diff --git a/backend/src/itemFilters.ts b/backend/src/itemFilters.ts
index a075fac..3489303 100644
--- a/backend/src/itemFilters.ts
+++ b/backend/src/itemFilters.ts
@@ -9,8 +9,16 @@ export interface ItemFilters {
   tagIds: number[];
   minPriceCents: number | null;
   maxPriceCents: number | null;
+  status: ItemStatus | null;
 }
 
+export type ItemStatus = 'available' | 'reserved' | 'sold';
+
+// Matched exactly, not case-insensitively: `items.status` only ever holds these
+// lowercase values, so accepting 'Reserved' would quietly return nothing rather
+// than reporting that the filter was wrong.
+const ITEM_STATUSES: readonly string[] = ['available', 'reserved', 'sold'];
+
 export interface BuiltFilter {
   clauses: string[];
   params: unknown[];
@@ -90,7 +98,16 @@ export function parseItemFilters(query: Record<string, unknown>): ItemFilters {
     throw new FilterError('min_price may not exceed max_price');
   }
 
-  return { categoryId, tagIds, minPriceCents, maxPriceCents };
+  const statusRaw = singleValue(query.status, 'status');
+  let status: ItemStatus | null = null;
+  if (statusRaw !== null && statusRaw !== '') {
+    if (!ITEM_STATUSES.includes(statusRaw)) {
+      throw new FilterError('invalid status');
+    }
+    status = statusRaw as ItemStatus;
+  }
+
+  return { categoryId, tagIds, minPriceCents, maxPriceCents, status };
 }
 
 // Returns WHERE fragments plus their parameters, with placeholders numbered
@@ -141,5 +158,11 @@ export function buildItemFilterSql(filters: ItemFilters, startIndex: number): Bu
     next++;
   }
 
+  if (filters.status !== null) {
+    params.push(filters.status);
+    clauses.push(`i.status = $${next}`);
+    next++;
+  }
+
   return { clauses, params };
 }
diff --git a/backend/src/routes/admin.ts b/backend/src/routes/admin.ts
index 90488d6..94cadad 100755
--- a/backend/src/routes/admin.ts
+++ b/backend/src/routes/admin.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ import { randomUUID } from 'crypto';
 import { PoolClient } from 'pg';
 import { pool } from '../db';
 import { ADMIN_ITEM_SELECT } from '../itemSelect';
+import { asyncRoute } from '../asyncRoute';
+import { parseItemFilters, buildItemFilterSql, FilterError } from '../itemFilters';
 import { tagColorFor } from '../utils';
 
 const router = Router();
@@ -111,10 +113,25 @@ async function setItemTags(client: PoolClient, itemId: number, tagIds: number[])
   }
 }
 
-router.get('/items', async (_req: Request, res: Response) => {
-  const { rows } = await pool.query(`${ADMIN_ITEM_SELECT} ORDER BY i.created_at DESC`);
+router.get('/items', asyncRoute(async (req: Request, res: Response) => {
+  // Same parser and query builder as the storefront, so admin filtering cannot
+  // drift from what customers see. The one addition is `status`, which is how
+  // the Inventory tab surfaces Reserved.
+  let filters;
+  try {
+    filters = parseItemFilters(req.query as Record<string, unknown>);
+  } catch (err) {
+    if (err instanceof FilterError) {
+      return res.status(400).json({ error: err.message });
+    }
+    throw err;
+  }
+
+  const { clauses, params } = buildItemFilterSql(filters, 1);
+  const where = clauses.length ? `WHERE ${clauses.join(' AND ')}` : '';
+  const { rows } = await pool.query(`${ADMIN_ITEM_SELECT} ${where} ORDER BY i.created_at DESC`, params);
   res.json(rows);
-});
+}));
 
 router.post('/items', uploadImages, async (req: Request, res: Response) => {
   const { name, description, price } = req.body;
diff --git a/backend/src/routes/adminCustomers.ts b/backend/src/routes/adminCustomers.ts
index dfecf28..b84c1c0 100755
--- a/backend/src/routes/adminCustomers.ts
+++ b/backend/src/routes/adminCustomers.ts
@@ -1,24 +1,80 @@
 import { Router, Request, Response } from 'express';
 import { pool } from '../db';
+import { asyncRoute } from '../asyncRoute';
 
 const router = Router();
 
-router.get('/', async (_req: Request, res: Response) => {
+router.get('/', asyncRoute(async (_req: Request, res: Response) => {
   const { rows } = await pool.query(`
     SELECT
       c.id, c.email, c.name, c.email_verified, c.marketing_consent, c.created_at,
       COUNT(o.id) FILTER (WHERE o.status = 'completed') AS order_count,
       COALESCE(SUM(o.amount_cents) FILTER (WHERE o.status = 'completed'), 0) AS total_spent_cents,
-      MAX(o.created_at) AS last_order_at
+      MAX(o.created_at) AS last_order_at,
+      -- Counted with a subquery rather than another LEFT JOIN: joining a second
+      -- one-to-many relation alongside orders would multiply the rows and
+      -- inflate order_count and total_spent_cents.
+      (SELECT COUNT(*)::int
+         FROM cart_items ci
+         JOIN carts ca ON ca.id = ci.cart_id
+         JOIN items i ON i.id = ci.item_id
+        WHERE ca.customer_id = c.id AND i.status = 'reserved') AS reserved_count
     FROM customers c
     LEFT JOIN orders o ON o.customer_id = c.id
     GROUP BY c.id
     ORDER BY c.created_at DESC
   `);
   res.json(rows);
-});
+}));
 
-router.get('/:id', async (req: Request, res: Response) => {
+router.get('/:id/reserved', asyncRoute(async (req: Request, res: Response) => {
+  const { rows } = await pool.query(
+    `SELECT i.id AS item_id, i.name, i.price_cents, ci.added_at, ci.expires_at
+     FROM cart_items ci
+     JOIN carts ca ON ca.id = ci.cart_id
+     JOIN items i ON i.id = ci.item_id
+     WHERE ca.customer_id = $1 AND i.status = 'reserved'
+     ORDER BY ci.added_at`,
+    [req.params.id]
+  );
+  res.json(rows);
+}));
+
+// Mirrors the customer's own cart removal: drop the cart row and return the
+// item to available. Deliberately no email — this is an action the customer
+// did not take, and an unprompted "we removed your item" invites confusion.
+router.post('/:id/reserved/:itemId/release', asyncRoute(async (req: Request, res: Response) => {
+  const client = await pool.connect();
+  try {
+    await client.query('BEGIN');
+    const { rows } = await client.query(
+      `DELETE FROM cart_items ci
+       USING carts ca
+       WHERE ci.cart_id = ca.id AND ca.customer_id = $1 AND ci.item_id = $2
+       RETURNING ci.item_id`,
+      [req.params.id, req.params.itemId]
+    );
+    if (!rows.length) {
+      await client.query('ROLLBACK');
+      return res.status(404).json({ error: 'that customer is not holding this item' });
+    }
+    // Guarded on 'reserved' so releasing never resurrects a sold item.
+    await client.query(
+      `UPDATE items SET status = 'available', reserved_until = NULL
+       WHERE id = $1 AND status = 'reserved'`,
+      [req.params.itemId]
+    );
+    await client.query('COMMIT');
+    res.status(204).end();
+  } catch (err) {
+    await client.query('ROLLBACK');
+    throw err;
+  } finally {
+    client.release();
+  }
+}));
+
+router.get('/:id', asyncRoute(async (req: Request, res: Response) => {
   const { rows: customerRows } = await pool.query(
     `SELECT id, email, name, email_verified, marketing_consent, marketing_consent_at, created_at
      FROM customers WHERE id = $1`,
@@ -35,6 +91,6 @@ router.get('/:id', async (req: Request, res: Response) => {
   );
 
