diff --git a/tests/test_ocr.py b/tests/test_ocr.py
index f8e916b8..7f68b007 100644
--- a/tests/test_ocr.py
+++ b/tests/test_ocr.py
@@ -457,3 +457,29 @@ def test_postprocess_creates_object_directories(tmp_path: Path) -> None:
     assert (ocr_dir / "assets" / "figures").exists()
     assert (ocr_dir / "assets" / "tables").exists()
     assert (ocr_dir / "assets" / "orphans").exists()
+
+
+def test_postprocess_writes_render_fulltext(tmp_path: Path) -> None:
+    import json
+
+    from paperforge.worker.ocr import postprocess_ocr_result
+
+    vault = tmp_path / "vault"
+    vault.mkdir()
+    (vault / "paperforge.json").write_text(
+        json.dumps({"vault_config": {"system_dir": "System", "resources_dir": "Resources"}}),
+        encoding="utf-8",
+    )
+    ocr_root = vault / "System" / "PaperForge" / "ocr"
+    ocr_root.mkdir(parents=True)
+    ocr_dir = ocr_root / "RNDR001"
+    ocr_dir.mkdir()
+    (ocr_dir / "meta.json").write_text(
+        '{"zotero_key":"RNDR001","ocr_status":"done","ocr_model":"PaddleOCR"}',
+        encoding="utf-8",
+    )
+
+    _, _, _, _ = postprocess_ocr_result(vault, "RNDR001", [])
+
+    # Phase 3: render/fulltext.md does not exist yet -- this test will fail
+    assert (ocr_dir / "render" / "fulltext.md").exists()
diff --git a/tests/test_ocr_render_v2.py b/tests/test_ocr_render_v2.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3b6340b3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_ocr_render_v2.py
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+
+def test_render_fulltext_uses_resolved_metadata_and_object_links(tmp_path) -> None:
+    from paperforge.worker.ocr_render import render_fulltext_markdown
+
+    structured_blocks = [
+        {"page": 1, "block_id": "p1_b1", "role": "abstract_heading", "text": "Abstract", "render_default": True},
+        {"page": 1, "block_id": "p1_b2", "role": "abstract_body", "text": "Background text.", "render_default": True},
+        {"page": 2, "block_id": "p2_b1", "role": "section_heading", "text": "1 Introduction", "render_default": True},
+        {"page": 2, "block_id": "p2_b2", "role": "body_paragraph", "text": "Intro body.", "render_default": True},
+    ]
+    resolved_metadata = {
+        "title": {"value": "Paper Title"},
+        "authors": {"value": ["Alice", "Bob"]},
+        "journal": {"value": "Journal A"},
+        "year": {"value": 2024},
+        "doi": {"value": "10.1000/xyz"},
+    }
+    figure_inventory = {
+        "matched_figures": [{"figure_id": "figure_001", "confidence": 0.91, "flags": []}],
+    }
+    table_inventory = {
+        "tables": [{"table_id": "table_001", "has_asset": True}],
+    }
+
+    md = render_fulltext_markdown(
+        structured_blocks=structured_blocks,
+        resolved_metadata=resolved_metadata,
+        figure_inventory=figure_inventory,
+        table_inventory=table_inventory,
+    )
+
+    assert "# Paper Title" in md
+    assert "Authors:" in md
+    assert "## 1 Introduction" in md or "### 1 Introduction" in md
+    assert "![[figures/figure_001.md]]" in md or "![[render/figures/figure_001.md]]" in md