diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 1325032..a8edc40 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## Unreleased
+
+- Load `SolidObjects::ActorChannel` with the gem and pass stream and component
+  subscription tokens through Turbo-compatible `data-*` attributes.
+
 ## 0.4.0 - 2026-08-06
 
 - Add dependency-driven live ERB components with request-time authorization,
diff --git a/app/helpers/solid_objects/actor_helper.rb b/app/helpers/solid_objects/actor_helper.rb
index 93598f2..4d7c2db 100644
--- a/app/helpers/solid_objects/actor_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/solid_objects/actor_helper.rb
@@ -10,19 +10,19 @@ def solid_object(reference, authorization_context: self, &block)
         authorization_context:
       )
       content = capture(actor, &block)
-      subscription_attributes = {
-        channel: "SolidObjects::ActorChannel",
+      subscription_data = {
         token: StreamToken.generate(
           reference,
           observables: actor.scalar_observable_names
         )
       }
       if actor.component_tokens.any?
-        subscription_attributes[:data] = {
-          components: JSON.generate(actor.component_tokens)
-        }
+        subscription_data[:components] = JSON.generate(actor.component_tokens)
       end
-      subscription = tag.turbo_cable_stream_source(**subscription_attributes)
+      subscription = tag.turbo_cable_stream_source(
+        channel: "SolidObjects::ActorChannel",
+        data: subscription_data
+      )
 
       content_tag(
         :div,
diff --git a/lib/solid_objects.rb b/lib/solid_objects.rb
index d00fd9d..db26a27 100644
--- a/lib/solid_objects.rb
+++ b/lib/solid_objects.rb
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@
 require "solid_objects/component_renderer"
 require "solid_objects/state_snapshot"
 require "solid_objects/actor_view"
+require "solid_objects/actor_channel"
 require "solid_objects/action_cable_broadcast_adapter"
 require "solid_objects/wake_up"
 require "solid_objects/effect_registry"
diff --git a/lib/solid_objects/actor_channel.rb b/lib/solid_objects/actor_channel.rb
index 520a94d..05c0e78 100644
--- a/lib/solid_objects/actor_channel.rb
+++ b/lib/solid_objects/actor_channel.rb
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # rbs_inline: enabled
 
-require "action_cable/channel/base"
+require "action_cable"
 
 module SolidObjects
   class ActorChannel < ActionCable::Channel::Base
diff --git a/test/dummy/boot_check.rb b/test/dummy/boot_check.rb
index 62ca28f..2b43c40 100644
--- a/test/dummy/boot_check.rb
+++ b/test/dummy/boot_check.rb
@@ -9,5 +9,6 @@
 abort "engine is not isolated" unless SolidObjects::Engine.isolated?
 abort "record is not loaded" unless SolidObjects::Record < ActiveRecord::Base
 abort "actor helper is not installed" unless ActionView::Base < SolidObjects::ActorHelper
+abort "actor channel is not loaded" unless "SolidObjects::ActorChannel".safe_constantize
 
 puts "solid_objects_dummy_booted"
diff --git a/test/integration/actor_channel_test.rb b/test/integration/actor_channel_test.rb
index ae159b6..6edf744 100644
--- a/test/integration/actor_channel_test.rb
+++ b/test/integration/actor_channel_test.rb
@@ -3,7 +3,10 @@
 require "database_test_helper"
 require "action_cable/test_helper"
 require "action_cable/channel/test_case"
-require "solid_objects/actor_channel"
+require "action_view/test_case"
+require "action_view/testing/resolvers"
+require "cgi/escape"
+require_relative "../../app/helpers/solid_objects/actor_helper"
 
 ActionCable.server.config.cable = { "adapter" => "test" }
 
@@ -38,9 +41,80 @@ def update_missing
     SolidObjects.configuration.stream_signing_secret = "test-stream-signing-secret"
     SolidObjects.configuration.authorize_message = ->(**) { true }
     SolidObjects.configuration.authorize_query = ->(**) { true }
+    SolidObjects.configuration.component_path_resolver = lambda do |view_context:|
+      "/solid_objects/components"
+    end
     ActionCable.server.config.logger = Logger.new(nil)
   end
 
