diff --git a/supabase/migrations/20260812084115_salon_images_storage_policies.sql b/supabase/migrations/20260812084115_salon_images_storage_policies.sql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a36afd1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/supabase/migrations/20260812084115_salon_images_storage_policies.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+-- The salon-images bucket was created manually in the live project during
+-- Phase 2A's Task 8 (private, no policies — reserved for this task). Local
+-- dev stacks don't have it at all (it wasn't created via migration), so
+-- this creates it if missing and makes it public either way: product/
+-- service photos are marketing images meant to be publicly visible once the
+-- public site (Sub-project C) reads live data.
+insert into storage.buckets (id, name, public)
+values ('salon-images', 'salon-images', true)
+on conflict (id) do update set public = true;
+
+create policy "salon_images_public_read" on storage.objects
+  for select using (bucket_id = 'salon-images');
+
+create policy "salon_images_admin_write" on storage.objects
+  for all
+  using (bucket_id = 'salon-images' and (select auth.uid()) = '21c90224-e0b2-412e-a431-8e7f097c1cef'::uuid)
+  with check (bucket_id = 'salon-images' and (select auth.uid()) = '21c90224-e0b2-412e-a431-8e7f097c1cef'::uuid);
diff --git a/supabase/tests/database/rls.test.sql b/supabase/tests/database/rls.test.sql
index 6a5436d..9866149 100644
--- a/supabase/tests/database/rls.test.sql
+++ b/supabase/tests/database/rls.test.sql
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 begin;
-select plan(12);
+select plan(15);
 
 -- Seed reference data as service_role (bypasses RLS)
 set local role service_role;
@@ -101,5 +101,27 @@ select lives_ok(
   'admin can insert into services'
 );
 
+-- salon-images bucket: anyone can read, only admin can write
+set local role anon;
+set local request.jwt.claim.sub = '00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000';
+select lives_ok(
+  $$ select * from storage.objects where bucket_id = 'salon-images' $$,
+  'anon can read salon-images objects'
+);
+
+select throws_ok(
+  $$ insert into storage.objects (bucket_id, name) values ('salon-images', 'test.jpg') $$,
+  '42501',
+  null,
+  'anon cannot upload to salon-images'
+);
+
+set local role authenticated;
+set local request.jwt.claim.sub = '21c90224-e0b2-412e-a431-8e7f097c1cef';
+select lives_ok(
+  $$ insert into storage.objects (bucket_id, name) values ('salon-images', 'admin-test.jpg') $$,
+  'admin can upload to salon-images'
+);
+
 select * from finish();
 rollback;