diff --git a/src/components/PlayerBar.test.tsx b/src/components/PlayerBar.test.tsx
new file mode 100644
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+++ b/src/components/PlayerBar.test.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,154 @@
+/**
+ * `PlayerBar` characterization (Phase F5b).
+ *
+ * Asserts on the public control wiring (play/pause/next/prev/repeat/stop)
+ * and the no-track empty state. Visual / hover / overflow logic lives in
+ * the manual smoke list — jsdom doesn't compute layout.
+ */
+import { beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest';
+
+vi.mock('@/api/subsonic', () => ({
+  savePlayQueue: vi.fn(async () => undefined),
+  getPlayQueue: vi.fn(async () => ({ songs: [], current: undefined, position: 0 })),
+  buildStreamUrl: vi.fn((id: string) => `https://mock/stream/${id}`),
+  buildCoverArtUrl: vi.fn((id: string) => `https://mock/cover/${id}`),
+  buildDownloadUrl: vi.fn((id: string) => `https://mock/download/${id}`),
+  coverArtCacheKey: vi.fn((id: string, size = 256) => `mock:cover:${id}:${size}`),
+  getSong: vi.fn(async () => null),
+  getRandomSongs: vi.fn(async () => []),
+  getSimilarSongs2: vi.fn(async () => []),
+  getTopSongs: vi.fn(async () => []),
+  getAlbumInfo2: vi.fn(async () => null),
+  reportNowPlaying: vi.fn(async () => undefined),
+  scrobbleSong: vi.fn(async () => undefined),
+}));
+
+vi.mock('@/api/lastfm', () => ({
+  lastfmScrobble: vi.fn(async () => undefined),
+  lastfmUpdateNowPlaying: vi.fn(async () => undefined),
+  lastfmLoveTrack: vi.fn(async () => undefined),
+  lastfmUnloveTrack: vi.fn(async () => undefined),
+  lastfmGetTrackLoved: vi.fn(async () => false),
+  lastfmGetAllLovedTracks: vi.fn(async () => []),
+}));
+
+import PlayerBar from './PlayerBar';
+import { renderWithProviders } from '@/test/helpers/renderWithProviders';
+import { usePlayerStore } from '@/store/playerStore';
+import { useAuthStore } from '@/store/authStore';
+import { resetAllStores } from '@/test/helpers/storeReset';
+import { makeTrack } from '@/test/helpers/factories';
+import { onInvoke } from '@/test/mocks/tauri';
+import { fireEvent } from '@testing-library/react';
+
+beforeEach(() => {
+  vi.useFakeTimers();
+  resetAllStores();
+  const id = useAuthStore.getState().addServer({
+    name: 'T', url: 'https://x.test', username: 'u', password: 'p',
+  });
+  useAuthStore.getState().setActiveServer(id);
+  onInvoke('audio_play', () => undefined);
+  onInvoke('audio_pause', () => undefined);
+  onInvoke('audio_resume', () => undefined);
+  onInvoke('audio_stop', () => undefined);
+  onInvoke('audio_seek', () => undefined);
+  onInvoke('audio_get_state', () => ({ playing: false }));
+  onInvoke('audio_update_replay_gain', () => undefined);
+  onInvoke('discord_update_presence', () => undefined);
+});
+
+describe('PlayerBar — render', () => {
+  it('renders the player region with the labelled landmark', () => {
+    const { getByLabelText } = renderWithProviders(<PlayerBar />);
+    expect(getByLabelText('Music Player')).toBeInTheDocument();
+  });
+
+  it('exposes Previous Track / Play / Next Track / Repeat / Stop controls when a track is loaded', () => {
+    const track = makeTrack();
+    usePlayerStore.setState({ currentTrack: track, isPlaying: false });
+    const { getByLabelText } = renderWithProviders(<PlayerBar />);
+    expect(getByLabelText('Previous Track')).toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(getByLabelText('Play')).toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(getByLabelText('Next Track')).toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(getByLabelText('Repeat')).toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(getByLabelText('Stop')).toBeInTheDocument();
+  });
+
