diff --git a/frontend/src/components/WorkspaceHome.empty-live-region.test.tsx b/frontend/src/components/WorkspaceHome.empty-live-region.test.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f590964d9
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+++ b/frontend/src/components/WorkspaceHome.empty-live-region.test.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,173 @@
+/* @vitest-environment jsdom */
+import React, { act } from "react";
+import { createRoot, type Root } from "react-dom/client";
+import { afterEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
+
+vi.mock("@/components/EmailList", () => ({
+  EmailList: () => <section aria-label="mock email list">mock email list</section>,
+}));
+
+vi.mock("@/components/EmailDetail", () => ({
+  EmailDetail: () => <section aria-label="mock email detail">mock email detail</section>,
+}));
+
+vi.mock("@/components/ui/resizable", () => ({
+  ResizablePanelGroup: ({ children }: { children: React.ReactNode }) => <div>{children}</div>,
+  ResizablePanel: ({ children }: { children: React.ReactNode }) => <div>{children}</div>,
+  ResizableHandle: () => <div />,
+}));
+
+vi.mock("@/components/mobile-workspace-panels", () => ({
+  MobileCalendarPanel: () => <section>mock calendar</section>,
+  MobileSearchPanel: () => <section>mock search</section>,
+}));
+
+vi.mock("next/dynamic", () => ({
+  default: () => function MockDynamic() {
+    return <div>mock graph</div>;
+  },
+}));
+
+vi.mock("lucide-react", () => ({
+  CalendarDays: () => <svg aria-hidden="true" />,
+  CheckCircle2: () => <svg aria-hidden="true" />,
+  Inbox: () => <svg aria-hidden="true" />,
+  Network: () => <svg aria-hidden="true" />,
+  Send: () => <svg aria-hidden="true" />,
+  Settings: () => <svg aria-hidden="true" />,
+  Sparkles: () => <svg aria-hidden="true" />,
+}));
+
+import { WorkspaceHome } from "./WorkspaceHome";
+
+type DeferredResponse = {
+  promise: Promise<{ ok: true; json: () => Promise<unknown> }>;
+  bodyPromise: Promise<unknown>;
+  resolveResponse: () => void;
+  resolveBody: (body: unknown) => void;
+};
+
+function deferredResponse(): DeferredResponse {
+  let resolveResponsePromise!: (response: { ok: true; json: () => Promise<unknown> }) => void;
+  let resolveBodyPromise!: (body: unknown) => void;
+  const bodyPromise = new Promise<unknown>((resolve) => {
+    resolveBodyPromise = resolve;
+  });
+  const promise = new Promise<{ ok: true; json: () => Promise<unknown> }>((resolve) => {
+    resolveResponsePromise = resolve;
+  });
+  const response = { ok: true as const, json: () => bodyPromise };
+
+  return {
+    promise,
+    bodyPromise,
+    resolveResponse: () => resolveResponsePromise(response),
+    resolveBody: resolveBodyPromise,
+  };
+}
+
+function statusWithText(container: HTMLElement, text: string) {
+  return Array.from(container.querySelectorAll<HTMLElement>('[role="status"]')).find(
+    (element) => element.textContent?.includes(text),
+  ) ?? null;
+}
+
+describe("WorkspaceHome empty-state live regions", () => {
+  let root: Root | null = null;
+  let container: HTMLDivElement | null = null;
+
+  afterEach(() => {
+    if (root) act(() => root?.unmount());
+    root = null;
+    container?.remove();
+    container = null;
+    localStorage.clear();
+    vi.unstubAllGlobals();
+  });
+
+  it("announces primary dashboard empty states only after asynchronous bodies leave loading", async () => {
+    vi.stubGlobal("matchMedia", vi.fn((query: string) => ({
+      matches: false,
+      media: query,
+      addEventListener: vi.fn(),
+      removeEventListener: vi.fn(),
+    })));
+
+    const emailsResponse = deferredResponse();
+    const pendingRepliesResponse = deferredResponse();
+    const tasksResponse = deferredResponse();
+
+    vi.stubGlobal("fetch", vi.fn((input: RequestInfo | URL) => {
+      const url = String(input);
+      if (url.endsWith("/api/emails/pending-replies?limit=3")) return pendingRepliesResponse.promise;
+      if (url.endsWith("/api/emails")) return emailsResponse.promise;
+      if (url.endsWith("/api/tasks")) return tasksResponse.promise;
+      if (url.endsWith("/api/calendar/writeback-sources") || url.endsWith("/api/webdav/folders")) {
+        return Promise.resolve({ ok: true, json: async () => [] });
+      }
+      if (url.endsWith("/api/search")) {
+        return Promise.resolve({ ok: true, json: async () => ({ results: [] }) });
+      }
+      throw new Error(`Unexpected fetch: ${url}`);
+    }));
+
