diff --git a/shortcuts/vc/vc_meeting_events.go b/shortcuts/vc/vc_meeting_events.go
index 796ad008d..b8d2eec65 100644
--- a/shortcuts/vc/vc_meeting_events.go
+++ b/shortcuts/vc/vc_meeting_events.go
@@ -1163,7 +1163,10 @@ func meetingEventUserWithID(user map[string]interface{}) string {
 }
 
 func meetingEventType(event map[string]interface{}) string {
-	return common.GetString(event, "event_type")
+	if eventType := common.GetString(event, "event_type"); eventType != "" {
+		return eventType
+	}
+	return common.GetString(common.GetMap(event, "payload"), "activity_event_type")
 }
 
 func meetingEventSummary(event map[string]interface{}) string {
diff --git a/shortcuts/vc/vc_meeting_events_test.go b/shortcuts/vc/vc_meeting_events_test.go
index b9bd8d7ff..65edfa23e 100644
--- a/shortcuts/vc/vc_meeting_events_test.go
+++ b/shortcuts/vc/vc_meeting_events_test.go
@@ -1400,6 +1400,22 @@ func TestMeetingEventSummary(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestMeetingEventsEventFromPayloadUsesActivityEventTypeFallback(t *testing.T) {
+	event := participantJoinedEvent()
+	delete(event, "event_type")
+
+	got := meetingEventsEventFromPayload(event, meetingEventsIdentity{})
+	if got.EventType != "participant_joined" {
+		t.Fatalf("EventType = %q, want participant_joined", got.EventType)
+	}
+	if len(got.Actors) != 1 {
+		t.Fatalf("actors len = %d, want 1: %#v", len(got.Actors), got.Actors)
+	}
+	if got.Actors[0].ID != "bot_001" {
+		t.Fatalf("actor id = %q, want bot_001", got.Actors[0].ID)
+	}
+}
+
 func TestEscapePrettyText(t *testing.T) {
 	got := escapePrettyText("line1\nline2\t\r" + string(rune(0x07)))
 	want := `line1\nline2\t\r\u0007`
diff --git a/tests/cli_e2e/vc/vc_meeting_events_dryrun_test.go b/tests/cli_e2e/vc/vc_meeting_events_dryrun_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8f01e31ed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/cli_e2e/vc/vc_meeting_events_dryrun_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2026 Lark Technologies Pte. Ltd.
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+
+package vc
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+
+	clie2e "github.com/larksuite/cli/tests/cli_e2e"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+	"github.com/tidwall/gjson"
+)
+
+func TestVCMeetingEventsDryRun(t *testing.T) {
+	setVCDryRunEnv(t)
+
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 30*time.Second)
+	t.Cleanup(cancel)
+
+	result, err := clie2e.RunCmd(ctx, clie2e.Request{
+		Args: []string{
+			"vc", "+meeting-events",
+			"--meeting-id", "7628568141510692381",
+			"--page-token", "1710000000000000000",
+			"--page-size", "40",
+			"--start", "1710000000",
+			"--end", "1710003600",
+			"--dry-run",
+		},
+		DefaultAs: "bot",
+	})
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	result.AssertExitCode(t, 0)
+
+	out := result.Stdout
+	require.Equal(t, int64(1), gjson.Get(out, "api.#").Int(), "stdout:\n%s", out)
+	require.Equal(t, "GET", gjson.Get(out, "api.0.method").String(), "stdout:\n%s", out)
+	require.Equal(t, "/open-apis/vc/v1/bots/events", gjson.Get(out, "api.0.url").String(), "stdout:\n%s", out)
+	require.Equal(t, "7628568141510692381", gjson.Get(out, "api.0.params.meeting_id").String(), "stdout:\n%s", out)
+	require.Equal(t, "1710000000000000000", gjson.Get(out, "api.0.params.page_token").String(), "stdout:\n%s", out)
+	require.Equal(t, "40", gjson.Get(out, "api.0.params.page_size").String(), "stdout:\n%s", out)
+	require.Equal(t, "1710000000", gjson.Get(out, "api.0.params.start_time").String(), "stdout:\n%s", out)
+	require.Equal(t, "1710003600", gjson.Get(out, "api.0.params.end_time").String(), "stdout:\n%s", out)
+}
diff --git a/tests/cli_e2e/vc/vc_meeting_message_send_dryrun_test.go b/tests/cli_e2e/vc/vc_meeting_message_send_dryrun_test.go
index 9bd1a23d9..87bd79c74 100644
--- a/tests/cli_e2e/vc/vc_meeting_message_send_dryrun_test.go
+++ b/tests/cli_e2e/vc/vc_meeting_message_send_dryrun_test.go
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 func TestVCMeetingMessageSendDryRun(t *testing.T) {
-	setVCMeetingMessageSendDryRunEnv(t)
+	setVCDryRunEnv(t)
 
 	tests := []struct {
 		name        string
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ func TestVCMeetingMessageSendDryRun(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestVCMeetingMessageSendDryRunRejectsLongUUID(t *testing.T) {
-	setVCMeetingMessageSendDryRunEnv(t)
+	setVCDryRunEnv(t)
 	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 30*time.Second)
 	t.Cleanup(cancel)
 
@@ -104,10 +104,10 @@ func TestVCMeetingMessageSendDryRunRejectsLongUUID(t *testing.T) {
 	require.Empty(t, result.Stdout)
 }
 
-func setVCMeetingMessageSendDryRunEnv(t *testing.T) {
+func setVCDryRunEnv(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Helper()
 	t.Setenv("LARKSUITE_CLI_CONFIG_DIR", t.TempDir())
-	t.Setenv("LARKSUITE_CLI_APP_ID", "vc_meeting_message_send_dryrun_test")
-	t.Setenv("LARKSUITE_CLI_APP_SECRET", "vc_meeting_message_send_dryrun_secret")
+	t.Setenv("LARKSUITE_CLI_APP_ID", "vc_dryrun_test")
+	t.Setenv("LARKSUITE_CLI_APP_SECRET", "vc_dryrun_secret")
 	t.Setenv("LARKSUITE_CLI_BRAND", "feishu")
 }