+  it('the middle control reads "Pause" while playback is active', () => {
+    usePlayerStore.setState({ currentTrack: makeTrack(), isPlaying: true });
+    const { getByLabelText } = renderWithProviders(<PlayerBar />);
+    expect(getByLabelText('Pause')).toBeInTheDocument();
+  });
+});
+
+describe('PlayerBar — control wiring', () => {
+  it('clicking the Play/Pause button calls togglePlay', () => {
+    const track = makeTrack();
+    usePlayerStore.setState({ currentTrack: track, isPlaying: false });
+    const toggleSpy = vi.spyOn(usePlayerStore.getState(), 'togglePlay');
+
+    const { getByLabelText } = renderWithProviders(<PlayerBar />);
+    fireEvent.click(getByLabelText('Play'));
+
+    expect(toggleSpy).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+  });
+
+  it('clicking Previous Track calls previous()', () => {
+    usePlayerStore.setState({
+      queue: [makeTrack({ id: 'a' }), makeTrack({ id: 'b' })],
+      queueIndex: 1,
+      currentTrack: makeTrack({ id: 'b' }),
+      currentTime: 10, // > 3 s → restart current
+    });
+    const prevSpy = vi.spyOn(usePlayerStore.getState(), 'previous');
+
+    const { getByLabelText } = renderWithProviders(<PlayerBar />);
+    fireEvent.click(getByLabelText('Previous Track'));
+
+    expect(prevSpy).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+  });
+
+  it('clicking Next Track calls next()', () => {
+    const t1 = makeTrack({ id: 'a' });
+    const t2 = makeTrack({ id: 'b' });
+    usePlayerStore.setState({ queue: [t1, t2], queueIndex: 0, currentTrack: t1 });
+    const nextSpy = vi.spyOn(usePlayerStore.getState(), 'next');
+
+    const { getByLabelText } = renderWithProviders(<PlayerBar />);
+    fireEvent.click(getByLabelText('Next Track'));
+
+    expect(nextSpy).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+  });
+
+  it('clicking Repeat cycles through off → all → one', () => {
+    usePlayerStore.setState({ currentTrack: makeTrack() });
+    const { getByLabelText, rerender } = renderWithProviders(<PlayerBar />);
+
+    expect(usePlayerStore.getState().repeatMode).toBe('off');
+    fireEvent.click(getByLabelText('Repeat'));
+    expect(usePlayerStore.getState().repeatMode).toBe('all');
+
+    rerender(<PlayerBar />);
+    fireEvent.click(getByLabelText('Repeat'));
+    expect(usePlayerStore.getState().repeatMode).toBe('one');
+  });
+
+  it('clicking Stop calls stop()', () => {
+    usePlayerStore.setState({ currentTrack: makeTrack(), isPlaying: true });
+    const stopSpy = vi.spyOn(usePlayerStore.getState(), 'stop');
+
+    const { getByLabelText } = renderWithProviders(<PlayerBar />);
+    fireEvent.click(getByLabelText('Stop'));
+
+    expect(stopSpy).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+  });
+});
+
+describe('PlayerBar — empty state (no current track)', () => {
+  it('still renders the region landmark when no track is loaded', () => {
+    usePlayerStore.setState({ currentTrack: null, isPlaying: false });
+    const { getByLabelText } = renderWithProviders(<PlayerBar />);
+    expect(getByLabelText('Music Player')).toBeInTheDocument();
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/components/QueuePanel.test.tsx b/src/components/QueuePanel.test.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..cec17d0f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/QueuePanel.test.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,169 @@
+/**
+ * `QueuePanel` characterization (Phase F5b).
+ *
+ * Includes the §4.4 regression test from the v2 plan — queue DnD must
+ * NOT use HTML5 native `dataTransfer.setData`/`draggable=true`. The
+ * project's custom `psy-drop` system sidesteps WebView2's
+ * `text/plain`-only restriction by avoiding HTML5 DnD entirely; a
+ * refactor that re-introduces native DnD would silently break Windows.
