diff --git a/packages/layout-engine/layout-engine/src/index.test.ts b/packages/layout-engine/layout-engine/src/index.test.ts
index 7406bbf4fb..1ed6788a9d 100644
--- a/packages/layout-engine/layout-engine/src/index.test.ts
+++ b/packages/layout-engine/layout-engine/src/index.test.ts
@@ -2431,6 +2431,214 @@ describe('layoutDocument', () => {
       expect(pageContainsBlock(layout.pages[2], 'p2')).toBe(true);
       expect(layout.pages[1].fragments).toHaveLength(0);
     });
+
+    // SD-3366: Word collapses a style/direct pageBreakBefore when the paragraph
+    // directly follows an explicit page break. Shapes A-E below are Word-verified
+    // (see the SD-3366 fixture matrix): A and E suppress; B, C and D fire.
+    describe('pageBreakBefore after an explicit page break (SD-3366)', () => {
+      const explicitBreak = (id: string): PageBreakBlock =>
+        ({ kind: 'pageBreak', id, attrs: { lineBreakType: 'page' } }) as PageBreakBlock;
+      const styleBreak = (id: string): PageBreakBlock =>
+        ({ kind: 'pageBreak', id, attrs: { source: 'pageBreakBefore' } }) as PageBreakBlock;
+      const emptyParagraph = (id: string): FlowBlock => ({
+        kind: 'paragraph',
+        id,
+        runs: [{ text: '', fontFamily: 'Arial', fontSize: 16 }],
+      });
+      const textParagraph = (id: string): FlowBlock => ({
+        kind: 'paragraph',
+        id,
+        runs: [{ text: 'content', fontFamily: 'Arial', fontSize: 16 }],
+      });
+
+      it('suppresses pageBreakBefore directly after an explicit page break (shape E)', () => {
+        const blocks: FlowBlock[] = [
+          textParagraph('p1'),
+          explicitBreak('pb-explicit'),
+          styleBreak('pb-style'),
+          textParagraph('p2'),
+        ];
+        const measures: Measure[] = [
+          makeMeasure([40]),
+          { kind: 'pageBreak' },
+          { kind: 'pageBreak' },
+          makeMeasure([40]),
+        ];
+
+        const layout = layoutDocument(blocks, measures, pageBreakBoundaryOptions);
+
+        expect(layout.pages).toHaveLength(2);
+        expect(pageContainsBlock(layout.pages[1], 'p2')).toBe(true);
+      });
+
+      it('suppresses pageBreakBefore after an explicit break and its empty remnant paragraph (shape A)', () => {
+        const blocks: FlowBlock[] = [
+          textParagraph('p1'),
+          explicitBreak('pb-explicit'),
+          emptyParagraph('remnant'),
+          styleBreak('pb-style'),
+          textParagraph('p2'),
+        ];
+        const measures: Measure[] = [
+          makeMeasure([40]),
+          { kind: 'pageBreak' },
+          makeMeasure([20]),
+          { kind: 'pageBreak' },
+          makeMeasure([40]),
+        ];
+
+        const layout = layoutDocument(blocks, measures, pageBreakBoundaryOptions);
+
+        expect(layout.pages).toHaveLength(2);
+        expect(pageContainsBlock(layout.pages[1], 'remnant')).toBe(true);
+        expect(pageContainsBlock(layout.pages[1], 'p2')).toBe(true);
+      });
+
+      it('still fires pageBreakBefore after a plain empty paragraph with no explicit break (shape B)', () => {
+        const blocks: FlowBlock[] = [
+          textParagraph('p1'),
+          emptyParagraph('plain-empty'),
+          styleBreak('pb-style'),
+          textParagraph('p2'),
+        ];
+        const measures: Measure[] = [makeMeasure([40]), makeMeasure([20]), { kind: 'pageBreak' }, makeMeasure([40])];
+
+        const layout = layoutDocument(blocks, measures, pageBreakBoundaryOptions);
+
+        expect(layout.pages).toHaveLength(2);
+        expect(pageContainsBlock(layout.pages[0], 'p1')).toBe(true);
+        expect(pageContainsBlock(layout.pages[0], 'plain-empty')).toBe(true);
+        expect(pageContainsBlock(layout.pages[1], 'p2')).toBe(true);
+      });
+
+      it('still fires pageBreakBefore when text follows the explicit break on the fresh page (shape C)', () => {
+        const blocks: FlowBlock[] = [
+          textParagraph('p1'),
+          explicitBreak('pb-explicit'),
+          textParagraph('after-break'),
