diff --git a/src/components/DraftReviewBar.svelte b/src/components/DraftReviewBar.svelte
index edac7af1c..6dd31e7d9 100644
--- a/src/components/DraftReviewBar.svelte
+++ b/src/components/DraftReviewBar.svelte
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
   import type { DraftReview } from "@app/lib/draftReviewStorage";
   import { draftReviewStorage } from "@app/lib/draftReviewStorage";
   import { formatAnchor } from "@app/lib/pierreComments";
+  import { isPublishableReview, verdictBadge } from "@app/lib/utils";
 
   import Button from "@app/components/Button.svelte";
   import Icon from "@app/components/Icon.svelte";
@@ -182,20 +183,9 @@
   }
 
   const verdictLabel = $derived(
-    verdict === "accept"
-      ? "Accept revision"
-      : verdict === "reject"
-        ? "Reject revision"
-        : "Comment",
-  );
-
-  const verdictColorClass = $derived(
-    verdict === "accept"
-      ? "accept"
-      : verdict === "reject"
-        ? "reject"
-        : "comment",
+    verdictOptions.find(option => option.value === verdict)?.label,
   );
+  const verdictColorClass = $derived(verdictBadge(verdict).variant);
 
   async function persistSummary() {
     draftReviewStorage.update(draftReview.id, {
@@ -233,12 +223,8 @@
     }
   }
 
-  // The protocol rejects a verdict-less review with no summary (EmptyReview),
-  // so a comment-only review requires summary text; accept/reject don't.
   const publishDisabled = $derived(
-    publishing ||
-      alreadyReviewed ||
-      (verdict === undefined && summary.trim() === ""),
+    publishing || alreadyReviewed || !isPublishableReview(verdict, summary),
   );
   const summaryRequired = $derived(verdict === undefined);
 </script>
diff --git a/src/lib/utils.ts b/src/lib/utils.ts
index 791e3eff4..fc01caebb 100644
--- a/src/lib/utils.ts
+++ b/src/lib/utils.ts
@@ -326,6 +326,15 @@ export function verdictAction(verdict: Review["verdict"]): string {
   }
 }
 
+// The protocol rejects a verdict-less review with no summary (EmptyReview),
+// so a comment-only review requires summary text; accept/reject don't.
+export function isPublishableReview(
+  verdict: Review["verdict"],
+  summary: string,
+): boolean {
+  return verdict !== undefined || summary.trim() !== "";
+}
+
 export function verdictBadge(verdict: Review["verdict"]): {
   label: string;
   variant: "accept" | "reject" | "comment";
diff --git a/tests/unit/utils.test.ts b/tests/unit/utils.test.ts
index b4f52cfea..017bb595f 100644
--- a/tests/unit/utils.test.ts
+++ b/tests/unit/utils.test.ts
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import {
   formatTimestamp,
   identityKey,
   isCommit,
+  isPublishableReview,
   parseNodeId,
   parseRepositoryId,
   pluralize,
@@ -17,6 +18,9 @@ import {
   safeHttpUrl,
   truncateDid,
   unqualifyBranch,
+  verdictAction,
+  verdictBadge,
+  verdictIcon,
 } from "@app/lib/utils";
 
 const rid = "rad:z3fpY7nttPPa6MBnAv2DccHzQJnqe";
@@ -273,3 +277,27 @@ describe("explorer links", () => {
     );
   });
 });
+
+describe("verdicts", () => {
+  test.each([
+    ["accept", "Accept", "Accepted", "accept", "thumbs-up"],
+    ["reject", "Reject", "Rejected", "reject", "stop"],
+    [undefined, "Comment", "Reviewed", "comment", "comment"],
+  ] as const)("%j", (verdict, action, label, variant, icon) => {
+    expect(verdictAction(verdict)).toBe(action);
+    expect(verdictBadge(verdict)).toEqual({ label, variant });
+    expect(verdictIcon(verdict)).toBe(icon);
+  });
+
+  test.each([
+    ["accept", "", true],
+    ["reject", " ", true],
+    [undefined, "Looks fine", true],
+    [undefined, " \n", false],
+  ] as const)(
+    "a %j review with summary %j can be published: %j",
+    (verdict, summary, expected) => {
+      expect(isPublishableReview(verdict, summary)).toBe(expected);
+    },
+  );
+});