+ */
+import { afterEach, beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest';
+
+vi.mock('@/api/subsonic', () => ({
+  savePlayQueue: vi.fn(async () => undefined),
+  getPlayQueue: vi.fn(async () => ({ songs: [], current: undefined, position: 0 })),
+  buildStreamUrl: vi.fn((id: string) => `https://mock/stream/${id}`),
+  buildCoverArtUrl: vi.fn((id: string) => `https://mock/cover/${id}`),
+  buildDownloadUrl: vi.fn((id: string) => `https://mock/download/${id}`),
+  coverArtCacheKey: vi.fn((id: string, size = 256) => `mock:cover:${id}:${size}`),
+  getSong: vi.fn(async () => null),
+  getRandomSongs: vi.fn(async () => []),
+  getSimilarSongs2: vi.fn(async () => []),
+  getTopSongs: vi.fn(async () => []),
+  getAlbumInfo2: vi.fn(async () => null),
+  reportNowPlaying: vi.fn(async () => undefined),
+  scrobbleSong: vi.fn(async () => undefined),
+}));
+
+vi.mock('@/api/lastfm', () => ({
+  lastfmScrobble: vi.fn(async () => undefined),
+  lastfmUpdateNowPlaying: vi.fn(async () => undefined),
+  lastfmGetTrackLoved: vi.fn(async () => false),
+  lastfmGetAllLovedTracks: vi.fn(async () => []),
+}));
+
+vi.mock('@/utils/orbitBulkGuard', () => ({
+  orbitBulkGuard: vi.fn(async () => true),
+}));
+
+import QueuePanel from './QueuePanel';
+import { renderWithProviders } from '@/test/helpers/renderWithProviders';
+import { usePlayerStore } from '@/store/playerStore';
+import { useAuthStore } from '@/store/authStore';
+import { resetAllStores } from '@/test/helpers/storeReset';
+import { makeTrack, makeTracks } from '@/test/helpers/factories';
+import { onInvoke } from '@/test/mocks/tauri';
+import { readFileSync } from 'node:fs';
+import { join } from 'node:path';
+
+beforeEach(() => {
+  resetAllStores();
+  const id = useAuthStore.getState().addServer({
+    name: 'T', url: 'https://x.test', username: 'u', password: 'p',
+  });
+  useAuthStore.getState().setActiveServer(id);
+  onInvoke('audio_play', () => undefined);
+  onInvoke('audio_pause', () => undefined);
+  onInvoke('audio_stop', () => undefined);
+  onInvoke('audio_seek', () => undefined);
+  onInvoke('audio_get_state', () => ({ playing: false }));
+  onInvoke('audio_update_replay_gain', () => undefined);
+  onInvoke('discord_update_presence', () => undefined);
+});
+
+describe('QueuePanel — render surface', () => {
+  it('renders an empty-queue affordance when the queue is empty', () => {
+    const { container } = renderWithProviders(<QueuePanel />);
+    expect(container.querySelector('.queue-panel')).not.toBeNull();
+    // No queue rows present.
+    expect(container.querySelectorAll('[data-queue-idx]').length).toBe(0);
+  });
+
+  it('renders one row per queue track with the matching data-queue-idx', () => {
+    const tracks = makeTracks(3);
+    usePlayerStore.setState({
+      queue: tracks,
+      queueIndex: 0,
+      currentTrack: tracks[0],
+    });
+    const { container } = renderWithProviders(<QueuePanel />);
+    const rows = container.querySelectorAll<HTMLElement>('[data-queue-idx]');
+    expect(rows.length).toBe(3);
+    expect(rows[0]?.getAttribute('data-queue-idx')).toBe('0');
+    expect(rows[2]?.getAttribute('data-queue-idx')).toBe('2');
+  });
+
+  it('renders each queue row with the track title text', () => {
+    const t1 = makeTrack({ id: 'q1', title: 'Test Song A' });
+    const t2 = makeTrack({ id: 'q2', title: 'Test Song B' });
+    usePlayerStore.setState({
+      queue: [t1, t2],
+      queueIndex: 0,
+      currentTrack: t1,
+    });
+    const { getAllByText, getByText } = renderWithProviders(<QueuePanel />);
+    // Title A appears both in the now-playing section and in the row;
+    // assert at least one match. Title B only lives in its row.
