diff --git a/tests/test_conductor_engine.py b/tests/test_conductor_engine.py
index 825bf5c..14a2d98 100644
--- a/tests/test_conductor_engine.py
+++ b/tests/test_conductor_engine.py
@@ -267,3 +267,29 @@ async def test_conductor_engine_dynamic_parsing_and_execution(monkeypatch: pytes
   assert "T3" in calls
   vlogger.finalize("Dynamic track parsing and dependency execution", "PASS", "Dependency chain T1 -> T2 honored.")
 
+def test_run_worker_lifecycle_pushes_response_via_queue(monkeypatch: pytest.MonkeyPatch) -> None:
+ """
+    Test that run_worker_lifecycle pushes a 'response' event with the correct stream_id
+    via _queue_put when event_queue and loop are provided.
+    """
+ import asyncio
+ ticket = Ticket(id="T1", description="Task 1", status="todo", assigned_to="worker1")
+ context = WorkerContext(ticket_id="T1", model_name="test-model", messages=[])
+ mock_event_queue = MagicMock()
+ mock_loop = MagicMock(spec=asyncio.AbstractEventLoop)
+ mock_send = MagicMock(return_value="Task complete.")
+ monkeypatch.setattr(ai_client, 'send', mock_send)
+ monkeypatch.setattr(ai_client, 'reset_session', MagicMock())
+ from multi_agent_conductor import run_worker_lifecycle
+ with patch("multi_agent_conductor.confirm_spawn") as mock_spawn, \
+ patch("multi_agent_conductor._queue_put") as mock_queue_put:
+  mock_spawn.return_value = (True, "prompt", "context")
+  run_worker_lifecycle(ticket, context, event_queue=mock_event_queue, loop=mock_loop)
+  mock_queue_put.assert_called_once()
+  call_args = mock_queue_put.call_args[0]
+  assert call_args[2] == "response"
+  assert call_args[3]["stream_id"] == "Tier 3 (Worker): T1"
+  assert call_args[3]["text"] == "Task complete."
+  assert call_args[3]["status"] == "done"
+ assert ticket.status == "completed"
+