diff --git a/backend/src/api.rs b/backend/src/api.rs
index e0e877929..d974244d1 100644
--- a/backend/src/api.rs
+++ b/backend/src/api.rs
@@ -106,6 +106,21 @@ pub struct AnchorQuery {
     pub page_size: Option<i64>,
 }
 
+#[derive(Debug, Deserialize)]
+pub struct YieldCalculateQuery {
+    pub amount: f64,
+    pub yield_rate_bps: Option<u32>,
+    pub elapsed_secs: u64,
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Serialize)]
+pub struct YieldCalculateResponse {
+    pub amount: f64,
+    pub yield_rate_bps: u32,
+    pub elapsed_secs: u64,
+    pub accrued_yield: f64,
+}
+
 /// Response for the /api/health endpoint.
 #[derive(Debug, Serialize)]
 pub struct HealthResponse {
@@ -259,6 +274,7 @@ pub fn create_router(state: Arc<AppState>) -> Router {
         .route("/api/health", get(health_check))
         .route("/api/transactions/submit", post(submit_transaction))
         .route("/api/admin/login", post(admin_login))
+        .route("/api/yield/calculate", get(calculate_yield))
         .route("/ws/kyc", get(ws_handler));
     let router = Router::new()
         .merge(user_routes)
@@ -2231,6 +2247,35 @@ async fn health_check(State(state): State<Arc<AppState>>) -> impl IntoResponse {
     (status_code, Json(response)).into_response()
 }
 
+async fn calculate_yield(
+    State(state): State<Arc<AppState>>,
+    Query(query): Query<YieldCalculateQuery>,
+) -> impl IntoResponse {
+    let yield_rate_bps = query.yield_rate_bps.unwrap_or(state.apy_config.rate_bps);
+
+    if query.amount < 0.0 {
+        return (
+            StatusCode::BAD_REQUEST,
+            Json(serde_json::json!({"error": "Amount must be non-negative"})),
+        )
+            .into_response();
+    }
+
+    let accrued_yield =
+        yield_calculator::calculate_yield(query.amount, yield_rate_bps, query.elapsed_secs);
+
+    (
+        StatusCode::OK,
+        Json(YieldCalculateResponse {
+            amount: query.amount,
+            yield_rate_bps,
+            elapsed_secs: query.elapsed_secs,
+            accrued_yield,
+        }),
+    )
+        .into_response()
+}
+
 // success, issues the JWT that `jwt_auth_middleware` expects for admin
 // routes.
 async fn admin_login(
diff --git a/backend/tests/api_tests.rs b/backend/tests/api_tests.rs
index 52ba0da78..a05039b77 100644
--- a/backend/tests/api_tests.rs
+++ b/backend/tests/api_tests.rs
@@ -669,3 +669,94 @@ async fn test_cors_origins() {
         );
     }
 }
+
+#[tokio::test]
+async fn test_calculate_yield_with_rate() {
+    let app = setup_app();
+    let response = app
+        .oneshot(
+            Request::builder()
+                .method(http::Method::GET)
+                .uri("/api/yield/calculate?amount=10000&yield_rate_bps=500&elapsed_secs=31557600")
+                .body(Body::empty())
+                .unwrap(),
+        )
+        .await
+        .unwrap();
+
+    assert_eq!(response.status(), StatusCode::OK);
+    let body_bytes = axum::body::to_bytes(response.into_body(), usize::MAX)
+        .await
+        .unwrap();
+    let body_json: serde_json::Value = serde_json::from_slice(&body_bytes).unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(body_json["amount"], 10000.0);
+    assert_eq!(body_json["yield_rate_bps"], 500);
+    assert_eq!(body_json["elapsed_secs"], 31557600);
+    let accrued = body_json["accrued_yield"].as_f64().unwrap();
+    assert!(
+        (accrued - 500.0).abs() < 0.01,
+        "expected ~500, got {accrued}"
+    );
+}
+
+#[tokio::test]
+async fn test_calculate_yield_default_rate() {
+    let app = setup_app();
+    let response = app
+        .oneshot(
+            Request::builder()
+                .method(http::Method::GET)
+                .uri("/api/yield/calculate?amount=2000&elapsed_secs=31557600")
+                .body(Body::empty())
+                .unwrap(),
+        )
+        .await
+        .unwrap();
+
+    assert_eq!(response.status(), StatusCode::OK);
+    let body_bytes = axum::body::to_bytes(response.into_body(), usize::MAX)
+        .await
+        .unwrap();
+    let body_json: serde_json::Value = serde_json::from_slice(&body_bytes).unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(body_json["yield_rate_bps"], 0);
+    assert_eq!(body_json["accrued_yield"], 0.0);
+}
+
+#[tokio::test]
+async fn test_calculate_yield_zero_elapsed() {
+    let app = setup_app();
+    let response = app
+        .oneshot(
+            Request::builder()
+                .method(http::Method::GET)
+                .uri("/api/yield/calculate?amount=5000&yield_rate_bps=1000&elapsed_secs=0")
+                .body(Body::empty())
+                .unwrap(),
+        )
+        .await
+        .unwrap();
+
+    assert_eq!(response.status(), StatusCode::OK);
+    let body_bytes = axum::body::to_bytes(response.into_body(), usize::MAX)
+        .await
+        .unwrap();
+    let body_json: serde_json::Value = serde_json::from_slice(&body_bytes).unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(body_json["accrued_yield"], 0.0);
+}
+
+#[tokio::test]
+async fn test_calculate_yield_invalid_amount() {
+    let app = setup_app();
+    let response = app
+        .oneshot(
+            Request::builder()
+                .method(http::Method::GET)
+                .uri("/api/yield/calculate?amount=-100&yield_rate_bps=500&elapsed_secs=1000")
+                .body(Body::empty())
+                .unwrap(),
+        )
+        .await
+        .unwrap();
+
+    assert_eq!(response.status(), StatusCode::BAD_REQUEST);
+}