diff --git a/cmd/server/tests/contract_pins_test.go b/cmd/server/tests/contract_pins_test.go
index e839aa37..83732b81 100644
--- a/cmd/server/tests/contract_pins_test.go
+++ b/cmd/server/tests/contract_pins_test.go
@@ -1214,6 +1214,30 @@ func pinAnnotationLifecycle(t *testing.T, setup *TestServerSetup, fx contractFix
 		require.NoError(t, json.Unmarshal(raw, &body2))
 		assertResponseShape(t, "annotation "+kind+" update", body2, rowKeys, rowKeys)
 
+		// The restore half of the round trip: what the reader fetches
+		// when the book is reopened must return the persisted annotation
+		// with the update applied — written to the DB, read back through
+		// the same list endpoint the UI loads on open.
+		t.Run(kind+" GET list restores the annotation", func(t *testing.T) {
+			resp3 := doReq(t, "GET", annotationURL(setup.Server.URL, fx.itemID, kind, ""), nil, setup.RegularToken)
+			defer resp3.Body.Close()
+			require.Equal(t, http.StatusOK, resp3.StatusCode, "list must stay 200")
+			var list []map[string]interface{}
+			require.NoError(t, json.NewDecoder(resp3.Body).Decode(&list))
+			var found map[string]interface{}
+			for _, row := range list {
+				if row["id"] == id {
+					found = row
+					break
+				}
+			}
+			require.NotNil(t, found, "created %s must come back in the list that restores a reopened book", kind)
+			updates, _ := updateBody.(map[string]interface{})
+			for key, want := range updates {
+				assert.Equal(t, want, found[key], "%s field must round-trip from the DB on restore", key)
+			}
+		})
+
 		t.Run(kind+" DELETE response", func(t *testing.T) {
 			resp3 := doReq(t, "DELETE", annotationURL(setup.Server.URL, fx.itemID, kind, id), nil, setup.RegularToken)
 			defer resp3.Body.Close()