diff --git a/web/src/views/LabelView.test.ts b/web/src/views/LabelView.test.ts
index 35a4c35..525a0c9 100644
--- a/web/src/views/LabelView.test.ts
+++ b/web/src/views/LabelView.test.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import { mount } from '@vue/test-utils'
 import { createPinia, setActivePinia } from 'pinia'
 import LabelView from './LabelView.vue'
+import EmailCardStack from '../components/EmailCardStack.vue'
 import { describe, it, expect, vi, beforeEach } from 'vitest'
 
 // Mock fetch globally
@@ -43,4 +44,49 @@ describe('LabelView', () => {
     expect(w.text()).toContain('Skip')
     expect(w.text()).toContain('Discard')
   })
+
+  const queueItem = {
+    id: 'test-1', subject: 'Test Email', body: 'Test body',
+    from: 'test@test.com', date: '2026-03-05', source: 'test',
+  }
+
+  // Return queue items for /api/queue, empty array for /api/config/labels
+  function mockFetchWithQueue() {
+    vi.stubGlobal('fetch', vi.fn().mockImplementation((url: string) =>
+      Promise.resolve({
+        ok: true,
+        json: async () => (url as string).includes('/api/queue')
+          ? { items: [queueItem], total: 1 }
+          : [],
+        text: async () => '',
+      })
+    ))
+  }
+
+  it('renders toss zone overlays when isHeld is true (after drag-start)', async () => {
+    mockFetchWithQueue()
+    const w = mount(LabelView, { global: { plugins: [createPinia()] } })
+    await new Promise(r => setTimeout(r, 0))
+    await w.vm.$nextTick()
+    // Zone overlays should not exist before drag
+    expect(w.find('.toss-zone-left').exists()).toBe(false)
+    // Emit drag-start from EmailCardStack child
+    const cardStack = w.findComponent(EmailCardStack)
+    cardStack.vm.$emit('drag-start')
+    await w.vm.$nextTick()
+    expect(w.find('.toss-zone-left').exists()).toBe(true)
+    expect(w.find('.toss-zone-right').exists()).toBe(true)
+  })
+
+  it('bucket-grid-footer has grid-active class while card is held', async () => {
+    mockFetchWithQueue()
+    const w = mount(LabelView, { global: { plugins: [createPinia()] } })
+    await new Promise(r => setTimeout(r, 0))
+    await w.vm.$nextTick()
+    expect(w.find('.bucket-grid-footer').classes()).not.toContain('grid-active')
+    const cardStack = w.findComponent(EmailCardStack)
+    cardStack.vm.$emit('drag-start')
+    await w.vm.$nextTick()
+    expect(w.find('.bucket-grid-footer').classes()).toContain('grid-active')
+  })
 })
diff --git a/web/src/views/LabelView.vue b/web/src/views/LabelView.vue
index c4df517..a84824e 100644
--- a/web/src/views/LabelView.vue
+++ b/web/src/views/LabelView.vue
@@ -36,23 +36,44 @@
 
     <!-- Card stack + label grid -->
     <template v-else>
+      <!-- Toss edge zones — thin trip-wires at screen edges, visible only while card is held -->
+      <Transition name="zone-fade">
+        <div
+          v-if="isHeld && motion.rich.value"
+          class="toss-zone toss-zone-left"
+          :class="{ active: hoveredZone === 'discard' }"
+          aria-hidden="true"
+        >✕</div>
+      </Transition>
+      <Transition name="zone-fade">
+        <div
+          v-if="isHeld && motion.rich.value"
+          class="toss-zone toss-zone-right"
+          :class="{ active: hoveredZone === 'skip' }"
+          aria-hidden="true"
+        >→</div>
+      </Transition>
+
       <div class="card-stack-wrapper">
         <EmailCardStack
           :item="store.current"
-          :is-bucket-mode="isDragging"
+          :is-bucket-mode="isHeld"
           :dismiss-type="dismissType"
           @label="handleLabel"
           @skip="handleSkip"
           @discard="handleDiscard"
-          @drag-start="isDragging = true"
-          @drag-end="isDragging = false"
+          @drag-start="isHeld = true"
+          @drag-end="isHeld = false"
+          @zone-hover="hoveredZone = $event"
+          @bucket-hover="hoveredBucket = $event"
         />
       </div>
 
-      <div class="bucket-grid-footer">
+      <div class="bucket-grid-footer" :class="{ 'grid-active': isHeld }">
         <LabelBucketGrid
           :labels="labels"
-          :is-bucket-mode="isDragging"
+          :is-bucket-mode="isHeld"
+          :hovered-bucket="hoveredBucket"
           @label="handleLabel"
         />
       </div>
@@ -86,7 +107,9 @@ const motion  = useMotion()   // only needed to pass to child — actual value u
 
 const loading    = ref(true)
 const apiError   = ref(false)
-const isDragging = ref(false)
+const isHeld     = ref(false)
+const hoveredZone   = ref<'discard' | 'skip' | null>(null)
+const hoveredBucket = ref<string | null>(null)
 const labels     = ref<any[]>([])
 const dismissType = ref<'label' | 'skip' | 'discard' | null>(null)
 
@@ -408,5 +431,38 @@ onUnmounted(() => {
   background: var(--color-bg, var(--color-surface, #f0f4fc));
   padding: 0.5rem 0 0.75rem;
   z-index: 10;
+  transition: transform 250ms cubic-bezier(0.34, 1.56, 0.64, 1),
+              background 200ms ease;
 }
+.bucket-grid-footer.grid-active {
+  transform: translateY(-8px);
+}
+
+/* ── Toss edge zones ── */
+.toss-zone {
+  position: fixed;
+  top: 0;
+  bottom: 0;
+  width: 7%;
+  z-index: 50;
+  pointer-events: none;
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  justify-content: center;
+  font-size: 1.5rem;
+  opacity: 0.25;
+  transition: opacity 200ms ease, background 200ms ease;
+}
+.toss-zone-left  { left: 0;  background: rgba(244, 67,  54, 0.12); color: #ef4444; }
+.toss-zone-right { right: 0; background: rgba(255, 152,  0, 0.12); color: #f97316; }
+.toss-zone.active {
+  opacity: 0.85;
+  background: color-mix(in srgb, currentColor 25%, transparent);
+}
+
+/* Zone transition */
+.zone-fade-enter-active,
+.zone-fade-leave-active { transition: opacity 180ms ease; }
+.zone-fade-enter-from,
+.zone-fade-leave-to     { opacity: 0; }
 </style>