diff --git a/cypress/e2e/admin.cy.js b/cypress/e2e/admin.cy.js
index ba8c069..2c8054c 100644
--- a/cypress/e2e/admin.cy.js
+++ b/cypress/e2e/admin.cy.js
@@ -26,23 +26,6 @@ describe('The admin page', () => {
     cy.contains('Test Text')
   })
 
-  it('shows one root node and child node on the seeded text page', () => {
-    cy.visit('/admin/texts/0')
-    cy.intercept('GET', '/api/nodes/0').as('getNodes')
-    cy.wait('@getNodes')
-    cy.get('#text-detail > ul > li > ul > li').should('have.length', 1)
-  })
-
-  it('shows one root node on the text page', () => {
-    cy.visit('/admin/texts')
-    cy.get('#newTextName').type('My Node Text')
-    cy.get('#submit').click()
-    cy.intercept('GET', '/api/nodes/1').as('getNodes')
-    cy.get('a').contains('My Node Text').click()
-    cy.wait('@getNodes')
-    cy.get('#text-detail > ul').should('have.length', 1)
-  })
-
   it('navigates to a specific texts page', () => {
     cy.visit('/admin/texts')
     cy.get('#newTextName').type('My New Text')
diff --git a/cypress/e2e/adminText.cy.js b/cypress/e2e/adminText.cy.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9dae1bf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cypress/e2e/adminText.cy.js
@@ -0,0 +1,86 @@
+describe('The admin text detail page', () => {
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    cy.exec('npm run db:seed')
+    cy.intercept('GET', '/api/texts/0').as('getText')
+    cy.intercept('GET', '/api/nodes/0').as('getNodes')
+    cy.visit('/admin/texts/0')
+    cy.wait('@getText')
+    cy.wait('@getNodes')
+  })
+
+  afterEach(() => {
+    cy.exec('npm run db:wipe')
+  })
+
+  it('shows the text name as a heading', () => {
+    cy.get('h1').should('contain', 'test text')
+  })
+
+  it('shows the root node', () => {
+    cy.get('#text-detail li').first().should('contain', 'Chapter 1')
+  })
+
+  it('shows a child node under the root node', () => {
+    cy.get('#text-detail > ul > li > ul > li').should('contain', 'Section 1.1')
+  })
+
+  it('shows an "Add child" button on each node', () => {
+    cy.get('#text-detail li').each(($li) => {
+      cy.wrap($li).find('button.add-child').should('exist')
+    })
+  })
+
+  it('clicking "Add child" reveals an inline form', () => {
+    cy.get('#text-detail li').first().find('button.add-child').click()
+    cy.get('#text-detail li').first().find('input.child-title').should('be.visible')
+    cy.get('#text-detail li').first().find('button.save-child').should('be.visible')
+  })
+
+  it('can add a child to the root node', () => {
+    cy.intercept('POST', '/api/nodes').as('createNode')
+    cy.intercept('GET', '/api/nodes/0').as('getNodesRefresh')
+
+    cy.get('#text-detail > ul > li').first().find('button.add-child').click()
+    cy.get('#text-detail > ul > li').first().find('input.child-title').type('New Child Node')
+    cy.get('#text-detail > ul > li').first().find('button.save-child').click()
+
+    cy.wait('@createNode').its('response.statusCode').should('eq', 201)
+    cy.wait('@getNodesRefresh')
+
+    cy.get('#text-detail li').should('contain', 'New Child Node')
+  })
+
+  it('can add a child to a child node', () => {
+    cy.intercept('POST', '/api/nodes').as('createNode')
+    cy.intercept('GET', '/api/nodes/0').as('getNodesRefresh')
+
+    cy.get('#text-detail > ul > li > ul > li').first().find('button.add-child').click()
+    cy.get('#text-detail > ul > li > ul > li').first().find('input.child-title').type('Nested Child Node')
+    cy.get('#text-detail > ul > li > ul > li').first().find('button.save-child').click()
+
+    cy.wait('@createNode').its('response.statusCode').should('eq', 201)
+    cy.wait('@getNodesRefresh')
+
+    cy.get('#text-detail li').should('contain', 'Nested Child Node')
+  })
+
+  it('newly added child persists after page reload', () => {
+    cy.intercept('POST', '/api/nodes').as('createNode')
+    cy.intercept('GET', '/api/nodes/0').as('getNodesRefresh')
+
+    cy.get('#text-detail > ul > li').first().find('button.add-child').click()
+    cy.get('#text-detail > ul > li').first().find('input.child-title').type('Persistent Child')
+    cy.get('#text-detail > ul > li').first().find('button.save-child').click()
+
+    cy.wait('@createNode')
+    cy.wait('@getNodesRefresh')
+
+    cy.intercept('GET', '/api/texts/0').as('getTextReload')
+    cy.intercept('GET', '/api/nodes/0').as('getNodesReload')
+    cy.reload()
+    cy.wait('@getTextReload')
+    cy.wait('@getNodesReload')
+
+    cy.get('#text-detail li').should('contain', 'Persistent Child')
+  })
+})