diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index e6abca2..4c26b7a 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,14 @@
 
 All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 
+## 1.9.1 - 2026-09-15
+
+Changes since 1.9.0:
+
+### Added
+
+- Scenario run logs now include an automatic entry when a step starts and when it finishes (pass or fail), so step boundaries are visible in run logs even for steps that don't call `context.log`/`context.assert` themselves.
+
 ## 1.9.0 - 2026-09-15
 
 Changes since 1.8.0:
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index a0149ba..e841844 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "liqa",
-  "version": "1.9.0",
+  "version": "1.9.1",
   "private": true,
   "workspaces": [
     "server",
diff --git a/server/src/scenario/scenario-scheduler.service.ts b/server/src/scenario/scenario-scheduler.service.ts
index b6cb3f7..6dff53e 100644
--- a/server/src/scenario/scenario-scheduler.service.ts
+++ b/server/src/scenario/scenario-scheduler.service.ts
@@ -345,6 +345,12 @@ export class ScenarioSchedulerService implements OnModuleInit {
     this.logger.log(
       `StepRun #${stepRun.id} (run #${stepRun.runId}, step #${step.id} order=${step.order}) → in_progress`,
     );
+    this.persistLog(
+      stepRun.runId,
+      stepRun.id,
+      "log",
+      `Step ${step.order} started${step.title ? `: ${step.title}` : ""}`,
+    );
 
     try {
       if (!step.execCode) throw new Error("step has no execCode");
@@ -453,6 +459,12 @@ export class ScenarioSchedulerService implements OnModuleInit {
       output !== null && output !== undefined ? JSON.stringify(output) : null;
     await this.runStepRepo.save(stepRun);
     this.logger.log(`StepRun #${stepRun.id} → pass`);
+    this.persistLog(
+      stepRun.runId,
+      stepRun.id,
+      "log",
+      `Step ${(stepRun.scenarioStep as ScenarioStepEntity | undefined)?.order ?? "?"} passed`,
+    );
 
     // Find the next waiting step in this run (next by order)
     const nextStep = await this.runStepRepo.findOne({
@@ -489,6 +501,12 @@ export class ScenarioSchedulerService implements OnModuleInit {
     stepRun.description = description;
     await this.runStepRepo.save(stepRun);
     this.logger.log(`StepRun #${stepRun.id} → fail: ${description}`);
+    this.persistLog(
+      stepRun.runId,
+      stepRun.id,
+      "error",
+      `Step ${(stepRun.scenarioStep as ScenarioStepEntity | undefined)?.order ?? "?"} failed: ${description}`,
+    );
 
     // Cancel all remaining waiting/pending step runs in this run
     await this.runStepRepo