diff --git a/.github/workflows/e2e.yml b/.github/workflows/e2e.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bd9322d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/e2e.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+name: E2E
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches: [main]
+  pull_request:
+
+env:
+  CI: 1
+
+defaults:
+  run:
+    shell: bash
+
+jobs:
+  e2e:
+    name: End to end tests
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+        with:
+          node-version: 22
+          cache: npm
+
+      - name: Install dependencies
+        run: npm ci
+
+      - name: Build plugin
+        run: npm run build
+
+      # Obsidian is an Electron app, so it needs a display to run against.
+      - name: Run e2e tests
+        run: xvfb-run --auto-servernum npm run e2e
diff --git a/test/specs/edit-round-trip.e2e.ts b/test/specs/edit-round-trip.e2e.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..46a2fb4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/specs/edit-round-trip.e2e.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,83 @@
+import { browser, expect } from '@wdio/globals'
+
+/**
+ * Creating and persisting is the part of the plugin that opening a file doesn't touch. This draws a
+ * shape, waits for the debounced write, and reopens the drawing from scratch, so a break anywhere
+ * between the editor and the vault shows up.
+ *
+ * It compares file contents rather than parsing them, so it holds whether the drawing is stored as
+ * markdown or as `.tldr`.
+ */
+describe('Editing a drawing', () => {
+	before(async () => {
+		await browser.reloadObsidian({
+			plugins: ['tldraw'],
+		})
+	})
+
+	it('writes an edit to disk and reads it back', async () => {
+		const result = await browser.executeObsidian(async ({ app }) => {
+			const sleep = (ms: number) => new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, ms))
+			const plugin = (app as unknown as { plugins: { plugins: Record<string, any> } }).plugins
+				.plugins.tldraw
+
+			// Otherwise creating a drawing opens the destination picker and blocks the test.
+			plugin.settings.fileDestinations.confirmDestination = false
+
+			const waitForEditor = async () => {
+				const deadline = Date.now() + 15_000
+				while (Date.now() < deadline) {
+					if (plugin.currTldrawEditor) return plugin.currTldrawEditor
+					await sleep(100)
+				}
+				throw new Error('The tldraw editor never mounted.')
+			}
+
+			const file = await plugin.createUntitledTldrFile({})
+			const leaf = await plugin.openTldrFile(file, 'new-tab')
+
+			const editor = await waitForEditor()
+			const shapesBefore = editor.getCurrentPageShapes().length
+			const contentsBefore = await app.vault.read(file)
+
+			editor.createShape({
+				type: 'geo',
+				x: 100,
+				y: 100,
+				props: { geo: 'rectangle', w: 120, h: 80 },
+			})
+			const shapesAfterEdit = editor.getCurrentPageShapes().length
+
+			// The plugin debounces writes (saveFileDelay, 0.5s by default), so poll the file rather
+			// than assuming a fixed delay.
+			const saveDeadline = Date.now() + 15_000
+			let contentsAfter = contentsBefore
+			while (Date.now() < saveDeadline) {
+				contentsAfter = await app.vault.read(file)
+				if (contentsAfter !== contentsBefore) break
+				await sleep(200)
+			}
+
+			// Reopen from scratch so the count comes back through a fresh load, not the live store.
+			leaf.detach()
+			plugin.currTldrawEditor = undefined
+			await sleep(500)
+			await plugin.openTldrFile(file, 'new-tab')
+			const reloaded = await waitForEditor()
+			const shapesAfterReopen = reloaded.getCurrentPageShapes().length
+
+			await app.vault.delete(file)
+
+			return {
+				shapesBefore,
+				shapesAfterEdit,
+				shapesAfterReopen,
+				wroteToDisk: contentsAfter !== contentsBefore,
+			}
+		})
+
+		expect(result.shapesAfterEdit).toBe(result.shapesBefore + 1)
+		expect(result.wroteToDisk).toBe(true)
+		expect(result.shapesAfterReopen).toBe(result.shapesAfterEdit)
+	})
+})
diff --git a/test/specs/markdown-embed.e2e.ts b/test/specs/markdown-embed.e2e.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..253a97e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/specs/markdown-embed.e2e.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+import { browser, expect } from '@wdio/globals'
+
+/**
+ * Embedding a drawing in a note goes through a different path from opening one: the embed registry
+ * and a `TldrawImage` rather than a full editor. It's also the path the `TldrawImage` patch in
+ * `patches/` exists for, so it's worth holding still.
