diff --git a/src/components/Editor/Project/ScratchContainer.jsx b/src/components/Editor/Project/ScratchContainer.jsx
index 64117341c..7c5748843 100644
--- a/src/components/Editor/Project/ScratchContainer.jsx
+++ b/src/components/Editor/Project/ScratchContainer.jsx
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import { useDispatch, useSelector } from "react-redux";
 import { ClickScrollPlugin, OverlayScrollbars } from "overlayscrollbars";
 import { OverlayScrollbarsComponent } from "overlayscrollbars-react";
 import { applyScratchProjectIdentifierUpdate } from "../../../redux/EditorSlice";
+import { runStartedEvent } from "../../../events/WebComponentCustomEvents";
 import {
   subscribeToScratchProjectIdentifierUpdates,
   postMessageToScratchIframe,
@@ -66,6 +67,22 @@ export default function ScratchContainer() {
     });
   }, [accessToken, initialAccessToken]);
 
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const allowedOrigin = getScratchAllowedOrigin();
+
+    const handleScratchRunStarted = (event) => {
+      if (event.origin !== allowedOrigin) return;
+      if (event.data?.type !== "scratch-gui-project-run-started") return;
+
+      document.dispatchEvent(runStartedEvent({}));
+    };
+
+    window.addEventListener("message", handleScratchRunStarted);
+    return () => {
+      window.removeEventListener("message", handleScratchRunStarted);
+    };
+  }, []);
+
   useEffect(() => {
     const allowedOrigin = getScratchAllowedOrigin();
     const authKey = localStorage.getItem("authKey");
diff --git a/src/components/Editor/Project/ScratchContainer.test.js b/src/components/Editor/Project/ScratchContainer.test.js
index ea31a3104..77c410abf 100644
--- a/src/components/Editor/Project/ScratchContainer.test.js
+++ b/src/components/Editor/Project/ScratchContainer.test.js
@@ -170,6 +170,49 @@ describe("ScratchContainer", () => {
     });
   });
 
+  describe("scratch-gui-project-run-started message", () => {
+    let runStartedHandler;
+
+    beforeEach(() => {
+      runStartedHandler = jest.fn();
+      document.addEventListener("editor-runStarted", runStartedHandler);
+    });
+
+    afterEach(() => {
+      document.removeEventListener("editor-runStarted", runStartedHandler);
+    });
+
+    test("dispatches editor-runStarted when scratch-gui-project-run-started is received", () => {
+      renderScratchContainer();
+
+      act(() => {
+        dispatchMessage({
+          type: "scratch-gui-project-run-started",
+        });
+      });
+
+      expect(runStartedHandler).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+      expect(runStartedHandler.mock.calls[0][0].detail).toEqual({});
+    });
+
+    test("does not dispatch editor-runStarted after unmount", () => {
+      const store = buildStore();
+      const { unmount } = render(
+        <Provider store={store}>
+          <ScratchContainer />
+        </Provider>,
+      );
+
+      unmount();
+
+      act(() => {
+        dispatchMessage({ type: "scratch-gui-project-run-started" });
+      });
+
+      expect(runStartedHandler).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    });
+  });
+
   test("updates the parent project identifier without reloading the iframe project_id", () => {
     const { store } = renderScratchContainer();
 
diff --git a/src/components/ScratchEditor/ScratchIntegrationHOC.jsx b/src/components/ScratchEditor/ScratchIntegrationHOC.jsx
index a6cb74c51..f28a1dca4 100644
--- a/src/components/ScratchEditor/ScratchIntegrationHOC.jsx
+++ b/src/components/ScratchEditor/ScratchIntegrationHOC.jsx
@@ -21,10 +21,12 @@ const ScratchIntegrationHOC = function (WrappedComponent) {
       this.handleRemix = this.handleRemix.bind(this);
       this.handleSave = this.handleSave.bind(this);
       this.handleProjectChanged = this.handleProjectChanged.bind(this);
+      this.handleProjectRunStart = this.handleProjectRunStart.bind(this);
     }
     componentDidMount() {
       window.addEventListener("message", this.handleMessage);
       this.props.vm.on("PROJECT_CHANGED", this.handleProjectChanged);
+      this.props.vm.on("PROJECT_RUN_START", this.handleProjectRunStart);
       this.props.setStageSize();
     }
     componentWillUnmount() {
@@ -33,6 +35,10 @@ const ScratchIntegrationHOC = function (WrappedComponent) {
         "PROJECT_CHANGED",
         this.handleProjectChanged,
       );
+      this.props.vm.removeListener(
+        "PROJECT_RUN_START",
+        this.handleProjectRunStart,
+      );
     }
 
     handleMessage(event) {
@@ -90,6 +96,9 @@ const ScratchIntegrationHOC = function (WrappedComponent) {
     handleProjectChanged() {
       postScratchGuiEvent("scratch-gui-project-changed");
     }
+    handleProjectRunStart() {
+      postScratchGuiEvent("scratch-gui-project-run-started");
+    }
     render() {
       const {
         loadProject,
diff --git a/src/components/ScratchEditor/ScratchIntegrationHOC.test.jsx b/src/components/ScratchEditor/ScratchIntegrationHOC.test.jsx
index d1f5072ff..a2a292982 100644
--- a/src/components/ScratchEditor/ScratchIntegrationHOC.test.jsx
+++ b/src/components/ScratchEditor/ScratchIntegrationHOC.test.jsx
@@ -137,4 +137,43 @@ describe("ScratchIntegrationHOC", () => {
       });
     });
   });
+
+  describe("Scratch VM run events", () => {
+    it("registers a PROJECT_RUN_START listener on mount", () => {
+      render(
+        React.createElement(Provider, { store }, React.createElement(Wrapped)),
+      );
+
+      expect(mockVm.on).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+        "PROJECT_RUN_START",
+        expect.any(Function),
+      );
+    });
+
+    it("removes the PROJECT_RUN_START listener on unmount", () => {
+      const { unmount } = render(
+        React.createElement(Provider, { store }, React.createElement(Wrapped)),
+      );
+      const handler = getVmHandler("PROJECT_RUN_START");
+
+      unmount();
+
+      expect(mockVm.removeListener).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+        "PROJECT_RUN_START",
+        handler,
+      );
+    });
+
+    it("posts a project-run-started event when PROJECT_RUN_START fires", () => {
+      render(
+        React.createElement(Provider, { store }, React.createElement(Wrapped)),
+      );
+
+      getVmHandler("PROJECT_RUN_START")();
+
+      expect(postScratchGuiEvent).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+        "scratch-gui-project-run-started",
+      );
+    });
+  });
 });