diff --git a/items.go b/items.go
index 894ea48..d614bf5 100644
--- a/items.go
+++ b/items.go
@@ -12,10 +12,12 @@ import (
 // Common items are the creation of a task, area or checklist, as well as modifying attributes
 // or marking things as done.
 type Item struct {
-	UUID   string          `json:"-"`
-	P      json.RawMessage `json:"p"`
-	Kind   ItemKind        `json:"e"`
-	Action ItemAction      `json:"t"`
+	UUID           string          `json:"-"`
+	P              json.RawMessage `json:"p"`
+	Kind           ItemKind        `json:"e"`
+	Action         ItemAction      `json:"t"`
+	ServerIndex    int             `json:"-"`
+	HasServerIndex bool            `json:"-"`
 }
 
 type itemsResponse struct {
@@ -65,9 +67,12 @@ func (h *History) Items(opts ItemsOptions) ([]Item, bool, error) {
 		return nil, false, err
 	}
 	var items = []Item{}
-	for _, m := range v.Items {
+	for offset, m := range v.Items {
+		serverIndex := opts.StartIndex + offset
 		for id, item := range m {
 			item.UUID = id
+			item.ServerIndex = serverIndex
+			item.HasServerIndex = true
 			items = append(items, item)
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/items_test.go b/items_test.go
index 7f366c8..1c70b64 100644
--- a/items_test.go
+++ b/items_test.go
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ package thingscloud
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"net/http"
+	"net/http/httptest"
 	"testing"
 )
 
@@ -25,4 +27,44 @@ func TestHistory_Items(t *testing.T) {
 			t.Fatalf("Expected items, but got none: %#v", items)
 		}
 	})
+
+	t.Run("SetsServerIndexFromOuterItems", func(t *testing.T) {
+		t.Parallel()
+		server := httptest.NewServer(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+			w.Header().Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
+			fmt.Fprint(w, `{"items":[{"task-a":{"e":"Task6","t":0,"p":{"tt":"Task A"}},"task-b":{"e":"Task6","t":0,"p":{"tt":"Task B"}}},{"task-c":{"e":"Task6","t":0,"p":{"tt":"Task C"}}}],"current-item-index":12,"schema":301}`)
+		}))
+		defer server.Close()
+
+		c := New(server.URL, "martin@example.com", "")
+		h := &History{
+			Client: c,
+			ID:     "33333abb-bfe4-4b03-a5c9-106d42220c72",
+		}
+
+		items, _, err := h.Items(ItemsOptions{StartIndex: 10})
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("Items failed: %v", err)
+		}
+		if len(items) != 3 {
+			t.Fatalf("expected 3 flattened items, got %d", len(items))
+		}
+
+		indexByUUID := make(map[string]int)
+		for _, item := range items {
+			if !item.HasServerIndex {
+				t.Fatalf("item %s is missing server index metadata", item.UUID)
+			}
+			indexByUUID[item.UUID] = item.ServerIndex
+		}
+
+		for _, uuid := range []string{"task-a", "task-b"} {
+			if indexByUUID[uuid] != 10 {
+				t.Errorf("%s ServerIndex = %d, want 10", uuid, indexByUUID[uuid])
+			}
+		}
+		if indexByUUID["task-c"] != 11 {
+			t.Errorf("task-c ServerIndex = %d, want 11", indexByUUID["task-c"])
+		}
+	})
 }
diff --git a/sync/changes.go b/sync/changes.go
index 7d2b957..656e96f 100644
--- a/sync/changes.go
+++ b/sync/changes.go
@@ -621,6 +621,37 @@ func (c UnknownChange) EntityUUID() string {
 	return c.entityUUID
 }
 
+// LoggedChange represents a semantic change restored from the persisted change log.
+// It preserves the stored change type and metadata, but not type-specific fields
+// that are not persisted in the current schema.
+type LoggedChange struct {
+	baseChange
+	changeType string
+	entityType string
+	entityUUID string
+	payload    string
+}
+
+// ChangeType returns the persisted semantic change type.
+func (c LoggedChange) ChangeType() string {
+	return c.changeType
+}
+
+// EntityType returns the persisted entity type.
+func (c LoggedChange) EntityType() string {
+	return c.entityType
+}
+
+// EntityUUID returns the persisted entity UUID.
+func (c LoggedChange) EntityUUID() string {
+	return c.entityUUID
+}
+
+// Payload returns the raw item payload stored with the change log entry.
+func (c LoggedChange) Payload() string {
+	return c.payload
+}
+
 // Compile-time interface implementation checks
 var (
 	_ Change = (*TaskCreated)(nil)
@@ -669,4 +700,5 @@ var (
 	_ Change = (*ChecklistItemTitleChanged)(nil)
 
