diff --git a/lib/datalog/magic.sx b/lib/datalog/magic.sx
index 4a2953f0..97168a4e 100644
--- a/lib/datalog/magic.sx
+++ b/lib/datalog/magic.sx
@@ -397,15 +397,18 @@
                 (mdb (dl-make-db))
                 (rule-heads (dl-magic-rule-heads rules)))
           (do
-            ;; Copy EDB facts (relations not headed by any caller rule).
+            ;; Copy ALL existing facts. EDB-only relations bring their
+            ;; tuples; mixed EDB+IDB relations bring both their EDB
+            ;; portion and any pre-saturated IDB tuples (which the
+            ;; rewritten rules would re-derive anyway). Skipping facts
+            ;; for rule-headed relations would leave the magic run
+            ;; without the EDB portion of mixed relations.
             (for-each
               (fn
                 (rel)
-                (when
-                  (not (dl-member-string? rel rule-heads))
-                  (for-each
-                    (fn (t) (dl-add-fact! mdb t))
-                    (dl-rel-tuples db rel))))
+                (for-each
+                  (fn (t) (dl-add-fact! mdb t))
+                  (dl-rel-tuples db rel)))
               (keys (get db :facts)))
             ;; Seed + rewritten rules.
             (dl-add-fact! mdb (get rewritten :seed))
diff --git a/lib/datalog/scoreboard.json b/lib/datalog/scoreboard.json
index 9692afe3..a566115b 100644
--- a/lib/datalog/scoreboard.json
+++ b/lib/datalog/scoreboard.json
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 {
   "lang": "datalog",
-  "total_passed": 224,
+  "total_passed": 225,
   "total_failed": 0,
-  "total": 224,
+  "total": 225,
   "suites": [
     {"name":"tokenize","passed":26,"failed":0,"total":26},
     {"name":"parse","passed":18,"failed":0,"total":18},
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@
     {"name":"negation","passed":10,"failed":0,"total":10},
     {"name":"aggregates","passed":19,"failed":0,"total":19},
     {"name":"api","passed":20,"failed":0,"total":20},
-    {"name":"magic","passed":24,"failed":0,"total":24},
+    {"name":"magic","passed":25,"failed":0,"total":25},
     {"name":"demo","passed":21,"failed":0,"total":21}
   ],
-  "generated": "2026-05-08T10:36:02+00:00"
+  "generated": "2026-05-08T10:40:13+00:00"
 }
diff --git a/lib/datalog/scoreboard.md b/lib/datalog/scoreboard.md
index 7810f66a..a6d1976d 100644
--- a/lib/datalog/scoreboard.md
+++ b/lib/datalog/scoreboard.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # datalog scoreboard
 
-**224 / 224 passing** (0 failure(s)).
+**225 / 225 passing** (0 failure(s)).
 
 | Suite | Passed | Total | Status |
 |-------|--------|-------|--------|
@@ -13,5 +13,5 @@
 | negation | 10 | 10 | ok |
 | aggregates | 19 | 19 | ok |
 | api | 20 | 20 | ok |
-| magic | 24 | 24 | ok |
+| magic | 25 | 25 | ok |
 | demo | 21 | 21 | ok |
diff --git a/lib/datalog/tests/magic.sx b/lib/datalog/tests/magic.sx
index e9ebefb3..90855cd2 100644
--- a/lib/datalog/tests/magic.sx
+++ b/lib/datalog/tests/magic.sx
@@ -197,6 +197,19 @@
         6)
 
       ;; dl-magic-query: end-to-end driver, doesn't mutate caller's db.
+      ;; Mixed EDB + IDB: a relation can be both EDB-seeded and
+      ;; rule-derived. dl-magic-query must include the EDB portion
+      ;; even though the relation has rules.
+      (dl-mt-test! "magic mixed EDB+IDB"
+        (len
+          (dl-magic-query
+            (dl-program
+              "link(a, b). link(c, d). link(e, c).
+               via(a, e).
+               link(X, Y) :- via(X, M), link(M, Y).")
+            (list (quote link) (quote a) (quote X))))
+        2)
+
       ;; dl-magic-query falls back to dl-query for built-in,
       ;; aggregate, and negation goals (the magic seed would
       ;; otherwise be non-ground).