   res.json({ customer: customerRows[0], orders: orderRows });
-});
+}));
 
 export default router;
diff --git a/backend/tests/integration/adminInventory.integration.test.ts b/backend/tests/integration/adminInventory.integration.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5ed452d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/tests/integration/adminInventory.integration.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,230 @@
+import request from 'supertest';
+import app from '../../src/app';
+import { pool } from '../../src/db';
+import { resetDb, closeDb } from './setup/testDb';
+
+beforeEach(async () => {
+  await resetDb();
+});
+
+afterAll(async () => {
+  await pool.end();
+  await closeDb();
+});
+
+async function createCategory(name: string, parentId: number | null = null): Promise<number> {
+  const res = await request(app).post('/api/admin/categories').send({ name, parent_id: parentId });
+  expect(res.status).toBe(201);
+  return res.body.id;
+}
+
+async function createTag(name: string): Promise<number> {
+  const res = await request(app).post('/api/admin/tags').send({ name });
+  expect(res.status).toBe(201);
+  return res.body.id;
+}
+
+async function createItem(
+  name: string,
+  priceCents: number,
+  options: { categoryId?: number | null; tagIds?: number[]; status?: string } = {}
+): Promise<number> {
+  const { rows } = await pool.query(
+    `INSERT INTO items (name, price_cents, category_id, status) VALUES ($1, $2, $3, $4) RETURNING id`,
+    [name, priceCents, options.categoryId ?? null, options.status ?? 'available']
+  );
+  const itemId = rows[0].id;
+  for (const tagId of options.tagIds ?? []) {
+    await pool.query(`INSERT INTO item_tags (item_id, tag_id) VALUES ($1, $2)`, [itemId, tagId]);
+  }
+  return itemId;
+}
+
+async function registerCustomer(email: string) {
+  const agent = request.agent(app);
+  await agent.post('/api/customers/register').send({ email, password: 'supersecret123' });
+  const { rows } = await pool.query(`SELECT id FROM customers WHERE email = $1`, [email]);
+  return { agent, id: rows[0].id as number };
+}
+
+const names = (body: { name: string }[]) => body.map(item => item.name).sort();
+
+describe('GET /api/admin/items filtering', () => {
+  it('returns every item when nothing is filtered', async () => {
+    await createItem('A', 1000);
+    await createItem('B', 2000, { status: 'sold' });
+
+    const res = await request(app).get('/api/admin/items');
+    expect(res.status).toBe(200);
+    expect(res.body).toHaveLength(2);
+  });
+
+  it('filters by status, which is how Reserved is surfaced', async () => {
+    await createItem('Free', 1000, { status: 'available' });
+    await createItem('Held', 1000, { status: 'reserved' });
+    await createItem('Gone', 1000, { status: 'sold' });
+
+    const res = await request(app).get('/api/admin/items?status=reserved');
+    expect(names(res.body)).toEqual(['Held']);
+  });
+
+  it('matches a category and all of its descendants', async () => {
+    const furniture = await createCategory('Furniture');
+    const tables = await createCategory('Tables', furniture);
+    const decor = await createCategory('Decor');
+
+    await createItem('Nested', 1000, { categoryId: tables });
+    await createItem('Top', 1000, { categoryId: furniture });
+    await createItem('Elsewhere', 1000, { categoryId: decor });
+
+    const res = await request(app).get(`/api/admin/items?category=${furniture}`);
+    expect(names(res.body)).toEqual(['Nested', 'Top']);
+  });
+
+  it('requires every listed tag rather than any of them', async () => {
+    const vintage = await createTag('vintage');
+    const oak = await createTag('oak');
+    await createItem('Both', 1000, { tagIds: [vintage, oak] });
+    await createItem('One', 1000, { tagIds: [vintage] });
+
+    const res = await request(app).get(`/api/admin/items?tags=${vintage},${oak}`);
+    expect(names(res.body)).toEqual(['Both']);
+  });
+
+  it('bounds the price range inclusively', async () => {
+    await createItem('Under', 900);
+    await createItem('Edge', 1000);
+    await createItem('Over', 5100);
+
+    const res = await request(app).get('/api/admin/items?min_price=1000&max_price=5000');
+    expect(names(res.body)).toEqual(['Edge']);
+  });
+
+  it('combines every filter with AND', async () => {
+    const furniture = await createCategory('Furniture');
+    const tables = await createCategory('Tables', furniture);
+    const vintage = await createTag('vintage');
+
+    await createItem('Match', 3000, { categoryId: tables, tagIds: [vintage], status: 'reserved' });
+    await createItem('Wrong status', 3000, { categoryId: tables, tagIds: [vintage], status: 'available' });
+    await createItem('Wrong category', 3000, { tagIds: [vintage], status: 'reserved' });
+    await createItem('Wrong price', 9000, { categoryId: tables, tagIds: [vintage], status: 'reserved' });
+
+    const res = await request(app).get(
+      `/api/admin/items?category=${furniture}&tags=${vintage}&min_price=1000&max_price=5000&status=reserved`
+    );
+    expect(names(res.body)).toEqual(['Match']);
+  });
+
+  it('rejects an unknown status rather than returning everything', async () => {
+    await createItem('A', 1000);
+    const res = await request(app).get('/api/admin/items?status=pending');
+    expect(res.status).toBe(400);
+  });
+
+  it('still returns admin-only columns alongside the filters', async () => {
+    await createItem('A', 1000, { status: 'reserved' });
+    const res = await request(app).get('/api/admin/items?status=reserved');
+    expect(res.body[0]).toHaveProperty('reserved_until');
+    expect(res.body[0]).toHaveProperty('tags');
+  });
+});
+
+describe('admin customer reservations', () => {
+  it('reports how many items each customer is holding', async () => {
+    const itemId = await createItem('Held', 1000);
+    const { agent, id } = await registerCustomer('holder@example.com');
+    await agent.post(`/api/cart/items/${itemId}`);
+
+    const res = await request(app).get('/api/admin/customers');
+    const customer = res.body.find((c: { id: number }) => c.id === id);
+    expect(Number(customer.reserved_count)).toBe(1);
+  });
+
+  it('reports zero for a customer holding nothing', async () => {
+    const { id } = await registerCustomer('empty@example.com');
+
+    const res = await request(app).get('/api/admin/customers');
+    const customer = res.body.find((c: { id: number }) => c.id === id);
+    expect(Number(customer.reserved_count)).toBe(0);
+  });
+
+  it('lists the items a customer is holding', async () => {
+    const itemId = await createItem('Oak table', 34000);
+    const { agent, id } = await registerCustomer('lister@example.com');
+    await agent.post(`/api/cart/items/${itemId}`);
+
+    const res = await request(app).get(`/api/admin/customers/${id}/reserved`);
+    expect(res.status).toBe(200);
+    expect(res.body).toHaveLength(1);
+    expect(res.body[0].name).toBe('Oak table');
+    expect(res.body[0].item_id).toBe(itemId);
+    expect(res.body[0].price_cents).toBe(34000);
+    expect(res.body[0].expires_at).toBeTruthy();
+  });
+
+  it('returns an empty list for a customer holding nothing', async () => {
+    const { id } = await registerCustomer('nothing@example.com');
+    const res = await request(app).get(`/api/admin/customers/${id}/reserved`);
+    expect(res.status).toBe(200);
+    expect(res.body).toEqual([]);
+  });
+
+  it('releasing an item returns it to available and empties the cart row', async () => {
+    const itemId = await createItem('Oak table', 34000);
+    const { agent, id } = await registerCustomer('release@example.com');
+    await agent.post(`/api/cart/items/${itemId}`);
+
+    const res = await request(app).post(`/api/admin/customers/${id}/reserved/${itemId}/release`);
+    expect(res.status).toBe(204);
+
+    const item = await request(app).get(`/api/items/${itemId}`);
+    expect(item.body.status).toBe('available');
+
+    const { rows } = await pool.query(`SELECT COUNT(*)::int AS n FROM cart_items WHERE item_id = $1`, [itemId]);
+    expect(rows[0].n).toBe(0);
+  });
+
+  it('a released item stops counting against the customer', async () => {
+    const itemId = await createItem('Oak table', 34000);
+    const { agent, id } = await registerCustomer('recount@example.com');
+    await agent.post(`/api/cart/items/${itemId}`);
+
+    await request(app).post(`/api/admin/customers/${id}/reserved/${itemId}/release`);
+
+    const res = await request(app).get('/api/admin/customers');
+    const customer = res.body.find((c: { id: number }) => c.id === id);
+    expect(Number(customer.reserved_count)).toBe(0);
+  });
+
+  it('a released item can be reserved again by someone else', async () => {
+    const itemId = await createItem('Oak table', 34000);
+    const { agent: first, id } = await registerCustomer('first@example.com');
+    await first.post(`/api/cart/items/${itemId}`);
+    await request(app).post(`/api/admin/customers/${id}/reserved/${itemId}/release`);
+
+    const { agent: second } = await registerCustomer('second@example.com');
+    const res = await second.post(`/api/cart/items/${itemId}`);
+    expect(res.status).toBe(201);
+  });
+
+  it('refuses to release an item the customer is not holding', async () => {
+    const itemId = await createItem('Not theirs', 1000);
+    const { id } = await registerCustomer('other@example.com');
+
+    const res = await request(app).post(`/api/admin/customers/${id}/reserved/${itemId}/release`);
+    expect(res.status).toBe(404);
+  });
+
+  it('does not touch a sold item when releasing', async () => {
+    const itemId = await createItem('Sold out', 1000);
+    const { agent, id } = await registerCustomer('sold@example.com');
+    await agent.post(`/api/cart/items/${itemId}`);
+    await pool.query(`UPDATE items SET status = 'sold' WHERE id = $1`, [itemId]);
+
+    await request(app).post(`/api/admin/customers/${id}/reserved/${itemId}/release`);
+
+    const { rows } = await pool.query(`SELECT status FROM items WHERE id = $1`, [itemId]);
+    expect(rows[0].status).toBe('sold');
+  });
+});
diff --git a/backend/tests/unit/itemFilters.test.ts b/backend/tests/unit/itemFilters.test.ts
index 7015d50..95d1220 100644
--- a/backend/tests/unit/itemFilters.test.ts
+++ b/backend/tests/unit/itemFilters.test.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,8 @@ describe('parseItemFilters', () => {
       categoryId: null,
       tagIds: [],
       minPriceCents: null,
-      maxPriceCents: null
+      maxPriceCents: null,
+      status: null
     });
   });
 
