diff --git a/lib/api/index.js b/lib/api/index.js
index 1d97827..882a221 100644
--- a/lib/api/index.js
+++ b/lib/api/index.js
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ import { spacesScopedRouter as companionRouter } from './routes/companion.js';
 import { router as dashboardRouter } from './routes/dashboard.js';
 import { router as weatherRouter } from './routes/weather.js';
 import { router as hostRouter } from './routes/host.js';
+import { router as speedtestRouter } from './routes/speedtest.js';
 
 export function mountApi(app) {
   const api = Router();
@@ -59,6 +60,7 @@ export function mountApi(app) {
   api.use('/dashboard', dashboardRouter);
   api.use('/weather', weatherRouter);
   api.use('/host', hostRouter);
+  api.use('/speedtest', speedtestRouter);
   api.use('/:entity_type/:entity_id/tags', tagsByEntityRouter);
 
   api.use((_req, _res, next) => next(new NotFoundError('route not found')));
diff --git a/lib/api/routes/speedtest.js b/lib/api/routes/speedtest.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f79f098
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/api/routes/speedtest.js
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+import { Router } from 'express';
+import { asyncWrap } from '../errors.js';
+import { requireOwner } from '../cap.js';
+import * as repo from '../../db/repos/speedtest.js';
+import { enqueue } from '../../jobs/queue.js';
+export const router = Router();
+router.get('/history', asyncWrap(async (_req, res) => res.json(await repo.history(30))));
+router.post('/run', requireOwner, asyncWrap(async (_req, res) => {
+  const id = await enqueue('speedtest', {});
+  res.status(202).json({ enqueued: id });
+}));
diff --git a/lib/cron/index.js b/lib/cron/index.js
index ce68010..1dcc6ed 100644
--- a/lib/cron/index.js
+++ b/lib/cron/index.js
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import cron from 'node-cron';
 import { runSync } from './sync_source_docs.js';
 import { log } from '../log.js';
+import { enqueue } from '../jobs/queue.js';
 
 export function startCron() {
   // Daily at 03:00 local time
@@ -12,5 +13,12 @@ export function startCron() {
       log.error({ err: e }, 'cron sync.source_doc failed');
     }
   });
+
+  // Hourly speedtest
+  cron.schedule('0 * * * *', async () => {
+    try { await enqueue('speedtest', {}); log.info('cron speedtest enqueued'); }
+    catch (e) { log.error({ err: e }, 'cron speedtest failed'); }
+  });
+
   log.info('cron started');
 }
diff --git a/lib/jobs/index.js b/lib/jobs/index.js
index 8bc66b9..8418c1f 100644
--- a/lib/jobs/index.js
+++ b/lib/jobs/index.js
@@ -4,8 +4,9 @@ import * as url from './workers/url.js';
 import * as blob from './workers/blob.js';
 import * as embed from './workers/embed.js';
 import * as karakeep from './workers/karakeep.js';
+import * as speedtest from './workers/speedtest.js';
 
-const WORKERS = [echo, url, blob, embed, karakeep];
+const WORKERS = [echo, url, blob, embed, karakeep, speedtest];
 
 export async function registerWorkers() {
   for (const w of WORKERS) {
diff --git a/lib/jobs/workers/speedtest.js b/lib/jobs/workers/speedtest.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c81cfb7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/jobs/workers/speedtest.js
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+import { execFile } from 'node:child_process';
+import { promisify } from 'node:util';
+import * as repo from '../../db/repos/speedtest.js';
+import { log } from '../../log.js';
+const pexec = promisify(execFile);
+
+export const NAME = 'speedtest';
+
+// Default runner uses speedtest-cli --json (bits/s → Mbps). Swap binary/flags
+// here if the box has the Ookla `speedtest -f json` CLI instead.
+async function defaultRunner() {
+  const { stdout } = await pexec('speedtest-cli', ['--json'], { timeout: 120000 });
+  const j = JSON.parse(stdout);
+  return { down_mbps: j.download / 1e6, up_mbps: j.upload / 1e6, ping_ms: j.ping };
+}
+let runner = defaultRunner;
+export function _setRunner(fn) { runner = fn; }
+
+export async function handler(_job) {
+  const r = await runner();
+  await repo.record(r);
+  log.info(r, 'speedtest recorded');
+}
diff --git a/tests/api/speedtest.test.js b/tests/api/speedtest.test.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7f372fc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/api/speedtest.test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+import { describe, it, expect, beforeAll } from 'vitest';
+import request from 'supertest';
+import { setup } from './helpers.js';
+import * as repo from '../../lib/db/repos/speedtest.js';
+
+let app, ownerHeaders;
+beforeAll(async () => { ({ app, ownerHeaders } = await setup()); await repo.record({ down_mbps: 50, up_mbps: 10, ping_ms: 12 }); });
+describe('speedtest api', () => {
+  it('401 without auth', async () => expect((await request(app).get('/api/speedtest/history')).status).toBe(401));
+  it('history returns rows', async () => {
+    const res = await request(app).get('/api/speedtest/history').set(ownerHeaders);
+    expect(res.status).toBe(200);
+    expect(res.body.length).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(1);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/tests/jobs/speedtest_worker.test.js b/tests/jobs/speedtest_worker.test.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c431f14
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/jobs/speedtest_worker.test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+import { describe, it, expect, beforeAll, vi } from 'vitest';
+import { resetDb } from '../helpers/db.js';
+import { migrateUp } from '../../lib/db/migrate.js';
+import * as worker from '../../lib/jobs/workers/speedtest.js';
+import * as repo from '../../lib/db/repos/speedtest.js';
+
+beforeAll(async () => { await resetDb(); await migrateUp(); });
+describe('speedtest worker', () => {
+  it('runs the CLI runner and records the result', async () => {
+    worker._setRunner(vi.fn().mockResolvedValue({ down_mbps: 95.5, up_mbps: 18.3, ping_ms: 9 }));
+    await worker.handler({ id: 'j1', data: {} });
+    const hist = await repo.history(1);
+    expect(Number(hist[0].down_mbps)).toBe(95.5);
+  });
+});