diff --git a/packages/schemas/lib/events/eventTypes.ts b/packages/schemas/lib/events/eventTypes.ts
index 53856663..fd533644 100644
--- a/packages/schemas/lib/events/eventTypes.ts
+++ b/packages/schemas/lib/events/eventTypes.ts
@@ -32,7 +32,8 @@ export type CommonEventDefinition = {
   tags?: readonly string[] // Free-form tags for the event
 }
 
-export type CommonEventDefinitionConsumerSchemaType<T extends CommonEventDefinition> = z.input<
+// Consumers receive messages already parsed by the consumer schema, hence the output type.
+export type CommonEventDefinitionConsumerSchemaType<T extends CommonEventDefinition> = z.output<
   T['consumerSchema']
 >
 
diff --git a/packages/schemas/lib/events/eventTypes.types.spec.ts b/packages/schemas/lib/events/eventTypes.types.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..df68e7f4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/schemas/lib/events/eventTypes.types.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+import { expectTypeOf } from 'vitest'
+import { z } from 'zod/v4'
+import { enrichMessageSchemaWithBase } from '../messages/baseMessageSchemas.ts'
+import type {
+  AnyEventHandler,
+  CommonEventDefinition,
+  CommonEventDefinitionConsumerSchemaType,
+  CommonEventDefinitionPublisherSchemaType,
+  SingleEventHandler,
+} from './eventTypes.ts'
+
+const myEvents = {
+  plainEvent: {
+    ...enrichMessageSchemaWithBase('entity.created', z.object({ name: z.string() })),
+  },
+  transformingEvent: {
+    ...enrichMessageSchemaWithBase(
+      'entity.updated',
+      z.object({
+        // Forward-compatible field: unknown values are dropped instead of failing validation
+        mode: z.preprocess(
+          (value) => (value === 'live' ? value : undefined),
+          z.literal('live').optional(),
+        ),
+      }),
+    ),
+  },
+} as const satisfies Record<string, CommonEventDefinition>
+
+describe('eventTypes', () => {
+  describe('CommonEventDefinitionConsumerSchemaType', () => {
+    it('resolves transformed fields to their output type, not their input type', () => {
+      type ConsumerMessage = CommonEventDefinitionConsumerSchemaType<
+        typeof myEvents.transformingEvent
+      >
+
+      // DomainEventEmitter hands handlers the event parsed by the schema
+      expectTypeOf<ConsumerMessage['payload']['mode']>().toEqualTypeOf<'live' | undefined>()
+    })
+  })
+
+  describe('CommonEventDefinitionPublisherSchemaType', () => {
+    it('keeps the input type for transformed fields', () => {
+      type PublisherMessage = CommonEventDefinitionPublisherSchemaType<
+        typeof myEvents.transformingEvent
+      >
+
+      // Publishers pass the raw payload that the schema parses on emit
+      expectTypeOf<PublisherMessage['payload']['mode']>().toBeUnknown()
+    })
+  })
+
+  describe('SingleEventHandler', () => {
+    it('receives the parsed event', () => {
+      type Handler = SingleEventHandler<[typeof myEvents.transformingEvent], 'entity.updated'>
+      type HandledEvent = Parameters<Handler['handleEvent']>[0]
+
+      expectTypeOf<HandledEvent['payload']['mode']>().toEqualTypeOf<'live' | undefined>()
+    })
+  })
+
+  describe('AnyEventHandler', () => {
+    it('receives the parsed event union', () => {
+      type Handler = AnyEventHandler<
+        [typeof myEvents.plainEvent, typeof myEvents.transformingEvent]
+      >
+      type HandledEvent = Parameters<Handler['handleEvent']>[0]
+
+      expectTypeOf<HandledEvent['type']>().toEqualTypeOf<'entity.created' | 'entity.updated'>()
+      expectTypeOf<
+        Extract<HandledEvent, { type: 'entity.updated' }>['payload']['mode']
+      >().toEqualTypeOf<'live' | undefined>()
+    })
+  })
+})
diff --git a/packages/schemas/lib/utils/messageTypeUtils.ts b/packages/schemas/lib/utils/messageTypeUtils.ts
index 68dee11d..42efd1c6 100644
--- a/packages/schemas/lib/utils/messageTypeUtils.ts
+++ b/packages/schemas/lib/utils/messageTypeUtils.ts
@@ -3,9 +3,10 @@ import type { z } from 'zod/v4'
 import type { CommonEventDefinition } from '../events/eventTypes.ts'
 
 /**
- * Resolves schema of a consumer message for a given event definition
+ * Resolves schema of a consumer message for a given event definition.
+ * Consumers receive messages already parsed by the consumer schema, hence the output type.
  */
-export type ConsumerMessageSchema<MessageDefinitionType extends CommonEventDefinition> = z.input<
+export type ConsumerMessageSchema<MessageDefinitionType extends CommonEventDefinition> = z.output<
   MessageDefinitionType['consumerSchema']
 >
 