@@ -72,6 +73,25 @@ describe('parseItemFilters', () => {
   it('rejects a repeated query param rather than guessing which one to use', () => {
     expect(() => parseItemFilters({ category: ['1', '2'] })).toThrow(FilterError);
   });
+
+  it('parses each of the item statuses', () => {
+    expect(parseItemFilters({ status: 'available' }).status).toBe('available');
+    expect(parseItemFilters({ status: 'reserved' }).status).toBe('reserved');
+    expect(parseItemFilters({ status: 'sold' }).status).toBe('sold');
+  });
+
+  it('treats an absent or empty status as no status filter', () => {
+    expect(parseItemFilters({}).status).toBeNull();
+    expect(parseItemFilters({ status: '' }).status).toBeNull();
+  });
+
+  it('rejects a status outside the known set', () => {
+    expect(() => parseItemFilters({ status: 'pending' })).toThrow(FilterError);
+  });
+
+  it('rejects a status differing only by case, rather than silently coercing it', () => {
+    expect(() => parseItemFilters({ status: 'Reserved' })).toThrow(FilterError);
+  });
 });
 
 describe('buildItemFilterSql', () => {
@@ -100,6 +120,12 @@ describe('buildItemFilterSql', () => {
     expect(built.clauses.join(' ')).toContain('$3');
   });
 
+  it('filters on status', () => {
+    const built = buildItemFilterSql(parseItemFilters({ status: 'reserved' }), 1);
+    expect(built.clauses.join(' ')).toContain('i.status');
+    expect(built.params).toEqual(['reserved']);
+  });
+
   it('continues numbering across multiple filters', () => {
     const built = buildItemFilterSql(
       parseItemFilters({ category: '4', min_price: '100', max_price: '900' }),
diff --git a/frontend/src/admin/Admin.tsx b/frontend/src/admin/Admin.tsx
index 57dcb9e..4f3ce63 100755
--- a/frontend/src/admin/Admin.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/admin/Admin.tsx
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ import Settings from './Settings';
 import Categories from './Categories';
 import Tags from './Tags';
 import CategoryTreeSelect from './CategoryTreeSelect';
+import InventoryFilters from './InventoryFilters';
+import { ItemFilters, EMPTY_FILTERS } from '../filters';
 
 const { Header, Content } = Layout;
 const { Title } = Typography;
@@ -34,9 +36,10 @@ function Inventory() {
   const [categories, setCategories] = useState<Category[]>([]);
   const [tags, setTags] = useState<TagRecord[]>([]);
   const [saving, setSaving] = useState(false);
+  const [filters, setFilters] = useState<ItemFilters>(EMPTY_FILTERS);
   const { mode } = useThemeMode();
 
-  const load = () => fetchAdminItems().then(setItems);
+  const load = (active: ItemFilters = filters) => fetchAdminItems(active).then(setItems);
 
   // The item form needs the current category tree and tag list; both change
   // from the sibling tabs, so they're refetched whenever the modal opens.
@@ -45,7 +48,13 @@ function Inventory() {
     fetchAdminTags().then(setTags)
   ]);
 
-  useEffect(() => { load(); loadOptions(); }, []);
+  // Refetch whenever the filters change — filtering is server-side so the
+  // result stays correct regardless of how many items exist.
+  useEffect(() => { load(filters); }, [filters]);
+  useEffect(() => { loadOptions(); }, []);
+
+  function applyFilters(next: ItemFilters) { setFilters(next); }
+  function clearFilters() { setFilters(EMPTY_FILTERS); }
 
   function openNew() {
     setEditingItem(null);
@@ -193,6 +202,15 @@ function Inventory() {
         <Title level={4} style={{ margin: 0 }}>Inventory</Title>
         <Button type="primary" onClick={openNew}>Add Item</Button>
       </div>
+
+      <InventoryFilters
+        categories={categories}
+        tags={tags}
+        filters={filters}
+        onChange={applyFilters}
+        onClear={clearFilters}
+      />
+
       <Table rowKey="id" dataSource={items} columns={columns} scroll={{ x: true }} />
 
