diff --git a/changelog.d/147.fixed.md b/changelog.d/147.fixed.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..711e43c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog.d/147.fixed.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Preserve composition audio beds in loop and scrub head-only composition modes.
diff --git a/src/runtime/scene-loader.ts b/src/runtime/scene-loader.ts
index 2f278a9..292f838 100644
--- a/src/runtime/scene-loader.ts
+++ b/src/runtime/scene-loader.ts
@@ -1584,6 +1584,9 @@ export function createSceneLoader(options: SceneLoaderOptions): SceneLoader {
         id: resolved.composition.id,
         manifestSlice: Object.freeze([headEntry]),
         sceneSlice: Object.freeze([headScene]),
+        ...(resolved.composition.audioBed === undefined
+          ? {}
+          : { audioBed: resolved.composition.audioBed }),
         // PUL-F029 / ADR-028: preserve the absolute composition start
         // index even when the slice is truncated to its head, so a
         // failure diagnostic names the right manifest entry.
diff --git a/src/runtime/scene-navigation.ts b/src/runtime/scene-navigation.ts
index b108668..37ab12f 100644
--- a/src/runtime/scene-navigation.ts
+++ b/src/runtime/scene-navigation.ts
@@ -504,6 +504,9 @@ function truncateToHead(target: SceneNavigationTarget, headOnly: boolean): Scene
       id: target.composition.id,
       manifestSlice: Object.freeze([headEntry]),
       sceneSlice: Object.freeze([headScene]),
+      ...(target.composition.audioBed === undefined
+        ? {}
+        : { audioBed: target.composition.audioBed }),
       // PUL-F029 / ADR-028: preserve the absolute composition start
       // index so a failure diagnostic still points operators at the
       // right manifest entry even after the slice was truncated to
diff --git a/tests/runtime/scene-loader-audio.test.ts b/tests/runtime/scene-loader-audio.test.ts
index 7ba78a9..7fef2b9 100644
--- a/tests/runtime/scene-loader-audio.test.ts
+++ b/tests/runtime/scene-loader-audio.test.ts
@@ -357,6 +357,7 @@ describe('scene loader — audio service wiring (PUL-F024 / ADR-004)', () => {
     const head = buildScene({
       id: 'head',
       assets: ['/audio/head.mp3'],
+      audio: ['/audio/head.mp3'],
       create: (ctx) => {
         // Would register a sound — but prompter never mounts the scene.
         (ctx as { audio: AudioService }).audio.load('head-bed', { src: '/audio/head.mp3' });
@@ -1233,6 +1234,35 @@ describe('scene loader — composition audio bed (PUL-F014 / ADR-004)', () => {
     expect(audio.calls.some((c) => c.method === 'loop')).toBe(true);
   });
 
+  it.each(['loop', 'scrub'] as const)(
+    'preserves and starts the composition audio bed under mode=%s head slices',
+    async (mode) => {
+      const audio = recordingAudioEngine();
+      const { adapter } = buildRecordingUnlockAdapter('resolve');
+      const loader = createSceneLoader({
+        scenes: createSceneRegistry([buildScene({ id: 'head' })]),
+        compositions: bedComposition(),
+        stage: null,
+        buildCtx: stubCtx,
+        createPreloader: () => () => Promise.resolve(),
+        timeline: noopTimeline,
+        audioEngine: audio.engine,
+        audioUnlockAdapter: adapter,
+      });
+
+      await loader.handle({
+        locator: { kind: 'composition', composition: 'deck' },
+        mode,
+      });
+      await loader.idle();
+
+      expect(audio.created).toHaveLength(1);
+      expect(audio.created[0]?.src).toEqual([BED_SRC]);
+      expect(audio.calls).toContainEqual({ sound: 0, method: 'play' });
+      expect(audio.calls).toContainEqual({ sound: 0, method: 'loop' });
+    },
+  );
+
   it('suppresses the composition audio bed under mode=standalone', async () => {
     const audio = recordingAudioEngine();
     const loader = createSceneLoader({