diff --git a/frontend/src/pages/ScenarioShowPage.test.tsx b/frontend/src/pages/ScenarioShowPage.test.tsx
index f5340c0..2be3109 100644
--- a/frontend/src/pages/ScenarioShowPage.test.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/pages/ScenarioShowPage.test.tsx
@@ -98,4 +98,44 @@ describe('ScenarioShowPage', () => {
     expect(rentPriorityMarker).toBeInTheDocument()
     expect(diningPriorityMarker).toBeInTheDocument()
   })
+
+  it('renders a distinct not-found state when the scenario 404s (e.g. not owned)', async () => {
+    server.use(
+      http.get('http://localhost/api/me', () =>
+        HttpResponse.json({ id: 'u1', email: 'a@b.com' }),
+      ),
+      http.get(`http://localhost/api/scenarios/${SCENARIO_ID}`, () =>
+        HttpResponse.json({ message: 'Not Found' }, { status: 404 }),
+      ),
+    )
+
+    renderPage()
+
+    expect(await screen.findByText(/not found/i)).toBeInTheDocument()
+    expect(
+      screen.queryByText(/could not load this scenario/i),
+    ).not.toBeInTheDocument()
+
+    // Lock in the accessibility semantics distinction from the error state
+    // (role="alert") — a copy-paste that swaps this to "alert" should fail
+    // here even if the visible copy still says "not found".
+    expect(await screen.findByRole('status')).toHaveTextContent(/not found/i)
+  })
+
+  it('renders the generic error state for a non-404 failure', async () => {
+    server.use(
+      http.get('http://localhost/api/me', () =>
+        HttpResponse.json({ id: 'u1', email: 'a@b.com' }),
+      ),
+      http.get(`http://localhost/api/scenarios/${SCENARIO_ID}`, () =>
+        HttpResponse.json({ message: 'Internal Server Error' }, { status: 500 }),
+      ),
+    )
+
+    renderPage()
+
+    expect(await screen.findByRole('alert')).toHaveTextContent(
+      /could not load this scenario/i,
+    )
+  })
 })
diff --git a/frontend/src/pages/ScenarioShowPage.tsx b/frontend/src/pages/ScenarioShowPage.tsx
index dfa8910..c5c5882 100644
--- a/frontend/src/pages/ScenarioShowPage.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/pages/ScenarioShowPage.tsx
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import { useParams } from 'react-router'
 import AuthedLayout from '../components/layout/AuthedLayout'
 import DigitalProgressBar from '../components/ui/DigitalProgressBar'
 import Panel from '../components/ui/Panel'
-import { api } from '../lib/api'
+import { ApiError, api } from '../lib/api'
 import { bucketCapacity } from '../lib/bucketCapacity'
 import { formatAllocation } from '../lib/bucketDisplay'
 import type { Bucket, Scenario } from '../types/api'
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import type { Bucket, Scenario } from '../types/api'
 type LoadState =
   | { status: 'loading' }
   | { status: 'error' }
+  | { status: 'not-found' }
   | { status: 'ready'; scenario: Scenario }
 
 function BucketCard({ bucket }: { bucket: Bucket }) {
@@ -54,8 +55,15 @@ export default function ScenarioShowPage() {
           setState({ status: 'ready', scenario })
         }
       })
-      .catch(() => {
-        if (active) {
+      .catch((error: unknown) => {
+        if (!active) {
+          return
+        }
+        // Owner scoping (#50) returns 404 for a scenario you don't own — surface
+        // it as a distinct not-found state rather than a generic failure.
+        if (error instanceof ApiError && error.status === 404) {
+          setState({ status: 'not-found' })
+        } else {
           setState({ status: 'error' })
         }
       })
@@ -80,6 +88,12 @@ export default function ScenarioShowPage() {
           </p>
         )}
 
+        {state.status === 'not-found' && (
+          <p role="status" className="text-muted-foreground font-mono text-sm">
+            Scenario not found.
+          </p>
+        )}
+
         {state.status === 'ready' && (
           <>
             <div className="space-y-1">
diff --git a/frontend/src/router.test.tsx b/frontend/src/router.test.tsx
index cd2a6d4..d79569d 100644
--- a/frontend/src/router.test.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/router.test.tsx
@@ -68,6 +68,38 @@ describe('app router config', () => {
     expect(await screen.findByLabelText(/email/i)).toBeInTheDocument()
   })
 
+  it('navigating to /scenarios/:id renders the scenario show page', async () => {
+    const SCENARIO_ID = '11111111-1111-1111-1111-111111111111'
+
+    server.use(
+      http.get('http://localhost/api/me', () =>
+        HttpResponse.json({ id: 'u1', email: 'a@b.com' }),
+      ),
+      http.get(`http://localhost/api/scenarios/${SCENARIO_ID}`, () =>
+        HttpResponse.json({
+          '@context': '/api/contexts/Scenario',
+          '@id': `/api/scenarios/${SCENARIO_ID}`,
+          '@type': 'Scenario',
+          name: 'Emergency Fund',
+          description: 'Rainy day savings',
+          buckets: [],
+        }),
+      ),
+    )
+
+    const router = createMemoryRouter(routes, {
+      initialEntries: [`/scenarios/${SCENARIO_ID}`],
+    })
+
+    render(
+      <AuthProvider>
+        <RouterProvider router={router} />
+      </AuthProvider>,
+    )
+
+    expect(await screen.findByText('Emergency Fund')).toBeInTheDocument()
+  })
+
   it('an authenticated user at /login is redirected to the app', async () => {
     server.use(
       http.get('http://localhost/api/me', () =>
diff --git a/frontend/src/router.tsx b/frontend/src/router.tsx
index d33ac3b..0ed147c 100644
--- a/frontend/src/router.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/router.tsx
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import { createBrowserRouter, Navigate, type RouteObject } from 'react-router'
 import LoginPage from './auth/LoginPage'
 import RegisterPage from './auth/RegisterPage'
 import { RequireAuth, RequireGuest } from './auth/guards'
+import ScenarioShowPage from './pages/ScenarioShowPage'
 import ScenariosPage from './pages/ScenariosPage'
 
 /**
@@ -23,7 +24,10 @@ export const routes: RouteObject[] = [
   },
   {
     element: <RequireAuth />,
-    children: [{ path: '/', element: <ScenariosPage /> }],
+    children: [
+      { path: '/', element: <ScenariosPage /> },
+      { path: '/scenarios/:id', element: <ScenarioShowPage /> },
+    ],
   },
   // Unknown paths fall back to the app root (which re-guards).
   { path: '*', element: <Navigate to="/" replace /> },