+  test "loads the actor channel with the gem" do
+    assert_equal SolidObjects::ActorChannel,
+      "SolidObjects::ActorChannel".safe_constantize
+  end
+
+  test "subscribes to scalar updates through rendered Turbo data" do
+    reference = ChannelActor.ref("actor-1")
+    SolidObjects.configuration.authorize_subscription = ->(**) { true }
+    parameters = rendered_subscription_parameters(reference) do |actor|
+      actor.missing
+    end
+
+    assert_equal "SolidObjects::ActorChannel", parameters.fetch(:channel)
+    assert parameters.key?(:token)
+    refute parameters.key?(:components)
+
+    subscribe(**parameters)
+
+    assert subscription.confirmed?
+    assert_has_stream SolidObjects::StreamName.for(reference)
+
+    reference.async(:update_missing)
+    worker = SolidObjects::Worker.new
+    worker.run_until_idle
+    broadcast = SolidObjects::Broadcast.find_by!(observable_name: "missing")
+    subscription.__send__(
+      :receive_broadcast,
+      SolidObjects::TurboStreamRenderer.observable(broadcast)
+    )
+
+    target = SolidObjects::DomIdentity.observable(reference, :missing)
+    updates = transmissions.select { |transmission| transmission.include?(target) }
+    assert_equal 2, updates.length
+    assert_includes updates.last, ">1</span>"
+  ensure
+    worker&.stop
+  end
+
+  test "subscribes to component updates through rendered Turbo data" do
+    reference = ChannelActor.ref("actor-1")
+    SolidObjects.configuration.authorize_subscription = ->(**) { true }
+    parameters = rendered_subscription_parameters(reference) do |actor|
+      actor.component(:summary, observes: :missing)
+    end
+
+    assert_equal "SolidObjects::ActorChannel", parameters.fetch(:channel)
+    assert parameters.key?(:token)
+    assert parameters.key?(:components)
+
+    subscribe(**parameters)
+
+    assert subscription.confirmed?
+    assert_has_stream SolidObjects::StreamName.for(reference)
+
+    reference.async(:update_missing)
+    worker = SolidObjects::Worker.new
+    worker.run_until_idle
+    broadcast = SolidObjects::Broadcast.find_by!(observable_name: "missing")
+    subscription.__send__(
+      :receive_broadcast,
+      SolidObjects::TurboStreamRenderer.observable(broadcast)
+    )
+
+    assert_equal 1, component_refreshes(reference, :summary).length
+  ensure
+    worker&.stop
+  end
+
   test "streams only after token verification and host authorization" do
     reference = ChannelActor.ref("actor-1")
     SolidObjects.configuration.authorize_subscription = lambda do |actor_type:, actor_id:, authorization_context:|
@@ -256,6 +330,36 @@ def update_missing
 
   private
 
+  def rendered_subscription_parameters(reference, &block)
+    html = actor_view.solid_object(reference, &block)
+    source = html.match(/<turbo-cable-stream-source (?<attributes>[^>]*)>/)
+    attributes = source[:attributes]
+      .scan(/([a-z-]+)="([^"]*)"/)
+      .to_h
+    data = attributes
+      .select { |name, _value| name.start_with?("data-") }
+      .to_h do |name, value|
+        [ name.delete_prefix("data-").tr("-", "_").to_sym, CGI.unescapeHTML(value) ]
+      end
+
+    {
+      channel: attributes.fetch("channel"),
+      **data
+    }
+  end
+
+  def actor_view
+    resolver = ActionView::FixtureResolver.new(
+      "actors/actor_channel_test/channel_actor/_summary.html.erb" =>
+        "<p><%= actor.missing %></p>"
+    )
+    view = ActionView::Base
+      .with_empty_template_cache
+      .with_view_paths([ resolver ])
+    view.extend(SolidObjects::ActorHelper)
+    view
+  end
+
   def component_token(reference, component_name:, dependencies:, revision:)
     SolidObjects::ComponentToken.generate(
       reference:,
diff --git a/test/integration/actor_helper_test.rb b/test/integration/actor_helper_test.rb
index 6e6f284..3d26491 100644
--- a/test/integration/actor_helper_test.rb
+++ b/test/integration/actor_helper_test.rb
@@ -74,8 +74,10 @@ def close
     assert_includes html, %(channel="SolidObjects::ActorChannel")
     assert_includes html, %(id="#{SolidObjects::DomIdentity.scope(reference)}")
     refute_includes html, reference.actor_id
+    assert_includes html, "data-token="
+    assert_nil html[/<turbo-cable-stream-source[^>]*\stoken="/]
 
-    token = html[/token="([^"]+)"/, 1]
+    token = html[/data-token="([^"]+)"/, 1]
     identity = SolidObjects::StreamToken.verify(token)
     assert_equal [ "items_count" ], identity.fetch("observables")
   end
@@ -110,8 +112,10 @@ def close
     assert_includes html, "<li>Second</li>"
     refute_includes html, JSON.generate(reference.snapshot.items)
     assert_includes html, "data-components="
+    assert_includes html, "data-token="
+    assert_nil html[/<turbo-cable-stream-source[^>]*\stoken="/]
 
-    token = html[/token="([^"]+)"/, 1]
+    token = html[/data-token="([^"]+)"/, 1]
     identity = SolidObjects::StreamToken.verify(token)
     assert_empty identity.fetch("observables")
   end