diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 046324a..40de4bc 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/).
 
 ### Unreleased
 
+- **JUnit Platform: suite-start hooks now fire** — `ExecutionHook.onSuiteStart()` was never called on the JUnit 5 path (only TestNG), so hooks that open a run or start a clock silently did nothing. `SeleniumBootLauncherListener` now bootstraps the framework and fires `onSuiteStart()` once per test plan.
+
 - **Failed tests with trace links in GitHub Actions job summary** — when running inside GitHub Actions and `tracing.enabled: true` is on, failed tests are automatically summarized in a Markdown table (test name, error message, and path to the HTML trace file) appended to `$GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY`. Triage failures and locate trace paths directly from the Actions job summary without downloading artifact bundles; no-op outside Actions or when all tests pass. (#137)
 
 - **Bounded failure detail record** — every failed test now exports one optional-field `failureDetail` object with the failing locator, top application frame, last successful step, page URL/title, heal events, console errors, retry/history status, and representative same-cause context. The HTML failure panel and opt-in AI prompt reuse this record; raw errors and stack traces remain available. Text/list/URL limits and the exact AI data disclosure are documented. (#142)
diff --git a/docs-site/docs/changelog.md b/docs-site/docs/changelog.md
index 9ef5138..0f9bdec 100644
--- a/docs-site/docs/changelog.md
+++ b/docs-site/docs/changelog.md
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ All notable changes to Selenium Boot are documented here.
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+- **JUnit Platform: suite-start hooks now fire** — `ExecutionHook.onSuiteStart()` was never called on the JUnit 5 path (only TestNG), so hooks that open a run or start a clock silently did nothing. `SeleniumBootLauncherListener` now bootstraps the framework and fires `onSuiteStart()` once per test plan.
+
 - **Failed tests with trace links in GitHub Actions job summary** — when running inside GitHub Actions and `tracing.enabled: true` is on, failed tests are automatically summarized in a Markdown table (test name, error message, and path to the HTML trace file) appended to `$GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY`. Triage failures and locate trace paths directly from the Actions job summary without downloading artifact bundles; no-op outside Actions or when all tests pass. (#137)
 
 - **Bounded failure detail record** — every failed test now exports one optional-field `failureDetail` object with the failing locator, top application frame, last successful step, page URL/title, heal events, console errors, retry/history status, and representative same-cause context. The HTML failure panel and opt-in AI prompt reuse this record; raw errors and stack traces remain available. Text/list/URL limits and the exact AI data disclosure are documented. (#142)
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/seleniumboot/junit5/SeleniumBootLauncherListener.java b/src/main/java/com/seleniumboot/junit5/SeleniumBootLauncherListener.java
index ad129fd..4745bcf 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/seleniumboot/junit5/SeleniumBootLauncherListener.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/seleniumboot/junit5/SeleniumBootLauncherListener.java
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 import com.seleniumboot.flakiness.FlakinessAnalyzer;
 import com.seleniumboot.hooks.HookRegistry;
 import com.seleniumboot.internal.SeleniumBootContext;
+import com.seleniumboot.lifecycle.FrameworkBootstrap;
 import com.seleniumboot.metrics.ExecutionMetrics;
 import com.seleniumboot.reporting.JUnitXmlReporter;
 import com.seleniumboot.precondition.PreConditionRunner;
@@ -29,6 +30,22 @@
 @SeleniumBootApi(since = "1.9.0")
 public class SeleniumBootLauncherListener implements TestExecutionListener {
 
+    /**
+     * Fires suite-start hooks once per test plan — the JUnit 5 equivalent of
+     * {@code SuiteExecutionListener.onStart()}. Bootstrap is idempotent, so this is
+     * safe alongside {@link SeleniumBootExtension#beforeAll}. A bootstrap failure is
+     * left for the extension to surface with its full cause chain.
+     */
+    @Override
+    public void testPlanExecutionStarted(TestPlan testPlan) {
+        try {
+            FrameworkBootstrap.initialize();
+            HookRegistry.onSuiteStart();
+        } catch (Exception e) {
+            System.err.println("[Selenium Boot] Suite start hooks skipped: " + e.getMessage());
+        }
+    }
+
     @Override
     public void testPlanExecutionFinished(TestPlan testPlan) {
         try {
diff --git a/src/test/java/com/seleniumboot/unit/SeleniumBootLauncherListenerTest.java b/src/test/java/com/seleniumboot/unit/SeleniumBootLauncherListenerTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f3e4cbf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/java/com/seleniumboot/unit/SeleniumBootLauncherListenerTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+package com.seleniumboot.unit;
+
+import com.seleniumboot.hooks.ExecutionHook;
+import com.seleniumboot.hooks.HookRegistry;
+import com.seleniumboot.junit5.SeleniumBootLauncherListener;
+import org.testng.annotations.AfterMethod;
+import org.testng.annotations.Test;
+
+import java.lang.reflect.Field;
+import java.util.List;
+
+import static org.testng.Assert.assertEquals;
+
+/**
+ * Unit tests for {@link SeleniumBootLauncherListener} — the JUnit Platform
+ * counterpart of {@code SuiteExecutionListener}.
+ */
+public class SeleniumBootLauncherListenerTest {
+
+    @AfterMethod
+    public void resetRegistry() throws Exception {
+        Field f = HookRegistry.class.getDeclaredField("hooks");
+        f.setAccessible(true);
+        ((List<?>) f.get(null)).clear();
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testPlanExecutionStarted_firesSuiteStartHookOnce() {
+        CountingHook hook = new CountingHook();
+        HookRegistry.register(hook);
+
+        new SeleniumBootLauncherListener().testPlanExecutionStarted(null);
+
+        assertEquals(hook.suiteStarts, 1, "onSuiteStart must fire once per test plan");
+    }
+
+    private static final class CountingHook implements ExecutionHook {
+        int suiteStarts;
+
+        @Override
+        public void onSuiteStart() {
+            suiteStarts++;
+        }
+    }
+}