       <Modal title={editingItem ? 'Edit Item' : 'Add Item'} open={modalOpen} onOk={handleOk} confirmLoading={saving} onCancel={() => setModalOpen(false)} destroyOnHidden width={720}>
diff --git a/frontend/src/admin/Categories.tsx b/frontend/src/admin/Categories.tsx
index 07f047a..6fc9d03 100644
--- a/frontend/src/admin/Categories.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/admin/Categories.tsx
@@ -1,15 +1,15 @@
 import { useEffect, useRef, useState } from 'react';
 import type { Key } from 'react';
-import Tree from 'antd/lib/tree';
-import Button from 'antd/lib/button';
-import Input from 'antd/lib/input';
-import Modal from 'antd/lib/modal';
-import Select from 'antd/lib/select';
-import Space from 'antd/lib/space';
-import Typography from 'antd/lib/typography';
-import Empty from 'antd/lib/empty';
-import Spin from 'antd/lib/spin';
-import message from 'antd/lib/message';
+import Tree from 'antd/es/tree';
+import Button from 'antd/es/button';
+import Input from 'antd/es/input';
+import Modal from 'antd/es/modal';
+import Select from 'antd/es/select';
+import Space from 'antd/es/space';
+import Typography from 'antd/es/typography';
+import Empty from 'antd/es/empty';
+import Spin from 'antd/es/spin';
+import message from 'antd/es/message';
 import type { DataNode, TreeProps } from 'antd/es/tree';
 import {
   Category,
diff --git a/frontend/src/admin/CategoryTreeSelect.tsx b/frontend/src/admin/CategoryTreeSelect.tsx
index ca13b36..59a716c 100644
--- a/frontend/src/admin/CategoryTreeSelect.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/admin/CategoryTreeSelect.tsx
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 import { useMemo, useState } from 'react';
-import TreeSelect from 'antd/lib/tree-select';
-import Input from 'antd/lib/input';
-import Button from 'antd/lib/button';
-import Divider from 'antd/lib/divider';
-import message from 'antd/lib/message';
+import TreeSelect from 'antd/es/tree-select';
+import Input from 'antd/es/input';
+import Button from 'antd/es/button';
+import Divider from 'antd/es/divider';
+import message from 'antd/es/message';
 import { Category, createCategory, fetchAdminCategories } from '../api';
 import { buildCategoryTree, CategoryNode } from '../filters';
 
diff --git a/frontend/src/admin/Customers.tsx b/frontend/src/admin/Customers.tsx
index 8b705ba..1a3fece 100755
--- a/frontend/src/admin/Customers.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/admin/Customers.tsx
@@ -1,9 +1,12 @@
 import { useEffect, useState } from 'react';
-import { Table, Drawer, Descriptions, Tag, Typography, Spin, Empty } from 'antd';
+import { Table, Drawer, Descriptions, Tag, Typography, Spin, Empty, Modal, Button, message } from 'antd';
 import type { ColumnsType } from 'antd/es/table';
-import { fetchCustomers, fetchCustomerDetail, CustomerSummary, CustomerDetail } from './adminCustomersApi';
+import {
+  fetchCustomers, fetchCustomerDetail, fetchReservedItems, releaseReservedItem,
+  CustomerSummary, CustomerDetail, ReservedItem
+} from './adminCustomersApi';
 
-const { Title } = Typography;
+const { Title, Text } = Typography;
 
 export default function Customers() {
   const [customers, setCustomers] = useState<CustomerSummary[]>([]);
@@ -11,10 +14,16 @@ export default function Customers() {
   const [detail, setDetail] = useState<CustomerDetail | null>(null);
   const [detailLoading, setDetailLoading] = useState(false);
   const [drawerOpen, setDrawerOpen] = useState(false);
+  const [reservedFor, setReservedFor] = useState<CustomerSummary | null>(null);
+  const [reserved, setReserved] = useState<ReservedItem[]>([]);
+  const [reservedLoading, setReservedLoading] = useState(false);
+  const [releasing, setReleasing] = useState<number | null>(null);
 
-  useEffect(() => {
-    fetchCustomers().then(rows => { setCustomers(rows); setLoading(false); });
-  }, []);
+  function load() {
+    return fetchCustomers().then(rows => { setCustomers(rows); setLoading(false); });
+  }
+
+  useEffect(() => { load(); }, []);
 
   async function openDetail(id: number) {
     setDrawerOpen(true);
@@ -24,6 +33,37 @@ export default function Customers() {
     setDetailLoading(false);
   }
 
