diff --git a/frontend/e2e/journal-global.spec.js b/frontend/e2e/journal-global.spec.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..48a94db
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/e2e/journal-global.spec.js
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+import { test, expect } from '@playwright/test';
+import { waitForAppReady, setupConsoleCollector, resetMockState } from './helpers.js';
+
+test('global Journal creates an entry in the selected Deal', async ({ page }) => {
+  const consoleCollector = setupConsoleCollector(page);
+  await resetMockState(page);
+  await page.goto('/');
+  await waitForAppReady(page);
+  await page.evaluate(async () => {
+    await window.go.api.App.WritePluginSettings('verstak.journal', {
+      'worklog:workspace:Project': [{ entryId: 'existing-project-entry', workspaceRootPath: 'Project', date: '2026-07-14', title: 'Existing entry', minutes: 5 }],
+    });
+  });
+
+  await page.locator('.sidebar .plugin-item').filter({ hasText: 'Journal' }).click();
+  const journal = page.locator('.journal-root');
+  await expect(journal.locator('.journal-title')).toHaveText('Journal');
+  await journal.locator('[data-journal-action="add"]').click();
+  await journal.locator('[data-journal-input="workspaceRootPath"]').selectOption('Project');
+  await journal.locator('[data-journal-input="title"]').fill('Prepare project handoff');
+  await journal.locator('[data-journal-input="minutes"]').fill('30');
+  await journal.locator('[data-journal-action="save-entry"]').click();
+
+  await expect.poll(async () => page.evaluate(async () => {
+    const result = await window.go.api.App.ReadPluginSettings('verstak.journal');
+    const settings = Array.isArray(result) ? result[0] : result;
+    return settings['worklog:workspace:Project']?.[0]?.title;
+  })).toBe('Prepare project handoff');
+  await expect(journal).toContainText('Prepare project handoff');
+
+  await page.locator('.wt-label').filter({ hasText: 'Project' }).click();
+  await page.getByRole('tab', { name: 'Journal' }).click();
+  await expect(page.locator('.journal-root')).toContainText('Prepare project handoff');
+  consoleCollector.assertNoErrors();
+});
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/test/wails-mock.js b/frontend/src/lib/test/wails-mock.js
index a59cf5e..6b51b57 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/test/wails-mock.js
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/test/wails-mock.js
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import defaultEditorSource from '../../../../../verstak-official-plugins/plugins
 import secretsSource from '../../../../../verstak-official-plugins/plugins/secrets/frontend/src/index.js?raw';
 import activitySource from '../../../../../verstak-official-plugins/plugins/activity/frontend/src/index.js?raw';
 import todoSource from '../../../../../verstak-official-plugins/plugins/todo/frontend/src/index.js?raw';
+import journalSource from '../../../../../verstak-official-plugins/plugins/journal/frontend/src/index.js?raw';
 
 (function () {
   if (window.__wailsMockReady) return;
@@ -224,7 +225,7 @@ import todoSource from '../../../../../verstak-official-plugins/plugins/todo/fro
         source: 'official',
         icon: 'book-open',
         provides: ['worklog', 'journal', 'report.worklog'],
-        permissions: ['storage.namespace', 'ui.register'],
+        permissions: ['events.publish', 'files.read', 'storage.namespace', 'ui.register'],
         frontend: { entry: 'frontend/dist/index.js' },
         contributes: {
           views: [{ id: 'verstak.journal.view', title: 'Journal', icon: 'book-open', component: 'JournalView' }],
@@ -3558,7 +3559,7 @@ import todoSource from '../../../../../verstak-official-plugins/plugins/todo/fro
         return Promise.resolve(activitySource);
       }
       if (pluginId === 'verstak.journal' && assetPath === 'frontend/dist/index.js') {
-        return Promise.resolve(journalBundle());
+        return Promise.resolve(journalSource);
       }
       if (pluginId === 'verstak.browser-inbox' && assetPath === 'frontend/dist/index.js') {
         return Promise.resolve(browserInboxBundle());
@@ -4175,7 +4176,7 @@ import todoSource from '../../../../../verstak-official-plugins/plugins/todo/fro
             source: 'official',
             icon: 'book-open',
             provides: ['worklog', 'journal', 'report.worklog'],
-            permissions: ['storage.namespace', 'ui.register'],
+            permissions: ['events.publish', 'files.read', 'storage.namespace', 'ui.register'],
             frontend: { entry: 'frontend/dist/index.js' },
             contributes: {
               views: [{ id: 'verstak.journal.view', title: 'Journal', icon: 'book-open', component: 'JournalView' }],