+          styleBreak('pb-style'),
+          textParagraph('p2'),
+        ];
+        const measures: Measure[] = [
+          makeMeasure([40]),
+          { kind: 'pageBreak' },
+          makeMeasure([40]),
+          { kind: 'pageBreak' },
+          makeMeasure([40]),
+        ];
+
+        const layout = layoutDocument(blocks, measures, pageBreakBoundaryOptions);
+
+        expect(layout.pages).toHaveLength(3);
+        expect(pageContainsBlock(layout.pages[1], 'after-break')).toBe(true);
+        expect(pageContainsBlock(layout.pages[2], 'p2')).toBe(true);
+      });
+
+      it('still fires pageBreakBefore when an extra empty paragraph follows the break remnant (shape D)', () => {
+        const blocks: FlowBlock[] = [
+          textParagraph('p1'),
+          explicitBreak('pb-explicit'),
+          emptyParagraph('remnant'),
+          emptyParagraph('extra-empty'),
+          styleBreak('pb-style'),
+          textParagraph('p2'),
+        ];
+        const measures: Measure[] = [
+          makeMeasure([40]),
+          { kind: 'pageBreak' },
+          makeMeasure([20]),
+          makeMeasure([20]),
+          { kind: 'pageBreak' },
+          makeMeasure([40]),
+        ];
+
+        const layout = layoutDocument(blocks, measures, pageBreakBoundaryOptions);
+
+        expect(layout.pages).toHaveLength(3);
+        expect(pageContainsBlock(layout.pages[1], 'remnant')).toBe(true);
+        expect(pageContainsBlock(layout.pages[1], 'extra-empty')).toBe(true);
+        expect(pageContainsBlock(layout.pages[2], 'p2')).toBe(true);
+      });
+
+      it('still fires pageBreakBefore when the remnant paragraph carries a list marker (numberingProperties)', () => {
+        // An empty list item renders a visible marker ("1.", "•") painted from
+        // paragraph attrs, not runs — that is page content, so the break re-arms.
+        const blocks: FlowBlock[] = [
+          textParagraph('p1'),
+          explicitBreak('pb-explicit'),
+          {
+            kind: 'paragraph',
+            id: 'list-remnant',
+            runs: [{ text: '', fontFamily: 'Arial', fontSize: 16 }],
+            attrs: { numberingProperties: { numId: 1, ilvl: 0 } },
+          },
+          styleBreak('pb-style'),
+          textParagraph('p2'),
+        ];
+        const measures: Measure[] = [
+          makeMeasure([40]),
+          { kind: 'pageBreak' },
+          makeMeasure([20]),
+          { kind: 'pageBreak' },
+          makeMeasure([40]),
+        ];
+
+        const layout = layoutDocument(blocks, measures, pageBreakBoundaryOptions);
+
+        expect(layout.pages).toHaveLength(3);
+        expect(pageContainsBlock(layout.pages[1], 'list-remnant')).toBe(true);
+        expect(pageContainsBlock(layout.pages[2], 'p2')).toBe(true);
+      });
+
+      it('still fires pageBreakBefore when the remnant paragraph carries a wordLayout marker', () => {
+        const blocks: FlowBlock[] = [
+          textParagraph('p1'),
+          explicitBreak('pb-explicit'),
+          {
+            kind: 'paragraph',
+            id: 'marker-remnant',
+            runs: [{ text: '', fontFamily: 'Arial', fontSize: 16 }],
+            attrs: { wordLayout: { marker: { markerText: '1.' } } },
+          } as FlowBlock,
+          styleBreak('pb-style'),
+          textParagraph('p2'),
+        ];
+        const measures: Measure[] = [
+          makeMeasure([40]),
+          { kind: 'pageBreak' },
+          makeMeasure([20]),
+          { kind: 'pageBreak' },
+          makeMeasure([40]),
+        ];
+
+        const layout = layoutDocument(blocks, measures, pageBreakBoundaryOptions);
+
+        expect(layout.pages).toHaveLength(3);
+        expect(pageContainsBlock(layout.pages[1], 'marker-remnant')).toBe(true);
+        expect(pageContainsBlock(layout.pages[2], 'p2')).toBe(true);
+      });
+
+      it('does not suppress an explicit page break that follows another explicit page break', () => {
+        // Two manual breaks in a row intentionally produce a blank page.
