diff --git a/frontend/src/routes/layout.svelte.spec.ts b/frontend/src/routes/layout.svelte.spec.ts
index dc8c50d2..e0594d1f 100644
--- a/frontend/src/routes/layout.svelte.spec.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/routes/layout.svelte.spec.ts
@@ -90,6 +90,16 @@ describe('Layout – upload link', () => {
 			.element(page.getByRole('link', { name: /Hochladen|Upload|Subir/i }))
 			.not.toBeInTheDocument();
 	});
+
+	it('is hidden for an ANNOTATE_ALL-only user (gate is lack of WRITE_ALL, not READ_ALL)', async () => {
+		render(Layout, {
+			data: makeData({ canWrite: false, canAnnotate: true }),
+			children: emptySnippet
+		});
+		await expect
+			.element(page.getByRole('link', { name: /Hochladen|Upload|Subir/i }))
+			.not.toBeInTheDocument();
+	});
 });
 
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