diff --git a/web/src/lib/components/AdminSidebar.svelte b/web/src/lib/components/AdminSidebar.svelte
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8097f1e9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/web/src/lib/components/AdminSidebar.svelte
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+<script lang="ts">
+  import { page } from '$app/state';
+  import { LayoutGrid, Plug, ListChecks, ShieldX, Users, FolderTree } from 'lucide-svelte';
+
+  type Item = {
+    href: string;
+    label: string;
+    icon: typeof LayoutGrid;
+    placeholder?: boolean;
+  };
+
+  const items: Item[] = [
+    { href: '/admin',              label: 'Overview',     icon: LayoutGrid },
+    { href: '/admin/integrations', label: 'Integrations', icon: Plug },
+    { href: '/admin/requests',     label: 'Requests',     icon: ListChecks },
+    { href: '/admin/quarantine',   label: 'Quarantine',   icon: ShieldX,    placeholder: true },
+    { href: '/admin/users',        label: 'Users',        icon: Users,      placeholder: true },
+    { href: '/admin/library',      label: 'Library',      icon: FolderTree, placeholder: true }
+  ];
+
+  function isActive(href: string): boolean {
+    if (href === '/admin') return page.url.pathname === '/admin';
+    return page.url.pathname.startsWith(href);
+  }
+</script>
+
+<aside class="w-[220px] shrink-0 border-r border-border bg-surface">
+  <nav aria-label="Admin sections">
+    <ul class="space-y-1 p-2">
+      {#each items as item (item.href)}
+        <li>
+          {#if item.placeholder}
+            <span
+              class="flex items-center gap-2 rounded-md px-3 py-2 text-sm text-text-muted opacity-60"
+              aria-disabled="true"
+              title="Coming soon"
+            >
+              <item.icon size={16} strokeWidth={1} />
+              {item.label}
+            </span>
+          {:else}
+            <a
+              href={item.href}
+              aria-current={isActive(item.href) ? 'page' : undefined}
+              class="flex items-center gap-2 rounded-md px-3 py-2 text-sm transition-colors {isActive(
+                item.href
+              )
+                ? 'bg-accent-tint text-text-primary border-l-2 border-accent pl-[10px]'
+                : 'text-text-secondary hover:text-text-primary hover:bg-surface-hover'}"
+            >
+              <item.icon size={16} strokeWidth={1} />
+              {item.label}
+            </a>
+          {/if}
+        </li>
+      {/each}
+    </ul>
+  </nav>
+</aside>
+
+<style>
+  /* "12% accent-tinted bg" — the design-system rule for active nav state.
+     :global is required because the class is composed inside a templated
+     class string the Svelte scoped-CSS pass can't see. */
+  :global(.bg-accent-tint) {
+    background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--fs-accent) 12%, transparent);
+  }
+</style>
diff --git a/web/src/lib/components/AdminSidebar.test.ts b/web/src/lib/components/AdminSidebar.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..792913e7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/web/src/lib/components/AdminSidebar.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+import { describe, expect, test, vi } from 'vitest';
+import { render, screen } from '@testing-library/svelte';
+
+const state = vi.hoisted(() => ({
+  pageUrl: new URL('http://localhost/admin')
+}));
+
+vi.mock('$app/state', () => ({
+  page: { get url() { return state.pageUrl; } }
+}));
+
+import AdminSidebar from './AdminSidebar.svelte';
+
+describe('AdminSidebar', () => {
+  test('Overview link is active when on /admin', () => {
+    state.pageUrl = new URL('http://localhost/admin');
+    render(AdminSidebar);
+    const overview = screen.getByRole('link', { name: /overview/i });
+    expect(overview).toHaveAttribute('aria-current', 'page');
+  });
+
+  test('Integrations link is active when on /admin/integrations', () => {
+    state.pageUrl = new URL('http://localhost/admin/integrations');
+    render(AdminSidebar);
+    expect(screen.getByRole('link', { name: /integrations/i })).toHaveAttribute(
+      'aria-current',
+      'page'
+    );
+    expect(screen.getByRole('link', { name: /overview/i })).not.toHaveAttribute('aria-current');
+  });
+
+  test('Requests link is active when on /admin/requests', () => {
+    state.pageUrl = new URL('http://localhost/admin/requests');
+    render(AdminSidebar);
+    expect(screen.getByRole('link', { name: /requests/i })).toHaveAttribute(
+      'aria-current',
+      'page'
+    );
+  });
+
+  test('placeholder items render as non-links with aria-disabled', () => {
+    state.pageUrl = new URL('http://localhost/admin');
+    render(AdminSidebar);
+    expect(screen.queryByRole('link', { name: /quarantine/i })).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+    const quar = screen.getByText(/quarantine/i);
+    expect(quar.closest('[aria-disabled="true"]')).toBeInTheDocument();
+    // Users + Library are also placeholders today.
+    expect(screen.queryByRole('link', { name: /^users$/i })).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(screen.queryByRole('link', { name: /^library$/i })).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+  });
+});
diff --git a/web/src/lib/components/Shell.svelte b/web/src/lib/components/Shell.svelte
index 9c83f655..9fc18724 100644
--- a/web/src/lib/components/Shell.svelte
+++ b/web/src/lib/components/Shell.svelte
@@ -30,6 +30,13 @@
     { href: '/playlists',     label: 'Playlists' },
     { href: '/settings',      label: 'Settings' }
   ];
+
+  // Admin link sits between Playlists and Settings, only visible to admins.
+  const visibleNavItems = $derived(
+    user.value?.is_admin
+      ? [...navItems.slice(0, -1), { href: '/admin', label: 'Admin' }, navItems[navItems.length - 1]]
+      : navItems
+  );
 </script>
 
