diff --git a/modules/mesh-delivery/cmd/mesh-delivery/approval_test.go b/modules/mesh-delivery/cmd/mesh-delivery/approval_test.go
index 56ec5061..95f2b2cb 100644
--- a/modules/mesh-delivery/cmd/mesh-delivery/approval_test.go
+++ b/modules/mesh-delivery/cmd/mesh-delivery/approval_test.go
@@ -321,3 +321,60 @@ func TestIssue1025ADeclinedMergeAnnouncesNothing(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatalf("declined, yet merges %v, announced %v", w.forge.merges, got)
 	}
 }
+
+// Issue 1025: a merge of a delivery in a group carries the group id and the heads the group's Approve was bound to.
+func TestIssue1025AMergeInAGroupCarriesTheGroupAndItsHeads(t *testing.T) {
+	w := newWorld(t)
+	w.op.auto = false
+	const ctlHead, catHead = "c1c1c1c1c1c1c1c1c1c1c1c1c1c1c1c1c1c1c1c1", "d2d2d2d2d2d2d2d2d2d2d2d2d2d2d2d2d2d2d2d2"
+	ctl, cat := IDOf("novox/mesh-controller", ctlHead), IDOf("novox/mesh-catalog", catHead)
+	w.ctl.order = func(ms []Member) Order { return Order{Order: []string{ctl, cat}} }
+	w.h.PullUpdated(pr("novox/mesh-controller", 1, ctlHead, "feat/x", "internal/a.go"))
+	w.h.PullUpdated(pr("novox/mesh-catalog", 2, catHead, "feat/x", "modules/app/module.json"))
+	w.h.Checked(judgedAt("novox/mesh-controller", 1, ctlHead, "pass", "t1t1t1t1t1t1"))
+	w.h.Checked(judgedAt("novox/mesh-catalog", 2, catHead, "pass", "t3t3t3t3t3t3"))
+	w.forge.open = []OpenPull{markedPull("novox/mesh-controller", 1, ctlHead, ctlHead),
+		markedPull("novox/mesh-catalog", 2, catHead, catHead)}
+	w.h.SeeOpenPulls()
+	w.settleAll()
+	w.h.Checked(CheckedEvent{Group: "feat/x", ID: "check-1", Verdict: "pass", Summary: "both compose"})
+	w.settleAll()
+	open := w.op.open()
+	if len(open) != 1 {
+		t.Fatalf("asks %v", open)
+	}
+	w.op.answer(open[0], OptionApprove)
+	w.settleAll()
+	got := mergedSaid(w)
+	if len(got) != 1 {
+		t.Fatalf("announced %d; wanted the first member's merge once: %v", len(got), got)
+	}
+	m := got[0]
+	hs, _ := m["heads"].(map[string]any)
+	if m["group"] != "feat/x" || m["ask_id"] != open[0] || m["option"] != OptionApprove || m["repo"] != "mesh-controller" ||
+		hs[ctl] != ctlHead || hs[cat] != catHead || len(hs) != 2 {
+		t.Fatalf("the group's merge event: %v", m)
+	}
+}
+
+// Issue 1025: the announcement is owed and kept, so it is said after a restart, and once.
+func TestIssue1025AnOwedMergedIsSaidAfterARestartAndOnce(t *testing.T) {
+	w := newWorld(t)
+	p := pr("novox/app", 7, readyHead, "feat/x", "src/a.go")
+	w.h.PullUpdated(p)
+	id := IDOf("novox/app", readyHead)
+	w.h.mu.Lock()
+	d := w.h.deliveries[id]
+	d.Owed = append(d.Owed, Effect{Kind: EffectEmit, Event: "merged", Line: `{"owner":"novox","repo":"app","number":7,"head_sha":"` + readyHead + `"}`, Since: w.now})
+	if err := w.store.PutDelivery(d); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	w.h.mu.Unlock()
+	again := newWorldOver(t, w.store, w.ctl, w.forge, w.now.Add(time.Minute))
+	again.settleAll()
+	again.later(time.Hour)
+	again.settleAll()
+	if n := len(mergedSaid(again)); n != 1 {
+		t.Fatalf("said %d times after the restart; wanted once", n)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/modules/mesh-delivery/cmd/mesh-delivery/effects.go b/modules/mesh-delivery/cmd/mesh-delivery/effects.go
index 3c20d918..b74ae890 100644
--- a/modules/mesh-delivery/cmd/mesh-delivery/effects.go
+++ b/modules/mesh-delivery/cmd/mesh-delivery/effects.go
@@ -428,6 +428,9 @@ func (h *Holder) do(e Effect, repo [2]string, number int, body, url string, grou
 		if group {
 			event = "group"
 		}
+		if e.Event != "" {
+			event = e.Event
+		}
 		return h.Emit(event, payload)
 	case EffectNote:
 		if h.Forge == nil {
diff --git a/modules/mesh-delivery/cmd/mesh-delivery/model.go b/modules/mesh-delivery/cmd/mesh-delivery/model.go
index d4b4f68e..ef6631b1 100644
--- a/modules/mesh-delivery/cmd/mesh-delivery/model.go
+++ b/modules/mesh-delivery/cmd/mesh-delivery/model.go
@@ -282,6 +282,7 @@ type Step struct {
 // on the pull request refreshed, a status set.
 type Effect struct {
 	Kind    string    `json:"kind"`
+	Event   string    `json:"event,omitempty"` // an emit's module event, when not transition or group (issue 1025)
 	Commit  string    `json:"commit,omitempty"`
 	Line    string    `json:"line,omitempty"`
 	Context string    `json:"context,omitempty"`
diff --git a/modules/mesh-delivery/cmd/mesh-delivery/ready.go b/modules/mesh-delivery/cmd/mesh-delivery/ready.go
index c1075bee..9a67ef3b 100644
--- a/modules/mesh-delivery/cmd/mesh-delivery/ready.go
+++ b/modules/mesh-delivery/cmd/mesh-delivery/ready.go
@@ -343,15 +343,7 @@ func (h *Holder) askMerge(id string, p OpenPull, head string) func() {
 	return func() {
 		err := h.Forge.Merge(p.Owner, p.Repo, p.Number, head)
 		h.mu.Lock()
-		var announce map[string]any // issue 1025: said after unlocking
-		defer func() {
-			h.mu.Unlock()
-			if announce != nil {
-				if e := h.Emit("merged", announce); e != nil {
-					h.Logf("[mesh-delivery] could not announce the merge of %s: %v", id, e)
-				}
-			}
-		}()
+		defer h.mu.Unlock()
 		d := h.deliveries[id]
 		if d == nil || d.Ready == nil {
 			return
@@ -359,7 +351,9 @@ func (h *Holder) askMerge(id string, p OpenPull, head string) func() {
 		r, now := d.Ready, h.Now()
 		r.merging = false
 		if err == nil {
-			announce = mergedEvent(d, p, head)
+			// Issue 1025: the announcement is owed, kept with the delivery, so a death right after the merge
+			// still says it once.
+			d.Owed = append(d.Owed, Effect{Kind: EffectEmit, Event: "merged", Line: string(mustJSON(mergedEvent(d, p, head))), Since: now})
 			r.Merged, r.Answer, r.RefusedSince = &now, "merged", nil
 			h.Logf("[mesh-delivery] %s merged on its ready mark at %s, its check passed against its trunk's head", id,
 				shortOf(head, 12))