diff --git a/backend/src/error.rs b/backend/src/error.rs
index 6253893..3f6927f 100644
--- a/backend/src/error.rs
+++ b/backend/src/error.rs
@@ -207,4 +207,68 @@ mod tests {
             "text_search_not_yet_supported"
         );
     }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn status_mapping_is_stable() {
+        // Pin the code -> HTTP status mapping so a refactor of into_response
+        // can't silently change a status (e.g. 501 -> 500). The 501 NotImplemented
+        // path and a deterministic 429 Retry-After were previously unexercised
+        // (audit GAP B).
+        let cases: Vec<(AppError, StatusCode)> = vec![
+            (AppError::NotFound, StatusCode::NOT_FOUND),
+            (AppError::InvalidInput("x".into()), StatusCode::BAD_REQUEST),
+            (AppError::Unauthenticated, StatusCode::UNAUTHORIZED),
+            (AppError::Forbidden, StatusCode::FORBIDDEN),
+            (AppError::Conflict("x".into()), StatusCode::CONFLICT),
+            (AppError::PayloadTooLarge("x".into()), StatusCode::PAYLOAD_TOO_LARGE),
+            (
+                AppError::UnsupportedMediaType("x".into()),
+                StatusCode::UNSUPPORTED_MEDIA_TYPE,
+            ),
+            (
+                AppError::ServiceUnavailable("x".into()),
+                StatusCode::SERVICE_UNAVAILABLE,
+            ),
+            (
+                AppError::ValidationFailed {
+                    message: "x".into(),
+                    details: json!({}),
+                },
+                StatusCode::UNPROCESSABLE_ENTITY,
+            ),
+            (
+                AppError::NotImplemented {
+                    code: "c",
+                    message: "m",
+                },
+                StatusCode::NOT_IMPLEMENTED,
+            ),
+            (
+                AppError::TooManyRequests {
+                    retry_after_secs: None,
+                },
+                StatusCode::TOO_MANY_REQUESTS,
+            ),
+            (
+                AppError::Other(anyhow::anyhow!("boom")),
+                StatusCode::INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR,
+            ),
+        ];
+        for (err, want) in cases {
+            let code = err.code();
+            assert_eq!(err.into_response().status(), want, "status for code {code}");
+        }
+
+        // A 429 with retry_after carries the Retry-After header deterministically
+        // (without needing a live rate limiter).
+        let resp = AppError::TooManyRequests {
+            retry_after_secs: Some(7),
+        }
+        .into_response();
+        assert_eq!(resp.status(), StatusCode::TOO_MANY_REQUESTS);
+        assert_eq!(
+            resp.headers().get(axum::http::header::RETRY_AFTER).unwrap(),
+            "7"
+        );
+    }
 }