diff --git a/frontend/src/views/__tests__/CloudFolderOpenPreview.test.js b/frontend/src/views/__tests__/CloudFolderOpenPreview.test.js
index 29be2e9..97da920 100644
--- a/frontend/src/views/__tests__/CloudFolderOpenPreview.test.js
+++ b/frontend/src/views/__tests__/CloudFolderOpenPreview.test.js
@@ -446,3 +446,59 @@ describe('preview_does_not_trigger_device_download', () => {
     createElementSpy.mockRestore()
   })
 })
+
+// ── Phase 14 Plan 06: Cache transparency — frontend never sees object_key ──────
+
+describe('cache_backed_response_has_no_object_key', () => {
+  it('openCloudFile response processed by the view does not expose cache object_key', async () => {
+    /**
+     * Phase 14 Plan 06 / T-14-02: Even when the backend serves bytes from the
+     * byte cache (MinIO), the API response shape seen by CloudFolderView must
+     * not include an object_key field.
+     *
+     * The cache lifecycle is entirely backend-owned — the frontend receives
+     * the same {kind: 'open', url: ...} JSON response regardless of whether
+     * bytes came from the provider or from the MinIO cache.
+     */
+    // Response matching what the backend sends (cache hit or miss — same shape)
+    const OPEN_RESPONSE_WITH_NO_CACHE_FIELDS = {
+      kind: 'open',
+      url: '/api/cloud/connections/uuid-conn-preview/items/provider-id/download',
+      reason: 'authorized',
+    }
+    api.openCloudFile.mockResolvedValue(OPEN_RESPONSE_WITH_NO_CACHE_FIELDS)
+
+    api.getCloudFoldersByConnectionId.mockResolvedValue({
+      items: [PDF_FILE],
+      capabilities: null,
+      freshness: { refresh_state: 'fresh', last_refreshed_at: '2026-06-20T00:00:00Z' },
+    })
+
+    const BrowserStub = makeBrowserStub()
+    const w = mount(CloudFolderView, {
+      global: { stubs: { StorageBrowser: BrowserStub } },
+    })
+    await flushPromises()
+
+    const browser = w.findComponent({ name: 'StorageBrowser' })
+    await browser.vm.$emit('file-open', PDF_FILE)
+    await flushPromises()
+
+    // The rendered HTML must not expose any cache internals
+    const html = w.html()
+    expect(html).not.toContain('object_key')
+    expect(html).not.toContain('cache/')
+    expect(html).not.toContain('credentials_enc')
+
+    // The API call arguments must not contain object_key or MinIO paths
+    if (api.openCloudFile.mock.calls.length > 0) {
+      const callArgs = api.openCloudFile.mock.calls[0]
+      callArgs.forEach(arg => {
+        if (typeof arg === 'string') {
+          expect(arg).not.toContain('object_key')
+          expect(arg).not.toMatch(/^cache\/[0-9a-f-]+\//)
+        }
+      })
+    }
+  })
+})