diff --git a/app/api/operator.py b/app/api/operator.py
index 7908785..2c90e1a 100644
--- a/app/api/operator.py
+++ b/app/api/operator.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ from ..core.auth import (COOKIE_SECURE, DUMMY_PASSWORD_HASH, audit, client_ip, o
                     login_failed, password_matches, throttle)
 from ..core.models import Move, OperatorLogin, Resolution, Review
 from ..printjobs import queue as queue_print_files
-from .. import quote_review
+from .. import payments, quote_review
 from .. import tiny
 from ..runtime import (BACK, BOARD_FINISHED_LIMIT, BOARD_QUOTE_LIMIT, ENVIRONMENT, STATES, TRANSITIONS, payment,
                        enqueue, freight, quote_view, storage)
@@ -206,6 +206,24 @@ def approve(uid: UUID, body: Review, user=Depends(operator)):
             raise HTTPException(404, 'Quote not found')
         return quote_review.approve(c, row, body.items, user)
 
+@router.post('/api/operator/quotes/{uid}/test-order')
+def test_order(uid: UUID, user=Depends(operator)):
+    """An order for an approved quote without payment, to try the Kanban,
+    files and print flow in production. Marked TEST on the board, never sent
+    to Tiny or WhatsApp, and audited."""
+    with db.connect() as c:
+        try:
+            quote = payments.approved_quote(c, uid)
+        except payments.PaymentRefused as refusal:
+            raise HTTPException(404 if 'not found' in str(refusal) else 409, str(refusal))
+        receipt = {'provider': payments.TEST_PROVIDER, 'id': f'teste-{uid}', 'status': 'paid',
+                   'total_cents': quote['approved']['total_cents'], 'operator': user}
+        order, created = payments.create_order(c, quote, receipt)
+    if created:
+        audit('test_order_created', order=str(order['id']), operator=user)
+    return order
+
+
 @router.post('/api/operator/orders/{uid}/move')
 def move(uid: UUID, body: Move, user=Depends(operator)):
     with db.connect() as c:
@@ -233,7 +251,7 @@ def move(uid: UUID, body: Move, user=Depends(operator)):
                   (uid,row['state'],body.state,user,body.reason,back))
         changed = c.execute('UPDATE dtf_local.orders SET state=%s, version=version+1, updated_at=now() WHERE id=%s RETURNING *', (body.state,uid)).fetchone()
         events = {'imp':'production_started','cor':'correction_needed','fin':'ready'}
-        if body.state in events and not back:
+        if body.state in events and not back and not payments.is_test(row):
             # "Production started" and "ready" reach the customer once per order,
             # even if a mistaken move is undone and made again. Each correction
             # is a new request, so it keeps one message per movement.
diff --git a/app/payments.py b/app/payments.py
index 140ba4c..a46d246 100644
--- a/app/payments.py
+++ b/app/payments.py
@@ -41,6 +41,14 @@ def approved_quote(c, quote_id, owner=None):
     return row
 
 
+TEST_PROVIDER = 'teste'
+
+
+def is_test(order):
+    """An operator's test order: it goes through production and notifies no one."""
+    return (order.get('payment') or {}).get('provider') == TEST_PROVIDER
+
+
 def create_order(c, quote, payment):
     """Create the order for a reviewed quote, or return the one already there.
 
@@ -61,6 +69,8 @@ def create_order(c, quote, payment):
         'INSERT INTO dtf_local.orders(id,quote_id,owner,snapshot,payment) VALUES(%s,%s,%s,%s,%s) RETURNING *',
         (uuid4(), quote['id'], quote['owner'], Jsonb(approved), Jsonb(payment))).fetchone()
     queue_print_files(c, order['id'], len(approved['items']))
+    if is_test(order):
+        return order, True
     for provider in ('tiny', 'whatsapp'):
         enqueue(c, f"{order['id']}:paid:{provider}", provider,
                 {'order_id': str(order['id']), 'number': order['number'],
diff --git a/tests/payment_test.py b/tests/payment_test.py
index 8357b90..f323925 100644
--- a/tests/payment_test.py
+++ b/tests/payment_test.py
@@ -140,6 +140,21 @@ def run():
              'status': 'pending', 'amount_cents': total})
     print('PASS: unknown references and non-approved statuses are recorded without acting')
 
