diff --git a/src/hooks/background-notification/hook.test.ts b/src/hooks/background-notification/hook.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c8566a39d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/hooks/background-notification/hook.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+import { describe, expect, test, mock } from "bun:test"
+
+import { createBackgroundNotificationHook } from "./hook"
+
+describe("createBackgroundNotificationHook", () => {
+  test("#given unsupported event type #when event handler runs #then it does not forward to manager", async () => {
+    //#given
+    const handleEvent = mock(() => {})
+    const hook = createBackgroundNotificationHook({
+      handleEvent,
+      injectPendingNotificationsIntoChatMessage: () => {},
+    } as never)
+
+    //#when
+    await hook.event({ event: { type: "message.removed", properties: { sessionID: "ses-1" } } })
+
+    //#then
+    expect(handleEvent).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
+  })
+
+  test("#given supported event type #when event handler runs #then it forwards to manager", async () => {
+    //#given
+    const handleEvent = mock(() => {})
+    const hook = createBackgroundNotificationHook({
+      handleEvent,
+      injectPendingNotificationsIntoChatMessage: () => {},
+    } as never)
+
+    const event = { type: "message.part.delta", properties: { sessionID: "ses-1", field: "text", delta: "x" } }
+
+    //#when
+    await hook.event({ event })
+
+    //#then
+    expect(handleEvent).toHaveBeenCalledWith(event)
+  })
+})
diff --git a/src/hooks/background-notification/hook.ts b/src/hooks/background-notification/hook.ts
index 3f40ffadb..e52b7beb4 100644
--- a/src/hooks/background-notification/hook.ts
+++ b/src/hooks/background-notification/hook.ts
@@ -17,6 +17,16 @@ interface ChatMessageOutput {
   parts: Array<{ type: string; text?: string; [key: string]: unknown }>
 }
 
+const FORWARDED_EVENT_TYPES = new Set([
+  "message.updated",
+  "message.part.updated",
+  "message.part.delta",
+  "session.idle",
+  "session.error",
+  "session.deleted",
+  "session.status",
+])
+
 /**
  * Background notification hook - handles event routing to BackgroundManager.
  *
@@ -25,6 +35,7 @@ interface ChatMessageOutput {
  */
 export function createBackgroundNotificationHook(manager: BackgroundManager) {
   const eventHandler = async ({ event }: EventInput) => {
+    if (!FORWARDED_EVENT_TYPES.has(event.type)) return
     manager.handleEvent(event)
   }