diff --git a/crates/worker/src/feature/builtin/ticket/results.rs b/crates/worker/src/feature/builtin/ticket/results.rs
index 13072cd84..d30fd8e1c 100644
--- a/crates/worker/src/feature/builtin/ticket/results.rs
+++ b/crates/worker/src/feature/builtin/ticket/results.rs
@@ -249,6 +249,15 @@ impl References {
                     add(&mut refs.tickets, row, "ticket");
                     add(&mut refs.mrs, row, "merge_request_id");
                 }
+                // MR origin checks are independent of capture and of the selected item page.
+                // Other check kinds identify Jobs/events, not published MR Objects.
+                for check in array(data, "source_checks") {
+                    if check.get("resource_kind").and_then(Value::as_str)
+                        == Some("merge_request_events")
+                    {
+                        add(&mut refs.mrs, check, "reference");
+                    }
+                }
             }
             _ => {} // Tag/answer/tracking-history/delivery identifiers and prose are domain data.
         }
diff --git a/crates/worker/src/feature/builtin/ticket/results/tests.rs b/crates/worker/src/feature/builtin/ticket/results/tests.rs
index 43da45f44..88333bad4 100644
--- a/crates/worker/src/feature/builtin/ticket/results/tests.rs
+++ b/crates/worker/src/feature/builtin/ticket/results/tests.rs
@@ -303,3 +303,44 @@ fn assignment_event_and_tag_identifiers_do_not_create_child_objects_or_text_link
         );
     }
 }
+
+#[test]
+fn diagnostics_mr_origin_references_are_independent_of_capture_and_item_page() {
+    for items in [
+        json!([]),
+        json!([{"ticket":"T-42","merge_request_id":null}]),
+    ] {
+        for root in ["", "/changes"] {
+            let data = json!({"items":items,"next_cursor":"opaque-MR-999",
+            "source_checks":[
+                {"resource_kind":"merge_request_events","reference":"MR-1","origin_present":true,"captured":false},
+                {"resource_kind":"job_result","reference":"MR-2","origin_present":true,"captured":true},
+                {"resource_kind":"source_event","reference":"mr-event:MR-3:event","origin_present":true,"captured":true},
+                {"resource_kind":"future_kind","reference":"MR-4","origin_present":true,"captured":false}
+            ]});
+            let output = projected("notification_diagnostics", data.clone(), root, "");
+            assert_eq!(output["data"], data);
+            let expected = if root.is_empty() {
+                json!([{"id":"MR-1"}])
+            } else {
+                json!([{"id":"MR-1","entry":"/changes/MR-1"}])
+            };
+            assert_eq!(output["links"]["merge_requests"], expected);
+            assert!(output.get("entry").is_none());
+            let descriptor = InterfaceDescriptor {
+                format: INTERFACE_FORMAT_V1.into(),
+                documentation: None,
+                types: vec![],
+                operations: vec![OperationDeclaration {
+                    name: "notification_diagnostics".into(),
+                    documentation: None,
+                    parameters: vec![],
+                    returns: declaration("notification_diagnostics", false).unwrap(),
+                }],
+            };
+            descriptor
+                .validate_result("notification_diagnostics", &json_to_wip(&output).unwrap())
+                .unwrap();
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/crates/worker/src/wip/ticket_native_tests.rs b/crates/worker/src/wip/ticket_native_tests.rs
index ace7967de..bd76f8c2c 100644
--- a/crates/worker/src/wip/ticket_native_tests.rs
+++ b/crates/worker/src/wip/ticket_native_tests.rs
@@ -1169,3 +1169,113 @@ async fn retained_ticket_result_mr_reference_is_model_navigation_not_body_or_sna
     assert_eq!(client.requests().len(), 2);
     client.assert_authorizations_consumed();
 }
+
+#[tokio::test]
+async fn diagnostics_uncaptured_mr_origin_is_typed_lazy_model_navigation_even_on_empty_pages() {
+    for published in [false, true] {
+        let page = json!({"items":[],"next_cursor":"opaque-next",
+            "source_checks":[{"resource_kind":"merge_request_events","reference":"MR-1","origin_present":true,"captured":false}]});
+        let mut responses = vec![crate::worker::WorkspaceResponse {
