diff --git a/packages/app/e2e/global-setup.ts b/packages/app/e2e/global-setup.ts
index ad420db51..b36c57d2e 100644
--- a/packages/app/e2e/global-setup.ts
+++ b/packages/app/e2e/global-setup.ts
@@ -215,8 +215,28 @@ async function createFakeGhBin(): Promise<string> {
   await writeFile(
     ghPath,
     `#!/usr/bin/env node
+const { spawnSync } = require("child_process");
+const fs = require("fs");
+const path = require("path");
 const args = process.argv.slice(2);
 
+function findRealGh() {
+  const fakeBinDir = __dirname;
+  for (const dir of (process.env.PATH || "").split(path.delimiter)) {
+    if (dir === fakeBinDir) continue;
+    const candidate = path.join(dir, "gh");
+    try { fs.accessSync(candidate, fs.constants.X_OK); return candidate; } catch {}
+  }
+  return null;
+}
+
+function forwardToRealGh() {
+  const realGh = findRealGh();
+  if (!realGh) { console.error("[fake-gh] real gh not found in PATH"); process.exit(1); }
+  const result = spawnSync(realGh, process.argv.slice(2), { stdio: "inherit", env: process.env });
+  process.exit(result.status ?? 1);
+}
+
 if (args[0] === "auth" && args[1] === "status") {
   process.exit(0);
 }
@@ -238,8 +258,21 @@ if (args[0] === "pr" && args[1] === "list") {
 }
 
 if (args[0] === "pr" && args[1] === "view" && args[2] === "--json" && args[3]) {
-  console.error("no pull requests found for branch");
-  process.exit(1);
+  const fixture = path.join(process.cwd(), ".paseo-e2e-pr.json");
+  if (fs.existsSync(fixture)) {
+    console.log(fs.readFileSync(fixture, "utf8"));
+    process.exit(0);
+  }
+  forwardToRealGh();
+}
+
+if (args[0] === "api" && args[1] === "graphql") {
+  const fixture = path.join(process.cwd(), ".paseo-e2e-timeline.json");
+  if (fs.existsSync(fixture)) {
+    console.log(fs.readFileSync(fixture, "utf8"));
+    process.exit(0);
+  }
+  forwardToRealGh();
 }
 
 if (args[0] === "issue" && args[1] === "list") {
@@ -247,8 +280,7 @@ if (args[0] === "issue" && args[1] === "list") {
   process.exit(0);
 }
 
-console.error("Unsupported fake gh invocation: " + args.join(" "));
-process.exit(1);
+forwardToRealGh();
 `,
   );
   await chmod(ghPath, 0o755);
diff --git a/packages/app/e2e/helpers/github-fixtures.ts b/packages/app/e2e/helpers/github-fixtures.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7e0b36860
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/app/e2e/helpers/github-fixtures.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,244 @@
+import { execFileSync, execSync } from "node:child_process";
+import { mkdtemp, rm, writeFile } from "node:fs/promises";
+import path from "node:path";
+
+export function hasGithubAuth(): boolean {
+  try {
+    execSync("gh auth status", { stdio: "ignore" });
+    return true;
+  } catch {
+    return false;
+  }
+}
+
+export interface CheckSpec {
+  context: string;
+  state: "success" | "failure" | "pending";
+}
+
+export interface PrSpec {
+  title: string;
+  state: "open" | "merged" | "closed" | "draft";
+  checks?: CheckSpec[];
+  commentCount?: number;
+}
+
+export interface IssueSpec {
+  title: string;
+  body?: string;
+  labels?: string[];
+  state?: "open" | "closed";
+}
+
+export interface GhPrFixture {
+  number: number;
+  title: string;
+  url: string;
+  branch: string;
+  localPath: string;
+}
+
+export interface GhIssueFixture {
+  number: number;
+  title: string;
+  url: string;
+}
+
+export interface GhRepoFixture {
+  owner: string;
+  name: string;
+  fullName: string;
+  prs: GhPrFixture[];
+  issues: GhIssueFixture[];
+  cleanup(): Promise<void>;
+}
+
+function gh(args: string[], opts?: { cwd?: string }): string {
+  return execFileSync("gh", args, {
+    cwd: opts?.cwd,
+    encoding: "utf8",
+    stdio: ["ignore", "pipe", "pipe"],
+  }).trim();
+}
+
+function git(args: string[], cwd: string): string {
