diff --git a/src/components/admin/water-log/Shell.tsx b/src/components/admin/water-log/Shell.tsx
index 3288f27..6e4b028 100644
--- a/src/components/admin/water-log/Shell.tsx
+++ b/src/components/admin/water-log/Shell.tsx
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
  * Each tab is a focused component under ./tabs that consumes the
  * state slice it needs.
  *
- * Adding a new tab (e.g. Time Tracking in Cycle 3) only requires:
+ * Adding a new tab only requires:
  *   1. Create the tab component under ./tabs
  *   2. Add a TabValue + tabs[] entry below
  *   3. Render it conditionally in the {tab === X && ...} block
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ import { ReportPreviewModal } from "./shared/ReportPreviewModal";
 import { TodayTab } from "./tabs/TodayTab";
 import { HeadgatesTab } from "./tabs/HeadgatesTab";
 import { UsersTab } from "./tabs/UsersTab";
+import { TimeTrackingTab } from "./tabs/TimeTrackingTab";
 
 // ── Props ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 export type ShellProps = {
@@ -53,7 +54,7 @@ export type ShellProps = {
 };
 
 // ── Tab values ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
-type TabValue = "today" | "headgates" | "users";
+type TabValue = "today" | "headgates" | "users" | "time-tracking";
 
 const TABS = [
   {
@@ -69,6 +70,14 @@ const TABS = [
     value: "users" as const,
     label: "Users",
   },
+  // Cycle 3 — embed the existing TimeTrackingAdminPanel (which has
+  // its own sub-tabs) so the water-log shell becomes a one-stop hub
+  // for the customer: today's entries, the headgates, who logs them,
+  // and how many hours they put in.
+  {
+    value: "time-tracking" as const,
+    label: "Time Tracking",
+  },
 ];
 
 // ── Main component ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
@@ -250,7 +259,9 @@ export default function Shell({
         />
       )}
 
-      {/* Future tab: Time Tracking (Cycle 3) */}
+      {tab === "time-tracking" && (
+        <TimeTrackingTab brandId={brandId} />
+      )}
 
       <ToastNotification toast={state.toast} />
 
diff --git a/src/components/admin/water-log/tabs/TimeTrackingTab.tsx b/src/components/admin/water-log/tabs/TimeTrackingTab.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..05cd3f0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/admin/water-log/tabs/TimeTrackingTab.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+/**
+ * Time Tracking tab — embeds the existing TimeTrackingAdminPanel
+ * (which already has its own sub-tabs: Summary / Workers / Tasks /
+ * Logs / Settings) inside the Water Log shell.
+ *
+ * Cycle 3 — this is the customer "hub" surface the water log now
+ * offers: one place to see today's entries, the headgates, who can
+ * log them, AND how many hours those workers put in.
+ */
+import TimeTrackingAdminPanel from "@/components/admin/TimeTrackingAdminPanel";
+
+export type TimeTrackingTabProps = {
+  brandId: string;
+};
+
+export function TimeTrackingTab({ brandId }: TimeTrackingTabProps) {
+  return <TimeTrackingAdminPanel brandId={brandId} />;
+}