diff --git a/apps/api/src/index.ts b/apps/api/src/index.ts
index 1934124..3d101d1 100644
--- a/apps/api/src/index.ts
+++ b/apps/api/src/index.ts
@@ -46,6 +46,16 @@ if (!devBypassActive) {
 }
 
 // Protected API routes (behind oidcAuthMiddleware)
+
+// GET /api/login — login entry point for the PWA.
+// Flow (production): unauthenticated top-level nav hits the OIDC guard above,
+// which 302-redirects to Authelia. After login, Authelia POSTs to /callback,
+// the middleware sets a `continue` cookie pointing back to /api/login, and the
+// browser follows it here — now authenticated. The handler then redirects to /
+// so the SPA boots with a valid session. Under DEV_AUTH_BYPASS the guard is not
+// mounted, so /api/login reaches this handler directly and still redirects to /.
+app.get('/api/login', (c) => c.redirect('/'))
+
 app.route('/api/me', meRouter)
 app.route('/api/events', eventsRouter)
 app.route('/api/sse', sseRouter)
diff --git a/apps/api/tests/routes/login.test.ts b/apps/api/tests/routes/login.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8b5ea4f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/api/tests/routes/login.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,109 @@
+/**
+ * GET /api/login — tests for the top-level-nav login entry point.
+ *
+ * Covers:
+ *   1. DEV_AUTH_BYPASS=true: GET /api/login returns 302 → '/'.
+ *      Guard is not mounted; handler fires directly.
+ *   2. Without DEV_AUTH_BYPASS: oidcAuthMiddleware passthrough mock lets the
+ *      request through; handler returns 302 → '/' (mirroring me.test.ts OIDC path).
+ *
+ * Flow (production):
+ *   Unauthenticated top-level nav → guard 302 → Authelia → /callback → `continue`
+ *   cookie returns browser to /api/login (now authenticated) → handler 302 → /.
+ *   Under DEV_AUTH_BYPASS, guard is not mounted, so /api/login reaches the handler
+ *   directly and redirects to '/'.
+ */
+
+import { describe, it, expect, vi, beforeEach, afterEach } from 'vitest'
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Shared mock: DB — avoids real DB connections across all tests in this file.
+// Hoisted so it applies to every dynamic import below.
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+vi.mock('../../src/db/client.js', () => ({
+  db: {
+    execute: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue([[{ '1': 1 }]]),
+    select: vi.fn().mockReturnValue({
+      from: vi.fn().mockReturnValue({
+        where: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue([]),
+        innerJoin: vi.fn().mockReturnValue({
+          innerJoin: vi.fn().mockReturnValue({
+            where: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue([]),
+          }),
+        }),
+      }),
+    }),
+  },
+}))
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Track whether oidcAuthMiddleware was registered on the app.
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+const oidcMiddlewareSpy = vi.fn(
+  () => async (_c: unknown, next: () => Promise<void>) => next(),
+)
+
+vi.mock('@hono/oidc-auth', () => ({
+  oidcAuthMiddleware: () => oidcMiddlewareSpy(),
+  processOAuthCallback: () => async (c: { json: (v: unknown) => unknown }) =>
+    c.json({ ok: true }),
+  getAuth: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue(null),
+}))
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Env snapshot — restored after each test.
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+const originalNodeEnv = process.env.NODE_ENV
+const originalBypassFlag = process.env.DEV_AUTH_BYPASS
+
+afterEach(() => {
+  process.env.NODE_ENV = originalNodeEnv
+  if (originalBypassFlag === undefined) {
+    delete process.env.DEV_AUTH_BYPASS
+  } else {
+    process.env.DEV_AUTH_BYPASS = originalBypassFlag
+  }
+  vi.resetModules()
+  oidcMiddlewareSpy.mockClear()
+})
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+describe('GET /api/login — dev-auth bypass (DEV_AUTH_BYPASS=true)', () => {
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    process.env.NODE_ENV = 'test'
+    process.env.DEV_AUTH_BYPASS = 'true'
+  })
+
+  it('returns 302 with location "/" (bypass active, guard not mounted)', async () => {
+    const { app } = await import('../../src/index.js')
+
+    const res = await app.request('/api/login')
+    expect(res.status).toBe(302)
+    expect(res.headers.get('location')).toBe('/')
+  })
+
+  it('does not invoke oidcAuthMiddleware when bypass is active', async () => {
+    const { app } = await import('../../src/index.js')
+
+    await app.request('/api/login')
+
+    expect(oidcMiddlewareSpy).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
+  })
+})
+
+describe('GET /api/login — OIDC path (no DEV_AUTH_BYPASS)', () => {
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    process.env.NODE_ENV = 'test'
+    delete process.env.DEV_AUTH_BYPASS
+  })
+
+  it('returns 302 with location "/" when OIDC passthrough allows the request', async () => {
+    const { app } = await import('../../src/index.js')
+
+    // oidcAuthMiddleware is mocked as a passthrough — request reaches the handler.
+    const res = await app.request('/api/login')
+    expect(res.status).toBe(302)
+    expect(res.headers.get('location')).toBe('/')
+  })
+})