diff --git a/.github/workflows/e2e.yml b/.github/workflows/e2e.yml
index 3eb1065d..00822577 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/e2e.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/e2e.yml
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ jobs:
       E2E_TEST_PASSWORD: visual-test-password
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v7
+      - run: node scripts/test-e2e-visual-snapshot-files.mjs
       - uses: actions/setup-node@v7
         with:
           node-version: "24"
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index c987b00c..be49c90d 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@
     "test:collector-runtime": "node scripts/test-local-collector-runtime.mjs",
     "test:cf-token-map": "bash scripts/test-cf-token-map.sh",
     "test:replica-status-probe": "bash scripts/test-replica-status-probe.sh",
+    "test:e2e-visual-snapshot-files": "node scripts/test-e2e-visual-snapshot-files.mjs",
     "test:audit-ci": "node scripts/test-audit-ci.mjs",
     "test:sentry-ci-report": "python3 scripts/test-sentry-ci-report.py",
     "verify": "npm run test:sentry-ci-report && npm run lint && npm run typecheck && npm test && npm run test:receipt-inbox-worker && npm run test:migrate-safe && npm run test:sqlite-backup && npm run test:r2-archive && npm run test:startup-config && npm run test:oracle-deploy && npm run test:apple-projects && npm run test:antigravity-collector && npm run test:session-token-collectors && npm run test:collector-runtime && npm run test:cf-token-map && npm run test:replica-status-probe && npm run build"
diff --git a/scripts/test-e2e-visual-snapshot-files.mjs b/scripts/test-e2e-visual-snapshot-files.mjs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..36e2a439
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/test-e2e-visual-snapshot-files.mjs
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env node
+/**
+ * Fail fast when visual.spec.ts references a screenshot baseline that is not
+ * committed under tests/e2e/visual.spec.ts-snapshots/.  Playwright only
+ * reports missing files at assertion time (#1615 landed fleet-budget shots
+ * without PNGs).
+ */
+import { readFileSync, existsSync } from "node:fs";
+import { dirname, join } from "node:path";
+import { fileURLToPath } from "node:url";
+
+const root = join(dirname(fileURLToPath(import.meta.url)), "..");
+const specPath = join(root, "tests/e2e/visual.spec.ts");
+const snapDir = join(root, "tests/e2e/visual.spec.ts-snapshots");
+const spec = readFileSync(specPath, "utf8");
+const re = /toHaveScreenshot\(\s*['"]([^'"]+)['"]/g;
+const names = [...spec.matchAll(re)].map((match) => match[1]);
+const missing = names.filter((name) => {
+  const base = name.replace(/\.png$/i, "");
+  return !existsSync(join(snapDir, `${base}-chromium-linux.png`));
+});
+
+if (missing.length > 0) {
+  console.error("Missing committed Playwright visual baselines:");
+  for (const name of missing) {
+    console.error(`  ${name} -> ${snapDir}/${name.replace(/\.png$/i, "")}-chromium-linux.png`);
+  }
+  process.exit(1);
+}
+
+console.log(`ok: ${names.length} visual baseline PNG(s) present`);