diff --git a/.github/workflows/e2e.yml b/.github/workflows/e2e.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f73d178
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/e2e.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,138 @@
+name: E2E Tests
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches: [main]
+    paths:
+      - 'src/**'
+      - 'e2e/**'
+      - '.github/workflows/e2e.yml'
+  pull_request:
+    branches: [main]
+    paths:
+      - 'src/**'
+      - 'e2e/**'
+      - '.github/workflows/e2e.yml'
+  workflow_dispatch:
+
+jobs:
+  e2e:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    timeout-minutes: 20
+
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      # ── Node / frontend ────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+      - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+        with:
+          node-version: 22
+          cache: 'npm'
+
+      - name: Install frontend dependencies
+        run: |
+          npm ci
+          # Platform-specific native packages required on Linux
+          npm install --force \
+            @rollup/rollup-linux-x64-gnu@4.34.9 \
+            @swc/core-linux-x64-gnu
+
+      # ── Playwright ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+      - name: Install Playwright dependencies
+        run: npm ci
+        working-directory: e2e
+
+      - name: Install Playwright browsers
+        run: npx playwright install --with-deps chromium
+        working-directory: e2e
+
+      # ── Backend binary ────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+      - name: Get latest donetick release tag
+        id: release
+        run: |
+          TAG=$(curl -fsSL https://api.github.com/repos/donetick/donetick/releases/latest \
+            | grep '"tag_name"' | head -1 \
+            | sed 's/.*"tag_name": "\(.*\)".*/\1/')
+          echo "tag=$TAG" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+          echo "Using backend tag: $TAG"
+
+      - name: Cache donetick binary
+        id: cache-binary
+        uses: actions/cache@v4
+        with:
+          path: .donetick-bin/
+          key: donetick-${{ steps.release.outputs.tag }}-linux-x86_64
+
+      - name: Download and extract donetick binary
+        if: steps.cache-binary.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
+        run: |
+          mkdir -p .donetick-bin
+          curl -fsSL \
+            "https://github.com/donetick/donetick/releases/download/${{ steps.release.outputs.tag }}/donetick_Linux_x86_64.tar.gz" \
+            -o .donetick-bin/donetick_Linux_x86_64.tar.gz
+          tar -xzf .donetick-bin/donetick_Linux_x86_64.tar.gz -C .donetick-bin
+          chmod +x .donetick-bin/donetick
+
+      - name: Write backend config
+        run: |
+          mkdir -p .donetick-bin/config
+          cat > .donetick-bin/config/selfhosted.yaml << 'EOF'
+          name: "selfhosted"
+          is_done_tick_dot_com: false
+          is_user_creation_disabled: false
+          database:
+            type: "sqlite"
+            migration: true
+          jwt:
+            secret: "e2e_test_secret_32chars_long_ok!"
+            session_time: 168h
+            max_refresh: 1440h
+          server:
+            port: 2021
+            read_timeout: 10s
+            write_timeout: 10s
+            rate_period: 60s
+            rate_limit: 300
+            cors_allow_origins:
+              - "http://localhost:5173"
+              - "http://localhost:4173"
+            serve_frontend: false
+          logging:
+            level: "warn"
+            encoding: "json"
+            development: false
+          EOF
+
+      - name: Start donetick backend
+        working-directory: .donetick-bin
+        env:
+          DT_ENV: selfhosted
+          DT_SQLITE_PATH: /tmp/donetick-e2e.db
+        run: ./donetick &
+
+      # ── Frontend ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+      # Build with --mode development so .env.development is loaded,
+      # which sets VITE_APP_API_URL=http://localhost:2021
+      - name: Build frontend
+        run: npx vite build --mode development
+
+      - name: Serve frontend
+        run: npx vite preview --port 5173 &
+
+      # ── Tests ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+      - name: Run Playwright tests
+        working-directory: e2e
+        env:
+          E2E_FRONTEND_URL: http://localhost:5173
+          E2E_API_URL: http://localhost:2021
+        run: npx playwright test
+
+      - name: Upload test artifacts
+        if: failure()
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: playwright-report
+          path: |
+            e2e/playwright-report/
+            e2e/test-results/
+          retention-days: 7
diff --git a/e2e/.gitignore b/e2e/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..86849c4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/e2e/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+node_modules/
+.auth/
+playwright-report/
+test-results/
diff --git a/e2e/fixtures/auth.js b/e2e/fixtures/auth.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..13df6f6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/e2e/fixtures/auth.js
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+import { test as base, expect } from '@playwright/test'
+import path from 'path'
+import { fileURLToPath } from 'url'
+
+const __dirname = path.dirname(fileURLToPath(import.meta.url))
+
+/**
+ * Fill and submit the signup form through the UI.