+            status: 200,
+            body: page.to_string(),
+        }];
+        let mut authorizations = vec![expected_authorization(
+            "notification.diagnostics.read",
+            "merge_request",
+            Some(("merge_request_id", "MR-1")),
+        )];
+        if published {
+            responses.push(crate::worker::WorkspaceResponse {
+                status: 200,
+                body: json!({"merge_request_id":"MR-1","ticket_ids":[],"thread":[]}).to_string(),
+            });
+            authorizations.push(expected_authorization(
+                "merge_request.read",
+                "merge_request",
+                Some(("merge_request_id", "MR-1")),
+            ));
+        }
+        let client =
+            Arc::new(ScriptedWorkspaceClient::new(responses).with_authorizations(authorizations));
+        let mut registry = WipMountRegistry::new();
+        let tickets = registry.allocate_namespace("ticket", "cases").unwrap();
+        let changes = registry
+            .allocate_namespace("merge-request", "changes")
+            .unwrap();
+        crate::feature::builtin::ticket::mount_workspace_http_ticket_wip(
+            &mut registry,
+            client.clone(),
+            crate::feature::builtin::ticket::TicketFeatureAccess::read_only(),
+            None,
+            &tickets,
+        )
+        .unwrap();
+        if published {
+            crate::feature::builtin::merge_request::mount_workspace_http_merge_request_wip(
+                &mut registry,
+                client.clone(),
+                manifest::MergeRequestFeatureConfig {
+                    show: true,
+                    ..Default::default()
+                },
+                None,
+                &changes,
+            )
+            .unwrap();
+        }
+        let mut engine = Engine::<_, Mutable, ()>::new_annotated(DummyClient);
+        let runtime = install_wip_mode_with_mounts(
+            &mut engine,
+            None,
+            "diagnostics-origin-model".into(),
+            registry,
+        )
+        .unwrap();
+        let tools = engine.tool_server_handle();
+        tools.flush_pending();
+        let collection = ticket_result_model_inspect(&tools, &json!("/cases")).await;
+        let result=ticket_result_model_invoke(&tools,&collection,"notification_diagnostics",json!({"filter":{"merge_request":"/changes/MR-1"},"page":{"cursor":"previous-page","limit":1}})).await;
+        assert_eq!(result["data"], page);
+        assert_eq!(result["links"]["merge_requests"][0]["id"], "MR-1");
+        assert_eq!(
+            client.requests().len(),
+            1,
+            "origin reference never prefetches current MR"
+        );
+        let declaration = runtime
+            .host
+            .projection("/cases")
+            .unwrap()
+            .descriptor
+            .operations
+            .into_iter()
+            .find(|op| op.name == "notification_diagnostics")
+            .unwrap();
+        let mut entries = vec![];
+        ticket_result_declared_entries(&declaration.returns.r#type, &result, &mut entries);
+        if published {
+            assert_eq!(entries, vec!["/changes/MR-1"]);
+            let mr =
+                ticket_result_model_inspect(&tools, &result["links"]["merge_requests"][0]["entry"])
+                    .await;
+            let interface = ticket_result_model_inspect(&tools, &mr["interfaces"][0]["path"]).await;
+            assert!(
+                interface["interface_signature"]
+                    .as_str()
+                    .unwrap()
+                    .contains("read(")
+            );
+            ticket_result_model_invoke(&tools, &mr, "read", json!({})).await;
+            assert_eq!(client.requests().len(), 2);
+        } else {
+            assert!(entries.is_empty());
+            assert!(result["links"]["merge_requests"][0].get("entry").is_none());
+        }
+        client.assert_authorizations_consumed();
+        let request = &client.requests()[0];
+        assert!(request.path.contains("cursor=previous-page"));
+        assert!(request.path.contains("merge_request_id=MR-1"));
+        let tree = ticket_result_model_call(&tools, "Tree", json!({"path":"/","depth":3})).await;
+        assert!(!tree.to_string().contains("/changes/MR-1"));
+    }
+}