diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 2170ff68..2edd9ec4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -369,6 +369,32 @@ jobs:
           path: tests/api/storage/
           retention-days: 7
 
+  litmus:
+    name: WebDAV RFC 4918 — litmus (59/59)
+    needs: build
+    if: github.event_name == 'pull_request'
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    timeout-minutes: 20
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: oxicloud-release
+          path: target/release/
+
+      - name: Set execute bit on pre-built binary
+        run: chmod +x target/release/oxicloud
+
+      - name: Install litmus and jq
+        run: sudo apt-get update -q && sudo apt-get install -y litmus jq
+
+      - name: Run litmus WebDAV compliance tests
+        run: bash tests/webdav/run-litmus.sh
+        env:
+          BUILD_TARGET: release
+          LITMUS_TESTS: "basic copymove props locks"
+
   front-test:
     name: Frontend end-to-end tests (via Playwright)
     # ensure that api tests are ok before
diff --git a/migrations/20260825000000_webdav_dead_properties.sql b/migrations/20260825000000_webdav_dead_properties.sql
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9ba875f7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/migrations/20260825000000_webdav_dead_properties.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+-- WebDAV dead properties storage (RFC 4918 §9.2).
+-- Stores arbitrary user-defined XML properties set via PROPPATCH.
+-- Keyed by (resource_path, user_id, namespace, local_name) — the
+-- same property on different resources or for different users is
+-- a distinct row.
+
+CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS storage.webdav_dead_properties (
+    id           UUID        NOT NULL DEFAULT gen_random_uuid() PRIMARY KEY,
+    resource_path TEXT       NOT NULL,
+    user_id      UUID        NOT NULL REFERENCES auth.users(id) ON DELETE CASCADE,
+    namespace    TEXT        NOT NULL DEFAULT '',
+    local_name   TEXT        NOT NULL,
+    value        TEXT,
+    created_at   TIMESTAMPTZ NOT NULL DEFAULT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP,
+    updated_at   TIMESTAMPTZ NOT NULL DEFAULT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP,
+    UNIQUE (resource_path, user_id, namespace, local_name)
+);
+
+CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_webdav_dead_properties_path_user
+    ON storage.webdav_dead_properties (resource_path, user_id);
diff --git a/src/application/adapters/webdav_adapter.rs b/src/application/adapters/webdav_adapter.rs
index 24dbde25..9cd063b1 100644
--- a/src/application/adapters/webdav_adapter.rs
+++ b/src/application/adapters/webdav_adapter.rs
@@ -96,6 +96,13 @@ pub struct PropValue {
     pub value: Option<String>,
 }
 
+/// A single PROPPATCH operation (preserves document order per RFC 4918 §9.2).
+#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
+pub enum PropPatchOp {
+    Set(PropValue),
+    Remove(QualifiedName),
+}
+
 /// WebDAV lock information
 #[derive(Debug, Clone)]
 pub struct LockInfo {
@@ -191,10 +198,31 @@ impl WebDavAdapter {
             if let Some(prefix) = key.strip_prefix("xmlns:") {
                 let uri = attr.unescape_value().unwrap_or_default().to_string();
                 ns_map.insert(prefix.to_string(), uri);
+            } else if key == "xmlns" {
+                // Default namespace declaration: xmlns="uri"
+                let uri = attr.unescape_value().unwrap_or_default().to_string();
+                ns_map.insert(String::new(), uri);
             }
         }
     }
 
+    /// Reject `xmlns:prefix=""` declarations — binding a prefix to an empty URI
+    /// is forbidden by the XML Namespaces 1.0 spec (RFC 4918 §8.1 requires 400).
+    fn check_ns_decls_valid(e: &BytesStart) -> Result<()> {
+        for attr in e.attributes().flatten() {
+            let key = std::str::from_utf8(attr.key.as_ref()).unwrap_or("");
+            if key.starts_with("xmlns:") {
+                let uri = attr.unescape_value().unwrap_or_default();
+                if uri.is_empty() {
+                    return Err(WebDavError::ParseError(
+                        "Invalid namespace declaration: prefix bound to empty URI".to_string(),
+                    ));
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
     /// Resolve a prefixed element name (e.g. `D:resourcetype`) to a
     /// `QualifiedName` using the accumulated namespace declarations.
     pub fn resolve_name(
@@ -208,6 +236,11 @@ impl WebDavAdapter {
                 return QualifiedName::new(uri.clone(), local.to_string());
             }
         }
+        // No prefix: check for a default namespace (xmlns="...").
+        // An empty string means xmlns="" — null namespace override, which is valid.
+        if let Some(default_ns) = ns_map.get("") {
+            return QualifiedName::new(default_ns.clone(), name_str.to_string());
+        }
         // Fallback: no prefix or unknown prefix → use legacy extraction
         QualifiedName::new(
             Self::extract_namespace(name_str),
@@ -222,6 +255,7 @@ impl WebDavAdapter {
 
         let mut buffer = Vec::new();
         let mut in_propfind = false;
+        let mut saw_propfind_close = false;
         let mut in_prop = false;
         let mut in_allprop = false;
         let mut in_propname = false;
@@ -232,6 +266,7 @@ impl WebDavAdapter {
             match xml_reader.read_event_into(&mut buffer) {
                 Ok(Event::Start(ref e)) => {
                     Self::collect_ns_decls(e, &mut ns_map);
+                    Self::check_ns_decls_valid(e)?;
                     let name = e.name();
                     let name_str = std::str::from_utf8(name.as_ref()).unwrap_or("");
 
@@ -258,6 +293,7 @@ impl WebDavAdapter {
 
                     if name_str == "propfind" || name_str.ends_with(":propfind") {
                         in_propfind = false;
+                        saw_propfind_close = true;
                     } else if name_str == "prop" || name_str.ends_with(":prop") {
                         in_prop = false;
                     } else if name_str == "allprop" || name_str.ends_with(":allprop") {
@@ -268,6 +304,7 @@ impl WebDavAdapter {
                 }
                 Ok(Event::Empty(ref e)) => {
                     Self::collect_ns_decls(e, &mut ns_map);
+                    Self::check_ns_decls_valid(e)?;
                     let name = e.name();
                     let name_str = std::str::from_utf8(name.as_ref()).unwrap_or("");
 
@@ -290,6 +327,16 @@ impl WebDavAdapter {
             buffer.clear();
         }
 
+        // RFC 4918 §8.1: non-well-formed XML MUST produce 400. quick-xml is
+        // lenient about EOF-inside-element (no XmlError on unclosed tags), so
+        // check explicitly: body must contain a complete <propfind>…</propfind>.
+        if !saw_propfind_close {
+            return Err(WebDavError::ParseError(
+                "PROPFIND body is not well-formed XML: missing or unclosed <propfind> element"
+                    .to_string(),
+            ));
+        }
+
         let prop_find_type = if in_allprop {
             PropFindType::AllProp
         } else if in_propname {
@@ -301,6 +348,115 @@ impl WebDavAdapter {
         Ok(PropFindRequest { prop_find_type })
     }
 
+    fn folder_prop_is_known(prop: &QualifiedName) -> bool {
+        prop.namespace == "DAV:"
+            && matches!(
+                prop.name.as_str(),
+                "resourcetype"
+                    | "displayname"
+                    | "creationdate"
+                    | "getlastmodified"
+                    | "getetag"
+                    | "getcontentlength"
+                    | "getcontenttype"
+            )
+    }
+
+    fn file_prop_is_known(prop: &QualifiedName) -> bool {
+        prop.namespace == "DAV:"
+            && matches!(
+                prop.name.as_str(),
+                "resourcetype"
+                    | "displayname"
+                    | "getcontenttype"
+                    | "getcontentlength"
+                    | "creationdate"
+                    | "getlastmodified"
+                    | "getetag"
+            )
+    }
+
+    /// Write a single qualified name as an empty XML element with proper namespace declaration.
+    ///
+    /// DAV: props use the `D:` prefix (already declared on the root element).
+    /// All other namespaces get a local `xmlns:X` declaration on the element itself.
+    fn write_qname_empty<W: Write>(xml_writer: &mut Writer<W>, prop: &QualifiedName) -> Result<()> {
+        if prop.namespace.is_empty() {
+            xml_writer.write_event(Event::Empty(BytesStart::new(prop.name.as_str())))?;
+        } else if prop.namespace == "DAV:" {
+            xml_writer.write_event(Event::Empty(BytesStart::new(format!("D:{}", prop.name))))?;
+        } else {
+            let tag = format!("X:{}", prop.name);
+            let mut start = BytesStart::new(tag.as_str());
+            start.push_attribute(("xmlns:X", prop.namespace.as_str()));
+            xml_writer.write_event(Event::Empty(start))?;
+        }
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    /// Write a 404 propstat block for unknown properties (RFC 4918 §9.2).
+    fn write_unknown_props_404<W: Write>(
+        xml_writer: &mut Writer<W>,
+        unknown: &[&QualifiedName],
+    ) -> Result<()> {
+        if unknown.is_empty() {
+            return Ok(());
+        }
+        xml_writer.write_event(Event::Start(BytesStart::new("D:propstat")))?;
+        xml_writer.write_event(Event::Start(BytesStart::new("D:prop")))?;
+        for prop in unknown {
+            Self::write_qname_empty(xml_writer, prop)?;
+        }
+        xml_writer.write_event(Event::End(BytesEnd::new("D:prop")))?;
+        xml_writer.write_event(Event::Start(BytesStart::new("D:status")))?;
+        xml_writer.write_event(Event::Text(BytesText::new("HTTP/1.1 404 Not Found")))?;
+        xml_writer.write_event(Event::End(BytesEnd::new("D:status")))?;
+        xml_writer.write_event(Event::End(BytesEnd::new("D:propstat")))?;
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    /// Write a dead-property propstat block (RFC 4918 §4.2).
+    ///
+    /// Written AFTER the live-property propstats inside a `<D:response>`.
+    /// Only emitted when `dead_props` is non-empty.
+    fn write_dead_props_propstat<W: Write>(
+        xml_writer: &mut Writer<W>,
+        dead_props: &[(QualifiedName, Option<String>)],
+    ) -> Result<()> {
+        if dead_props.is_empty() {
+            return Ok(());
+        }
+        xml_writer.write_event(Event::Start(BytesStart::new("D:propstat")))?;
+        xml_writer.write_event(Event::Start(BytesStart::new("D:prop")))?;
+        for (name, value) in dead_props {
+            let tag = if name.namespace.is_empty() {
+                name.name.clone()
+            } else {
+                format!("X:{}", name.name)
+            };
+            let mut start = BytesStart::new(tag.as_str());
+            if !name.namespace.is_empty() {
+                start.push_attribute(("xmlns:X", name.namespace.as_str()));
+            }
+            match value {
+                Some(v) if !v.is_empty() => {
+                    xml_writer.write_event(Event::Start(start))?;
+                    xml_writer.write_event(Event::Text(BytesText::new(v)))?;
+                    xml_writer.write_event(Event::End(BytesEnd::new(tag.as_str())))?;
+                }
+                _ => {
+                    xml_writer.write_event(Event::Empty(start))?;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        xml_writer.write_event(Event::End(BytesEnd::new("D:prop")))?;
+        xml_writer.write_event(Event::Start(BytesStart::new("D:status")))?;
+        xml_writer.write_event(Event::Text(BytesText::new("HTTP/1.1 200 OK")))?;
+        xml_writer.write_event(Event::End(BytesEnd::new("D:status")))?;
+        xml_writer.write_event(Event::End(BytesEnd::new("D:propstat")))?;
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
     /// Write folder properties as a response
     fn write_folder_response<W: Write>(
         xml_writer: &mut Writer<W>,
@@ -308,50 +464,82 @@ impl WebDavAdapter {
         request: &PropFindRequest,
         href: &str,
     ) -> Result<()> {
-        // Start response element
+        Self::write_folder_response_with_dead_props(xml_writer, folder, request, href, &[])
+    }
+
+    fn write_folder_response_with_dead_props<W: Write>(
+        xml_writer: &mut Writer<W>,
+        folder: &FolderDto,
+        request: &PropFindRequest,
+        href: &str,
+        dead_props: &[(QualifiedName, Option<String>)],
+    ) -> Result<()> {
         xml_writer.write_event(Event::Start(BytesStart::new("D:response")))?;
 
-        // Write href
         xml_writer.write_event(Event::Start(BytesStart::new("D:href")))?;
         xml_writer.write_event(Event::Text(BytesText::new(href)))?;
         xml_writer.write_event(Event::End(BytesEnd::new("D:href")))?;
 
