diff --git a/surfsense_backend/tests/e2e/fakes/native_google_drive.py b/surfsense_backend/tests/e2e/fakes/native_google_drive.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..524ce77ba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/surfsense_backend/tests/e2e/fakes/native_google_drive.py
@@ -0,0 +1,276 @@
+"""Strict native Google Drive fakes for Playwright E2E.
+
+This module patches the production Google OAuth and Drive SDK bindings used by
+the native ``GOOGLE_DRIVE_CONNECTOR`` happy path. It deliberately does not
+replace the whole Google package; unmodelled service methods fail loudly.
+"""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import json
+from datetime import UTC, datetime, timedelta
+from pathlib import Path
+from typing import Any
+from unittest.mock import patch
+from urllib.parse import parse_qs, urlencode, urlparse, urlunparse
+
+from google.oauth2.credentials import Credentials
+
+_DRIVE_FIXTURE_PATH = Path(__file__).parent / "fixtures" / "drive_files.json"
+
+
+def _load_drive_fixture() -> dict[str, Any]:
+    with _DRIVE_FIXTURE_PATH.open() as f:
+        return json.load(f)
+
+
+_DRIVE_FIXTURE = _load_drive_fixture()
+
+
+class _StrictFakeMixin:
+    _component_name: str = "<unknown>"
+
+    def __getattr__(self, name: str) -> Any:
+        raise NotImplementedError(
+            f"E2E native Google Drive fake missing surface: "
+            f"{self._component_name}.{name!r}. Add it to "
+            f"surfsense_backend/tests/e2e/fakes/native_google_drive.py."
+        )
+
+
+class _FakeFlow(_StrictFakeMixin):
+    _component_name = "Flow"
+
+    def __init__(self, *, redirect_uri: str | None = None, scopes: list[str] | None = None):
+        self.redirect_uri = redirect_uri
+        self.scopes = scopes or []
+        self.code_verifier: str | None = None
+        self.credentials = _fake_credentials(scopes=self.scopes)
+
+    @classmethod
+    def from_client_config(
+        cls,
+        client_config: dict[str, Any],
+        scopes: list[str],
+        redirect_uri: str | None = None,
+        **_: Any,
+    ) -> _FakeFlow:
+        del client_config
+        return cls(redirect_uri=redirect_uri, scopes=scopes)
+
+    def authorization_url(self, *, state: str, **_: Any) -> tuple[str, str]:
+        if not self.redirect_uri:
+            raise ValueError("Fake Google Flow requires redirect_uri.")
+
+        parsed = urlparse(self.redirect_uri)
+        query = parse_qs(parsed.query)
+        query["code"] = ["fake-native-drive-oauth-code"]
+        query["state"] = [state]
+        redirect = urlunparse(
+            parsed._replace(query=urlencode(query, doseq=True))
+        )
+        return redirect, state
+
+    def fetch_token(self, *, code: str, **_: Any) -> None:
+        if code != "fake-native-drive-oauth-code":
+            raise ValueError(f"Unexpected fake Google OAuth code: {code!r}")
+        self.credentials = _fake_credentials(scopes=self.scopes)
+
+
+def _fake_credentials(*, scopes: list[str] | None = None) -> Credentials:
+    return Credentials(
+        token="fake-native-drive-access-token",
+        refresh_token="fake-native-drive-refresh-token",
+        token_uri="https://oauth2.googleapis.com/token",
+        client_id="fake-native-drive-client-id",
+        client_secret="fake-native-drive-client-secret",
+        scopes=scopes or ["https://www.googleapis.com/auth/drive"],
+        expiry=datetime.now(UTC).replace(tzinfo=None) + timedelta(hours=1),
+    )
+
+
+class _FakeRequest(_StrictFakeMixin):
+    _component_name = "request"
+
+    def __init__(self, payload: Any):
+        self.payload = payload
+        self.http = None
+
+    def execute(self, **_: Any) -> Any:
+        return self.payload
+
+
+class _FakeMediaRequest(_StrictFakeMixin):
+    _component_name = "media_request"
+
+    def __init__(self, content: bytes):
+        self.content = content
+        self.http = None
+
+
+class _FakeMediaIoBaseDownload(_StrictFakeMixin):
+    _component_name = "MediaIoBaseDownload"
+
+    def __init__(self, fd, request: _FakeMediaRequest, chunksize: int | None = None):
+        del chunksize
+        self.fd = fd
+        self.request = request
+        self._done = False
+
+    def next_chunk(self) -> tuple[None, bool]:
+        if not self._done:
+            self.fd.write(self.request.content)
+            self._done = True
+        return None, True
+
+
+class _FakeDriveFiles(_StrictFakeMixin):
+    _component_name = "drive.files"
+
+    def list(self, **kwargs: Any) -> _FakeRequest:
+        q = kwargs.get("q", "")
+        folder_id = "root"
+        if "in parents" in q:
+            try:
+                folder_id = q.split("'")[1]
+            except IndexError:
+                folder_id = "root"
+
+        files = _filter_drive_files_for_query(q, _DRIVE_FIXTURE.get(folder_id, []))
+        return _FakeRequest({"files": files, "nextPageToken": None})
+
+    def get(self, **kwargs: Any) -> _FakeRequest:
+        file_id = kwargs.get("fileId")
+        metadata = _drive_get_metadata(file_id)
