diff --git a/tests/ui/test_upload_page.py b/tests/ui/test_upload_page.py
index 18105a0..a7f0d2f 100644
--- a/tests/ui/test_upload_page.py
+++ b/tests/ui/test_upload_page.py
@@ -1,53 +1,41 @@
-"""Tests for transcription.ui.upload_page."""
+"""Tests for the upload page route."""
 
 from pathlib import Path
-from uuid import uuid4
 
 import pytest
+from fastapi.testclient import TestClient
 
-from transcription.services.upload import UploadError, UploadJobResult
-from transcription.ui import upload_page
+from transcription.app import create_app
+from transcription.config import Settings
+from transcription.config import _settings
 
 
-@pytest.mark.unit
-class TestUploadPageBehavior:
-    """Verify upload page helper and submission behavior."""
+@pytest.fixture
+def client(tmp_path: Path):
+    """Provide a real app client backed by in-memory SQLite."""
+    settings = Settings(
+        openrouter_api_key="test-key",
+        database_url="sqlite:///:memory:",
+        environment="test",
+        upload_dir=tmp_path / "uploads",
+        prompt_dir=tmp_path / "prompts",
+    )
+    _settings.set(settings)
 
-    def test_accepted_upload_types_contains_supported_extensions(self):
-        """accepted_upload_types includes all MVP-supported upload extensions."""
-        accepted = upload_page.accepted_upload_types()
-        assert ".jpg" in accepted
-        assert ".jpeg" in accepted
-        assert ".png" in accepted
-        assert ".tif" in accepted
-        assert ".tiff" in accepted
-        assert ".pdf" in accepted
+    app = create_app()
+    with TestClient(app) as test_client:
+        yield test_client
 
-    def test_submit_upload_calls_upload_service(self, monkeypatch):
-        """submit_upload delegates file persistence and job creation to upload service."""
-        expected = UploadJobResult(
-            document_id=uuid4(),
-            job_id=uuid4(),
-            stored_path=Path("uploads/mock.jpg"),
-            original_filename="mock.jpg",
-        )
 
-        def fake_create_upload_job(*, filename: str, file_bytes: bytes):
-            assert filename == "mock.jpg"
-            assert file_bytes == b"bytes"
-            return expected
+@pytest.mark.integration
+class TestPageRendering:
+    """Verify the upload page is available and includes the main controls."""
 
-        monkeypatch.setattr(upload_page, "create_upload_job", fake_create_upload_job)
+    def test_upload_page_renders_expected_controls(self, client):
+        """GET /ui/upload returns the page shell and upload controls."""
+        response = client.get("/ui/upload")
 
-        result = upload_page.submit_upload(filename="mock.jpg", file_bytes=b"bytes")
-        assert result == expected
-
-    def test_submit_upload_surfaces_upload_error(self, monkeypatch):
-        """submit_upload raises UploadError for invalid upload payloads."""
-        def fake_create_upload_job(*, filename: str, file_bytes: bytes):
-            raise UploadError("invalid payload")
-
-        monkeypatch.setattr(upload_page, "create_upload_job", fake_create_upload_job)
-
-        with pytest.raises(UploadError):
-            upload_page.submit_upload(filename="bad.jpg", file_bytes=b"")
+        assert response.status_code == 200
+        assert "Upload Document" in response.text
+        assert "Select document file" in response.text
+        assert "View jobs" in response.text