+  async function openReserved(customer: CustomerSummary) {
+    setReservedFor(customer);
+    setReservedLoading(true);
+    try {
+      setReserved(await fetchReservedItems(customer.id));
+    } catch (err) {
+      message.error((err as Error).message);
+      setReserved([]);
+    } finally {
+      setReservedLoading(false);
+    }
+  }
+
+  async function handleRelease(item: ReservedItem) {
+    if (!reservedFor) return;
+    setReleasing(item.item_id);
+    try {
+      await releaseReservedItem(reservedFor.id, item.item_id);
+    } catch (err) {
+      message.error(`Couldn't release "${item.name}" — ${(err as Error).message}`);
+      return;
+    } finally {
+      setReleasing(null);
+    }
+    message.success(`Released "${item.name}"`);
+    // Refresh both the popup and the row count behind it, so the count can't
+    // disagree with the list it opened from.
+    setReserved(await fetchReservedItems(reservedFor.id));
+    load();
+  }
+
   const columns: ColumnsType<CustomerSummary> = [
     {
       title: 'Customer',
@@ -50,6 +90,25 @@ export default function Customers() {
       onFilter: (value, row) => row.marketing_consent === value,
       render: (v: boolean) => <Tag color={v ? 'blue' : 'default'}>{v ? 'Yes' : 'No'}</Tag>
     },
+    {
+      title: 'Reserved',
+      dataIndex: 'reserved_count',
+      render: (count: number, customer: CustomerSummary) =>
+        Number(count) > 0 ? (
+          <Button
+            type="link"
+            style={{ padding: 0 }}
+            // The whole row opens the customer drawer, so without this the
+            // click reaches both handlers and the drawer opens behind the
+            // reserved-items dialog.
+            onClick={(event) => { event.stopPropagation(); openReserved(customer); }}
+          >
+            {count} item{Number(count) === 1 ? '' : 's'}
+          </Button>
+        ) : (
+          <Text type="secondary">0</Text>
+        )
+    },
     {
       title: 'Orders',
       dataIndex: 'order_count',
@@ -145,6 +204,54 @@ export default function Customers() {
           </>
         )}
       </Drawer>
+
+      <Modal
+        title={reservedFor ? `Items reserved by ${reservedFor.email}` : 'Reserved items'}
+        open={reservedFor !== null}
+        onCancel={() => setReservedFor(null)}
+        footer={null}
+        destroyOnHidden
+        width={640}
+      >
+        {reservedLoading ? <Spin /> : null}
+        {!reservedLoading && !reserved.length ? (
+          <Empty description="This customer isn't holding any items" />
+        ) : null}
+        {!reservedLoading && reserved.length > 0 && (
+          <Table
+            rowKey="item_id"
+            dataSource={reserved}
+            pagination={false}
+            size="small"
+            columns={[
+              { title: 'Item', dataIndex: 'name' },
+              {
+                title: 'Price',
+                dataIndex: 'price_cents',
+                render: (v: number) => `$${(v / 100).toFixed(2)}`
+              },
+              {
+                title: 'Reservation expires',
+                dataIndex: 'expires_at',
+                render: (v: string) => new Date(v).toLocaleString()
+              },
+              {
+                title: '',
+                render: (_: unknown, item: ReservedItem) => (
+                  <Button
+                    size="small"
+                    danger
+                    loading={releasing === item.item_id}
+                    onClick={() => handleRelease(item)}
+                  >
+                    Release
+                  </Button>
+                )
+              }
+            ]}
+          />
+        )}
+      </Modal>
     </div>
   );
 }
diff --git a/frontend/src/admin/InventoryFilters.tsx b/frontend/src/admin/InventoryFilters.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9f1a36c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/admin/InventoryFilters.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,106 @@
+import { useMemo } from 'react';
+import TreeSelect from 'antd/es/tree-select';
+import Select from 'antd/es/select';
+import InputNumber from 'antd/es/input-number';
+import Button from 'antd/es/button';
+import type { Category, Tag } from '../api';
+import { ItemFilters, ItemStatus, buildCategoryTree, CategoryNode, hasActiveFilters } from '../filters';
+
+interface CategoryTreeOption {
+  value: number;
+  title: string;
+  children?: CategoryTreeOption[];
+}
+
+function toTreeData(nodes: CategoryNode[]): CategoryTreeOption[] {
+  return nodes.map((node) => ({
+    value: node.id,
+    title: node.name,
+    children: node.children.length ? toTreeData(node.children) : undefined
+  }));
+}
+
+const STATUS_OPTIONS: { value: ItemStatus; label: string }[] = [
+  { value: 'available', label: 'Available' },
+  { value: 'reserved', label: 'Reserved' },
+  { value: 'sold', label: 'Sold' }
+];
+
+interface Props {
+  categories: Category[];
+  tags: Tag[];
+  filters: ItemFilters;
+  onChange: (filters: ItemFilters) => void;
+  onClear: () => void;
+}
+
+const centsToDollars = (cents: number | null): number | null => (cents === null ? null : cents / 100);
+const dollarsToCents = (dollars: number | null): number | null =>
+  dollars === null || Number.isNaN(dollars) ? null : Math.round(dollars * 100);
+
+// An always-visible row rather than the storefront's drawer: this sits above a
+// data table, where hiding the controls behind a click costs more than the
+// space it saves, and a drawer would overlay the very rows being filtered.
+export default function InventoryFilters({ categories, tags, filters, onChange, onClear }: Props) {
+  const treeData = useMemo(() => toTreeData(buildCategoryTree(categories)), [categories]);
+
+  return (
+    <div className="inventory-filters">
+      <TreeSelect
+        allowClear
+        showSearch
+        treeNodeFilterProp="title"
+        listHeight={256}
+        placeholder="Any category"
+        aria-label="Filter by category"
+        style={{ minWidth: 200 }}
+        treeData={treeData}
+        value={filters.categoryId ?? undefined}
+        onChange={(value) => onChange({ ...filters, categoryId: value ?? null })}
+      />
+
+      <Select
+        allowClear
+        mode="multiple"
+        placeholder="Any tags"
+        aria-label="Filter by tags"
+        style={{ minWidth: 200 }}
+        value={filters.tagIds}
+        onChange={(value: number[]) => onChange({ ...filters, tagIds: value })}
+        options={tags.map((tag) => ({ value: tag.id, label: tag.name }))}
+      />
+
+      <InputNumber
+        aria-label="Minimum price"
+        prefix="$"
+        min={0}
+        placeholder="Min"
+        style={{ width: 110 }}
+        value={centsToDollars(filters.minPriceCents)}
+        onChange={(value) => onChange({ ...filters, minPriceCents: dollarsToCents(value) })}
+      />
+      <span style={{ opacity: 0.6 }}>to</span>
+      <InputNumber
+        aria-label="Maximum price"
+        prefix="$"
+        min={0}
+        placeholder="Max"
+        style={{ width: 110 }}
+        value={centsToDollars(filters.maxPriceCents)}
+        onChange={(value) => onChange({ ...filters, maxPriceCents: dollarsToCents(value) })}
+      />
+
+      <Select
+        allowClear
+        placeholder="Any status"
+        aria-label="Filter by status"
+        style={{ minWidth: 150 }}
+        value={filters.status ?? undefined}
+        onChange={(value: ItemStatus | undefined) => onChange({ ...filters, status: value ?? null })}
+        options={STATUS_OPTIONS}
+      />
+
+      {hasActiveFilters(filters) && <Button onClick={onClear}>Clear filters</Button>}
+    </div>
+  );
+}
diff --git a/frontend/src/admin/Tags.tsx b/frontend/src/admin/Tags.tsx
index 2ff929d..ce04524 100644
--- a/frontend/src/admin/Tags.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/admin/Tags.tsx
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 import { useEffect, useState } from 'react';
-import Table from 'antd/lib/table';
-import Button from 'antd/lib/button';
-import Input from 'antd/lib/input';
-import Modal from 'antd/lib/modal';
-import Select from 'antd/lib/select';
-import Space from 'antd/lib/space';
-import Tag from 'antd/lib/tag';
-import Typography from 'antd/lib/typography';
-import message from 'antd/lib/message';
+import Table from 'antd/es/table';
+import Button from 'antd/es/button';
+import Input from 'antd/es/input';
+import Modal from 'antd/es/modal';
+import Select from 'antd/es/select';
+import Space from 'antd/es/space';
+import Tag from 'antd/es/tag';
+import Typography from 'antd/es/typography';
+import message from 'antd/es/message';
 import type { ColumnsType } from 'antd/es/table';
 import { Tag as TagRecord, fetchAdminTags, createTag, updateTag, deleteTag } from '../api';
 
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ export default function Tags() {
         await updateTag(editing.id, { name: trimmed, color });
         message.success('Tag updated');
       } else {
-        // New tags take the colour the server derives from the name; it can be
+        // New tags take the color the server derives from the name; it can be
         // overridden straight afterwards by editing.
         await createTag(trimmed);
         message.success('Tag added');
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ export default function Tags() {
       dataIndex: 'name',
       render: (_: string, tag) => <Tag color={tag.color}>{tag.name}</Tag>
     },
-    { title: 'Colour', dataIndex: 'color' },
+    { title: 'Color', dataIndex: 'color' },
     { title: 'Items', dataIndex: 'item_count' },
     {
       title: 'Actions',
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ export default function Tags() {
           />
           {editing && (
             <>
-              <label htmlFor="tag-color">Colour</label>
+              <label htmlFor="tag-color">Color</label>
               <Select
                 id="tag-color"
                 style={{ width: '100%' }}
diff --git a/frontend/src/admin/adminCustomersApi.ts b/frontend/src/admin/adminCustomersApi.ts
index 805e576..fa3a451 100755
--- a/frontend/src/admin/adminCustomersApi.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/admin/adminCustomersApi.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,15 @@ export interface CustomerSummary {
   order_count: number;
   total_spent_cents: number;
   last_order_at: string | null;
+  reserved_count: number;
+}
+
+export interface ReservedItem {
+  item_id: number;
+  name: string;
+  price_cents: number;
+  added_at: string;
+  expires_at: string;
 }
 
