diff --git a/src/ScadaLink.CentralUI/Components/Layout/NavMenu.razor b/src/ScadaLink.CentralUI/Components/Layout/NavMenu.razor
index 851c4f7..798d306 100644
--- a/src/ScadaLink.CentralUI/Components/Layout/NavMenu.razor
+++ b/src/ScadaLink.CentralUI/Components/Layout/NavMenu.razor
@@ -108,9 +108,16 @@
                         </Authorized>
                     </AuthorizeView>
 
-                    @* Configuration Audit Log — Admin only *@
+                    @* Audit — Admin only. Hosts the new Audit Log page (#23 M7)
+                       and the renamed Configuration Audit Log (IAuditService
+                       config-change viewer). Both items are Admin-gated, so
+                       the section header sits inside the same policy block. *@
                     <AuthorizeView Policy="@AuthorizationPolicies.RequireAdmin">
                         <Authorized Context="auditContext">
+                            <div role="presentation" class="nav-section-header">Audit</div>
+                            <li class="nav-item">
+                                <NavLink class="nav-link" href="/audit/log">Audit Log</NavLink>
+                            </li>
                             <li class="nav-item">
                                 <NavLink class="nav-link" href="/audit/configuration">Configuration Audit Log</NavLink>
                             </li>
diff --git a/src/ScadaLink.CentralUI/Components/Pages/Audit/AuditLogPage.razor b/src/ScadaLink.CentralUI/Components/Pages/Audit/AuditLogPage.razor
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8d250e7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/ScadaLink.CentralUI/Components/Pages/Audit/AuditLogPage.razor
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+@page "/audit/log"
+@attribute [Authorize]
+
+<PageTitle>Audit Log</PageTitle>
+
+<div class="container-fluid mt-3">
+    <h1 class="h4 mb-3">Audit Log</h1>
+
+    @* AuditFilterBar will go here (Bundle B). *@
+    <div class="mb-3">
+    </div>
+
+    @* AuditResultsGrid will go here (Bundle B). *@
+    <div>
+    </div>
+</div>
diff --git a/src/ScadaLink.CentralUI/Components/Pages/Audit/AuditLogPage.razor.cs b/src/ScadaLink.CentralUI/Components/Pages/Audit/AuditLogPage.razor.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..311f369
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/ScadaLink.CentralUI/Components/Pages/Audit/AuditLogPage.razor.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+namespace ScadaLink.CentralUI.Components.Pages.Audit;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Code-behind for the central Audit Log page (#23 M7-T1). The Bundle A
+/// scaffold has no behaviour — the filter bar and results grid arrive in
+/// Bundle B (M7-T2..M7-T7). Keeping the partial class in place now lets
+/// later bundles add injected services and event handlers without
+/// touching the route or page-title markup.
+/// </summary>
+public partial class AuditLogPage
+{
+}
diff --git a/tests/ScadaLink.CentralUI.Tests/Pages/AuditLogPageScaffoldTests.cs b/tests/ScadaLink.CentralUI.Tests/Pages/AuditLogPageScaffoldTests.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3ab4892
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/ScadaLink.CentralUI.Tests/Pages/AuditLogPageScaffoldTests.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,108 @@
+using System.Security.Claims;
+using Bunit;
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authorization;
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Components;
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Components.Authorization;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection;
+using ScadaLink.Security;
+using AuditLogPage = ScadaLink.CentralUI.Components.Pages.Audit.AuditLogPage;
+using NavMenu = ScadaLink.CentralUI.Components.Layout.NavMenu;
+
+namespace ScadaLink.CentralUI.Tests.Pages;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Scaffold tests for the new Audit Log page (#23 M7-T1) and the Audit
+/// nav group that hosts both it and the renamed Configuration Audit Log
+/// (#23 M7 Bundle A).
