diff --git a/tests/AcDream.App.Tests/UI/Layout/InventoryFrameImportProbe.cs b/tests/AcDream.App.Tests/UI/Layout/InventoryFrameImportProbe.cs
index bc4acf60..57269580 100644
--- a/tests/AcDream.App.Tests/UI/Layout/InventoryFrameImportProbe.cs
+++ b/tests/AcDream.App.Tests/UI/Layout/InventoryFrameImportProbe.cs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 using System;
 using System.IO;
+using AcDream.App.UI;
 using AcDream.App.UI.Layout;
 using DatReaderWriter;
 using DatReaderWriter.Options;
@@ -34,6 +35,26 @@ public class InventoryFrameImportProbe
         return Directory.Exists(d) ? d : null;
     }
 
+    [Fact]
+    public void Paperdoll_equip_slots_resolve_to_item_lists()
+    {
+        var datDir = DatDir();
+        if (datDir is null) return;   // CI: no live dat — skip
+
+        using var dats = new DatCollection(datDir, DatAccessType.Read);
+        var layout = LayoutImporter.Import(dats, Frame, _ => (0u, 0, 0), null);
+        Assert.NotNull(layout);
+
+        // A representative spread across the slot grid (head, shield, the weapon composite, cloak,
+        // trinket, a finger). All inherit base 0x100001E4 → 0x2100003D (Type 0x10000031 = UIElement_ItemList).
+        foreach (uint id in new[] { 0x100005ABu, 0x100001E1u, 0x100001DFu, 0x100005E9u, 0x1000058Eu, 0x100001DCu })
+        {
+            var el = layout!.FindElement(id);
+            Assert.True(el is UiItemList,
+                $"equip slot 0x{id:X8} resolved to {el?.GetType().Name ?? "null"}, expected UiItemList");
+        }
+    }
+
     [Fact]
     public void Mounted_panels_sit_in_front_of_the_backdrop()
     {