedThisTurn = false;
+  function maybeNotifyBlocked(raw: string): void {
+    if (!turnInProgress || blockedEmittedThisTurn) return;
+    if (!parseUserLine(raw)) return;
+    blockedEmittedThisTurn = true;
+    // queue_len: count user/task items currently in lineQueue (best-effort)
+    const queueLen = lineQueue.filter((l) => parseUserLine(l) !== null).length;
+    emitQueueEvent({
+      type: "queue_blocked",
+      reason: "runtime_busy",
+      queue_len: Math.max(1, queueLen),
+      session_id: sessionId,
+      uuid: `q-blk-${randomUUID()}`,
+    });
+  }
+
+  /** Enqueue a BidirectionalQueuedInput into msgQueueRuntime for lifecycle tracking. */
+  function enqueueForTracking(input: BidirectionalQueuedInput): void {
+    if (input.kind === "task_notification") {
+      msgQueueRuntime.enqueue({
+        kind: "task_notification",
+        source: "task_notification",
+        text: input.text,
+      } as Parameters<typeof msgQueueRuntime.enqueue>[0]);
+    } else {
+      msgQueueRuntime.enqueue({
+        kind: "message",
+        source: "user",
+        content: input.content,
+      } as Parameters<typeof msgQueueRuntime.enqueue>[0]);
+    }
+  }
+
   const serializeQueuedMessageAsUserLine = (queuedMessage: QueuedMessage) =>
     JSON.stringify({
       type: "user",
@@ -2492,6 +2604,7 @@ async function runBidirectionalMode(
   // used by user input so bidirectional mode inherits TUI-style queue behavior.
   setMessageQueueAdder((queuedMessage) => {
     const syntheticUserLine = serializeQueuedMessageAsUserLine(queuedMessage);
+    maybeNotifyBlocked(syntheticUserLine);
     if (lineResolver) {
       const resolve = lineResolver;
       lineResolver = null;
@@ -2503,6 +2616,7 @@ async function runBidirectionalMode(
 
   // Feed lines into queue or resolver
   rl.on("line", (line) => {
+    maybeNotifyBlocked(line);
     if (lineResolver) {
       const resolve = lineResolver;
       lineResolver = null;
@@ -2514,6 +2628,7 @@ async function runBidirectionalMode(
 
   rl.on("close", () => {
     setMessageQueueAdder(null);
+    msgQueueRuntime.clear("shutdown");
     if (lineResolver) {
       const resolve = lineResolver;
       lineResolver = null;
@@ -2904,6 +3019,18 @@ async function runBidirectionalMode(
         break;
       }
 
+      // Enqueue consumed items into msgQueueRuntime for lifecycle tracking.
+      // Done here (not at arrival) to avoid orphaned items from the external-
+      // tool wait loop, which consumes non-matching lines via getNextLine()
+      // without deferring them back to lineQueue.
+      for (const input of queuedInputs) {
+        enqueueForTracking(input);
+      }
+      // Signal dequeue for exactly the items we just enqueued. consumeItems(n)
+      // bypasses QueueRuntime's internal coalescing policy so the count matches
+      // what the coalescing loop actually yielded.
+      msgQueueRuntime.consumeItems(queuedInputs.length);
+
       const userContent = mergeBidirectionalQueuedInput(queuedInputs);
       if (userContent === null) {
         continue;
@@ -2912,6 +3039,7 @@ async function runBidirectionalMode(
       // Create abort controller for this operation
       currentAbortController = new AbortController();
 
+      turnInProgress = true;
       try {
         const buffers = createBuffers(agent.id);
         const startTime = performance.now();
@@ -3390,6 +3518,8 @@ async function runBidirectionalMode(
         };
         console.log(JSON.stringify(errorResultMsg));
       } finally {
+        turnInProgress = false;
+        blockedEmittedThisTurn = false;
         currentAbortController = null;
       }
       continue;
diff --git a/src/queue/queueRuntime.ts b/src/queue/queueRuntime.ts
index 8236a3c..cd3f8e4 100644
--- a/src/queue/queueRuntime.ts
+++ b/src/queue/queueRuntime.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ import type {
   QueueItemSource,
 } from "../types/protocol";
 
+export type { QueueBlockedReason, QueueClearedReason, QueueItemKind };
+
 // ── Item types ───────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
 type QueueItemBase = {
@@ -256,6 +258,41 @@ export class QueueRuntime {
     return result;
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Caller-controlled dequeue: removes exactly the first `n` items (or all
+   * available if fewer exist) without applying the coalescable/barrier policy.
