diff --git a/packages/cli/src/commands/contrast-audit.browser.js b/packages/cli/src/commands/contrast-audit.browser.js
index a9b780acb8..854b0b6458 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/commands/contrast-audit.browser.js
+++ b/packages/cli/src/commands/contrast-audit.browser.js
@@ -286,7 +286,7 @@ window.__contrastAuditPrepare = function () {
   function isClippedAway(el, rect) {
     if (typeof document.elementFromPoint !== "function") return false;
     if (!hasClipPath(el)) return false;
-    return !paintsAnyProbePoint(el, rect);
+    return !paintsAnyProbePoint(el, rect, true);
   }
 
   function isIntentionallyOccluded(el, rect) {
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/commands/contrast-occlusion.browser.test.ts b/packages/cli/src/commands/contrast-occlusion.browser.test.ts
index 9bb2ec0141..521c95abe6 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/commands/contrast-occlusion.browser.test.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/commands/contrast-occlusion.browser.test.ts
@@ -206,4 +206,29 @@ describe("contrast audit beneath composition boxes", () => {
     installStack(["overlay", "root"]);
     expect(prepare()).toEqual([]);
   });
+
+  it.each(["inset(0)", "inset(0 50% 0 0)"])(
+    "audits visible text with clip-path %s beneath a transparent host",
+    (clipPath) => {
+      element("headline").style.clipPath = clipPath;
+      expect(prepare()).toContainEqual(expect.objectContaining({ selector: "#headline" }));
+    },
+  );
+
+  it("audits text clipped by an ancestor beneath transparent inner roots", () => {
+    element("headline").removeAttribute("data-layout-allow-occlusion");
+    element("root").style.clipPath = "inset(0)";
+    const inner = document.createElement("div");
+    inner.id = "inner";
+    inner.dataset.hfInnerRoot = "true";
+    element("overlay").appendChild(inner);
+    installStack(["inner", "overlay", "headline", "root"]);
+    expect(prepare()).toContainEqual(expect.objectContaining({ selector: "#headline" }));
+  });
+
+  it("keeps clipped text behind a painted host out of contrast candidates", () => {
+    element("headline").style.clipPath = "inset(0)";
+    element("overlay").style.backgroundColor = "white";
+    expect(prepare()).toEqual([]);
+  });
 });
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/commands/contrast-occlusion.chromium.test.ts b/packages/cli/src/commands/contrast-occlusion.chromium.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6c78ab67e7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/cli/src/commands/contrast-occlusion.chromium.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,88 @@
+import { afterAll, beforeAll, describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
+import { readFileSync } from "node:fs";
+import puppeteer, { type Browser } from "puppeteer-core";
+
+declare global {
+  interface Window {
+    __contrastAuditPrepare(): { selector: string }[];
+  }
+}
+
+const executablePath = process.env.PUPPETEER_EXECUTABLE_PATH;
+const script = readFileSync(new URL("./contrast-audit.browser.js", import.meta.url), "utf8");
+
+describe.runIf(executablePath)("clipped-text contrast candidates in Chromium", () => {
+  let browser: Browser;
+
+  beforeAll(async () => {
+    browser = await puppeteer.launch({ executablePath, args: ["--no-sandbox"] });
+  });
+
+  afterAll(async () => {
+    await browser?.close();
+  });
+
+  async function audit(
+    clipPath: string,
+    options: { ancestor?: boolean; nested?: boolean; painted?: boolean } = {},
+  ) {
+    const page = await browser.newPage();
+    try {
+      await page.setViewport({ width: 640, height: 360, deviceScaleFactor: 1 });
+      const clip = `clip-path:${clipPath}`;
+      const overlay = options.nested
+        ? '<div data-hf-inner-root style="position:absolute;inset:0"></div>'
+        : "";
+      await page.setContent(`<body style="margin:0">
+        <div data-composition-id="main" style="position:relative;width:640px;height:360px;background:white">
+          <div style="position:absolute;inset:0;${options.ancestor ? clip : ""}">
+            <div id="headline" data-layout-allow-occlusion style="position:absolute;left:60px;top:100px;width:500px;height:80px;font:60px/80px Arial;color:#eee;${options.ancestor ? "" : clip}">Visible copy</div>
+          </div>
+          <div data-composition-id="overlay" style="position:absolute;inset:0;background:${options.painted ? "white" : "transparent"}">${overlay}</div>
+        </div>
+      </body>`);
+      const image = await page.screenshot();
+      await page.addScriptTag({ content: script });
+      const selectors = await page.evaluate(() =>
+        window.__contrastAuditPrepare().map((entry) => entry.selector),
+      );
+      return { image, selectors };
+    } finally {
+      await page.close();
+    }
+  }
+
+  it("audits an unchanged visible frame when a clip-path is added", async () => {
+    const normal = await audit("none");
+    const clipped = await audit("inset(0)");
+    expect(clipped.image).toEqual(normal.image);
+    expect(normal.selectors).toContain("#headline");
+    expect(clipped.selectors).toContain("#headline");
+  });
+
+  it("audits partially revealed text beneath a transparent composition host", async () => {
+    const partial = await audit("inset(0 50% 0 0)");
+    const hidden = await audit("inset(0 100% 0 0)");
+    expect(partial.image).not.toEqual(hidden.image);
+    expect(partial.selectors).toContain("#headline");
+    expect(hidden.selectors).not.toContain("#headline");
+  });
+
+  it("walks through nested transparent roots for an ancestor clip-path", async () => {
+    const clipped = await audit("inset(0)", { ancestor: true, nested: true });
+    expect(clipped.selectors).toContain("#headline");
+  });
+
+  it.each([{ ancestor: false }, { ancestor: true }])(
+    "keeps fully clipped text out of contrast candidates with ancestor=$ancestor",
+    async (options) => {
+      const hidden = await audit("inset(0 100% 0 0)", options);
+      expect(hidden.selectors).not.toContain("#headline");
+    },
+  );
+
+  it("keeps text behind a painted composition host out of contrast candidates", async () => {
+    const covered = await audit("inset(0)", { painted: true });
+    expect(covered.selectors).not.toContain("#headline");
+  });
+});