+        return _FakeRequest(metadata)
+
+    def get_media(self, **kwargs: Any) -> _FakeMediaRequest:
+        file_id = kwargs.get("fileId")
+        content = _DRIVE_FIXTURE.get("_file_contents", {}).get(file_id)
+        if content is None:
+            raise NotImplementedError(
+                f"E2E native Google Drive fake has no content for fileId={file_id!r}."
+            )
+        return _FakeMediaRequest(content.encode("utf-8"))
+
+    def export(self, **kwargs: Any) -> _FakeRequest:
+        file_id = kwargs.get("fileId")
+        content = _DRIVE_FIXTURE.get("_file_contents", {}).get(file_id)
+        if content is None:
+            raise NotImplementedError(
+                f"E2E native Google Drive fake has no export content for fileId={file_id!r}."
+            )
+        return _FakeRequest(content.encode("utf-8"))
+
+
+class _FakeDriveChanges(_StrictFakeMixin):
+    _component_name = "drive.changes"
+
+    def getStartPageToken(self, **_: Any) -> _FakeRequest:  # noqa: N802
+        return _FakeRequest({"startPageToken": "fake-native-start-page-token-1"})
+
+    def list(self, **_: Any) -> _FakeRequest:
+        return _FakeRequest(
+            {"changes": [], "newStartPageToken": "fake-native-start-page-token-1"}
+        )
+
+
+class _FakeDriveService(_StrictFakeMixin):
+    _component_name = "drive_service"
+
+    def files(self) -> _FakeDriveFiles:
+        return _FakeDriveFiles()
+
+    def changes(self) -> _FakeDriveChanges:
+        return _FakeDriveChanges()
+
+
+class _FakeGmailUsers(_StrictFakeMixin):
+    _component_name = "gmail.users"
+
+    def getProfile(self, **kwargs: Any) -> _FakeRequest:  # noqa: N802
+        user_id = kwargs.get("userId")
+        if user_id != "me":
+            raise NotImplementedError(f"Unexpected fake Gmail profile userId={user_id!r}")
+        return _FakeRequest({"emailAddress": "native-drive-e2e@surfsense.example"})
+
+
+class _FakeGmailService(_StrictFakeMixin):
+    _component_name = "gmail_service"
+
+    def users(self) -> _FakeGmailUsers:
+        return _FakeGmailUsers()
+
+
+def _fake_build(service_name: str, version: str, **_: Any) -> Any:
+    if service_name == "drive" and version == "v3":
+        return _FakeDriveService()
+    if service_name == "gmail" and version == "v1":
+        return _FakeGmailService()
+    raise NotImplementedError(
+        f"E2E native Google Drive fake cannot build {service_name!r} {version!r}."
+    )
+
+
+def _extract_quoted_value(q: str, anchor: str) -> str | None:
+    anchor_idx = q.find(anchor)
+    if anchor_idx == -1:
+        return None
+    after_anchor = q[anchor_idx + len(anchor) :]
+    first_quote_idx = after_anchor.find("'")
+    if first_quote_idx == -1:
+        return None
+    after_first_quote = after_anchor[first_quote_idx + 1 :]
+    second_quote_idx = after_first_quote.find("'")
+    if second_quote_idx == -1:
+        return None
+    return after_first_quote[:second_quote_idx]
+
+
+def _filter_drive_files_for_query(q: str, files: list[dict[str, Any]]) -> list[dict[str, Any]]:
+    filtered = list(files)
+
+    if "trashed = false" in q:
+        filtered = [entry for entry in filtered if entry.get("trashed") is not True]
+
+    excluded_mime_type = _extract_quoted_value(q, "mimeType !=")
+    if excluded_mime_type:
+        filtered = [
+            entry for entry in filtered if entry.get("mimeType") != excluded_mime_type
+        ]
+
+    included_mime_type = _extract_quoted_value(q, "mimeType =")
+    if included_mime_type:
+        filtered = [
+            entry for entry in filtered if entry.get("mimeType") == included_mime_type
+        ]
+
+    return filtered
+
+
+def _drive_get_metadata(file_id: str | None) -> dict[str, Any]:
+    for items in _DRIVE_FIXTURE.values():
+        if not isinstance(items, list):
+            continue
+        for entry in items:
+            if entry.get("id") == file_id:
+                return dict(entry)
+    raise NotImplementedError(
+        f"E2E native Google Drive fake has no metadata for fileId={file_id!r}."
+    )
+
+
+def install(active_patches: list[Any]) -> None:
+    """Patch production bindings to use native Google Drive fakes."""
+    targets = [
+        ("app.routes.google_drive_add_connector_route.Flow", _FakeFlow),
+        ("app.connectors.google_drive.client.build", _fake_build),
+        ("app.connectors.google_gmail_connector.build", _fake_build),
+        ("googleapiclient.http.MediaIoBaseDownload", _FakeMediaIoBaseDownload),
+        ("app.connectors.google_drive.client._build_thread_http", lambda credentials: None),
+    ]
+    for target, replacement in targets:
+        p = patch(target, replacement)
+        p.start()
+        active_patches.append(p)
+
diff --git a/surfsense_backend/tests/e2e/run_backend.py b/surfsense_backend/tests/e2e/run_backend.py
index 5a0e109ff..a985fee73 100644
--- a/surfsense_backend/tests/e2e/run_backend.py
+++ b/surfsense_backend/tests/e2e/run_backend.py
@@ -79,7 +79,10 @@ logger.warning(
 from unittest.mock import patch  # noqa: E402
 
