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+import { expect, test } from "@playwright/test";
+
+import { mockCoreApis } from "@e2e/fixtures/api-mocks";
+import {
+  clearBrowserState,
+  completeVipPayment,
+  expectInsufficientCreditsDialog,
+  expectVipChatSubscriptionUrl,
+  setEmailSessionStorage,
+  submitEmailLogin,
+  switchToEmailSignIn,
+} from "@e2e/fixtures/test-helpers";
+
+test.beforeEach(async ({ baseURL, context, page }) => {
+  await clearBrowserState(context, page, baseURL);
+  await mockCoreApis(page, {
+    paidImageInsufficientCreditsFlow: true,
+  });
+});
+
+test("guest unlocks a promoted image through email login and top-up", async ({
+  page,
+}) => {
+  await page.goto(
+    "/external-entry?target=chat&mode=promotion&promotion_type=image",
+  );
+  await expect(page).toHaveURL(/\/chat$/);
+
+  const unlockButton = page.getByRole("button", {
+    name: "Unlock private image",
+  });
+  await expect(unlockButton).toBeVisible({ timeout: 10_000 });
+
+  await unlockButton.click();
+  await expect(page).toHaveURL(/\/auth\?redirect=/);
+
+  await switchToEmailSignIn(page);
+  await submitEmailLogin(page, { expectedUrl: /\/chat$/ });
+
+  await setEmailSessionStorage(page);
+  const unlockRequestPromise = page.waitForRequest(
+    "**/api/chat/unlock-private",
+  );
+  await page.reload();
+
+  const unlockRequest = await unlockRequestPromise;
+  expect(unlockRequest.method()).toBe("POST");
+  expect(unlockRequest.postDataJSON()).toMatchObject({
+    lockType: "image_paywall",
+  });
+
+  const insufficientCreditsDialog = await expectInsufficientCreditsDialog(page);
+  await insufficientCreditsDialog
+    .getByRole("button", { name: "Top up now" })
+    .click();
+
+  await expectVipChatSubscriptionUrl(page);
+  await completeVipPayment(page);
+
+  await expect(page).toHaveURL(/\/chat$/);
+  await expect(page.getByRole("textbox", { name: "Message" })).toBeVisible();
+});