 export interface CustomerOrder {
@@ -42,3 +51,21 @@ export async function fetchCustomerDetail(id: number): Promise<CustomerDetail> {
   const res = await fetch(`/api/admin/customers/${id}`);
   return res.json();
 }
+
+export async function fetchReservedItems(customerId: number): Promise<ReservedItem[]> {
+  const res = await fetch(`/api/admin/customers/${customerId}/reserved`);
+  if (!res.ok) throw new Error('failed to load reserved items');
+  return res.json();
+}
+
+export async function releaseReservedItem(customerId: number, itemId: number): Promise<void> {
+  const res = await fetch(`/api/admin/customers/${customerId}/reserved/${itemId}/release`, {
+    method: 'POST'
+  });
+  // Reporting success for a release that failed would leave the item held with
+  // nothing to indicate why.
+  if (!res.ok) {
+    const detail = await res.json().catch(() => ({}));
+    throw new Error(detail.error || 'failed to release item');
+  }
+}
diff --git a/frontend/src/api.ts b/frontend/src/api.ts
index 25879e2..d6569d1 100755
--- a/frontend/src/api.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/api.ts
@@ -77,8 +77,12 @@ async function expectOk(res: Response, action: string): Promise<Response> {
   throw new Error(detail?.error ? `${action}: ${detail.error}` : action);
 }
 
-export async function fetchAdminItems(): Promise<Item[]> {
-  const res = await expectOk(await fetch('/api/admin/items'), 'failed to load items');
+export async function fetchAdminItems(filters?: ItemFilters): Promise<Item[]> {
+  const query = filters ? filtersToSearchParams(filters).toString() : '';
+  const res = await expectOk(
+    await fetch(query ? `/api/admin/items?${query}` : '/api/admin/items'),
+    'failed to load items'
+  );
   return res.json();
 }
 
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/ActiveFilterChips.tsx b/frontend/src/components/ActiveFilterChips.tsx
index 0d713fe..2a4fb63 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/ActiveFilterChips.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/ActiveFilterChips.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-import Tag from 'antd/lib/tag';
-import Button from 'antd/lib/button';
+import Tag from 'antd/es/tag';
+import Button from 'antd/es/button';
 import type { FilterOptions } from '../api';
 import { ItemFilters, categoryPath, formatPriceRange, hasActiveFilters } from '../filters';
 
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/FilterDrawer.tsx b/frontend/src/components/FilterDrawer.tsx
index 24edddd..c8ad228 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/FilterDrawer.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/FilterDrawer.tsx
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
-import Drawer from 'antd/lib/drawer';
-import Button from 'antd/lib/button';
-import Tree from 'antd/lib/tree';
-import Tag from 'antd/lib/tag';
-import Slider from 'antd/lib/slider';
-import InputNumber from 'antd/lib/input-number';
-import Empty from 'antd/lib/empty';
-import Grid from 'antd/lib/grid';
+import Drawer from 'antd/es/drawer';
+import Button from 'antd/es/button';
+import Tree from 'antd/es/tree';
+import Tag from 'antd/es/tag';
+import Slider from 'antd/es/slider';
+import InputNumber from 'antd/es/input-number';
+import Empty from 'antd/es/empty';
+import Grid from 'antd/es/grid';
 import type { DataNode } from 'antd/es/tree';
 import type { FilterOptions } from '../api';
 import { ItemFilters, buildCategoryTree, CategoryNode } from '../filters';
diff --git a/frontend/src/customer/VerifyEmail.tsx b/frontend/src/customer/VerifyEmail.tsx
index e57a058..85bf41a 100644
--- a/frontend/src/customer/VerifyEmail.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/customer/VerifyEmail.tsx
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 import { useEffect, useRef, useState } from 'react';
 import { Link, useSearchParams } from 'react-router-dom';
-import Card from 'antd/lib/card';
-import Typography from 'antd/lib/typography';
-import Alert from 'antd/lib/alert';
-import Button from 'antd/lib/button';
-import Spin from 'antd/lib/spin';
+import Card from 'antd/es/card';
+import Typography from 'antd/es/typography';
+import Alert from 'antd/es/alert';
+import Button from 'antd/es/button';
+import Spin from 'antd/es/spin';
 import { verifyEmail } from './customerApi';
 import { useCustomerAuth } from './CustomerAuthContext';
 
diff --git a/frontend/src/filters.ts b/frontend/src/filters.ts
index cf2a10e..afcd054 100644
--- a/frontend/src/filters.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/filters.ts
@@ -1,17 +1,23 @@
 import type { Category } from './api';
 
+export type ItemStatus = 'available' | 'reserved' | 'sold';
+
 export interface ItemFilters {
   categoryId: number | null;
   tagIds: number[];
   minPriceCents: number | null;
   maxPriceCents: number | null;
+  // Only the admin Inventory tab sets this; the storefront leaves it null and
+  // shows every status, as it always has.
+  status: ItemStatus | null;
 }
 
 export const EMPTY_FILTERS: ItemFilters = {
   categoryId: null,
   tagIds: [],
   minPriceCents: null,
-  maxPriceCents: null
+  maxPriceCents: null,
+  status: null
 };
 
 // Filters live in the URL so a filtered view can be linked, bookmarked, and
@@ -23,6 +29,7 @@ export function filtersToSearchParams(filters: ItemFilters): URLSearchParams {
   if (filters.tagIds.length) params.set('tags', filters.tagIds.join(','));
   if (filters.minPriceCents !== null) params.set('min_price', String(filters.minPriceCents));
   if (filters.maxPriceCents !== null) params.set('max_price', String(filters.maxPriceCents));
+  if (filters.status !== null) params.set('status', filters.status);
   return params;
 }
 
@@ -38,11 +45,17 @@ export function filtersFromSearchParams(params: URLSearchParams): ItemFilters {
     .map((part) => readInt(part))
     .filter((id): id is number => id !== null && id > 0);
 
+  const rawStatus = params.get('status');
+  const status = rawStatus === 'available' || rawStatus === 'reserved' || rawStatus === 'sold'
+    ? rawStatus
+    : null;
+
   return {
     categoryId: readInt(params.get('category')),
     tagIds: tags,
     minPriceCents: readInt(params.get('min_price')),
-    maxPriceCents: readInt(params.get('max_price'))
+    maxPriceCents: readInt(params.get('max_price')),
+    status
   };
 }
 
@@ -53,6 +66,7 @@ export function activeFilterCount(filters: ItemFilters): number {
   if (filters.categoryId !== null) count++;
   count += filters.tagIds.length;
   if (filters.minPriceCents !== null || filters.maxPriceCents !== null) count++;
+  if (filters.status !== null) count++;
   return count;
 }
 
diff --git a/frontend/src/main.tsx b/frontend/src/main.tsx
index df13c10..f9e4e03 100755
--- a/frontend/src/main.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/main.tsx
@@ -16,6 +16,11 @@ import { CartProvider } from './cart/CartContext';
 import { ThemeModeProvider, useThemeMode } from './theme/ThemeContext';
 import './styles.css';
 
+// The brand accent is monochrome, so it inverts between themes rather than
+// switching to a different hue.
+const LIGHT_ACCENT = '#1a1a1a';
+const DARK_ACCENT = '#f0f0f0';
+
 const REDUCED_MOTION_QUERY = '(prefers-reduced-motion: reduce)';
 
