diff --git a/internal/api/admin_lidarr.go b/internal/api/admin_lidarr.go
index 0041214b..7eea6dfc 100644
--- a/internal/api/admin_lidarr.go
+++ b/internal/api/admin_lidarr.go
@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
 package api
 
 import (
+	"context"
 	"encoding/json"
 	"errors"
 	"net/http"
 	"net/url"
+	"sync"
 
 	"git.fabledsword.com/bvandeusen/minstrel/internal/lidarr"
 	"git.fabledsword.com/bvandeusen/minstrel/internal/lidarrconfig"
@@ -131,6 +133,24 @@ type testLidarrBody struct {
 	APIKey  string `json:"api_key"`
 }
 
+// testLidarrResponse is the JSON shape returned by POST /api/admin/lidarr/test.
+// All fields except Ok are optional. On a failed connection (Ok=false), only
+// Ok and Error are populated. On success (Ok=true), Version is populated;
+// QualityProfiles / MetadataProfiles / RootFolders carry the live Lidarr
+// data and ListErrors maps any per-list fetch failures by list name. The
+// integrations page consumes the lists to pre-fill its dropdowns on
+// first-time setup, fixing the chicken-and-egg where the dropdowns
+// previously gated on cfg.Enabled.
+type testLidarrResponse struct {
+	Ok               bool                  `json:"ok"`
+	Version          string                `json:"version,omitempty"`
+	Error            string                `json:"error,omitempty"`
+	QualityProfiles  []qualityProfileView  `json:"quality_profiles,omitempty"`
+	MetadataProfiles []metadataProfileView `json:"metadata_profiles,omitempty"`
+	RootFolders      []rootFolderView      `json:"root_folders,omitempty"`
+	ListErrors       map[string]string     `json:"list_errors,omitempty"`
+}
+
 // handleTestLidarrConnection implements POST /api/admin/lidarr/test.
 // Always returns 200; the ok/error fields in the response body indicate
 // connection success or failure.
@@ -169,10 +189,85 @@ func (h *handlers) handleTestLidarrConnection(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Req
 		// must NEVER be logged.
 		h.logger.Warn("admin: test lidarr ping failed",
 			"err", err, "base_url", baseURL, "code", errCode)
-		writeJSON(w, http.StatusOK, map[string]any{"ok": false, "error": errCode})
+		writeJSON(w, http.StatusOK, testLidarrResponse{Ok: false, Error: errCode})
 		return
 	}
-	writeJSON(w, http.StatusOK, map[string]any{"ok": true, "version": result.Version})
+	quality, metadata, folders, listErrs := fetchLidarrLists(r.Context(), client)
+	writeJSON(w, http.StatusOK, testLidarrResponse{
+		Ok:               true,
+		Version:          result.Version,
+		QualityProfiles:  quality,
+		MetadataProfiles: metadata,
+		RootFolders:      folders,
+		ListErrors:       listErrs,
+	})
+}
+
+// fetchLidarrLists fans out the three list calls in parallel and returns
+// the lists plus a map of any per-list errors. Empty map (returned as nil
+// to omit the JSON field) if all succeeded. Used by the test handler to
+// pre-populate the integrations page dropdowns on the same round-trip as
+// the connection check.
+func fetchLidarrLists(ctx context.Context, client *lidarr.Client) (
+	[]qualityProfileView, []metadataProfileView, []rootFolderView, map[string]string,
+) {
+	var (
+		quality  []qualityProfileView
+		metadata []metadataProfileView
+		folders  []rootFolderView
+		errMu    sync.Mutex
+		errs     = map[string]string{}
+		wg       sync.WaitGroup
+	)
+	recordErr := func(name string, err error) {
+		errMu.Lock()
+		errs[name] = lidarrErrCode(err)
+		errMu.Unlock()
+	}
+
+	wg.Add(3)
+	go func() {
+		defer wg.Done()
+		ps, err := client.ListQualityProfiles(ctx)
+		if err != nil {
+			recordErr("quality_profiles", err)
+			return
+		}
+		quality = make([]qualityProfileView, len(ps))
+		for i, p := range ps {
+			quality[i] = qualityProfileView{ID: p.ID, Name: p.Name}
+		}
+	}()
+	go func() {
+		defer wg.Done()
+		ps, err := client.ListMetadataProfiles(ctx)
+		if err != nil {
+			recordErr("metadata_profiles", err)
+			return
+		}
+		metadata = make([]metadataProfileView, len(ps))
+		for i, p := range ps {
+			metadata[i] = metadataProfileView{ID: p.ID, Name: p.Name}
+		}
+	}()
+	go func() {
+		defer wg.Done()
+		fs, err := client.ListRootFolders(ctx)
+		if err != nil {
+			recordErr("root_folders", err)
+			return
+		}
+		folders = make([]rootFolderView, len(fs))
+		for i, f := range fs {
+			folders[i] = rootFolderView{Path: f.Path, Accessible: f.Accessible, FreeSpace: f.FreeSpace}
+		}
+	}()
+	wg.Wait()
+
+	if len(errs) == 0 {
+		return quality, metadata, folders, nil
+	}
+	return quality, metadata, folders, errs
 }
 
 // lidarrErrCode maps a lidarr client error to the stable string code used in