+        const blocks: FlowBlock[] = [
+          textParagraph('p1'),
+          explicitBreak('pb-1'),
+          explicitBreak('pb-2'),
+          textParagraph('p2'),
+        ];
+        const measures: Measure[] = [
+          makeMeasure([40]),
+          { kind: 'pageBreak' },
+          { kind: 'pageBreak' },
+          makeMeasure([40]),
+        ];
+
+        const layout = layoutDocument(blocks, measures, pageBreakBoundaryOptions);
+
+        expect(layout.pages).toHaveLength(3);
+        expect(pageContainsBlock(layout.pages[2], 'p2')).toBe(true);
+      });
+    });
   });
 
   describe('Phase 4: Column Breaks', () => {
diff --git a/packages/layout-engine/layout-engine/src/index.ts b/packages/layout-engine/layout-engine/src/index.ts
index 1dec3d599a..82559b1e24 100644
--- a/packages/layout-engine/layout-engine/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/layout-engine/layout-engine/src/index.ts
@@ -692,6 +692,47 @@ const shouldSkipRedundantPageBreakBefore = (block: PageBreakBlock, state: PageSt
   return isAtTopOfFreshPage;
 };
 
+/** An explicit page break (manual `w:br w:type="page"`), as opposed to a style/direct pageBreakBefore. */
+const isExplicitPageBreakBlock = (block: FlowBlock | undefined): boolean => {
+  return block?.kind === 'pageBreak' && (block as PageBreakBlock).attrs?.source !== 'pageBreakBefore';
+};
+
+/**
+ * A paragraph that renders no content: every run is a text run with empty
+ * text, and the paragraph paints no list marker. List markers ("1.", "•")
+ * come from paragraph attrs (`numberingProperties` / `wordLayout.marker`),
+ * not runs, so an empty-text list item is still visible page content.
+ */
+const isEmptyParagraphBlock = (block: FlowBlock | undefined): boolean => {
+  if (block?.kind !== 'paragraph') return false;
+  const paragraph = block as ParagraphBlock;
+  if (paragraph.attrs?.numberingProperties || paragraph.attrs?.wordLayout?.marker) return false;
+  const runs = paragraph.runs ?? [];
+  return runs.every((run) => (run.kind === undefined || run.kind === 'text') && run.text === '');
+};
+
+/**
+ * Word collapses a style/direct pageBreakBefore when the paragraph directly
+ * follows an explicit page break. The break paragraph's own empty remnant
+ * (its paragraph mark, emitted as an empty paragraph block right after the
+ * break) does not re-arm the break — but any other content does: one extra
+ * empty paragraph, or text after the break in the same paragraph, and Word
+ * renders the second page break again. Verified against Word renders of the
+ * SD-3366 fixture matrix (shapes A-E).
+ *
+ * The directly-adjacent case (break at the end of a paragraph with content,
+ * which emits no remnant) is already covered by the fresh-page geometric
+ * guard above; this structural check covers the remnant case, where the
+ * remnant fragment makes the fresh page non-empty.
+ */
+const isPageBreakBeforeSatisfiedByExplicitBreak = (blocks: readonly FlowBlock[], index: number): boolean => {
+  const block = blocks[index];
+  if (block?.kind !== 'pageBreak' || (block as PageBreakBlock).attrs?.source !== 'pageBreakBefore') {
+    return false;
+  }
+  return isEmptyParagraphBlock(blocks[index - 1]) && isExplicitPageBreakBlock(blocks[index - 2]);
+};
+
 const hasOnlySectionBreakBlocks = (blocks: readonly FlowBlock[]): boolean => {
   return blocks.length > 0 && blocks.every((block) => block.kind === 'sectionBreak');
 };
@@ -2785,7 +2826,10 @@ export function layoutDocument(blocks: FlowBlock[], measures: Measure[], options
         throw new Error(`layoutDocument: expected pageBreak measure for block ${block.id}`);
       }
       const currentState = states[states.length - 1];
-      if (shouldSkipRedundantPageBreakBefore(block as PageBreakBlock, currentState)) {
+      if (
+        shouldSkipRedundantPageBreakBefore(block as PageBreakBlock, currentState) ||
+        isPageBreakBeforeSatisfiedByExplicitBreak(blocks, index)
+      ) {
         continue;
       }
       paginator.startNewPage();
diff --git a/packages/super-editor/src/editors/v1/core/layout-adapter/converters/paragraph.page-break-emission.test.ts b/packages/super-editor/src/editors/v1/core/layout-adapter/converters/paragraph.page-break-emission.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9eeca4154a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/super-editor/src/editors/v1/core/layout-adapter/converters/paragraph.page-break-emission.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,124 @@
+/**
+ * Pins the FlowBlock emission contract around explicit page breaks (SD-3366).
+ *
+ * The layout engine suppresses a style/direct pageBreakBefore when it directly
+ * follows an explicit page break, identified structurally as the window
+ * [explicit pageBreak, empty remnant paragraph, pageBreak source=pageBreakBefore]
+ * (see isPageBreakBeforeSatisfiedByExplicitBreak in @superdoc/layout-engine).