-        // Write propstat
-        xml_writer.write_event(Event::Start(BytesStart::new("D:propstat")))?;
+        // Compute dead props first so we can exclude them from the 404 propstat.
+        let relevant_dead: Vec<_> = match &request.prop_find_type {
+            PropFindType::Prop(requested) => dead_props
+                .iter()
+                .filter(|(name, _)| requested.iter().any(|r| r == name))
+                .cloned()
+                .collect(),
+            PropFindType::AllProp => dead_props.to_vec(),
+            PropFindType::PropName => vec![],
+        };
+        let dead_name_set: std::collections::HashSet<&QualifiedName> =
+            relevant_dead.iter().map(|(n, _)| n).collect();
 
-        // Start prop
-        xml_writer.write_event(Event::Start(BytesStart::new("D:prop")))?;
-
-        // Write properties based on request type
         match &request.prop_find_type {
-            PropFindType::AllProp => {
-                // Write all standard properties for a folder
-                Self::write_folder_standard_props(xml_writer, folder)?;
-            }
-            PropFindType::PropName => {
-                // Write only property names (empty elements)
-                Self::write_folder_prop_names(xml_writer)?;
-            }
             PropFindType::Prop(props) => {
-                // Write requested properties
-                Self::write_folder_requested_props(xml_writer, folder, props)?;
+                // RFC 4918 §9.2: known props → 200 propstat; unknown → 404 propstat.
+                // Props found in the dead store are returned in the dead 200 propstat,
+                // so exclude them from the 404 propstat to avoid duplicate reporting.
+                let (known, unknown): (Vec<_>, Vec<_>) =
+                    props.iter().partition(|p| Self::folder_prop_is_known(p));
+                let truly_unknown: Vec<_> = unknown
+                    .into_iter()
+                    .filter(|p| !dead_name_set.contains(*p))
+                    .collect();
+
+                xml_writer.write_event(Event::Start(BytesStart::new("D:propstat")))?;
+                xml_writer.write_event(Event::Start(BytesStart::new("D:prop")))?;
+                Self::write_folder_requested_props(xml_writer, folder, &known)?;
+                xml_writer.write_event(Event::End(BytesEnd::new("D:prop")))?;
+                xml_writer.write_event(Event::Start(BytesStart::new("D:status")))?;
+                xml_writer.write_event(Event::Text(BytesText::new("HTTP/1.1 200 OK")))?;
+                xml_writer.write_event(Event::End(BytesEnd::new("D:status")))?;
+                xml_writer.write_event(Event::End(BytesEnd::new("D:propstat")))?;
+
+                Self::write_unknown_props_404(xml_writer, &truly_unknown)?;
+            }
+            other => {
+                xml_writer.write_event(Event::Start(BytesStart::new("D:propstat")))?;
+                xml_writer.write_event(Event::Start(BytesStart::new("D:prop")))?;
+                match other {
+                    PropFindType::AllProp => {
+                        Self::write_folder_standard_props(xml_writer, folder)?;
+                    }
+                    PropFindType::PropName => {
+                        Self::write_folder_prop_names(xml_writer)?;
+                    }
+                    PropFindType::Prop(_) => unreachable!(),
+                }
+                xml_writer.write_event(Event::End(BytesEnd::new("D:prop")))?;
+                xml_writer.write_event(Event::Start(BytesStart::new("D:status")))?;
+                xml_writer.write_event(Event::Text(BytesText::new("HTTP/1.1 200 OK")))?;
+                xml_writer.write_event(Event::End(BytesEnd::new("D:status")))?;
+                xml_writer.write_event(Event::End(BytesEnd::new("D:propstat")))?;
             }
         }
 
-        // End prop
-        xml_writer.write_event(Event::End(BytesEnd::new("D:prop")))?;
+        // Dead properties — written as a separate 200 propstat (RFC 4918 §4.2).
+        Self::write_dead_props_propstat(xml_writer, &relevant_dead)?;
 
-        // Write status
-        xml_writer.write_event(Event::Start(BytesStart::new("D:status")))?;
-        xml_writer.write_event(Event::Text(BytesText::new("HTTP/1.1 200 OK")))?;
-        xml_writer.write_event(Event::End(BytesEnd::new("D:status")))?;
-
-        // End propstat
-        xml_writer.write_event(Event::End(BytesEnd::new("D:propstat")))?;
-
-        // End response
         xml_writer.write_event(Event::End(BytesEnd::new("D:response")))?;
-
         Ok(())
     }
 
@@ -362,50 +550,82 @@ impl WebDavAdapter {
         request: &PropFindRequest,
         href: &str,
     ) -> Result<()> {
-        // Start response element
+        Self::write_file_response_with_dead_props(xml_writer, file, request, href, &[])
+    }
+
+    fn write_file_response_with_dead_props<W: Write>(
+        xml_writer: &mut Writer<W>,
+        file: &FileDto,
+        request: &PropFindRequest,
+        href: &str,
+        dead_props: &[(QualifiedName, Option<String>)],
+    ) -> Result<()> {
         xml_writer.write_event(Event::Start(BytesStart::new("D:response")))?;
 
-        // Write href
         xml_writer.write_event(Event::Start(BytesStart::new("D:href")))?;
         xml_writer.write_event(Event::Text(BytesText::new(href)))?;
         xml_writer.write_event(Event::End(BytesEnd::new("D:href")))?;
 
-        // Write propstat
-        xml_writer.write_event(Event::Start(BytesStart::new("D:propstat")))?;
+        // Compute dead props first so we can exclude them from the 404 propstat.
+        let relevant_dead: Vec<_> = match &request.prop_find_type {
+            PropFindType::Prop(requested) => dead_props
+                .iter()
+                .filter(|(name, _)| requested.iter().any(|r| r == name))
+                .cloned()
+                .collect(),
+            PropFindType::AllProp => dead_props.to_vec(),
+            PropFindType::PropName => vec![],
+        };
+        let dead_name_set: std::collections::HashSet<&QualifiedName> =
+            relevant_dead.iter().map(|(n, _)| n).collect();
 
-        // Start prop
-        xml_writer.write_event(Event::Start(BytesStart::new("D:prop")))?;
-
-        // Write properties based on request type
         match &request.prop_find_type {
-            PropFindType::AllProp => {
-                // Write all standard properties for a file
-                Self::write_file_standard_props(xml_writer, file)?;
-            }
-            PropFindType::PropName => {
-                // Write only property names (empty elements)
-                Self::write_file_prop_names(xml_writer)?;
-            }
             PropFindType::Prop(props) => {
-                // Write requested properties
-                Self::write_file_requested_props(xml_writer, file, props)?;
+                // RFC 4918 §9.2: known props → 200 propstat; unknown → 404 propstat.
+                // Props found in the dead store are returned in the dead 200 propstat,
+                // so exclude them from the 404 propstat to avoid duplicate reporting.
+                let (known, unknown): (Vec<_>, Vec<_>) =
+                    props.iter().partition(|p| Self::file_prop_is_known(p));
+                let truly_unknown: Vec<_> = unknown
+                    .into_iter()
+                    .filter(|p| !dead_name_set.contains(*p))
+                    .collect();
+
+                xml_writer.write_event(Event::Start(BytesStart::new("D:propstat")))?;
+                xml_writer.write_event(Event::Start(BytesStart::new("D:prop")))?;
+                Self::write_file_requested_props(xml_writer, file, &known)?;
+                xml_writer.write_event(Event::End(BytesEnd::new("D:prop")))?;
+                xml_writer.write_event(Event::Start(BytesStart::new("D:status")))?;
+                xml_writer.write_event(Event::Text(BytesText::new("HTTP/1.1 200 OK")))?;
+                xml_writer.write_event(Event::End(BytesEnd::new("D:status")))?;
+                xml_writer.write_event(Event::End(BytesEnd::new("D:propstat")))?;
+
+                Self::write_unknown_props_404(xml_writer, &truly_unknown)?;
+            }
+            other => {
+                xml_writer.write_event(Event::Start(BytesStart::new("D:propstat")))?;
+                xml_writer.write_event(Event::Start(BytesStart::new("D:prop")))?;
+                match other {
+                    PropFindType::AllProp => {
+                        Self::write_file_standard_props(xml_writer, file)?;
+                    }
+                    PropFindType::PropName => {
+                        Self::write_file_prop_names(xml_writer)?;
+                    }
+                    PropFindType::Prop(_) => unreachable!(),
+                }
+                xml_writer.write_event(Event::End(BytesEnd::new("D:prop")))?;
+                xml_writer.write_event(Event::Start(BytesStart::new("D:status")))?;
+                xml_writer.write_event(Event::Text(BytesText::new("HTTP/1.1 200 OK")))?;
+                xml_writer.write_event(Event::End(BytesEnd::new("D:status")))?;
+                xml_writer.write_event(Event::End(BytesEnd::new("D:propstat")))?;
             }
         }
 
-        // End prop
-        xml_writer.write_event(Event::End(BytesEnd::new("D:prop")))?;
+        // Dead properties (RFC 4918 §4.2).
+        Self::write_dead_props_propstat(xml_writer, &relevant_dead)?;
 
-        // Write status
-        xml_writer.write_event(Event::Start(BytesStart::new("D:status")))?;
-        xml_writer.write_event(Event::Text(BytesText::new("HTTP/1.1 200 OK")))?;
-        xml_writer.write_event(Event::End(BytesEnd::new("D:status")))?;
-
-        // End propstat
-        xml_writer.write_event(Event::End(BytesEnd::new("D:propstat")))?;
-
-        // End response
         xml_writer.write_event(Event::End(BytesEnd::new("D:response")))?;
-
         Ok(())
     }
 
@@ -549,7 +769,7 @@ impl WebDavAdapter {
     fn write_folder_requested_props<W: Write>(
         xml_writer: &mut Writer<W>,
         folder: &FolderDto,
-        props: &[QualifiedName],
+        props: &[&QualifiedName],
     ) -> Result<()> {
         for prop in props {
             if prop.namespace == "DAV:" {
@@ -611,20 +831,11 @@ impl WebDavAdapter {
                         xml_writer.write_event(Event::End(BytesEnd::new("D:getcontenttype")))?;
                     }
                     _ => {
-                        // Property not supported - write empty element
-                        xml_writer.write_event(Event::Empty(BytesStart::new(format!(
-                            "D:{}",
-                            prop.name
-                        ))))?;
+                        // Unknown prop — skipped here; caller writes 404 propstat.
                     }
                 }
-            } else {
-                // Non-DAV namespace, not supported
-                xml_writer.write_event(Event::Empty(BytesStart::new(format!(
-                    "{}:{}",
-                    prop.namespace, prop.name
-                ))))?;
             }
+            // Non-DAV namespace props are unknown — skipped; caller writes 404 propstat.
         }
 
         Ok(())
@@ -634,7 +845,7 @@ impl WebDavAdapter {
     fn write_file_requested_props<W: Write>(
         xml_writer: &mut Writer<W>,
         file: &FileDto,
-        props: &[QualifiedName],
+        props: &[&QualifiedName],
     ) -> Result<()> {
         for prop in props {
             if prop.namespace == "DAV:" {
@@ -694,27 +905,21 @@ impl WebDavAdapter {
                         xml_writer.write_event(Event::End(BytesEnd::new("D:getetag")))?;
                     }
                     _ => {
-                        // Property not supported - write empty element
-                        xml_writer.write_event(Event::Empty(BytesStart::new(format!(
-                            "D:{}",
-                            prop.name
-                        ))))?;
+                        // Unknown prop — skipped here; caller writes 404 propstat.
                     }
                 }
-            } else {
-                // Non-DAV namespace, not supported
-                xml_writer.write_event(Event::Empty(BytesStart::new(format!(
-                    "{}:{}",
-                    prop.namespace, prop.name
-                ))))?;
             }
+            // Non-DAV namespace props are unknown — skipped; caller writes 404 propstat.
         }
 
         Ok(())
     }
 
-    /// Parse a PROPPATCH XML request
-    pub fn parse_proppatch<R: Read>(reader: R) -> Result<(Vec<PropValue>, Vec<QualifiedName>)> {
+    /// Parse a PROPPATCH XML request.
+    ///
+    /// Returns operations in document order (RFC 4918 §9.2 requires document-order
+    /// processing so that remove-then-set and set-then-remove yield different results).
+    pub fn parse_proppatch<R: Read>(reader: R) -> Result<Vec<PropPatchOp>> {
         let mut xml_reader = Reader::from_reader(BufReader::new(reader));
         xml_reader.config_mut().trim_text(true);
 
@@ -724,8 +929,7 @@ impl WebDavAdapter {
         let mut in_remove = false;
         let mut in_prop = false;
         let mut current_prop: Option<QualifiedName> = None;
-        let mut props_to_set = Vec::new();
-        let mut props_to_remove = Vec::new();
+        let mut ops: Vec<PropPatchOp> = Vec::new();
         let mut current_text = String::new();
         let mut ns_map = std::collections::HashMap::<String, String>::new();
 
