diff --git a/backend/app/Controllers/PostController.php b/backend/app/Controllers/PostController.php
index a01429c..a70133d 100644
--- a/backend/app/Controllers/PostController.php
+++ b/backend/app/Controllers/PostController.php
@@ -5,15 +5,20 @@ namespace App\Controllers;
 use App\Exceptions\BadRequestException;
 use App\Exceptions\ForbiddenException;
 use App\Post\Post;
+use App\Post\UseCases\ClearFeaturedPost\ClearFeaturedPost;
+use App\Post\UseCases\ClearFeaturedPost\ClearFeaturedPostRequest;
 use App\Post\UseCases\CreatePost\CreatePost;
 use App\Post\UseCases\CreatePost\CreatePostRequest;
 use App\Post\UseCases\DeletePost\DeletePost;
 use App\Post\UseCases\DeletePost\DeletePostRequest;
 use App\Post\UseCases\GetPost\GetPost;
+use App\Post\UseCases\ListFeaturedPosts\ListFeaturedPosts;
 use App\Post\UseCases\ListRecentPosts\ListRecentPosts;
 use App\Post\UseCases\ListRecentPosts\ListRecentPostsRequest;
 use App\Post\UseCases\ListUserPosts\ListUserPosts;
 use App\Post\UseCases\ListUserPosts\ListUserPostsRequest;
+use App\Post\UseCases\SetFeaturedPost\SetFeaturedPost;
+use App\Post\UseCases\SetFeaturedPost\SetFeaturedPostRequest;
 use App\User\User;
 use App\User\UserRepository;
 use DomainException;
@@ -30,6 +35,9 @@ class PostController
         private GetPost $getPost,
         private ListRecentPosts $listRecentPosts,
         private ListUserPosts $listUserPosts,
+        private SetFeaturedPost $setFeaturedPost,
+        private ClearFeaturedPost $clearFeaturedPost,
+        private ListFeaturedPosts $listFeaturedPosts,
         private UserRepository $userRepo,
     ) {}
 
@@ -126,6 +134,75 @@ class PostController
         ], 201);
     }
 
+    public function listFeatured(Request $request): JsonResponse
+    {
+        $posts = $this->listFeaturedPosts->execute();
+
+        return new JsonResponse([
+            'posts' => array_map(
+                function (Post $post) {
+                    return $this->serialize($post);
+                },
+                $posts,
+            ),
+        ], 200);
+    }
+
+    public function feature(Request $request): JsonResponse
+    {
+        /** @var User $user */
+        $user = $request->attributes->get('user');
+        try {
+            $post = $this->setFeaturedPost->execute(
+                new SetFeaturedPostRequest(
+                    postId: (int) $request->input('postId'),
+                    slot: (int) $request->input('slot'),
+                    requesterIsAdmin: $user->isAdmin(),
+                ),
+            );
+        } catch (BadRequestException $exception) {
+            return new JsonResponse(
+                ['error' => $exception->getMessage()], 400,
+            );
+        } catch (ForbiddenException $exception) {
+            return new JsonResponse(
+                ['error' => $exception->getMessage()], 403,
+            );
+        } catch (DomainException $exception) {
+            return new JsonResponse(
+                ['error' => $exception->getMessage()], 404,
+            );
+        }
+
+        return new JsonResponse([
+            'post' => $this->serialize($post),
+        ], 200);
+    }
+
+    public function unfeature(Request $request): JsonResponse
+    {
+        /** @var User $user */
+        $user = $request->attributes->get('user');
+        try {
+            $this->clearFeaturedPost->execute(
+                new ClearFeaturedPostRequest(
+                    postId: (int) $request->input('postId'),
+                    requesterIsAdmin: $user->isAdmin(),
+                ),
+            );
+        } catch (BadRequestException $exception) {
+            return new JsonResponse(
+                ['error' => $exception->getMessage()], 400,
+            );
+        } catch (ForbiddenException $exception) {
+            return new JsonResponse(
+                ['error' => $exception->getMessage()], 403,
+            );
+        }
+
+        return new JsonResponse(null, 204);
+    }
+
     public function delete(Request $request, int $id): JsonResponse
     {
         /** @var User $user */
@@ -160,7 +237,8 @@ class PostController
      *     authorDisplayName: string,
      *     title: string,
      *     body: string,
-     *     createdAt: string
+     *     createdAt: string,
+     *     featureSlot: ?int
      * }
      */
     private function serialize(Post $post): array
@@ -176,6 +254,7 @@ class PostController
             'title' => $post->getTitle(),
             'body' => $post->getBody(),
             'createdAt' => $post->getCreatedAt()->format(DATE_ATOM),
+            'featureSlot' => $post->getFeatureSlot(),
         ];
     }
 }
diff --git a/backend/app/Post/EloquentPostRepository.php b/backend/app/Post/EloquentPostRepository.php
index b8c90b5..074b90a 100644
--- a/backend/app/Post/EloquentPostRepository.php
+++ b/backend/app/Post/EloquentPostRepository.php
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ namespace App\Post;
 