 <svelte:window onclick={() => (menuOpen = false)} onkeydown={(e) => e.key === 'Escape' && (menuOpen = false)} />
@@ -70,7 +77,7 @@
 
   <nav class="hidden w-48 border-r border-border bg-surface md:block">
     <ul class="p-2">
-      {#each navItems as item}
+      {#each visibleNavItems as item}
         <li>
           <a
             href={item.href}
diff --git a/web/src/lib/components/Shell.test.ts b/web/src/lib/components/Shell.test.ts
index b4489f46..dc7b445a 100644
--- a/web/src/lib/components/Shell.test.ts
+++ b/web/src/lib/components/Shell.test.ts
@@ -9,8 +9,18 @@ vi.mock('$app/navigation', () => ({
   goto: vi.fn()
 }));
 
+// Mutable handle so individual tests can flip the user between admin /
+// non-admin without re-importing the module.
+const userState = vi.hoisted(() => ({
+  current: { id: '1', username: 'alice', is_admin: false } as {
+    id: string;
+    username: string;
+    is_admin: boolean;
+  } | null
+}));
+
 vi.mock('$lib/auth/store.svelte', () => ({
-  user: { value: { id: '1', username: 'alice', is_admin: false } },
+  user: { get value() { return userState.current; } },
   logout: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue(undefined)
 }));
 
@@ -20,6 +30,7 @@ import { goto } from '$app/navigation';
 
 afterEach(() => {
   vi.clearAllMocks();
+  userState.current = { id: '1', username: 'alice', is_admin: false };
 });
 
 describe('Shell', () => {
@@ -37,6 +48,29 @@ describe('Shell', () => {
     expect(screen.getByRole('link', { name: 'Playlists' })).toHaveAttribute('href', '/playlists');
   });
 
