diff --git a/frontend/css/app.css b/frontend/css/app.css
index e793e78..8480aad 100644
--- a/frontend/css/app.css
+++ b/frontend/css/app.css
@@ -154,3 +154,18 @@ a.link:hover { text-decoration: underline; }
   overflow: auto;
   white-space: pre-wrap;
 }
+
+/* Albums: two-pane proposal review — folder list left, evidence/edit right. */
+.two-pane { display: grid; grid-template-columns: minmax(200px, 320px) 1fr; gap: 16px; align-items: start; }
+.album-list { list-style: none; margin: 0; padding: 0; display: grid; gap: 4px; }
+.album-list li { margin: 0; }
+.album-list a { display: block; padding: 6px 8px; border-radius: 8px; border: 1px solid transparent; }
+.album-list a[aria-current="true"] { border-color: var(--border); background: var(--surface-2); }
+.badge.stale { color: var(--warn); border-color: var(--warn); }
+.badge.approved { color: var(--ok); border-color: var(--ok); }
+.badge.error { color: var(--danger); border-color: var(--danger); }
+
+/* Narrow screens: stack the panes so blockers and actions stay reachable. */
+@media (max-width: 720px) {
+  .two-pane { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
+}
diff --git a/frontend/index.html b/frontend/index.html
index 2f2f2a7..0cde89c 100644
--- a/frontend/index.html
+++ b/frontend/index.html
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
         <a href="#/safety" data-nav="safety">Safety</a>
         <a href="#/library" data-nav="library">Library</a>
         <a href="#/analyze" data-nav="analyze">Analyze</a>
+        <a href="#/albums" data-nav="albums">Albums</a>
         <a href="#/stats" data-nav="stats">Stats</a>
       </nav>
     </header>
diff --git a/frontend/js/api.js b/frontend/js/api.js
index e65f099..cadd2a6 100644
--- a/frontend/js/api.js
+++ b/frontend/js/api.js
@@ -79,4 +79,24 @@ export const api = {
   libraryAssets: (params = {}, opts = {}) =>
     request("/library/assets?" + new URLSearchParams(params).toString(), opts),
   libraryStats: (opts = {}) => request("/library/stats", opts),
+
+  // ── Albums: evidence and naming proposals ───────────────────────────────
+  albumEvidence: (params = {}, opts = {}) =>
+    request("/albums/evidence?" + new URLSearchParams(params).toString(), opts),
+  albumProposals: (params = {}, opts = {}) =>
+    request("/albums/proposals?" + new URLSearchParams(params).toString(), opts),
+  generateProposals: (payload = {}, opts = {}) =>
+    request("/albums/proposals", { method: "POST", body: JSON.stringify(payload), ...opts }),
+  editProposal: (album, payload, opts = {}) =>
+    request(`/albums/proposals/${encodeURIComponent(album)}/edit`, {
+      method: "POST",
+      body: JSON.stringify(payload),
+      ...opts,
+    }),
+  approveProposal: (album, payload, opts = {}) =>
+    request(`/albums/proposals/${encodeURIComponent(album)}/approve`, {
+      method: "POST",
+      body: JSON.stringify(payload),
+      ...opts,
+    }),
 };
diff --git a/frontend/js/app.js b/frontend/js/app.js
index f999c57..0a2ea4e 100644
--- a/frontend/js/app.js
+++ b/frontend/js/app.js
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import { api } from "./api.js";
 import { navigate, onRouteChange, parseHash } from "./router.js";
 import {
+  renderAlbums,
   renderAnalyze,
   renderLibrary,
   renderSafety,
@@ -360,6 +361,7 @@ function render() {
   else if (path === "/safety") renderSafety(root, params);
   else if (path === "/library") renderLibrary(root, params);
   else if (path === "/analyze") renderAnalyze(root, params);
+  else if (path === "/albums") renderAlbums(root, params);
   else if (path === "/stats") renderStats(root, params);
   else show(errorBanner("Unknown view"));
 }
diff --git a/frontend/js/views.js b/frontend/js/views.js
index a7de115..9049b67 100644
--- a/frontend/js/views.js
+++ b/frontend/js/views.js
@@ -321,6 +321,227 @@ export async function renderStats(root) {
   );
 }
 
+// ── Albums: evidence + naming proposals ──────────────────────────────────────
+// Two panes (concept §7): albums on the left with proposal state, the selected
+// album's evidence, rationale, confidence, and editable final name on the right.