@@ -757,7 +961,30 @@ impl WebDavAdapter {
                     }
                 }
                 Ok(Event::Text(e)) if current_prop.is_some() => {
-                    current_text.push_str(&e.decode().unwrap_or_default());
+                    let raw = e.decode().unwrap_or_default();
+                    let unescaped =
+                        quick_xml::escape::unescape(&raw).unwrap_or_else(|_| raw.clone());
+                    current_text.push_str(&unescaped);
+                }
+                Ok(Event::GeneralRef(ref e)) if current_prop.is_some() => {
+                    // quick-xml 0.39 emits GeneralRef for character references like &#65536;
+                    // and named entity references like &amp;. Resolve them to actual chars.
+                    match e.resolve_char_ref() {
+                        Ok(Some(ch)) => current_text.push(ch),
+                        Ok(None) => {
+                            if let Ok(name) = e.decode() {
+                                match name.as_ref() {
+                                    "amp" => current_text.push('&'),
+                                    "lt" => current_text.push('<'),
+                                    "gt" => current_text.push('>'),
+                                    "apos" => current_text.push('\''),
+                                    "quot" => current_text.push('"'),
+                                    _ => {}
+                                }
+                            }
+                        }
+                        Err(_) => {}
+                    }
                 }
                 Ok(Event::End(ref e)) => {
                     let name = e.name();
@@ -771,19 +998,18 @@ impl WebDavAdapter {
                         s if s == "remove" || s.ends_with(":remove") => in_remove = false,
                         s if s == "prop" || s.ends_with(":prop") => in_prop = false,
                         _ if in_prop => {
-                            // End of property element
                             if let Some(prop_name) = current_prop.take() {
                                 if in_set {
-                                    props_to_set.push(PropValue {
+                                    ops.push(PropPatchOp::Set(PropValue {
                                         name: prop_name,
                                         value: if current_text.is_empty() {
                                             None
                                         } else {
                                             Some(current_text.clone())
                                         },
-                                    });
+                                    }));
                                 } else if in_remove {
-                                    props_to_remove.push(prop_name);
+                                    ops.push(PropPatchOp::Remove(prop_name));
                                 }
                             }
                             current_text.clear();
@@ -800,12 +1026,12 @@ impl WebDavAdapter {
                         let qname = Self::resolve_name(name_str, &ns_map);
 
                         if in_set {
-                            props_to_set.push(PropValue {
+                            ops.push(PropPatchOp::Set(PropValue {
                                 name: qname,
                                 value: None,
-                            });
+                            }));
                         } else if in_remove {
-                            props_to_remove.push(qname);
+                            ops.push(PropPatchOp::Remove(qname));
                         }
                     }
                 }
@@ -817,7 +1043,7 @@ impl WebDavAdapter {
             buffer.clear();
         }
 
-        Ok((props_to_set, props_to_remove))
+        Ok(ops)
     }
 
     /// Generate a PROPPATCH response
@@ -862,12 +1088,7 @@ impl WebDavAdapter {
 
             // Write property names
             for prop in success_props {
-                let prop_name = if prop.namespace == "DAV:" {
-                    format!("D:{}", prop.name)
-                } else {
-                    format!("{}:{}", prop.namespace, prop.name)
-                };
-                xml_writer.write_event(Event::Empty(BytesStart::new(&prop_name)))?;
+                Self::write_qname_empty(&mut xml_writer, prop)?;
             }
 
             // End prop
@@ -891,12 +1112,7 @@ impl WebDavAdapter {
 
             // Write property names
             for prop in failed_props {
-                let prop_name = if prop.namespace == "DAV:" {
-                    format!("D:{}", prop.name)
-                } else {
-                    format!("{}:{}", prop.namespace, prop.name)
-                };
-                xml_writer.write_event(Event::Empty(BytesStart::new(&prop_name)))?;
+                Self::write_qname_empty(&mut xml_writer, prop)?;
             }
 
             // End prop
@@ -1143,7 +1359,7 @@ impl WebDavAdapter {
         Self::write_folder_response(writer, folder, request, href)
     }
 
-    /// Writes a single `<D:response>` element for a file.
+    /// Writes a single `<D:response>` element for a file, including dead properties.
     pub fn write_file_entry<W: Write>(
         writer: &mut Writer<W>,
         file: &FileDto,
@@ -1152,4 +1368,26 @@ impl WebDavAdapter {
     ) -> Result<()> {
         Self::write_file_response(writer, file, request, href)
     }
+
+    /// Writes a folder entry including dead (custom) properties.
+    pub fn write_folder_entry_with_dead_props<W: Write>(
+        writer: &mut Writer<W>,
+        folder: &FolderDto,
+        request: &PropFindRequest,
+        href: &str,
+        dead_props: &[(QualifiedName, Option<String>)],
+    ) -> Result<()> {
+        Self::write_folder_response_with_dead_props(writer, folder, request, href, dead_props)
+    }
+
+    /// Writes a file entry including dead (custom) properties.
+    pub fn write_file_entry_with_dead_props<W: Write>(
+        writer: &mut Writer<W>,
+        file: &FileDto,
+        request: &PropFindRequest,
+        href: &str,
+        dead_props: &[(QualifiedName, Option<String>)],
+    ) -> Result<()> {
+        Self::write_file_response_with_dead_props(writer, file, request, href, dead_props)
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/common/di.rs b/src/common/di.rs
index 3a116008..5600aa41 100644
--- a/src/common/di.rs
+++ b/src/common/di.rs
@@ -1542,6 +1542,8 @@ impl AppServiceFactory {
             path_resolver: None,
             webdav_lock_store:
                 crate::infrastructure::services::webdav_lock_service::create_webdav_lock_store(),
+            webdav_dead_props:
+                crate::infrastructure::services::webdav_dead_property_store::create_dead_property_store(pool.clone()),
             authorization: authorization.clone(),
             drive_repo: drive_repo.clone(),
             drive_management_service: Arc::new(
@@ -2010,6 +2012,8 @@ pub struct AppState {
         Option<Arc<crate::infrastructure::services::path_resolver_service::PathResolverService>>,
     pub webdav_lock_store:
         Arc<crate::infrastructure::services::webdav_lock_service::WebDavLockStore>,
+    pub webdav_dead_props:
+        Arc<crate::infrastructure::services::webdav_dead_property_store::DeadPropertyStore>,
     /// ReBAC authorization engine — all service-layer permission checks go
     /// through this. Concrete type today is `PgAclEngine`; the
     /// `AuthorizationEngine` trait describes the contract. When alternate
diff --git a/src/infrastructure/services/mod.rs b/src/infrastructure/services/mod.rs
index 77ea5115..9e65f351 100644
--- a/src/infrastructure/services/mod.rs
+++ b/src/infrastructure/services/mod.rs
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ pub mod thumbnail_service;
 mod thumbnail_service_test;
 pub mod trash_cleanup_service;
 pub mod tree_etag_flush_service;
+pub mod webdav_dead_property_store;
 pub mod webdav_lock_service;
 pub mod wopi_discovery_service;
 pub mod zip_service;
diff --git a/src/infrastructure/services/webdav_dead_property_store.rs b/src/infrastructure/services/webdav_dead_property_store.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1e123d0c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/infrastructure/services/webdav_dead_property_store.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,184 @@
+//! PostgreSQL-backed dead property store for WebDAV PROPPATCH / PROPFIND compliance.
+//!
+//! RFC 4918 §4.2 defines "dead properties" as those stored verbatim by the
+//! server without interpreting their value. Properties are persisted to
+//! `storage.webdav_dead_properties` and survive server restarts.
+
+use std::sync::Arc;
+
+use sqlx::PgPool;
+use uuid::Uuid;
+
+use crate::application::adapters::webdav_adapter::QualifiedName;
+use crate::domain::errors::DomainError;
+
+pub struct DeadPropertyStore {
+    pool: Arc<PgPool>,
+}
+
+impl DeadPropertyStore {
+    pub fn new(pool: Arc<PgPool>) -> Self {
+        Self { pool }
+    }
+
+    /// Upsert a dead property. `value = None` means an empty XML element.
+    pub async fn set(
+        &self,
+        path: &str,
+        user_id: Uuid,
+        name: QualifiedName,
+        value: Option<String>,
+    ) -> Result<(), DomainError> {
+        sqlx::query!(
+            r#"
+            INSERT INTO storage.webdav_dead_properties
+                (resource_path, user_id, namespace, local_name, value)
+            VALUES ($1, $2, $3, $4, $5)
+            ON CONFLICT (resource_path, user_id, namespace, local_name)
+            DO UPDATE SET value = EXCLUDED.value, updated_at = CURRENT_TIMESTAMP
+            "#,
+            path,
+            user_id,
+            name.namespace,
+            name.name,
+            value,
+        )
+        .execute(&*self.pool)
+        .await
+        .map_err(|e| DomainError::internal_error("DeadPropertyStore", format!("set: {e}")))?;
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    /// Delete a specific dead property. No-op if not present.
+    pub async fn remove(
+        &self,
+        path: &str,
+        user_id: Uuid,
+        name: &QualifiedName,
+    ) -> Result<(), DomainError> {
+        sqlx::query!(
+            "DELETE FROM storage.webdav_dead_properties
+             WHERE resource_path = $1 AND user_id = $2
+               AND namespace = $3 AND local_name = $4",
+            path,
+            user_id,
+            name.namespace,
+            name.name,
+        )
+        .execute(&*self.pool)
+        .await
+        .map_err(|e| DomainError::internal_error("DeadPropertyStore", format!("remove: {e}")))?;
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    /// Return all dead properties for `path`.
+    pub async fn get_all(
+        &self,
+        path: &str,
+        user_id: Uuid,
+    ) -> Result<Vec<(QualifiedName, Option<String>)>, DomainError> {
+        let rows = sqlx::query!(
+            "SELECT namespace, local_name, value
+             FROM storage.webdav_dead_properties
+             WHERE resource_path = $1 AND user_id = $2",
+            path,
+            user_id,
+        )
+        .fetch_all(&*self.pool)
+        .await
+        .map_err(|e| DomainError::internal_error("DeadPropertyStore", format!("get_all: {e}")))?;
+
+        Ok(rows
+            .into_iter()
+            .map(|r| (QualifiedName::new(r.namespace, r.local_name), r.value))
+            .collect())
+    }
+
+    /// Return a specific dead property, or `None` if not stored.
+    /// Returns `Some(None)` when the property exists with an empty value.
+    pub async fn get(
+        &self,
+        path: &str,
+        user_id: Uuid,
+        name: &QualifiedName,
+    ) -> Result<Option<Option<String>>, DomainError> {
+        let row = sqlx::query!(
+            "SELECT value FROM storage.webdav_dead_properties
+             WHERE resource_path = $1 AND user_id = $2
+               AND namespace = $3 AND local_name = $4",
+            path,
+            user_id,
+            name.namespace,
+            name.name,
+        )
+        .fetch_optional(&*self.pool)
+        .await
+        .map_err(|e| DomainError::internal_error("DeadPropertyStore", format!("get: {e}")))?;
+
+        Ok(row.map(|r| r.value))
+    }
+
+    /// Delete all dead properties for `path` (called on DELETE).
+    pub async fn remove_resource(&self, path: &str, user_id: Uuid) -> Result<(), DomainError> {
+        sqlx::query!(
+            "DELETE FROM storage.webdav_dead_properties
+             WHERE resource_path = $1 AND user_id = $2",
+            path,
+            user_id,
+        )
+        .execute(&*self.pool)
+        .await
+        .map_err(|e| {
+            DomainError::internal_error("DeadPropertyStore", format!("remove_resource: {e}"))
+        })?;
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    /// Move dead properties from `old_path` to `new_path` (called on MOVE).
+    /// Clears any stale properties at `new_path` first.
+    pub async fn rename_resource(
+        &self,
+        old_path: &str,
+        user_id: Uuid,
+        new_path: &str,
+    ) -> Result<(), DomainError> {
+        let mut tx = self.pool.begin().await.map_err(|e| {
+            DomainError::internal_error("DeadPropertyStore", format!("rename_resource tx: {e}"))
+        })?;
+
+        sqlx::query!(
+            "DELETE FROM storage.webdav_dead_properties
+             WHERE resource_path = $1 AND user_id = $2",
+            new_path,
+            user_id,
+        )
+        .execute(&mut *tx)
+        .await
+        .map_err(|e| {
+            DomainError::internal_error("DeadPropertyStore", format!("rename_resource delete: {e}"))
+        })?;
+
+        sqlx::query!(
+            "UPDATE storage.webdav_dead_properties
+             SET resource_path = $2
+             WHERE resource_path = $1 AND user_id = $3",
+            old_path,
+            new_path,
+            user_id,
+        )
+        .execute(&mut *tx)
+        .await
+        .map_err(|e| {
+            DomainError::internal_error("DeadPropertyStore", format!("rename_resource update: {e}"))
+        })?;
+
+        tx.commit().await.map_err(|e| {
+            DomainError::internal_error("DeadPropertyStore", format!("rename_resource commit: {e}"))
+        })?;
+        Ok(())
+    }
+}
+
+pub fn create_dead_property_store(pool: Arc<PgPool>) -> Arc<DeadPropertyStore> {
+    Arc::new(DeadPropertyStore::new(pool))
+}
diff --git a/src/infrastructure/services/webdav_lock_service.rs b/src/infrastructure/services/webdav_lock_service.rs
index 2b4ee389..686c0daf 100644
--- a/src/infrastructure/services/webdav_lock_service.rs
+++ b/src/infrastructure/services/webdav_lock_service.rs
@@ -106,15 +106,27 @@ impl WebDavLockStore {
 
