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+import type { ComponentProps, ReactNode } from 'react';
+import { fireEvent, render, screen, waitFor } from '@testing-library/react';
+import { MemoryRouter } from 'react-router';
+import { beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest';
+import LandingPage from '@/pages/LandingPage';
+import { courseService, type Course } from '@/services/course.service';
+
+vi.mock('@/services/course.service', () => ({
+	courseService: { getCourses: vi.fn() },
+}));
+
+vi.mock('@/hooks/useNetworkMismatch', () => ({
+	useNetworkMismatch: () => ({
+		isMismatch: false,
+		expectedChainName: 'Stellar Testnet',
+	}),
+}));
+
+vi.mock('@/hooks/useStaleData', () => ({
+	useStaleData: () => ({
+		stale: false,
+		ageMs: 0,
+		msUntilStale: 60_000,
+		revalidate: vi.fn(),
+	}),
+}));
+
+vi.mock('@/components/common/StellarConnectionQualityBadge', async () => {
+	const React = await import('react');
+	return {
+		default: () => React.createElement('div', { role: 'status' }, 'RPC good'),
+	};
+});
+
+vi.mock('@/components/common/CreatorCard', async () => {
+	const React = await import('react');
+	return {
+		default: ({ creator }: { creator: { title: string } }) =>
+			React.createElement(
+				'article',
+				{ 'aria-label': `Creator ${creator.title}` },
+				creator.title
+			),
+	};
+});
+
+vi.mock('framer-motion', async () => {
+	const React = await import('react');
+	type MotionDivProps = ComponentProps<'div'> & {
+		layout?: boolean;
+		transition?: unknown;
+	};
+	return {
+		AnimatePresence: ({ children }: { children: ReactNode }) =>
+			React.createElement(React.Fragment, null, children),
+		LayoutGroup: ({ children }: { children: ReactNode }) =>
+			React.createElement(React.Fragment, null, children),
+		motion: {
+			div: ({ children, ...props }: MotionDivProps) => {
+				const { layout, transition, ...divProps } = props;
+				void layout;
+				void transition;
+				return React.createElement('div', divProps, children);
+			},
+			h1: ({ children, ...props }: ComponentProps<'h1'>) =>
+				React.createElement('h1', props, children),
+			button: ({ children, ...props }: ComponentProps<'button'>) =>
+				React.createElement('button', props, children),
+		},
+	};
+});
+
+const mockGetCourses = vi.mocked(courseService.getCourses);
+
+const creator: Course = {
+	id: 'creator-a',
+	title: 'Creator Alpha',
+	description: 'Digital artist',
+	price: 0.05,
+	priceStroops: 500_000,
+	creatorShareSupply: 100,
+	instructorId: 'creator-a',
+	category: 'Art',
+	level: 'BEGINNER',
+	isVerified: true,
+};
+
+const mockMatchMedia = () => {
+	Object.defineProperty(window, 'matchMedia', {
+		writable: true,
+		value: vi.fn().mockImplementation((query: string) => ({
+			matches: false,
+			media: query,
+			onchange: null,
+			addEventListener: vi.fn(),
+			removeEventListener: vi.fn(),
+			addListener: vi.fn(),
+			removeListener: vi.fn(),
+			dispatchEvent: vi.fn(),
+		})),
+	});
+};
+
+describe('LandingPage empty state integration (#452)', () => {
+	beforeEach(() => {
+		mockMatchMedia();
+		window.localStorage.clear();
+		window.sessionStorage.clear();
+		mockGetCourses.mockReset();
+	});
+
+	it('renders the empty state when API returns zero creators and a search term is entered', async () => {
+		mockGetCourses.mockResolvedValue([]);
+		render(<MemoryRouter><LandingPage /></MemoryRouter>);
+		await waitFor(() => expect(mockGetCourses).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1));
+
+		fireEvent.change(
+			screen.getByPlaceholderText(/search creators by name or handle/i),
+			{ target: { value: 'nobody' } }
+		);
+
+		expect(
+			await screen.findByRole('status', { name: /no creators found/i })
+		).toBeInTheDocument();
+	});
+
+	it('renders the empty state when no creators match the search query', async () => {
+		mockGetCourses.mockResolvedValue([creator]);
+		render(<MemoryRouter><LandingPage /></MemoryRouter>);
+		await waitFor(() => expect(mockGetCourses).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1));
+
+		fireEvent.change(
+			screen.getByPlaceholderText(/search creators by name or handle/i),
+			{ target: { value: 'xyznotfound' } }
+		);
+
+		expect(
+			await screen.findByRole('status', { name: /no creators found/i })
+		).toBeInTheDocument();
+	});
+
+	it('clear button resets the search input, hides the empty state, and re-fetches the full list', async () => {
+		mockGetCourses.mockResolvedValue([creator]);
+		render(<MemoryRouter><LandingPage /></MemoryRouter>);
+		await waitFor(() => expect(mockGetCourses).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1));
+
+		// Type a query that yields no matches
+		fireEvent.change(
+			screen.getByPlaceholderText(/search creators by name or handle/i),
+			{ target: { value: 'xyznotfound' } }
+		);
+		await screen.findByRole('status', { name: /no creators found/i });
+
+		// Click the "Reset Search" button rendered by EmptyState
+		fireEvent.click(screen.getByRole('button', { name: /reset search/i }));
+
+		// Empty state must disappear and the creator card must reappear
+		await waitFor(() => {
+			expect(
+				screen.queryByRole('status', { name: /no creators found/i })
+			).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+		});
+		expect(
+			screen.getByRole('article', { name: /creator alpha/i })
+		).toBeInTheDocument();
+
+		// Search input must be cleared
+		expect(
+			screen.getByPlaceholderText(/search creators by name or handle/i)
+		).toHaveValue('');
+	});
+});