+ * That check relies on the emission shapes asserted here. If one of these
+ * tests fails after an adapter change, the layout-engine window check must be
+ * revisited together with it.
+ */
+import { describe, it, expect } from 'vitest';
+import { toFlowBlocks as baseToFlowBlocks } from '../index.js';
+import type { PMNode, AdapterOptions } from '../index.js';
+
+const DEFAULT_CONVERTER_CONTEXT = {
+  docx: {},
+  translatedLinkedStyles: { docDefaults: {}, latentStyles: {}, styles: {} },
+  translatedNumbering: { abstracts: {}, definitions: {} },
+};
+
+const toFlowBlocks = (content: object[], options: AdapterOptions = {}) =>
+  baseToFlowBlocks({ type: 'doc', content } as unknown as PMNode, {
+    converterContext: DEFAULT_CONVERTER_CONTEXT,
+    ...options,
+  });
+
+const textPara = (text: string) => ({
+  type: 'paragraph',
+  attrs: { paragraphProperties: {} },
+  content: [{ type: 'run', attrs: {}, content: [{ type: 'text', text }] }],
+});
+
+/** Paragraph whose only content is an explicit page break (`w:br w:type="page"`). */
+const breakPara = () => ({
+  type: 'paragraph',
+  attrs: { paragraphProperties: {} },
+  content: [{ type: 'run', attrs: {}, content: [{ type: 'hardBreak', attrs: { lineBreakType: 'page' } }] }],
+});
+
+const pbbPara = (text: string) => ({
+  type: 'paragraph',
+  attrs: { paragraphProperties: { pageBreakBefore: true } },
+  content: [{ type: 'run', attrs: {}, content: [{ type: 'text', text }] }],
+});
+
+type EmittedShape = { kind: string; source?: unknown; texts?: Array<string | undefined> };
+
+const shapeOf = (blocks: ReturnType<typeof toFlowBlocks>['blocks']): EmittedShape[] =>
+  blocks.map((block) => {
+    const b = block as { kind: string; attrs?: Record<string, unknown>; runs?: Array<{ text?: string }> };
+    const shape: EmittedShape = { kind: b.kind };
+    if (b.attrs?.source !== undefined) shape.source = b.attrs.source;
+    if (b.runs) shape.texts = b.runs.map((r) => r.text);
+    return shape;
+  });
+
+describe('explicit page break emission shapes (SD-3366)', () => {
+  it('a break-only paragraph emits the pageBreak followed by its empty remnant paragraph', () => {
+    const { blocks } = toFlowBlocks([textPara('Prior'), breakPara(), pbbPara('Styled')]);
+
+    expect(shapeOf(blocks)).toEqual([
+      { kind: 'paragraph', texts: ['Prior'] },
+      { kind: 'pageBreak' },
+      { kind: 'paragraph', texts: [''] },
+      { kind: 'pageBreak', source: 'pageBreakBefore' },
+      { kind: 'paragraph', texts: ['Styled'] },
+    ]);
+  });
+
+  it('a break at the end of a text paragraph emits no remnant paragraph', () => {
+    const { blocks } = toFlowBlocks([
+      {
+        type: 'paragraph',
+        attrs: { paragraphProperties: {} },
+        content: [
+          {
+            type: 'run',
+            attrs: {},
+            content: [
+              { type: 'text', text: 'Prior' },
+              { type: 'hardBreak', attrs: { lineBreakType: 'page' } },
+            ],
+          },
+        ],
+      },
+      pbbPara('Styled'),
+    ]);
+
+    expect(shapeOf(blocks)).toEqual([
+      { kind: 'paragraph', texts: ['Prior'] },
+      { kind: 'pageBreak' },
+      { kind: 'pageBreak', source: 'pageBreakBefore' },
+      { kind: 'paragraph', texts: ['Styled'] },
+    ]);
+  });
+
+  it('text after the break in the same paragraph emits a non-empty trailing paragraph', () => {
+    const { blocks } = toFlowBlocks([
+      {
+        type: 'paragraph',
+        attrs: { paragraphProperties: {} },
+        content: [
+          {
+            type: 'run',
+            attrs: {},
+            content: [
+              { type: 'hardBreak', attrs: { lineBreakType: 'page' } },
+              { type: 'text', text: 'After' },
+            ],
+          },
+        ],
+      },
+      pbbPara('Styled'),
+    ]);
+
+    expect(shapeOf(blocks)).toEqual([
+      { kind: 'pageBreak' },
+      { kind: 'paragraph', texts: ['After'] },
+      { kind: 'pageBreak', source: 'pageBreakBefore' },
+      { kind: 'paragraph', texts: ['Styled'] },
+    ]);
+  });
+});