+  test('non-admin users do not see the Admin nav link', () => {
+    userState.current = { id: '1', username: 'alice', is_admin: false };
+    render(Shell);
+    expect(screen.queryByRole('link', { name: 'Admin' })).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+  });
+
+  test('admin users see the Admin nav link between Playlists and Settings', () => {
+    userState.current = { id: '1', username: 'alice', is_admin: true };
+    render(Shell);
+    const link = screen.getByRole('link', { name: 'Admin' });
+    expect(link).toHaveAttribute('href', '/admin');
+    // Order check: Playlists then Admin then Settings.
+    const labels = screen
+      .getAllByRole('link')
+      .map((el) => el.textContent?.trim())
+      .filter(Boolean);
+    const idxPlaylists = labels.indexOf('Playlists');
+    const idxAdmin = labels.indexOf('Admin');
+    const idxSettings = labels.indexOf('Settings');
+    expect(idxPlaylists).toBeLessThan(idxAdmin);
+    expect(idxAdmin).toBeLessThan(idxSettings);
+  });
+
   test('user-menu "Log out" calls logout() and navigates to /login', async () => {
     render(Shell);
     await fireEvent.click(screen.getByRole('button', { name: /alice/i }));
diff --git a/web/src/routes/admin/+layout.svelte b/web/src/routes/admin/+layout.svelte
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..072dd601
--- /dev/null
+++ b/web/src/routes/admin/+layout.svelte
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+<script lang="ts">
+  import { Sword } from 'lucide-svelte';
+  import AdminSidebar from '$lib/components/AdminSidebar.svelte';
+
+  let { children } = $props<{ children: import('svelte').Snippet }>();
+</script>
+
+<div class="min-h-screen bg-background text-text-primary">
+  <header class="flex items-center gap-3 border-b border-border bg-surface px-4 py-3">
+    <Sword size={20} strokeWidth={1.5} class="text-action-destructive" />
+    <h1 class="font-display text-xl font-medium">Admin</h1>
+  </header>
+  <div class="flex">
+    <AdminSidebar />
+    <main class="flex-1 p-6">
+      {@render children?.()}
+    </main>
+  </div>
+</div>
diff --git a/web/src/routes/admin/+layout.ts b/web/src/routes/admin/+layout.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e3f246f6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/web/src/routes/admin/+layout.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+import { redirect } from '@sveltejs/kit';
+import { user } from '$lib/auth/store.svelte';
+import type { LayoutLoad } from './$types';
+
+// Hard route gate: runs before the layout (and any child page) renders.
+// Auth is guaranteed bootstrapped by the root +layout.ts, so user.value is
+// either a settled User object or null.
+export const load: LayoutLoad = () => {
+  if (!user.value || !user.value.is_admin) {
+    throw redirect(302, '/');
+  }
+  return {};
+};
diff --git a/web/src/routes/admin/+page.svelte b/web/src/routes/admin/+page.svelte
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..40f1c6d6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/web/src/routes/admin/+page.svelte
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+<script lang="ts">
+  import { createAdminRequestsQuery, createLidarrConfigQuery } from '$lib/api/admin';
+
+  const requestsStore = createAdminRequestsQuery('pending');
+  const requests = $derived($requestsStore);
+
+  const configStore = createLidarrConfigQuery();
+  const config = $derived($configStore);
+
+  const pendingCount = $derived(requests.data?.length ?? 0);
+  const lidarrConnected = $derived(config.data?.enabled === true);
+</script>
+
+<div class="space-y-6">
+  <header>
+    <h2 class="font-display text-2xl font-medium text-text-primary">Overview</h2>
+  </header>
+
+  <div class="grid gap-4 sm:grid-cols-2">
+    <a
+      href="/admin/requests"
+      class="block rounded-xl border border-border bg-surface p-5 transition-colors hover:bg-surface-hover"
+    >
+      <div class="text-sm text-text-secondary">Pending requests</div>
+      <div class="font-display mt-1 text-3xl font-medium text-text-primary">{pendingCount}</div>
+    </a>
+    <a
+      href="/admin/integrations"
+      class="block rounded-xl border border-border bg-surface p-5 transition-colors hover:bg-surface-hover"
+    >
+      <div class="text-sm text-text-secondary">Lidarr</div>
+      <div class="font-display mt-1 text-2xl font-medium text-text-primary">
+        {lidarrConnected ? 'Connected' : 'Unset'}
+      </div>
+    </a>
+  </div>
+</div>
