diff --git a/frontend/src/pages/TestsPage.tsx b/frontend/src/pages/TestsPage.tsx
index e1efa55..13e2626 100644
--- a/frontend/src/pages/TestsPage.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/pages/TestsPage.tsx
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import {
   ChevronUp,
   ChevronDown,
   ChevronsUpDown,
+  Timer,
 } from "lucide-react";
 import { getTests, type TestListFilters } from "../api/tests";
 import type { Test, TestState } from "../types/models";
@@ -71,6 +72,22 @@ function currentTeamForState(state: TestState): string {
   }
 }
 
+/* ── Helper: elapsed time since a date ─────────────────────────────── */
+
+function formatElapsed(dateStr: string | null | undefined): string {
+  if (!dateStr) return "—";
+  const utc =
+    dateStr.endsWith("Z") || dateStr.includes("+") ? dateStr : dateStr + "Z";
+  const ms = Date.now() - new Date(utc).getTime();
+  const minutes = Math.floor(ms / 60000);
+  if (minutes < 1) return "<1m";
+  if (minutes < 60) return `${minutes}m`;
+  const hours = Math.floor(minutes / 60);
+  if (hours < 24) return `${hours}h ${minutes % 60}m`;
+  const days = Math.floor(hours / 24);
+  return `${days}d ${hours % 24}h`;
+}
+
 /* ── Component ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────── */
 
 export default function TestsPage() {
@@ -86,8 +103,19 @@ export default function TestsPage() {
   const [searchText, setSearchText] = useState("");
   const [showMyTasks, setShowMyTasks] = useState(false);
 
+  // ── Validated section toggle ──────────────────────────────────────
+  const [showValidated, setShowValidated] = useState(false);
+
   // ── Sort state ────────────────────────────────────────────────────
-  type SortKey = "name" | "technique" | "state" | "team" | "platform" | "created_at" | "updated_at";
+  type SortKey =
+    | "name"
+    | "technique"
+    | "state"
+    | "team"
+    | "platform"
+    | "created_at"
+    | "updated_at"
+    | "waiting_time";
   const [sortKey, setSortKey] = useState<SortKey>("created_at");
   const [sortDir, setSortDir] = useState<"asc" | "desc">("desc");
 
@@ -96,7 +124,8 @@ export default function TestsPage() {
       setSortDir((d) => (d === "asc" ? "desc" : "asc"));
     } else {
       setSortKey(key);
-      setSortDir("asc");
+      // For waiting_time, default to asc (oldest = most urgent first)
+      setSortDir(key === "waiting_time" ? "asc" : "asc");
     }
   };
 
@@ -105,16 +134,10 @@ export default function TestsPage() {
     const f: TestListFilters = { limit: 200 };
 
     if (showMyTasks && user) {
-      // Role-specific "my tasks" filtering
       switch (user.role) {
         case "red_tech":
-          // Tests I created in draft or red_executing
           f.created_by = user.id;
-          if (!stateFilter) {
-            // Client-side filter for draft + red_executing
-          } else {
-            f.state = stateFilter as TestState;
-          }
+          if (stateFilter) f.state = stateFilter as TestState;
           break;
         case "blue_tech":
           f.state = "blue_evaluating";
@@ -126,7 +149,6 @@ export default function TestsPage() {
           f.pending_validation_side = "blue";
           break;
         default:
-          // admin: show all
           if (stateFilter) f.state = stateFilter as TestState;
           break;
       }
@@ -147,7 +169,13 @@ export default function TestsPage() {
     queryFn: () => getTests(filters),
   });
 
-  // Client-side filtering for search text and "my tasks" for red_tech
+  // Dedicated query for validated tests (shown in separate section)
+  const { data: validatedTests } = useQuery({
+    queryKey: ["tests", "validated"],
+    queryFn: () => getTests({ state: "validated", limit: 200 }),
+  });
+
+  // Client-side filtering
   const tests = useMemo(() => {
     if (!allTests) return [];
     let filtered = allTests;
@@ -159,6 +187,12 @@ export default function TestsPage() {
       );
     }
 
+    // Exclude validated from the main active-tests table
+    // (unless the user explicitly chose to filter by validated)
+    if (stateFilter !== "validated") {
+      filtered = filtered.filter((t) => t.state !== "validated");
+    }
+
     // Search text
     if (searchText.trim()) {
       const q = searchText.toLowerCase();
@@ -172,8 +206,9 @@ export default function TestsPage() {
 