+   * Used when the caller has already decided how many items to consume (e.g.
+   * headless coalescing loop, listen one-message-per-turn).
+   * Returns null if queue is empty or n <= 0.
+   */
+  consumeItems(n: number): DequeuedBatch | null {
+    if (this.store.length === 0 || n <= 0) return null;
+    const count = Math.min(n, this.store.length);
+    const batch = this.store.splice(0, count);
+    if (this.store.length === 0) {
+      this.blockedEmittedForNonEmpty = false;
+    }
+    const result: DequeuedBatch = {
+      batchId: `batch-${++this.nextBatchId}`,
+      items: batch,
+      mergedCount: count,
+      queueLenAfter: this.store.length,
+    };
+    this.safeCallback("onDequeued", result);
+    return result;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Reset blocked-reason tracking after a turn completes (unblocked transition).
+   * Call when the consumer becomes idle so the next arrival can re-emit
+   * onBlocked correctly. Should only be called when the queue is actually
+   * idle (i.e. pendingTurns === 0 in listen, turnInProgress === false in headless).
+   */
+  resetBlockedState(): void {
+    this.lastEmittedBlockedReason = null;
+    this.blockedEmittedForNonEmpty = false;
+  }
+
   // ── Clear ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
   /** Remove all items and fire onCleared. */
diff --git a/src/tests/headless/queue-lifecycle-events.test.ts b/src/tests/headless/queue-lifecycle-events.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..90a26a2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/tests/headless/queue-lifecycle-events.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,305 @@
+/**
+ * Tests for PRQ3: queue lifecycle event emission in headless bidirectional mode.
+ *
+ * Invariants verified:
+ *  - parseUserLine: correctly classifies lines
+ *  - blocked events fire directly at arrival time (not via QueueRuntime),
+ *    once per turn, on first user/task arrival while turnInProgress
+ *  - enqueued + dequeued events fire together at coalescing-loop time
+ *    (not at arrival), eliminating orphans from external-tool drop
+ *  - external-tool drop scenario: blocked fires at arrival, no enqueued
+ *    event for the dropped item
+ *  - exit paths emit queue_cleared
+ *  - control lines produce no events
+ */
+
+import { describe, expect, test } from "bun:test";
+import type { BidirectionalQueuedInput } from "../../headless";
+import type {
+  DequeuedBatch,
+  QueueBlockedReason,
+  QueueClearedReason,
+  QueueItem,
+} from "../../queue/queueRuntime";
+import { QueueRuntime } from "../../queue/queueRuntime";
+
+// ── Helpers mirroring production logic ───────────────────────────
+
+type ParsedLine =
+  | { kind: "message"; content: string }
+  | { kind: "task_notification"; content: string }
+  | null;
+
+function parseUserLine(raw: string): ParsedLine {
+  if (!raw.trim()) return null;
+  try {
+    const parsed: {
+      type?: string;
+      message?: { content?: string };
+      _queuedKind?: string;
+    } = JSON.parse(raw);
+    if (parsed.type !== "user" || parsed.message?.content === undefined)
+      return null;
+    const kind =
+      parsed._queuedKind === "task_notification"
+        ? "task_notification"
+        : "message";
+    return { kind, content: parsed.message.content };
+  } catch {
+    return null;
+  }
+}
+
+function makeUserLine(content: string): string {
+  return JSON.stringify({ type: "user", message: { content } });
+}
+
+function makeTaskLine(text: string): string {
+  return JSON.stringify({
+    type: "user",
+    message: { content: text },
+    _queuedKind: "task_notification",
+  });
+}
+
+function makeControlLine(requestId = "req-1"): string {
+  return JSON.stringify({
+    type: "control_response",
+    response: { subtype: "decision", request_id: requestId, decision: "allow" },
+  });
+}
+
+// ── Shared queue builder ──────────────────────────────────────────
+
+type Recorded = {
+  enqueued: Array<{ item: QueueItem; queueLen: number }>;
