diff --git a/backend/app/api/routes/targets.py b/backend/app/api/routes/targets.py
index a3dfb8c..cb8c068 100644
--- a/backend/app/api/routes/targets.py
+++ b/backend/app/api/routes/targets.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ from app.core.deps import get_current_user, require_roles
 from app.models.models import Metric, QueryStat, Target, User
 from app.schemas.metric import MetricOut, QueryStatOut
 from app.schemas.overview import DatabaseOverviewOut
-from app.schemas.target import TargetCreate, TargetOut, TargetUpdate
+from app.schemas.target import TargetConnectionTestRequest, TargetCreate, TargetOut, TargetUpdate
 from app.services.audit import write_audit_log
 from app.services.collector import build_target_dsn
 from app.services.crypto import encrypt_secret
@@ -23,6 +23,33 @@ async def list_targets(user: User = Depends(get_current_user), db: AsyncSession
     return [TargetOut.model_validate(item) for item in targets]
 
 
+@router.post("/test-connection")
+async def test_target_connection(
+    payload: TargetConnectionTestRequest,
+    user: User = Depends(require_roles("admin", "operator")),
+) -> dict:
+    _ = user
+    ssl = False if payload.sslmode == "disable" else True
+    conn = None
+    try:
+        conn = await asyncpg.connect(
+            host=payload.host,
+            port=payload.port,
+            database=payload.dbname,
+            user=payload.username,
+            password=payload.password,
+            ssl=ssl,
+            timeout=8,
+        )
+        version = await conn.fetchval("SHOW server_version")
+        return {"ok": True, "message": "Connection successful", "server_version": version}
+    except Exception as exc:
+        raise HTTPException(status_code=400, detail=f"Connection failed: {exc}")
+    finally:
+        if conn:
+            await conn.close()
+
+
 @router.post("", response_model=TargetOut, status_code=status.HTTP_201_CREATED)
 async def create_target(
     payload: TargetCreate,
diff --git a/backend/app/schemas/target.py b/backend/app/schemas/target.py
index a28a0bc..8601b13 100644
--- a/backend/app/schemas/target.py
+++ b/backend/app/schemas/target.py
@@ -16,6 +16,15 @@ class TargetCreate(TargetBase):
     password: str
 
 
+class TargetConnectionTestRequest(BaseModel):
+    host: str
+    port: int = 5432
+    dbname: str
+    username: str
+    password: str
+    sslmode: str = "prefer"
+
+
 class TargetUpdate(BaseModel):
     name: str | None = None
     host: str | None = None
diff --git a/frontend/src/pages/TargetsPage.jsx b/frontend/src/pages/TargetsPage.jsx
index 4b962d0..6172970 100644
--- a/frontend/src/pages/TargetsPage.jsx
+++ b/frontend/src/pages/TargetsPage.jsx
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ export function TargetsPage() {
   const [form, setForm] = useState(emptyForm);
   const [error, setError] = useState("");
   const [loading, setLoading] = useState(true);
+  const [testState, setTestState] = useState({ loading: false, message: "", ok: null });
 
   const canManage = me?.role === "admin" || me?.role === "operator";
 
@@ -50,6 +51,31 @@ export function TargetsPage() {
     }
   };
 
+  const testConnection = async () => {
+    setTestState({ loading: true, message: "", ok: null });
+    try {
+      const result = await apiFetch(
+        "/targets/test-connection",
+        {
+          method: "POST",
+          body: JSON.stringify({
+            host: form.host,
+            port: form.port,
+            dbname: form.dbname,
+            username: form.username,
+            password: form.password,
+            sslmode: form.sslmode,
+          }),
+        },
+        tokens,
+        refresh
+      );
+      setTestState({ loading: false, message: `${result.message} (PostgreSQL ${result.server_version})`, ok: true });
+    } catch (e) {
+      setTestState({ loading: false, message: String(e.message || e), ok: false });
+    }
+  };
+
   const deleteTarget = async (id) => {
     if (!confirm("Delete target?")) return;
     try {
@@ -66,7 +92,7 @@ export function TargetsPage() {
       {error && <div className="card error">{error}</div>}
 
       {canManage && (
-        <details className="card collapsible" open>
+        <details className="card collapsible">
           <summary className="collapse-head">
             <div>
               <h3>New Target</h3>
@@ -111,9 +137,17 @@ export function TargetsPage() {
               </small>
             </div>
             <div className="field submit-field">
-              <button className="primary-btn">Create target</button>
+              <div className="target-actions">
+                <button type="button" className="secondary-btn" onClick={testConnection} disabled={testState.loading}>
+                  {testState.loading ? "Testing..." : "Test connection"}
+                </button>
+                <button className="primary-btn">Create target</button>
+              </div>
             </div>
           </form>
+          {testState.message && (
+            <div className={`test-connection-result ${testState.ok ? "ok" : "fail"}`}>{testState.message}</div>
+          )}
         </details>
       )}
 
diff --git a/frontend/src/styles.css b/frontend/src/styles.css
index bdfb9f0..6ecb3ca 100644
--- a/frontend/src/styles.css
+++ b/frontend/src/styles.css
@@ -269,8 +269,8 @@ button {
   border-color: #3384cb;
   background: linear-gradient(180deg, #15528d, #114170);
   box-shadow: inset 0 1px 0 #5f8de144;
-  padding: 7px 12px;
-  min-height: 38px;
+  padding: 6px 12px;
+  min-height: 34px;
 }
 
 .primary-btn:hover {
@@ -278,6 +278,48 @@ button {
   background: linear-gradient(180deg, #1a63a9, #14558f);
 }
 
+.submit-field {
+  align-self: end;
+}
+
+.target-actions {
+  display: flex;
+  justify-content: flex-end;
+  gap: 8px;
+}
+
+.secondary-btn {
+  font-weight: 600;
+  border-color: #3f6ea9;
+  background: linear-gradient(180deg, #14365f, #102c4f);
+  padding: 6px 12px;
+  min-height: 34px;
+}
+
+.secondary-btn:hover {
+  border-color: #69a9de;
+}
+
+.test-connection-result {
+  margin-top: 10px;
+  font-size: 13px;
+  border-radius: 10px;
+  padding: 8px 10px;
+  border: 1px solid transparent;
+}
+
+.test-connection-result.ok {
+  color: #b9f3cf;
+  border-color: #2f8f63;
+  background: #123727;
+}
+
+.test-connection-result.fail {
+  color: #fecaca;
+  border-color: #b64a4a;
+  background: #3a1c22;
+}
+
 .collapsible {
   padding-top: 12px;
 }