diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index de16dd2..fc629f2 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@
     "drizzle-kit": "^0.30.6",
     "eslint": "^9",
     "eslint-config-next": "16.2.5",
+    "fake-indexeddb": "^6.2.5",
     "jsdom": "^25.0.1",
     "pg": "^8.20.0",
     "playwright": "^1.59.1",
diff --git a/src/lib/offline/queue.test.ts b/src/lib/offline/queue.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f5e6d0f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lib/offline/queue.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+// @vitest-environment jsdom
+// src/lib/offline/queue.test.ts
+import { describe, it, expect, beforeEach } from "vitest";
+import "fake-indexeddb/auto";
+import { enqueueAction, dequeueAction, getQueuedActions, markSynced, markConflict } from "./queue";
+
+beforeEach(async () => {
+  // Clear the queue between tests
+  const { getOfflineDB } = await import("./db");
+  const db = await getOfflineDB();
+  await db.clear("queue");
+});
+
+describe("offline queue", () => {
+  it("enqueueAction stores an action with a generated clientActionId", async () => {
+    const action = await enqueueAction("markOrderReady", { orderId: "abc" });
+    expect(action.id).toMatch(/^[0-9a-f-]{36}$/i);
+    expect(action.actionName).toBe("markOrderReady");
+    expect(action.status).toBe("pending");
+    expect(action.attempts).toBe(0);
+  });
+
+  it("enqueueAction is idempotent on the same clientActionId", async () => {
+    const a = await enqueueAction("markOrderReady", { orderId: "abc" }, { id: "fixed-id" });
+    const b = await enqueueAction("markOrderReady", { orderId: "abc" }, { id: "fixed-id" });
+    expect(a.id).toBe(b.id);
+    expect(a.id).toBe("fixed-id");
+    const all = await getQueuedActions();
+    expect(all).toHaveLength(1);
+  });
+
+  it("getQueuedActions returns pending actions in createdAt order", async () => {
+    const a = await enqueueAction("a", {}, { id: "a" });
+    // Small delay to ensure ordering
+    await new Promise((r) => setTimeout(r, 5));
+    const b = await enqueueAction("b", {}, { id: "b" });
+    const all = await getQueuedActions();
+    expect(all.map((x) => x.id)).toEqual([a.id, b.id]);
+  });
+
+  it("dequeueAction removes the action and returns its data", async () => {
+    const a = await enqueueAction("markOrderReady", { orderId: "abc" });
+    const removed = await dequeueAction(a.id);
+    expect(removed?.id).toBe(a.id);
+    const all = await getQueuedActions();
+    expect(all).toHaveLength(0);
+  });
+
+  it("markSynced removes the action", async () => {
+    const a = await enqueueAction("markOrderReady", { orderId: "abc" });
+    await markSynced(a.id);
+    const all = await getQueuedActions();
+    expect(all).toHaveLength(0);
+  });
+
+  it("markConflict moves the action to conflict status", async () => {
+    const a = await enqueueAction("markOrderReady", { orderId: "abc" });
+    await markConflict(a.id, "stale updated_at");
+    const all = await getQueuedActions();
+    expect(all).toHaveLength(1);
+    expect(all[0].status).toBe("conflict");
+    expect(all[0].error).toBe("stale updated_at");
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/lib/offline/queue.ts b/src/lib/offline/queue.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f4d3b6d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lib/offline/queue.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,83 @@
+// src/lib/offline/queue.ts
+import { v4 as uuidv4 } from "uuid";
+import { getOfflineDB, type QueuedAction } from "./db";
+
+export interface EnqueueOptions {
+  id?: string;          // supply for idempotency
+}
+
+export async function enqueueAction(
+  actionName: string,
+  payload: unknown,
+  options: EnqueueOptions = {}
+): Promise<QueuedAction> {
+  const db = await getOfflineDB();
+  const id = options.id ?? uuidv4();
+  const existing = await db.get("queue", id);
+  if (existing) return existing;
+  const action: QueuedAction = {
+    id,
+    actionName,
+    payload,
+    createdAt: Date.now(),
+    attempts: 0,
+    lastAttemptAt: null,
+    status: "pending",
+  };
+  await db.put("queue", action);
+  return action;
+}
+
+export async function getQueuedActions(): Promise<QueuedAction[]> {
+  const db = await getOfflineDB();
+  const all = await db.getAllFromIndex("queue", "by-created");
+  return all.filter((a) => a.status !== "synced");
+}
+
+export async function dequeueAction(id: string): Promise<QueuedAction | null> {
+  const db = await getOfflineDB();
+  const tx = db.transaction("queue", "readwrite");
+  const action = await tx.store.get(id);
+  if (!action) {
+    await tx.done;
+    return null;
+  }
+  await tx.store.delete(id);
+  await tx.done;
+  return action;
+}
+
+export async function markInFlight(id: string): Promise<void> {
+  const db = await getOfflineDB();
+  const action = await db.get("queue", id);
+  if (!action) return;
+  action.status = "in-flight";
+  action.lastAttemptAt = Date.now();
+  action.attempts += 1;
+  await db.put("queue", action);
+}
+
+export async function markSynced(id: string): Promise<void> {
+  const db = await getOfflineDB();
+  await db.delete("queue", id);
+}
+
+export async function markConflict(id: string, error: string): Promise<void> {
+  const db = await getOfflineDB();
+  const action = await db.get("queue", id);
+  if (!action) return;
+  action.status = "conflict";
+  action.error = error;
+  await db.put("queue", action);
+}
+
+export async function markFailed(id: string, error: string): Promise<void> {
+  const db = await getOfflineDB();
+  const action = await db.get("queue", id);
+  if (!action) return;
+  action.status = "failed";
+  action.error = error;
+  action.attempts += 1;
+  action.lastAttemptAt = Date.now();
+  await db.put("queue", action);
+}
diff --git a/vitest.config.ts b/vitest.config.ts
index d9db233..ee1af17 100644
--- a/vitest.config.ts
+++ b/vitest.config.ts
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ export default defineConfig({
       "tests/unit/**/*.test.tsx",
       "src/lib/__tests__/**/*.test.ts",
       "src/lib/__tests__/**/*.test.tsx",
+      "src/lib/offline/**/*.test.ts",
     ],
     exclude: ["node_modules", ".next", "tests/e2e/**", "tests/login/**", "tests/smoke.spec.ts"],
     // Supabase REST, Auth.js v5, and Next.js `cookies()` / `headers()` are