diff --git a/src/apps/gameboard/tests/integrated/test_views.py b/src/apps/gameboard/tests/integrated/test_views.py
index 5ce9a9b..b4f795e 100644
--- a/src/apps/gameboard/tests/integrated/test_views.py
+++ b/src/apps/gameboard/tests/integrated/test_views.py
@@ -40,13 +40,38 @@ class GameboardViewTest(TestCase):
         # flow lands in later sprints. Seeded via migration 0008.
         [_] = self.parsed.cssselect("#id_applet_my_sea")
 
-    def test_my_sea_applet_renders_empty_state_for_new_user(self):
-        # A fresh user has no saved draws → the scroll container hosts a
-        # single placeholder line ("No draws yet."), no card cells.
-        [empty] = self.parsed.cssselect("#id_applet_my_sea .my-sea-empty")
+    def test_my_sea_applet_renders_sign_gate_for_user_without_sig(self):
+        # Sprint 4b — user with no significator sees the Look!-formatted
+        # gate (mirror of the standalone page), not the draw UX.
+        [_gate] = self.parsed.cssselect(
+            "#id_applet_my_sea .my-sea-sign-gate--applet"
+        )
+        # Draw-state nodes are suppressed while the gate is up.
+        self.assertEqual(
+            len(self.parsed.cssselect("#id_applet_my_sea .my-sea-empty")), 0,
+        )
+        self.assertEqual(
+            len(self.parsed.cssselect("#id_applet_my_sea .my-sea-card")), 0,
+        )
+
+    def test_my_sea_applet_renders_empty_state_for_user_with_sig_no_draws(self):
+        # Sig set + no saved draws → the scroll container hosts a single
+        # placeholder line ("No draws yet."), no card cells, no gate.
+        from apps.epic.models import personal_sig_cards
+        sig_pile = personal_sig_cards(self.user)
+        self.user.significator = sig_pile[0]
+        self.user.save()
+        response = self.client.get("/gameboard/")
+        parsed = lxml.html.fromstring(response.content)
+        [empty] = parsed.cssselect("#id_applet_my_sea .my-sea-empty")
         self.assertIn("No draws yet", empty.text_content())
-        cards = self.parsed.cssselect("#id_applet_my_sea .my-sea-card")
-        self.assertEqual(len(cards), 0)
+        self.assertEqual(
+            len(parsed.cssselect("#id_applet_my_sea .my-sea-card")), 0,
+        )
+        self.assertEqual(
+            len(parsed.cssselect("#id_applet_my_sea .my-sea-sign-gate--applet")),
+            0,
+        )
 
     def test_my_sea_applet_header_links_to_my_sea_page(self):
         [link] = self.parsed.cssselect("#id_applet_my_sea h2 a")