diff --git a/pkg/api/provider.go b/pkg/api/provider.go
index 7f4e2ad..71c48c3 100644
--- a/pkg/api/provider.go
+++ b/pkg/api/provider.go
@@ -275,6 +275,9 @@ func (p *ProcessProvider) listDaemons(c *gin.Context) {
 	if entries == nil {
 		entries = []process.DaemonEntry{}
 	}
+	for _, entry := range entries {
+		p.emitEvent("process.daemon.started", daemonEventPayload(entry))
+	}
 	c.JSON(http.StatusOK, api.OK(entries))
 }
 
@@ -287,6 +290,7 @@ func (p *ProcessProvider) getDaemon(c *gin.Context) {
 		c.JSON(http.StatusNotFound, api.Fail("not_found", "daemon not found or not running"))
 		return
 	}
+	p.emitEvent("process.daemon.started", daemonEventPayload(*entry))
 	c.JSON(http.StatusOK, api.OK(entry))
 }
 
@@ -503,6 +507,18 @@ func (p *ProcessProvider) emitEvent(channel string, data any) {
 	_ = p.hub.SendToChannel(channel, msg)
 }
 
+func daemonEventPayload(entry process.DaemonEntry) map[string]any {
+	return map[string]any{
+		"code":    entry.Code,
+		"daemon":  entry.Daemon,
+		"pid":     entry.PID,
+		"health":  entry.Health,
+		"project": entry.Project,
+		"binary":  entry.Binary,
+		"started": entry.Started,
+	}
+}
+
 // PIDAlive checks whether a PID is still running. Exported for use by
 // consumers that need to verify daemon liveness outside the REST API.
 func PIDAlive(pid int) bool {
diff --git a/pkg/api/provider_test.go b/pkg/api/provider_test.go
index c8ee7c7..f5aa610 100644
--- a/pkg/api/provider_test.go
+++ b/pkg/api/provider_test.go
@@ -87,6 +87,48 @@ func TestProcessProvider_ListDaemons_Good(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.True(t, resp.Success)
 }
 
+func TestProcessProvider_ListDaemons_BroadcastsStarted_Good(t *testing.T) {
+	dir := t.TempDir()
+	registry := newTestRegistry(dir)
+	require.NoError(t, registry.Register(process.DaemonEntry{
+		Code:   "test",
+		Daemon: "serve",
+		PID:    os.Getpid(),
+	}))
+
+	hub := corews.NewHub()
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
+	defer cancel()
+	go hub.Run(ctx)
+
+	p := processapi.NewProvider(registry, nil, hub)
+	server := httptest.NewServer(hub.Handler())
+	defer server.Close()
+
+	conn := connectWS(t, server.URL)
+	defer conn.Close()
+
+	require.Eventually(t, func() bool {
+		return hub.ClientCount() == 1
+	}, time.Second, 10*time.Millisecond)
+
+	r := setupRouter(p)
+	w := httptest.NewRecorder()
+	req, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", "/api/process/daemons", nil)
+	r.ServeHTTP(w, req)
+
+	assert.Equal(t, http.StatusOK, w.Code)
+
+	events := readWSEvents(t, conn, "process.daemon.started")
+	started := events["process.daemon.started"]
+	require.NotNil(t, started)
+
+	startedData := started.Data.(map[string]any)
+	assert.Equal(t, "test", startedData["code"])
+	assert.Equal(t, "serve", startedData["daemon"])
+	assert.Equal(t, float64(os.Getpid()), startedData["pid"])
+}
+
 func TestProcessProvider_GetDaemon_Bad(t *testing.T) {
 	dir := t.TempDir()
 	registry := newTestRegistry(dir)