+ */
+describe('Embedding a drawing in a note', () => {
+	before(async () => {
+		await browser.reloadObsidian({
+			plugins: ['tldraw'],
+		})
+	})
+
+	it('renders the drawing in reading view', async () => {
+		const result = await browser.executeObsidian(async ({ app, obsidian }) => {
+			const sleep = (ms: number) => new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, ms))
+			const plugin = (app as unknown as { plugins: { plugins: Record<string, any> } }).plugins
+				.plugins.tldraw
+
+			// Otherwise creating a drawing opens the destination picker and blocks the test.
+			plugin.settings.fileDestinations.confirmDestination = false
+
+			// Embeds are registered for `.tldr`, so this one isn't stored in markdown.
+			const drawing = await plugin.createUntitledTldrFile({ inMarkdown: false })
+
+			// Give it a shape, so the embed has something to draw.
+			const editorLeaf = await plugin.openTldrFile(drawing, 'new-tab')
+			const editorDeadline = Date.now() + 15_000
+			while (Date.now() < editorDeadline && !plugin.currTldrawEditor) await sleep(100)
+			if (!plugin.currTldrawEditor) throw new Error('The tldraw editor never mounted.')
+			plugin.currTldrawEditor.createShape({
+				type: 'geo',
+				x: 100,
+				y: 100,
+				props: { geo: 'rectangle', w: 120, h: 80 },
+			})
+			await sleep(2000)
+			editorLeaf.detach()
+			plugin.currTldrawEditor = undefined
+
+			const hostPath = 'embed-host.md'
+			const existing = app.vault.getAbstractFileByPath(hostPath)
+			if (existing instanceof obsidian.TFile) await app.vault.delete(existing)
+			const host = await app.vault.create(hostPath, `![[${drawing.name}]]`)
+
+			const leaf = app.workspace.getLeaf('tab')
+			await leaf.setViewState({
+				type: 'markdown',
+				state: { file: host.path, mode: 'preview' },
+			})
+
+			const deadline = Date.now() + 20_000
+			let embed: HTMLElement | null = null
+			let image: HTMLElement | null = null
+			while (Date.now() < deadline) {
+				embed = leaf.view.containerEl.querySelector('.ptl-markdown-embed')
+				// The embed renders lazily, so make sure it's actually on screen.
+				embed?.scrollIntoView()
+				image = leaf.view.containerEl.querySelector('.ptl-tldraw-image img[src]')
+				if (embed && image) break
+				await sleep(200)
+			}
+
+			const result = { embedded: !!embed, rendered: !!image }
+
+			leaf.detach()
+			await app.vault.delete(host)
+			await app.vault.delete(drawing)
+			return result
+		})
+
+		expect(result).toEqual({ embedded: true, rendered: true })
+	})
+})
diff --git a/test/specs/theme-background.e2e.ts b/test/specs/theme-background.e2e.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5e214a5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/specs/theme-background.e2e.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,131 @@
+import { browser, expect } from '@wdio/globals'
+
+/**
+ * The canvas background is meant to match Obsidian's own, so a drawing doesn't sit in a differently
+ * coloured rectangle.
+ *
+ * These specs create their own drawing rather than opening a committed fixture, so they don't
+ * depend on the schema version of any file on disk and stay valid across tldraw upgrades.
+ */
+describe('Canvas background', () => {
+	before(async () => {
+		await browser.reloadObsidian({
+			plugins: ['tldraw'],
+		})
+	})
+
+	it('matches the Obsidian theme background', async () => {
+		const result = await browser.executeObsidian(async ({ app }) => {
+			const sleep = (ms: number) => new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, ms))
+			const plugin = (app as unknown as { plugins: { plugins: Record<string, any> } }).plugins
+				.plugins.tldraw
+
+			// Otherwise creating a drawing opens the destination picker and blocks the test.