 use DateTimeImmutable;
 use DateTimeZone;
+use RuntimeException;
 
 class EloquentPostRepository implements PostRepository
 {
@@ -65,6 +66,53 @@ class EloquentPostRepository implements PostRepository
         PostModel::query()->where('id', $id)->delete();
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @throws RuntimeException
+     */
+    public function update(Post $post): Post
+    {
+        $model = PostModel::find($post->getId());
+        if ($model === null) {
+            throw new RuntimeException(
+                "Post with id: {$post->getId()} does not exist"
+            );
+        }
+        $model->user_id = $post->getUserId();
+        $model->title = $post->getTitle();
+        $model->body = $post->getBody();
+        $model->created_at = $post->getCreatedAt();
+        $model->feature_slot = $post->getFeatureSlot();
+        $model->save();
+
+        return $this->toDomain($model);
+    }
+
+    public function findByFeatureSlot(int $slot): ?Post
+    {
+        $model = PostModel::query()
+            ->where('feature_slot', $slot)
+            ->first();
+
+        return $model === null ? null : $this->toDomain($model);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @return Post[]
+     */
+    public function findFeatured(): array
+    {
+        $models = PostModel::query()
+            ->whereNotNull('feature_slot')
+            ->orderBy('feature_slot', 'asc')
+            ->get();
+
+        return $models->map(
+            function (PostModel $model) {
+                return $this->toDomain($model);
+            },
+        )->all();
+    }
+
     private function toDomain(PostModel $model): Post
     {
         $utc = new DateTimeZone('UTC');
@@ -78,6 +126,7 @@ class EloquentPostRepository implements PostRepository
                 $model->created_at->toDateTimeString(),
                 $utc,
             ),
+            featureSlot: $model->feature_slot,
         );
     }
 }
diff --git a/backend/app/Post/Post.php b/backend/app/Post/Post.php
index 76d100e..2445318 100644
--- a/backend/app/Post/Post.php
+++ b/backend/app/Post/Post.php
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ class Post
         private string $title,
         private string $body,
         private DateTimeImmutable $createdAt,
+        private ?int $featureSlot,
     ) {}
 
     public function getId(): int
@@ -38,4 +39,14 @@ class Post
     {
         return $this->createdAt;
     }
+
+    public function getFeatureSlot(): ?int
+    {
+        return $this->featureSlot;
+    }
+
+    public function isFeatured(): bool
+    {
+        return $this->featureSlot !== null;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/backend/app/Post/PostModel.php b/backend/app/Post/PostModel.php
index 357347b..6b566b6 100644
--- a/backend/app/Post/PostModel.php
+++ b/backend/app/Post/PostModel.php
@@ -2,22 +2,27 @@
 
 namespace App\Post;
 
+use DateTimeImmutable;
 use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Builder;
 use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model;
-use Illuminate\Support\Carbon;
 
 /**
  * @property int $id
  * @property int $user_id
  * @property string $title
  * @property string $body
- * @property Carbon $created_at
+ * @property DateTimeImmutable $created_at
+ * @property ?int $feature_slot
  *
  * @method static Builder<static>|PostModel newModelQuery()
  * @method static Builder<static>|PostModel newQuery()
  * @method static Builder<static>|PostModel query()
  * @method static Builder<static>|PostModel whereId($value)
  * @method static Builder<static>|PostModel whereUserId($value)
+ * @method static Builder<static>|PostModel whereTitle($value)
+ * @method static Builder<static>|PostModel whereBody($value)
+ * @method static Builder<static>|PostModel whereCreatedAt($value)
+ * @method static Builder<static>|PostModel whereFeatureSlot($value)
  *
  * @mixin \Eloquent
  */
@@ -32,9 +37,11 @@ class PostModel extends Model
         'title',
         'body',
         'created_at',
+        'feature_slot',
     ];
 
     protected $casts = [
-        'created_at' => 'datetime',
+        'created_at' => 'immutable_datetime',
+        'feature_slot' => 'integer',
     ];
 }
diff --git a/backend/app/Post/PostRepository.php b/backend/app/Post/PostRepository.php
index a00827b..1113949 100644
--- a/backend/app/Post/PostRepository.php
+++ b/backend/app/Post/PostRepository.php
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 
 namespace App\Post;
 