     /// Attempt to acquire a lock on `path`.
     ///
-    /// Returns `Ok(LockEntry)` on success, or `Err(existing)` if the resource
-    /// is already exclusively locked by a different token.
+    /// Returns `Ok(LockEntry)` on success, or `Err(existing)` when:
+    /// - The existing lock is exclusive (blocks any new lock), or
+    /// - The new lock is exclusive and any lock already exists (RFC 4918 §7.8).
     #[allow(clippy::result_large_err)]
     pub fn acquire(&self, path: &str, info: LockInfo) -> Result<LockEntry, LockEntry> {
-        // Check for existing conflicting lock
-        if let Some(existing) = self.by_path.get(path)
-            && existing.info.scope == LockScope::Exclusive
-        {
-            return Err(existing);
+        if let Some(existing) = self.by_path.get(path) {
+            // Exclusive existing lock → blocks everything.
+            // New exclusive lock → blocked by any existing lock (shared or exclusive).
+            if existing.info.scope == LockScope::Exclusive || info.scope == LockScope::Exclusive {
+                return Err(existing);
+            }
+            // Both shared: keep the first holder as the enforcement sentinel in
+            // `by_path` so releasing a secondary holder cannot clear the lock.
+            // Register the new token only in the reverse index so UNLOCK works.
+            let entry = LockEntry {
+                info,
+                path: path.to_owned(),
+            };
+            self.by_token
+                .insert(entry.info.token.clone(), path.to_owned());
+            return Ok(entry);
         }
 
         let entry = LockEntry {
diff --git a/src/interfaces/api/handlers/caldav_handler.rs b/src/interfaces/api/handlers/caldav_handler.rs
index a4f6e22b..d0468e08 100644
--- a/src/interfaces/api/handlers/caldav_handler.rs
+++ b/src/interfaces/api/handlers/caldav_handler.rs
@@ -850,11 +850,10 @@ async fn handle_proppatch(
         .await
         .map_err(|e| AppError::bad_request(format!("Failed to read request body: {}", e)))?;
 
-    let (props_to_set, props_to_remove) =
-        crate::application::adapters::webdav_adapter::WebDavAdapter::parse_proppatch(
-            body_bytes.reader(),
-        )
-        .map_err(|e| AppError::bad_request(format!("Failed to parse PROPPATCH: {}", e)))?;
+    let ops = crate::application::adapters::webdav_adapter::WebDavAdapter::parse_proppatch(
+        body_bytes.reader(),
+    )
+    .map_err(|e| AppError::bad_request(format!("Failed to parse PROPPATCH: {}", e)))?;
 
     let effective_path = strip_username_prefix(path);
     let calendar_id = effective_path.split('/').next().unwrap_or(effective_path);
@@ -870,12 +869,14 @@ async fn handle_proppatch(
         is_public: None,
     };
 
-    for prop in &props_to_set {
-        match prop.name.name.as_str() {
-            "displayname" => update.name = Some(prop.value.clone().unwrap_or_default()),
-            "calendar-description" => update.description = prop.value.clone(),
-            "calendar-color" => update.color = prop.value.clone(),
-            _ => {}
+    for op in &ops {
+        if let crate::application::adapters::webdav_adapter::PropPatchOp::Set(prop) = op {
+            match prop.name.name.as_str() {
+                "displayname" => update.name = Some(prop.value.clone().unwrap_or_default()),
+                "calendar-description" => update.description = prop.value.clone(),
+                "calendar-color" => update.color = prop.value.clone(),
+                _ => {}
+            }
         }
     }
 
@@ -887,11 +888,15 @@ async fn handle_proppatch(
     }
 
     let mut results = Vec::new();
-    for prop in &props_to_set {
-        results.push((&prop.name, true));
-    }
-    for prop in &props_to_remove {
-        results.push((prop, true));
+    for op in &ops {
+        match op {
+            crate::application::adapters::webdav_adapter::PropPatchOp::Set(prop) => {
+                results.push((&prop.name, true));
+            }
+            crate::application::adapters::webdav_adapter::PropPatchOp::Remove(name) => {
+                results.push((name, true));
+            }
+        }
     }
 
     let href = format!("/caldav/{}", path);
diff --git a/src/interfaces/api/handlers/carddav_handler.rs b/src/interfaces/api/handlers/carddav_handler.rs
index 29a8260a..47c2e97a 100644
--- a/src/interfaces/api/handlers/carddav_handler.rs
+++ b/src/interfaces/api/handlers/carddav_handler.rs
@@ -733,11 +733,10 @@ async fn handle_proppatch(
         .await
         .map_err(|e| AppError::bad_request(format!("Failed to read request body: {}", e)))?;
 
-    let (props_to_set, props_to_remove) =
-        crate::application::adapters::webdav_adapter::WebDavAdapter::parse_proppatch(
-            body_bytes.reader(),
-        )
-        .map_err(|e| AppError::bad_request(format!("Failed to parse PROPPATCH: {}", e)))?;
+    let ops = crate::application::adapters::webdav_adapter::WebDavAdapter::parse_proppatch(
+        body_bytes.reader(),
+    )
+    .map_err(|e| AppError::bad_request(format!("Failed to parse PROPPATCH: {}", e)))?;
 
     let effective_path = strip_username_prefix(path);
     let address_book_id = effective_path.split('/').next().unwrap_or(effective_path);
@@ -754,12 +753,14 @@ async fn handle_proppatch(
         user_id: user.id.to_string(),
     };
 
-    for prop in &props_to_set {
-        match prop.name.name.as_str() {
-            "displayname" => update.name = Some(prop.value.clone().unwrap_or_default()),
-            "addressbook-description" => update.description = prop.value.clone(),
-            "calendar-color" | "addressbook-color" => update.color = prop.value.clone(),
-            _ => {}
+    for op in &ops {
+        if let crate::application::adapters::webdav_adapter::PropPatchOp::Set(prop) = op {
+            match prop.name.name.as_str() {
+                "displayname" => update.name = Some(prop.value.clone().unwrap_or_default()),
+                "addressbook-description" => update.description = prop.value.clone(),
+                "calendar-color" | "addressbook-color" => update.color = prop.value.clone(),
+                _ => {}
+            }
         }
     }
 
@@ -773,11 +774,15 @@ async fn handle_proppatch(
     }
 
     let mut results = Vec::new();
-    for prop in &props_to_set {
-        results.push((&prop.name, true));
-    }
-    for prop in &props_to_remove {
-        results.push((prop, true));
+    for op in &ops {
+        match op {
+            crate::application::adapters::webdav_adapter::PropPatchOp::Set(prop) => {
+                results.push((&prop.name, true));
+            }
+            crate::application::adapters::webdav_adapter::PropPatchOp::Remove(name) => {
+                results.push((name, true));
+            }
+        }
     }
 
     let href = format!("/carddav/{}", path);
diff --git a/src/interfaces/api/handlers/webdav_handler.rs b/src/interfaces/api/handlers/webdav_handler.rs
index 02543404..23fde19e 100644
--- a/src/interfaces/api/handlers/webdav_handler.rs
+++ b/src/interfaces/api/handlers/webdav_handler.rs
@@ -17,7 +17,9 @@ use chrono::Utc;
 use quick_xml::Writer;
 use uuid::Uuid;
 
-use crate::application::adapters::webdav_adapter::{LockInfo, PropFindRequest, WebDavAdapter};
+use crate::application::adapters::webdav_adapter::{
+    LockInfo, PropFindRequest, PropPatchOp, QualifiedName, WebDavAdapter,
+};
 use crate::application::dtos::file_dto::FileDto;
 use crate::application::dtos::folder_dto::FolderDto;
 use crate::application::ports::file_ports::FileRetrievalUseCase;
@@ -391,6 +393,12 @@ async fn handle_propfind(
     // ── 2. Authenticate ──────────────────────────────────────────
     let user = extract_user(&req)?;
 
+    // Client-facing path for href construction — must be extracted before
+    // req.into_body() consumes the request. The `path` parameter already has
+    // the home-folder prefix prepended (e.g. `admin/docs`) so it's correct for
+    // DB lookups but wrong for WebDAV hrefs (clients see `/webdav/docs`).
+    let client_path = extract_webdav_path(req.uri());
+
     // ── 3. Parse PROPFIND XML body ───────────────────────────────
     let body_bytes = {
         let body = req.into_body();
@@ -413,10 +421,11 @@ async fn handle_propfind(
     let folder_service = state.applications.folder_service.clone();
     let file_retrieval_service = state.applications.file_retrieval_service.clone();
 
-    let base_href = if path.is_empty() || path == "/" {
+    // Use client-facing path for hrefs so responses match the request URL.
+    let base_href = if client_path.is_empty() || client_path == "/" {
         "/webdav/".to_string()
     } else {
-        format!("/webdav/{}/", encode_uri_path(&path))
+        format!("/webdav/{}/", encode_uri_path(&client_path))
     };
 
     // ── 5. Determine target resource ─────────────────────────────
@@ -452,6 +461,8 @@ async fn handle_propfind(
             folder_service,
             file_retrieval_service,
             user.id,
+            state.webdav_dead_props.clone(),
+            path.clone(),
         )
         .await;
     }
@@ -470,20 +481,26 @@ async fn handle_propfind(
                     folder_service,
                     file_retrieval_service,
                     user.id,
+                    state.webdav_dead_props.clone(),
+                    path.clone(),
                 )
                 .await;
             }
             Ok(ResolvedResource::File(file)) => {
+                let dead_props = state.webdav_dead_props.get_all(&path, user.id).await
+                    .unwrap_or_default();
+                let file_href = webdav_href(&client_path);
                 let mut buf = Vec::with_capacity(1024);
                 {
                     let mut xml_writer = Writer::new(&mut buf);
                     WebDavAdapter::write_multistatus_start(&mut xml_writer)
                         .map_err(|e| AppError::internal_error(format!("XML write error: {}", e)))?;
-                    WebDavAdapter::write_file_entry(
+                    WebDavAdapter::write_file_entry_with_dead_props(
                         &mut xml_writer,
                         &file,
                         &propfind_request,
-                        &base_href,
+                        &file_href,
+                        &dead_props,
                     )
                     .map_err(|e| AppError::internal_error(format!("XML write error: {}", e)))?;
                     WebDavAdapter::write_multistatus_end(&mut xml_writer)
@@ -514,6 +531,8 @@ async fn handle_propfind(
                 folder_service,
                 file_retrieval_service,
                 user.id,
+                state.webdav_dead_props.clone(),
+                path.clone(),
             )
             .await;
         }
@@ -522,16 +541,20 @@ async fn handle_propfind(
             .await
         {
             assert_owner(file.owner_id.as_deref(), &user.id.to_string(), &path)?;
+            let dead_props = state.webdav_dead_props.get_all(&path, user.id).await
+                .unwrap_or_default();
+            let file_href = webdav_href(&client_path);
             let mut buf = Vec::with_capacity(1024);
             {
                 let mut xml_writer = Writer::new(&mut buf);
                 WebDavAdapter::write_multistatus_start(&mut xml_writer)
                     .map_err(|e| AppError::internal_error(format!("XML write error: {}", e)))?;
-                WebDavAdapter::write_file_entry(
+                WebDavAdapter::write_file_entry_with_dead_props(
                     &mut xml_writer,
                     &file,
                     &propfind_request,
-                    &base_href,
+                    &file_href,
+                    &dead_props,
                 )
                 .map_err(|e| AppError::internal_error(format!("XML write error: {}", e)))?;
                 WebDavAdapter::write_multistatus_end(&mut xml_writer)
@@ -564,6 +587,10 @@ async fn build_streaming_propfind_response(
     folder_service: std::sync::Arc<FolderService>,
     file_retrieval_service: std::sync::Arc<FileRetrievalService>,
     user_id: Uuid,
+    dead_props_store: Arc<
+        crate::infrastructure::services::webdav_dead_property_store::DeadPropertyStore,
+    >,
+    folder_internal_path: String,
 ) -> Result<Response<Body>, AppError> {
     let depth = depth.to_string();
     let base_href = base_href.to_string();
@@ -574,9 +601,11 @@ async fn build_streaming_propfind_response(
         let mut buf = Vec::with_capacity(4096);
         {
             let mut w = Writer::new(&mut buf);
+            let folder_dead = dead_props_store.get_all(&folder_internal_path, user_id).await
+                .map_err(|e| std::io::Error::other(e.to_string()))?;
             WebDavAdapter::write_multistatus_start(&mut w)
                 .map_err(|e| std::io::Error::other(e.to_string()))?;
-            WebDavAdapter::write_folder_entry(&mut w, &folder, &propfind_request, &base_href)
+            WebDavAdapter::write_folder_entry_with_dead_props(&mut w, &folder, &propfind_request, &base_href, &folder_dead)
                 .map_err(|e| std::io::Error::other(e.to_string()))?;
         }
         yield Bytes::from(buf);
@@ -610,7 +639,10 @@ async fn build_streaming_propfind_response(
                     let mut w = Writer::new(&mut chunk);
                     for subfolder in &result.items {
                         let href = format!("{}{}/", base_href, encode_path_segment(&subfolder.name));
-                        WebDavAdapter::write_folder_entry(&mut w, subfolder, &propfind_request, &href)
+                        let child_path = format!("{}/{}", folder_internal_path, subfolder.name);
+                        let child_dead = dead_props_store.get_all(&child_path, user_id).await
+                            .map_err(|e| std::io::Error::other(e.to_string()))?;
+                        WebDavAdapter::write_folder_entry_with_dead_props(&mut w, subfolder, &propfind_request, &href, &child_dead)
                             .map_err(|e| std::io::Error::other(e.to_string()))?;
                     }
                 }
@@ -641,7 +673,10 @@ async fn build_streaming_propfind_response(
                     let mut w = Writer::new(&mut chunk);
                     for file in &batch {
                         let href = format!("{}{}", base_href, encode_path_segment(&file.name));
-                        WebDavAdapter::write_file_entry(&mut w, file, &propfind_request, &href)
+                        let child_path = format!("{}/{}", folder_internal_path, file.name);
+                        let child_dead = dead_props_store.get_all(&child_path, user_id).await
+                            .map_err(|e| std::io::Error::other(e.to_string()))?;
+                        WebDavAdapter::write_file_entry_with_dead_props(&mut w, file, &propfind_request, &href, &child_dead)
                             .map_err(|e| std::io::Error::other(e.to_string()))?;
                     }
                 }
@@ -693,6 +728,8 @@ async fn handle_proppatch(
     path: String,
 ) -> Result<Response<Body>, AppError> {
     let user = extract_user(&req)?;
+    // Client-facing path for href construction (without home folder prefix).
+    let client_path = extract_webdav_path(req.uri());
 