     // Sort
     filtered = [...filtered].sort((a, b) => {
-      let av: string = "";
-      let bv: string = "";
+      let av = "";
+      let bv = "";
+
       switch (sortKey) {
         case "name":
           av = a.name.toLowerCase();
@@ -203,6 +238,22 @@ export default function TestsPage() {
           av = a.updated_at || "";
           bv = b.updated_at || "";
           break;
+        case "waiting_time": {
+          // Both blue_evaluating: oldest updated_at = longest wait
+          const aIsBlue = a.state === "blue_evaluating";
+          const bIsBlue = b.state === "blue_evaluating";
+          if (aIsBlue && bIsBlue) {
+            av = a.updated_at || "";
+            bv = b.updated_at || "";
+          } else {
+            // Blue_evaluating entries come first when sorting by wait
+            if (aIsBlue && !bIsBlue) return sortDir === "asc" ? -1 : 1;
+            if (!aIsBlue && bIsBlue) return sortDir === "asc" ? 1 : -1;
+            av = a.updated_at || "";
+            bv = b.updated_at || "";
+          }
+          break;
+        }
       }
       const cmp = av < bv ? -1 : av > bv ? 1 : 0;
       return sortDir === "asc" ? cmp : -cmp;
@@ -212,7 +263,6 @@ export default function TestsPage() {
   }, [allTests, searchText, showMyTasks, user, stateFilter, sortKey, sortDir]);
 
   // ── State counters ────────────────────────────────────────────────
-  // Count from allTests (before client search filter) to show accurate pipeline
   const stateCounts = useMemo(() => {
     const counts: Record<string, number> = {};
     for (const s of ALL_STATES) counts[s] = 0;
@@ -225,9 +275,7 @@ export default function TestsPage() {
   }, [allTests]);
 
   // Count from unfiltered query for the top cards
-  const {
-    data: allTestsUnfiltered,
-  } = useQuery({
+  const { data: allTestsUnfiltered } = useQuery({
     queryKey: ["tests", "unfiltered-counts"],
     queryFn: () => getTests({ limit: 200 }),
   });
@@ -248,7 +296,6 @@ export default function TestsPage() {
   // ── Formatting helpers ─────────────────────────────────────────────
   const formatDate = (dateStr: string | null | undefined) => {
     if (!dateStr) return "-";
-    // Backend returns naive UTC; append Z so JS treats it as UTC
     const utc = dateStr.endsWith("Z") || dateStr.includes("+") ? dateStr : dateStr + "Z";
     return new Date(utc).toLocaleDateString("es-ES", {
       year: "numeric",
@@ -274,6 +321,35 @@ export default function TestsPage() {
     }
   }, [user]);
 
+  // ── Validated sort helpers ─────────────────────────────────────────
+  const [valSortKey, setValSortKey] = useState<"name" | "technique" | "created_at" | "updated_at">("updated_at");
+  const [valSortDir, setValSortDir] = useState<"asc" | "desc">("desc");
+
+  const sortedValidatedTests = useMemo(() => {
+    if (!validatedTests) return [];
+    return [...validatedTests].sort((a, b) => {
+      let av = "";
+      let bv = "";
+      switch (valSortKey) {
+        case "name": av = a.name.toLowerCase(); bv = b.name.toLowerCase(); break;
+        case "technique": av = (a.technique_mitre_id || "").toLowerCase(); bv = (b.technique_mitre_id || "").toLowerCase(); break;
+        case "created_at": av = a.created_at || ""; bv = b.created_at || ""; break;
+        case "updated_at": av = a.updated_at || ""; bv = b.updated_at || ""; break;
+      }
+      const cmp = av < bv ? -1 : av > bv ? 1 : 0;
+      return valSortDir === "asc" ? cmp : -cmp;
+    });
+  }, [validatedTests, valSortKey, valSortDir]);
+
+  const handleValSort = (key: typeof valSortKey) => {
+    if (valSortKey === key) {
+      setValSortDir((d) => (d === "asc" ? "desc" : "asc"));
+    } else {
+      setValSortKey(key);
+      setValSortDir("desc");
+    }
+  };
+
   // ── Render ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
   if (isLoading) {
@@ -293,6 +369,17 @@ export default function TestsPage() {
     );
   }
 
