diff --git a/mcp_bridge/telegram_bot.py b/mcp_bridge/telegram_bot.py
index 22f0d4f..78a50c0 100644
--- a/mcp_bridge/telegram_bot.py
+++ b/mcp_bridge/telegram_bot.py
@@ -196,21 +196,36 @@ class BridgeBot:
             return None
 
     async def send_to_group(self, text: str, attribution: str = "claude.ai"):
-        """Send an attributed message to the group chat."""
+        """Send an attributed message to the group chat and log it."""
         formatted = f"*\\[{attribution}\\]* {self._escape_markdown(text)}"
+        result = None
         try:
-            await self.bot.send_message(
+            result = await self.bot.send_message(
                 chat_id=self.group_chat_id,
                 text=formatted,
                 parse_mode="MarkdownV2",
             )
         except Exception:
-            # Fallback to plain text if markdown fails
             plain = f"[{attribution}] {text}"
-            await self.bot.send_message(
+            result = await self.bot.send_message(
                 chat_id=self.group_chat_id,
                 text=plain,
             )
+        finally:
+            # Log the sent message so it appears in pull_updates
+            if result:
+                from datetime import datetime, timezone
+                self.db.insert_message(
+                    telegram_message_id=result.message_id,
+                    chat_id=self.group_chat_id,
+                    sender_type="mcp_bot",
+                    sender_id=self._my_bot_id,
+                    sender_name=f"[{attribution}]",
+                    content=text,
+                    reply_to_message_id=None,
+                    has_attachment=False,
+                    created_at=datetime.now(timezone.utc).isoformat(),
+                )
 
     @staticmethod
     def _escape_markdown(text: str) -> str: