diff --git a/UITests/SmokeUITests.swift b/UITests/SmokeUITests.swift
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fb60e77
--- /dev/null
+++ b/UITests/SmokeUITests.swift
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+// SmokeUITests.swift
+// Minimal smoke test — verifies the UI-testing target is wired correctly.
+// Real feature coverage lives in dedicated UITest files (see PairingUITests,
+// SessionSwitcherUITests, etc.).
+
+import XCTest
+
+@MainActor
+final class SmokeUITests: XCTestCase {
+
+    override func setUpWithError() throws {
+        continueAfterFailure = false
+    }
+
+    /// Launch the app and verify it shows *some* UI within a reasonable
+    /// timeout. This is just a wiring check — feature tests assert specifics.
+    func testAppLaunchesWithoutCrashing() throws {
+        let app = XCUIApplication()
+        app.launch()
+        // Wait for any window to appear.
+        XCTAssertTrue(app.wait(for: .runningForeground, timeout: 10))
+    }
+}
diff --git a/project.yml b/project.yml
index c8588c0..444648f 100644
--- a/project.yml
+++ b/project.yml
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ schemes:
       config: Debug
       targets:
         - piRemoteTests
+        - piRemoteUITests
     archive:
       config: Release
 
@@ -82,3 +83,16 @@ targets:
       - path: Tests/CoreTests
     dependencies:
       - target: piRemote
+
+  piRemoteUITests:
+    type: bundle.ui-testing
+    platform: iOS
+    deploymentTarget: "17.0"
+    sources:
+      - path: UITests
+    settings:
+      base:
+        TEST_TARGET_NAME: piRemote
+        PRODUCT_BUNDLE_IDENTIFIER: de.vpsj.pi-remote.uitests
+    dependencies:
+      - target: piRemote