diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index c6fd47c4..a95dcd98 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ and this project adheres to
 
 - 📈(frontend) capture media diagnostics on media errors
 - ✨(frontend) add an audio gauge to the microphone select menu
+- ✨(frontend) add a sound tester to the output select menu
 
 ### Changed
 
diff --git a/src/frontend/src/features/rooms/livekit/components/controls/Device/OutputSoundTester.tsx b/src/frontend/src/features/rooms/livekit/components/controls/Device/OutputSoundTester.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ba6f7d9f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/frontend/src/features/rooms/livekit/components/controls/Device/OutputSoundTester.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,134 @@
+import { useCallback, useEffect, useRef, useState } from 'react'
+import { useTranslation } from 'react-i18next'
+import { RiVolumeUpLine } from '@remixicon/react'
+import { styled } from '@/styled-system/jsx'
+import { Button } from '@/primitives'
+import { canTestAudioOutput } from '@/features/rooms/utils/canTestAudioOutput'
+
+// Speaker test in the audiooutput menu footer (Meet-style UX). Outputs have
+// no track: the test plays a bundled file through the selected sink, and
+// following `sinkId` mid-playback re-routes it live. No permission involved.
+
+type Theme = 'light' | 'dark'
+
+const BUTTON_VARIANT = {
+  light: 'quaternaryText',
+  dark: 'primaryTextDark',
+} as const
+
+const StyledContainer = styled('div', {
+  base: {
+    display: 'flex',
+    alignItems: 'center',
+    gap: '0.5rem',
+    paddingTop: '0.5rem',
+    marginTop: '0.5rem',
+    borderTop: '1px solid',
+  },
+  variants: {
+    theme: {
+      light: {
+        borderColor: 'gray.200',
+      },
+      dark: {
+        borderColor: 'primaryDark.300',
+      },
+    },
+  },
+})
+
+const StyledButtonContent = styled('span', {
+  base: {
+    position: 'relative',
+    display: 'flex',
+    alignItems: 'center',
+    justifyContent: 'center',
+    width: 'full',
+    paddingX: '1.625rem',
+    '& > svg': {
+      position: 'absolute',
+      left: 0,
+    },
+  },
+})
+
+type OutputSoundTesterProps = {
+  /** The device the test should play through (the select's current key). */
+  sinkId?: string
+  variant?: Theme
+}
+
+export const OutputSoundTester = ({
+  sinkId,
+  variant = 'light',
+}: OutputSoundTesterProps) => {
+  const { t } = useTranslation('rooms', { keyPrefix: 'selectDevice' })
+  const audioRef = useRef<HTMLAudioElement>(null)
+  const [isPlaying, setIsPlaying] = useState(false)
+
+  const latestSinkIdRef = useRef(sinkId)
+  latestSinkIdRef.current = sinkId
+
+  const stopPlayback = useCallback(() => {
+    const audio = audioRef.current
+    if (audio) {
+      audio.pause()
+      audio.currentTime = 0
+    }
+    setIsPlaying(false)
+  }, [])
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (!sinkId || !canTestAudioOutput()) return
+    audioRef.current?.setSinkId(sinkId).catch(() => {
+      // Re-routing failed (stale or unplugged device): stop the test rather
+      // than keep playing through the previous sink.
+      if (latestSinkIdRef.current === sinkId) {
+        stopPlayback()
+      }
+    })
+  }, [sinkId, stopPlayback])
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const audio = audioRef.current
+    return () => audio?.pause()
+  }, [])
+
+  return (
+    <StyledContainer theme={variant}>
+      <Button
+        variant={BUTTON_VARIANT[variant]}
+        size="sm"
+        fullWidth
+        isDisabled={isPlaying}
+        onPress={async () => {
+          const audio = audioRef.current
+          if (!audio) return
+          try {
+            // Confirm routing before starting: a no-op when already routed,
+            // but rejects on a stale device id, so the test never plays
+            // through the wrong sink.
+            if (sinkId && canTestAudioOutput()) {
+              await audio.setSinkId(sinkId)
+            }
+            await audio.play()
+            setIsPlaying(true)
+          } catch {
+            stopPlayback()
+          }
+        }}
+      >
+        <StyledButtonContent>
+          <RiVolumeUpLine size={18} aria-hidden />
+          {isPlaying ? t('audiooutput.testing') : t('audiooutput.test')}
+        </StyledButtonContent>
+      </Button>
+      {/* eslint-disable-next-line jsx-a11y/media-has-caption */}
+      <audio
+        ref={audioRef}
+        src="sounds/uprise.mp3"
+        onEnded={() => setIsPlaying(false)}
+      />
+    </StyledContainer>
+  )
+}
diff --git a/src/frontend/src/features/rooms/livekit/components/controls/Device/SelectDevice.tsx b/src/frontend/src/features/rooms/livekit/components/controls/Device/SelectDevice.tsx
index b1b2a672..9e31217e 100644
--- a/src/frontend/src/features/rooms/livekit/components/controls/Device/SelectDevice.tsx
+++ b/src/frontend/src/features/rooms/livekit/components/controls/Device/SelectDevice.tsx
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ import { useCannotUseDevice } from '../../../hooks/useCannotUseDevice'
 import { useDeviceIcons } from '@/features/rooms/livekit/hooks/useDeviceIcons'
 import type { LocalAudioTrack } from 'livekit-client'
 import { AudioLevelGauge } from './AudioLevelGauge'
+import { OutputSoundTester } from './OutputSoundTester'
+import { canTestAudioOutput } from '@/features/rooms/utils/canTestAudioOutput'
 
