diff --git a/apps/client/src/features/editor/components/fixed-toolbar/groups/dictation-group.test.tsx b/apps/client/src/features/editor/components/fixed-toolbar/groups/dictation-group.test.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6aaf6983
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/client/src/features/editor/components/fixed-toolbar/groups/dictation-group.test.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+import { describe, it, expect, vi } from "vitest";
+import { useEffect, useState } from "react";
+import { render, act } from "@testing-library/react";
+
+// Regression test for #311: on a page the user can edit, the byline mic stayed
+// stuck disabled until an unrelated re-render happened, because DictationGroup
+// read the non-reactive field `editor.isEditable` directly. The fix reads it via
+// `useEditorState`, which subscribes to the editor's own events.
+//
+// The mock below mirrors the real `useEditorState` contract: it runs the
+// selector, and re-runs it (re-rendering the consumer) whenever the editor emits
+// an event. This is what makes the test faithful — with the pre-fix code
+// (`disabled={!editor.isEditable}`) DictationGroup never subscribes, so emitting
+// an event would NOT re-render and the mic would stay disabled.
+vi.mock("@tiptap/react", () => ({
+  useEditorState: ({ editor, selector }: any) => {
+    const [value, setValue] = useState(() => selector({ editor }));
+    useEffect(() => {
+      const handler = () => setValue(selector({ editor }));
+      editor.on("update", handler);
+      return () => editor.off("update", handler);
+    }, [editor, selector]);
+    return value;
+  },
+}));
+
+// The mic only cares about the workspace's streaming flag; return a stable stub.
+vi.mock("jotai", () => ({
+  useAtomValue: () => ({ settings: { ai: { dictationStreaming: false } } }),
+}));
+vi.mock("@/features/user/atoms/current-user-atom.ts", () => ({
+  workspaceAtom: {},
+}));
+
+// Detectable stand-in that surfaces the `disabled` prop the component computes.
+vi.mock("@/features/dictation/components/mic-button", () => ({
+  MicButton: ({ disabled }: any) => (
+    <button data-testid="mic" disabled={disabled} />
+  ),
+}));
+
+import { DictationGroup } from "./dictation-group";
+
+// Minimal editor stand-in: a mutable `isEditable` field plus a tiny event
+// emitter, matching the surface DictationGroup + the mocked useEditorState use.
+function makeFakeEditor(isEditable: boolean) {
+  const listeners = new Set<() => void>();
+  return {
+    isEditable,
+    isDestroyed: false,
+    state: { selection: { from: 0, to: 0 }, doc: { content: { size: 0 } } },
+    on: (_event: string, cb: () => void) => listeners.add(cb),
+    off: (_event: string, cb: () => void) => listeners.delete(cb),
+    emit: () => listeners.forEach((cb) => cb()),
+  } as any;
+}
+
+describe("DictationGroup editable reactivity (#311)", () => {
+  it("re-enables the mic when the editor flips isEditable false -> true", () => {
+    const editor = makeFakeEditor(false);
+    const { getByTestId } = render(<DictationGroup editor={editor} />);
+
+    // Pre-sync: not editable yet, so the mic is disabled (preserves #218 intent).
+    expect(getByTestId("mic").hasAttribute("disabled")).toBe(true);
+
+    // Collab sync flips the editor editable via editor.setEditable(true), which
+    // mutates the field and emits — the mic must react and enable itself.
+    act(() => {
+      editor.isEditable = true;
+      editor.emit();
+    });
+
+    expect(getByTestId("mic").hasAttribute("disabled")).toBe(false);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/apps/client/src/features/editor/components/fixed-toolbar/groups/dictation-group.tsx b/apps/client/src/features/editor/components/fixed-toolbar/groups/dictation-group.tsx
index e8921816..1fa44966 100644
--- a/apps/client/src/features/editor/components/fixed-toolbar/groups/dictation-group.tsx
+++ b/apps/client/src/features/editor/components/fixed-toolbar/groups/dictation-group.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { FC, useRef } from "react";
-import type { Editor } from "@tiptap/react";
+import { Editor, useEditorState } from "@tiptap/react";
 import { useAtomValue } from "jotai";
 import { workspaceAtom } from "@/features/user/atoms/current-user-atom.ts";
 import { MicButton } from "@/features/dictation/components/mic-button";
@@ -22,6 +22,14 @@ export const DictationGroup: FC<Props> = ({ editor, color, iconSize }) => {
   // end so the NEXT segment appends right after it, contiguously, regardless of
   // where the user's caret currently is. Null until the first segment lands.
   const insertPosRef = useRef<number | null>(null);
+  // editor.isEditable is a mutable, non-reactive field — read it via
+  // useEditorState so the mic re-enables when the body flips to editable after
+  // collab sync (otherwise it stays stuck disabled). Mirrors the body's own
+  // reactive read.
+  const isEditable = useEditorState({
+    editor,
+    selector: (ctx) => ctx.editor?.isEditable ?? false,
+  });
 
   const handleStart = () => {
     const { from, to } = editor.state.selection;
@@ -80,7 +88,7 @@ export const DictationGroup: FC<Props> = ({ editor, color, iconSize }) => {
       streaming={streamingDictation}
       onStart={handleStart}
       onText={handleText}
-      disabled={!editor.isEditable}
+      disabled={!isEditable}
       color={color}
       iconSize={iconSize}
     />