diff --git a/src/app/api/communities/submit/route.test.ts b/src/app/api/communities/submit/route.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..05a7edf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/api/communities/submit/route.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,89 @@
+import { beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest';
+
+const getServerSession = vi.fn();
+const saveSubmission = vi.fn();
+
+vi.mock('next-auth', () => ({
+  getServerSession,
+}));
+
+vi.mock('@/lib/auth', () => ({
+  authOptions: {},
+}));
+
+vi.mock('@/lib/redis-community-submissions', () => ({
+  saveSubmission,
+}));
+
+describe('POST /api/communities/submit', () => {
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    vi.resetAllMocks();
+    vi.spyOn(console, 'error').mockImplementation(() => undefined);
+    getServerSession.mockResolvedValue({
+      user: { email: 'organizer@example.com' },
+    });
+    saveSubmission.mockResolvedValue(undefined);
+  });
+
+  it('returns the generated submission ID on successful submission', async () => {
+    const randomUUID = vi.spyOn(crypto, 'randomUUID').mockReturnValue('abc-123');
+    const { POST } = await import('./route');
+
+    const request = new Request('http://localhost/api/communities/submit', {
+      method: 'POST',
+      headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' },
+      body: JSON.stringify({
+        name: 'React Michigan',
+        address: '123 Main St',
+        city: 'Detroit',
+        country: 'United States',
+        description: 'A React meetup in Michigan',
+        organizer_name: 'Ada Lovelace',
+        organizer_email: 'ada@example.com',
+      }),
+    });
+
+    const response = await POST(request);
+    const data = await response.json();
+
+    expect(response.status).toBe(200);
+    expect(data).toMatchObject({
+      success: true,
+      message: 'Community submitted successfully. We will review and add it soon!',
+      submissionId: 'submission-abc-123',
+    });
+    expect(saveSubmission).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      expect.objectContaining({
+        id: 'submission-abc-123',
+        submitted_by: 'organizer@example.com',
+      })
+    );
+
+    randomUUID.mockRestore();
+  });
+
+  it('keeps the existing failure payload when saving fails', async () => {
+    saveSubmission.mockRejectedValue(new Error('redis unavailable'));
+    const { POST } = await import('./route');
+
+    const request = new Request('http://localhost/api/communities/submit', {
+      method: 'POST',
+      headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' },
+      body: JSON.stringify({
+        name: 'React Michigan',
+        address: '123 Main St',
+        city: 'Detroit',
+        country: 'United States',
+        description: 'A React meetup in Michigan',
+        organizer_name: 'Ada Lovelace',
+        organizer_email: 'ada@example.com',
+      }),
+    });
+
+    const response = await POST(request);
+    const data = await response.json();
+
+    expect(response.status).toBe(500);
+    expect(data).toEqual({ success: false, error: 'Submission failed' });
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/app/api/communities/submit/route.ts b/src/app/api/communities/submit/route.ts
index a5b7e44..ea15614 100644
--- a/src/app/api/communities/submit/route.ts
+++ b/src/app/api/communities/submit/route.ts
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ export async function POST(request: Request) {
     return NextResponse.json({
       success: true,
       message: 'Community submitted successfully. We will review and add it soon!',
+      submissionId: submission.id,
     });
 
   } catch (error: unknown) {
diff --git a/src/components/communities/AddCommunityForm.test.tsx b/src/components/communities/AddCommunityForm.test.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5af33a7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/communities/AddCommunityForm.test.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,164 @@
+// @vitest-environment jsdom
+import React from 'react';
+import { act } from 'react';
+import { afterEach, beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest';
+import { createRoot } from 'react-dom/client';
+
+const push = vi.fn();
+const mockUseSession = vi.fn();
+
+vi.mock('next-auth/react', () => ({
+  useSession: () => mockUseSession(),
+}));
+
+vi.mock('next/navigation', () => ({
+  useRouter: () => ({ push }),
+}));
+
+vi.mock('@/components/rfds', () => ({
+  RFDS: {
+    Input: ({ className, ...props }: React.InputHTMLAttributes<HTMLInputElement>) => <input className={className} {...props} />,
+    Textarea: ({ className, ...props }: React.TextareaHTMLAttributes<HTMLTextAreaElement>) => <textarea className={className} {...props} />,
+    SemanticButton: ({ children, className, ...props }: React.ButtonHTMLAttributes<HTMLButtonElement>) => (
+      <button className={className} {...props}>
+        {children}
+      </button>
+    ),
+  },
+}));
+
+vi.mock('@/components/ui/country-select', () => ({
+  CountrySelect: ({ value, onChange }: { value: string; onChange: (value: string) => void }) => (
+    <label>
+      Country
+      <select aria-label="Country" value={value} onChange={(event) => onChange(event.target.value)}>
+        <option value="">Select a country</option>
+        <option value="United States">United States</option>
+      </select>
+    </label>
+  ),
+}));
+
+describe('AddCommunityForm', () => {
+  let container: HTMLDivElement;
+  let root: ReturnType<typeof createRoot> | null;
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    vi.useFakeTimers();
+    (globalThis as typeof globalThis & { IS_REACT_ACT_ENVIRONMENT?: boolean }).IS_REACT_ACT_ENVIRONMENT = true;
+    push.mockReset();
+    mockUseSession.mockReturnValue({
+      data: {
+        user: { email: 'organizer@example.com' },
+      },
+    });
+    global.fetch = vi.fn().mockResolvedValue({
+      json: async () => ({
+        success: true,
+        submissionId: 'submission-abc-123',
+      }),
+    } as Response);
+    container = document.createElement('div');
+    document.body.appendChild(container);
+    root = null;
+  });
+
+  afterEach(() => {
+    act(() => {
+      root?.unmount();
+    });
+    container.remove();
+    vi.useRealTimers();
+    vi.unstubAllGlobals();
+  });
+
+  it('shows the confirmation ID returned by the API after a successful submission', async () => {
+    const { AddCommunityForm } = await import('./AddCommunityForm');
+    root = createRoot(container);
+
+    await act(async () => {
+      root!.render(<AddCommunityForm />);
+    });
+
+    fillField('Community Name *', 'React Michigan');
+    fillField('Full Address *', '123 Main St');
+    fillField('City *', 'Detroit');
+    fillField('Description *', 'A React meetup in Michigan');
+    fillField('Your Name *', 'Ada Lovelace');
+    fillField('Email *', 'ada@example.com');
+    setSelect('Country', 'United States');
+
+    await act(async () => {
+      container.querySelector('form')?.dispatchEvent(new Event('submit', { bubbles: true, cancelable: true }));
+    });
+
+    expect(await screenText()).toContain('Community submitted!');
+    expect(await screenText()).toContain('Confirmation ID:');
+    expect(await screenText()).toContain('submission-abc-123');
+  });
+});
+
+function fillField(labelText: string, value: string) {
+  const label = [...document.querySelectorAll('label')].find((node) =>
+    node.textContent?.replace(/\s+/g, ' ').includes(labelText)
+  );
+
+  if (!label) {
+    throw new Error(`Label not found: ${labelText}`);
+  }
+
+  const field = label.parentElement?.querySelector('input, textarea') as HTMLInputElement | HTMLTextAreaElement | null;
+
+  if (!field) {
+    throw new Error(`Field not found for label: ${labelText}`);
+  }
+
+  act(() => {
+    field.value = value;
+    field.dispatchEvent(new Event('input', { bubbles: true }));
+    field.dispatchEvent(new Event('change', { bubbles: true }));
+  });
+}
+
+function setSelect(labelText: string, value: string) {
+  const label = [...document.querySelectorAll('label')].find((node) =>
+    node.textContent?.replace(/\s+/g, ' ').includes(labelText)
+  );
+
+  if (!label) {
+    throw new Error(`Select label not found: ${labelText}`);
+  }
+
+  const select = label.querySelector('select');
+
+  if (!select) {
+    throw new Error(`Select not found for label: ${labelText}`);
+  }
+
+  act(() => {
+    select.value = value;
+    select.dispatchEvent(new Event('change', { bubbles: true }));
+  });
+}
+
+async function screenText() {
+  await act(async () => {
+    await Promise.resolve();
+  });
+
+  return containerText();
+}
+
+function containerText() {
+  return containerGlobal().textContent?.replace(/\s+/g, ' ').trim() ?? '';
+}
+
+function containerGlobal() {
+  const node = document.body.lastElementChild;
+
+  if (!node) {
+    throw new Error('Missing rendered container');
+  }
+
+  return node;
+}
diff --git a/src/components/communities/AddCommunityForm.tsx b/src/components/communities/AddCommunityForm.tsx