+  dequeued: DequeuedBatch[];
+  blocked: Array<{ reason: QueueBlockedReason; queueLen: number }>;
+  cleared: Array<{ reason: QueueClearedReason; count: number }>;
+};
+
+function buildRuntime(): { q: QueueRuntime; rec: Recorded } {
+  const rec: Recorded = {
+    enqueued: [],
+    dequeued: [],
+    blocked: [],
+    cleared: [],
+  };
+  const q = new QueueRuntime({
+    callbacks: {
+      onEnqueued: (item, queueLen) => rec.enqueued.push({ item, queueLen }),
+      onDequeued: (batch) => rec.dequeued.push(batch),
+      onBlocked: (reason, queueLen) => rec.blocked.push({ reason, queueLen }),
+      onCleared: (reason, count) => rec.cleared.push({ reason, count }),
+    },
+  });
+  return { q, rec };
+}
+
+/** Mirrors enqueueForTracking() from headless. */
+function enqueueForTracking(
+  q: QueueRuntime,
+  input: BidirectionalQueuedInput,
+): void {
+  if (input.kind === "task_notification") {
+    q.enqueue({
+      kind: "task_notification",
+      source: "task_notification",
+      text: input.text,
+    } as Parameters<typeof q.enqueue>[0]);
+  } else {
+    q.enqueue({
+      kind: "message",
+      source: "user",
+      content: input.content,
+    } as Parameters<typeof q.enqueue>[0]);
+  }
+}
+
+/** Mirrors maybeNotifyBlocked(): emits queue_blocked directly on first busy arrival. */
+type BlockedState = { emitted: boolean };
+
+function maybeNotifyBlocked(
+  raw: string,
+  turnInProgress: boolean,
+  state: BlockedState,
+  blocked: Array<{ reason: string; queueLen: number }>,
+  lineQueue: string[],
+): void {
+  if (!turnInProgress || state.emitted) return;
+  if (!parseUserLine(raw)) return;
+  state.emitted = true;
+  const queueLen = Math.max(
+    1,
+    lineQueue.filter((l) => parseUserLine(l) !== null).length,
+  );
+  blocked.push({ reason: "runtime_busy", queueLen });
+}
+
+// ── Tests ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+describe("parseUserLine", () => {
+  test("returns null for control_response", () => {
+    expect(parseUserLine(makeControlLine())).toBeNull();
+  });
+  test("returns null for empty/whitespace", () => {
+    expect(parseUserLine("")).toBeNull();
+    expect(parseUserLine("   ")).toBeNull();
+  });
+  test("returns null for malformed JSON", () => {
+    expect(parseUserLine("{not json")).toBeNull();
+  });
+  test("returns message for user line", () => {
+    const r = parseUserLine(makeUserLine("hello"));
+    expect(r?.kind).toBe("message");
+    expect(r?.content).toBe("hello");
+  });
+  test("returns task_notification for task line", () => {
+    const r = parseUserLine(makeTaskLine("<notif/>"));
+    expect(r?.kind).toBe("task_notification");
+    expect(r?.content).toBe("<notif/>");
+  });
+});
+
+describe("idle path — enqueued + dequeued fire together at coalescing time", () => {
+  test("no enqueued at arrival, enqueued+dequeued together in coalescing loop", () => {
+    const { q, rec } = buildRuntime();
+    // Simulate: line arrives while idle → no enqueue at arrival
+    const lineQueue: string[] = [];
+    const blocked: Array<{ reason: string; queueLen: number }> = [];
+    const bstate: BlockedState = { emitted: false };
+    const raw = makeUserLine("hello");
+    lineQueue.push(raw);
+    maybeNotifyBlocked(raw, false /* idle */, bstate, blocked, lineQueue);
+    expect(rec.enqueued).toHaveLength(0); // not yet
+    expect(blocked).toHaveLength(0); // idle: no blocked
+
+    // Coalescing loop consumes the item
+    const input: BidirectionalQueuedInput = { kind: "user", content: "hello" };
+    enqueueForTracking(q, input);
+    q.consumeItems(1);
+
+    expect(rec.enqueued).toHaveLength(1);
+    expect(rec.dequeued).toHaveLength(1);
+    expect(rec.dequeued.at(0)?.mergedCount).toBe(1);
+    expect(rec.dequeued.at(0)?.queueLenAfter).toBe(0);
+  });
+});
+
+describe("busy path — blocked fires at arrival, enqueued+dequeued at next turn", () => {
+  test("blocked fires on first user arrival during turn; enqueued fires at coalescing", () => {