 // Respects the OS-level "reduce motion" accessibility setting by turning off
@@ -44,7 +49,17 @@ function Root() {
     <ConfigProvider
       theme={{
         algorithm: mode === 'dark' ? antdTheme.darkAlgorithm : antdTheme.defaultAlgorithm,
-        token: { colorPrimary: '#1a1a1a', motion: !prefersReducedMotion }
+        token: {
+          // The accent inverts with the theme rather than staying near-black.
+          // Held constant, it rendered the active tab label in #1a1a1a on a
+          // dark background — invisible.
+          colorPrimary: mode === 'dark' ? DARK_ACCENT : LIGHT_ACCENT,
+          // Text drawn *on* the accent (primary buttons, selected rows) has to
+          // invert with it too, or a near-white accent gets antd's default
+          // white label and disappears.
+          colorTextLightSolid: mode === 'dark' ? LIGHT_ACCENT : '#ffffff',
+          motion: !prefersReducedMotion
+        }
       }}
     >
       <BrowserRouter>
diff --git a/frontend/src/styles.css b/frontend/src/styles.css
index 4578d37..0ea323f 100755
--- a/frontend/src/styles.css
+++ b/frontend/src/styles.css
@@ -115,3 +115,30 @@ body { margin: 0; }
     width: 100%;
   }
 }
+
+/* Admin inventory filter row — always visible above the table, wrapping onto
+   further lines on narrow screens rather than scrolling horizontally. */
+.inventory-filters {
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  flex-wrap: wrap;
+  gap: 8px;
+  margin-bottom: 16px;
+}
+
+/* Admin category tree node: name, item count, then actions pushed to the
+   right. Without this the three run together as one unbroken string. */
+.admin-category-node {
+  display: inline-flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  gap: 12px;
+  width: 100%;
+}
+
+.admin-category-node > span:first-child {
+  font-weight: 500;
+}
+
+.admin-category-node .ant-space {
+  margin-left: auto;
+}
diff --git a/frontend/tests/e2e/admin-inventory-filters.spec.ts b/frontend/tests/e2e/admin-inventory-filters.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..01d2400
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/tests/e2e/admin-inventory-filters.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,104 @@
+import { test, expect, Page } from '@playwright/test';
+
+const RUN = `v${Date.now().toString(36)}${Math.random().toString(36).slice(2, 7)}`;
+
+const NAMES = {
+  category: `Filterable ${RUN}`,
+  tag: `filt-${RUN}`,
+  cheap: `Cheap item ${RUN}`,
+  mid: `Mid item ${RUN}`,
+  dear: `Dear item ${RUN}`
+};
+
+test.beforeAll(async ({ playwright }) => {
+  const api = await playwright.request.newContext({ baseURL: 'http://localhost:5173' });
+
+  const categoryId = (await (await api.post('/api/admin/categories', {
+    data: { name: NAMES.category, parent_id: null }
+  })).json()).id;
+  await api.post('/api/admin/tags', { data: { name: NAMES.tag } });
+
+  const item = (name: string, price: string, inCategory: boolean) =>
+    api.post('/api/admin/items', {
+      multipart: {
+        name,
+        description: '',
+        price,
+        category_id: inCategory ? String(categoryId) : '',
+        tags: JSON.stringify(inCategory ? [NAMES.tag] : [])
+      }
+    });
+
+  await item(NAMES.cheap, '50', true);
+  await item(NAMES.mid, '150', true);
+  await item(NAMES.dear, '900', true);
+
+  await api.dispose();
+});
+
+const row = (page: Page, name: string) => page.getByRole('row').filter({ hasText: name });
+
+// The Inventory table paginates and other specs create items concurrently, so
+// an unfiltered page 1 is not a reliable place to look for a fixture. Every
+// assertion below therefore runs against a category filter that narrows the
+// table to this spec's own items.
+async function filterToOwnCategory(page: Page) {
+  const category = page.getByRole('combobox', { name: 'Filter by category' });
+  await category.click();
+  await category.fill(NAMES.category);
+  await page.getByTitle(NAMES.category, { exact: true }).click();
+  await expect(row(page, NAMES.cheap)).toBeVisible();
+}
+
+test.describe('Admin inventory filters', () => {
+  test('filters by category', async ({ page }) => {
+    await page.goto('/admin');
+    await filterToOwnCategory(page);
+
+    // All three fixtures share the category, and nothing else does.
+    await expect(row(page, NAMES.cheap)).toBeVisible();
+    await expect(row(page, NAMES.mid)).toBeVisible();
+    await expect(row(page, NAMES.dear)).toBeVisible();
+  });
+
+  test('filters by price range', async ({ page }) => {
+    await page.goto('/admin');
+    await filterToOwnCategory(page);
+
+    await page.getByLabel('Minimum price').fill('100');
+    await page.getByLabel('Maximum price').fill('500');
+
+    await expect(row(page, NAMES.mid)).toBeVisible();
+    await expect(row(page, NAMES.cheap)).toHaveCount(0);
+    await expect(row(page, NAMES.dear)).toHaveCount(0);
+  });
+
+  test('filters by status, which is how Reserved is reached', async ({ page }) => {
+    await page.goto('/admin');
+    await filterToOwnCategory(page);
+
+    await page.getByRole('combobox', { name: 'Filter by status' }).click();
+    await page.getByTitle('Sold', { exact: true }).click();
+
+    // Every fixture is available, so a Sold filter must exclude them all.
+    await expect(row(page, NAMES.cheap)).toHaveCount(0);
+    await expect(row(page, NAMES.mid)).toHaveCount(0);
+    await expect(row(page, NAMES.dear)).toHaveCount(0);
+  });
+
+  test('combines filters, and clearing restores them', async ({ page }) => {
+    await page.goto('/admin');
+    await filterToOwnCategory(page);
+    await page.getByLabel('Minimum price').fill('800');
+    await expect(row(page, NAMES.cheap)).toHaveCount(0);
+    await expect(row(page, NAMES.dear)).toBeVisible();
+
+    await page.getByRole('button', { name: 'Clear filters' }).click();
+
+    // Asserting on the controls rather than on the rows: with the filters gone
+    // the table is the whole paginated catalogue again, so a given fixture is
+    // not reliably on the first page.
+    await expect(page.getByRole('button', { name: 'Clear filters' })).toHaveCount(0);
+    await expect(page.getByLabel('Minimum price')).toHaveValue('');
+  });
+});
diff --git a/frontend/tests/e2e/admin-reserved-items.spec.ts b/frontend/tests/e2e/admin-reserved-items.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4c3771f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/tests/e2e/admin-reserved-items.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,94 @@
+import { test, expect } from '@playwright/test';
+
+const suffix = () => `r${Date.now().toString(36)}${Math.random().toString(36).slice(2, 7)}`;
+
+// Reserves an item by registering a customer and adding it to their cart, which
+// is the only way an item legitimately reaches 'reserved'.
+async function reserveItem(page: import('@playwright/test').Page, itemName: string) {
+  const email = `reserve-${suffix()}@example.com`;
+
+  const created = await page.request.post('/api/admin/items', {
+    multipart: { name: itemName, description: '', price: '75', category_id: '', tags: '[]' }
+  });
+  expect(created.ok()).toBeTruthy();
+  const itemId = (await created.json()).id as number;
+
+  await page.goto('/register');
+  await page.getByRole('textbox', { name: 'Email' }).fill(email);
+  await page.getByLabel('Password').fill('supersecret123');
+  await page.getByRole('button', { name: 'Create account' }).click();
+  await expect(page).toHaveURL(/\/account/);
+
