diff --git a/app/api/v1/admin/tests.py b/app/api/v1/admin/tests.py
index cdda259a..914e081c 100644
--- a/app/api/v1/admin/tests.py
+++ b/app/api/v1/admin/tests.py
@@ -85,6 +85,12 @@ class TestDashboardStatsResponse(BaseModel):
 
     # Collection stats
     total_test_files: int
+    collected_tests: int
+    unit_tests: int
+    integration_tests: int
+    performance_tests: int
+    system_tests: int
+    last_collected: str | None
 
     # Trend and breakdown data
     trend: list[dict]
diff --git a/app/services/test_runner_service.py b/app/services/test_runner_service.py
index b01aeb46..275db6a3 100644
--- a/app/services/test_runner_service.py
+++ b/app/services/test_runner_service.py
@@ -375,6 +375,12 @@ class TestRunnerService:
 
             # Collection stats
             "total_test_files": collection.total_files if collection else 0,
+            "collected_tests": collection.total_tests if collection else 0,
+            "unit_tests": collection.unit_tests if collection else 0,
+            "integration_tests": collection.integration_tests if collection else 0,
+            "performance_tests": collection.performance_tests if collection else 0,
+            "system_tests": collection.system_tests if collection else 0,
+            "last_collected": collection.collected_at.isoformat() if collection else None,
 
             # Trend data
             "trend": [
@@ -410,47 +416,70 @@ class TestRunnerService:
         )
 
         try:
-            # Run pytest --collect-only
+            # Run pytest --collect-only with JSON report
+            with tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile(mode='w', suffix='.json', delete=False) as f:
+                json_report_path = f.name
+
             result = subprocess.run(
-                ["python", "-m", "pytest", "--collect-only", "-q", "tests"],
+                [
+                    "python", "-m", "pytest",
+                    "--collect-only",
+                    "--json-report",
+                    f"--json-report-file={json_report_path}",
+                    "tests"
+                ],
                 cwd=str(self.project_root),
                 capture_output=True,
                 text=True,
-                timeout=60,
+                timeout=120,
             )
 
-            # Parse output
-            lines = result.stdout.strip().split('\n')
-            test_files = {}
+            # Parse JSON report
+            json_path = Path(json_report_path)
+            if json_path.exists():
+                with open(json_path) as f:
+                    report = json.load(f)
 
-            for line in lines:
-                if "::" in line:
-                    file_path = line.split("::")[0]
-                    if file_path not in test_files:
-                        test_files[file_path] = 0
-                    test_files[file_path] += 1
+                # Get total from summary
+                collection.total_tests = report.get("summary", {}).get("collected", 0)
 
-            # Count by category
-            for file_path, count in test_files.items():
-                collection.total_tests += count
-                collection.total_files += 1
+                # Parse collectors to get test files and counts
+                test_files = {}
+                for collector in report.get("collectors", []):
+                    for item in collector.get("result", []):
+                        if item.get("type") == "Function":
+                            node_id = item.get("nodeid", "")
+                            if "::" in node_id:
+                                file_path = node_id.split("::")[0]
+                                if file_path not in test_files:
+                                    test_files[file_path] = 0
+                                test_files[file_path] += 1
 
-                if "unit" in file_path:
-                    collection.unit_tests += count
-                elif "integration" in file_path:
-                    collection.integration_tests += count
-                elif "performance" in file_path:
-                    collection.performance_tests += count
-                elif "system" in file_path:
-                    collection.system_tests += count
+                # Count files and categorize
+                for file_path, count in test_files.items():
+                    collection.total_files += 1
 
-            collection.test_files = [
-                {"file": f, "count": c}
-                for f, c in sorted(test_files.items(), key=lambda x: -x[1])
-            ]
+                    if "/unit/" in file_path or file_path.startswith("tests/unit"):
+                        collection.unit_tests += count
+                    elif "/integration/" in file_path or file_path.startswith("tests/integration"):
+                        collection.integration_tests += count
+                    elif "/performance/" in file_path or file_path.startswith("tests/performance"):
+                        collection.performance_tests += count
+                    elif "/system/" in file_path or file_path.startswith("tests/system"):
+                        collection.system_tests += count
+
+                collection.test_files = [
+                    {"file": f, "count": c}
+                    for f, c in sorted(test_files.items(), key=lambda x: -x[1])
+                ]
+
+                # Cleanup
+                json_path.unlink(missing_ok=True)
+
+            logger.info(f"Collected {collection.total_tests} tests from {collection.total_files} files")
 
         except Exception as e:
-            logger.error(f"Error collecting tests: {e}")
+            logger.error(f"Error collecting tests: {e}", exc_info=True)
 
         db.add(collection)
         return collection
diff --git a/app/templates/admin/partials/sidebar.html b/app/templates/admin/partials/sidebar.html
index 81ce0039..b0bcf87a 100644
--- a/app/templates/admin/partials/sidebar.html
+++ b/app/templates/admin/partials/sidebar.html
@@ -96,14 +96,19 @@
     {% call section_content('devTools') %}
         {{ menu_item('components', '/admin/components', 'view-grid', 'Components') }}
         {{ menu_item('icons', '/admin/icons', 'photograph', 'Icons') }}
+    {% endcall %}
+
+    <!-- Platform Health Section -->
+    {{ section_header('Platform Health', 'platformHealth') }}
+    {% call section_content('platformHealth') %}
         {{ menu_item('testing', '/admin/testing', 'beaker', 'Testing Hub') }}
         {{ menu_item('code-quality', '/admin/code-quality', 'shield-check', 'Code Quality') }}
+        {{ menu_item('background-tasks', '/admin/background-tasks', 'collection', 'Background Tasks') }}
     {% endcall %}
 