index 8207aca..6c26a0b 100644
--- a/src/components/communities/AddCommunityForm.tsx
+++ b/src/components/communities/AddCommunityForm.tsx
@@ -15,7 +15,11 @@ export function AddCommunityForm({ fullPage, onSuccess }: Props = {}) {
     meetup_url: '', website: '', member_count: '', organizer_name: '', organizer_email: ''
   });
   const [submitting, setSubmitting] = useState(false);
-  const [result, setResult] = useState<{success: boolean; message: string} | null>(null);
+  const [result, setResult] = useState<{
+    success: boolean;
+    message: string;
+    confirmationId?: string;
+  } | null>(null);
 
   const handleSubmit = async (e: React.FormEvent) => {
     e.preventDefault();
@@ -29,13 +33,23 @@ export function AddCommunityForm({ fullPage, onSuccess }: Props = {}) {
       });
       const data = await res.json();
       if (data.success) {
-        setResult({ success: true, message: 'Community submitted!' });
-        setTimeout(() => { onSuccess?.() || (fullPage && router.push('/communities')); }, 2000);
+        setResult({
+          success: true,
+          message: 'Community submitted!',
+          confirmationId: data.submissionId,
+        });
+        setTimeout(() => {
+          if (onSuccess) {
+            onSuccess();
+          } else if (fullPage) {
+            router.push('/communities');
+          }
+        }, 2000);
       } else {
         setResult({ success: false, message: data.error || 'Failed' });
       }
-    } catch (err: any) {
-      setResult({ success: false, message: err.message });
+    } catch (err: unknown) {
+      setResult({ success: false, message: err instanceof Error ? err.message : 'Submission failed' });
     } finally {
       setSubmitting(false);
     }
@@ -72,7 +86,7 @@ export function AddCommunityForm({ fullPage, onSuccess }: Props = {}) {
       <CountrySelect label="Country" required value={formData.country} onChange={(country) => setFormData({...formData, country})} placeholder="Select your country first" />
       <div><label className="block text-sm font-medium mb-2">Full Address <span className="text-destructive">*</span></label>
         <RFDS.Input required value={formData.address} onChange={(e) => setFormData({...formData, address: e.target.value})} placeholder={getAddressPlaceholder()} className="w-full" />
-        <p className="text-xs text-muted-foreground mt-1">Include venue name, street, city - we'll use this to place your pin on the map</p>
+        <p className="text-xs text-muted-foreground mt-1">Include venue name, street, city - we&apos;ll use this to place your pin on the map</p>
       </div>
       <div><label className="block text-sm font-medium mb-2">City <span className="text-destructive">*</span></label>
         <RFDS.Input required value={formData.city} onChange={(e) => setFormData({...formData, city: e.target.value})} placeholder={formData.country === 'United States' ? 'San Francisco' : 'Amsterdam'} className="w-full" />
@@ -96,9 +110,18 @@ export function AddCommunityForm({ fullPage, onSuccess }: Props = {}) {
           <RFDS.Input required type="email" value={formData.organizer_email} onChange={(e) => setFormData({...formData, organizer_email: e.target.value})} className="w-full" />
         </div>
       </div>
-      {result && <div className={`p-4 rounded-lg border ${result.success ? 'bg-green-500/10 border-green-500/20' : 'bg-destructive/10 border-destructive/20'}`}>
-        <p className={`text-sm font-medium ${result.success ? 'text-green-600 dark:text-green-400' : 'text-destructive'}`}>{result.message}</p>
-      </div>}
+      {result && (
+        <div className={`p-4 rounded-lg border ${result.success ? 'bg-success/10 border-success/20' : 'bg-destructive/10 border-destructive/20'}`}>
+          <p className={`text-sm font-medium ${result.success ? 'text-success' : 'text-destructive'}`}>{result.message}</p>
+          {result.success && result.confirmationId && (
+            <p className="mt-2 text-xs text-muted-foreground">
+              Confirmation ID: <code className="rounded bg-muted px-1 py-0.5 font-mono text-foreground">{result.confirmationId}</code>
+              <br />
+              Save this ID if you need to follow up on your submission.
+            </p>
+          )}
+        </div>
+      )}
       <RFDS.SemanticButton type="submit" variant="primary" disabled={submitting} className="w-full">
         {submitting ? 'Submitting...' : 'Submit Community'}
       </RFDS.SemanticButton>