diff --git a/backend/app/routers/logs.py b/backend/app/routers/logs.py
index df596ff..9c1dac8 100644
--- a/backend/app/routers/logs.py
+++ b/backend/app/routers/logs.py
@@ -31,7 +31,10 @@ async def get_timeline(
         .where(Child.user_id == current_user.id)
         .options(
             selectinload(TimerEvent.block).selectinload(ScheduleBlock.subject),
-            selectinload(TimerEvent.session).selectinload(DailySession.child),
+            selectinload(TimerEvent.session).options(
+                selectinload(DailySession.child),
+                selectinload(DailySession.template),
+            ),
         )
         .order_by(TimerEvent.occurred_at.desc())
     )
@@ -49,6 +52,10 @@ async def get_timeline(
 def _to_timeline_out(e: TimerEvent) -> TimelineEventOut:
     blk = e.block
     sub = blk.subject if blk else None
+    if e.event_type == "session_start":
+        block_label = e.session.template.name if e.session.template else None
+    else:
+        block_label = (blk.label or sub.name) if blk and sub else (blk.label if blk else None)
     return TimelineEventOut(
         id=e.id,
         event_type=e.event_type,
@@ -56,7 +63,7 @@ def _to_timeline_out(e: TimerEvent) -> TimelineEventOut:
         session_date=e.session.session_date,
         child_id=e.session.child_id,
         child_name=e.session.child.name,
-        block_label=(blk.label or sub.name) if blk and sub else (blk.label if blk else None),
+        block_label=block_label,
         subject_name=sub.name if sub else None,
         subject_icon=sub.icon if sub else None,
         subject_color=sub.color if sub else None,
@@ -71,7 +78,10 @@ async def _get_timer_event(event_id: int, current_user: User, db: AsyncSession)
         .where(TimerEvent.id == event_id, Child.user_id == current_user.id)
         .options(
             selectinload(TimerEvent.block).selectinload(ScheduleBlock.subject),
-            selectinload(TimerEvent.session).selectinload(DailySession.child),
+            selectinload(TimerEvent.session).options(
+                selectinload(DailySession.child),
+                selectinload(DailySession.template),
+            ),
         )
     )
     event = result.scalar_one_or_none()
diff --git a/backend/app/routers/sessions.py b/backend/app/routers/sessions.py
index 946ebb3..a093829 100644
--- a/backend/app/routers/sessions.py
+++ b/backend/app/routers/sessions.py
@@ -126,6 +126,11 @@ async def start_session(
     db.add(session)
     await db.commit()
     await db.refresh(session)
+
+    # Record session start as a timer event so it appears in the activity log
+    db.add(TimerEvent(session_id=session.id, block_id=None, event_type="session_start"))
+    await db.commit()
+
     await _broadcast_session(db, session)
     return session
 
diff --git a/frontend/src/views/LogView.vue b/frontend/src/views/LogView.vue
index fbc4fe4..4b66a5d 100644
--- a/frontend/src/views/LogView.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/views/LogView.vue
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@
                   </div>
                 </div>
                 <div class="row-actions">
-                  <button class="btn-sm" @click="startEdit(entry)">Edit</button>
+                  <button class="btn-sm" v-if="entry.event_type !== 'session_start'" @click="startEdit(entry)">Edit</button>
                   <button class="btn-sm btn-danger" @click="deleteEntry(entry)">✕</button>
                 </div>
               </div>
@@ -183,11 +183,12 @@ function fmtTime(isoStr) {
 }
 
 const EVENT_META = {
-  start:    { icon: '▶', label: 'Started' },
-  pause:    { icon: '⏸', label: 'Paused' },
-  resume:   { icon: '↺', label: 'Resumed' },
-  complete: { icon: '✓', label: 'Completed' },
-  skip:     { icon: '⟶', label: 'Skipped' },
+  session_start: { icon: '🏫', label: 'Day started' },
+  start:         { icon: '▶', label: 'Started' },
+  pause:         { icon: '⏸', label: 'Paused' },
+  resume:        { icon: '↺', label: 'Resumed' },
+  complete:      { icon: '✓', label: 'Completed' },
+  skip:          { icon: '⟶', label: 'Skipped' },
 }
 
 function eventIcon(entry) {