     <!-- Platform Monitoring Section -->
     {{ section_header('Platform Monitoring', 'monitoring') }}
     {% call section_content('monitoring') %}
-        {{ menu_item('background-tasks', '/admin/background-tasks', 'collection', 'Background Tasks') }}
         {{ menu_item('imports', '/admin/imports', 'cube', 'Import Jobs') }}
         {{ menu_item('logs', '/admin/logs', 'document-text', 'Application Logs') }}
     {% endcall %}
diff --git a/app/templates/admin/testing-dashboard.html b/app/templates/admin/testing-dashboard.html
index 6c858ba9..77b67753 100644
--- a/app/templates/admin/testing-dashboard.html
+++ b/app/templates/admin/testing-dashboard.html
@@ -153,6 +153,53 @@
         </div>
     </div>
 
+    <!-- Test Collection Stats -->
+    <div class="mb-8 p-6 bg-white rounded-lg shadow-xs dark:bg-gray-800">
+        <div class="flex items-center justify-between mb-4">
+            <h4 class="text-lg font-semibold text-gray-700 dark:text-gray-200">
+                Test Collection
+            </h4>
+            <span x-show="stats.last_collected" class="text-xs text-gray-500 dark:text-gray-400">
+                Last collected: <span x-text="stats.last_collected ? new Date(stats.last_collected).toLocaleString() : 'Never'"></span>
+            </span>
+        </div>
+        <template x-if="stats.collected_tests > 0">
+            <div class="grid gap-4 md:grid-cols-5">
+                <!-- Total Collected -->
+                <div class="text-center p-3 bg-gray-50 dark:bg-gray-700 rounded-lg">
+                    <p class="text-2xl font-bold text-gray-700 dark:text-gray-200" x-text="stats.collected_tests">0</p>
+                    <p class="text-xs text-gray-500 dark:text-gray-400">Total Tests</p>
+                </div>
+                <!-- Unit Tests -->
+                <div class="text-center p-3 bg-blue-50 dark:bg-blue-900/30 rounded-lg">
+                    <p class="text-2xl font-bold text-blue-600 dark:text-blue-400" x-text="stats.unit_tests">0</p>
+                    <p class="text-xs text-gray-500 dark:text-gray-400">Unit</p>
+                </div>
+                <!-- Integration Tests -->
+                <div class="text-center p-3 bg-purple-50 dark:bg-purple-900/30 rounded-lg">
+                    <p class="text-2xl font-bold text-purple-600 dark:text-purple-400" x-text="stats.integration_tests">0</p>
+                    <p class="text-xs text-gray-500 dark:text-gray-400">Integration</p>
+                </div>
+                <!-- Performance Tests -->
+                <div class="text-center p-3 bg-orange-50 dark:bg-orange-900/30 rounded-lg">
+                    <p class="text-2xl font-bold text-orange-600 dark:text-orange-400" x-text="stats.performance_tests">0</p>
+                    <p class="text-xs text-gray-500 dark:text-gray-400">Performance</p>
+                </div>
+                <!-- Test Files -->
+                <div class="text-center p-3 bg-green-50 dark:bg-green-900/30 rounded-lg">
+                    <p class="text-2xl font-bold text-green-600 dark:text-green-400" x-text="stats.total_test_files">0</p>
+                    <p class="text-xs text-gray-500 dark:text-gray-400">Files</p>
+                </div>
+            </div>
+        </template>
+        <template x-if="stats.collected_tests === 0">
+            <div class="text-center py-4 text-gray-500 dark:text-gray-400">
+                <span x-html="$icon('collection', 'w-8 h-8 mx-auto mb-2')"></span>
+                <p class="text-sm">No collection data. Click "Collect Tests" to discover available tests.</p>
+            </div>
+        </template>
+    </div>
+
     <!-- Trend Chart and Tests by Category -->
     <div class="grid gap-6 mb-8 md:grid-cols-2">
         <!-- Trend Chart -->
diff --git a/static/admin/js/init-alpine.js b/static/admin/js/init-alpine.js
index 42fcafb6..5c75e35b 100644
--- a/static/admin/js/init-alpine.js
+++ b/static/admin/js/init-alpine.js
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ function data() {
     productCatalog: false,
     contentMgmt: false,
     devTools: false,
+    platformHealth: false,
     monitoring: false,
     settingsSection: false
   };
@@ -73,8 +74,10 @@ function data() {
     // Developer Tools
     components: 'devTools',
     icons: 'devTools',
-    testing: 'devTools',
-    'code-quality': 'devTools',
+    // Platform Health
+    testing: 'platformHealth',
+    'code-quality': 'platformHealth',
+    'background-tasks': 'platformHealth',
     // Platform Monitoring
     imports: 'monitoring',
     logs: 'monitoring',
diff --git a/static/admin/js/testing-dashboard.js b/static/admin/js/testing-dashboard.js
index 9d651e45..d9e1888d 100644
--- a/static/admin/js/testing-dashboard.js
+++ b/static/admin/js/testing-dashboard.js
@@ -38,6 +38,12 @@ function testingDashboard() {
             last_run: null,
             last_run_status: null,
             total_test_files: 0,
+            collected_tests: 0,
+            unit_tests: 0,
+            integration_tests: 0,
+            performance_tests: 0,
+            system_tests: 0,
+            last_collected: null,
             trend: [],
             by_category: {},
             top_failing: []