diff --git a/feature-deep-linking/build.gradle b/feature-deep-linking/build.gradle
index f105e177..c5f6b3b9 100644
--- a/feature-deep-linking/build.gradle
+++ b/feature-deep-linking/build.gradle
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@ dependencies {
     implementation daggerDep
     ksp daggerCompiler
 
+    testImplementation project(':test-shared')
+
     androidTestImplementation androidTestRunnerDep
     androidTestImplementation androidTestRulesDep
     androidTestImplementation androidJunitDep
diff --git a/feature-deep-linking/src/test/java/io/novafoundation/nova/feature_deep_linking/presentation/handling/RootDeepLinkHandlerTest.kt b/feature-deep-linking/src/test/java/io/novafoundation/nova/feature_deep_linking/presentation/handling/RootDeepLinkHandlerTest.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..44d38338
--- /dev/null
+++ b/feature-deep-linking/src/test/java/io/novafoundation/nova/feature_deep_linking/presentation/handling/RootDeepLinkHandlerTest.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+package io.novafoundation.nova.feature_deep_linking.presentation.handling
+
+import android.net.Uri
+import io.novafoundation.nova.feature_deep_linking.presentation.handling.common.DeepLinkHandlingException.ReferendumHandlingException
+import io.novafoundation.nova.test_shared.whenever
+import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.Flow
+import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.emptyFlow
+import kotlinx.coroutines.runBlocking
+import org.junit.Test
+import org.mockito.Mockito.mock
+import org.mockito.Mockito.never
+import org.mockito.Mockito.verify
+
+class RootDeepLinkHandlerTest {
+
+    private val link = mock(Uri::class.java)
+    private val pendingDeepLinkProvider = mock(PendingDeepLinkProvider::class.java)
+
+    private class FailingHandler(private val error: Throwable) : DeepLinkHandler {
+        override val callbackFlow: Flow<CallbackEvent> = emptyFlow()
+        override suspend fun matches(data: Uri) = true
+        override suspend fun handleDeepLink(data: Uri): Result<Unit> = Result.failure(error)
+    }
+
+    private fun rootWith(error: Throwable) = RootDeepLinkHandler(pendingDeepLinkProvider, listOf(FailingHandler(error)))
+
+    // A link that reaches a handler and fails for good was kept as pending and replayed on every
+    // launch, showing "Referendum not found" each time the app opened.
+    @Test
+    fun `a fresh link that fails for good is not kept as pending`() = runBlocking {
+        rootWith(ReferendumHandlingException.ReferendumIsNotSpecified).handleDeepLink(link)
+
+        verify(pendingDeepLinkProvider).clear()
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun `a pending link that fails for good is dropped`() = runBlocking {
+        whenever(pendingDeepLinkProvider.get()).thenReturn(link)
+
+        rootWith(ReferendumHandlingException.ReferendumIsNotSpecified).checkAndHandlePendingDeepLink()
+
+        verify(pendingDeepLinkProvider).clear()
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun `a link that fails for another reason stays pending for a retry`() = runBlocking {
+        rootWith(IllegalStateException("not ready yet")).handleDeepLink(link)
+
+        verify(pendingDeepLinkProvider, never()).clear()
+    }
+}
diff --git a/feature-governance-impl/build.gradle b/feature-governance-impl/build.gradle
index 2e2cdf69..39d0a308 100644
--- a/feature-governance-impl/build.gradle
+++ b/feature-governance-impl/build.gradle
@@ -65,4 +65,5 @@ dependencies {
 
     testImplementation jUnitDep
     testImplementation mockitoDep
+    testImplementation project(':test-shared')
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/feature-governance-impl/src/test/java/io/novafoundation/nova/feature_governance_impl/presentation/referenda/details/deeplink/ReferendumDeepLinkHandlerTest.kt b/feature-governance-impl/src/test/java/io/novafoundation/nova/feature_governance_impl/presentation/referenda/details/deeplink/ReferendumDeepLinkHandlerTest.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4b4c56d0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/feature-governance-impl/src/test/java/io/novafoundation/nova/feature_governance_impl/presentation/referenda/details/deeplink/ReferendumDeepLinkHandlerTest.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+package io.novafoundation.nova.feature_governance_impl.presentation.referenda.details.deeplink
+
+import android.net.Uri
+import io.novafoundation.nova.common.utils.sequrity.AutomaticInteractionGate
+import io.novafoundation.nova.feature_governance_api.data.MutableGovernanceState
+import io.novafoundation.nova.feature_governance_impl.presentation.GovernanceRouter
+import io.novafoundation.nova.runtime.multiNetwork.ChainRegistry
+import io.novafoundation.nova.test_shared.whenever
+import kotlinx.coroutines.runBlocking
+import org.junit.Assert.assertFalse
+import org.junit.Assert.assertTrue
+import org.junit.Test
+import org.mockito.Mockito.mock
+
+class ReferendumDeepLinkHandlerTest {
+
+    private val handler = ReferendumDeepLinkHandler(
+        router = mock(GovernanceRouter::class.java),
+        chainRegistry = mock(ChainRegistry::class.java),
+        mutableGovernanceState = mock(MutableGovernanceState::class.java),
+        automaticInteractionGate = mock(AutomaticInteractionGate::class.java)
+    )
+
+    private fun linkWithPath(path: String): Uri = mock(Uri::class.java).also {
+        whenever(it.path).thenReturn(path)
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun `matches a referendum link`() = runBlocking {
+        assertTrue(handler.matches(linkWithPath("/open/gov")))
+    }
+
+    // "/open/governance" starts with the referendum prefix "/open/gov"; matching it sent the
+    // governance banner link to the referendum screen, which failed without a referendum id.
+    @Test
+    fun `does not match a link that only starts with the referendum path`() = runBlocking {
+        assertFalse(handler.matches(linkWithPath("/open/governance")))
+    }
+}