diff --git a/tests/test_ocr.py b/tests/test_ocr.py
index bf00c5f7..8e1691b4 100644
--- a/tests/test_ocr.py
+++ b/tests/test_ocr.py
@@ -543,3 +543,28 @@ def test_version_state_classifiable_from_meta_json(tmp_path: Path) -> None:
     )
     assert "raw_upgradable" in state
     assert "derived_stale" in state
+
+
+def test_postprocess_writes_role_index(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 / "IDX001"
+    ocr_dir.mkdir()
+    (ocr_dir / "meta.json").write_text(
+        '{"zotero_key":"IDX001","ocr_status":"done","ocr_model":"PaddleOCR"}',
+        encoding="utf-8",
+    )
+
+    _, _, _, _ = postprocess_ocr_result(vault, "IDX001", [])
+
+    assert (ocr_dir / "index" / "role-index.json").exists()
diff --git a/tests/test_ocr_index.py b/tests/test_ocr_index.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..cc66df40
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_ocr_index.py
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+
+def test_role_index_separates_body_caption_table_metadata_reference() -> None:
+    from paperforge.worker.ocr_index import build_role_indexes
+
+    structured_blocks = [
+        {"paper_id": "KEY001", "page": 1, "block_id": "b1", "role": "body_paragraph", "text": "Methods body"},
+        {"paper_id": "KEY001", "page": 1, "block_id": "b2", "role": "figure_caption", "text": "Figure 1. Result"},
+        {"paper_id": "KEY001", "page": 1, "block_id": "b3", "role": "table_caption", "text": "Table 1. Data"},
+        {"paper_id": "KEY001", "page": 1, "block_id": "b4", "role": "reference_item", "text": "Smith et al. (2024)."},
+    ]
+    resolved_metadata = {
+        "title": {"value": "Paper Title"},
+        "doi": {"value": "10.1000/xyz"},
+    }
+
+    indexes = build_role_indexes(
+        structured_blocks=structured_blocks,
+        resolved_metadata=resolved_metadata,
+    )
+
+    assert "body" in indexes
+    assert "captions" in indexes
+    assert "tables" in indexes
+    assert "metadata" in indexes
+    assert "references" in indexes