+use RuntimeException;
+
 interface PostRepository
 {
     public function create(CreatePostDto $dto): Post;
@@ -19,4 +21,16 @@ interface PostRepository
     public function findRecent(int $limit): array;
 
     public function delete(int $id): void;
+
+    /**
+     * @throws RuntimeException
+     */
+    public function update(Post $post): Post;
+
+    public function findByFeatureSlot(int $slot): ?Post;
+
+    /**
+     * @return Post[]
+     */
+    public function findFeatured(): array;
 }
diff --git a/backend/app/Post/UseCases/ClearFeaturedPost/ClearFeaturedPost.php b/backend/app/Post/UseCases/ClearFeaturedPost/ClearFeaturedPost.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4a47ca4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/app/Post/UseCases/ClearFeaturedPost/ClearFeaturedPost.php
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace App\Post\UseCases\ClearFeaturedPost;
+
+use App\Exceptions\BadRequestException;
+use App\Exceptions\ForbiddenException;
+use App\Post\Post;
+use App\Post\PostRepository;
+
+class ClearFeaturedPost
+{
+    public function __construct(
+        private PostRepository $postRepo,
+    ) {}
+
+    /**
+     * @throws BadRequestException
+     * @throws ForbiddenException
+     */
+    public function execute(ClearFeaturedPostRequest $request): void
+    {
+        if (! $request->requesterIsAdmin) {
+            throw new ForbiddenException(
+                'only admins can unfeature a post'
+            );
+        }
+        if ($request->postId <= 0) {
+            throw new BadRequestException('postId must be positive');
+        }
+
+        $post = $this->postRepo->find($request->postId);
+        if ($post === null) {
+            return;
+        }
+        if (! $post->isFeatured()) {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        $this->postRepo->update(new Post(
+            id: $post->getId(),
+            userId: $post->getUserId(),
+            title: $post->getTitle(),
+            body: $post->getBody(),
+            createdAt: $post->getCreatedAt(),
+            featureSlot: null,
+        ));
+    }
+}
diff --git a/backend/app/Post/UseCases/ClearFeaturedPost/ClearFeaturedPostRequest.php b/backend/app/Post/UseCases/ClearFeaturedPost/ClearFeaturedPostRequest.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1b1f1f4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/app/Post/UseCases/ClearFeaturedPost/ClearFeaturedPostRequest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace App\Post\UseCases\ClearFeaturedPost;
+
+class ClearFeaturedPostRequest
+{
+    public function __construct(
+        public int $postId,
+        public bool $requesterIsAdmin,
+    ) {}
+}
diff --git a/backend/app/Post/UseCases/ListFeaturedPosts/ListFeaturedPosts.php b/backend/app/Post/UseCases/ListFeaturedPosts/ListFeaturedPosts.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..259da23
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/app/Post/UseCases/ListFeaturedPosts/ListFeaturedPosts.php
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace App\Post\UseCases\ListFeaturedPosts;
+
+use App\Post\Post;
+use App\Post\PostRepository;
+
+class ListFeaturedPosts
+{
+    public function __construct(
+        private PostRepository $postRepo,
+    ) {}
+
+    /**
+     * @return Post[]
+     */
+    public function execute(): array
+    {
+        return $this->postRepo->findFeatured();
+    }
+}
diff --git a/backend/app/Post/UseCases/SetFeaturedPost/SetFeaturedPost.php b/backend/app/Post/UseCases/SetFeaturedPost/SetFeaturedPost.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7c508ad
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/app/Post/UseCases/SetFeaturedPost/SetFeaturedPost.php
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace App\Post\UseCases\SetFeaturedPost;
+
+use App\Exceptions\BadRequestException;
+use App\Exceptions\ForbiddenException;
+use App\Post\Post;
+use App\Post\PostRepository;
+use DomainException;
+
+class SetFeaturedPost
+{
+    private const VALID_SLOTS = [1, 2];
+
+    public function __construct(
+        private PostRepository $postRepo,
+    ) {}
+
+    /**
+     * @throws BadRequestException
+     * @throws ForbiddenException
+     * @throws DomainException
+     */
+    public function execute(SetFeaturedPostRequest $request): Post
+    {
+        if (! $request->requesterIsAdmin) {
+            throw new ForbiddenException(
+                'only admins can feature a post'
+            );
+        }
+        if ($request->postId <= 0) {
+            throw new BadRequestException('postId must be positive');
+        }
+        if (! in_array($request->slot, self::VALID_SLOTS, true)) {
+            throw new BadRequestException(
+                'slot must be 1 or 2'
+            );
+        }
+
+        $post = $this->postRepo->find($request->postId);
+        if ($post === null) {
+            throw new DomainException('post not found');
+        }
+
+        $existingInSlot = $this->postRepo->findByFeatureSlot($request->slot);
+        if (
+            $existingInSlot !== null
+            && $existingInSlot->getId() !== $post->getId()
+        ) {
+            $this->postRepo->update(new Post(
+                id: $existingInSlot->getId(),
+                userId: $existingInSlot->getUserId(),
+                title: $existingInSlot->getTitle(),
+                body: $existingInSlot->getBody(),
+                createdAt: $existingInSlot->getCreatedAt(),
+                featureSlot: null,
+            ));
+        }
+
+        return $this->postRepo->update(new Post(
+            id: $post->getId(),
+            userId: $post->getUserId(),
+            title: $post->getTitle(),
+            body: $post->getBody(),
+            createdAt: $post->getCreatedAt(),
+            featureSlot: $request->slot,
+        ));
+    }
+}
diff --git a/backend/app/Post/UseCases/SetFeaturedPost/SetFeaturedPostRequest.php b/backend/app/Post/UseCases/SetFeaturedPost/SetFeaturedPostRequest.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..10de537
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/app/Post/UseCases/SetFeaturedPost/SetFeaturedPostRequest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace App\Post\UseCases\SetFeaturedPost;
+
+class SetFeaturedPostRequest
+{
+    public function __construct(
+        public int $postId,
+        public int $slot,
+        public bool $requesterIsAdmin,
+    ) {}
+}
diff --git a/backend/database/migrations/2026_05_06_000005_add_feature_slot_to_posts.php b/backend/database/migrations/2026_05_06_000005_add_feature_slot_to_posts.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3531798
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/database/migrations/2026_05_06_000005_add_feature_slot_to_posts.php
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+<?php
+
+use Illuminate\Database\Migrations\Migration;
+use Illuminate\Database\Schema\Blueprint;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Schema;
+
+return new class extends Migration
+{
+    public function up(): void
+    {
+        Schema::table('posts', function (Blueprint $table) {
+            $table->unsignedTinyInteger('feature_slot')->nullable();
+            $table->unique('feature_slot');
+        });
+    }
+
+    public function down(): void
+    {
+        Schema::table('posts', function (Blueprint $table) {
+            $table->dropUnique(['feature_slot']);
+            $table->dropColumn('feature_slot');
+        });
+    }
+};
diff --git a/backend/routes/api.php b/backend/routes/api.php
index f614658..03408cc 100644
--- a/backend/routes/api.php
+++ b/backend/routes/api.php
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ Route::get('/me', [AuthController::class, 'me'])
     ->middleware(AuthMiddleware::class);
 