+ * After successful signup the app auto-logs in and redirects to /chores.
+ */
+export async function signUpViaUI(page, { username, email, password, displayName }) {
+  await page.goto('/signup')
+  await page.locator('#username').fill(username)
+  await page.locator('#email').fill(email)
+  await page.locator('#password').fill(password)
+  await page.locator('#displayName').fill(displayName)
+  await page.getByRole('button', { name: 'Sign Up' }).click()
+  await page.waitForURL('**/chores', { timeout: 10_000 })
+}
+
+/**
+ * Fill and submit the login form through the UI.
+ * After successful login the app redirects to /chores.
+ */
+export async function loginViaUI(page, { username, password }) {
+  await page.goto('/login')
+  // The username input on the login page has id="email" (quirk of the form)
+  await page.locator('#email').fill(username)
+  await page.locator('#password').fill(password)
+  await page.getByRole('button', { name: 'Sign In' }).click()
+  await page.waitForURL('**/chores', { timeout: 10_000 })
+}
+
+/**
+ * A Playwright test fixture that provides a page already authenticated as the
+ * shared E2E user (via persisted storage state, no UI interaction required).
+ */
+export const test = base.extend({
+  authenticatedPage: async ({ browser }, use) => {
+    const ctx = await browser.newContext({
+      storageState: path.join(__dirname, '..', '.auth', 'state.json'),
+    })
+    const page = await ctx.newPage()
+    await use(page)
+    await ctx.close()
+  },
+})
+
+export { expect }
diff --git a/e2e/global-setup.js b/e2e/global-setup.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1d949d9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/e2e/global-setup.js
@@ -0,0 +1,96 @@
+import { writeFile, mkdir } from 'fs/promises'
+import path from 'path'
+import { fileURLToPath } from 'url'
+
+const __dirname = path.dirname(fileURLToPath(import.meta.url))
+
+// FRONTEND_URL: what the browser navigates to (Playwright baseURL)
+// API_URL:      where the Go API lives (may be the same in production builds)
+export const FRONTEND_URL =
+  process.env.E2E_FRONTEND_URL ||
+  process.env.E2E_BASE_URL ||
+  'http://localhost:5173'
+export const API_URL =
+  process.env.E2E_API_URL || process.env.E2E_BASE_URL || 'http://localhost:2021'
+
+export const TEST_USER = {
+  username: 'e2e.user',
+  email: 'e2e@donetick.test',
+  password: 'E2ePassword123!',
+  displayName: 'E2E User',
+}
+
+/**
+ * Global setup: create the shared E2E test user (idempotent) and persist
+ * the JWT token as a Playwright storage state so authenticated tests can
+ * skip the login UI.
+ */
+export default async function globalSetup() {
+  await waitForServer(API_URL)
+
+  // Create user – ignore 409/conflict so re-runs are safe
+  const signupRes = await fetch(`${API_URL}/api/v1/auth/`, {
+    method: 'POST',
+    headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' },
+    body: JSON.stringify(TEST_USER),
+  })
+  if (!signupRes.ok) {
+    const body = await signupRes.text()
+    // Treat "already exists" errors as success so re-runs are idempotent
+    if (!body.includes('already exists') && !body.includes('already taken')) {
+      throw new Error(`Signup failed (${signupRes.status}): ${body}`)
+    }
+  }
+
+  // Login and grab the access token
+  const loginRes = await fetch(`${API_URL}/api/v1/auth/login`, {
+    method: 'POST',
+    headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' },
+    body: JSON.stringify({
+      username: TEST_USER.username,
+      password: TEST_USER.password,
+    }),
+  })
+  if (!loginRes.ok) {
+    const body = await loginRes.text()
+    throw new Error(`Login failed (${loginRes.status}): ${body}`)
+  }
+
+  const { token, expire } = await loginRes.json()
+
+  // Write a Playwright storage-state file containing the token in localStorage
+  const stateDir = path.join(__dirname, '.auth')
+  await mkdir(stateDir, { recursive: true })
+  await writeFile(
+    path.join(stateDir, 'state.json'),
+    JSON.stringify({
+      cookies: [],
+      origins: [
+        {
+          origin: FRONTEND_URL,
+          localStorage: [
+            { name: 'token', value: token },
+            { name: 'token_expiry', value: expire },
+          ],
+        },
+      ],
+    }),
+    'utf8',
+  )
+
+  console.log('[global-setup] Test user ready, storage state saved.')