+  const mainTableColumns: { key: SortKey; label: string; cls: string }[] = [
+    { key: "name", label: "Name", cls: "pr-4" },
+    { key: "technique", label: "Technique", cls: "px-4" },
+    { key: "state", label: "State", cls: "px-4" },
+    { key: "team", label: "Current Team", cls: "px-4" },
+    { key: "platform", label: "Platform", cls: "px-4" },
+    { key: "waiting_time", label: "Waiting", cls: "px-4" },
+    { key: "created_at", label: "Created", cls: "px-4" },
+    { key: "updated_at", label: "Updated", cls: "px-4" },
+  ];
+
   return (
     <div className="space-y-6">
       {/* Header */}
@@ -456,12 +543,19 @@ export default function TestsPage() {
         )}
       </div>
 
-      {/* ── Tests Table ───────────────────────────────────────────────── */}
+      {/* ── Active Tests Table ────────────────────────────────────────── */}
       <div className="rounded-xl border border-gray-800 bg-gray-900 p-6">
         <div className="mb-4 flex items-center justify-between">
-          <h2 className="text-lg font-semibold text-white">
-            {showMyTasks ? myTasksLabel : "All Tests"}
-          </h2>
+          <div className="flex items-center gap-2">
+            <h2 className="text-lg font-semibold text-white">
+              {showMyTasks ? myTasksLabel : "All Tests"}
+            </h2>
+            {stateFilter !== "validated" && (
+              <span className="rounded-full border border-gray-700 bg-gray-800 px-2 py-0.5 text-[10px] text-gray-500">
+                validated shown below
+              </span>
+            )}
+          </div>
           <span className="text-sm text-gray-400">{tests.length} tests</span>
         </div>
 
