diff --git a/src/message-runtime-progress-entry.test.ts b/src/message-runtime-progress-entry.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..73c77eb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/message-runtime-progress-entry.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,144 @@
+import { beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest';
+
+const runtimeMocks = vi.hoisted(() => ({
+  executeTurn: vi.fn(async () => ({
+    outputStatus: 'success' as const,
+    deliverySucceeded: true,
+    visiblePhase: 'progress' as const,
+  })),
+}));
+
+vi.mock('./message-runtime-turns.js', () => ({
+  createRunAgent: vi.fn(() => vi.fn()),
+  createExecuteTurn: vi.fn(() => runtimeMocks.executeTurn),
+  isDuplicateOfLastBotFinal: vi.fn(() => false),
+  labelPairedSenders: vi.fn((_channels, _chatJid, messages) => messages),
+}));
+
+import {
+  _initTestDatabase,
+  _setRegisteredGroupForTests,
+  getLatestOpenPairedTaskForChat,
+  storeChatMetadata,
+  storeMessage,
+} from './db.js';
+import { createMessageRuntime } from './message-runtime.js';
+import {
+  clearGlobalFailover,
+  refreshChannelOwnerCache,
+} from './service-routing.js';
+import type { Channel, RegisteredGroup } from './types.js';
+
+const chatJid = 'group@test';
+const timestamp = '2026-04-30T00:30:00.000Z';
+
+function makeGroup(): RegisteredGroup {
+  return {
+    name: 'Test Group',
+    folder: 'test-group',
+    trigger: '@Andy',
+    added_at: timestamp,
+    requiresTrigger: false,
+    agentType: 'codex',
+    workDir: process.cwd(),
+  };
+}
+
+function makeChannel(name: string, ownsJid: boolean): Channel {
+  return {
+    name,
+    connect: vi.fn(),
+    sendMessage: vi.fn(),
+    isConnected: vi.fn(() => true),
+    ownsJid: vi.fn((jid: string) => ownsJid && jid === chatJid),
+    disconnect: vi.fn(),
+    setTyping: vi.fn(),
+  } as unknown as Channel;
+}
+
+describe('message-runtime progress entry path', () => {
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    _initTestDatabase();
+    refreshChannelOwnerCache(true);
+    clearGlobalFailover();
+    runtimeMocks.executeTurn.mockClear();
+    runtimeMocks.executeTurn.mockResolvedValue({
+      outputStatus: 'success',
+      deliverySucceeded: true,
+      visiblePhase: 'progress',
+    });
+  });
+
+  it('passes pairedTurnIdentity through the production owner-turn entry path when no task is open', async () => {
+    const group = makeGroup();
+    const ownerChannel = makeChannel('discord', true);
+    const reviewerChannel = makeChannel('discord-review', false);
+    const lastAgentTimestamps: Record<string, string> = {};
+    const saveState = vi.fn();
+
+    _setRegisteredGroupForTests(chatJid, {
+      ...group,
+      agentType: 'claude-code',
+    });
+    _setRegisteredGroupForTests(chatJid, group);
+    refreshChannelOwnerCache(true);
+    storeChatMetadata(chatJid, timestamp, 'Test Group');
+    storeMessage({
+      id: 'human-first-owner-turn',
+      chat_jid: chatJid,
+      sender: 'user@test',
+      sender_name: 'User',
+      content: '디스코드에는 progress가 보이는데 사이트에는 안 보여요',
+      timestamp,
+      is_bot_message: false,
+      is_from_me: false,
+    });
+
+    const runtime = createMessageRuntime({
+      assistantName: 'Andy',
+      idleTimeout: 1_000,
+      pollInterval: 1_000,
+      timezone: 'UTC',
+      triggerPattern: /^@Andy\b/i,
+      channels: [ownerChannel, reviewerChannel],
+      queue: {
+        enqueueMessageCheck: vi.fn(),
+        registerProcess: vi.fn(),
+        closeStdin: vi.fn(),
+        notifyIdle: vi.fn(),
+      } as any,
+      getRoomBindings: () => ({ [chatJid]: group }),
+      getSessions: () => ({}),
+      getLastTimestamp: () => '',
+      setLastTimestamp: vi.fn(),
+      getLastAgentTimestamps: () => lastAgentTimestamps,
+      saveState,
+      persistSession: vi.fn(),
+      clearSession: vi.fn(),
+    });
+
+    const result = await runtime.processGroupMessages(chatJid, {
+      runId: 'run-first-owner-entry',
+      reason: 'messages',
+    });
+
+    const freshTask = getLatestOpenPairedTaskForChat(chatJid);
+    expect(result).toBe(true);
+    expect(freshTask).toBeDefined();
+    expect(runtimeMocks.executeTurn).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      expect.objectContaining({
+        deliveryRole: 'owner',
+        forcedRole: 'owner',
+        pairedTurnIdentity: {
+          turnId: `${freshTask!.id}:${freshTask!.updated_at}:owner-turn`,
+          taskId: freshTask!.id,
+          taskUpdatedAt: freshTask!.updated_at,
+          intentKind: 'owner-turn',
+          role: 'owner',
+        },
+      }),
+    );
+    expect(lastAgentTimestamps).toEqual({ [chatJid]: '1' });
