diff --git a/src/__integration__/transactions-transfer-icon.test.ts b/src/__integration__/transactions-transfer-icon.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5e5803b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/__integration__/transactions-transfer-icon.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,96 @@
+/**
+ * Non-regression check for the inlined transfer icon in TransactionTable
+ * (Issue #142 → #144 follow-up).
+ *
+ * The spec promises that — without any linked transfers — the transactions
+ * table renders exactly as it did before #142 inlined the `<Link2>` icon.
+ * The icon is gated by a single conditional in the JSX:
+ *
+ *     {linkedTransfersByTxId?.has(row.id) && (...)}
+ *
+ * If `linkedTransfersByTxId` is undefined OR the map has no entry for `row.id`,
+ * the icon block is short-circuited and the row layout is unchanged.
+ *
+ * Why this approach: this project does not bundle `@testing-library/react`
+ * (see `package.json`), and adding it just for one non-regression check is
+ * out of scope here. Existing component tests (`CategoryCombobox.test.ts`,
+ * `ViewModeToggle.test.ts`, `TrendsChartTypeToggle.test.ts`) likewise extract
+ * pure helpers and assert on them rather than mounting JSX. So we go one
+ * level lower: assert the source-level shape of `TransactionTable.tsx`.
+ *
+ * The assertions are structural on the source file:
+ *   1. The conditional block exists and is gated by `linkedTransfersByTxId?.has`.
+ *   2. The block consumes `Link2` from `lucide-react`.
+ *   3. The prop is OPTIONAL on the component's interface — passing nothing
+ *      must remain a valid call (zero-impact path).
+ *   4. The tooltip text comes from the i18n key family `transactions.transferIcon.*`
+ *      (so a future rename catches our attention here).
+ *   5. The icon uses `aria-label` for accessibility (Issue #142 acceptance criterion).
+ *   6. The condition uses optional-chaining (so passing `undefined` short-circuits
+ *      cleanly without throwing).
+ *
+ * If the icon is ever pulled out into its own component, the tests should be
+ * rewritten to import and exercise that component directly instead. Until
+ * then, this is a tight static contract that catches accidental regressions.
+ */
+
+import { describe, it, expect } from "vitest";
+import { readFileSync } from "fs";
+import { resolve } from "path";
+
+const TABLE_SRC = readFileSync(
+  resolve(
+    import.meta.dirname,
+    "..",
+    "components",
+    "transactions",
+    "TransactionTable.tsx"
+  ),
+  "utf-8"
+);
+
+describe("non-regression: TransactionTable transfer icon (#142)", () => {
+  it("guards the icon block behind `linkedTransfersByTxId?.has(row.id)`", () => {
+    expect(TABLE_SRC).toMatch(/linkedTransfersByTxId\?\.has\(row\.id\)/);
+  });
+
+  it("uses optional chaining so the icon is opt-in (undefined short-circuits)", () => {
+    // Optional chaining is the safe-render guarantee: if the parent never
+    // passes the prop, `?.has` returns undefined → the && short-circuits to
+    // false, the JSX block is skipped, and the row layout is unchanged.
+    expect(TABLE_SRC).toMatch(/linkedTransfersByTxId\?\./);
+  });
+
+  it("imports `Link2` from lucide-react for the icon glyph", () => {
+    expect(TABLE_SRC).toMatch(/from\s+["']lucide-react["']/);
+    expect(TABLE_SRC).toMatch(/\bLink2\b/);
+  });
+
+  it("declares `linkedTransfersByTxId` as an OPTIONAL prop", () => {
+    // The "?" after the name on the interface is the contract that omitting
+    // the prop is allowed. Without it the entire transactions page would
+    // need to thread the lookup through, breaking pre-#142 callers.
+    expect(TABLE_SRC).toMatch(/linkedTransfersByTxId\?:/);
+  });
+
+  it("uses `transactions.transferIcon.*` i18n keys for the tooltip and aria-label", () => {
+    // Both the tooltip body and the aria label go through i18n — neither
+    // is a hardcoded English/French string.
+    expect(TABLE_SRC).toMatch(/transactions\.transferIcon\.tooltip/);
+    expect(TABLE_SRC).toMatch(/transactions\.transferIcon\.ariaLabel/);
+  });
+
+  it("attaches an `aria-label` for screen readers (a11y)", () => {
+    expect(TABLE_SRC).toMatch(/aria-label=/);
+  });
+
+  it("keeps the description column structure shared with non-linked rows", () => {
+    // The icon lives inside the description cell, in a flex container
+    // alongside the original `<span class="truncate" title=...>` that
+    // existed pre-#142. If someone moved the description span into a
+    // wrapper that the icon required, this assertion would fail.
+    expect(TABLE_SRC).toMatch(
+      /<span\s+className="truncate"\s+title=\{row\.description\}/
+    );
+  });
+});