diff --git a/libcockatrice_network/libcockatrice/network/server/remote/game/server_game.cpp b/libcockatrice_network/libcockatrice/network/server/remote/game/server_game.cpp
index 0098be19d..16c012806 100644
--- a/libcockatrice_network/libcockatrice/network/server/remote/game/server_game.cpp
+++ b/libcockatrice_network/libcockatrice/network/server/remote/game/server_game.cpp
@@ -812,6 +812,15 @@ void Server_Game::createGameJoinedEvent(Server_AbstractParticipant *joiningParti
     }
 
     rc.enqueuePostResponseItem(ServerMessage::GAME_EVENT_CONTAINER, prepareGameEvent(event2, -1));
+
+    // A tournament's bracket/phase/standings live in Event_TournamentState, which
+    // normally only flows on mutation. Without a copy here a late joiner would sit
+    // on an empty bracket until the next round advances, so replay the current
+    // state as part of the join snapshot.
+    if (tournament) {
+        rc.enqueuePostResponseItem(ServerMessage::GAME_EVENT_CONTAINER,
+                                   prepareGameEvent(tournament->buildStateEvent(), -1));
+    }
 }
 
 void Server_Game::sendGameEventContainer(GameEventContainer *cont,
diff --git a/libcockatrice_network/libcockatrice/network/server/remote/game/server_tournament.cpp b/libcockatrice_network/libcockatrice/network/server/remote/game/server_tournament.cpp
index 527f2e728..65529072f 100644
--- a/libcockatrice_network/libcockatrice/network/server/remote/game/server_tournament.cpp
+++ b/libcockatrice_network/libcockatrice/network/server/remote/game/server_tournament.cpp
@@ -635,7 +635,7 @@ void Server_Tournament::checkAndAdvanceRound(GameEventStorage &ges)
     }
 }
 
-void Server_Tournament::broadcastTournamentState(GameEventStorage &ges)
+Event_TournamentState Server_Tournament::buildStateEvent() const
 {
     QMutexLocker locker(&tournamentMutex);
 
@@ -682,5 +682,10 @@ void Server_Tournament::broadcastTournamentState(GameEventStorage &ges)
         p->set_player2_match_wins(pairing.player2MatchWins);
     }
 
-    ges.enqueueGameEvent(state, -1);
+    return state;
+}
+
+void Server_Tournament::broadcastTournamentState(GameEventStorage &ges)
+{
+    ges.enqueueGameEvent(buildStateEvent(), -1);
 }
diff --git a/libcockatrice_network/libcockatrice/network/server/remote/game/server_tournament.h b/libcockatrice_network/libcockatrice/network/server/remote/game/server_tournament.h
index aeb3ea732..438490e84 100644
--- a/libcockatrice_network/libcockatrice/network/server/remote/game/server_tournament.h
+++ b/libcockatrice_network/libcockatrice/network/server/remote/game/server_tournament.h
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@ public:
     void recordMatchResult(int playerId1, int playerId2, int winnerId, GameEventStorage &ges);
     bool recordMatchResultByGameId(int gameId, int winnerId, GameEventStorage &ges);
     void broadcastTournamentState(GameEventStorage &ges);
+    // Current tournament state message, for replaying to a participant joining late.
+    Event_TournamentState buildStateEvent() const;
 
     bool isStarted() const
     {