diff --git a/src/engine/adapters/baileys.adapter.spec.ts b/src/engine/adapters/baileys.adapter.spec.ts
index 81c19471..edc00b39 100644
--- a/src/engine/adapters/baileys.adapter.spec.ts
+++ b/src/engine/adapters/baileys.adapter.spec.ts
@@ -852,12 +852,14 @@ describe('BaileysAdapter media sends', () => {
       mimetype: 'application/pdf',
       data: Buffer.from('PDFDATA').toString('base64'),
       filename: 'doc.pdf',
+      caption: 'a document',
     });
     expect(loadRemoteMediaBuffer).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
     expect(fakeSock.sendMessage).toHaveBeenCalledWith('628111@s.whatsapp.net', {
       document: Buffer.from('PDFDATA'),
       mimetype: 'application/pdf',
       fileName: 'doc.pdf',
+      caption: 'a document',
     });
   });
 
diff --git a/src/engine/adapters/baileys.adapter.ts b/src/engine/adapters/baileys.adapter.ts
index c18ad3d8..655805a0 100644
--- a/src/engine/adapters/baileys.adapter.ts
+++ b/src/engine/adapters/baileys.adapter.ts
@@ -380,7 +380,12 @@ export class BaileysAdapter implements IWhatsAppEngine {
   async sendDocumentMessage(chatId: string, media: MediaInput): Promise<MessageResult> {
     this.ensureReady();
     const { data, mimetype } = await this.resolveMediaBuffer(media);
-    return this.sendContent(chatId, { document: data, mimetype, fileName: media.filename ?? 'file' });
+    return this.sendContent(chatId, {
+      document: data,
+      mimetype,
+      fileName: media.filename ?? 'file',
+      caption: media.caption,
+    });
   }
 
   async sendStickerMessage(chatId: string, media: MediaInput): Promise<MessageResult> {
diff --git a/src/modules/message/message.service.ts b/src/modules/message/message.service.ts
index 38709adf..e69072e2 100644
--- a/src/modules/message/message.service.ts
+++ b/src/modules/message/message.service.ts
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ export class MessageService {
     // Save message as pending BEFORE sending
     const message = await this.saveOutgoingMessage(sessionId, {
       chatId: dto.chatId,
-      body: dto.filename || '',
+      body: dto.caption || dto.filename || '',
       type: 'document',
       metadata: {
         media: { mimetype: dto.mimetype, filename: dto.filename, data: dto.base64 || dto.url },