diff --git a/resources/views/admin/dashboard.blade.php b/resources/views/admin/dashboard.blade.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..457104f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/resources/views/admin/dashboard.blade.php
@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+@php
+    $toolbarItems = [
+        [
+            'label' => 'Ideas',
+            'href' => route('home'),
+            'icon' => 'heroicon-o-light-bulb',
+        ],
+        [
+            'label' => 'Planning',
+            'href' => '#planning',
+            'icon' => 'heroicon-o-clipboard-document-list',
+        ],
+        [
+            'label' => 'Development',
+            'href' => '#development',
+            'icon' => 'heroicon-o-code-bracket-square',
+        ],
+        [
+            'label' => 'Testing',
+            'href' => '#testing',
+            'icon' => 'heroicon-o-beaker',
+        ],
+        [
+            'label' => 'Security',
+            'href' => '#security',
+            'icon' => 'heroicon-o-shield-check',
+        ],
+        [
+            'label' => 'Ops',
+            'href' => '#ops',
+            'icon' => 'heroicon-o-command-line',
+        ],
+    ];
+
+    $contextItems = [
+        [
+            'label' => 'Dashboard',
+            'href' => route('admin.dashboard'),
+            'current' => true,
+            'icon' => 'heroicon-o-squares-2x2',
+        ],
+        [
+            'label' => 'Users',
+            'href' => '#users',
+            'icon' => 'heroicon-o-users',
+        ],
+        [
+            'label' => 'Roles',
+            'href' => '#roles',
+            'icon' => 'heroicon-o-shield-check',
+        ],
+    ];
+@endphp
+
+<x-layouts.app-shell
+    title="Admin"
+    :toolbar-items="$toolbarItems"
+    :context-items="$contextItems"
+    :show-admin-entry="true"
+>
+    <div class="mx-auto max-w-5xl space-y-8">
+        <x-ui.page-header
+            eyebrow="Admin"
+            title="Control center"
+            description="This area is reserved for administrative work and future user management."
+        />
+
+        <x-ui.panel
+            title="Protected area"
+            subtitle="Access here is restricted to users with the admin role."
+        >
+            <p class="text-sm leading-7 text-muted">
+                This dashboard is the first admin-only landing surface. It uses the same shell and shared components as the rest of the app,
+                but it stays behind the authorization gate and will grow into user, role, and system management from here.
+            </p>
+        </x-ui.panel>
+    </div>
+</x-layouts.app-shell>
diff --git a/resources/views/components/layouts/app-shell.blade.php b/resources/views/components/layouts/app-shell.blade.php
index 7d39009..b715149 100644
--- a/resources/views/components/layouts/app-shell.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/components/layouts/app-shell.blade.php
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
     'title' => config('app.name', 'Replicator'),
     'toolbarItems' => [],
     'contextItems' => [],
+    'showAdminEntry' => false,
 ])
 
 @php
@@ -90,6 +91,15 @@ class="flex size-10 items-center justify-center rounded-lg bg-white/10 text-whit
                             :current="$item['current'] ?? false"
                         />
                     @endforeach
+
+                    @if ($showAdminEntry && auth()->user()?->isAn('admin'))
+                        <x-app.toolbar-item
+                            href="{{ route('admin.dashboard') }}"
+                            label="Admin"
+                            icon="heroicon-o-shield-check"
+                            :current="request()->routeIs('admin.*')"
+                        />
+                    @endif
                 </nav>
             </aside>
 
diff --git a/resources/views/home.blade.php b/resources/views/home.blade.php
index 5c62701..2224065 100644
--- a/resources/views/home.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/home.blade.php
@@ -31,11 +31,6 @@
             'href' => '#ops',
             'icon' => 'heroicon-o-command-line',
         ],
-        [
-            'label' => 'Admin',
-            'href' => '#admin',
-            'icon' => 'heroicon-o-cog-6-tooth',
-        ],
     ];
 
     $contextItems = [
@@ -63,7 +58,12 @@
     ];
 @endphp
 
-<x-layouts.app-shell :title="config('app.name', 'Replicator')" :toolbar-items="$toolbarItems" :context-items="$contextItems">
+<x-layouts.app-shell
+    :title="config('app.name', 'Replicator')"
+    :toolbar-items="$toolbarItems"
+    :context-items="$contextItems"
+    :show-admin-entry="true"
+>
     <div class="mx-auto max-w-5xl space-y-8">
         <x-ui.page-header
             eyebrow="Workspace"
diff --git a/routes/web.php b/routes/web.php
index a8a13d2..0feb09d 100644
--- a/routes/web.php
+++ b/routes/web.php
@@ -7,5 +7,5 @@
 })->name('home');
 
 Route::get('/admin', function () {
-    return view('home');
+    return view('admin.dashboard');
 })->middleware(['auth', 'can:access-admin'])->name('admin.dashboard');
diff --git a/tests/Feature/Auth/RbacTest.php b/tests/Feature/Auth/RbacTest.php
index 52d8143..fdbfa81 100644
--- a/tests/Feature/Auth/RbacTest.php
+++ b/tests/Feature/Auth/RbacTest.php
@@ -31,3 +31,20 @@
         ->get(route('admin.dashboard'))
         ->assertSuccessful();
 });
+
+it('shows the admin toolbar entry only to admins', function (): void {
+    $user = User::factory()->create();
+
+    $this->actingAs($user)
+        ->get(route('home'))
+        ->assertSuccessful()
+        ->assertDontSee('href="'.route('admin.dashboard').'"', false);
+
+    $admin = User::factory()->create();
+    $admin->assign('admin');
+
+    $this->actingAs($admin)
+        ->get(route('home'))
+        ->assertSuccessful()
+        ->assertSee('href="'.route('admin.dashboard').'"', false);
+});