 type DeviceItems = Array<{ value: string; label: string }>
 
@@ -81,6 +83,11 @@ const SelectDevicePermissions = <T extends string | number>({
       menuFooter={
         kind === 'audioinput' ? (
           <AudioLevelGauge track={track} variant={props.variant} />
+        ) : kind === 'audiooutput' && canTestAudioOutput() ? (
+          <OutputSoundTester
+            sinkId={selectedKey as string}
+            variant={props.variant}
+          />
         ) : undefined
       }
       {...props}
diff --git a/src/frontend/src/features/rooms/utils/canTestAudioOutput.ts b/src/frontend/src/features/rooms/utils/canTestAudioOutput.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f44efa2d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/frontend/src/features/rooms/utils/canTestAudioOutput.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+export const canTestAudioOutput = () =>
+  typeof HTMLMediaElement !== 'undefined' &&
+  'setSinkId' in HTMLMediaElement.prototype // Safari: no output routing
diff --git a/src/frontend/src/locales/de/rooms.json b/src/frontend/src/locales/de/rooms.json
index 2d27256f..23184cb5 100644
--- a/src/frontend/src/locales/de/rooms.json
+++ b/src/frontend/src/locales/de/rooms.json
@@ -40,7 +40,9 @@
     },
     "audiooutput": {
       "choose": "Audioausgabe auswählen",
-      "permissionsNeeded": "Audioausgabe auswählen – Berechtigung erforderlich"
+      "permissionsNeeded": "Audioausgabe auswählen – Berechtigung erforderlich",
+      "test": "Lautsprecher testen",
+      "testing": "Testton wird abgespielt…"
     }
   },
   "join": {
@@ -328,7 +330,6 @@
         }
       }
     },
-
     "faceLandmarks": {
       "title": "Visuelle Effekte",
       "glasses": {
diff --git a/src/frontend/src/locales/en/rooms.json b/src/frontend/src/locales/en/rooms.json
index 21a13865..a798fff0 100644
--- a/src/frontend/src/locales/en/rooms.json
+++ b/src/frontend/src/locales/en/rooms.json
@@ -40,7 +40,9 @@
     },
     "audiooutput": {
       "choose": "Select speaker",
-      "permissionsNeeded": "Select speaker - permission needed"
+      "permissionsNeeded": "Select speaker - permission needed",
+      "test": "Test speakers",
+      "testing": "Playing test sound…"
     }
   },
   "join": {
diff --git a/src/frontend/src/locales/fr/rooms.json b/src/frontend/src/locales/fr/rooms.json
index 00519708..173feff2 100644
--- a/src/frontend/src/locales/fr/rooms.json
+++ b/src/frontend/src/locales/fr/rooms.json
@@ -40,7 +40,9 @@
     },
     "audiooutput": {
       "choose": "Choisir le haut-parleur",
-      "permissionsNeeded": "Choisir le haut-parleur - autorisations nécessaires"
+      "permissionsNeeded": "Choisir le haut-parleur - autorisations nécessaires",
+      "test": "Tester les haut-parleurs",
+      "testing": "Lecture du son de test…"
     }
   },
   "join": {
diff --git a/src/frontend/src/locales/nl/rooms.json b/src/frontend/src/locales/nl/rooms.json
index 744d7384..cf519a5c 100644
--- a/src/frontend/src/locales/nl/rooms.json
+++ b/src/frontend/src/locales/nl/rooms.json
@@ -40,7 +40,9 @@
     },
     "audiooutput": {
       "choose": "Selecteer luidspreker",
-      "permissionsNeeded": "Selecteer luidspreker - Toestemming vereist"
+      "permissionsNeeded": "Selecteer luidspreker - Toestemming vereist",
+      "test": "Luidsprekers testen",
+      "testing": "Testgeluid wordt afgespeeld…"
     }
   },
   "join": {