+    expect(saveState).toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/message-runtime-queue-progress.test.ts b/src/message-runtime-queue-progress.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..200d3a6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/message-runtime-queue-progress.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,98 @@
+import { beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest';
+
+import { _initTestDatabase, getLatestOpenPairedTaskForChat } from './db.js';
+import { runQueuedGroupTurn } from './message-runtime-queue.js';
+import { resetPairedFollowUpScheduleState } from './paired-follow-up-scheduler.js';
+import type { Channel, RegisteredGroup } from './types.js';
+
+function makeGroup(): RegisteredGroup {
+  return {
+    name: 'Test Group',
+    folder: 'test-group',
+    trigger: '@Andy',
+    added_at: '2026-03-30T00:00:00.000Z',
+    requiresTrigger: false,
+    agentType: 'codex',
+    workDir: '/repo',
+  };
+}
+
+function makeChannel(): Channel {
+  return {
+    name: 'discord-review',
+    connect: vi.fn(),
+    sendMessage: vi.fn(),
+    isConnected: vi.fn(() => true),
+    ownsJid: vi.fn(() => true),
+    disconnect: vi.fn(),
+  } as unknown as Channel;
+}
+
+describe('message-runtime queue progress persistence', () => {
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    _initTestDatabase();
+    resetPairedFollowUpScheduleState();
+  });
+
+  it('creates a paired owner task before the first queued turn so progress has a turn identity', async () => {
+    const executeTurn = vi.fn(async () => ({
+      outputStatus: 'success' as const,
+      deliverySucceeded: true,
+      visiblePhase: 'progress',
+    }));
+    const lastAgentTimestamps: Record<string, string> = {};
+    const saveState = vi.fn();
+
+    const outcome = await runQueuedGroupTurn({
+      chatJid: 'group@test',
+      group: makeGroup(),
+      runId: 'run-new-paired-owner',
+      log: { info: vi.fn(), warn: vi.fn(), error: vi.fn() } as any,
+      timezone: 'UTC',
+      missedMessages: [
+        {
+          id: 'human-new-task-1',
+          chat_jid: 'group@test',
+          sender: 'user@test',
+          sender_name: 'User',
+          content: '새 작업입니다',
+          timestamp: '2026-03-30T00:00:03.000Z',
+          seq: 48,
+          is_bot_message: false,
+        },
+      ],
+      task: null,
+      roleToChannel: {
+        owner: null,
+        reviewer: makeChannel(),
+        arbiter: null,
+      },
+      ownerChannel: makeChannel(),
+      lastAgentTimestamps,
+      saveState,
+      executeTurn,
+      getFixedRoleChannelName: () => 'discord-review',
+      labelPairedSenders: (_chatJid, messages) => messages,
+      formatMessages: () => 'formatted prompt',
+    });
+
+    const freshTask = getLatestOpenPairedTaskForChat('group@test');
+    expect(outcome).toBe(true);
+    expect(freshTask).toBeDefined();
+    expect(executeTurn).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      expect.objectContaining({
+        deliveryRole: 'owner',
+        forcedRole: 'owner',
+        pairedTurnIdentity: {
+          turnId: `${freshTask!.id}:${freshTask!.updated_at}:owner-turn`,
+          taskId: freshTask!.id,
+          taskUpdatedAt: freshTask!.updated_at,
+          intentKind: 'owner-turn',
+          role: 'owner',
+        },
+      }),
+    );
+    expect(lastAgentTimestamps).toEqual({ 'group@test': '48' });
+    expect(saveState).toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/message-runtime-queue.ts b/src/message-runtime-queue.ts
index 4cacf38..79a8a00 100644
--- a/src/message-runtime-queue.ts
+++ b/src/message-runtime-queue.ts
@@ -166,11 +166,11 @@ export async function runQueuedGroupTurn(args: {
       )
     : !isBotOnlyPairedRoomTurn(chatJid, missedMessages);
   let fallbackMessages = missedMessages;
-  if (currentTask && hasHumanMsg) {
+  if (currentTask !== undefined && hasHumanMsg) {
     const resolvedTask = resolveOwnerTaskForHumanMessage({
       group,
       chatJid,
-      existingTask: currentTask,
+      existingTask: currentTask ?? null,
     });
     currentTask = resolvedTask.task;
     if (resolvedTask.supersededTask) {
diff --git a/src/message-runtime.ts b/src/message-runtime.ts
index d074b8f..edcb830 100644
--- a/src/message-runtime.ts
+++ b/src/message-runtime.ts
@@ -490,8 +490,8 @@ export function createMessageRuntime(deps: MessageRuntimeDeps): {
         timezone: deps.timezone,
         missedMessages,
         task: hasReviewerLease(chatJid)
-          ? getLatestOpenPairedTaskForChat(chatJid)
-          : null,
+          ? (getLatestOpenPairedTaskForChat(chatJid) ?? null)
+          : undefined,
         roleToChannel,
         ownerChannel: channel,
         lastAgentTimestamps: deps.getLastAgentTimestamps(),