 Route::get('/posts', [PostController::class, 'recent']);
+Route::get('/posts/featured', [PostController::class, 'listFeatured']);
 Route::get('/posts/{id}', [PostController::class, 'show'])
     ->whereNumber('id');
 Route::post('/posts', [PostController::class, 'create'])
@@ -26,6 +27,10 @@ Route::post('/posts', [PostController::class, 'create'])
 Route::delete('/posts/{id}', [PostController::class, 'delete'])
     ->whereNumber('id')
     ->middleware(AuthMiddleware::class);
+Route::post('/admin/posts/feature', [PostController::class, 'feature'])
+    ->middleware(AuthMiddleware::class);
+Route::post('/admin/posts/unfeature', [PostController::class, 'unfeature'])
+    ->middleware(AuthMiddleware::class);
 
 Route::get(
     '/users/{displayName}/posts',
diff --git a/backend/tests/Fakes/FakePostRepository.php b/backend/tests/Fakes/FakePostRepository.php
index ed64137..8f08fe1 100644
--- a/backend/tests/Fakes/FakePostRepository.php
+++ b/backend/tests/Fakes/FakePostRepository.php
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ namespace Tests\Fakes;
 use App\Post\CreatePostDto;
 use App\Post\Post;
 use App\Post\PostRepository;
+use RuntimeException;
 
 class FakePostRepository implements PostRepository
 {
@@ -22,10 +23,11 @@ class FakePostRepository implements PostRepository
             title: $dto->title,
             body: $dto->body,
             createdAt: $dto->createdAt,
+            featureSlot: null,
         );
         $this->existingPosts[$id] = $post;
 