+			plugin.settings.fileDestinations.confirmDestination = false
+
+			const file = await plugin.createUntitledTldrFile({})
+			const leaf = await plugin.openTldrFile(file, 'new-tab')
+
+			const deadline = Date.now() + 15_000
+			let background: HTMLElement | null = null
+			while (Date.now() < deadline) {
+				background = leaf.view.containerEl.querySelector('.tl-background')
+				if (background) break
+				await sleep(100)
+			}
+			if (!background) throw new Error('The tldraw canvas never rendered.')
+
+			// Obsidian's variable and tldraw's computed colour are written in different notations, so
+			// both are resolved through the browser before comparing.
+			const resolve = (color: string) => {
+				const probe = document.createElement('div')
+				probe.style.color = color
+				document.body.appendChild(probe)
+				const resolved = getComputedStyle(probe).color
+				probe.remove()
+				return resolved
+			}
+
+			const result = {
+				canvas: resolve(getComputedStyle(background).backgroundColor),
+				obsidian: resolve(
+					getComputedStyle(document.body).getPropertyValue('--background-primary').trim()
+				),
+			}
+
+			leaf.detach()
+			await app.vault.delete(file)
+			return result
+		})
+
+		expect(result.canvas).toBe(result.obsidian)
+	})
+
+	it('follows the Obsidian theme when it changes', async () => {
+		const result = await browser.executeObsidian(async ({ app }) => {
+			const sleep = (ms: number) => new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, ms))
+			const plugin = (app as unknown as { plugins: { plugins: Record<string, any> } }).plugins
+				.plugins.tldraw
+			plugin.settings.fileDestinations.confirmDestination = false
+
+			const file = await plugin.createUntitledTldrFile({})
+			const leaf = await plugin.openTldrFile(file, 'new-tab')
+
+			const deadline = Date.now() + 15_000
+			let background: HTMLElement | null = null
+			while (Date.now() < deadline) {
+				background = leaf.view.containerEl.querySelector('.tl-background')
+				if (background) break
+				await sleep(100)
+			}
+			if (!background) throw new Error('The tldraw canvas never rendered.')
+
+			const resolve = (color: string) => {
+				const probe = document.createElement('div')
+				probe.style.color = color
+				document.body.appendChild(probe)
+				const resolved = getComputedStyle(probe).color
+				probe.remove()
+				return resolved
+			}
+			const read = () => ({
+				canvas: resolve(getComputedStyle(background!).backgroundColor),
+				obsidian: resolve(
+					getComputedStyle(document.body).getPropertyValue('--background-primary').trim()
+				),
+			})
+
+			const before = read()
+
+			// `changeTheme` isn't in Obsidian's public typings, so fall back to writing the config and
+			// firing the event the plugin actually listens for.
+			const internals = app as unknown as {
+				changeTheme?(theme: string): void
+				vault: { getConfig?(key: string): unknown; setConfig?(key: string, value: unknown): void }
+			}
+			const next = internals.vault.getConfig?.('theme') === 'obsidian' ? 'moonstone' : 'obsidian'
+			if (typeof internals.changeTheme === 'function') {
+				internals.changeTheme(next)
+			} else {
+				internals.vault.setConfig?.('theme', next)
+				app.workspace.trigger('css-change')
+			}
+
+			const settle = Date.now() + 10_000
+			while (Date.now() < settle) {
+				const now = read()
+				if (now.obsidian !== before.obsidian && now.canvas === now.obsidian) break
+				await sleep(100)
+			}
+
+			const after = read()
+			leaf.detach()
+			await app.vault.delete(file)
+			return { before, after }
+		})
+
+		// Guards against the assertion below passing trivially because the theme never actually moved.
+		expect(result.after.obsidian).not.toBe(result.before.obsidian)
+		expect(result.after.canvas).toBe(result.after.obsidian)
+	})
+})
diff --git a/test/specs/ui-renders.e2e.ts b/test/specs/ui-renders.e2e.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..eb56b06
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/specs/ui-renders.e2e.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+import { $, browser, expect } from '@wdio/globals'
+
+/**
+ * The plugin replaces a good deal of tldraw's UI — its own main menu, zoom menu, quick actions and
+ * keyboard shortcuts dialog — and restyles tldraw internals by class name. An SDK upgrade can
+ * rename or restructure any of that without breaking a single type, so this checks the pieces are
+ * actually on screen.
