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+import React from 'react';
+import { render, screen } from '@testing-library/react';
+import Popover from '../Popover';
+
+describe('Popover lazy mount behavior', () => {
+    test('does not mount content while closed by default', () => {
+        render(
+            <Popover.Root>
+                <Popover.Trigger>Open</Popover.Trigger>
+                <Popover.Portal>
+                    <Popover.Content>Hidden popover</Popover.Content>
+                </Popover.Portal>
+            </Popover.Root>
+        );
+
+        expect(screen.getByText('Open')).toBeInTheDocument();
+        expect(screen.queryByText('Hidden popover')).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+    });
+
+    test('forceMount keeps content mounted while closed', () => {
+        render(
+            <Popover.Root open={false}>
+                <Popover.Trigger>Open</Popover.Trigger>
+                <Popover.Portal forceMount>
+                    <Popover.Content data-testid="popover-content">Mounted popover</Popover.Content>
+                </Popover.Portal>
+            </Popover.Root>
+        );
+
+        expect(screen.getByTestId('popover-content')).toBeInTheDocument();
+        expect(screen.getByTestId('popover-content')).toHaveAttribute('data-state', 'closed');
+    });
+});