+  return execFileSync("git", args, {
+    cwd,
+    encoding: "utf8",
+    stdio: ["ignore", "pipe", "pipe"],
+  }).trim();
+}
+
+async function seedPr(args: {
+  spec: PrSpec;
+  branch: string;
+  index: number;
+  basePath: string;
+  authedUrl: string;
+  fullName: string;
+  repoName: string;
+}): Promise<{ fixture: GhPrFixture; localPath: string }> {
+  const { spec, branch, index, basePath, authedUrl, fullName, repoName } = args;
+
+  const createArgs = [
+    "pr",
+    "create",
+    "--title",
+    spec.title,
+    "--base",
+    "main",
+    "--head",
+    branch,
+    "--body",
+    "",
+  ];
+  if (spec.state === "draft") createArgs.push("--draft");
+
+  const prUrl = gh(createArgs, { cwd: basePath });
+  const prNumber = parseInt(prUrl.split("/").pop() ?? "0", 10);
+
+  if (spec.checks && spec.checks.length > 0) {
+    const sha = git(["rev-parse", branch], basePath);
+    for (const check of spec.checks) {
+      gh([
+        "api",
+        `repos/${fullName}/statuses/${sha}`,
+        "--method",
+        "POST",
+        "-f",
+        `state=${check.state}`,
+        "-f",
+        `context=${check.context}`,
+        "-f",
+        `target_url=https://example.com/${encodeURIComponent(check.context)}`,
+      ]);
+    }
+  }
+
+  for (let j = 0; j < (spec.commentCount ?? 0); j++) {
+    gh(["pr", "comment", String(prNumber), "--body", `Test comment ${j + 1}`], { cwd: basePath });
+  }
+
+  if (spec.state === "merged") {
+    gh(["pr", "merge", String(prNumber), "--merge"], { cwd: basePath });
+  } else if (spec.state === "closed") {
+    gh(["pr", "close", String(prNumber)], { cwd: basePath });
+  }
+
+  const localPath = await mkdtemp(path.join("/tmp", `${repoName}-ws-${index}-`));
+  git(["clone", authedUrl, localPath, "--quiet", "-b", branch], basePath);
+  // Clean remote URL (no embedded token) so gh can parse owner/repo
+  git(["remote", "set-url", "origin", `https://github.com/${fullName}.git`], localPath);
+  git(["config", "user.email", "e2e@paseo.test"], localPath);
+  git(["config", "user.name", "Paseo E2E"], localPath);
+  git(["config", "commit.gpgsign", "false"], localPath);
+
+  return {
+    fixture: { number: prNumber, title: spec.title, url: prUrl, branch, localPath },
+    localPath,
+  };
+}
+
+function seedIssue(args: { spec: IssueSpec; basePath: string }): GhIssueFixture {
+  const { spec, basePath } = args;
+  const createArgs = ["issue", "create", "--title", spec.title, "--body", spec.body ?? ""];
+  for (const label of spec.labels ?? []) {
+    createArgs.push("--label", label);
+  }
+  const issueUrl = gh(createArgs, { cwd: basePath });
+  const issueNumber = parseInt(issueUrl.split("/").pop() ?? "0", 10);
+  if (spec.state === "closed") {
+    gh(["issue", "close", String(issueNumber)], { cwd: basePath });
+  }
+  return { number: issueNumber, title: spec.title, url: issueUrl };
+}
+
+export async function createTempGithubRepo(options: {
+  prefix?: string;
+  prs?: PrSpec[];
+  issues?: IssueSpec[];
+}): Promise<GhRepoFixture> {
+  const { prefix = "paseo-e2e-", prs = [], issues = [] } = options;
+  const uniqueSuffix = `${Date.now()}-${Math.random().toString(36).slice(2, 7)}`;
+  const repoName = `${prefix}${uniqueSuffix}`;
+
+  // Bootstrap local git repo
+  const basePath = await mkdtemp(path.join("/tmp", `${repoName}-base-`));
+  git(["init", "-b", "main"], basePath);
+  git(["config", "user.email", "e2e@paseo.test"], basePath);
+  git(["config", "user.name", "Paseo E2E"], basePath);
+  git(["config", "commit.gpgsign", "false"], basePath);
+  await writeFile(path.join(basePath, "README.md"), "# E2E Test Repo\n");
+  git(["add", "README.md"], basePath);
+  git(["commit", "-m", "Initial commit"], basePath);
+
+  // Create GitHub repo and push initial commit
