diff --git a/kell_creations_apps/packages/feature_wordpress/lib/src/data/wordpress_product_publishing_repository.dart b/kell_creations_apps/packages/feature_wordpress/lib/src/data/wordpress_product_publishing_repository.dart
index 80e47ff..139996e 100644
--- a/kell_creations_apps/packages/feature_wordpress/lib/src/data/wordpress_product_publishing_repository.dart
+++ b/kell_creations_apps/packages/feature_wordpress/lib/src/data/wordpress_product_publishing_repository.dart
@@ -6,10 +6,8 @@ import 'wordpress_product_mapper.dart';
 
 /// Real [ProductPublishingRepository] backed by the WooCommerce REST API.
 ///
-/// Supports read-only product retrieval and status updates via
-/// `PUT /wp-json/wc/v3/products/{id}`. The [publishDraft] method throws
-/// [UnimplementedError] — full publishing support will be added in a future
-/// iteration.
+/// Supports product retrieval, publishing, and status updates via
+/// `PUT /wp-json/wc/v3/products/{id}`.
 class WordPressProductPublishingRepository implements ProductPublishingRepository {
   final WooCommerceApiClient _apiClient;
   final WordPressProductMapper _mapper;
@@ -27,14 +25,9 @@ class WordPressProductPublishingRepository implements ProductPublishingRepositor
   }
 
   @override
-  Future<ProductDraft> publishDraft(String id) {
-    // Publishing is not yet implemented for the real backend.
-    // This will be added in a future iteration alongside media upload
-    // and order sync.
-    throw UnimplementedError(
-      'WordPressProductPublishingRepository.publishDraft is not yet implemented. '
-      'Use FakeProductPublishingRepository for development.',
-    );
+  Future<ProductDraft> publishDraft(String id) async {
+    final json = await _apiClient.updateProduct(id, {'status': 'publish'});
+    return _mapper.fromJson(json);
   }
 
   @override
diff --git a/kell_creations_apps/packages/feature_wordpress/test/wordpress_product_publishing_repository_test.dart b/kell_creations_apps/packages/feature_wordpress/test/wordpress_product_publishing_repository_test.dart
index 6698eeb..f675302 100644
--- a/kell_creations_apps/packages/feature_wordpress/test/wordpress_product_publishing_repository_test.dart
+++ b/kell_creations_apps/packages/feature_wordpress/test/wordpress_product_publishing_repository_test.dart
@@ -120,21 +120,106 @@ void main() {
       expect(drafts[1].name, 'Product 2');
     });
 
-    test('publishDraft throws UnimplementedError', () {
-      final mockClient = MockClient((request) async {
-        return http.Response('[]', 200);
+    group('publishDraft', () {
+      /// Builds a single WooCommerce product JSON response with the given
+      /// [id] and status set to `'publish'`.
+      Map<String, dynamic> buildPublishedProductJson(int id) {
+        return {
+          'id': id,
+          'name': 'Product $id',
+          'description': '<p>Description</p>',
+          'price': '10.99',
+          'sku': 'SKU-$id',
+          'status': 'publish',
+          'date_modified': '2026-04-01T10:00:00',
+          'date_created': '2026-03-01T08:00:00',
+          'categories': [
+            {'id': 1, 'name': 'Test Category', 'slug': 'test-category'},
+          ],
+          'images': [
+            {'id': 1, 'src': 'https://example.com/img$id.jpg'},
+          ],
+        };
+      }
+
+      test('sends PUT with status publish and returns mapped ProductDraft', () async {
+        Map<String, dynamic>? capturedBody;
+        Uri? capturedUri;
+        String? capturedMethod;
+
+        final mockClient = MockClient((request) async {
+          capturedMethod = request.method;
+          capturedUri = request.url;
+          capturedBody = jsonDecode(request.body) as Map<String, dynamic>;
+
+          return http.Response(jsonEncode(buildPublishedProductJson(42)), 200);
+        });
+
+        final apiClient = WooCommerceApiClient(
+          siteUrl: 'https://store.example.com',
+          consumerKey: 'ck_test',
+          consumerSecret: 'cs_test',
+          httpClient: mockClient,
+        );
+
+        final repository = WordPressProductPublishingRepository(apiClient: apiClient);
+        final result = await repository.publishDraft('42');
+
+        // Verify the HTTP request shape.
+        expect(capturedMethod, 'PUT');
+        expect(capturedUri!.path, '/wp-json/wc/v3/products/42');
+        expect(capturedBody, {'status': 'publish'});
+
+        // Verify the returned domain object is cleanly mapped.
+        expect(result, isA<ProductDraft>());
+        expect(result.id, '42');
+        expect(result.name, 'Product 42');
+        expect(result.status, PublishStatus.published);
       });
 
-      final apiClient = WooCommerceApiClient(
-        siteUrl: 'https://store.example.com',
-        consumerKey: 'ck_test',
-        consumerSecret: 'cs_test',
-        httpClient: mockClient,
-      );
+      test('propagates WooCommerceApiException on non-200 response', () async {
+        final mockClient = MockClient((request) async {
+          return http.Response('{"code":"rest_cannot_edit"}', 403);
+        });
 
-      final repository = WordPressProductPublishingRepository(apiClient: apiClient);
+        final apiClient = WooCommerceApiClient(
+          siteUrl: 'https://store.example.com',
+          consumerKey: 'ck_test',
+          consumerSecret: 'cs_test',
+          httpClient: mockClient,
+        );
 
-      expect(() => repository.publishDraft('1'), throwsA(isA<UnimplementedError>()));
+        final repository = WordPressProductPublishingRepository(apiClient: apiClient);
+
+        expect(() => repository.publishDraft('42'), throwsA(isA<WooCommerceApiException>()));
+      });
+
+      test('returns ProductDraft, not raw WooCommerce JSON (package boundary)', () async {
+        final mockClient = MockClient((request) async {
+          final json = buildPublishedProductJson(9);
+          json['permalink'] = 'https://store.example.com/product/9';
+          json['meta_data'] = [
+            {'id': 1, 'key': '_internal', 'value': 'secret'},
+          ];
+          return http.Response(jsonEncode(json), 200);
+        });
+
+        final apiClient = WooCommerceApiClient(
+          siteUrl: 'https://store.example.com',
+          consumerKey: 'ck_test',
+          consumerSecret: 'cs_test',
+          httpClient: mockClient,
+        );
+
+        final repository = WordPressProductPublishingRepository(apiClient: apiClient);
+        final result = await repository.publishDraft('9');
+
+        // The result is a domain ProductDraft — no WooCommerce-specific
+        // fields like permalink or meta_data are exposed.
+        expect(result, isA<ProductDraft>());
+        expect(result.id, '9');
+        expect(result.status, PublishStatus.published);
+      });
     });
 
     test('getProductDrafts propagates API errors', () async {