diff --git a/web/src/routes/admin/admin.test.ts b/web/src/routes/admin/admin.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e1221f9b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/web/src/routes/admin/admin.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,102 @@
+import { afterEach, describe, expect, test, vi } from 'vitest';
+import { render, screen } from '@testing-library/svelte';
+import { mockQuery } from '../../test-utils/query';
+
+// Mutable mock-user handle so individual tests can flip is_admin / null
+// without re-importing the module under test.
+const userState = vi.hoisted(() => ({
+  current: null as { id: string; username: string; is_admin: boolean } | null
+}));
+
+vi.mock('$lib/auth/store.svelte', () => ({
+  user: { get value() { return userState.current; } }
+}));
+
+vi.mock('$app/state', () => ({
+  page: { url: new URL('http://localhost/admin') }
+}));
+
+vi.mock('$lib/api/admin', () => ({
+  createAdminRequestsQuery: vi.fn(),
+  createLidarrConfigQuery: vi.fn()
+}));
+
+afterEach(() => {
+  vi.clearAllMocks();
+  userState.current = null;
+});
+
+describe('admin/+layout.ts load gate', () => {
+  test('non-admin user throws redirect to /', async () => {
+    userState.current = { id: 'u1', username: 'alice', is_admin: false };
+    const { load } = await import('./+layout');
+    await expect(async () =>
+      // The SvelteKit `load` signature wants a LoadEvent; we don't read any of
+      // it inside the function, so an empty cast is sufficient for this gate.
+      load({} as Parameters<typeof load>[0])
+    ).rejects.toMatchObject({ status: 302, location: '/' });
+  });
+
+  test('unauthenticated (null user) throws redirect to /', async () => {
+    userState.current = null;
+    const { load } = await import('./+layout');
+    await expect(async () =>
+      load({} as Parameters<typeof load>[0])
+    ).rejects.toMatchObject({ status: 302, location: '/' });
+  });
+
+  test('admin user passes the gate', async () => {
+    userState.current = { id: 'u1', username: 'root', is_admin: true };
+    const { load } = await import('./+layout');
+    // load() is synchronous in the happy path; it only throws on the gate.
+    expect(load({} as Parameters<typeof load>[0])).toEqual({});
+  });
+});
+
+describe('admin Overview page', () => {
+  test('renders pending requests count and Lidarr status (connected)', async () => {
+    const { createAdminRequestsQuery, createLidarrConfigQuery } = await import('$lib/api/admin');
+    (createAdminRequestsQuery as ReturnType<typeof vi.fn>).mockReturnValue(
+      mockQuery({ data: [{ id: '1' }, { id: '2' }] })
+    );
+    (createLidarrConfigQuery as ReturnType<typeof vi.fn>).mockReturnValue(
+      mockQuery({ data: { enabled: true } })
+    );
+    const { default: OverviewPage } = await import('./+page.svelte');
+    render(OverviewPage);
+    expect(screen.getByText('Pending requests')).toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(screen.getByText('2')).toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(screen.getByText('Lidarr')).toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(screen.getByText(/connected/i)).toBeInTheDocument();
+  });
+
+  test('shows zero pending and "Unset" when nothing is configured', async () => {
+    const { createAdminRequestsQuery, createLidarrConfigQuery } = await import('$lib/api/admin');
+    (createAdminRequestsQuery as ReturnType<typeof vi.fn>).mockReturnValue(
+      mockQuery({ data: [] })
+    );
+    (createLidarrConfigQuery as ReturnType<typeof vi.fn>).mockReturnValue(
+      mockQuery({ data: { enabled: false } })
+    );
+    const { default: OverviewPage } = await import('./+page.svelte');
+    render(OverviewPage);
+    expect(screen.getByText('0')).toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(screen.getByText(/unset/i)).toBeInTheDocument();
+  });
+
+  test('Overview cards link to their sub-pages', async () => {
+    const { createAdminRequestsQuery, createLidarrConfigQuery } = await import('$lib/api/admin');
+    (createAdminRequestsQuery as ReturnType<typeof vi.fn>).mockReturnValue(
+      mockQuery({ data: [] })
+    );
+    (createLidarrConfigQuery as ReturnType<typeof vi.fn>).mockReturnValue(
+      mockQuery({ data: { enabled: false } })
+    );
+    const { default: OverviewPage } = await import('./+page.svelte');
+    render(OverviewPage);
+    const reqLink = screen.getByRole('link', { name: /pending requests/i });
+    expect(reqLink).toHaveAttribute('href', '/admin/requests');
+    const lidarrLink = screen.getByRole('link', { name: /lidarr/i });
+    expect(lidarrLink).toHaveAttribute('href', '/admin/integrations');
+  });
+});