diff --git a/release-gate/impact.mjs b/release-gate/impact.mjs
index cde615d..ef3b728 100644
--- a/release-gate/impact.mjs
+++ b/release-gate/impact.mjs
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ const IMPACT_RULES = Object.freeze([
   { groups: ['AUTH'], pattern: /(?:auth|access-policy|account|user-permission)/i },
   { groups: ['CFG'], pattern: /(?:config|provider|model-catalog|orchestrator|analytics|disclosure)/i },
   { groups: ['CFG'], pattern: /(?:^|\/)\.env(?:\.example)?$/i },
-  { groups: ['UI'], pattern: /^(?:src\/|public\/)|\.(?:css|scss|tsx|vue)$/i },
+  { groups: ['UI'], pattern: /^(?:src\/|public\/|index\.html$)|\.(?:css|scss|tsx|vue)$/i },
 ]);
 
 const GROUP_DEPENDENCIES = Object.freeze({
diff --git a/release-gate/impact.test.mjs b/release-gate/impact.test.mjs
index a012e31..642a630 100644
--- a/release-gate/impact.test.mjs
+++ b/release-gate/impact.test.mjs
@@ -17,6 +17,17 @@ test('docs-only changes use the compact core gate', async () => {
   assert.equal(selection.unmapped_paths.length, 0);
 });
 
+test('H5 shell index.html maps to the UI domain', async () => {
+  const catalog = await loadScenarioCatalog();
+  const selection = selectImpactScenarios({
+    catalog,
+    changedPaths: ['index.html'],
+  });
+  assert.equal(selection.strategy, 'impact');
+  assert.deepEqual(selection.impact_groups, ['UI']);
+  assert.equal(selection.unmapped_paths.length, 0);
+});
+
 test('domain changes select the domain and dependency closure', async () => {
   const catalog = await loadScenarioCatalog();
   const selection = selectImpactScenarios({