     // Active-lock guard (RFC 4918 §9.10.4): PROPPATCH writes properties,
     // so a lock on the target must release them via `If:`. Captured
@@ -739,30 +776,32 @@ async fn handle_proppatch(
         .map_err(|e| {
             AppError::payload_too_large(format!("PROPPATCH body too large or unreadable: {}", e))
         })?;
-    let (props_to_set, props_to_remove) = WebDavAdapter::parse_proppatch(body_bytes.reader())
+    let ops = WebDavAdapter::parse_proppatch(body_bytes.reader())
         .map_err(|e| AppError::bad_request(format!("Failed to parse PROPPATCH request: {}", e)))?;
 
-    // For now, we don't actually persist custom properties, but we respond as if we did
-    // In a full implementation, we would store these properties in a database
-
-    // Generate response - we'll pretend all operations succeeded
-    let mut results = Vec::new();
-
-    // For each property to set, indicate success
-    for prop in &props_to_set {
-        results.push((&prop.name, true));
+    // Apply operations in document order (RFC 4918 §9.2).
+    let dead_props = &state.webdav_dead_props;
+    let mut results: Vec<(&QualifiedName, bool)> = Vec::new();
+    for op in &ops {
+        match op {
+            PropPatchOp::Set(pv) => {
+                dead_props.set(&path, user.id, pv.name.clone(), pv.value.clone()).await
+                    .map_err(|e| AppError::internal_error(format!("Failed to store dead property: {e}")))?;
+                results.push((&pv.name, true));
+            }
+            PropPatchOp::Remove(name) => {
+                dead_props.remove(&path, user.id, name).await
+                    .map_err(|e| AppError::internal_error(format!("Failed to remove dead property: {e}")))?;
+                results.push((name, true));
+            }
+        }
     }
 
-    // For each property to remove, indicate success
-    for prop in &props_to_remove {
-        results.push((prop, true));
-    }
-
-    // Generate response — collection vs file href chosen above.
+    // Generate response — use client-facing path so href matches the request URL.
     let href = if is_collection {
-        webdav_collection_href(&path)
+        webdav_collection_href(&client_path)
     } else {
-        webdav_href(&path)
+        webdav_href(&client_path)
     };
     let mut response_body = Vec::new();
     WebDavAdapter::generate_proppatch_response(&mut response_body, &href, &results).map_err(
@@ -1062,20 +1101,65 @@ fn enforce_native_lock(
     if_header: Option<&str>,
     path: &str,
 ) -> Option<Response<Body>> {
-    let entry = lock_store.get_by_path(path)?;
-    if let Some(h) = if_header
-        && extract_if_header_tokens(h)
-            .iter()
-            .any(|t| t == &entry.info.token)
-    {
-        return None;
+    // Check the exact path, then walk up parent collections for depth-infinity
+    // locks (RFC 4918 §6.1: a lock on a collection with Depth: infinity also
+    // covers all descendant members).
+    let entry = lock_store.get_by_path(path).or_else(|| {
+        let mut p = path;
+        loop {
+            let idx = p.rfind('/')?;
+            p = &p[..idx];
+            if p.is_empty() {
+                return None;
+            }
+            if let Some(e) = lock_store.get_by_path(p) && e.info.depth.eq_ignore_ascii_case("infinity") {
+                return Some(e);
+            }
+        }
+    });
+
+    if let Some(entry) = entry {
+        // Resource is locked: caller must supply the matching token in If:.
+        if let Some(h) = if_header
+            && extract_if_header_tokens(h)
+                .iter()
+                .any(|t| t == &entry.info.token)
+        {
+            return None;
+        }
+        return Some(
+            Response::builder()
+                .status(StatusCode::LOCKED)
+                .body(Body::empty())
+                .unwrap(),
+        );
     }
-    Some(
-        Response::builder()
-            .status(StatusCode::LOCKED)
-            .body(Body::empty())
-            .unwrap(),
-    )
+
+    // Resource is not locked. If the If: header references lock tokens (not
+    // resource-tag URLs), every such token must be active somewhere in the
+    // store. A stale or fabricated token (e.g. DAV:no-lock) never matches,
+    // so the If: condition fails → 412 Precondition Failed (RFC 4918 §10.4).
+    if let Some(h) = if_header {
+        let tokens = extract_if_header_tokens(h);
+        let lock_refs: Vec<_> = tokens
+            .iter()
+            .filter(|t| !t.starts_with("http://") && !t.starts_with("https://"))
+            .collect();
+        if !lock_refs.is_empty()
+            && !lock_refs
+                .iter()
+                .any(|t| lock_store.get_by_token(t).is_some())
+        {
+            return Some(
+                Response::builder()
+                    .status(StatusCode::PRECONDITION_FAILED)
+                    .body(Body::empty())
+                    .unwrap(),
+            );
+        }
+    }
+
+    None
 }
 
 /**
@@ -1101,79 +1185,119 @@ async fn handle_put(
 
     let user = extract_user(&req)?;
 
-    // Get file service from state
     let file_upload_service = &state.applications.file_upload_service;
 
-    // Check if path is empty (root folder)
     if path.is_empty() || path == "/" {
         return Err(AppError::bad_request("Cannot PUT to root folder"));
     }
 
-    // ── Active-lock guard (RFC 4918 §9.10.4) ──────────────────────────
-    // Reject a write that targets a locked resource unless the request
-    // carries the lock token in `If:`. Captured before we consume the
-    // body into the CDC ingester — a 423 mustn't waste any bandwidth.
+    // RFC 4918 §9.7.1: a server MUST NOT partially CREATE or UPDATE a resource
+    // based on a PUT request containing a Content-Range header.
+    if req.headers().contains_key(header::CONTENT_RANGE) {
+        return Err(AppError::bad_request(
+            "PUT with Content-Range is not allowed (RFC 4918 §9.7.1)",
+        ));
+    }
+
+    // Extract all headers before consuming `req` into the body stream.
     let if_header_owned = req
         .headers()
         .get("If")
         .and_then(|v| v.to_str().ok())
         .map(|s| s.to_string());
-    if let Some(resp) =
-        enforce_native_lock(&state.webdav_lock_store, if_header_owned.as_deref(), &path)
-    {
-        return Ok(resp);
-    }
-
-    // ── Ownership guard ────────────────────────────────────────
-    // Verify that the user owns the target file (update) or the
-    // parent folder (create). Without this check a user could
-    // overwrite another user's file via a crafted PUT path.
-    if let Some(resolver) = &state.path_resolver {
-        match resolver.resolve_path_for_user(&path, user.id).await {
-            Ok(ResolvedResource::File(_)) => { /* existing file owned by user — OK */ }
-            Ok(ResolvedResource::Folder(_)) => {
-                return Err(AppError::bad_request("Cannot PUT to a directory"));
-            }
-            Err(_) => {
-                // File doesn't exist yet — verify parent folder ownership
-                let parent_path = if let Some(idx) = path.rfind('/') {
-                    &path[..idx]
-                } else {
-                    ""
-                };
-                if !parent_path.is_empty() {
-                    resolver
-                        .resolve_path_for_user(parent_path, user.id)
-                        .await
-                        .map_err(|_| {
-                            AppError::not_found(format!("Parent folder not found: {}", parent_path))
-                        })?;
-                }
-                // root-level PUT is allowed (parent_path empty)
-            }
-        }
-    }
-    // (legacy path without resolver: update_file_streaming will create
-    //  under the folder with the resolved path, which may belong to
-    //  another user — acceptable risk since PathResolver should always
-    //  be enabled in production)
-
-    // Direct PUT cap — see `nextcloud/webdav_handler::handle_put` for
-    // the reasoning. Files above `direct_put_max_bytes` must go through
-    // the chunked-upload protocol (`/api/uploads/…`) which is resumable.
-    let max_upload = state.core.config.storage.direct_put_max_bytes;
-
-    // Extract content type before consuming the request
+    let if_none_match = req
+        .headers()
+        .get(header::IF_NONE_MATCH)
+        .and_then(|v| v.to_str().ok())
+        .map(|s| s.trim().to_string());
+    let if_match = req
+        .headers()
+        .get(header::IF_MATCH)
+        .and_then(|v| v.to_str().ok())
+        .map(|s| s.trim().to_string());
     let content_type = req
         .headers()
         .get(header::CONTENT_TYPE)
         .and_then(|v| v.to_str().ok())
         .unwrap_or("application/octet-stream")
         .to_string();
+    let max_upload = state.core.config.storage.direct_put_max_bytes;
 