 from app.app import app  # noqa: E402
-from tests.e2e.fakes import embeddings as _fake_embeddings  # noqa: E402
+from tests.e2e.fakes import (  # noqa: E402
+    embeddings as _fake_embeddings,
+    native_google_drive as _fake_native_google_drive,
+)
 from tests.e2e.fakes.chat_llm import (  # noqa: E402
     fake_create_chat_litellm_from_agent_config,
     fake_create_chat_litellm_from_config,
@@ -145,6 +148,7 @@ def _patch_llm_bindings() -> None:
 
 _patch_llm_bindings()
 _fake_embeddings.install(_active_patches)
+_fake_native_google_drive.install(_active_patches)
 
 
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/surfsense_backend/tests/e2e/run_celery.py b/surfsense_backend/tests/e2e/run_celery.py
index 88c61dba5..31904cbe5 100644
--- a/surfsense_backend/tests/e2e/run_celery.py
+++ b/surfsense_backend/tests/e2e/run_celery.py
@@ -64,7 +64,10 @@ logger.warning(
 from unittest.mock import patch  # noqa: E402
 
 from app.celery_app import celery_app  # noqa: E402
-from tests.e2e.fakes import embeddings as _fake_embeddings  # noqa: E402
+from tests.e2e.fakes import (  # noqa: E402
+    embeddings as _fake_embeddings,
+    native_google_drive as _fake_native_google_drive,
+)
 from tests.e2e.fakes.chat_llm import (  # noqa: E402
     fake_create_chat_litellm_from_agent_config,
     fake_create_chat_litellm_from_config,
@@ -129,6 +132,7 @@ def _patch_llm_bindings() -> None:
 
 _patch_llm_bindings()
 _fake_embeddings.install(_active_patches)
+_fake_native_google_drive.install(_active_patches)
 
 
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------