@@ -469,23 +563,16 @@ export default function TestsPage() {
           <table className="w-full text-left text-sm">
             <thead>
               <tr className="border-b border-gray-800">
-                {(
-                  [
-                    { key: "name", label: "Name", cls: "pr-4" },
-                    { key: "technique", label: "Technique", cls: "px-4" },
-                    { key: "state", label: "State", cls: "px-4" },
-                    { key: "team", label: "Current Team", cls: "px-4" },
-                    { key: "platform", label: "Platform", cls: "px-4" },
-                    { key: "created_at", label: "Created", cls: "px-4" },
-                    { key: "updated_at", label: "Updated", cls: "px-4" },
-                  ] as { key: SortKey; label: string; cls: string }[]
-                ).map(({ key, label, cls }) => (
+                {mainTableColumns.map(({ key, label, cls }) => (
                   <th
                     key={key}
                     className={`pb-3 ${cls} font-medium text-gray-400 cursor-pointer select-none hover:text-white transition-colors`}
                     onClick={() => handleSort(key)}
                   >
                     <span className="inline-flex items-center gap-1">
+                      {key === "waiting_time" && (
+                        <Timer className="h-3.5 w-3.5 text-indigo-400" />
+                      )}
                       {label}
                       {sortKey === key ? (
                         sortDir === "asc" ? (
@@ -541,6 +628,16 @@ export default function TestsPage() {
                   <td className="py-3 px-4 text-gray-400 text-xs">
                     {test.platform || "-"}
                   </td>
+                  {/* Waiting time — relevant for blue_evaluating */}
+                  <td className="py-3 px-4 text-xs whitespace-nowrap">
+                    {test.state === "blue_evaluating" ? (
+                      <span className="font-mono text-indigo-400">
+                        {formatElapsed(test.updated_at)}
+                      </span>
+                    ) : (
+                      <span className="text-gray-700">—</span>
+                    )}
+                  </td>
                   <td className="py-3 px-4 text-gray-400 text-xs whitespace-nowrap">
                     {formatDate(test.created_at)}
                   </td>
@@ -572,6 +669,123 @@ export default function TestsPage() {
           )}
         </div>
       </div>
+
+      {/* ── Validated / Approved Tests ────────────────────────────────── */}
+      <div className="rounded-xl border border-green-900/30 bg-gray-900">
+        {/* Collapsible header */}
+        <button
+          onClick={() => setShowValidated((v) => !v)}
+          className="flex w-full items-center gap-3 px-6 py-4 text-left hover:bg-green-500/5 transition-colors rounded-xl"
+        >
+          <CheckCircle className="h-5 w-5 shrink-0 text-green-400" />
+          <h2 className="text-lg font-semibold text-white flex-1">
+            Validated Tests
+          </h2>
+          <span className="rounded-full border border-green-500/30 bg-green-500/10 px-2.5 py-0.5 text-xs font-medium text-green-400">
+            {validatedTests?.length ?? 0}
+          </span>
+          {showValidated ? (
+            <ChevronUp className="h-4 w-4 text-gray-500" />
+          ) : (
+            <ChevronDown className="h-4 w-4 text-gray-500" />
+          )}
+        </button>
+
+        {showValidated && (
+          <div className="border-t border-green-900/30 px-6 pb-6 pt-4">
+            <div className="overflow-x-auto">
+              <table className="w-full text-left text-sm">
+                <thead>
+                  <tr className="border-b border-gray-800">
+                    {(
+                      [
+                        { key: "name" as const, label: "Name", cls: "pr-4" },
+                        { key: "technique" as const, label: "Technique", cls: "px-4" },
+                        { key: "platform", label: "Platform", cls: "px-4" },
+                        { key: "created_at" as const, label: "Created", cls: "px-4" },
+                        { key: "updated_at" as const, label: "Validated", cls: "px-4" },
+                      ] as { key: typeof valSortKey; label: string; cls: string }[]
+                    ).map(({ key, label, cls }) => (
+                      <th
+                        key={key}
+                        className={`pb-3 ${cls} font-medium text-gray-400 cursor-pointer select-none hover:text-white transition-colors`}
+                        onClick={() => handleValSort(key)}
+                      >
+                        <span className="inline-flex items-center gap-1">
+                          {label}
+                          {valSortKey === key ? (
+                            valSortDir === "asc" ? (
+                              <ChevronUp className="h-3.5 w-3.5 text-green-400" />
+                            ) : (
+                              <ChevronDown className="h-3.5 w-3.5 text-green-400" />
+                            )
+                          ) : (
+                            <ChevronsUpDown className="h-3.5 w-3.5 opacity-30" />
+                          )}
+                        </span>
+                      </th>
+                    ))}
+                    <th className="pb-3 pl-4 font-medium text-gray-400">Action</th>
+                  </tr>
+                </thead>
+                <tbody>
+                  {sortedValidatedTests.map((test: Test) => (
+                    <tr
+                      key={test.id}
+                      className="border-b border-gray-800/50 hover:bg-gray-800/30 transition-colors cursor-pointer"
+                      onClick={() => navigate(`/tests/${test.id}`)}
+                    >
+                      <td className="py-3 pr-4">
+                        <span className="font-medium text-gray-200">{test.name}</span>
+                      </td>
+                      <td className="py-3 px-4">
+                        {test.technique_mitre_id ? (
+                          <div className="flex flex-col">
+                            <span className="font-mono text-xs text-cyan-400">
+                              {test.technique_mitre_id}
+                            </span>
+                            <span className="text-xs text-gray-500 truncate max-w-[160px]">
+                              {test.technique_name}
+                            </span>
+                          </div>
+                        ) : (
+                          <span className="text-gray-500">-</span>
+                        )}
+                      </td>
+                      <td className="py-3 px-4 text-gray-400 text-xs">
+                        {test.platform || "-"}
+                      </td>
+                      <td className="py-3 px-4 text-gray-400 text-xs whitespace-nowrap">
+                        {formatDate(test.created_at)}
+                      </td>
+                      <td className="py-3 px-4 text-gray-400 text-xs whitespace-nowrap">
+                        {formatDate(test.updated_at)}
+                      </td>
+                      <td className="py-3 pl-4">
+                        <button
+                          onClick={(e) => {
+                            e.stopPropagation();
+                            navigate(`/tests/${test.id}`);
+                          }}
+                          className="text-sm text-green-400 hover:underline"
+                        >
+                          View
+                        </button>
+                      </td>
+                    </tr>
+                  ))}
+                </tbody>
+              </table>
+
+              {sortedValidatedTests.length === 0 && (
+                <div className="py-10 text-center text-gray-500 text-sm">
+                  No validated tests yet.
+                </div>
+              )}
+            </div>
+          </div>
+        )}
+      </div>
     </div>
   );
 }