diff --git a/apps/server/src/main/kotlin/com/correx/apps/server/narration/NarrationSubscriber.kt b/apps/server/src/main/kotlin/com/correx/apps/server/narration/NarrationSubscriber.kt
index 36e5b3e1..c58de559 100644
--- a/apps/server/src/main/kotlin/com/correx/apps/server/narration/NarrationSubscriber.kt
+++ b/apps/server/src/main/kotlin/com/correx/apps/server/narration/NarrationSubscriber.kt
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package com.correx.apps.server.narration
 
 import com.correx.core.events.events.ApprovalRequestedEvent
+import com.correx.core.events.events.ExecutionPlanRejectedEvent
 import com.correx.core.events.events.OrchestrationPausedEvent
 import com.correx.core.events.events.StageCompletedEvent
 import com.correx.core.events.events.StageFailedEvent
@@ -65,6 +66,10 @@ class NarrationSubscriber(
                 sid,
                 NarrationTrigger(kind = "workflow_failed", instruction = "The workflow failed: ${p.reason}. Explain the failure to the user."),
             )
+            is ExecutionPlanRejectedEvent -> enqueue(
+                sid,
+                NarrationTrigger(kind = "execution_plan_rejected", instruction = "The execution plan was rejected: ${p.reason}. Explain to the user what happened and what they can do next."),
+            )
             is OrchestrationPausedEvent -> enqueue(
                 sid,
                 NarrationTrigger(kind = "paused", instruction = pauseInstruction(sid, p)),
diff --git a/apps/server/src/test/kotlin/com/correx/apps/server/narration/NarrationSubscriberTest.kt b/apps/server/src/test/kotlin/com/correx/apps/server/narration/NarrationSubscriberTest.kt
index aab3b8f7..c0136a19 100644
--- a/apps/server/src/test/kotlin/com/correx/apps/server/narration/NarrationSubscriberTest.kt
+++ b/apps/server/src/test/kotlin/com/correx/apps/server/narration/NarrationSubscriberTest.kt
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import com.correx.core.approvals.Tier
 import com.correx.core.events.events.ApprovalRequestedEvent
 import com.correx.core.events.events.EventMetadata
 import com.correx.core.events.events.EventPayload
+import com.correx.core.events.events.ExecutionPlanRejectedEvent
 import com.correx.core.events.events.NewEvent
 import com.correx.core.events.events.OrchestrationPausedEvent
 import com.correx.core.events.events.StageCompletedEvent
@@ -199,4 +200,31 @@ class NarrationSubscriberTest {
         assertEquals(1, facade.calls.size)
         assertEquals("stage_completed", facade.calls[0])
     }
+
+    @Test
+    fun `execution plan rejection triggers narration with rejection reason`(): Unit = runBlocking {
+        val facade = RecordingRouterFacade()
+        NarrationSubscriber(fakeStore, facade, scope).start()
+
+        while (liveFlow.subscriptionCount.value == 0) yield()
+
+        liveFlow.emit(storedEvent(WorkflowStartedEvent(sessionId, "wf", StageId("s0")), seq = 1L))
+        liveFlow.emit(
+            storedEvent(
+                ExecutionPlanRejectedEvent(sessionId, reason = "Missing required artifact", source = "missing_content"),
+                seq = 2L,
+            ),
+        )
+
+        withTimeout(2_000L) {
+            while (facade.calls.isEmpty()) yield()
+        }
+
+        assertEquals(1, facade.calls.size)
+        assertEquals("execution_plan_rejected", facade.calls[0].second.kind)
+        assertTrue(
+            facade.calls[0].second.instruction.contains("Missing required artifact"),
+            "instruction must include the rejection reason",
+        )
+    }
 }