-        return $post;
+        return $this->copy($post);
     }
 
     public function find(int $id): ?Post
@@ -85,6 +87,54 @@ class FakePostRepository implements PostRepository
         unset($this->existingPosts[$id]);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @throws RuntimeException
+     */
+    public function update(Post $post): Post
+    {
+        $id = $post->getId();
+        if (! isset($this->existingPosts[$id])) {
+            throw new RuntimeException(
+                "Post with id: $id does not exist"
+            );
+        }
+        $this->existingPosts[$id] = $post;
+
+        return $this->copy($post);
+    }
+
+    public function findByFeatureSlot(int $slot): ?Post
+    {
+        foreach ($this->existingPosts as $post) {
+            if ($post->getFeatureSlot() === $slot) {
+                return $this->copy($post);
+            }
+        }
+
+        return null;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @return Post[]
+     */
+    public function findFeatured(): array
+    {
+        $featured = [];
+        foreach ($this->existingPosts as $post) {
+            if ($post->isFeatured()) {
+                $featured[] = $this->copy($post);
+            }
+        }
+        usort(
+            $featured,
+            function (Post $left, Post $right) {
+                return $left->getFeatureSlot() <=> $right->getFeatureSlot();
+            },
+        );
+
+        return $featured;
+    }
+
     private function copy(Post $post): Post
     {
         return new Post(
@@ -93,6 +143,7 @@ class FakePostRepository implements PostRepository
             title: $post->getTitle(),
             body: $post->getBody(),
             createdAt: $post->getCreatedAt(),
+            featureSlot: $post->getFeatureSlot(),
         );
     }
 