-    // ── Streaming ingest: body → CDC chunk store ──────────────
-    // Shared with the NextCloud-compat PUT handler; chunking + hashing +
-    // dedup checks run while the body arrives — no spool file, no re-read.
+    // ── Active-lock guard (RFC 4918 §9.10.4) ──────────────────────────
+    if let Some(resp) =
+        enforce_native_lock(&state.webdav_lock_store, if_header_owned.as_deref(), &path)
+    {
+        return Ok(resp);
+    }
+
+    // ── Ownership / existence check ───────────────────────────────────
+    // Resolves to: File(existing), Folder(wrong), or Err(new file).
+    // Sets `file_existed` for 201 vs 204 and `current_etag` for If-Match.
+    let mut file_existed = false;
+    let mut current_etag: Option<String> = None;
+    if let Some(resolver) = &state.path_resolver {
+        match resolver.resolve_path_for_user(&path, user.id).await {
+            Ok(ResolvedResource::File(f)) => {
+                file_existed = true;
+                current_etag = Some(f.etag.clone());
+            }
+            Ok(ResolvedResource::Folder(_)) => {
+                return Err(AppError::bad_request("Cannot PUT to a directory"));
+            }
+            Err(_) => {
+                // File doesn't exist — verify parent. RFC 4918 §9.7.1: missing
+                // parent MUST produce 409 Conflict, not 404.
+                let parent_path = path.rfind('/').map(|i| &path[..i]).unwrap_or("");
+                if !parent_path.is_empty() {
+                    resolver
+                        .resolve_path_for_user(parent_path, user.id)
+                        .await
+                        .map_err(|_| {
+                            AppError::conflict(format!("Parent folder not found: {}", parent_path))
+                        })?;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    // ── RFC 7232 conditional preconditions ────────────────────────────
+    // Evaluated before ingesting the body to save bandwidth on doomed requests.
+    if let Some(ref inm) = if_none_match {
+        // If-None-Match: * → fail if resource exists (prevent overwrite)
+        if inm == "*" && file_existed {
+            return Err(AppError::precondition_failed(
+                "If-None-Match: * — resource already exists",
+            ));
+        }
+    }
+    if let Some(ref im) = if_match {
+        if im == "*" {
+            // If-Match: * → fail if resource does not exist
+            if !file_existed {
+                return Err(AppError::precondition_failed(
+                    "If-Match: * — resource does not exist",
+                ));
+            }
+        } else {
+            // If-Match: <etag> → strong comparison against current ETag
+            match &current_etag {
+                None => {
+                    return Err(AppError::precondition_failed(
+                        "If-Match — resource does not exist",
+                    ));
+                }
+                Some(etag) => {
+                    let client_tag = im.trim_matches('"');
+                    let server_tag = etag.trim_matches('"');
+                    if client_tag != server_tag {
+                        return Err(AppError::precondition_failed("If-Match — ETag mismatch"));
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    // ── Streaming ingest ──────────────────────────────────────────────
     let filename = crate::common::mime_detect::filename_from_path(&path).to_string();
     let ingested = upload_ingest::ingest_body_to_cas(
         req.into_body(),
@@ -1184,7 +1308,7 @@ async fn handle_put(
     )
     .await?;
 
-    // ── Quota enforcement ────────────────────────────────────
+    // ── Quota enforcement ─────────────────────────────────────────────
     if let Some(storage_svc) = state.storage_usage_service.as_ref()
         && let Err(err) = storage_svc
             .check_storage_quota(user.id, ingested.size)
@@ -1204,7 +1328,7 @@ async fn handle_put(
         ));
     }
 
-    // ── Atomic store: swap the file row onto the ingested blob ──
+    // ── Atomic store ──────────────────────────────────────────────────
     let content_type = ingested.content_type.clone();
     let drive_id = resolve_drive_id_for_native_webdav(&state, user.id).await?;
     let result = file_upload_service
@@ -1219,10 +1343,21 @@ async fn handle_put(
         .await;
 
     match result {
-        Ok(_file_dto) => Ok(Response::builder()
-            .status(StatusCode::NO_CONTENT)
-            .body(Body::empty())
-            .unwrap()),
+        Ok(file_dto) => {
+            // RFC 4918 §9.7.1: 201 Created for new resources, 204 No Content
+            // for overwrites. Always include ETag so clients can use it for
+            // subsequent conditional requests without a round-trip HEAD.
+            let status = if file_existed {
+                StatusCode::NO_CONTENT
+            } else {
+                StatusCode::CREATED
+            };
+            Ok(Response::builder()
+                .status(status)
+                .header(header::ETAG, &file_dto.etag)
+                .body(Body::empty())
+                .unwrap())
+        }
         Err(e) => Err(AppError::internal_error(format!(
             "Failed to put file: {}",
             e
@@ -1252,7 +1387,17 @@ async fn handle_mkcol(
         return Err(AppError::conflict("Root folder already exists"));
     }
 
-    // Read request body - must be empty for MKCOL (RFC 4918 §9.3)
+    // Extract content-type before consuming the body.
+    let req_content_type = req
+        .headers()
+        .get(header::CONTENT_TYPE)
+        .and_then(|v| v.to_str().ok())
+        .map(|s| s.to_string());
+
+    // RFC 4918 §9.3.1: MKCOL body MUST be empty. A non-empty body with a
+    // recognised XML content-type is 400 Bad Request (malformed MKCOL body);
+    // a non-empty body with an unrecognised content-type is 415 Unsupported
+    // Media Type. We read up to MAX_MKCOL_BODY bytes to distinguish the two.
     let body_bytes = {
         let body = req.into_body();
         body::to_bytes(body, MAX_MKCOL_BODY)
@@ -1261,51 +1406,108 @@ async fn handle_mkcol(
     };
 
     if !body_bytes.is_empty() {
+        // A body whose content-type looks like XML → 400 (client sent a MKCOL
+        // extended request we don't support); anything else → 415.
+        let ct = req_content_type.as_deref().unwrap_or("");
+        if ct.contains("xml") {
+            return Err(AppError::bad_request(
+                "MKCOL with XML body is not supported",
+            ));
+        }
         return Err(AppError::unsupported_media_type(
             "MKCOL request body must be empty",
         ));
     }
 
-    // Path is already translated by dispatch (e.g. "My Folder - jared/03/01").
-    // Walk each segment: the first is the home folder (already exists),
-    // subsequent segments are created as needed with proper parent_id.
-    // `drive_id` scopes each per-segment path probe to the caller's default
-    // drive (post-D0 invariant: `storage.folders.path` repeats across drives).
+    // RFC 4918 §9.3.1: MKCOL on an existing URL MUST return 405.
+    // RFC 4918 §9.3.1: MKCOL without an existing parent MUST return 409.
+    // This handler only creates a single collection (the last path segment).
+    // It does NOT auto-create intermediate ancestors ("mkdir -p" semantics
+    // violate the RFC and were causing the test failures).
     let drive_id = resolve_drive_id_for_native_webdav(&state, user.id).await?;
     let segments: Vec<&str> = path.split('/').filter(|s| !s.is_empty()).collect();
-    let mut parent_id: Option<String> = None;
-    let mut accumulated_path = String::new();
 
-    for segment in &segments {
-        if !accumulated_path.is_empty() {
-            accumulated_path.push('/');
-        }
-        accumulated_path.push_str(segment);
-
-        match folder_service
-            .get_folder_by_path(&accumulated_path, drive_id)
-            .await
-        {
-            Ok(existing) => {
-                parent_id = Some(existing.id);
-            }
-            Err(_) => {
-                let create_dto = crate::application::dtos::folder_dto::CreateFolderDto {
-                    name: segment.to_string(),
-                    parent_id: parent_id.clone(),
-                };
-                // Propagate DomainError -> AppError so NotFound/Conflict map to
-                // their proper HTTP status codes (was: blanket 500 swallowed
-                // ownership-rejection NotFound from verify_owner).
-                let created = folder_service
-                    .create_folder_with_perms(create_dto, user.id)
-                    .await
-                    .map_err(AppError::from)?;
-                parent_id = Some(created.id);
-            }
-        }
+    if segments.is_empty() {
+        return Err(AppError::conflict("Root folder already exists"));
     }
 
+    // Check whether the target itself already exists (file or folder → 405).
+    if let Some(resolver) = &state.path_resolver {
+        if resolver
+            .exists_for_user(&path, user.id)
+            .await
+            .unwrap_or(false)
+        {
+            return Err(AppError::new(
+                StatusCode::METHOD_NOT_ALLOWED,
+                "Collection already exists",
+                "AlreadyExists",
+            ));
+        }
+    } else if folder_service
+        .get_folder_by_path(&path, drive_id)
+        .await
+        .is_ok()
+    {
+        return Err(AppError::new(
+            StatusCode::METHOD_NOT_ALLOWED,
+            "Collection already exists",
+            "AlreadyExists",
+        ));
+    }
+
+    // Resolve the parent path. RFC 4918 §9.3.1: if the parent does not
+    // exist, return 409 Conflict. If the parent exists but is a file, also
+    // return 409 (cannot create a collection inside a file).
+    let new_segment = *segments.last().unwrap();
+    let parent_segments = &segments[..segments.len() - 1];
+
+    let parent_id = if parent_segments.is_empty() {
+        // Top-level creation — no parent required; the root folder acts as parent.
+        None
+    } else {
+        let parent_path = parent_segments.join("/");
+        // Parent must be a folder, not a file.
+        if let Some(resolver) = &state.path_resolver {
+            match resolver.resolve_path_for_user(&parent_path, user.id).await {
+                Ok(ResolvedResource::Folder(f)) => Some(f.id),
+                Ok(ResolvedResource::File(_)) => {
+                    return Err(AppError::conflict(
+                        "Parent path is a file, not a collection",
+                    ));
+                }
+                Err(_) => {
+                    return Err(AppError::conflict(format!(
+                        "Parent folder not found: {}",
+                        parent_path
+                    )));
+                }
+            }
+        } else {
+            match folder_service
+                .get_folder_by_path(&parent_path, drive_id)
+                .await
+            {
+                Ok(f) => Some(f.id),
+                Err(_) => {
+                    return Err(AppError::conflict(format!(
+                        "Parent folder not found: {}",
+                        parent_path
+                    )));
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    };
+
+    let create_dto = crate::application::dtos::folder_dto::CreateFolderDto {
+        name: new_segment.to_string(),
+        parent_id,
+    };
+    folder_service
+        .create_folder_with_perms(create_dto, user.id)
+        .await
+        .map_err(AppError::from)?;
+
     Ok(Response::builder()
         .status(StatusCode::CREATED)
         .body(Body::empty())
@@ -1453,6 +1655,11 @@ async fn handle_move(
         .await
         .unwrap_or(destination_path);
 
+    // RFC 4918 §9.9.3: MOVE to self MUST return 403 Forbidden.
+    if destination_path == source_path {
+        return Err(AppError::forbidden("Cannot MOVE a resource to itself"));
+    }
+
     // Destination lock guard: MOVE also creates/replaces a resource at
     // the destination. If that path is locked, the same If: header must
     // satisfy it.
@@ -1464,45 +1671,66 @@ async fn handle_move(
         return Ok(resp);
     }
 
-    // Get services from state
     let file_retrieval_service = &state.applications.file_retrieval_service;
     let file_management_service = &state.applications.file_management_service;
     let folder_service = &state.applications.folder_service;
 
-    // `drive_id` scopes every path-based lookup below to the caller's
-    // default drive (post-D0 invariant: `storage.{files,folders}.path`
-    // repeats across drives).
     let drive_id = resolve_drive_id_for_native_webdav(&state, user.id).await?;
 
-    // Check if destination already exists (for Overwrite header compliance)
-    if !overwrite {
-        let dest_exists = if let Some(resolver) = &state.path_resolver {
-            resolver
-                .exists_for_user(&destination_path, user.id)
-                .await
-                .unwrap_or(false)
-        } else {
-            folder_service
-                .get_folder_by_path(&destination_path, drive_id)
+    // Probe destination existence for Overwrite semantics and 201 vs 204.
+    let dest_existed = if let Some(resolver) = &state.path_resolver {
+        resolver
+            .exists_for_user(&destination_path, user.id)
+            .await
+            .unwrap_or(false)
+    } else {
+        folder_service
+            .get_folder_by_path(&destination_path, drive_id)
+            .await
+            .is_ok()
+            || file_retrieval_service
+                .get_file_by_path(&destination_path, drive_id)
                 .await
                 .is_ok()
-                || file_retrieval_service
-                    .get_file_by_path(&destination_path, drive_id)
-                    .await
-                    .is_ok()
-        };
-        if dest_exists {
+    };
+
+    if dest_existed {
+        if !overwrite {
             return Err(AppError::precondition_failed(
                 "Destination already exists and Overwrite is F",
             ));
         }
+        // RFC 4918 §9.9.3: when Overwrite: T, perform a DELETE on the
+        // destination before moving. Without this the rename/move fails
+        // on a unique-index conflict (same name in same parent).
+        match resolve_or_legacy(&state, &destination_path, user.id).await {
+            Some(ResolvedResource::Folder(f)) => {
+                folder_service
+                    .delete_folder_with_perms(&f.id, user.id)
+                    .await
+                    .map_err(|e| {
+                        AppError::internal_error(format!(
+                            "Failed to delete existing destination: {}",
+                            e
+                        ))
+                    })?;
+            }
+            Some(ResolvedResource::File(f)) => {
+                file_management_service
+                    .delete_file_with_perms(&f.id, user.id)
+                    .await
+                    .map_err(|e| {
+                        AppError::internal_error(format!(
+                            "Failed to delete existing destination: {}",
+                            e
+                        ))
+                    })?;
+            }
+            None => {}
+        }
     }
 
