diff --git a/docs/ui-kit.md b/docs/ui-kit.md
index b8a17493..6664729c 100644
--- a/docs/ui-kit.md
+++ b/docs/ui-kit.md
@@ -270,6 +270,7 @@ workbench keys fall back as described in [theme.md](theme.md).
 | `no_raw_material_dialogs_test.dart` | `AlertDialog` | `QueryaModalDialog`, `QueryaConfirmDialog` |
 | `no_material_dropdowns_test.dart` | `DropdownButton(FormField)`, `PopupMenuButton`, `showMenu` | `QueryaDropdown`, `QueryaActionMenu` |
 | `no_raw_progress_indicators_test.dart` | `CircularProgressIndicator` outside `QueryaSpinner` | `QueryaSpinner` |
+| `shared_does_not_import_shadcn_test.dart` | a new `package:shadcn_flutter` import in `lib/shared/` (ratchet: the allow-list only shrinks) | Flutter primitives and the kit tokens |
 
 When adding a new shared component that replaces a Material one, add a guard
 test in the same style and mention it here.
diff --git a/test/guards/shared_does_not_import_shadcn_test.dart b/test/guards/shared_does_not_import_shadcn_test.dart
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ba5afc60
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/guards/shared_does_not_import_shadcn_test.dart
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+import 'dart:io';
+
+import 'package:flutter_test/flutter_test.dart';
+
+/// Epic #1365: the Querya UI kit (`lib/shared/`) is moving off
+/// `package:shadcn_flutter`. This guard is a ratchet: the files below still
+/// import it and are allowed to, nothing else may start to, and an entry has
+/// to be removed from the list in the same change that removes its import.
+///
+/// `widgets.dart` is the barrel that re-exports shadcn for the rest of the app
+/// until the migration is done; it goes last.
+void main() {
+  const allowed = <String>{
+    'lib/shared/widgets/app_toast.dart',
+    'lib/shared/widgets/connection_tree_loading_row.dart',
+    'lib/shared/widgets/export_menu_button.dart',
+    'lib/shared/widgets/querya_action_button.dart',
+    'lib/shared/widgets/querya_action_menu.dart',
+    'lib/shared/widgets/querya_badge.dart',
+    'lib/shared/widgets/querya_dialog_card.dart',
+    'lib/shared/widgets/querya_dropdown.dart',
+    'lib/shared/widgets/querya_empty_state.dart',
+    'lib/shared/widgets/querya_icon_button.dart',
+    'lib/shared/widgets/querya_modal_dialog.dart',
+    'lib/shared/widgets/querya_search_field.dart',
+    'lib/shared/widgets/querya_spinner.dart',
+    'lib/shared/widgets/querya_tab_strip.dart',
+    'lib/shared/widgets/widgets.dart',
+  };
+
+  final importsShadcn = RegExp('package:shadcn_flutter/');
+
+  Set<String> filesImportingShadcn() {
+    final found = <String>{};
+    for (final entity in Directory('lib/shared').listSync(recursive: true)) {
+      if (entity is! File || !entity.path.endsWith('.dart')) continue;
+      final path = entity.path.replaceAll(r'\', '/');
+      if (importsShadcn.hasMatch(entity.readAsStringSync())) {
+        found.add(path);
+      }
+    }
+    return found;
+  }
+
+  test('lib/shared does not start importing shadcn_flutter', () {
+    final offenders = filesImportingShadcn().difference(allowed).toList()
+      ..sort();
+
+    expect(
+      offenders,
+      isEmpty,
+      reason: 'These files in lib/shared import shadcn_flutter: $offenders. '
+          'The UI kit is moving off it (#1365): use Flutter primitives and the '
+          'kit tokens instead.',
+    );
+  });
+
+  test('the allow-list only names files that still import shadcn_flutter', () {
+    final stale = allowed.difference(filesImportingShadcn()).toList()..sort();
+
+    expect(
+      stale,
+      isEmpty,
+      reason: 'These files no longer import shadcn_flutter (or are gone): '
+          '$stale. Remove them from the allow-list in this test.',
+    );
+  });
+}