diff --git a/plugins/platforms/matrix/adapter.py b/plugins/platforms/matrix/adapter.py
index 17e47d4244e..ebe9ebbbff8 100644
--- a/plugins/platforms/matrix/adapter.py
+++ b/plugins/platforms/matrix/adapter.py
@@ -1459,9 +1459,21 @@ class MatrixAdapter(BasePlatformAdapter):
         # Without this the INVITE handler below never fires.
         client.add_dispatcher(MembershipEventDispatcher)
 
-        client.add_event_handler(EventType.ROOM_MESSAGE, self._on_room_message)
-        client.add_event_handler(EventType.REACTION, self._on_reaction)
-        client.add_event_handler(IntEvt.INVITE, self._on_invite)
+        client.add_event_handler(
+            EventType.ROOM_MESSAGE,
+            self._on_room_message,
+            wait_sync=True,
+        )
+        client.add_event_handler(
+            EventType.REACTION,
+            self._on_reaction,
+            wait_sync=True,
+        )
+        client.add_event_handler(
+            IntEvt.INVITE,
+            self._on_invite,
+            wait_sync=True,
+        )
 
         # Initial sync to catch up, then start background sync.
         self._startup_ts = time.time()
diff --git a/scripts/release.py b/scripts/release.py
index c42ee55e789..9220162ade0 100755
--- a/scripts/release.py
+++ b/scripts/release.py
@@ -232,6 +232,7 @@ AUTHOR_MAP = {
     "290859878+synapsesx@users.noreply.github.com": "synapsesx",
     "157689911+itsflownium@users.noreply.github.com": "itsflownium",
     "dirtyren@users.noreply.github.com": "dirtyren",
+    "153708448+hunjaiboy@users.noreply.github.com": "yyzquwu",  # PR #47567 salvage (Matrix: register inbound handlers with wait_sync=True so _dispatch_sync's gather awaits them; without it mautrix fire-and-forgets and inbound intake has no completion point)
     "tgmerritt@gmail.com": "tgmerritt",  # PR #43553 salvage (parse vLLM's token-based output-cap error format so over-cap max_tokens 400s reduce the output cap instead of death-looping into compression)
     "13277570+justin-cyhuang@users.noreply.github.com": "justin-cyhuang",
     "agent@tranquil-flow.dev": "Tranquil-Flow",
diff --git a/tests/gateway/test_matrix.py b/tests/gateway/test_matrix.py
index dd413c9f74a..7484220456b 100644
--- a/tests/gateway/test_matrix.py
+++ b/tests/gateway/test_matrix.py
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ def _make_fake_mautrix():
             self.crypto = None
             self._event_handlers = {}
 
-        def add_event_handler(self, event_type, handler):
+        def add_event_handler(self, event_type, handler, **kwargs):
             self._event_handlers.setdefault(event_type, []).append(handler)
 
         def add_dispatcher(self, dispatcher_type):
@@ -2727,13 +2727,20 @@ class TestMatrixEncryptedEventHandler:
                     with patch.object(adapter, "_sync_loop", AsyncMock(return_value=None)):
                         assert await adapter.connect() is True
 
-        # Verify event handlers were registered.
-        # In mautrix the order is: add_event_handler(EventType, callback)
+        # Verify inbound event handlers were registered as sync-awaited
+        # callbacks. mautrix only returns waited handler tasks from
+        # handle_sync(), so background-only handlers leave _dispatch_sync()
+        # without a completion point for Hermes' Matrix intake.
         handler_calls = mock_client.add_event_handler.call_args_list
-        registered_types = [call.args[0] for call in handler_calls]
+        waited_types = {
+            str(call.args[0])
+            for call in handler_calls
+            if call.kwargs.get("wait_sync") is True
+        }
 
-        # Should have registered handlers for ROOM_MESSAGE, REACTION, INVITE
-        assert len(handler_calls) >= 3
+        assert "m.room.message" in waited_types
+        assert "m.reaction" in waited_types
+        assert "internal.invite" in waited_types
 
         await adapter.disconnect()