diff --git a/core/chanora_core/src/ptt.rs b/core/chanora_core/src/ptt.rs
index 028ca54..48ababd 100644
--- a/core/chanora_core/src/ptt.rs
+++ b/core/chanora_core/src/ptt.rs
@@ -373,4 +373,50 @@ mod tests {
         tokio::time::sleep(Duration::from_millis(15)).await;
         assert!(!real_gate.load(), "stop must drop transmit cleanly");
     }
+
+    /// User-acceptance shape: "press → ptt on, release → ptt off".
+    /// Exercises the full chain on the same surface
+    /// `audioStats.pttActive` reads from in production:
+    /// backend press_gate → edge-watcher → release-tail → selector
+    /// → real gate. With `release_tail_ms = 0` the transition is
+    /// synchronous (modulo one tokio tick).
+    #[tokio::test(flavor = "multi_thread", worker_threads = 2)]
+    async fn press_on_release_off_zero_tail() {
+        let (real_gate, _sel, tail) = setup(0);
+        let controller = PttController::new(tail);
+        tokio::time::sleep(Duration::from_millis(10)).await;
+        assert!(!real_gate.load(), "idle baseline must be off");
+
+        controller.press_gate().set(true);
+        tokio::time::sleep(Duration::from_millis(10)).await;
+        assert!(real_gate.load(), "press: pttActive must be true");
+
+        controller.press_gate().set(false);
+        tokio::time::sleep(Duration::from_millis(15)).await;
+        assert!(!real_gate.load(), "release: pttActive must be false");
+    }
+
+    /// Same acceptance shape but with the default 200 ms tail —
+    /// verifies that the gate stays "on" briefly past release and
+    /// then transitions to "off" within a bounded time, matching
+    /// the SDD-096 spec.
+    #[tokio::test(flavor = "multi_thread", worker_threads = 2)]
+    async fn press_on_release_off_default_tail() {
+        let (real_gate, _sel, tail) = setup(200);
+        let controller = PttController::new(tail);
+        tokio::time::sleep(Duration::from_millis(10)).await;
+
+        controller.press_gate().set(true);
+        tokio::time::sleep(Duration::from_millis(10)).await;
+        assert!(real_gate.load(), "press: pttActive must be true");
+
+        controller.press_gate().set(false);
+        // Mid-tail: still on.
+        tokio::time::sleep(Duration::from_millis(50)).await;
+        assert!(real_gate.load(), "tail window: pttActive must still be true");
+
+        // Past the tail: off.
+        tokio::time::sleep(Duration::from_millis(220)).await;
+        assert!(!real_gate.load(), "post-tail: pttActive must be false");
+    }
 }