diff --git a/lib/crewai/src/crewai/events/listeners/tracing/trace_listener.py b/lib/crewai/src/crewai/events/listeners/tracing/trace_listener.py
index 5bcafb427..c85e6202a 100644
--- a/lib/crewai/src/crewai/events/listeners/tracing/trace_listener.py
+++ b/lib/crewai/src/crewai/events/listeners/tracing/trace_listener.py
@@ -261,13 +261,13 @@ class TraceCollectionListener(BaseEventListener):
         def on_conversation_message_added(
             source: Any, event: ConversationMessageAddedEvent
         ) -> None:
-            self._handle_trace_event("conversation_message_added", source, event)
+            self._handle_action_event("conversation_message_added", source, event)
 
         @event_bus.on(ConversationRouteSelectedEvent)
         def on_conversation_route_selected(
             source: Any, event: ConversationRouteSelectedEvent
         ) -> None:
-            self._handle_trace_event("conversation_route_selected", source, event)
+            self._handle_action_event("conversation_route_selected", source, event)
 
         @event_bus.on(FlowFinishedEvent)
         def on_flow_finished(source: Any, event: FlowFinishedEvent) -> None:
diff --git a/lib/crewai/src/crewai/flow/runtime.py b/lib/crewai/src/crewai/flow/runtime.py
index 02c673f14..7dfefd3d8 100644
--- a/lib/crewai/src/crewai/flow/runtime.py
+++ b/lib/crewai/src/crewai/flow/runtime.py
@@ -2202,16 +2202,6 @@ class Flow(_ConversationalMixin, BaseModel, Generic[T], metaclass=FlowMeta):
                 if filtered_inputs:
                     self._initialize_state(filtered_inputs)
 
-            # Conversational hook: apply the pending user message AFTER state
-            # restore so it survives ``self.persistence.load_state(...)``.
-            # ``handle_turn`` stashes the message on ``self._pending_user_message``
-            # before calling ``kickoff``; this drains it.
-            if (
-                getattr(type(self), "conversational", False)
-                and self._pending_user_message is not None
-            ):
-                self._apply_pending_conversational_turn()
-
             defer_trace_finalization = self._should_defer_trace_finalization()
             deferred_started_event_id = self._deferred_flow_started_event_id
             should_emit_flow_started = not (
@@ -2262,6 +2252,17 @@ class Flow(_ConversationalMixin, BaseModel, Generic[T], metaclass=FlowMeta):
             # with implicit "crew" execution_type.
             get_env_context()
 
+            # Conversational hook: apply the pending user message AFTER state
+            # restore and AFTER flow scope initialization, so transcript events
+            # are parented under the current conversation trace.
+            # ``handle_turn`` stashes the message on ``self._pending_user_message``
+            # before calling ``kickoff``; this drains it.
+            if (
+                getattr(type(self), "conversational", False)
+                and self._pending_user_message is not None
+            ):
+                self._apply_pending_conversational_turn()
+
             if inputs is not None and "id" not in inputs:
                 self._initialize_state(inputs)