+    container = document.createElement("div");
+    document.body.appendChild(container);
+    root = createRoot(container);
+
+    await act(async () => {
+      root?.render(<WorkspaceHome forcedStartupView="dashboard" />);
+    });
+
+    expect(container.textContent).toContain("답변 대기 메일을 불러오는 중...");
+    expect(container.textContent).toContain("작업을 불러오는 중...");
+    expect(container.textContent).toContain("메일을 불러오는 중...");
+
+    await act(async () => {
+      emailsResponse.resolveResponse();
+      pendingRepliesResponse.resolveResponse();
+      tasksResponse.resolveResponse();
+      await Promise.all([
+        emailsResponse.promise,
+        pendingRepliesResponse.promise,
+        tasksResponse.promise,
+      ]);
+    });
+
+    expect(container.textContent).toContain("답변 대기 메일을 불러오는 중...");
+    expect(container.textContent).toContain("작업을 불러오는 중...");
+    expect(container.textContent).toContain("메일을 불러오는 중...");
+    for (const copy of [
+      "답변 대기 중인 보낸 메일이 없습니다.",
+      "대기 작업이 없습니다.",
+      "수신된 메일이 없습니다.",
+    ]) {
+      expect(statusWithText(container, copy), copy).toBeNull();
+    }
+
+    await act(async () => {
+      emailsResponse.resolveBody({ emails: [] });
+      pendingRepliesResponse.resolveBody({ emails: [] });
+      tasksResponse.resolveBody([]);
+      await Promise.all([
+        emailsResponse.bodyPromise,
+        pendingRepliesResponse.bodyPromise,
+        tasksResponse.bodyPromise,
+      ]);
+    });
+
+    for (const copy of [
+      "답변 대기 중인 보낸 메일이 없습니다.",
+      "대기 작업이 없습니다.",
+      "수신된 메일이 없습니다.",
+    ]) {
+      const emptyStatus = statusWithText(container, copy);
+      expect(emptyStatus, copy).not.toBeNull();
+      expect(emptyStatus?.getAttribute("aria-live"), copy).toBe("polite");
+    }
+
+    expect(container.textContent).not.toContain("답변 대기 메일을 불러오는 중...");
+    expect(container.textContent).not.toContain("작업을 불러오는 중...");
+    expect(container.textContent).not.toContain("메일을 불러오는 중...");
+  });
+});
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/WorkspaceHome.tsx b/frontend/src/components/WorkspaceHome.tsx
index e0c97d49e..9ca5619a0 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/WorkspaceHome.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/WorkspaceHome.tsx
@@ -610,7 +610,7 @@ function StartupDashboard({ onOpenView }: { onOpenView: (view: WorkspaceStartupV
               ) : pendingReplyUnavailable ? (
                 <div className="text-sm text-muted-foreground p-2">답변 대기 메일을 확인하지 못했습니다.</div>
               ) : pendingReplies.length === 0 ? (
-                <div className="text-sm text-muted-foreground p-2">답변 대기 중인 보낸 메일이 없습니다.</div>
+                <div role="status" aria-live="polite" className="text-sm text-muted-foreground p-2">답변 대기 중인 보낸 메일이 없습니다.</div>
               ) : pendingReplies.map((reply) => {
                 const safeSubject = toSafeReactText(reply.subject?.trim() || null, '(제목 없음)');
                 const safeSnippet = toSafeReactText(reply.snippet);
@@ -641,7 +641,7 @@ function StartupDashboard({ onOpenView }: { onOpenView: (view: WorkspaceStartupV
               ) : taskUnavailable ? (
                 <div className="text-sm text-muted-foreground p-2">작업 현황을 확인하지 못했습니다.</div>
               ) : pendingTasks.length === 0 ? (
-                <div className="text-sm text-muted-foreground p-2">대기 작업이 없습니다.</div>
+                <div role="status" aria-live="polite" className="text-sm text-muted-foreground p-2">대기 작업이 없습니다.</div>
               ) : pendingTasks.slice(0, 3).map((task) => {
                 const pKor = mapPriorityToKorean(task.priority);
                 const pClass = pKor === '긴급' || pKor === '높음' ? 'text-red-500' : pKor === '보통' ? 'text-green-500' : 'text-muted-foreground';
@@ -744,7 +744,7 @@ function StartupDashboard({ onOpenView }: { onOpenView: (view: WorkspaceStartupV
               ) : emailUnavailable ? (
                 <div className="text-sm text-muted-foreground p-2">최근 메일을 확인하지 못했습니다.</div>
               ) : emails.length === 0 ? (
-                <div className="text-sm text-muted-foreground p-2">수신된 메일이 없습니다.</div>
+                <div role="status" aria-live="polite" className="text-sm text-muted-foreground p-2">수신된 메일이 없습니다.</div>
               ) : emails.slice(0, 5).map((mail) => (
                 <div key={mail.id} className="flex items-center justify-between gap-4">
                   <div className="flex items-center gap-3 min-w-0 flex-1">