diff --git a/packages/studio/AGENTS.md b/packages/studio/AGENTS.md
index 35ee67faab..325b5c9aef 100644
--- a/packages/studio/AGENTS.md
+++ b/packages/studio/AGENTS.md
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ bun run --cwd packages/studio test:edit-accuracy -- --grid pr --filter '^resize-
 - **Before and After captures.** A PR that changes code under `packages/studio`
   or `packages/player` needs `## Before` and `## After` sections in its
   description, each with an image or video. The exemptions (a small change with
-  no visible effect, Markdown) are defined in `scripts/check-pr-captures.mjs`.
+  no visible effect, Markdown, tests) are defined in `scripts/check-pr-captures.mjs`.
 
 ## Traps worth knowing
 
diff --git a/scripts/check-pr-captures.mjs b/scripts/check-pr-captures.mjs
index 9e6ab31420..31c941cd46 100644
--- a/scripts/check-pr-captures.mjs
+++ b/scripts/check-pr-captures.mjs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env node
 // Fail a PR touching packages/studio or packages/player unless its body has Before and After sections with media.
-// Markdown under them is docs, not behaviour, so it is not watched.
+// Markdown and tests under them are not behaviour a user sees, so they are not watched.
 // usage: node scripts/check-pr-captures.mjs --base origin/main --head <sha>; the body arrives in the env (see main).
 
 import { execFileSync } from "node:child_process";
@@ -35,8 +35,6 @@ function isMediaUrl(raw) {
   return url !== null && (isAttachmentUrl(url) || MEDIA_PATH.test(url.pathname));
 }
 
-const TEST_FILE = /\.(?:test|spec)\.[jt]sx?$/;
-
 const CAPTURE_TITLES = {
   before: /^before(?:\s*[:(].*|\s+[-–—]\s.*)?$/i,
   after: /^after(?:\s*[:(].*|\s+[-–—]\s.*)?$/i,
@@ -133,8 +131,12 @@ function parseRecord(record) {
 }
 
 const DOC_FILE = /\.mdx?$/i;
+const TEST_PATH = /\/(?:tests|__tests__)\/|\.(?:test|spec)\./;
 const isWatched = (path) =>
-  path !== "" && WATCHED_PREFIXES.some((prefix) => path.startsWith(prefix)) && !DOC_FILE.test(path);
+  path !== "" &&
+  WATCHED_PREFIXES.some((prefix) => path.startsWith(prefix)) &&
+  !DOC_FILE.test(path) &&
+  !TEST_PATH.test(path);
 
 /** Parse `git diff --numstat -z --no-renames`, keeping watched paths. A binary file counts as a full budget. */
 export const parseNumstat = (numstat) =>
@@ -143,8 +145,7 @@ export const parseNumstat = (numstat) =>
     .map(parseRecord)
     .filter((file) => isWatched(file.path));
 
-const isVisualFile = (path) =>
-  VISUAL_EXTENSIONS.some((ext) => path.endsWith(ext)) && !TEST_FILE.test(path);
+const isVisualFile = (path) => VISUAL_EXTENSIONS.some((ext) => path.endsWith(ext));
 
 /** Why a "No visible change" declaration does not hold for this diff; empty means it holds. */
 export function noVisibleChangeFailures(files) {
@@ -468,7 +469,7 @@ function printFailure(problems, prNumber) {
     "Edit the body text first: gh pr edit --body-file replaces the body and drops attachments.",
   );
   console.error(
-    `A change with no visible effect (under ${NO_VISIBLE_CHANGE_MAX_LINES} lines, no .tsx/.css/.html) may instead add a '## No visible change' section.`,
+    `A change with no visible effect (under ${NO_VISIBLE_CHANGE_MAX_LINES} lines, no .tsx/.css/.html; tests and Markdown are not counted) may instead add a '## No visible change' section.`,
   );
 }
 
diff --git a/scripts/check-pr-captures.test.mjs b/scripts/check-pr-captures.test.mjs
index 610c898c89..4fcfd62968 100644
--- a/scripts/check-pr-captures.test.mjs
+++ b/scripts/check-pr-captures.test.mjs
@@ -116,6 +116,22 @@ test("markdown under a watched package needs no capture", () => {
   assert.equal(evaluate({ body: "", files }).ok, true);
 });
 
+test("test files under a watched package need no capture", () => {
+  const files = parseNumstat(
+    "28\t0\tpackages/studio/tests/e2e/edit-accuracy/server.test.mjs\0" +
+      "12\t4\tpackages/studio/tests/e2e/edit-accuracy/case.mjs\0" +
+      "6\t1\tpackages/player/src/a.spec.tsx\0" +
+      "40\t0\tpackages/studio/src/b.test.ts\0",
+  );
+  assert.deepEqual(files, []);
+  assert.equal(evaluate({ body: "", files }).ok, true);
+  const mixed = parseNumstat(
+    "3\t0\tpackages/studio/src/a.ts\0" + "40\t0\tpackages/studio/src/a.test.ts\0",
+  );
+  assert.deepEqual(mixed, [studio("packages/studio/src/a.ts", 3)]);
+  assert.equal(evaluate({ body: "", files: mixed }).ok, false);
+});
+
 test("a binary file spends the whole no-visible-change budget", () => {
   const [file] = parseNumstat("-\t-\tpackages/studio/public/logo.png\0");
   assert.equal(file.lines, 20);
@@ -191,9 +207,8 @@ test("comment fragments cannot rebuild a comment or hide a section from the read
   );
 });
 
-test("No visible change accepts a test-only .tsx change but not a component change", () => {
+test("No visible change does not cover a component change", () => {
   const body = "## No visible change\nx";
-  assert.equal(evaluate({ body, files: [studio("packages/studio/src/A.test.tsx", 5)] }).ok, true);
   assert.equal(evaluate({ body, files: [studio("packages/studio/src/A.tsx", 5)] }).ok, false);
 });