+  gh(["repo", "create", repoName, "--private", `--source=${basePath}`, "--push"]);
+
+  const owner = gh(["api", "user", "--jq", ".login"]);
+  const fullName = `${owner}/${repoName}`;
+  const token = gh(["auth", "token"]);
+  const authedUrl = `https://x-access-token:${token}@github.com/${fullName}.git`;
+
+  // Switch remote to authed URL for subsequent pushes
+  git(["remote", "set-url", "origin", authedUrl], basePath);
+
+  // Create a branch + commit for each PR spec
+  const branches: string[] = [];
+  for (let i = 0; i < prs.length; i++) {
+    const branch = `pr-branch-${i + 1}`;
+    branches.push(branch);
+    git(["checkout", "-b", branch], basePath);
+    await writeFile(path.join(basePath, `pr-${i + 1}.txt`), `PR ${i + 1}\n`);
+    git(["add", `pr-${i + 1}.txt`], basePath);
+    git(["commit", "-m", `Add PR ${i + 1}`], basePath);
+    git(["checkout", "main"], basePath);
+  }
+
+  if (branches.length > 0) {
+    git(["push", "origin", ...branches], basePath);
+  }
+
+  // Create PRs, seed checks/comments, apply state changes, clone workspaces
+  const prFixtures: GhPrFixture[] = [];
+  const localPaths: string[] = [];
+
+  for (let i = 0; i < prs.length; i++) {
+    const { fixture, localPath } = await seedPr({
+      spec: prs[i],
+      branch: branches[i],
+      index: i,
+      basePath,
+      authedUrl,
+      fullName,
+      repoName,
+    });
+    localPaths.push(localPath);
+    prFixtures.push(fixture);
+  }
+
+  // Create issues
+  const issueFixtures: GhIssueFixture[] = [];
+  for (const spec of issues) {
+    issueFixtures.push(seedIssue({ spec, basePath }));
+  }
+
+  return {
+    owner,
+    name: repoName,
+    fullName,
+    prs: prFixtures,
+    issues: issueFixtures,
+    cleanup: async () => {
+      try {
+        gh(["repo", "delete", fullName, "--yes"]);
+      } catch {
+        // Best-effort cleanup
+      }
+      await Promise.all([
+        rm(basePath, { recursive: true, force: true }),
+        ...localPaths.map((p) => rm(p, { recursive: true, force: true })),
+      ]);
+    },
+  };
+}
diff --git a/packages/app/e2e/helpers/pr-pane.ts b/packages/app/e2e/helpers/pr-pane.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..924f12208
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/app/e2e/helpers/pr-pane.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+import { expect, type Page } from "@playwright/test";
+import { getStateLabel } from "@/utils/pr-pane-data";
+
+export async function openPrPane(page: Page): Promise<void> {
+  await page.getByRole("button", { name: "Open explorer" }).click();
+  await page.getByTestId("explorer-tab-pr").click();
+  await expect(page.getByTestId("pr-pane")).toBeVisible({ timeout: 15_000 });
+}
+
+export async function expectPrPaneTitle(page: Page, title: string): Promise<void> {
+  await expect(page.getByTestId("pr-pane-title")).toContainText(title, { timeout: 15_000 });
+}
+
+export async function expectPrPaneState(
+  page: Page,
+  state: "open" | "merged" | "closed" | "draft",
+): Promise<void> {
+  await expect(page.getByTestId("pr-pane-state")).toHaveText(getStateLabel(state), {
+    timeout: 15_000,
+  });
+}
+
+async function assertCheckPill(page: Page, testId: string, count: number): Promise<void> {
+  const locator = page.getByTestId(testId);
+  await expect(locator).toHaveCount(count > 0 ? 1 : 0, { timeout: 15_000 });
+  if (count > 0) {
+    await expect(locator).toContainText(String(count));
+  }
+}
+
+export async function expectPrPaneCheckSummary(
+  page: Page,
+  counts: { passed: number; failed: number; pending: number },
+): Promise<void> {
+  await assertCheckPill(page, "pr-pane-check-passed", counts.passed);
+  await assertCheckPill(page, "pr-pane-check-failed", counts.failed);
