diff --git a/lib/cli/src/crewai_cli/run_declarative_flow.py b/lib/cli/src/crewai_cli/run_declarative_flow.py
index 7b6ff8347..d263d9fa0 100644
--- a/lib/cli/src/crewai_cli/run_declarative_flow.py
+++ b/lib/cli/src/crewai_cli/run_declarative_flow.py
@@ -102,6 +102,16 @@ def _run_declarative_flow_tui(flow: Any, resolved_inputs: dict[str, Any] | None)
     # listener, and the TUI's trace/telemetry features depend on it.
     EventListener()
 
+    # The STEPS panel and header are driven by flow method events. A flow may
+    # declare ``config.suppress_flow_events`` (a headless/production
+    # optimization) which would leave STEPS stuck on "waiting…" here — so force
+    # emission on for the interactive TUI run. The headless path never reaches
+    # this and keeps the flow's declared setting.
+    try:
+        flow.suppress_flow_events = False
+    except Exception:  # noqa: S110
+        pass
+
     app = CrewRunApp(crew_name=getattr(flow, "name", None) or type(flow).__name__)
     app._flow = flow
     app._flow_inputs = resolved_inputs
diff --git a/lib/cli/tests/test_run_declarative_flow.py b/lib/cli/tests/test_run_declarative_flow.py
index c0b86fc42..10167c820 100644
--- a/lib/cli/tests/test_run_declarative_flow.py
+++ b/lib/cli/tests/test_run_declarative_flow.py
@@ -540,6 +540,19 @@ def test_run_declarative_flow_tui_no_deploy_when_not_requested(
     assert deploy_calls == []
 
 
+def test_run_declarative_flow_tui_enables_flow_events(
+    monkeypatch: pytest.MonkeyPatch,
+) -> None:
+    # The STEPS panel depends on flow method events; a flow that declared
+    # suppress_flow_events must have it forced off for the interactive TUI run.
+    _install_fake_flow_app(monkeypatch, status="completed")
+    flow = SimpleNamespace(name="Flow", suppress_flow_events=True)
+
+    run_declarative_flow_module._run_declarative_flow_tui(flow, None)
+
+    assert flow.suppress_flow_events is False
+
+
 def test_flow_method_types_from_definition() -> None:
     flow = SimpleNamespace(
         _definition=SimpleNamespace(