+    const { q, rec } = buildRuntime();
+    const lineQueue: string[] = [];
+    const blocked: Array<{ reason: string; queueLen: number }> = [];
+    const bstate: BlockedState = { emitted: false };
+
+    // Turn 1 in progress
+    const raw = makeUserLine("msg-during-turn");
+    lineQueue.push(raw);
+    maybeNotifyBlocked(raw, true /* busy */, bstate, blocked, lineQueue);
+    expect(blocked).toHaveLength(1);
+    expect(blocked.at(0)?.reason).toBe("runtime_busy");
+    expect(rec.enqueued).toHaveLength(0); // NOT enqueued yet at arrival
+
+    // Second arrival — no new blocked (dedup)
+    const raw2 = makeUserLine("msg2");
+    lineQueue.push(raw2);
+    maybeNotifyBlocked(raw2, true, bstate, blocked, lineQueue);
+    expect(blocked).toHaveLength(1); // still 1
+
+    // Turn ends, bstate resets
+    bstate.emitted = false;
+
+    // Turn 2 coalescing loop consumes both
+    for (const input of [
+      { kind: "user" as const, content: "msg-during-turn" },
+      { kind: "user" as const, content: "msg2" },
+    ]) {
+      enqueueForTracking(q, input);
+    }
+    q.consumeItems(2);
+
+    expect(rec.enqueued).toHaveLength(2);
+    expect(rec.dequeued).toHaveLength(1);
+    expect(rec.dequeued.at(0)?.mergedCount).toBe(2);
+    expect(rec.dequeued.at(0)?.queueLenAfter).toBe(0);
+  });
+});
+
+describe("external-tool drop scenario — no orphaned items", () => {
+  test("blocked fires at arrival, dropped line never enters QueueRuntime", () => {
+    const { q, rec } = buildRuntime();
+    const lineQueue: string[] = [];
+    const blocked: Array<{ reason: string; queueLen: number }> = [];
+    const bstate: BlockedState = { emitted: false };
+
+    // User line arrives during turn (external-tool wait in progress)
+    const raw = makeUserLine("user-msg-during-ext-tool");
+    lineQueue.push(raw);
+    maybeNotifyBlocked(raw, true, bstate, blocked, lineQueue);
+    expect(blocked).toHaveLength(1); // blocked fires on arrival
+
+    // External-tool wait loop DROPS the line (not deferred back, just consumed)
+    lineQueue.shift(); // simulates getNextLine() consuming without deferring
+
+    // QueueRuntime should have NO items (arrival never enqueued)
+    expect(q.length).toBe(0);
+    expect(rec.enqueued).toHaveLength(0);
+
+    // consumeItems(0) — nothing was in the coalescing loop (no user items)
+    const result = q.consumeItems(0);
+    expect(result).toBeNull();
+    expect(rec.dequeued).toHaveLength(0); // no dequeue event
+  });
+});
+
+describe("control line barrier", () => {
+  test("control line produces no events", () => {
+    const { q, rec } = buildRuntime();
+    const lineQueue: string[] = [];
+    const blocked: Array<{ reason: string; queueLen: number }> = [];
+    const bstate: BlockedState = { emitted: false };
+
+    maybeNotifyBlocked(makeControlLine(), true, bstate, blocked, lineQueue);
+    expect(blocked).toHaveLength(0);
+    expect(rec.enqueued).toHaveLength(0);
+    expect(q.length).toBe(0);
+  });
+});
+
+describe("coalesced batch — task + user", () => {
+  test("enqueueForTracking + consumeItems(2) fires correct batch", () => {
+    const { q, rec } = buildRuntime();
+    const inputs: BidirectionalQueuedInput[] = [
+      { kind: "task_notification", text: "<notif/>" },
+      { kind: "user", content: "follow-up" },
+    ];
+    for (const input of inputs) enqueueForTracking(q, input);
+    q.consumeItems(2);
+    expect(rec.dequeued.at(0)?.mergedCount).toBe(2);
+    expect(rec.dequeued.at(0)?.items.at(0)?.kind).toBe("task_notification");
+    expect(rec.dequeued.at(0)?.items.at(1)?.kind).toBe("message");
+  });
+});
+
+describe("exit paths", () => {
+  test("clear(shutdown) emits queue_cleared and drains", () => {
+    const { q, rec } = buildRuntime();
+    enqueueForTracking(q, { kind: "user", content: "pending" });
+    q.clear("shutdown");
+    expect(rec.cleared.at(0)?.reason).toBe("shutdown");
+    expect(rec.cleared.at(0)?.count).toBe(1);
+    expect(q.length).toBe(0);
