diff --git a/tests/test_ui/test_dashboard.py b/tests/test_ui/test_dashboard.py
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+import pytest
+from textual.app import App
+from src.ui.screens.dashboard import DashboardScreen
+from src.ui.components.status import StatusIndicator, StatusType
+from src.ui.components.panels import GitStatusPanel
+from src.git.status import GitStatus
+
+
+class TestDashboardScreen:
+    def test_dashboard_screen_exists(self):
+        screen = DashboardScreen()
+        assert screen is not None
+
+
+class TestStatusIndicator:
+    def test_status_indicator_success(self):
+        indicator = StatusIndicator(status=StatusType.SUCCESS)
+        assert indicator.status == StatusType.SUCCESS
+
+    def test_status_indicator_failure(self):
+        indicator = StatusIndicator(status=StatusType.FAILURE)
+        assert indicator.status == StatusType.FAILURE
+
+    def test_status_indicator_pending(self):
+        indicator = StatusIndicator(status=StatusType.PENDING)
+        assert indicator.status == StatusType.PENDING
+
+    def test_status_indicator_running(self):
+        indicator = StatusIndicator(status=StatusType.RUNNING)
+        assert indicator.status == StatusType.RUNNING
+
+
+class TestGitStatusPanel:
+    def test_git_status_panel_creation(self):
+        panel = GitStatusPanel()
+        assert panel is not None
+
+    def test_git_status_panel_update(self):
+        panel = GitStatusPanel()
+        status = GitStatus(
+            branch="main",
+            commit="abc123def",
+            staged=1,
+            unstaged=2,
+            untracked=3,
+            is_clean=False,
+        )
+        panel.update_status(status)
+        assert panel is not None