diff --git a/tests/e2e/mock-llm/onboarding/mock-llm-onboarding-regressions.spec.ts b/tests/e2e/mock-llm/onboarding/mock-llm-onboarding-regressions.spec.ts
index 2d5dc00f7..f93a12601 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/mock-llm/onboarding/mock-llm-onboarding-regressions.spec.ts
+++ b/tests/e2e/mock-llm/onboarding/mock-llm-onboarding-regressions.spec.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import test, { expect } from "@playwright/test";
+import test, { expect, type Page } from "@playwright/test";
 import {
   advanceOnboardingToLlmStep,
   ONBOARDING_BACKEND_STEP,
@@ -7,9 +7,107 @@ import {
 } from "../../support/onboarding-helpers";
 import { routeSessionApiKey, SESSION_API_KEY } from "../utils/mock-llm-helpers";
 
+const READY_CLOUD_MODEL = "openhands/mock-ready-cloud-model";
+const LOCK_TO_CLOUD_WINDOW_KEY = "__AGENT_CANVAS_LOCK_TO_CLOUD__";
+
+async function seedLockedCloudCookieBackend(page: Page) {
+  await page.addInitScript(
+    ({ lockToCloudKey }) => {
+      (window as unknown as Record<string, unknown>)[lockToCloudKey] =
+        window.location.origin;
+      window.localStorage.removeItem("openhands-onboarded");
+      window.localStorage.removeItem("openhands-backends");
+      window.localStorage.removeItem("openhands-active-backend");
+      window.localStorage.removeItem("openhands-backend-health");
+      window.sessionStorage.removeItem("openhands-active-backend");
+      window.localStorage.setItem("analytics-consent", "false");
+      window.localStorage.setItem("openhands-telemetry-consent", "denied");
+      window.localStorage.setItem("openhands-telemetry-first-use", "true");
+    },
+    { lockToCloudKey: LOCK_TO_CLOUD_WINDOW_KEY },
+  );
+}
+
+async function routeReadyCloudProxy(page: Page) {
+  await page.route("**/api/cloud-proxy", async (route, request) => {
+    if (request.method() !== "POST") {
+      await route.fallback();
+      return;
+    }
+
+    await route.fulfill({
+      status: 200,
+      contentType: "application/json",
+      body: JSON.stringify({
+        items: [],
+        next_page_id: null,
+        current_org_id: "mock-org",
+        llm_model: READY_CLOUD_MODEL,
+        llm_base_url: "",
+        llm_api_key: null,
+        llm_api_key_set: true,
+        search_api_key_set: false,
+        agent: "CodeActAgent",
+        language: "en",
+        user_consents_to_analytics: false,
+        provider_tokens_set: { github: "" },
+      }),
+    });
+  });
+}
+
 test.describe.configure({ mode: "serial" });
 
 test.describe("onboarding recent regressions", () => {
+  // Regression coverage for PR #1942: a ready Cloud backend already has
+  // everything onboarding would collect, so the home page should not show
+  // the first-run modal or persist a synthetic completion marker.
+
+  test("skips first-run onboarding for a ready Cloud backend", async ({
+    page,
+  }) => {
+    await seedLockedCloudCookieBackend(page);
+    await routeSessionApiKey(page);
+    await routeReadyCloudProxy(page);
+
+    await page.goto("/", { waitUntil: "domcontentloaded" });
+
+    await expect(
+      page.getByTestId("home-screen"),
+      "ready Cloud users should land on the home screen",
+    ).toBeVisible({ timeout: 20_000 });
+    await expect(
+      page.getByTestId("onboarding-modal"),
+      "ready Cloud users should not see redundant onboarding",
+    ).toHaveCount(0);
+    await expect
+      .poll(
+        () =>
+          page.evaluate(() =>
+            window.localStorage.getItem("openhands-onboarded"),
+          ),
+        {
+          message:
+            "ready Cloud suppression should not fake onboarding completion",
+        },
+      )
+      .toBeNull();
+    await expect
+      .poll(
+        () =>
+          page.evaluate(() => {
+            const raw = window.localStorage.getItem("openhands-backends");
+            const backends = raw ? JSON.parse(raw) : [];
+            return backends.some(
+              (backend: { id?: unknown; kind?: unknown }) =>
+                backend.id === "locked-cloud" && backend.kind === "cloud",
+            );
+          }),
+        { message: "test should exercise a locked Cloud backend" },
+      )
+      .toBe(true);
+  });
+
   // Regression coverage for #1085 / PR #1100: errant outside
   // interactions must not permanently mark onboarding complete.