diff --git a/e2e/fixtures.ts b/e2e/fixtures.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..07e12e6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/e2e/fixtures.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+import { test as base, expect } from "@playwright/test";
+import AxeBuilder from "@axe-core/playwright";
+
+export const test = base.extend<{ axeCheck: void }>({
+  axeCheck: [async ({ page }, use) => {
+    await use();
+    const results = await new AxeBuilder({ page }).analyze();
+    expect(results.violations).toEqual([]);
+  }, { auto: true }],
+});
+
+export { expect } from "@playwright/test";
diff --git a/e2e/smoke.spec.ts b/e2e/smoke.spec.ts
index 28ec3e1..996c72f 100644
--- a/e2e/smoke.spec.ts
+++ b/e2e/smoke.spec.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-import { test, expect } from '@playwright/test';
+import { test, expect } from "./fixtures";
 
-test('app loads', async ({ page }) => {
-  await page.goto('/');
+test("app loads", async ({ page }) => {
+  await page.goto("/");
   await expect(page).toHaveTitle(/CartSnitch/);
 });
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 6921d4b..04163c5 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
         "zustand": "^5.0.0"
       },
       "devDependencies": {
+        "@axe-core/playwright": "^4.10.0",
         "@eslint/js": "^9.39.4",
         "@playwright/test": "^1.58.2",
         "@tailwindcss/vite": "^4.0.0",
@@ -70,6 +71,19 @@
       "devOptional": true,
       "license": "ISC"
     },
+    "node_modules/@axe-core/playwright": {
+      "version": "4.11.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@axe-core/playwright/-/playwright-4.11.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-mKEfoUIB1MkVTht0BGZFXtSAEKXMJoDkyV5YZ9jbBmZCcWDz71tegNsdTkIN8zc/yMi5Gm2kx7Z5YQ9PfWNAWw==",
+      "dev": true,
+      "license": "MPL-2.0",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "axe-core": "~4.11.1"
+      },
+      "peerDependencies": {
+        "playwright-core": ">= 1.0.0"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/@babel/code-frame": {
       "version": "7.29.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@babel/code-frame/-/code-frame-7.29.0.tgz",
@@ -4494,6 +4508,16 @@
         "url": "https://github.com/sponsors/ljharb"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/axe-core": {
+      "version": "4.11.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/axe-core/-/axe-core-4.11.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-BASOg+YwO2C+346x3LZOeoovTIoTrRqEsqMa6fmfAV0P+U9mFr9NsyOEpiYvFjbc64NMrSswhV50WdXzdb/Z5A==",
+      "dev": true,
+      "license": "MPL-2.0",
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=4"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/babel-plugin-polyfill-corejs2": {
       "version": "0.4.16",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/babel-plugin-polyfill-corejs2/-/babel-plugin-polyfill-corejs2-0.4.16.tgz",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 3981847..6f11531 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
     "zustand": "^5.0.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
+    "@axe-core/playwright": "^4.10.0",
     "@eslint/js": "^9.39.4",
     "@playwright/test": "^1.58.2",
     "@tailwindcss/vite": "^4.0.0",
diff --git a/src/pages/Dashboard.tsx b/src/pages/Dashboard.tsx
index d1e885f..d7c2b9a 100644
--- a/src/pages/Dashboard.tsx
+++ b/src/pages/Dashboard.tsx
@@ -173,6 +173,7 @@ function AuthenticatedDashboard({ userName }: { userName: string }) {
 function DashboardSkeleton() {
   return (
     <div className="animate-pulse">
+      <h1 className="sr-only">Loading CartSnitch…</h1>
       <div className="h-8 w-40 rounded bg-gray-200" />
       <div className="mt-4 grid grid-cols-2 gap-3">
         <div className="h-24 rounded-xl bg-gray-200" />