diff --git a/tests/ZB.MOM.WW.ScadaBridge.CentralUI.PlaywrightTests/Design/TemplateCrudTests.cs b/tests/ZB.MOM.WW.ScadaBridge.CentralUI.PlaywrightTests/Design/TemplateCrudTests.cs
index 3b937abb..5b16db54 100644
--- a/tests/ZB.MOM.WW.ScadaBridge.CentralUI.PlaywrightTests/Design/TemplateCrudTests.cs
+++ b/tests/ZB.MOM.WW.ScadaBridge.CentralUI.PlaywrightTests/Design/TemplateCrudTests.cs
@@ -120,4 +120,96 @@ public class TemplateCrudTests
             }
         }
     }
+
+    [SkippableFact]
+    public async Task CreateTemplate_DuplicateName_ShowsInlineError()
+    {
+        Skip.IfNot(await ClusterAvailability.IsAvailableAsync(), ClusterAvailability.SkipReason);
+
+        // CLI-seed an existing base template, then UI-attempt to create a duplicate.
+        // Base (non-derived) Template.Name has a unique index
+        // (HasIndex(t => t.Name).IsUnique().HasFilter("[IsDerived]=0")) and
+        // TemplateService.CreateTemplateAsync has no friendly duplicate pre-check,
+        // so the DB-constraint exception is caught into _formError and rendered inline
+        // in div.text-danger.small with no navigation (stays on /create).
+        // (Empirically confirmed: duplicate create surfaces inline; duplicate-name path used.)
+        var name = CliRunner.UniqueName("tmpl");
+        var seededId = await CliRunner.CreateTemplateAsync(name);
+
+        try
+        {
+            var page = await _fixture.NewAuthenticatedPageAsync();
+
+            await page.GotoAsync($"{PlaywrightFixture.BaseUrl}/design/templates/create");
+            await page.WaitForLoadStateAsync(LoadState.NetworkIdle);
+
+            // Fill the Name input with the duplicate name and click Create.
+            await page.Locator("div.mb-3:has(label:has-text('Name')) input.form-control").FillAsync(name);
+            await page.ClickAsync("button.btn.btn-success:has-text('Create')");
+
+            // Web-first assertions: the inline error becomes visible and we stay on /create.
+            // Do NOT assert a literal message — it is the DB-constraint exception text.
+            await Assertions.Expect(page.Locator("div.text-danger.small")).ToBeVisibleAsync();
+            await Assertions.Expect(page)
+                .ToHaveURLAsync(new System.Text.RegularExpressions.Regex("/design/templates/create"));
+        }
+        finally
+        {
+            // Delete the seeded source template, then sweep any leftover by name.
+            await CliRunner.DeleteTemplateAsync(seededId);
+            try
+            {
+                foreach (var id in await CliRunner.ListTemplateIdsByNamePrefixAsync(name))
+                {
+                    await CliRunner.DeleteTemplateAsync(id);
+                }
+            }
+            catch
+            {
+                // Best-effort — swallow to avoid masking the original test failure.
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    [SkippableFact]
+    public async Task CreateTemplate_Cancel_ReturnsToListWithoutCreating()
+    {
+        Skip.IfNot(await ClusterAvailability.IsAvailableAsync(), ClusterAvailability.SkipReason);
+
+        var name = CliRunner.UniqueName("tmpl");
+
+        try
+        {
+            var page = await _fixture.NewAuthenticatedPageAsync();
+
+            await page.GotoAsync($"{PlaywrightFixture.BaseUrl}/design/templates/create");
+            await page.WaitForLoadStateAsync(LoadState.NetworkIdle);
+
+            // Fill the Name input, then click Cancel — Blazor navigates back to the list.
+            await page.Locator("div.mb-3:has(label:has-text('Name')) input.form-control").FillAsync(name);
+            await page.ClickAsync("button.btn.btn-outline-secondary:has-text('Cancel')");
+
+            // excludePath: "/create" rejects the /design/templates/create URL we came from.
+            await PlaywrightFixture.WaitForPathAsync(page, "/design/templates", excludePath: "/create");
+            await page.WaitForLoadStateAsync(LoadState.NetworkIdle);
+
+            // Nothing was created: no template exists with our unique name.
+            Assert.Empty(await CliRunner.ListTemplateIdsByNamePrefixAsync(name));
+        }
+        finally
+        {
+            // Defensive sweep by name in case of an unexpected create.
+            try
+            {
+                foreach (var id in await CliRunner.ListTemplateIdsByNamePrefixAsync(name))
+                {
+                    await CliRunner.DeleteTemplateAsync(id);
+                }
+            }
+            catch
+            {
+                // Best-effort — swallow to avoid masking the original test failure.
+            }
+        }
+    }
 }