diff --git a/server/routers/admin.py b/server/routers/admin.py
index f0c8a17..0600feb 100644
--- a/server/routers/admin.py
+++ b/server/routers/admin.py
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ async def list_users(
     offset: int = 0,
     include_banned: bool = True,
     include_deleted: bool = False,
+    include_test: bool = True,
     admin: User = Depends(require_admin_v2),
     service: AdminService = Depends(get_admin_service_dep),
 ):
@@ -96,6 +97,10 @@ async def list_users(
         offset: Results to skip.
         include_banned: Include banned users.
         include_deleted: Include soft-deleted users.
+        include_test: Include soak-harness test accounts (default true).
+            Admins see all accounts by default; pass ?include_test=false
+            to hide test accounts. Public stats endpoints default to
+            hiding them.
     """
     users = await service.search_users(
         query=query,
@@ -103,6 +108,7 @@ async def list_users(
         offset=offset,
         include_banned=include_banned,
         include_deleted=include_deleted,
+        include_test=include_test,
     )
     return {"users": [u.to_dict() for u in users]}
 
diff --git a/server/services/admin_service.py b/server/services/admin_service.py
index c8af7ff..1bea94e 100644
--- a/server/services/admin_service.py
+++ b/server/services/admin_service.py
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ class UserDetails:
     is_active: bool
     games_played: int
     games_won: int
+    is_test_account: bool = False
 
     def to_dict(self) -> dict:
         return {
@@ -55,6 +56,7 @@ class UserDetails:
             "is_active": self.is_active,
             "games_played": self.games_played,
             "games_won": self.games_won,
+            "is_test_account": self.is_test_account,
         }
 
 
@@ -318,6 +320,7 @@ class AdminService:
         offset: int = 0,
         include_banned: bool = True,
         include_deleted: bool = False,
+        include_test: bool = True,
     ) -> List[UserDetails]:
         """
         Search users by username or email.
@@ -328,6 +331,10 @@ class AdminService:
             offset: Number of results to skip.
             include_banned: Include banned users.
             include_deleted: Include soft-deleted users.
+            include_test: Include soak-harness test accounts (default True).
+                Admins see all accounts by default; the admin UI provides a
+                toggle to hide test accounts. Public stats endpoints use the
+                opposite default (False) so real users never see soak traffic.
 
         Returns:
             List of user details.
@@ -338,6 +345,7 @@ class AdminService:
                        u.email_verified, u.is_banned, u.ban_reason,
                        u.force_password_reset, u.created_at, u.last_login,
                        u.last_seen_at, u.is_active,
+                       COALESCE(u.is_test_account, FALSE) as is_test_account,
                        COALESCE(s.games_played, 0) as games_played,
                        COALESCE(s.games_won, 0) as games_won
                 FROM users_v2 u
@@ -358,6 +366,9 @@ class AdminService:
             if not include_deleted:
                 sql += " AND u.deleted_at IS NULL"
 
+            if not include_test:
+                sql += " AND (u.is_test_account = FALSE OR u.is_test_account IS NULL)"
+
             sql += f" ORDER BY u.created_at DESC LIMIT ${param_num} OFFSET ${param_num + 1}"
             params.extend([limit, offset])
 
@@ -379,6 +390,7 @@ class AdminService:
                     is_active=row["is_active"],
                     games_played=row["games_played"] or 0,
                     games_won=row["games_won"] or 0,
+                    is_test_account=row["is_test_account"],
                 )
                 for row in rows
             ]
@@ -387,6 +399,10 @@ class AdminService:
         """
         Get detailed user info by ID.
 
+        Note: Returns the user regardless of is_test_account status.
+        Filtering by test-account only applies to list views
+        (search_users). If you know the ID, you get the row.
+
         Args:
             user_id: User UUID.
 
@@ -400,6 +416,7 @@ class AdminService:
                        u.email_verified, u.is_banned, u.ban_reason,
                        u.force_password_reset, u.created_at, u.last_login,
                        u.last_seen_at, u.is_active,
+                       COALESCE(u.is_test_account, FALSE) as is_test_account,
                        COALESCE(s.games_played, 0) as games_played,
                        COALESCE(s.games_won, 0) as games_won
                 FROM users_v2 u
@@ -427,6 +444,7 @@ class AdminService:
                 is_active=row["is_active"],
                 games_played=row["games_played"] or 0,
                 games_won=row["games_won"] or 0,
+                is_test_account=row["is_test_account"],
             )
 
     async def ban_user(