diff --git a/backend/tests/Feature/Post/FeaturedPostsTest.php b/backend/tests/Feature/Post/FeaturedPostsTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3ae9aea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/tests/Feature/Post/FeaturedPostsTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,144 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Tests\Feature\Post;
+
+use Illuminate\Foundation\Testing\RefreshDatabase;
+use Tests\Feature\AuthenticatesUsers;
+use Tests\TestCase;
+
+class FeaturedPostsTest extends TestCase
+{
+    use AuthenticatesUsers;
+    use RefreshDatabase;
+
+    private function createPost(string $cookie, string $title): int
+    {
+        $response = $this->withCredentials()
+            ->withUnencryptedCookie('auth_token', $cookie)
+            ->postJson('/api/posts', [
+                'title' => $title,
+                'body' => 'b',
+            ]);
+        $response->assertStatus(201);
+
+        return $response->json('post.id');
+    }
+
+    private function reLoginAsAdmin(string $email, string $password): string
+    {
+        $response = $this->postJson('/api/login', [
+            'email' => $email,
+            'password' => $password,
+        ]);
+
+        return $response->getCookie('auth_token', false)->getValue();
+    }
+
+    public function test_non_admin_cannot_feature_post(): void
+    {
+        $alice = $this->signupAndLogin(
+            email: 'alice@example.com',
+            displayName: 'alice',
+            password: 'longenoughpassword',
+        );
+        $postId = $this->createPost($alice['cookie'], 'P1');
+
+        $this->withCredentials()
+            ->withUnencryptedCookie('auth_token', $alice['cookie'])
+            ->postJson('/api/admin/posts/feature', [
+                'postId' => $postId,
+                'slot' => 1,
+            ])
+            ->assertStatus(403);
+    }
+
+    public function test_admin_features_post(): void
+    {
+        $alice = $this->signupAndLogin(
+            email: 'alice@example.com',
+            displayName: 'alice',
+            password: 'longenoughpassword',
+        );
+        $postId = $this->createPost($alice['cookie'], 'P1');
+
+        $this->promoteToAdmin($alice['user']->getId());
+        $cookie = $this->reLoginAsAdmin(
+            'alice@example.com',
+            'longenoughpassword',
+        );
+
+        $this->withCredentials()
+            ->withUnencryptedCookie('auth_token', $cookie)
+            ->postJson('/api/admin/posts/feature', [
+                'postId' => $postId,
+                'slot' => 1,
+            ])
+            ->assertStatus(200)
+            ->assertJsonPath('post.featureSlot', 1);
+    }
+
+    public function test_listing_featured_posts_is_public(): void
+    {
+        $alice = $this->signupAndLogin(
+            email: 'alice@example.com',
+            displayName: 'alice',
+            password: 'longenoughpassword',
+        );
+        $postId = $this->createPost($alice['cookie'], 'P1');
+
+        $this->promoteToAdmin($alice['user']->getId());
+        $cookie = $this->reLoginAsAdmin(
+            'alice@example.com',
+            'longenoughpassword',
+        );
+        $this->withCredentials()
+            ->withUnencryptedCookie('auth_token', $cookie)
+            ->postJson('/api/admin/posts/feature', [
+                'postId' => $postId,
+                'slot' => 2,
+            ])
+            ->assertStatus(200);
+
+        $this->resetClientState();
+        $response = $this->getJson('/api/posts/featured');
+        $response->assertStatus(200);
+        $response->assertJsonPath('posts.0.id', $postId);
+        $response->assertJsonPath('posts.0.featureSlot', 2);
+    }
+
+    public function test_admin_unfeatures_post(): void
+    {
+        $alice = $this->signupAndLogin(
+            email: 'alice@example.com',
+            displayName: 'alice',
+            password: 'longenoughpassword',
+        );
+        $postId = $this->createPost($alice['cookie'], 'P1');
+
+        $this->promoteToAdmin($alice['user']->getId());
+        $cookie = $this->reLoginAsAdmin(
+            'alice@example.com',
+            'longenoughpassword',
+        );
+
+        $this->withCredentials()
+            ->withUnencryptedCookie('auth_token', $cookie)
+            ->postJson('/api/admin/posts/feature', [
+                'postId' => $postId,
+                'slot' => 1,
+            ])
+            ->assertStatus(200);
+
+        $this->withCredentials()
+            ->withUnencryptedCookie('auth_token', $cookie)
+            ->postJson('/api/admin/posts/unfeature', [
+                'postId' => $postId,
+            ])
+            ->assertStatus(204);
+
+        $this->resetClientState();
+        $this->getJson('/api/posts/featured')
+            ->assertStatus(200)
+            ->assertJsonPath('posts', []);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/backend/tests/Unit/Post/PostTest.php b/backend/tests/Unit/Post/PostTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bbd5594
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/tests/Unit/Post/PostTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Tests\Unit\Post;
+
+use App\Post\Post;
+use DateTimeImmutable;
+use DateTimeZone;
+use Tests\TestCase;
+
+class PostTest extends TestCase
+{
+    public function test_post_exposes_all_properties(): void
+    {
+        $createdAt = new DateTimeImmutable(
+            '2026-05-06T12:00:00',
+            new DateTimeZone('UTC'),
+        );
+        $post = new Post(
+            id: 7,
+            userId: 3,
+            title: 'Hello',
+            body: 'World',
+            createdAt: $createdAt,
+            featureSlot: 1,
+        );
+
+        $this->assertSame(7, $post->getId());