+}
+
+async function waitForServer(url, retries = 20, delayMs = 1000) {
+  for (let i = 0; i < retries; i++) {
+    try {
+      const res = await fetch(`${url}/api/v1/auth/login`, { method: 'POST', body: '{}', headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' } })
+      if (res.status < 500) return
+    } catch {
+      // server not up yet
+    }
+    console.log(`[global-setup] Waiting for server… (${i + 1}/${retries})`)
+    await new Promise(r => setTimeout(r, delayMs))
+  }
+  throw new Error(`Server at ${url} did not become ready in time`)
+}
diff --git a/e2e/package-lock.json b/e2e/package-lock.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..703eadb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/e2e/package-lock.json
@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+{
+  "name": "donetick-e2e",
+  "version": "1.0.0",
+  "lockfileVersion": 3,
+  "requires": true,
+  "packages": {
+    "": {
+      "name": "donetick-e2e",
+      "version": "1.0.0",
+      "devDependencies": {
+        "@playwright/test": "^1.44.0"
+      }
+    },
+    "node_modules/@playwright/test": {
+      "version": "1.59.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@playwright/test/-/test-1.59.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-PG6q63nQg5c9rIi4/Z5lR5IVF7yU5MqmKaPOe0HSc0O2cX1fPi96sUQu5j7eo4gKCkB2AnNGoWt7y4/Xx3Kcqg==",
+      "dev": true,
+      "license": "Apache-2.0",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "playwright": "1.59.1"
+      },
+      "bin": {
+        "playwright": "cli.js"
+      },
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=18"
+      }
+    },
+    "node_modules/fsevents": {
+      "version": "2.3.2",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/fsevents/-/fsevents-2.3.2.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-xiqMQR4xAeHTuB9uWm+fFRcIOgKBMiOBP+eXiyT7jsgVCq1bkVygt00oASowB7EdtpOHaaPgKt812P9ab+DDKA==",
+      "dev": true,
+      "hasInstallScript": true,
+      "license": "MIT",
+      "optional": true,
+      "os": [
+        "darwin"
+      ],
+      "engines": {
+        "node": "^8.16.0 || ^10.6.0 || >=11.0.0"
+      }
+    },
+    "node_modules/playwright": {
+      "version": "1.59.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/playwright/-/playwright-1.59.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-C8oWjPR3F81yljW9o5OxcWzfh6avkVwDD2VYdwIGqTkl+OGFISgypqzfu7dOe4QNLL2aqcWBmI3PMtLIK233lw==",
+      "dev": true,
+      "license": "Apache-2.0",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "playwright-core": "1.59.1"
+      },
+      "bin": {
+        "playwright": "cli.js"
+      },
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=18"
+      },
+      "optionalDependencies": {
+        "fsevents": "2.3.2"
+      }
+    },
+    "node_modules/playwright-core": {
+      "version": "1.59.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/playwright-core/-/playwright-core-1.59.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-HBV/RJg81z5BiiZ9yPzIiClYV/QMsDCKUyogwH9p3MCP6IYjUFu/MActgYAvK0oWyV9NlwM3GLBjADyWgydVyg==",
+      "dev": true,
+      "license": "Apache-2.0",
+      "bin": {
+        "playwright-core": "cli.js"
+      },
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=18"
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/e2e/package.json b/e2e/package.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..28d59dc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/e2e/package.json
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+{
+  "name": "donetick-e2e",
+  "version": "1.0.0",
+  "private": true,
+  "type": "module",
+  "scripts": {
+    "test": "playwright test",
+    "test:headed": "playwright test --headed",
+    "test:report": "playwright show-report"
+  },
+  "devDependencies": {
+    "@playwright/test": "^1.44.0"
+  }
+}
diff --git a/e2e/playwright.config.js b/e2e/playwright.config.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..046be39
--- /dev/null
+++ b/e2e/playwright.config.js
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+import { defineConfig, devices } from '@playwright/test'
+
+// When frontend and backend are the same origin (embedded binary) set E2E_BASE_URL.
+// For dev, set E2E_FRONTEND_URL (default 5173) and E2E_API_URL (default 2021) separately.
+const FRONTEND_URL =
+  process.env.E2E_FRONTEND_URL ||
+  process.env.E2E_BASE_URL ||
+  'http://localhost:5173'
+
+export default defineConfig({
+  testDir: './tests',
+  timeout: 30_000,
+  retries: process.env.CI ? 2 : 0,
+  workers: 1, // sequential – single SQLite DB
+  reporter: process.env.CI ? 'github' : 'list',
+
+  use: {
+    baseURL: FRONTEND_URL,
+    headless: true,
+    trace: 'on-first-retry',
+    screenshot: 'only-on-failure',
+  },
+
+  globalSetup: './global-setup.js',
+
+  projects: [
+    {
+      name: 'chromium',
+      use: { ...devices['Desktop Chrome'] },
+    },
+  ],
+})
diff --git a/e2e/tests/auth.spec.js b/e2e/tests/auth.spec.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bf657dd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/e2e/tests/auth.spec.js
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+import { test, expect } from '@playwright/test'
+import { signUpViaUI, loginViaUI } from '../fixtures/auth.js'
+
+// Username must match /^[a-z.-]+$/ — no digits allowed.