+// Approving never renames anything — it records the approved name only.
+export async function renderAlbums(root, params = {}) {
+  setActiveNav("albums");
+  let evidence, proposals;
+  try {
+    [evidence, proposals] = await Promise.all([
+      api.albumEvidence({ limit: 500 }),
+      api.albumProposals(),
+    ]);
+  } catch (error) {
+    root.replaceChildren(errorBanner(`Failed to load albums: ${error.message}`));
+    return;
+  }
+
+  const byAlbum = new Map(proposals.items.map((item) => [item.album, item]));
+  const folders = evidence.folders;
+  const selected = params.album || (folders[0] && folders[0].album) || null;
+
+  const list = el(
+    "ul",
+    { class: "album-list", "data-testid": "album-list", "aria-label": "Albums" },
+    ...folders.map((folder) => {
+      const proposal = byAlbum.get(folder.album);
+      const state = proposal ? (proposal.stale ? "stale" : proposal.status) : "none";
+      return el(
+        "li",
+        {},
+        el(
+          "a",
+          {
+            class: "link",
+            href: `#/albums?album=${encodeURIComponent(folder.album)}`,
+            "data-testid": "album-row",
+            "data-album": folder.album,
+            "aria-current": folder.album === selected ? "true" : false,
+          },
+          folder.album,
+          " ",
+          el("span", { class: `badge ${state}`, "data-testid": "album-state" }, state),
+          " ",
+          el("span", { class: "muted" }, `${folder.asset_count} photos`)
+        )
+      );
+    })
+  );
+
+  const detail = selected
+    ? albumDetail(
+        root,
+        folders.find((folder) => folder.album === selected),
+        byAlbum.get(selected),
+        params
+      )
+    : el("p", { class: "muted" }, "No albums with evidence yet.");
+
+  root.replaceChildren(
+    el("h1", {}, "Albums"),
+    el(
+      "div",
+      { class: "toolbar" },
+      el(
+        "button",
+        {
+          class: "primary",
+          "data-testid": "generate-proposals",
+          onclick: async () => {
+            try {
+              await api.generateProposals({});
+              render();
+            } catch (error) {
+              alert(`Could not generate proposals: ${error.message}`);
+            }
+          },
+        },
+        "Generate proposals"
+      )
+    ),
+    el("div", { class: "two-pane" }, el("div", { class: "pane-left" }, list), el("div", { class: "pane-right" }, detail))
+  );
+}
+
+function albumDetail(root, folder, proposal, params) {
+  if (!folder) return el("p", { class: "muted" }, "Album not found.");
+
+  const evidenceBlock = el(
+    "div",
+    { "data-testid": "album-evidence" },
+    el("h2", {}, "Evidence"),
+    el(
+      "dl",
+      {},
+      el("dt", {}, "Source album"),
+      el("dd", { "data-testid": "source-album" }, folder.album),
+      el("dt", {}, "Photos affected"),
+      el("dd", { "data-testid": "affected-count" }, String(folder.asset_count)),
+      el("dt", {}, "Analyzed"),
+      el("dd", {}, `${folder.analyzed_count} (${folder.nsfw_count} NSFW, ${folder.pending_count} pending)`),
+      el("dt", {}, "Year"),
+      el(
+        "dd",
+        {},
+        folder.dominant_year != null
+          ? String(folder.dominant_year)
+          : folder.year_conflict
+            ? "conflicting"
+            : "unknown"
+      ),
+      el("dt", {}, "Locations"),
+      el("dd", {}, folder.locations.map((l) => l.value).join(", ") || "—")
+    ),
+    facetBlock("Top tags", folder.tags.slice(0, 12))
+  );
+
+  if (!proposal) {
+    return el(
+      "div",
+      {},
+      el("h2", {}, folder.album),
+      el("p", { class: "muted", "data-testid": "no-proposal" }, "No proposal yet — generate one."),
+      evidenceBlock
+    );
+  }
+
+  const issues = el("div", { class: "alert", role: "alert", "data-testid": "name-issues", hidden: "hidden" });
+  const input = el("input", {
+    type: "text",
+    id: "final-name",
+    value: proposal.name || "",
+    "aria-label": "Final album name",
+    "data-testid": "final-name",
+    // Prompt validation: mirror the server's naming policy so a bad name is
+    // flagged as it is typed, before any request is sent.