+  await assertCheckPill(page, "pr-pane-check-pending", counts.pending);
+}
+
+export async function expectPrPaneActivityCount(page: Page, count: number): Promise<void> {
+  await expect(page.getByTestId("pr-pane-activity-row")).toHaveCount(count, { timeout: 15_000 });
+}
diff --git a/packages/app/e2e/pr-pane.spec.ts b/packages/app/e2e/pr-pane.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b0106f18e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/app/e2e/pr-pane.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,124 @@
+import { test } from "./fixtures";
+import {
+  openPrPane,
+  expectPrPaneTitle,
+  expectPrPaneState,
+  expectPrPaneCheckSummary,
+  expectPrPaneActivityCount,
+} from "./helpers/pr-pane";
+import { gotoWorkspace } from "./helpers/launcher";
+import { hasGithubAuth, createTempGithubRepo, type GhRepoFixture } from "./helpers/github-fixtures";
+import {
+  connectWorkspaceSetupClient,
+  type WorkspaceSetupDaemonClient,
+} from "./helpers/workspace-setup";
+
+const GITHUB_AUTH = hasGithubAuth();
+
+test.describe("PR pane", () => {
+  test.describe.configure({ retries: 1 });
+
+  let seedClient: WorkspaceSetupDaemonClient;
+  let repoFixture: GhRepoFixture;
+  const workspaceByTitle = new Map<string, string>();
+
+  test.beforeAll(async () => {
+    if (!GITHUB_AUTH) return;
+
+    seedClient = await connectWorkspaceSetupClient();
+
+    repoFixture = await createTempGithubRepo({
+      prefix: "paseo-e2e-pr-",
+      prs: [
+        { title: "Review selected start ref", state: "open" },
+        { title: "Merged feature branch", state: "merged" },
+        { title: "Closed without merge", state: "closed" },
+        { title: "Work in progress", state: "draft" },
+        {
+          title: "PR with mixed checks",
+          state: "open",
+          checks: [
+            { context: "build-1", state: "success" },
+            { context: "build-2", state: "success" },
+            { context: "deploy", state: "failure" },
+            { context: "security", state: "pending" },
+          ],
+        },
+        { title: "PR with reviews", state: "open", commentCount: 3 },
+        { title: "PR with no checks", state: "open" },
+      ],
+    });
+
+    for (const pr of repoFixture.prs) {
+      const result = await seedClient.openProject(pr.localPath);
+      if (!result.workspace) {
+        throw new Error(result.error ?? `Failed to open project ${pr.localPath}`);
+      }
+      workspaceByTitle.set(pr.title, result.workspace.id);
+    }
+  });
+
+  test.afterAll(async () => {
+    await repoFixture?.cleanup().catch(() => undefined);
+    await seedClient?.close().catch(() => undefined);
+  });
+
+  test.beforeEach(async () => {
+    test.skip(!GITHUB_AUTH, "Requires GitHub authentication (gh auth login)");
+    test.setTimeout(60_000);
+  });
+
+  test("renders an open PR with title, state, and repo line", async ({ page }) => {
+    await gotoWorkspace(page, workspaceByTitle.get("Review selected start ref")!);
+    await openPrPane(page);
+
+    await expectPrPaneTitle(page, "Review selected start ref");
+    await expectPrPaneState(page, "open");
+  });
+
+  test("renders merged state label and icon", async ({ page }) => {
+    await gotoWorkspace(page, workspaceByTitle.get("Merged feature branch")!);
+    await openPrPane(page);
+
+    await expectPrPaneState(page, "merged");
+    await expectPrPaneTitle(page, "Merged feature branch");
+  });
+
+  test("renders closed state label and icon", async ({ page }) => {
+    await gotoWorkspace(page, workspaceByTitle.get("Closed without merge")!);
+    await openPrPane(page);
+
+    await expectPrPaneState(page, "closed");
+    await expectPrPaneTitle(page, "Closed without merge");
+  });
+
+  test("renders draft state label and icon", async ({ page }) => {