+  const added = await page.request.post(`/api/cart/items/${itemId}`);
+  expect(added.status()).toBe(201);
+
+  return { email, itemId };
+}
+
+test.describe('Admin reserved items', () => {
+  test('shows a reserved count that opens the held items', async ({ page }) => {
+    const itemName = `Held ${suffix()}`;
+    const { email } = await reserveItem(page, itemName);
+
+    await page.goto('/admin');
+    await page.getByRole('tab', { name: 'Customers' }).click();
+
+    const row = page.getByRole('row').filter({ hasText: email });
+    await expect(row).toBeVisible();
+    await row.getByRole('button', { name: /item/ }).click();
+
+    const dialog = page.getByRole('dialog', { name: /Items reserved by/ });
+    await expect(dialog.getByText(itemName)).toBeVisible();
+  });
+
+  test('releasing an item returns it to the storefront as available', async ({ page }) => {
+    const itemName = `Freed ${suffix()}`;
+    const { email, itemId } = await reserveItem(page, itemName);
+
+    await page.goto('/admin');
+    await page.getByRole('tab', { name: 'Customers' }).click();
+    const row = page.getByRole('row').filter({ hasText: email });
+    await row.getByRole('button', { name: /item/ }).click();
+
+    const dialog = page.getByRole('dialog', { name: /Items reserved by/ });
+    await dialog.getByRole('button', { name: 'Release' }).click();
+    await expect(page.getByText(`Released "${itemName}"`)).toBeVisible();
+
+    // The point of releasing is that the item becomes purchasable again.
+    const item = await (await page.request.get(`/api/items/${itemId}`)).json();
+    expect(item.status).toBe('available');
+  });
+
+  test('the count drops once the item is released', async ({ page }) => {
+    const itemName = `Recount ${suffix()}`;
+    const { email } = await reserveItem(page, itemName);
+
+    await page.goto('/admin');
+    await page.getByRole('tab', { name: 'Customers' }).click();
+    const row = page.getByRole('row').filter({ hasText: email });
+    await row.getByRole('button', { name: /item/ }).click();
+
+    const dialog = page.getByRole('dialog', { name: /Items reserved by/ });
+    await dialog.getByRole('button', { name: 'Release' }).click();
+    await expect(dialog.getByText("This customer isn't holding any items")).toBeVisible();
+
+    // The row behind the dialog must agree with the dialog it opened.
+    await dialog.getByRole('button', { name: 'Close' }).click();
+    await expect(row.getByRole('button', { name: /item/ })).toHaveCount(0);
+  });
+
+  test('a customer holding nothing shows no link to click', async ({ page }) => {
+    const email = `idle-${suffix()}@example.com`;
+    await page.goto('/register');
+    await page.getByRole('textbox', { name: 'Email' }).fill(email);
+    await page.getByLabel('Password').fill('supersecret123');
+    await page.getByRole('button', { name: 'Create account' }).click();
+    await expect(page).toHaveURL(/\/account/);
+
+    await page.goto('/admin');
+    await page.getByRole('tab', { name: 'Customers' }).click();
+    const row = page.getByRole('row').filter({ hasText: email });
+    await expect(row).toBeVisible();
+    await expect(row.getByRole('button', { name: /item/ })).toHaveCount(0);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/frontend/tests/e2e/admin-theme.spec.ts b/frontend/tests/e2e/admin-theme.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e369079
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/tests/e2e/admin-theme.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,94 @@
+import { test, expect, Page } from '@playwright/test';
+
+// Relative luminance per WCAG, used to tell "light" from "dark" without
+// asserting exact hex values, which would break on any palette tweak.
+function luminance(rgb: string): number {
+  const [r, g, b] = (rgb.match(/\d+(\.\d+)?/g) ?? ['0', '0', '0']).slice(0, 3).map(Number);
+  const channel = (c: number) => {
+    const s = c / 255;
+    return s <= 0.03928 ? s / 12.92 : Math.pow((s + 0.055) / 1.055, 2.4);
+  };
+  return 0.2126 * channel(r) + 0.7152 * channel(g) + 0.0722 * channel(b);
+}
+
+const suffix = () => `t${Date.now().toString(36)}${Math.random().toString(36).slice(2, 7)}`;
+
+// The Categories and Tags tabs render an empty state when there is nothing to
+// show, and the shared dev database gets truncated by the backend integration
+// suite. Seed what each test needs rather than depending on what happens to be
+// there.
+async function seed(page: Page) {
+  const run = suffix();
+  await page.request.post('/api/admin/categories', { data: { name: `Theme ${run}`, parent_id: null } });
+  await page.request.post('/api/admin/tags', { data: { name: `theme-${run}` } });
+}
+
+async function switchToDark(page: Page) {
+  await page.goto('/admin');
+  const toggle = page.getByRole('switch');
+  if ((await toggle.getAttribute('aria-checked')) !== 'true') {
+    await toggle.click();
+  }
+  await expect(page.locator('body')).toHaveAttribute('data-theme', 'dark');
+}
+
+test.describe('Admin dark mode', () => {
+  test('the active tab label is readable against the dark background', async ({ page }) => {
+    await switchToDark(page);
+
+    const label = page.locator('.ant-tabs-tab-active .ant-tabs-tab-btn').first();
+
+    // The bug: colorPrimary stayed #1a1a1a in dark mode, so the active tab was
+    // near-black text on a near-black background.
+    await expect
+      .poll(async () => luminance(await label.evaluate((el) => getComputedStyle(el).color)))
+      .toBeGreaterThan(0.5);
+  });
+
+  test('the Categories tab follows the dark theme', async ({ page }) => {
+    await seed(page);
+    await switchToDark(page);
+    await page.getByRole('tab', { name: 'Categories' }).click();
+
+    const tree = page.locator('.ant-tabs-tabpane-active .ant-tree').first();
+    await expect(tree).toBeVisible();
+    const bg = await tree.evaluate((el) => getComputedStyle(el).backgroundColor);
+
+    // The bug: deep imports from antd/lib loaded a second copy of antd that
+    // never saw ConfigProvider, so this rendered pure white in dark mode.
+    expect(luminance(bg)).toBeLessThan(0.5);
+  });
+
+  test('the Tags tab follows the dark theme', async ({ page }) => {
+    await seed(page);
+    await switchToDark(page);
+    await page.getByRole('tab', { name: 'Tags' }).click();
+
+    const table = page.locator('.ant-tabs-tabpane-active .ant-table').first();
+    await expect(table).toBeVisible();
+    const bg = await table.evaluate((el) => getComputedStyle(el).backgroundColor);
+    expect(luminance(bg)).toBeLessThan(0.5);
+  });
+
+  test('the item form category selector follows the dark theme', async ({ page }) => {
+    await switchToDark(page);
+    await page.getByRole('button', { name: 'Add Item' }).click();
+    await page.getByRole('dialog').getByLabel('Category', { exact: true }).click();
+
+    const popup = page.locator('.ant-select-dropdown').first();
+    await expect(popup).toBeVisible();
+    const bg = await popup.evaluate((el) => getComputedStyle(el).backgroundColor);
+    expect(luminance(bg)).toBeLessThan(0.5);
+  });
+});
+
+test.describe('Admin copy', () => {
+  test('uses American English spelling for color', async ({ page }) => {
+    await seed(page);
+    await page.goto('/admin');
+    await page.getByRole('tab', { name: 'Tags' }).click();
+
+    await expect(page.getByRole('columnheader', { name: 'Color' })).toBeVisible();
+    await expect(page.getByText('Colour')).toHaveCount(0);
+  });
+});