+    oninput: () => showIssues(issues, input.value),
+  });
+
+  const save = el(
+    "button",
+    {
+      "data-testid": "save-name",
+      onclick: () => mutate(root, () => api.editProposal(proposal.album, { name: input.value, expected_version: proposal.version }), params),
+    },
+    "Save name"
+  );
+
+  const approve = el(
+    "button",
+    {
+      class: "primary",
+      "data-testid": "approve",
+      disabled: proposal.stale || proposal.status === "error" ? "disabled" : false,
+      title: proposal.stale ? "evidence changed — regenerate first" : false,
+      onclick: () => mutate(root, () => api.approveProposal(proposal.album, { expected_version: proposal.version }), params),
+    },
+    proposal.status === "approved" ? "Approved" : "Approve name"
+  );
+
+  const nodes = [
+    el("h2", {}, folder.album),
+    el(
+      "div",
+      { class: "decision-bar" },
+      el("span", { class: `badge ${proposal.status}`, "data-testid": "proposal-status" }, proposal.status),
+      proposal.confidence != null
+        ? el("span", { class: "badge", "data-testid": "confidence" }, `confidence ${proposal.confidence}`)
+        : null,
+      proposal.stale ? el("span", { class: "badge attention", "data-testid": "stale" }, "stale — regenerate") : null
+    ),
+  ];
+  if (params.conflict) {
+    nodes.push(
+      el(
+        "div",
+        { class: "alert", role: "alert", "data-testid": "conflict" },
+        "This proposal changed since you loaded it. Nothing was modified; showing the latest state."
+      )
+    );
+  }
+  if (proposal.status === "error") {
+    nodes.push(
+      el("div", { class: "alert", role: "alert", "data-testid": "proposal-error" }, `Generation failed: ${proposal.error_code}`)
+    );
+  }
+  nodes.push(
+    el("p", { class: "muted", "data-testid": "suggested-name" }, `Suggested: ${proposal.proposed_name || "—"}`),
+    el("p", { "data-testid": "rationale" }, proposal.rationale || "No rationale given."),
+    el("div", { class: "toolbar" }, el("label", { for: "final-name" }, "Final name "), input, save, approve),
+    issues,
+    evidenceBlock
+  );
+  return el("div", {}, ...nodes);
+}
+
+// Mirrors photo_pipeline/services/naming.py so typing feedback matches the server.
+const FORBIDDEN_RE = /[/\\:*?"<>|]/;
+
+function showIssues(node, value) {
+  const problems = [];
+  if (FORBIDDEN_RE.test(value)) problems.push('a name cannot contain / \\ : * ? " < > |');
+  if (!value.replace(/[\s.]/g, "")) problems.push("a name cannot be empty");
+  node.textContent = problems.join("; ");
+  node.hidden = problems.length === 0;
+}
+
+async function mutate(root, action, params) {
+  try {
+    await action();
+    render();
+  } catch (error) {
+    if (error.status === 409) {
+      // Stale browser state: show the conflict and the server's latest truth.
+      navigate("/albums", { ...params, conflict: "1" });
+      render();
+    } else {
+      alert(`Failed: ${error.message}`);
+    }
+  }
+}
+
 // ── shared bits ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 function stat(label, value) {
   return el("div", { class: "stat card" }, el("div", { class: "stat-value" }, String(value ?? 0)), el("div", { class: "muted" }, label));
diff --git a/tests/e2e/test_albums_ui.py b/tests/e2e/test_albums_ui.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..62b4fc2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/e2e/test_albums_ui.py
@@ -0,0 +1,222 @@
+"""Browser journeys for the Albums proposal view (US03-04).
+
+Covers evidence display, editing with prompt validation, collision/invalid-name
+guidance, explicit approval, visible stale-conflict handling, keyboard operation,
+and the safety property that approving a name renames nothing on disk.
+"""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import uuid
+from datetime import datetime, timezone
+
+import httpx
+import pytest
+from playwright.sync_api import expect
+
+from tests.e2e._pipeline_harness import Server, image, seed_library
+
+NOW = datetime(2026, 1, 1, tzinfo=timezone.utc)
+TIMEOUT = 10
+
+
+def _seed(tmp_path):
+    """A library with one album ("rome") whose two photos are SFW and analysed."""