+  });
+  test("clear(error) emits queue_cleared", () => {
+    const { q, rec } = buildRuntime();
+    enqueueForTracking(q, { kind: "user", content: "pending" });
+    q.clear("error");
+    expect(rec.cleared.at(0)?.reason).toBe("error");
+  });
+  test("clear on empty queue fires with count=0", () => {
+    const { q, rec } = buildRuntime();
+    q.clear("shutdown");
+    expect(rec.cleared.at(0)?.count).toBe(0);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/tests/queue/queueRuntime.test.ts b/src/tests/queue/queueRuntime.test.ts
index e0a551f..bbd29db 100644
--- a/src/tests/queue/queueRuntime.test.ts
+++ b/src/tests/queue/queueRuntime.test.ts
@@ -425,3 +425,96 @@ describe("IDs and accessors", () => {
     expect(q.length).toBe(2); // unchanged
   });
 });
+
+// ── consumeItems ──────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+describe("consumeItems", () => {
+  test("removes exactly n items and fires onDequeued with correct batch", () => {
+    const batches: DequeuedBatch[] = [];
+    const q = new QueueRuntime({
+      callbacks: { onDequeued: (b) => batches.push(b) },
+    });
+    q.enqueue(makeMsg("a"));
+    q.enqueue(makeMsg("b"));
+    q.enqueue(makeMsg("c"));
+    const result = q.consumeItems(2);
+    expect(result).not.toBeNull();
+    expect(result?.mergedCount).toBe(2);
+    expect(result?.queueLenAfter).toBe(1);
+    expect(q.length).toBe(1);
+    expect(batches).toHaveLength(1);
+    expect(batches.at(0)?.mergedCount).toBe(2);
+  });
+
+  test("consumes all when n exceeds queue length", () => {
+    const q = new QueueRuntime();
+    q.enqueue(makeMsg("a"));
+    const result = q.consumeItems(100);
+    expect(result?.mergedCount).toBe(1);
+    expect(q.length).toBe(0);
+  });
+
+  test("returns null on empty queue", () => {
+    const q = new QueueRuntime();
+    expect(q.consumeItems(1)).toBeNull();
+  });
+
+  test("returns null for n <= 0", () => {
+    const q = new QueueRuntime();
+    q.enqueue(makeMsg());
+    expect(q.consumeItems(0)).toBeNull();
+    expect(q.length).toBe(1); // unchanged
+  });
+
+  test("respects barrier items — does not skip them", () => {
+    // consumeItems(2) with [approval_result, message] should consume both
+    // since it ignores the barrier policy
+    const q = new QueueRuntime();
+    q.enqueue(makeApproval());
+    q.enqueue(makeMsg("a"));
+    const result = q.consumeItems(2);
+    expect(result?.mergedCount).toBe(2);
+    expect(q.length).toBe(0);
+  });
+
+  test("resets blockedEmittedForNonEmpty when queue drains", () => {
+    const blocked: string[] = [];
+    const q = new QueueRuntime({
+      callbacks: { onBlocked: (r) => blocked.push(r) },
+    });
+    q.enqueue(makeMsg("a"));
+    q.tryDequeue("runtime_busy"); // emits blocked
+    q.consumeItems(1); // drains queue
+    q.enqueue(makeMsg("b"));
+    q.tryDequeue("runtime_busy"); // should emit blocked again (epoch reset on drain)
+    expect(blocked).toHaveLength(2);
+  });
+});
+
+// ── resetBlockedState ─────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+describe("resetBlockedState", () => {
+  test("allows same reason to re-emit onBlocked after reset", () => {
+    const blocked: string[] = [];
+    const q = new QueueRuntime({
+      callbacks: { onBlocked: (r) => blocked.push(r) },
+    });
+    q.enqueue(makeMsg());
+    q.tryDequeue("runtime_busy"); // first blocked emit
+    q.tryDequeue("runtime_busy"); // same reason — no second emit
+    q.resetBlockedState();
+    q.tryDequeue("runtime_busy"); // after reset — emits again
+    expect(blocked).toHaveLength(2);
+    expect(blocked).toEqual(["runtime_busy", "runtime_busy"]);
+  });
+
+  test("does not fire onBlocked on empty queue after reset", () => {
+    const blocked: string[] = [];
+    const q = new QueueRuntime({
+      callbacks: { onBlocked: (r) => blocked.push(r) },
+    });
+    q.resetBlockedState(); // no-op on empty
+    q.tryDequeue("runtime_busy");
+    expect(blocked).toHaveLength(0);
+  });
+});