diff --git a/tests/org.eclipse.e4.ui.tests/src/org/eclipse/e4/ui/tests/UIAllTests.java b/tests/org.eclipse.e4.ui.tests/src/org/eclipse/e4/ui/tests/UIAllTests.java
index 2b869853689..f77ed00292a 100644
--- a/tests/org.eclipse.e4.ui.tests/src/org/eclipse/e4/ui/tests/UIAllTests.java
+++ b/tests/org.eclipse.e4.ui.tests/src/org/eclipse/e4/ui/tests/UIAllTests.java
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@
 import org.eclipse.e4.ui.workbench.renderers.swt.TabStateHandlerTest;
 import org.eclipse.e4.ui.workbench.renderers.swt.ThemeDefinitionChangedHandlerTest;
 import org.eclipse.e4.ui.workbench.renderers.swt.ToolBarManagerRendererTest;
+import org.eclipse.e4.ui.workbench.renderers.swt.ToolControlRendererTest;
 
 import org.junit.platform.suite.api.SelectClasses;
 import org.junit.platform.suite.api.Suite;
@@ -95,6 +96,7 @@
 		TabStateHandlerTest.class,
 		ThemeDefinitionChangedHandlerTest.class,
 		ToolBarManagerRendererTest.class,
+		ToolControlRendererTest.class,
 		TopoSortTests.class,
 		ExtensionsSortTests.class,
 		HandlerActivationTest.class,
diff --git a/tests/org.eclipse.e4.ui.tests/src/org/eclipse/e4/ui/workbench/renderers/swt/ToolControlRendererTest.java b/tests/org.eclipse.e4.ui.tests/src/org/eclipse/e4/ui/workbench/renderers/swt/ToolControlRendererTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..c48479587d8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/org.eclipse.e4.ui.tests/src/org/eclipse/e4/ui/workbench/renderers/swt/ToolControlRendererTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,163 @@
+/*******************************************************************************
+ * Copyright (c) 2026 Lars Vogel and others.
+ *
+ * This program and the accompanying materials
+ * are made available under the terms of the Eclipse Public License 2.0
+ * which accompanies this distribution, and is available at
+ * https://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-2.0/
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: EPL-2.0
+ *
+ * Contributors:
+ *     Lars Vogel - initial API and implementation
+ *******************************************************************************/
+package org.eclipse.e4.ui.workbench.renderers.swt;
+
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertFalse;
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertNotNull;
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertNotSame;
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertNull;
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertTrue;
+
+import jakarta.annotation.PostConstruct;
+import jakarta.inject.Inject;
+
+import org.eclipse.e4.ui.model.application.MApplication;
+import org.eclipse.e4.ui.model.application.ui.basic.MTrimBar;
+import org.eclipse.e4.ui.model.application.ui.basic.MTrimmedWindow;
+import org.eclipse.e4.ui.model.application.ui.menu.MToolControl;
+import org.eclipse.e4.ui.tests.rules.WorkbenchContextExtension;
+import org.eclipse.e4.ui.workbench.IPresentationEngine;
+import org.eclipse.e4.ui.workbench.modeling.EModelService;
+import org.eclipse.swt.SWT;
+import org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Composite;
+import org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Control;
+import org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Label;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.BeforeEach;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.extension.RegisterExtension;
+
+public class ToolControlRendererTest {
+
+	private static final String BUNDLE_URI = "bundleclass://org.eclipse.e4.ui.tests/"
+			+ ToolControlRendererTest.class.getName() + "$";
+
+	@RegisterExtension
+	public WorkbenchContextExtension contextRule = new WorkbenchContextExtension();
+
+	@Inject
+	private EModelService ems;
+
+	@Inject
+	private MApplication application;
+
+	private MTrimmedWindow window;
+	private MTrimBar trimBar;
+
+	@BeforeEach
+	void setUp() {
+		window = ems.createModelElement(MTrimmedWindow.class);
+		application.getChildren().add(window);
+
+		trimBar = ems.createModelElement(MTrimBar.class);
+		window.getTrimBars().add(trimBar);
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	void testWidgetCreated() {
+		MToolControl toolControl = createToolControl("SimpleControl");
+		trimBar.getChildren().add(toolControl);
+
+		contextRule.createAndRunWorkbench(window);
+
+		assertNotNull(toolControl.getWidget(), "Widget must be created for a MToolControl");
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	void testNoChildren_widgetIsNull() {
+		MToolControl toolControl = createToolControl("EmptyControl");
+		trimBar.getChildren().add(toolControl);
+
+		contextRule.createAndRunWorkbench(window);
+
+		assertNull(toolControl.getWidget(),
+				"Widget must be null when the contribution creates no SWT children");
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	void testHiddenExplicitly_hidesControl() {
+		MToolControl toolControl = createToolControl("SimpleControl");
+		trimBar.getChildren().add(toolControl);
+
+		contextRule.createAndRunWorkbench(window);
+
+		assertTrue(toolControl.isVisible(), "Control should be visible initially");
+
+		toolControl.getTags().add(IPresentationEngine.HIDDEN_EXPLICITLY);
+		contextRule.spinEventLoop();
+
+		assertFalse(toolControl.isVisible(), "Control should be hidden after HIDDEN_EXPLICITLY tag is added");
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	void testHiddenExplicitly_removeTag_restoresVisibility() {
+		MToolControl toolControl = createToolControl("SimpleControl");
+		trimBar.getChildren().add(toolControl);
+
+		contextRule.createAndRunWorkbench(window);
+
+		toolControl.getTags().add(IPresentationEngine.HIDDEN_EXPLICITLY);
+		contextRule.spinEventLoop();
+		assertFalse(toolControl.isVisible());
+
+		toolControl.getTags().remove(IPresentationEngine.HIDDEN_EXPLICITLY);
+		contextRule.spinEventLoop();
+
+		assertTrue(toolControl.isVisible(), "Visibility must be restored after HIDDEN_EXPLICITLY tag is removed");
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	void testHideableControls_haveIndependentMenus() {
+		MToolControl tc1 = createToolControl("SimpleControl");
+		tc1.getTags().add("HIDEABLE");
+		trimBar.getChildren().add(tc1);
+
+		MToolControl tc2 = createToolControl("SimpleControl");
+		tc2.getTags().add("HIDEABLE");
+		trimBar.getChildren().add(tc2);
+
+		contextRule.createAndRunWorkbench(window);
+
+		Control widget1 = (Control) tc1.getWidget();
+		Control widget2 = (Control) tc2.getWidget();
+
+		assertNotNull(widget1.getMenu(), "First HIDEABLE control must have a context menu");
+		assertNotNull(widget2.getMenu(), "Second HIDEABLE control must have a context menu");
+		assertNotSame(widget1.getMenu(), widget2.getMenu(),
+				"Each HIDEABLE control must have its own independent menu instance");
+		assertFalse(widget1.getMenu().isDisposed(),
+				"First control's menu must not be disposed after second control is rendered");
+	}
+
+	private MToolControl createToolControl(String innerClassName) {
+		MToolControl tc = ems.createModelElement(MToolControl.class);
+		tc.setContributionURI(BUNDLE_URI + innerClassName);
+		return tc;
+	}
+
+	// --- Contribution classes used by the tests ---
+
+	public static class SimpleControl {
+		@PostConstruct
+		public void create(Composite parent) {
+			new Label(parent, SWT.NONE).setText("test");
+		}
+	}
+
+	public static class EmptyControl {
+		@PostConstruct
+		public void create(@SuppressWarnings("unused") Composite parent) {
+			// intentionally creates no SWT children
+		}
+	}
+}