+    seeded = seed_library(tmp_path, {}, {})  # empty scan; add the album below
+    album = seeded.lib / "rome"
+    album.mkdir()
+    image(album / "a.jpg", 1)
+    image(album / "b.jpg", 2)
+
+    from sqlalchemy import select
+
+    from photo_pipeline.config import Config
+    from photo_pipeline.db import create_db_engine, create_session_factory, run_migrations
+    from photo_pipeline.models import AnalysisResult, Asset, SafetyReview
+    from photo_pipeline.services.inventory import InventoryService
+
+    config = Config.from_env(
+        {
+            "PHOTO_PIPELINE_DATA_DIR": str(seeded.data),
+            "PHOTO_PIPELINE_LIBRARY_ROOTS": str(seeded.lib),
+        }
+    )
+    run_migrations(config.database_url)
+    engine = create_db_engine(config.database_url)
+    sf = create_session_factory(engine)
+    InventoryService(sf).scan(seeded.lib)
+    with sf() as session:
+        rows = list(session.execute(select(Asset.id, Asset.current_path)).all())
+        for asset_id, path in rows:
+            session.add(
+                SafetyReview(
+                    id=str(uuid.uuid4()), asset_id=asset_id, decision="sfw", created_at=NOW
+                )
+            )
+            session.add(
+                AnalysisResult(
+                    asset_id=asset_id,
+                    status="analyzed",
+                    description=f"a view of {path}",
+                    tags='["ruins", "city"]',
+                    approx_year=2019,
+                    location_hint="Rome",
+                )
+            )
+        session.commit()
+    engine.dispose()
+    seeded.asset_ids.update({p.rsplit("/", 1)[-1]: a for a, p in rows})
+    return seeded
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def server(tmp_path):
+    seeded = _seed(tmp_path)
+    running = Server(seeded).start()
+    running.seeded = seeded
+    try:
+        yield running
+    finally:
+        running.stop()
+
+
+def _generate(base):
+    httpx.post(f"{base}/api/v1/albums/proposals", json={}, timeout=TIMEOUT).raise_for_status()
+
+
+def test_view_shows_album_evidence_rationale_and_affected_count(page, server):
+    errors = []
+    page.on("console", lambda m: errors.append(m.text) if m.type == "error" else None)
+    _generate(server.base)
+
+    page.goto(f"{server.base}/app/#/albums")
+    page.get_by_test_id("album-row").first.wait_for()
+
+    expect(page.get_by_test_id("source-album")).to_have_text("rome")
+    expect(page.get_by_test_id("affected-count")).to_have_text("2")
+    # Suggested name, rationale and confidence are all visible before approving.
+    assert "2019" in page.get_by_test_id("suggested-name").inner_text()
+    assert page.get_by_test_id("rationale").inner_text().strip() != ""
+    expect(page.get_by_test_id("proposal-status")).to_have_text("proposed")
+    assert errors == [], f"console errors: {errors}"
+
+
+def test_album_without_a_proposal_is_explained(page, server):
+    page.goto(f"{server.base}/app/#/albums")
+    expect(page.get_by_test_id("no-proposal")).to_be_visible()
+
+
+def test_edit_persists_across_reload(page, server):
+    _generate(server.base)
+    page.goto(f"{server.base}/app/#/albums")
+
+    field = page.get_by_test_id("final-name")
+    field.wait_for()
+    field.fill("2019 Rome Holiday")
+    page.get_by_test_id("save-name").click()
+    expect(page.get_by_test_id("proposal-status")).to_have_text("edited")
+
+    page.reload()
+    expect(page.get_by_test_id("final-name")).to_have_value("2019 Rome Holiday")
+
+
+def test_invalid_name_is_flagged_promptly_while_typing(page, server):
+    _generate(server.base)
+    page.goto(f"{server.base}/app/#/albums")
+
+    field = page.get_by_test_id("final-name")
+    field.wait_for()
+    field.fill("2019/Rome")
+    # Validation is immediate — no request needed to learn the name is unusable.
