diff --git a/src/slack/monitor/events/messages.test.ts b/src/slack/monitor/events/messages.test.ts
index b59b26c1633..4b7cc40386d 100644
--- a/src/slack/monitor/events/messages.test.ts
+++ b/src/slack/monitor/events/messages.test.ts
@@ -192,4 +192,26 @@ describe("registerSlackMessageEvents", () => {
     expect(handleSlackMessage).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
     expect(messageQueueMock).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
   });
+
+  it("applies subtype system-event handling for message.channels events", async () => {
+    messageQueueMock.mockClear();
+    messageAllowMock.mockReset().mockResolvedValue([]);
+    const { channelHandler, handleSlackMessage } = createMessageHandlers({
+      dmPolicy: "open",
+      channelType: "channel",
+    });
+
+    expect(channelHandler).toBeTruthy();
+
+    await channelHandler!({
+      event: {
+        ...makeChangedEvent({ channel: "C1", user: "U1" }),
+        channel_type: "channel",
+      },
+      body: {},
+    });
+
+    expect(handleSlackMessage).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(messageQueueMock).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+  });
 });