+    # An operator's test order runs the production flow and notifies no one.
+    tester, test_quote, _ = reviewed_quote()
+    order = tester.call('/operator/quotes/' + test_quote + '/test-order', {}, operator=True)
+    assert order['payment']['provider'] == 'teste' and order['state'] == 'rec', order
+    assert tester.call('/operator/quotes/' + test_quote + '/test-order', {}, operator=True)['id'] == order['id']
+    version = order['version']
+    for state in ('tra',):
+        moved = tester.call('/operator/orders/' + order['id'] + '/move', {'state': state, 'version': version}, operator=True)
+        version = moved['version']
+    with db.connect() as c:
+        queued = c.execute("SELECT count(*) AS n FROM dtf_local.outbox WHERE event_key LIKE %s", (order['id'] + ':%',)).fetchone()['n']
+        jobs = c.execute('SELECT count(*) AS n FROM dtf_local.print_files WHERE order_id=%s', (order['id'],)).fetchone()['n']
+    assert queued == 0 and jobs == 1, (queued, jobs)
+    print('PASS: an operator test order reaches the board and the print queue, never Tiny or WhatsApp')
+
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     run()
diff --git a/web/kanban.css b/web/kanban.css
index e198564..d7da987 100644
--- a/web/kanban.css
+++ b/web/kanban.css
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ main{padding:0 24px 24px}
 .card .cust{font-size:13px;font-weight:600;color:var(--tx);width:100%;white-space:nowrap;overflow:hidden;text-overflow:ellipsis}
 .tags{display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:6px}
 .tag{font-size:12px;padding:3px 8px;border-radius:6px;background:var(--card2);color:var(--tx2)}
+.tag-teste{font-size:11px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:.04em;padding:2px 7px;border-radius:6px;background:var(--warn);color:#1a1300}
 .card .foot{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:6px;font-size:12px}
 .card .foot .where{margin-left:auto;color:var(--muted)}
 .late{font-size:12px;color:#F06A5B;font-weight:600}
diff --git a/web/kanban.js b/web/kanban.js
index 5e8a330..1a41b80 100644
--- a/web/kanban.js
+++ b/web/kanban.js
@@ -187,11 +187,13 @@ function renderBoard(){
     return column;
   }));
 }
+// An operator's test order: no payment, no Tiny, no WhatsApp.
+const isTest=order=>order.payment?.provider==='teste';
 function card(order){
   const c=node('button',undefined,'card');c.type='button';c.dataset.card=order.id;c.draggable=true;
   if(order.id===openOrder)c.classList.add('open');
   const top=node('div',undefined,'row');
-  top.append(node('span','#'+order.number,'num'),node('span',ago(order.updated_at),'age'));
+  top.append(node('span','#'+order.number,'num'),...(isTest(order)?[node('span','TESTE','tag-teste')]:[]),node('span',ago(order.updated_at),'age'));
   const tags=node('div',undefined,'tags');
   for(const item of order.snapshot.items)tags.append(node('span',SHORT[item.mode]+' · '+metres(item.billed_metres),'tag'));
   const foot=node('div',undefined,'foot');const p=printState(order);
@@ -251,7 +253,8 @@ function renderPanel(order){
   const row=node('div',undefined,'row');
   const stage=node('span',board.states[order.state],'stage');stage.style.setProperty('--c',color);
   const close=node('button',undefined,'close');close.type='button';close.setAttribute('aria-label','Fechar');close.append(icon(['M6 6l12 12M18 6L6 18']));close.onclick=closePanel;
-  row.append(node('span','#'+order.number,'num'),stage,node('span','pago '+when(order.created_at),'faint'),close);
+  row.append(node('span','#'+order.number,'num'),stage,
+    isTest(order)?node('span','pedido de teste · sem pagamento, não vai ao Tiny nem ao WhatsApp','tag-teste'):node('span','pago '+when(order.created_at),'faint'),close);
   const steps=node('ol',undefined,'steps');steps.setAttribute('aria-label','Etapas');
   const at=FLOW.indexOf(order.state);
   for(const [i,s] of FLOW.entries()){const li=node('li',board.states[s]);li.style.setProperty('--c',STAGE_COLORS[s]);
@@ -455,7 +458,17 @@ function review(quote){
     content.append(node('p',quote.status==='expired'?'Cotação expirada. O cliente precisa solicitar outra.':
       'Aprovada: '+money(quote.approved.total_cents)+' · aguardando pagamento','muted'));
     for(const item of quote.draft.items)content.append(quoteItem(item,null));
-    card.append(head,content);return card;
+    card.append(head,content);
+    if(quote.status==='approved'){
+      // Tries the whole production flow without a payment.
+      foot.append(button('Criar pedido de teste',async()=>{
+        if(!confirm('Criar um pedido de TESTE para esta cotação? Não cobra nada e não vai para o Tiny nem para o WhatsApp.'))return;
+        const order=await api('/quotes/'+quote.id+'/test-order',{});
+        say('Pedido de teste #'+order.number+' criado em Arte recebida.');await load();
+      },'btn ghost'));
+      card.append(foot);
+    }
+    return card;
   }
   const form=node('form');form.style.display='contents';
   const edits=quote.draft.items.map(item=>{const fields={};content.append(quoteItem(item,fields));