+///
+/// These are render-only smoke tests — the filter bar and results grid
+/// are intentional placeholders that Bundle B fills in. The tests pin
+/// the page route, page heading, nav group label, and the two child
+/// links so later bundles cannot regress the scaffolding.
+/// </summary>
+public class AuditLogPageScaffoldTests : BunitContext
+{
+    private static ClaimsPrincipal BuildPrincipal(params string[] roles)
+    {
+        var claims = new List<Claim> { new("Username", "tester") };
+        claims.AddRange(roles.Select(r => new Claim(JwtTokenService.RoleClaimType, r)));
+        return new ClaimsPrincipal(new ClaimsIdentity(claims, "TestAuth"));
+    }
+
+    private IRenderedComponent<AuditLogPage> RenderAuditLogPage(params string[] roles)
+    {
+        var user = BuildPrincipal(roles);
+        Services.AddSingleton<AuthenticationStateProvider>(new TestAuthStateProvider(user));
+        Services.AddAuthorizationCore();
+        AuthorizationPolicies.AddScadaLinkAuthorization(Services);
+        Services.AddSingleton<IAuthorizationService, DefaultAuthorizationService>();
+        return Render<AuditLogPage>();
+    }
+
+    private IRenderedComponent<NavMenu> RenderNavMenu(params string[] roles)
+    {
+        var user = BuildPrincipal(roles);
+        Services.AddSingleton<AuthenticationStateProvider>(new TestAuthStateProvider(user));
+        Services.AddAuthorizationCore();
+        AuthorizationPolicies.AddScadaLinkAuthorization(Services);
+        Services.AddSingleton<IAuthorizationService, DefaultAuthorizationService>();
+
+        var host = Render<CascadingAuthenticationState>(parameters => parameters
+            .Add(p => p.ChildContent, (RenderFragment)(builder =>
+            {
+                builder.OpenComponent<NavMenu>(0);
+                builder.CloseComponent();
+            })));
+
+        return host.FindComponent<NavMenu>();
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void AuditLogPage_Renders_PageHeading()
+    {
+        var cut = RenderAuditLogPage("Admin");
+
+        cut.WaitForAssertion(() =>
+        {
+            // The H1 is the only positive scaffold assertion — the filter
+            // bar and grid are still placeholders the Bundle B work fills.
+            Assert.Contains("<h1", cut.Markup);
+            Assert.Contains("Audit Log", cut.Markup);
+        });
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void NavMenu_Contains_AuditGroup_With_AuditLog_Link()
+    {
+        var cut = RenderNavMenu("Admin", "Design", "Deployment");
+
+        cut.WaitForAssertion(() =>
+        {
+            Assert.Contains(">Audit<", cut.Markup);
+            Assert.Contains("/audit/log", cut.Markup);
+        });
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void NavMenu_Contains_ConfigurationAuditLog_Link_UnderAuditGroup()
+    {
+        var cut = RenderNavMenu("Admin", "Design", "Deployment");
+
+        cut.WaitForAssertion(() =>
+        {
+            // Both audit pages must appear after the Audit section header
+            // in the rendered nav. We check both links + that the header
+            // comes before either link in the markup, so they are in the
+            // Audit group rather than orphaned under Monitoring.
+            Assert.Contains("/audit/configuration", cut.Markup);
+            Assert.Contains("/audit/log", cut.Markup);
+            var headerIdx = cut.Markup.IndexOf(">Audit<", StringComparison.Ordinal);
+            var configIdx = cut.Markup.IndexOf("/audit/configuration", StringComparison.Ordinal);
+            var logIdx = cut.Markup.IndexOf("/audit/log", StringComparison.Ordinal);
+            Assert.True(headerIdx >= 0 && headerIdx < configIdx,
+                "Audit section header must precede the Configuration Audit Log link.");
+            Assert.True(headerIdx >= 0 && headerIdx < logIdx,
+                "Audit section header must precede the Audit Log link.");
+        });
+    }
+}