+        $this->assertSame(3, $post->getUserId());
+        $this->assertSame('Hello', $post->getTitle());
+        $this->assertSame('World', $post->getBody());
+        $this->assertSame($createdAt, $post->getCreatedAt());
+        $this->assertSame(1, $post->getFeatureSlot());
+        $this->assertTrue($post->isFeatured());
+    }
+
+    public function test_post_with_null_feature_slot_is_not_featured(): void
+    {
+        $post = new Post(
+            id: 1,
+            userId: 1,
+            title: 't',
+            body: 'b',
+            createdAt: new DateTimeImmutable('2026-05-06T12:00:00Z'),
+            featureSlot: null,
+        );
+
+        $this->assertNull($post->getFeatureSlot());
+        $this->assertFalse($post->isFeatured());
+    }
+}
diff --git a/backend/tests/Unit/Post/UseCases/ClearFeaturedPostTest.php b/backend/tests/Unit/Post/UseCases/ClearFeaturedPostTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ef3ee4e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/tests/Unit/Post/UseCases/ClearFeaturedPostTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,95 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Tests\Unit\Post\UseCases;
+
+use App\Exceptions\BadRequestException;
+use App\Exceptions\ForbiddenException;
+use App\Post\CreatePostDto;
+use App\Post\Post;
+use App\Post\UseCases\ClearFeaturedPost\ClearFeaturedPost;
+use App\Post\UseCases\ClearFeaturedPost\ClearFeaturedPostRequest;
+use DateTimeImmutable;
+use DateTimeZone;
+use Tests\Fakes\FakePostRepository;
+use Tests\TestCase;
+
+class ClearFeaturedPostTest extends TestCase
+{
+    private FakePostRepository $postRepo;
+
+    private ClearFeaturedPost $useCase;
+
+    private DateTimeImmutable $now;
+
+    protected function setUp(): void
+    {
+        $this->now = new DateTimeImmutable(
+            '2026-05-06T12:00:00',
+            new DateTimeZone('UTC'),
+        );
+        $this->postRepo = new FakePostRepository;
+        $this->useCase = new ClearFeaturedPost($this->postRepo);
+    }
+
+    private function seedFeaturedPost(int $slot): Post
+    {
+        $post = $this->postRepo->create(new CreatePostDto(
+            userId: 1,
+            title: 'A',
+            body: 'B',
+            createdAt: $this->now,
+        ));
+
+        return $this->postRepo->update(new Post(
+            id: $post->getId(),
+            userId: $post->getUserId(),
+            title: $post->getTitle(),
+            body: $post->getBody(),
+            createdAt: $post->getCreatedAt(),
+            featureSlot: $slot,
+        ));
+    }
+
+    public function test_non_admin_throws_forbidden(): void
+    {
+        $post = $this->seedFeaturedPost(1);
+        $this->expectException(ForbiddenException::class);
+        $this->useCase->execute(new ClearFeaturedPostRequest(
+            postId: $post->getId(),
+            requesterIsAdmin: false,
+        ));
+    }
+
+    public function test_zero_post_id_throws_bad_request(): void
+    {
+        $this->expectException(BadRequestException::class);
+        $this->useCase->execute(new ClearFeaturedPostRequest(
+            postId: 0,
+            requesterIsAdmin: true,
+        ));
+    }
+
+    public function test_unknown_post_is_no_op(): void
+    {
+        $this->useCase->execute(new ClearFeaturedPostRequest(
+            postId: 999,
+            requesterIsAdmin: true,
+        ));
+
+        $this->assertNull($this->postRepo->find(999));
+    }
+
+    public function test_admin_clears_feature_slot(): void
+    {
+        $post = $this->seedFeaturedPost(2);
+
+        $this->useCase->execute(new ClearFeaturedPostRequest(
+            postId: $post->getId(),
+            requesterIsAdmin: true,
+        ));
+
+        $this->assertNull(
+            $this->postRepo->find($post->getId())->getFeatureSlot(),
+        );
+    }
+}
diff --git a/backend/tests/Unit/Post/UseCases/ListFeaturedPostsTest.php b/backend/tests/Unit/Post/UseCases/ListFeaturedPostsTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b01c4a7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/tests/Unit/Post/UseCases/ListFeaturedPostsTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Tests\Unit\Post\UseCases;
+
+use App\Post\CreatePostDto;
+use App\Post\Post;
+use App\Post\UseCases\ListFeaturedPosts\ListFeaturedPosts;
+use DateTimeImmutable;
+use DateTimeZone;
+use Tests\Fakes\FakePostRepository;
+use Tests\TestCase;
+
+class ListFeaturedPostsTest extends TestCase
+{
+    private FakePostRepository $postRepo;
+
+    private ListFeaturedPosts $useCase;
+
+    private DateTimeImmutable $now;
+
+    protected function setUp(): void
+    {
+        $this->now = new DateTimeImmutable(
+            '2026-05-06T12:00:00',
+            new DateTimeZone('UTC'),
+        );
+        $this->postRepo = new FakePostRepository;
+        $this->useCase = new ListFeaturedPosts($this->postRepo);
+    }
+
+    private function seedFeaturedPost(string $title, ?int $slot): Post
+    {
+        $post = $this->postRepo->create(new CreatePostDto(
+            userId: 1,
+            title: $title,
+            body: 'B',
+            createdAt: $this->now,
+        ));
+        if ($slot === null) {
+            return $post;
+        }
+
+        return $this->postRepo->update(new Post(
+            id: $post->getId(),
+            userId: $post->getUserId(),
+            title: $post->getTitle(),
+            body: $post->getBody(),
+            createdAt: $post->getCreatedAt(),
+            featureSlot: $slot,
+        ));
+    }
+
+    public function test_returns_empty_when_none_featured(): void
+    {
+        $this->seedFeaturedPost('not featured', null);
+        $this->assertSame([], $this->useCase->execute());
+    }
+
+    public function test_returns_featured_posts_in_slot_order(): void
