diff --git a/frontend/e2e/degraded-api.spec.ts b/frontend/e2e/degraded-api.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c6edbe3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/e2e/degraded-api.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+import { test, expect } from '@playwright/test';
+import { mockApi } from './mocks';
+
+/**
+ * Regression: partial/unexpected API payloads must degrade gracefully, not
+ * blank the page with an unhandled TypeError (History and Analytics did
+ * exactly that before the defensive guards).
+ *
+ * Routes registered after mockApi() take precedence, so each test overrides
+ * just the endpoint it degrades.
+ */
+function ok(data: unknown) {
+  return {
+    status: 200,
+    contentType: 'application/json' as const,
+    body: JSON.stringify({ success: true, data }),
+  };
+}
+
+test('History survives an empty entries payload', async ({ page }) => {
+  await mockApi(page);
+  await page.route('**/api/v1/entries/**', (route) => route.fulfill(ok({})));
+
+  await page.goto('/history');
+
+  await expect(page.getByRole('heading', { name: /history/i })).toBeVisible();
+  await expect(page.getByText(/showing 0 of 0 entries/i)).toBeVisible();
+});
+
+test('Analytics survives summaries without by_type or win_rate', async ({ page }) => {
+  await mockApi(page);
+  await page.route('**/api/v1/analytics/entries/summary**', (route) =>
+    route.fulfill(ok({ total: 5, successful: 5, failed: 0, total_points_spent: 100, success_rate: 100 }))
+  );
+  await page.route('**/api/v1/analytics/giveaways/summary**', (route) =>
+    route.fulfill(ok({ total: 10, active: 3, entered: 2, hidden: 0, wins: 1 }))
+  );
+
+  await page.goto('/analytics');
+
+  await expect(page.getByRole('heading', { name: /analytics/i })).toBeVisible();
+  // The by_type breakdown renders with zeroed values instead of crashing.
+  await expect(page.getByText('Automatic')).toBeVisible();
+});
diff --git a/frontend/src/hooks/useEntries.ts b/frontend/src/hooks/useEntries.ts
index 6ac8906..81f4e1f 100644
--- a/frontend/src/hooks/useEntries.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/hooks/useEntries.ts
@@ -84,10 +84,11 @@ export function useEntries(filters: EntryFilters = {}) {
       // Transform backend response to frontend format
       const page = filters.page || 1;
       const limit = filters.limit || 20;
-      const total = response.data.count;
+      // Defensive: a partial/unexpected payload must not blank the page.
+      const total = response.data?.count ?? 0;
 
       return {
-        items: response.data.entries,
+        items: response.data?.entries ?? [],
         total,
         page,
         limit,
diff --git a/frontend/src/pages/Analytics.tsx b/frontend/src/pages/Analytics.tsx
index e044b83..c11ff41 100644
--- a/frontend/src/pages/Analytics.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/pages/Analytics.tsx
@@ -130,19 +130,19 @@ export function Analytics() {
             <div className="grid grid-cols-1 md:grid-cols-3 gap-6">
               <TypeBreakdownItem
                 label="Automatic"
-                value={entryStats.by_type.auto}
+                value={entryStats.by_type?.auto ?? 0}
                 total={entryStats.total}
                 color="blue"
               />
               <TypeBreakdownItem
                 label="Manual"
-                value={entryStats.by_type.manual}
+                value={entryStats.by_type?.manual ?? 0}
                 total={entryStats.total}
                 color="green"
               />
               <TypeBreakdownItem
                 label="Wishlist"
-                value={entryStats.by_type.wishlist}
+                value={entryStats.by_type?.wishlist ?? 0}
                 total={entryStats.total}
                 color="purple"
               />
@@ -249,16 +249,16 @@ export function Analytics() {
               <div className="flex items-center justify-between">
                 <span className="text-gray-600 dark:text-gray-400">Giveaway Win Rate</span>
                 <Badge
-                  variant={giveawayStats.win_rate >= 1 ? 'success' : giveawayStats.win_rate >= 0.5 ? 'warning' : 'default'}
+                  variant={(giveawayStats.win_rate ?? 0) >= 1 ? 'success' : (giveawayStats.win_rate ?? 0) >= 0.5 ? 'warning' : 'default'}
                   size="md"
                 >
-                  {giveawayStats.win_rate.toFixed(2)}%
+                  {(giveawayStats.win_rate ?? 0).toFixed(2)}%
                 </Badge>
               </div>
               <div className="w-full bg-gray-200 dark:bg-gray-700 rounded-full h-4 overflow-hidden">
                 <div
                   className="h-full rounded-full transition-all duration-500 bg-green-500"
-                  style={{ width: `${Math.min(giveawayStats.win_rate * 10, 100)}%` }}
+                  style={{ width: `${Math.min((giveawayStats.win_rate ?? 0) * 10, 100)}%` }}
                 />
               </div>
               <div className="flex justify-between text-sm text-gray-500 dark:text-gray-400">