diff --git a/frontend/e2e/dashboard-screenshots.spec.ts b/frontend/e2e/dashboard-screenshots.spec.ts
index 82498796..86b745d4 100644
--- a/frontend/e2e/dashboard-screenshots.spec.ts
+++ b/frontend/e2e/dashboard-screenshots.spec.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,62 @@
+/**
+ * Dashboard proofshots — seeds the admin account with test data so every
+ * widget is visible, then captures 6 screenshots (3 viewports × 2 themes).
+ *
+ * Seeded data is removed in afterAll so it doesn't pollute other tests.
+ */
+import { test } from '@playwright/test';
+import { execSync } from 'child_process';
 import { captureProofshots } from './proofshots';
 
-captureProofshots('/', 'dashboard');
+// A real document that exists in the dev DB (most recently updated)
+const SEED_DOC_ID = '24580ce9-9765-40b1-ac59-b0ab15160ce0';
+const SEED_DOC_TITLE = 'Brief aus dem Krieg';
+
+// Real comment IDs used as reference_id for deep-linking
+const COMMENT_IDS = [
+	'46c5171f-1721-4085-a7ed-1eef7b4effb8',
+	'a09cefe4-ddf8-47fa-addc-5c582183b459'
+];
+
+const psql = (sql: string) =>
+	execSync(
+		`docker exec archive-db psql -U archive_user family_archive_db -c "${sql.replace(/"/g, '\\"')}"`
+	);
+
+test.beforeAll(() => {
+	// Insert a MENTION and a REPLY notification for the admin user so the
+	// notifications widget is populated in the screenshots.
+	psql(`
+    INSERT INTO notifications (recipient_id, type, document_id, reference_id, read, actor_name)
+    SELECT id, 'MENTION', '${SEED_DOC_ID}', '${COMMENT_IDS[0]}', false, 'Berit Hoffmann'
+    FROM users WHERE username = 'admin';
+
+    INSERT INTO notifications (recipient_id, type, document_id, reference_id, read, actor_name)
+    SELECT id, 'REPLY',   '${SEED_DOC_ID}', '${COMMENT_IDS[1]}', false, 'Marcel Raddatz'
+    FROM users WHERE username = 'admin';
+  `);
+});
+
+test.afterAll(() => {
+	// Remove only the seeded rows (identified by the sentinel actor names)
+	psql(`
+    DELETE FROM notifications
+    WHERE actor_name IN ('Berit Hoffmann', 'Marcel Raddatz')
+      AND recipient_id = (SELECT id FROM users WHERE username = 'admin');
+  `);
+});
+
+captureProofshots('/', 'dashboard', {
+	setup: async (page) => {
+		// Navigate to '/' first so the browser has an origin for localStorage,
+		// then inject the lastVisited entry directly — no document page load needed.
+		await page.goto('/');
+		await page.waitForLoadState('domcontentloaded');
+		await page.evaluate(
+			({ id, title }) => {
+				localStorage.setItem('familienarchiv.lastVisited', JSON.stringify({ id, title }));
+			},
+			{ id: SEED_DOC_ID, title: SEED_DOC_TITLE }
+		);
+	}
+});
diff --git a/frontend/e2e/proofshots.ts b/frontend/e2e/proofshots.ts
index 44124fee..0e34abeb 100644
--- a/frontend/e2e/proofshots.ts
+++ b/frontend/e2e/proofshots.ts
@@ -1,14 +1,23 @@
 /**
  * Shared proofshot helper for Playwright.
  *
- * Usage in any spec file:
+ * Basic usage:
  *   import { captureProofshots } from './proofshots';
  *   captureProofshots('/persons', 'persons');
  *
- * This registers one test per viewport × theme combination.
+ * With per-test setup (e.g. seed localStorage before navigation):
+ *   captureProofshots('/persons', 'persons', {
+ *     setup: async (page) => {
+ *       await page.goto('/persons/some-id'); // populates any localStorage state
+ *     }
+ *   });
+ *
+ * The setup callback runs before each screenshot's page.goto(url), so any
+ * localStorage values it writes persist into the main navigation.
+ *
  * Screenshots are saved to proofshot-artifacts/{featureName}/.
  */
-import { test } from '@playwright/test';
+import { type Page, test } from '@playwright/test';
 import path from 'path';
 import fs from 'fs';
 import { fileURLToPath } from 'url';
@@ -21,20 +30,38 @@ const viewports = [
 	{ name: 'desktop', width: 1440, height: 900 }
 ];
 
+interface ProofshotOptions {
+	/**
+	 * Optional async callback that runs before each screenshot's page.goto(url).
+	 * Use it to seed localStorage, visit a prerequisite page, etc.
+	 */
+	setup?: (page: Page) => Promise<void>;
+}
+
 /**
  * Registers Playwright tests that navigate to `url`, apply each theme,
  * and capture full-page screenshots at all standard viewports.
  *
  * @param url         The path to screenshot (e.g. '/', '/persons', '/admin')
  * @param featureName Used as the output directory name and screenshot file prefix
+ * @param options     Optional setup callback and other options
  */
-export function captureProofshots(url: string, featureName: string): void {
+export function captureProofshots(
+	url: string,
+	featureName: string,
+	options?: ProofshotOptions
+): void {
 	const outDir = path.join(__dirname, '../../proofshot-artifacts', featureName);
 	fs.mkdirSync(outDir, { recursive: true });
 
 	for (const vp of viewports) {
 		for (const theme of ['light', 'dark'] as const) {
 			test(`${featureName} – ${vp.name} – ${theme}`, async ({ page }) => {
+				// Run optional setup before main navigation (e.g. seed localStorage)
+				if (options?.setup) {
+					await options.setup(page);
+				}
+
 				await page.setViewportSize({ width: vp.width, height: vp.height });
 				await page.goto(url);
 
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