+    await gotoWorkspace(page, workspaceByTitle.get("Work in progress")!);
+    await openPrPane(page);
+
+    await expectPrPaneState(page, "draft");
+    await expectPrPaneTitle(page, "Work in progress");
+  });
+
+  test("renders check pills with correct passed/failed/pending counts", async ({ page }) => {
+    await gotoWorkspace(page, workspaceByTitle.get("PR with mixed checks")!);
+    await openPrPane(page);
+
+    await expectPrPaneCheckSummary(page, { passed: 2, failed: 1, pending: 1 });
+  });
+
+  test("renders activity rows with correct count", async ({ page }) => {
+    await gotoWorkspace(page, workspaceByTitle.get("PR with reviews")!);
+    await openPrPane(page);
+
+    await expectPrPaneActivityCount(page, 3);
+  });
+
+  test("renders gracefully with zero checks", async ({ page }) => {
+    await gotoWorkspace(page, workspaceByTitle.get("PR with no checks")!);
+    await openPrPane(page);
+
+    await expectPrPaneCheckSummary(page, { passed: 0, failed: 0, pending: 0 });
+    await expectPrPaneTitle(page, "PR with no checks");
+  });
+});
diff --git a/packages/app/src/components/pr-pane.tsx b/packages/app/src/components/pr-pane.tsx
index 4c7bdacc3..98269490f 100644
--- a/packages/app/src/components/pr-pane.tsx
+++ b/packages/app/src/components/pr-pane.tsx
@@ -91,15 +91,17 @@ export function PrPane({ data }: { data: PrPaneData }) {
   );
 
   return (
-    <View style={styles.root}>
+    <View style={styles.root} testID="pr-pane">
       <Pressable onPress={handleOpenPrUrl} style={styles.header}>
         {({ hovered }) => (
           <>
             <View style={styles.stateLine}>
               <StateIcon size={14} color={stateColor} />
-              <Text style={stateLabelStyle}>{stateLabel}</Text>
+              <Text style={stateLabelStyle} testID="pr-pane-state">
+                {stateLabel}
+              </Text>
             </View>
-            <Text style={styles.title} numberOfLines={3}>
+            <Text style={styles.title} numberOfLines={3} testID="pr-pane-title">
               {data.title}
               {hovered ? (
                 <Text>
@@ -124,12 +126,19 @@ export function PrPane({ data }: { data: PrPaneData }) {
               count={passed}
               color={theme.colors.statusSuccess}
               icon={checkSuccessIcon}
+              testID="pr-pane-check-passed"
+            />
+            <SummaryPill
+              count={failed}
+              color={theme.colors.statusDanger}
+              icon={checkDangerIcon}
+              testID="pr-pane-check-failed"
             />
-            <SummaryPill count={failed} color={theme.colors.statusDanger} icon={checkDangerIcon} />
             <SummaryPill
               count={pending}
               color={theme.colors.statusWarning}
               icon={checkWarningIcon}
+              testID="pr-pane-check-pending"
             />
           </>
         }
@@ -211,15 +220,17 @@ function SummaryPill({
   count,
   color,
   icon,
+  testID,
 }: {
   count: number;
   color: string;
   icon: React.ReactNode;
+  testID?: string;
 }) {
   const textStyle = useMemo(() => [styles.summaryPillText, { color }], [color]);
   if (count === 0) return null;
   return (
-    <View style={styles.summaryPill}>
+    <View style={styles.summaryPill} testID={testID}>
       {icon}
       <Text style={textStyle}>{count}</Text>
     </View>
@@ -264,7 +275,7 @@ function ActivityRow({ item }: { item: PrPaneActivity }) {
     [item.avatarColor],
   );
   return (
-    <Pressable onPress={handlePress} style={activityPressableStyle}>
+    <Pressable onPress={handlePress} style={activityPressableStyle} testID="pr-pane-activity-row">
       <View style={avatarStyle}>
         <Text style={styles.avatarText}>{item.author.slice(0, 1).toUpperCase()}</Text>
       </View>