@@ -23,7 +24,8 @@ export type AllPublisherMessageSchemas<MessageDefinitionTypes extends CommonEven
   z.input<MessageDefinitionTypes[number]['publisherSchema']>
 
 /**
- * Resolves schema of all possible consumer messages for a given list of event definitions
+ * Resolves schema of all possible consumer messages for a given list of event definitions.
+ * Consumers receive messages already parsed by the consumer schema, hence the output type.
  */
 export type AllConsumerMessageSchemas<MessageDefinitionTypes extends CommonEventDefinition[]> =
-  z.input<MessageDefinitionTypes[number]['consumerSchema']>
+  z.output<MessageDefinitionTypes[number]['consumerSchema']>
diff --git a/packages/schemas/lib/utils/messageTypeUtils.types.spec.ts b/packages/schemas/lib/utils/messageTypeUtils.types.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9f567d1b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/schemas/lib/utils/messageTypeUtils.types.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+import { expectTypeOf } from 'vitest'
+import { z } from 'zod/v4'
+import type { CommonEventDefinition } from '../events/eventTypes.ts'
+import { enrichMessageSchemaWithBase } from '../messages/baseMessageSchemas.ts'
+import type {
+  AllConsumerMessageSchemas,
+  ConsumerMessageSchema,
+  PublisherMessageSchema,
+} from './messageTypeUtils.ts'
+
+const myEvents = {
+  plainEvent: {
+    ...enrichMessageSchemaWithBase('entity.created', z.object({ name: z.string() })),
+  },
+  transformingEvent: {
+    ...enrichMessageSchemaWithBase(
+      'entity.updated',
+      z.object({
+        // Forward-compatible field: unknown values are dropped instead of failing validation
+        mode: z.preprocess(
+          (value) => (value === 'live' ? value : undefined),
+          z.literal('live').optional(),
+        ),
+      }),
+    ),
+  },
+} as const satisfies Record<string, CommonEventDefinition>
+
+describe('messageTypeUtils', () => {
+  describe('ConsumerMessageSchema', () => {
+    it('resolves to the parsed message type for transform-free schemas', () => {
+      type ConsumerMessage = ConsumerMessageSchema<typeof myEvents.plainEvent>
+
+      expectTypeOf<ConsumerMessage['type']>().toEqualTypeOf<'entity.created'>()
+      expectTypeOf<ConsumerMessage['payload']['name']>().toEqualTypeOf<string>()
+    })
+
+    it('resolves transformed fields to their output type, not their input type', () => {
+      type ConsumerMessage = ConsumerMessageSchema<typeof myEvents.transformingEvent>
+
+      // Consumers receive messages already parsed by the consumer schema, so the
+      // field is the preprocess output, not unknown (the input of any preprocess)
+      expectTypeOf<ConsumerMessage['payload']['mode']>().toEqualTypeOf<'live' | undefined>()
+    })
+  })
+
+  describe('PublisherMessageSchema', () => {
+    it('resolves to the raw (pre-parse) message type', () => {
+      type PublisherMessage = PublisherMessageSchema<typeof myEvents.plainEvent>
+
+      expectTypeOf<PublisherMessage['payload']['name']>().toEqualTypeOf<string>()
+    })
+
+    it('keeps the input type for transformed fields', () => {
+      type PublisherMessage = PublisherMessageSchema<typeof myEvents.transformingEvent>
+
+      // Publishers pass the raw payload that the schema parses on emit
+      expectTypeOf<PublisherMessage['payload']['mode']>().toBeUnknown()
+    })
+  })
+
+  describe('AllConsumerMessageSchemas', () => {
+    it('resolves to the union of parsed message types', () => {
+      type SupportedMessages = AllConsumerMessageSchemas<
+        [typeof myEvents.plainEvent, typeof myEvents.transformingEvent]
+      >
+
+      expectTypeOf<SupportedMessages['type']>().toEqualTypeOf<'entity.created' | 'entity.updated'>()
+    })
+  })
+})
diff --git a/packages/schemas/vitest.config.ts b/packages/schemas/vitest.config.ts
index af9944ef..182fdaab 100644
--- a/packages/schemas/vitest.config.ts
+++ b/packages/schemas/vitest.config.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,10 @@ export default defineConfig({
     watch: false,
     mockReset: true,
     pool: 'threads',
+    typecheck: {
+      enabled: true,
+      include: ['**/*.types.spec.ts'],
+    },
     coverage: {
       provider: 'v8',
       include: ['lib/**/*.ts'],