+    expect(getAllByText('Test Song A').length).toBeGreaterThan(0);
+    expect(getByText('Test Song B')).toBeInTheDocument();
+  });
+});
+
+describe('QueuePanel — toolbar', () => {
+  it('exposes Shuffle / Save Playlist / Load Playlist / Share Queue / Clear via aria-label', () => {
+    const tracks = makeTracks(3);
+    usePlayerStore.setState({
+      queue: tracks,
+      queueIndex: 0,
+      currentTrack: tracks[0],
+    });
+    const { getByLabelText } = renderWithProviders(<QueuePanel />);
+    expect(getByLabelText('Shuffle queue')).toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(getByLabelText('Save Playlist')).toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(getByLabelText('Load Playlist')).toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(getByLabelText('Copy queue share link')).toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(getByLabelText('Clear')).toBeInTheDocument();
+  });
+
+  it('Shuffle button is disabled when the queue has fewer than 2 tracks', () => {
+    usePlayerStore.setState({
+      queue: [makeTrack()],
+      queueIndex: 0,
+      currentTrack: makeTrack(),
+    });
+    const { getByLabelText } = renderWithProviders(<QueuePanel />);
+    const shuffle = getByLabelText('Shuffle queue') as HTMLButtonElement;
+    expect(shuffle.disabled).toBe(true);
+  });
+});
+
+describe('QueuePanel — DnD architecture pin (§4.4 of v2 plan)', () => {
+  // The custom `psy-drop` event system in DragDropContext sidesteps
+  // WebView2's `text/plain`-only DnD restriction by avoiding HTML5 native
+  // DnD entirely. These tests make sure a refactor that "modernises" the
+  // queue back to native HTML5 DnD breaks loudly.
+
+  it('queue rows do not declare draggable=true (no HTML5 native drag)', () => {
+    usePlayerStore.setState({
+      queue: makeTracks(3),
+      queueIndex: 0,
+      currentTrack: makeTrack(),
+    });
+    const { container } = renderWithProviders(<QueuePanel />);
+    const rows = container.querySelectorAll<HTMLElement>('[data-queue-idx]');
+    for (const row of rows) {
+      expect(row.getAttribute('draggable')).not.toBe('true');
+    }
+  });
+
+  it('the source file has no `dataTransfer.setData` / `dataTransfer.getData` / `onDragStart` / `onDrop` JSX usage', () => {
+    // Static check — protect against re-introducing native DnD. The
+    // `dragenter` / `dragover` props are allowed because the document
+    // listens for them to render the drop indicator without acting as
+    // a sink for HTML5 payloads.
+    const source = readFileSync(join(process.cwd(), 'src/components/QueuePanel.tsx'), 'utf8');
+    expect(source).not.toMatch(/dataTransfer\.setData/);
+    expect(source).not.toMatch(/dataTransfer\.getData/);
+    expect(source).not.toMatch(/\bonDragStart\s*=/);
+    expect(source).not.toMatch(/\bonDrop\s*=/);
+  });
+
+  it('the source file does not use `application/json` MIME anywhere (WebView2 restriction)', () => {
+    const source = readFileSync(join(process.cwd(), 'src/components/QueuePanel.tsx'), 'utf8');
+    expect(source).not.toMatch(/application\/json/);
+  });
+});
+
+afterEach(() => {
+  usePlayerStore.getState().closeContextMenu();
+});
diff --git a/src/test/mocks/browser.ts b/src/test/mocks/browser.ts
index 469b8602..f7bb42df 100644
--- a/src/test/mocks/browser.ts
+++ b/src/test/mocks/browser.ts
@@ -100,6 +100,16 @@ export function installBrowserMocks(): void {
     URL.createObjectURL = createObjectUrlMock as unknown as typeof URL.createObjectURL;
     URL.revokeObjectURL = revokeObjectUrlMock as unknown as typeof URL.revokeObjectURL;
   }
+
+  // jsdom lacks scrollIntoView — components that auto-scroll the queue / lists
+  // crash on mount without this stub.
+  if (typeof Element !== 'undefined' && !('scrollIntoView' in Element.prototype)) {
+    Object.defineProperty(Element.prototype, 'scrollIntoView', {
+      configurable: true,
+      writable: true,
+      value: function scrollIntoView(_opts?: ScrollIntoViewOptions | boolean) { /* no-op */ },
+    });
+  }
 }
 
 export function resetBrowserMocks(): void {