+    issues = page.get_by_test_id("name-issues")
+    expect(issues).to_be_visible()
+    assert "cannot contain" in issues.inner_text()
+
+    field.fill("2019 Rome")
+    expect(issues).to_be_hidden()
+
+
+def test_approval_is_explicit_and_changes_no_file_paths(page, server):
+    _generate(server.base)
+    before = {
+        row["current_path"]
+        for row in httpx.get(f"{server.base}/api/v1/inventory/assets", timeout=TIMEOUT).json()[
+            "items"
+        ]
+    }
+
+    page.goto(f"{server.base}/app/#/albums")
+    approve = page.get_by_test_id("approve")
+    approve.wait_for()
+    expect(page.get_by_test_id("proposal-status")).to_have_text("proposed")
+
+    approve.click()  # approval only happens on this explicit action
+    expect(page.get_by_test_id("proposal-status")).to_have_text("approved")
+
+    after = {
+        row["current_path"]
+        for row in httpx.get(f"{server.base}/api/v1/inventory/assets", timeout=TIMEOUT).json()[
+            "items"
+        ]
+    }
+    assert after == before, "approving a proposal must not rename anything"
+
+    page.reload()
+    expect(page.get_by_test_id("proposal-status")).to_have_text("approved")
+
+
+def test_stale_evidence_blocks_approval_visibly(page, server):
+    _generate(server.base)
+    # Change the album's evidence behind the UI's back: a new analysed photo.
+    image(server.seeded.lib / "rome" / "c.jpg", 3)
+    httpx.post(f"{server.base}/api/v1/inventory/scan", timeout=TIMEOUT).raise_for_status()
+
+    page.goto(f"{server.base}/app/#/albums")
+    page.get_by_test_id("album-row").first.wait_for()
+    expect(page.get_by_test_id("stale")).to_be_visible()
+    expect(page.get_by_test_id("approve")).to_be_disabled()
+
+
+def test_version_conflict_is_reported_without_mutating(page, server):
+    _generate(server.base)
+    page.goto(f"{server.base}/app/#/albums")
+    field = page.get_by_test_id("final-name")
+    field.wait_for()
+
+    # Another client edits first, so the page's expected_version goes stale.
+    current = httpx.get(f"{server.base}/api/v1/albums/proposals/rome", timeout=TIMEOUT).json()
+    httpx.post(
+        f"{server.base}/api/v1/albums/proposals/rome/edit",
+        json={"name": "Someone Else", "expected_version": current["version"]},
+        timeout=TIMEOUT,
+    ).raise_for_status()
+
+    field.fill("My Name")
+    page.get_by_test_id("save-name").click()
+
+    expect(page.get_by_test_id("conflict")).to_be_visible()
+    # The other client's value survived; this page's edit was not applied.
+    expect(page.get_by_test_id("final-name")).to_have_value("Someone Else")
+
+
+def test_album_list_and_editing_work_from_the_keyboard(page, server):
+    _generate(server.base)
+    page.goto(f"{server.base}/app/#/albums")
+    page.get_by_test_id("album-row").first.wait_for()
+
+    # Follow the album link with the keyboard — no mouse involved. Selecting it
+    # re-renders, so wait for the selection to be reflected before typing;
+    # otherwise focus lands on a node the re-render is about to replace.
+    page.get_by_test_id("album-row").first.focus()
+    page.keyboard.press("Enter")
+    expect(page.get_by_test_id("album-row").first).to_have_attribute("aria-current", "true")
+    expect(page.get_by_test_id("final-name")).to_be_visible()
+
+    field = page.get_by_test_id("final-name")
+    field.focus()
+    page.keyboard.press("ControlOrMeta+a")
+    page.keyboard.type("Keyboard Named Album")
+    page.keyboard.press("Tab")
+    page.keyboard.press("Enter")  # focus is now the Save button
+    expect(page.get_by_test_id("proposal-status")).to_have_text("edited")
+    expect(page.get_by_test_id("final-name")).to_have_value("Keyboard Named Album")
diff --git a/tests/story_traceability.json b/tests/story_traceability.json
index 5bfe5b3..a98fb0d 100644
--- a/tests/story_traceability.json
+++ b/tests/story_traceability.json
@@ -78,6 +78,9 @@
     ],
     "US03-03": [
       "tests/integration/test_album_proposals.py"
+    ],
+    "US03-04": [
+      "tests/e2e/test_albums_ui.py"
     ]
   }
 }