-    // Resolve source via optimized resolver with legacy fallback (see
-    // `resolve_or_legacy` for the rationale). Single match collapses the
-    // two near-identical branches that the resolver-only + legacy-only
-    // versions used to keep.
-    let _ = file_retrieval_service; // referenced via resolve_or_legacy
+    let _ = file_retrieval_service;
     let resolved = resolve_or_legacy(&state, &source_path, user.id)
         .await
         .ok_or_else(|| AppError::not_found(format!("Resource not found: {}", source_path)))?;
@@ -1522,22 +1750,33 @@ async fn handle_move(
 
     match resolved {
         ResolvedResource::Folder(folder) => {
-            let move_dto = crate::application::dtos::folder_dto::MoveFolderDto {
-                parent_id: if dest_parent_path.is_empty() {
-                    None
-                } else if let Ok(parent) = folder_service
+            // RFC 4918 §9.9.5: missing destination parent → 409 Conflict.
+            let target_parent_id = if dest_parent_path.is_empty() {
+                None
+            } else {
+                match folder_service
                     .get_folder_by_path(dest_parent_path, drive_id)
                     .await
                 {
-                    assert_owner(
-                        parent.owner_id.as_deref(),
-                        &user.id.to_string(),
-                        dest_parent_path,
-                    )?;
-                    Some(parent.id)
-                } else {
-                    None
-                },
+                    Ok(parent) => {
+                        assert_owner(
+                            parent.owner_id.as_deref(),
+                            &user.id.to_string(),
+                            dest_parent_path,
+                        )?;
+                        Some(parent.id)
+                    }
+                    Err(_) => {
+                        return Err(AppError::conflict(format!(
+                            "Destination parent not found: {}",
+                            dest_parent_path
+                        )));
+                    }
+                }
+            };
+
+            let move_dto = crate::application::dtos::folder_dto::MoveFolderDto {
+                parent_id: target_parent_id,
             };
 
             folder_service
@@ -1557,12 +1796,7 @@ async fn handle_move(
         }
         ResolvedResource::File(file) => {
             if source_parent_path != dest_parent_path {
-                // Resolve the destination's parent PATH into a folder ID
-                // before handing it to move_file_with_perms (which takes
-                // an Option<folder_id String>, not a path). Previously
-                // the path was passed straight through and the move
-                // would silently fail because no row matches a folder
-                // whose id literally equals the path text.
+                // RFC 4918 §9.9.5: missing destination parent → 409 Conflict.
                 let target_parent_id = if dest_parent_path.is_empty() {
                     None
                 } else {
@@ -1570,7 +1804,7 @@ async fn handle_move(
                         .get_folder_by_path(dest_parent_path, drive_id)
                         .await
                         .map_err(|_| {
-                            AppError::not_found(format!(
+                            AppError::conflict(format!(
                                 "Destination parent not found: {}",
                                 dest_parent_path
                             ))
@@ -1596,8 +1830,21 @@ async fn handle_move(
         }
     }
 
+    // Migrate dead properties to the new path (RFC 4918 §9.9 — MOVE preserves properties).
+    state
+        .webdav_dead_props
+        .rename_resource(&source_path, user.id, &destination_path)
+        .await
+        .map_err(|e| AppError::internal_error(format!("Failed to migrate dead properties: {e}")))?;
+
+    // RFC 4918 §9.9.5: 201 Created when destination is new, 204 when overwritten.
+    let status = if dest_existed {
+        StatusCode::NO_CONTENT
+    } else {
+        StatusCode::CREATED
+    };
     Ok(Response::builder()
-        .status(StatusCode::CREATED)
+        .status(status)
         .body(Body::empty())
         .unwrap())
 }
@@ -1665,6 +1912,11 @@ async fn handle_copy(
         .await
         .unwrap_or(destination_path);
 
+    // RFC 4918 §9.8.5: COPY to self MUST return 403 Forbidden.
+    if destination_path == source_path {
+        return Err(AppError::forbidden("Cannot COPY a resource to itself"));
+    }
+
     // Active-lock guard on the destination (RFC 4918 §9.10.4).
     if let Some(resp) = enforce_native_lock(
         &state.webdav_lock_store,
@@ -1684,40 +1936,64 @@ async fn handle_copy(
     // Get services from state
     let file_retrieval_service = &state.applications.file_retrieval_service;
     let folder_service = &state.applications.folder_service;
+    let file_management_service = &state.applications.file_management_service;
 
-    // `drive_id` scopes every path-based lookup below to the caller's
-    // default drive (post-D0 invariant: `storage.{files,folders}.path`
-    // repeats across drives).
     let drive_id = resolve_drive_id_for_native_webdav(&state, user.id).await?;
 
-    // Check if destination already exists (for Overwrite header compliance)
-    if !overwrite {
-        let dest_exists = if let Some(resolver) = &state.path_resolver {
-            resolver
-                .exists_for_user(&destination_path, user.id)
-                .await
-                .unwrap_or(false)
-        } else {
-            folder_service
-                .get_folder_by_path(&destination_path, drive_id)
+    // Probe destination existence for Overwrite semantics and 201 vs 204.
+    let dest_existed = if let Some(resolver) = &state.path_resolver {
+        resolver
+            .exists_for_user(&destination_path, user.id)
+            .await
+            .unwrap_or(false)
+    } else {
+        folder_service
+            .get_folder_by_path(&destination_path, drive_id)
+            .await
+            .is_ok()
+            || file_retrieval_service
+                .get_file_by_path(&destination_path, drive_id)
                 .await
                 .is_ok()
-                || file_retrieval_service
-                    .get_file_by_path(&destination_path, drive_id)
-                    .await
-                    .is_ok()
-        };
-        if dest_exists {
+    };
+
+    if dest_existed {
+        if !overwrite {
             return Err(AppError::precondition_failed(
                 "Destination already exists and Overwrite is F",
             ));
         }
+        // RFC 4918 §9.8.4: when Overwrite: T, the server MUST perform a
+        // DELETE on the destination before the copy. Without this the copy
+        // service returns a unique-index conflict (500).
+        match resolve_or_legacy(&state, &destination_path, user.id).await {
+            Some(ResolvedResource::Folder(f)) => {
+                folder_service
+                    .delete_folder_with_perms(&f.id, user.id)
+                    .await
+                    .map_err(|e| {
+                        AppError::internal_error(format!(
+                            "Failed to delete existing destination: {}",
+                            e
+                        ))
+                    })?;
+            }
+            Some(ResolvedResource::File(f)) => {
+                file_management_service
+                    .delete_file_with_perms(&f.id, user.id)
+                    .await
+                    .map_err(|e| {
+                        AppError::internal_error(format!(
+                            "Failed to delete existing destination: {}",
+                            e
+                        ))
+                    })?;
+            }
+            None => {}
+        }
     }
 
-    // Resolve source via optimized resolver with legacy fallback; collapses
-    // the two near-identical branches the resolver-only + legacy-only
-    // versions used to keep.
-    let _ = file_retrieval_service; // referenced via resolve_or_legacy
+    let _ = file_retrieval_service;
     let resolved = resolve_or_legacy(&state, &source_path, user.id)
         .await
         .ok_or_else(|| AppError::not_found(format!("Resource not found: {}", source_path)))?;
@@ -1731,27 +2007,35 @@ async fn handle_copy(
         .map(|i| &destination_path[..i])
         .unwrap_or("");
 
+    // RFC 4918 §9.8.5: if the destination parent does not exist, return 409.
     let target_parent_id = if dest_parent_path.is_empty() {
         None
-    } else if let Ok(parent) = folder_service
-        .get_folder_by_path(dest_parent_path, drive_id)
-        .await
-    {
-        assert_owner(
-            parent.owner_id.as_deref(),
-            &user.id.to_string(),
-            dest_parent_path,
-        )?;
-        Some(parent.id)
     } else {
-        None
+        match folder_service
+            .get_folder_by_path(dest_parent_path, drive_id)
+            .await
+        {
+            Ok(parent) => {
+                assert_owner(
+                    parent.owner_id.as_deref(),
+                    &user.id.to_string(),
+                    dest_parent_path,
+                )?;
+                Some(parent.id)
+            }
+            Err(_) => {
+                return Err(AppError::conflict(format!(
+                    "Destination parent not found: {}",
+                    dest_parent_path
+                )));
+            }
+        }
     };
 
     match resolved {
         ResolvedResource::Folder(folder) => {
             let recursive = depth != "0";
             if recursive {
-                let file_management_service = &state.applications.file_management_service;
                 file_management_service
                     .copy_folder_tree_with_perms(
                         &folder.id,
@@ -1780,15 +2064,6 @@ async fn handle_copy(
             }
         }
         ResolvedResource::File(file) => {
-            // M8b fix: copy_file_with_perms now accepts an optional new
-            // filename — without it, a copy to the same folder with a
-            // different name collided with the source on the
-            // (folder, name, user) unique index. Pass dest_name when it
-            // differs from the source so the INSERT lands with the
-            // intended name in a single round-trip; pass None for the
-            // "same name in a different folder" case to keep the existing
-            // semantics.
-            let file_management_service = &state.applications.file_management_service;
             let copy_name = (file.name != dest_name).then(|| dest_name.to_string());
             file_management_service
                 .copy_file_with_perms(&file.id, user.id, target_parent_id, copy_name)
@@ -1797,8 +2072,14 @@ async fn handle_copy(
         }
     }
 
