diff --git a/tests/test_1560_password_env_var_no_op.py b/tests/test_1560_password_env_var_no_op.py
index c085108e..bebc25c8 100644
--- a/tests/test_1560_password_env_var_no_op.py
+++ b/tests/test_1560_password_env_var_no_op.py
@@ -333,7 +333,7 @@ def test_panels_js_uses_locked_placeholder_i18n_key():
 # (en/es/de/zh/zh-Hant/ru/ja/fr/pt). The repo currently ships 9 locales but
 # substitutes 'ko' for 'fr' — we test what the repo actually has, not what the
 # issue body lists, so a future addition of fr won't fail the suite either.
-EXPECTED_LOCALES = ("en", "ja", "ru", "es", "de", "zh", "zh-Hant", "pt", "ko")
+EXPECTED_LOCALES = ("en", "it", "ja", "ru", "es", "de", "zh", "zh-Hant", "pt", "ko")
 
 
 def _locale_block(locale_key: str) -> str:
diff --git a/tests/test_issue1488_composer_voice_buttons.py b/tests/test_issue1488_composer_voice_buttons.py
index 39e6fa9f..3f37ddbd 100644
--- a/tests/test_issue1488_composer_voice_buttons.py
+++ b/tests/test_issue1488_composer_voice_buttons.py
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ class TestComposerVoiceButtonI18n:
         "voice_mode_toggle_active",
     )
 
-    LOCALES = ("en", "ja", "ru", "es", "de", "zh", "zh-Hant", "pt", "ko")
+    LOCALES = ("en", "it", "ja", "ru", "es", "de", "zh", "zh-Hant", "pt", "ko")
 
     def test_legacy_voice_toggle_key_removed(self):
         """The old key whose string was 'Voice input' caused the duplicate-
@@ -212,9 +212,9 @@ class TestVoiceModePreferenceGate:
         src = _src("i18n.js")
         for key in ("settings_label_voice_mode", "settings_desc_voice_mode"):
             count = len(re.findall(rf'\b{re.escape(key)}\s*:', src))
-            assert count == 9, (
+            assert count == len(self.LOCALES), (
                 f"Preferences i18n key {key!r} appears {count} times — "
-                f"expected 9 (one per locale)."
+                f"expected {len(self.LOCALES)} (one per locale)."
             )
 
     def test_panels_js_wires_voice_mode_pref(self):
diff --git a/tests/test_issue1560_password_env_var_lock.py b/tests/test_issue1560_password_env_var_lock.py
index e303d9b9..48b87f52 100644
--- a/tests/test_issue1560_password_env_var_lock.py
+++ b/tests/test_issue1560_password_env_var_lock.py
@@ -104,10 +104,10 @@ def test_panels_js_hides_disable_auth_button_when_env_locked():
         'Disable Auth button must be hidden in the env-locked code path'
 
 
-# ── i18n: keys present in all 9 locales (static/i18n.js) ──────────────────
+# ── i18n: keys present in all 10 locales (static/i18n.js) ──────────────────
 
 
-LOCALES = ['en', 'ja', 'ru', 'es', 'de', 'zh', 'zh-Hant', 'pt', 'ko']
+LOCALES = ['en', 'it', 'ja', 'ru', 'es', 'de', 'zh', 'zh-Hant', 'pt', 'ko']
 
 
 def _split_locales(i18n_src):
diff --git a/tests/test_login_locale_parity.py b/tests/test_login_locale_parity.py
index 42aa88ff..ff4a4b2b 100644
--- a/tests/test_login_locale_parity.py
+++ b/tests/test_login_locale_parity.py
@@ -260,10 +260,10 @@ def test_every_i18n_locale_has_login_locale_entry():
 
 
 def test_login_locale_count_matches_or_exceeds_floor():
-    """_LOGIN_LOCALE must contain at least the 9 launch locales (en, es, de, ru, zh, zh-Hant, ja, pt, ko)."""
+    """_LOGIN_LOCALE must contain at least the 10 launch locales (en, it, es, de, ru, zh, zh-Hant, ja, pt, ko)."""
     login = _load_login_locale()
-    assert len(login) >= 9, f"_LOGIN_LOCALE shrank: only {len(login)} entries"
-    for k in ("en", "es", "de", "ru", "zh", "zh-Hant", "ja", "pt", "ko"):
+    assert len(login) >= 10, f"_LOGIN_LOCALE shrank: only {len(login)} entries"
+    for k in ("en", "it", "es", "de", "ru", "zh", "zh-Hant", "ja", "pt", "ko"):
         assert k in login, f"_LOGIN_LOCALE missing core locale {k!r}"
 
 
diff --git a/tests/test_stage268_opus_followups.py b/tests/test_stage268_opus_followups.py
index 2febdd3e..51b1a48d 100644
--- a/tests/test_stage268_opus_followups.py
+++ b/tests/test_stage268_opus_followups.py
@@ -43,8 +43,8 @@ def test_sf1_session_meta_children_present_in_all_locales():
         f"session_meta_messages appears {msg_count} times but "
         f"session_meta_children appears {child_count} — must be in every locale"
     )
-    # Sanity: 9 known locales (en, ja, ru, es, de, zh, zh-Hant, plus the legacy zh-tw/zh-hk aliases)
-    assert child_count >= 9, f"expected >=9 locales with session_meta_children, got {child_count}"
+    # Sanity: 10 known locales (en, it, ja, ru, es, de, zh, zh-Hant, plus the legacy zh-tw/zh-hk aliases)
+    assert child_count >= 10, f"expected >=10 locales with session_meta_children, got {child_count}"
 
 
 # --- SF-2 (#1462): duplicate carries per-session settings ---