 	_ Change = (*UnknownChange)(nil)
+	_ Change = (*LoggedChange)(nil)
 )
diff --git a/sync/integration_test.go b/sync/integration_test.go
index 14076cb..4026bb7 100644
--- a/sync/integration_test.go
+++ b/sync/integration_test.go
@@ -144,9 +144,97 @@ func TestIntegration(t *testing.T) {
 		if len(allChanges) != 3 {
 			t.Errorf("expected 3 total changes, got %d", len(allChanges))
 		}
+		if allChanges[0].ChangeType() != "TaskCreated" {
+			t.Errorf("expected first logged change type TaskCreated, got %s", allChanges[0].ChangeType())
+		}
+		if _, ok := allChanges[0].(LoggedChange); !ok {
+			t.Errorf("expected persisted change to be LoggedChange, got %T", allChanges[0])
+		}
 	})
 }
 
+func TestProcessItemsUsesItemServerIndex(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+	dbPath := filepath.Join(t.TempDir(), "test.db")
+
+	syncer, err := Open(dbPath, nil)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Open failed: %v", err)
+	}
+	defer syncer.Close()
+
+	payload := things.TaskActionItemPayload{}
+	title := "Indexed task"
+	payload.Title = &title
+	tp := things.TaskTypeTask
+	payload.Type = &tp
+	payloadBytes, _ := json.Marshal(payload)
+
+	items := []things.Item{
+		{
+			UUID:           "task-a",
+			Kind:           things.ItemKindTask,
+			Action:         things.ItemActionCreated,
+			P:              payloadBytes,
+			ServerIndex:    7,
+			HasServerIndex: true,
+		},
+		{
+			UUID:           "task-b",
+			Kind:           things.ItemKindTask,
+			Action:         things.ItemActionCreated,
+			P:              payloadBytes,
+			ServerIndex:    7,
+			HasServerIndex: true,
+		},
+		{
+			UUID:           "task-c",
+			Kind:           things.ItemKindTask,
+			Action:         things.ItemActionCreated,
+			P:              payloadBytes,
+			ServerIndex:    8,
+			HasServerIndex: true,
+		},
+	}
+
+	changes, err := syncer.processItems(items, 100)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("processItems failed: %v", err)
+	}
+	if len(changes) != 3 {
+		t.Fatalf("expected 3 changes, got %d", len(changes))
+	}
+
+	rows, err := syncer.db.Query(`SELECT entity_uuid, server_index FROM change_log`)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("querying change_log failed: %v", err)
+	}
+	defer rows.Close()
+
+	indexByUUID := make(map[string]int)
+	for rows.Next() {
+		var uuid string
+		var serverIndex int
+		if err := rows.Scan(&uuid, &serverIndex); err != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("scanning change_log failed: %v", err)
+		}
+		indexByUUID[uuid] = serverIndex
+	}
+	if err := rows.Err(); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("reading change_log failed: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	if indexByUUID["task-a"] != 7 {
+		t.Errorf("task-a server_index = %d, want 7", indexByUUID["task-a"])
+	}
+	if indexByUUID["task-b"] != 7 {
+		t.Errorf("task-b server_index = %d, want 7", indexByUUID["task-b"])
+	}
+	if indexByUUID["task-c"] != 8 {
+		t.Errorf("task-c server_index = %d, want 8", indexByUUID["task-c"])
+	}
+}
+
 func TestStateQueries(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Parallel()
 	dbPath := filepath.Join(t.TempDir(), "test.db")
diff --git a/sync/process.go b/sync/process.go
index 3f01e2b..aea0ea3 100644
--- a/sync/process.go
+++ b/sync/process.go
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@ func (s *Syncer) processItems(items []things.Item, baseIndex int) ([]Change, err
 
 	for i, item := range items {
 		serverIndex := baseIndex + i
+		if item.HasServerIndex {
+			serverIndex = item.ServerIndex
+		}
 		ts := time.Now()
 
 		changes, err := s.processItem(item, serverIndex, ts)
diff --git a/sync/sync.go b/sync/sync.go
index f209004..b67dfb7 100644
--- a/sync/sync.go
+++ b/sync/sync.go
@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@ type dbExecutor interface {
 
 // Syncer manages persistent sync with Things Cloud
 type Syncer struct {
-	rawDB   *sql.DB     // underlying connection for Close() and Begin()
-	db      dbExecutor  // current executor (db or tx)
+	rawDB   *sql.DB    // underlying connection for Close() and Begin()
+	db      dbExecutor // current executor (db or tx)
 	client  *things.Client
 	history *things.History
 }
@@ -250,16 +250,24 @@ func (s *Syncer) scanChangeLog(rows *sql.Rows) ([]Change, error) {
 			timestamp:   time.Unix(syncedAt, 0),
 		}
 
-		// Return UnknownChange with the change type as details
-		// A more complete implementation would reconstruct full typed changes
-		changes = append(changes, UnknownChange{
+		var rawPayload string
+		if payload.Valid {
+			rawPayload = payload.String
+		}
+
+		changes = append(changes, LoggedChange{
 			baseChange: base,
+			changeType: changeType,
 			entityType: entityType,
 			entityUUID: entityUUID,
-			Details:    changeType,
+			payload:    rawPayload,
 		})
 	}
 
+	if err := rows.Err(); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
 	return changes, nil
 }