+// Generate a random lowercase-only suffix for uniqueness across runs.
+function randomSuffix(len = 8) {
+  const chars = 'abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz'
+  return Array.from({ length: len }, () =>
+    chars[Math.floor(Math.random() * 26)],
+  ).join('')
+}
+
+test.describe('Auth – Sign Up', () => {
+  test('creates a new account and lands on /chores', async ({ page }) => {
+    const suffix = randomSuffix()
+    const user = {
+      username: `test.signup.${suffix}`,
+      email: `signup.${suffix}@donetick.test`,
+      password: 'TestPassword123!',
+      displayName: 'Test Signup User',
+    }
+
+    await signUpViaUI(page, user)
+
+    await expect(page).toHaveURL(/\/chores/)
+  })
+
+  test('shows an error when username is too short', async ({ page }) => {
+    await page.goto('/signup')
+    await page.locator('#username').fill('ab') // < 4 chars
+    await page.locator('#email').fill('short@donetick.test')
+    await page.locator('#password').fill('ValidPass123!')
+    await page.locator('#displayName').fill('Short User')
+    await page.getByRole('button', { name: 'Sign Up' }).click()
+
+    await expect(
+      page.getByText('Username must be at least 4 characters'),
+    ).toBeVisible()
+  })
+})
+
+test.describe('Auth – Login', () => {
+  // Re-use the shared E2E user that global-setup already created
+  test('logs in with valid credentials and lands on /chores', async ({ page }) => {
+    await loginViaUI(page, {
+      username: 'e2e.user',
+      password: 'E2ePassword123!',
+    })
+
+    await expect(page).toHaveURL(/\/chores/)
+  })
+
+  test('shows an error for wrong password', async ({ page }) => {
+    await page.goto('/login')
+    await page.locator('#email').fill('e2e.user')
+    await page.locator('#password').fill('WrongPassword!')
+    await page.getByRole('button', { name: 'Sign In' }).click()
+
+    // The notification snackbar / error message should appear
+    await expect(
+      page.getByText(/Login Failed|invalid|incorrect/i).first(),
+    ).toBeVisible({ timeout: 5_000 })
+  })
+})
diff --git a/e2e/tests/chores.spec.js b/e2e/tests/chores.spec.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c0c65ec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/e2e/tests/chores.spec.js
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+import { expect, test } from '../fixtures/auth.js'
+import { API_URL } from '../global-setup.js'
+
+test.describe('Chores – Create', () => {
+  // All tests in this suite run as the pre-authenticated E2E user
+  test.use({
+    storageState: '.auth/state.json',
+  })
+
+  test('creates a daily recurring chore and confirms it appears in the list', async ({
+    page,
+  }) => {
+    const choreName = `E2E Daily Chore ${Date.now()}`
+
+    // ── Navigate to the create chore page ────────────────────────────────
+    await page.goto('/chores/create')
+
+    // ── Fill in the chore name ────────────────────────────────────────────
+    // Name input is the first <input> on the page (no id/placeholder)
+    await page.locator('input').first().fill(choreName)
+
+    // ── Enable recurrence ─────────────────────────────────────────────────
+    // Check the "Repeat this task" checkbox to reveal frequency options
+    await page.getByLabel('Repeat this task').click()
+
+    // Select "Daily" from the frequency chips
+    await page.getByLabel('Daily').click()
+
+    // The due date is auto-populated to today once a repeating type is selected.
+    // No manual date entry required unless testing date-specific behaviour.
+
+    // ── Save ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+    await page.getByRole('button', { name: 'Create' }).click()
+
+    // After save the app navigates back to the chore list
+    await page.waitForURL('**/chores', { timeout: 15_000 })
+
+    // ── Verify the chore appears in the UI ───────────────────────────────
+    await expect(page.getByText(choreName)).toBeVisible({ timeout: 10_000 })
+
+    // ── Verify the chore exists in the API ───────────────────────────────
+    const token = await page.evaluate(() => localStorage.getItem('token'))
+    const apiRes = await fetch(`${API_URL}/api/v1/chores/`, {
+      headers: { Authorization: `Bearer ${token}` },
+    })
+    expect(apiRes.ok).toBe(true)
+
+    const { res: chores } = await apiRes.json()
+    const created = chores.find(c => c.name === choreName)
+    expect(created).toBeDefined()
+    expect(created.frequencyType).toBe('daily')
+  })
+})