+    // RFC 4918 §9.8.5: 201 Created when destination is new, 204 when overwritten.
+    let status = if dest_existed {
+        StatusCode::NO_CONTENT
+    } else {
+        StatusCode::CREATED
+    };
     Ok(Response::builder()
-        .status(StatusCode::NO_CONTENT)
+        .status(status)
         .body(Body::empty())
         .unwrap())
 }
diff --git a/tests/dav_compliance/rfc4918_proppatch.rs b/tests/dav_compliance/rfc4918_proppatch.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5f62b7e2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/dav_compliance/rfc4918_proppatch.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,343 @@
+//! RFC 4918 §9.2 PROPPATCH compliance — dead property storage and retrieval.
+
+use reqwest::Method;
+
+use super::harness::{get_server, unique_name};
+
+fn propfind() -> Method {
+    Method::from_bytes(b"PROPFIND").unwrap()
+}
+
+fn proppatch() -> Method {
+    Method::from_bytes(b"PROPPATCH").unwrap()
+}
+
+/// PROPPATCH set a custom property → 207 with 200 propstat.
+#[tokio::test]
+async fn proppatch_set_returns_207() {
+    let srv = get_server();
+    let path = format!("/webdav/{}", unique_name("pp_set"));
+    let (k, v) = srv.auth();
+
+    srv.client()
+        .put(srv.url(&path))
+        .header(k, v.clone())
+        .body("x")
+        .send()
+        .await
+        .unwrap();
+
+    let xml = r#"<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<D:propertyupdate xmlns:D="DAV:" xmlns:Z="http://example.com/ns/">
+  <D:set>
+    <D:prop>
+      <Z:author>Alice</Z:author>
+    </D:prop>
+  </D:set>
+</D:propertyupdate>"#;
+
+    let res = srv
+        .client()
+        .request(proppatch(), srv.url(&path))
+        .header(k, v)
+        .header("Content-Type", "application/xml")
+        .body(xml)
+        .send()
+        .await
+        .unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(res.status(), 207, "PROPPATCH must return 207");
+    let body = res.text().await.unwrap();
+    assert!(
+        body.contains("200") || body.contains("HTTP/1.1 200"),
+        "PROPPATCH 207 must contain 200 propstat; body: {body}"
+    );
+}
+
+/// PROPPATCH set → PROPFIND retrieves the stored value.
+#[tokio::test]
+async fn proppatch_set_property_visible_in_propfind() {
+    let srv = get_server();
+    let path = format!("/webdav/{}", unique_name("pp_roundtrip"));
+    let (k, v) = srv.auth();
+
+    srv.client()
+        .put(srv.url(&path))
+        .header(k, v.clone())
+        .body("data")
+        .send()
+        .await
+        .unwrap();
+
+    // Set dead property
+    let set_xml = r#"<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<D:propertyupdate xmlns:D="DAV:" xmlns:Z="http://example.com/ns/">
+  <D:set>
+    <D:prop>
+      <Z:color>blue</Z:color>
+    </D:prop>
+  </D:set>
+</D:propertyupdate>"#;
+
+    let pp_res = srv
+        .client()
+        .request(proppatch(), srv.url(&path))
+        .header(k, v.clone())
+        .header("Content-Type", "application/xml")
+        .body(set_xml)
+        .send()
+        .await
+        .unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(pp_res.status(), 207, "PROPPATCH set must return 207");
+
+    // Retrieve via PROPFIND allprop
+    let pf_res = srv
+        .client()
+        .request(propfind(), srv.url(&path))
+        .header(k, v)
+        .header("Depth", "0")
+        .send()
+        .await
+        .unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(pf_res.status(), 207);
+    let body = pf_res.text().await.unwrap();
+    assert!(
+        body.contains("color") || body.contains("blue"),
+        "PROPFIND allprop must include dead property set by PROPPATCH; body: {body}"
+    );
+}
+
+/// PROPPATCH remove → property absent from subsequent PROPFIND.
+#[tokio::test]
+async fn proppatch_remove_property_not_in_propfind() {
+    let srv = get_server();
+    let path = format!("/webdav/{}", unique_name("pp_remove"));
+    let (k, v) = srv.auth();
+
+    srv.client()
+        .put(srv.url(&path))
+        .header(k, v.clone())
+        .body("data")
+        .send()
+        .await
+        .unwrap();
+
+    // First set
+    let set_xml = r#"<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<D:propertyupdate xmlns:D="DAV:" xmlns:Z="http://example.com/ns/">
+  <D:set><D:prop><Z:tag>removeme</Z:tag></D:prop></D:set>
+</D:propertyupdate>"#;
+    srv.client()
+        .request(proppatch(), srv.url(&path))
+        .header(k, v.clone())
+        .header("Content-Type", "application/xml")
+        .body(set_xml)
+        .send()
+        .await
+        .unwrap();
+
+    // Then remove
+    let remove_xml = r#"<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<D:propertyupdate xmlns:D="DAV:" xmlns:Z="http://example.com/ns/">
+  <D:remove><D:prop><Z:tag/></D:prop></D:remove>
+</D:propertyupdate>"#;
+    let rem_res = srv
+        .client()
+        .request(proppatch(), srv.url(&path))
+        .header(k, v.clone())
+        .header("Content-Type", "application/xml")
+        .body(remove_xml)
+        .send()
+        .await
+        .unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(rem_res.status(), 207, "PROPPATCH remove must return 207");
+
+    // Verify gone — request the specific prop, expect 404 propstat
+    let pf_xml = r#"<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<D:propfind xmlns:D="DAV:" xmlns:Z="http://example.com/ns/">
+  <D:prop><Z:tag/></D:prop>
+</D:propfind>"#;
+    let pf_res = srv
+        .client()
+        .request(propfind(), srv.url(&path))
+        .header(k, v)
+        .header("Depth", "0")
+        .header("Content-Type", "application/xml")
+        .body(pf_xml)
+        .send()
+        .await
+        .unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(pf_res.status(), 207);
+    let body = pf_res.text().await.unwrap();
+    assert!(
+        body.contains("404"),
+        "Removed dead property must appear in 404 propstat; body: {body}"
+    );
+}
+
+/// PROPPATCH set + remove in same request → both applied atomically.
+#[tokio::test]
+async fn proppatch_set_and_remove_in_same_request() {
+    let srv = get_server();
+    let path = format!("/webdav/{}", unique_name("pp_setrem"));
+    let (k, v) = srv.auth();
+
+    srv.client()
+        .put(srv.url(&path))
+        .header(k, v.clone())
+        .body("x")
+        .send()
+        .await
+        .unwrap();
+
+    // Pre-seed a property to remove
+    let seed_xml = r#"<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<D:propertyupdate xmlns:D="DAV:" xmlns:Z="http://example.com/ns/">
+  <D:set><D:prop><Z:old>gone</Z:old></D:prop></D:set>
+</D:propertyupdate>"#;
+    srv.client()
+        .request(proppatch(), srv.url(&path))
+        .header(k, v.clone())
+        .header("Content-Type", "application/xml")
+        .body(seed_xml)
+        .send()
+        .await
+        .unwrap();
+
+    // Set new + remove old in one request
+    let xml = r#"<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<D:propertyupdate xmlns:D="DAV:" xmlns:Z="http://example.com/ns/">
+  <D:set><D:prop><Z:new>here</Z:new></D:prop></D:set>
+  <D:remove><D:prop><Z:old/></D:prop></D:remove>
+</D:propertyupdate>"#;
+    let res = srv
+        .client()
+        .request(proppatch(), srv.url(&path))
+        .header(k, v)
+        .header("Content-Type", "application/xml")
+        .body(xml)
+        .send()
+        .await
+        .unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(res.status(), 207, "combined set+remove must return 207");
+    let body = res.text().await.unwrap();
+    // Both ops should succeed
+    assert!(
+        !body.contains("409") && !body.contains("403"),
+        "combined PROPPATCH must not fail; body: {body}"
+    );
+}
+
+/// PROPPATCH on non-existent resource → 404.
+#[tokio::test]
+async fn proppatch_nonexistent_resource_returns_404() {
+    let srv = get_server();
+    let path = format!("/webdav/{}", unique_name("pp_ghost"));
+    let (k, v) = srv.auth();
+
+    let xml = r#"<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<D:propertyupdate xmlns:D="DAV:" xmlns:Z="http://example.com/ns/">
+  <D:set><D:prop><Z:x>y</Z:x></D:prop></D:set>
+</D:propertyupdate>"#;
+
+    let res = srv
+        .client()
+        .request(proppatch(), srv.url(&path))
+        .header(k, v)
+        .header("Content-Type", "application/xml")
+        .body(xml)
+        .send()
+        .await
+        .unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(
+        res.status(),
+        404,
+        "PROPPATCH on non-existent resource must return 404"
+    );
+}
+
+/// PROPPATCH on collection (folder) → 207.
+#[tokio::test]
+async fn proppatch_on_collection_returns_207() {
+    let srv = get_server();
+    let col = format!("/webdav/{}", unique_name("pp_col"));
+    let (k, v) = srv.auth();
+
+    srv.client()
+        .request(Method::from_bytes(b"MKCOL").unwrap(), srv.url(&col))
+        .header(k, v.clone())
+        .send()
+        .await
+        .unwrap();
+
+    let xml = r#"<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<D:propertyupdate xmlns:D="DAV:" xmlns:Z="http://example.com/ns/">
+  <D:set><D:prop><Z:desc>my folder</Z:desc></D:prop></D:set>
+</D:propertyupdate>"#;
+
+    let res = srv
+        .client()
+        .request(proppatch(), srv.url(&col))
+        .header(k, v)
+        .header("Content-Type", "application/xml")
+        .body(xml)
+        .send()
+        .await
+        .unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(res.status(), 207, "PROPPATCH on collection must return 207");
+}
+
+/// PROPFIND specific dead property returns value in 200 propstat (not 404).
+#[tokio::test]
+async fn propfind_specific_dead_property_returns_200_propstat() {
+    let srv = get_server();
+    let path = format!("/webdav/{}", unique_name("pp_specific"));
+    let (k, v) = srv.auth();
+
+    srv.client()
+        .put(srv.url(&path))
+        .header(k, v.clone())
+        .body("x")
+        .send()
+        .await
+        .unwrap();
+
+    // Set
+    let set_xml = r#"<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<D:propertyupdate xmlns:D="DAV:" xmlns:Z="http://example.com/ns/">
+  <D:set><D:prop><Z:rating>5</Z:rating></D:prop></D:set>
+</D:propertyupdate>"#;
+    srv.client()
+        .request(proppatch(), srv.url(&path))
+        .header(k, v.clone())
+        .header("Content-Type", "application/xml")
+        .body(set_xml)
+        .send()
+        .await
+        .unwrap();
+
+    // PROPFIND for that exact property
+    let pf_xml = r#"<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<D:propfind xmlns:D="DAV:" xmlns:Z="http://example.com/ns/">
+  <D:prop><Z:rating/></D:prop>
+</D:propfind>"#;
+    let pf_res = srv
+        .client()
+        .request(propfind(), srv.url(&path))
+        .header(k, v)
+        .header("Depth", "0")
+        .header("Content-Type", "application/xml")
+        .body(pf_xml)
+        .send()
+        .await
+        .unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(pf_res.status(), 207);
+    let body = pf_res.text().await.unwrap();
+    assert!(
+        !body.contains("404"),
+        "Known dead property must not be in 404 propstat; body: {body}"
+    );
+    assert!(
+        body.contains("rating") || body.contains("5"),
+        "Response must include the dead property value; body: {body}"
+    );
+}
diff --git a/tests/webdav/run-litmus.sh b/tests/webdav/run-litmus.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..938da295
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/webdav/run-litmus.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,123 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+# WebDAV RFC 4918 compliance test using the litmus test suite.
+#
+# Usage (from repo root via justfile):
+#   just litmus-test
+#
+# Or directly (server + postgres must already be running):
+#   bash tests/webdav/run-litmus.sh
+#
+# Requires: litmus (apt install litmus), jq, curl
+# litmus tests: basic copymove props locks
+
+set -euo pipefail
+
+REPO_ROOT="$(cd "$(dirname "$0")/../.." && pwd)"
+COMMON="$REPO_ROOT/tests/common"
+WEBDAV_DIR="$REPO_ROOT/tests/webdav"
+
+source "$WEBDAV_DIR/test.env"
+
+SERVER_PORT="${base_url##*:}"
+
+log()  { echo "[litmus] $*"; }
+die()  { echo "[litmus] ERROR: $*" >&2; exit 1; }
+
+# ── Dependency checks ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+if ! command -v litmus >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+    die "litmus not found. Install with: sudo apt install litmus"
+fi
+if ! command -v jq >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+    die "jq not found. Install with: sudo apt install jq"
+fi
+
+# ── Teardown ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+SERVER_PID=""
+
+cleanup() {
+    if [[ -n "$SERVER_PID" ]]; then
+        log "Stopping OxiCloud (pid $SERVER_PID)..."
+        kill "$SERVER_PID" 2>/dev/null || true
+        wait "$SERVER_PID" 2>/dev/null || true
+    fi
+    bash "$COMMON/stop-db.sh"
+}
+
+trap cleanup EXIT
+
+# ── 1. Start postgres ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+bash "$COMMON/spawn-db.sh"
+
+# ── 2. Start OxiCloud ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+set -a
+source "$COMMON/server.env"
+OXICLOUD_SERVER_PORT=$SERVER_PORT
+OXICLOUD_STORAGE_PATH="$REPO_ROOT/tests/webdav/storage-litmus"
+set +a
+
+rm -rf "$OXICLOUD_STORAGE_PATH"
+mkdir -p "$OXICLOUD_STORAGE_PATH"
+
+BUILD_TARGET="${BUILD_TARGET:-debug}"
+OXICLOUD_BIN="$REPO_ROOT/target/$BUILD_TARGET/oxicloud"
+
+if [[ -x "$OXICLOUD_BIN" ]]; then
+    log "Starting pre-built OxiCloud ($BUILD_TARGET) on port $SERVER_PORT..."
+    "$OXICLOUD_BIN" --config "$COMMON/server.env" &
+else
+    log "Building and starting OxiCloud on port $SERVER_PORT..."
+    cd "$REPO_ROOT"
+    cargo build 2>&1
+    "$REPO_ROOT/target/debug/oxicloud" --config "$COMMON/server.env" &
+fi
+SERVER_PID=$!
+
+log "Waiting for server at $base_url..."
+deadline=$(( $(date +%s) + 60 ))
+until curl -sf "$base_url/ready" >/dev/null 2>&1; do
+    [[ $(date +%s) -ge $deadline ]] && die "Server did not become ready within 60s"
+    sleep 1
+done
+log "Server ready."
+
+# ── 3. Bootstrap admin + app password ────────────────────────────────────────
+
+SETUP_STATUS=$(curl -s -o /dev/null -w "%{http_code}" \
+    -X POST -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
+    -d "{\"username\":\"$username\",\"email\":\"$email\",\"password\":\"$password\"}" \
+    "$base_url/api/setup")
+case "$SETUP_STATUS" in
+    201) log "Admin account created." ;;
+    403) log "Admin account already exists." ;;
+    *)   die "Unexpected /api/setup status: $SETUP_STATUS" ;;
+esac
+
+LOGIN_RESP=$(curl -s -X POST -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
+    -d "{\"username\":\"$username\",\"password\":\"$password\"}" \
+    "$base_url/api/auth/login")
+JWT=$(jq -r '.access_token' <<<"$LOGIN_RESP")
+[[ -z "$JWT" || "$JWT" == "null" ]] && die "Login failed: $LOGIN_RESP"
+log "Logged in as $username."
+
+APP_PW_RESP=$(curl -s -X POST \
+    -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
+    -H "Authorization: Bearer $JWT" \
+    -d '{"label":"litmus-test"}' \
+    "$base_url/api/auth/app-passwords")
+APP_PASSWORD=$(jq -r '.password' <<<"$APP_PW_RESP")
+[[ -z "$APP_PASSWORD" || "$APP_PASSWORD" == "null" ]] && die "App password creation failed: $APP_PW_RESP"
+log "App password created."
+
+# ── 4. Run litmus ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+LITMUS_TESTS="${LITMUS_TESTS:-basic copymove props locks}"
+WEBDAV_URL="$base_url/webdav/"
+
+log "Running litmus $LITMUS_TESTS against $WEBDAV_URL"
+TESTS="$LITMUS_TESTS" litmus "$WEBDAV_URL" "$username" "$APP_PASSWORD"
+
+log "litmus passed."