diff --git a/internal/handler/auth.go b/internal/handler/auth.go
index 8cb960f..42fa1a1 100644
--- a/internal/handler/auth.go
+++ b/internal/handler/auth.go
@@ -77,6 +77,44 @@ func (h *Handler) createSession(w http.ResponseWriter, userID string) {
 	})
 }
 
+func (h *Handler) handleViewToggle(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+	if r.Method != http.MethodPost {
+		http.Error(w, "Method not allowed", http.StatusMethodNotAllowed)
+		return
+	}
+
+	profile := getProfile(r.Context())
+	if profile.Role != "owner" && profile.Role != "admin" {
+		http.Error(w, "Forbidden", http.StatusForbidden)
+		return
+	}
+
+	// Toggle the cookie
+	current := false
+	if c, err := r.Cookie("view_as_buyer"); err == nil && c.Value == "1" {
+		current = true
+	}
+
+	value := "1"
+	if current {
+		value = ""
+	}
+	http.SetCookie(w, &http.Cookie{
+		Name:     "view_as_buyer",
+		Value:    value,
+		Path:     "/",
+		HttpOnly: true,
+		SameSite: http.SameSiteLaxMode,
+	})
+
+	// Redirect back to referrer or dashboard
+	ref := r.Header.Get("Referer")
+	if ref == "" {
+		ref = "/"
+	}
+	http.Redirect(w, r, ref, http.StatusSeeOther)
+}
+
 func generateToken() string {
 	b := make([]byte, 32)
 	rand.Read(b)
diff --git a/internal/handler/deals.go b/internal/handler/deals.go
index 4e66aa9..0a3ab89 100644
--- a/internal/handler/deals.go
+++ b/internal/handler/deals.go
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ func (h *Handler) getRequests(dealID string, profile *model.Profile) []*model.Di
 	query := "SELECT id, deal_id, item_number, section, description, priority, atlas_status, atlas_note, confidence, buyer_comment, seller_comment, buyer_group FROM diligence_requests WHERE deal_id = ?"
 	args := []interface{}{dealID}
 
-	if rbac.IsBuyer(profile.Role) {
+	if rbac.EffectiveIsBuyer(profile) {
 		groups := rbac.BuyerGroups(profile)
 		if len(groups) > 0 {
 			placeholders := make([]string, len(groups))
diff --git a/internal/handler/handler.go b/internal/handler/handler.go
index d99b795..d313fb7 100644
--- a/internal/handler/handler.go
+++ b/internal/handler/handler.go
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ func (h *Handler) RegisterRoutes(mux *http.ServeMux) {
 	mux.HandleFunc("/login", h.handleLoginPage)
 	mux.HandleFunc("/auth/login", h.handleLogin)
 mux.HandleFunc("/auth/logout", h.handleLogout)
+	mux.HandleFunc("/auth/view-toggle", h.requireAuth(h.handleViewToggle))
 
 	// Pages (auth required)
 	mux.HandleFunc("/", h.requireAuth(h.handleDashboard))
@@ -94,6 +95,13 @@ func (h *Handler) requireAuth(next http.HandlerFunc) http.HandlerFunc {
 			return
 		}
 
+		// Check view-as-buyer toggle (only applies to sellers)
+		if profile.Role == "owner" || profile.Role == "admin" {
+			if c, err := r.Cookie("view_as_buyer"); err == nil && c.Value == "1" {
+				profile.ViewAsBuyer = true
+			}
+		}
+
 		ctx := setProfile(r.Context(), &profile)
 		next.ServeHTTP(w, r.WithContext(ctx))
 	}
diff --git a/internal/handler/requests.go b/internal/handler/requests.go
index 94f7304..63432d9 100644
--- a/internal/handler/requests.go
+++ b/internal/handler/requests.go
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ func (h *Handler) handleUpdateComment(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	value := r.FormValue("value")
 
 	field := "seller_comment"
-	if rbac.IsBuyer(profile.Role) {
+	if rbac.EffectiveIsBuyer(profile) {
 		field = "buyer_comment"
 	}
 
diff --git a/internal/model/models.go b/internal/model/models.go
index 2cebaba..5748f7b 100644
--- a/internal/model/models.go
+++ b/internal/model/models.go
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ type Profile struct {
 	PasswordHash   string
 	CreatedAt      time.Time
 	LastLogin      *time.Time
+	ViewAsBuyer    bool // Not persisted, set per-request from cookie
 }
 
 type Deal struct {
diff --git a/internal/rbac/rbac.go b/internal/rbac/rbac.go
index bc33beb..7aff7dc 100644
--- a/internal/rbac/rbac.go
+++ b/internal/rbac/rbac.go
@@ -12,6 +12,11 @@ func IsBuyer(role string) bool {
 	return role == "viewer" || role == "member"
 }
 
+// EffectiveIsBuyer returns true if ViewAsBuyer is set OR real role is buyer
+func EffectiveIsBuyer(profile *model.Profile) bool {
+	return profile.ViewAsBuyer || IsBuyer(profile.Role)
+}
+
 // BuyerGroups returns the buyer groups for the demo buyer
 func BuyerGroups(profile *model.Profile) []string {
 	if IsBuyer(profile.Role) {