+ */
+describe('Plugin UI', () => {
+	before(async () => {
+		await browser.reloadObsidian({
+			plugins: ['tldraw'],
+		})
+
+		await browser.executeObsidian(async ({ app }) => {
+			const plugin = (app as unknown as { plugins: { plugins: Record<string, any> } }).plugins
+				.plugins.tldraw
+			// Otherwise creating a drawing opens the destination picker and blocks the test.
+			plugin.settings.fileDestinations.confirmDestination = false
+			const file = await plugin.createUntitledTldrFile({})
+			await plugin.openTldrFile(file, 'new-tab')
+		})
+	})
+
+	it('renders the canvas chrome', async () => {
+		await expect($('.tldraw-view-root')).toBeExisting()
+		await expect($('.tlui-toolbar')).toBeExisting()
+		await expect($('.tlui-style-panel')).toBeExisting()
+	})
+
+	it('renders the plugin main menu', async () => {
+		// A real click rather than a synthetic one: the menu opens on pointer events, which an
+		// in-page element.click() doesn't produce.
+		await $('.tlui-menu-zone button').click()
+
+		const menu = $('.tlui-menu')
+		await menu.waitForExist({ timeout: 5000 })
+
+		// The plugin swaps in its own main menu with these submenus. They're what disappears if its
+		// component overrides stop applying.
+		const text = (await menu.getText()).toLowerCase()
+		expect(text).toContain('file')
+		expect(text).toContain('edit')
+		expect(text).toContain('view')
+	})
+})
diff --git a/test/specs/view-mode.e2e.ts b/test/specs/view-mode.e2e.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..60aac8f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/specs/view-mode.e2e.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+import { browser, expect } from '@wdio/globals'
+
+/**
+ * A drawing stored in markdown can be shown either as a canvas or as the note it really is, and the
+ * plugin swaps the leaf's view between the two. That swap is the plugin's own machinery rather than
+ * anything tldraw provides, so it's worth covering directly.
+ */
+describe('View mode', () => {
+	before(async () => {
+		await browser.reloadObsidian({
+			plugins: ['tldraw'],
+		})
+	})
+
+	it('switches a drawing between the canvas and its markdown', async () => {
+		const result = await browser.executeObsidian(async ({ app }) => {
+			const sleep = (ms: number) => new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, ms))
+			const plugin = (app as unknown as { plugins: { plugins: Record<string, any> } }).plugins
+				.plugins.tldraw
+
+			// Otherwise creating a drawing opens the destination picker and blocks the test.
+			plugin.settings.fileDestinations.confirmDestination = false
+
+			const file = await plugin.createUntitledTldrFile({})
+			const leaf = await plugin.openTldrFile(file, 'new-tab')
+
+			const waitFor = async (predicate: () => boolean) => {
+				const deadline = Date.now() + 15_000
+				while (Date.now() < deadline) {
+					if (predicate()) return true
+					await sleep(100)
+				}
+				return false
+			}
+
+			const canvasFirst = await waitFor(
+				() => !!leaf.view.containerEl.querySelector('.tldraw-view-root')
+			)
+			const typeAsCanvas = leaf.view.getViewType()
+
+			await plugin.updateViewMode('markdown', leaf)
+			const becameMarkdown = await waitFor(() => leaf.view.getViewType() === 'markdown')
+			// The drawing is stored in a fenced code block, so its data should be on screen as text.
+			const markdownText = leaf.view.containerEl.innerText ?? ''
+
+			await plugin.updateViewMode('tldraw-view', leaf)
+			const backToCanvas = await waitFor(
+				() => !!leaf.view.containerEl.querySelector('.tldraw-view-root')
+			)
+
+			const result = {
+				typeAsCanvas,
+				canvasFirst,
+				becameMarkdown,
+				markdownShowsData: markdownText.includes('tldraw'),
+				backToCanvas,
+			}
+
+			leaf.detach()
+			await app.vault.delete(file)
+			return result
+		})
+
+		expect(result).toEqual({
+			typeAsCanvas: 'tldraw-view',
+			canvasFirst: true,
+			becameMarkdown: true,
+			markdownShowsData: true,
+			backToCanvas: true,
+		})
+	})
+})