+    {
+        $this->seedFeaturedPost('slot-2', 2);
+        $this->seedFeaturedPost('slot-1', 1);
+        $this->seedFeaturedPost('not-featured', null);
+
+        $featured = $this->useCase->execute();
+
+        $this->assertCount(2, $featured);
+        $this->assertSame('slot-1', $featured[0]->getTitle());
+        $this->assertSame('slot-2', $featured[1]->getTitle());
+    }
+}
diff --git a/backend/tests/Unit/Post/UseCases/SetFeaturedPostTest.php b/backend/tests/Unit/Post/UseCases/SetFeaturedPostTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0ec231f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/tests/Unit/Post/UseCases/SetFeaturedPostTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,171 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Tests\Unit\Post\UseCases;
+
+use App\Exceptions\BadRequestException;
+use App\Exceptions\ForbiddenException;
+use App\Post\CreatePostDto;
+use App\Post\Post;
+use App\Post\UseCases\SetFeaturedPost\SetFeaturedPost;
+use App\Post\UseCases\SetFeaturedPost\SetFeaturedPostRequest;
+use DateTimeImmutable;
+use DateTimeZone;
+use DomainException;
+use Tests\Fakes\FakePostRepository;
+use Tests\TestCase;
+
+class SetFeaturedPostTest extends TestCase
+{
+    private FakePostRepository $postRepo;
+
+    private SetFeaturedPost $useCase;
+
+    private DateTimeImmutable $now;
+
+    protected function setUp(): void
+    {
+        $this->now = new DateTimeImmutable(
+            '2026-05-06T12:00:00',
+            new DateTimeZone('UTC'),
+        );
+        $this->postRepo = new FakePostRepository;
+        $this->useCase = new SetFeaturedPost($this->postRepo);
+    }
+
+    private function seedPost(): Post
+    {
+        return $this->postRepo->create(new CreatePostDto(
+            userId: 1,
+            title: 'A',
+            body: 'B',
+            createdAt: $this->now,
+        ));
+    }
+
+    public function test_non_admin_throws_forbidden(): void
+    {
+        $post = $this->seedPost();
+        $this->expectException(ForbiddenException::class);
+        $this->useCase->execute(new SetFeaturedPostRequest(
+            postId: $post->getId(),
+            slot: 1,
+            requesterIsAdmin: false,
+        ));
+    }
+
+    public function test_invalid_slot_throws_bad_request(): void
+    {
+        $post = $this->seedPost();
+        $this->expectException(BadRequestException::class);
+        $this->useCase->execute(new SetFeaturedPostRequest(
+            postId: $post->getId(),
+            slot: 3,
+            requesterIsAdmin: true,
+        ));
+    }
+
+    public function test_zero_post_id_throws_bad_request(): void
+    {
+        $this->expectException(BadRequestException::class);
+        $this->useCase->execute(new SetFeaturedPostRequest(
+            postId: 0,
+            slot: 1,
+            requesterIsAdmin: true,
+        ));
+    }
+
+    public function test_unknown_post_throws_domain_exception(): void
+    {
+        $this->expectException(DomainException::class);
+        $this->useCase->execute(new SetFeaturedPostRequest(
+            postId: 999,
+            slot: 1,
+            requesterIsAdmin: true,
+        ));
+    }
+
+    public function test_admin_assigns_slot(): void
+    {
+        $post = $this->seedPost();
+
+        $this->useCase->execute(new SetFeaturedPostRequest(
+            postId: $post->getId(),
+            slot: 1,
+            requesterIsAdmin: true,
+        ));
+
+        $reloaded = $this->postRepo->find($post->getId());
+        $this->assertSame(1, $reloaded->getFeatureSlot());
+    }
+
+    public function test_assigning_same_slot_evicts_previous_post(): void
+    {
+        $first = $this->seedPost();
+        $second = $this->seedPost();
+
+        $this->useCase->execute(new SetFeaturedPostRequest(
+            postId: $first->getId(),
+            slot: 1,
+            requesterIsAdmin: true,
+        ));
+        $this->useCase->execute(new SetFeaturedPostRequest(
+            postId: $second->getId(),
+            slot: 1,
+            requesterIsAdmin: true,
+        ));
+
+        $this->assertNull(
+            $this->postRepo->find($first->getId())->getFeatureSlot(),
+        );
+        $this->assertSame(
+            1,
+            $this->postRepo->find($second->getId())->getFeatureSlot(),
+        );
+    }
+
+    public function test_two_posts_can_occupy_separate_slots(): void
+    {
+        $first = $this->seedPost();
+        $second = $this->seedPost();
+
+        $this->useCase->execute(new SetFeaturedPostRequest(
+            postId: $first->getId(),
+            slot: 1,
+            requesterIsAdmin: true,
+        ));
+        $this->useCase->execute(new SetFeaturedPostRequest(
+            postId: $second->getId(),
+            slot: 2,
+            requesterIsAdmin: true,
+        ));
+
+        $featured = $this->postRepo->findFeatured();
+        $this->assertCount(2, $featured);
+        $this->assertSame(1, $featured[0]->getFeatureSlot());
+        $this->assertSame(2, $featured[1]->getFeatureSlot());
+    }
+
+    public function test_moving_post_to_other_slot_clears_old_slot(): void
+    {
+        $post = $this->seedPost();
+
+        $this->useCase->execute(new SetFeaturedPostRequest(
+            postId: $post->getId(),
+            slot: 1,
+            requesterIsAdmin: true,
+        ));
+        $this->useCase->execute(new SetFeaturedPostRequest(
+            postId: $post->getId(),
+            slot: 2,
+            requesterIsAdmin: true,
+        ));
+
+        $this->assertNull(
+            $this->postRepo->findByFeatureSlot(1),
+        );
+        $this->assertSame(
+            $post->getId(),
+            $this->postRepo->findByFeatureSlot(2)->getId(),
+        );
+    }
+}