diff --git a/src/app/api/v1/quotes/[id]/pdf/route.ts b/src/app/api/v1/quotes/[id]/pdf/route.ts
index 09aad6b..497d701 100644
--- a/src/app/api/v1/quotes/[id]/pdf/route.ts
+++ b/src/app/api/v1/quotes/[id]/pdf/route.ts
@@ -146,6 +146,14 @@ export async function POST(
     const quote = await pb.collection("quotes").getOne<Quote>(quoteId, {
       expand: "customer",
     });
+    // No-quote / decline-letter flag. When true, we render every
+    // active item through to the PDF regardless of price — this is
+    // the PDF companion to the no-quote feature (Tasks 1-4 of the
+    // plan). The PDF component itself will render "Not quoted" cells
+    // for these rows (Task 8). DiagnosePdfReadiness was relaxed in
+    // Task 5 so priced quotes still surface their gaps; for
+    // is_no_quote quotes, we just render.
+    const isNoQuote = !!quote.is_no_quote;
     const customer = quote.expand?.customer as Customer | undefined;
     if (!customer) {
       return NextResponse.json(
@@ -214,7 +222,22 @@ export async function POST(
       }
     }
 
-    if (ready.length === 0) {
+    // itemsForPdf: what we hand to <QuoteDocument>. For priced quotes
+    // this is the priced/processed subset (the `ready` array above).
+    // For no-quote / decline letters we bypass the filter entirely
+    // and render ALL active items — the PDF component itself decides
+    // how to render the price/total cells (Task 8 wires the "Not
+    // quoted" text in those columns). This is the third pricing-gate
+    // relaxation of the no-quote plan; Tasks 4-6 covered submit /
+    // diagnose / send.
+    //
+    // We keep `ready` populated for the downstream status-flip logic
+    // (decides approval_pending vs partial_approval_pending) and the
+    // partial-quote note below ("5 of 15 items"), both of which still
+    // apply to priced quotes.
+    const itemsForPdf = isNoQuote ? allItems : ready;
+
+    if (!isNoQuote && ready.length === 0) {
       const body: ValidationErrorBody = {
         error:
           allItems.length === 0
@@ -258,12 +281,13 @@ export async function POST(
     // Render
     const pdfBuffer = await renderQuotePdf({
       quote,
-      items: ready,
+      items: itemsForPdf,
       customer,
       letterhead,
       logoDataUri,
       partialNote,
       quoteNotes: quote.quote_notes ?? null,
+      noQuote: isNoQuote,
     });
 
     // Build a stable, human-readable filename
diff --git a/src/lib/pdf/quote-document.tsx b/src/lib/pdf/quote-document.tsx
index 3611969..8e10613 100644
--- a/src/lib/pdf/quote-document.tsx
+++ b/src/lib/pdf/quote-document.tsx
@@ -106,6 +106,18 @@ export interface QuoteDocumentProps {
    * Added 2026-08-17.
    */
   quoteNotes?: string | null;
+  /**
+   * When true, the quote is being rendered as a "decline / no-quote"
+   * letter instead of a priced quotation. The PDF route bypasses the
+   * normal price/processed/supplier filter when this flag is set, and
+   * passes every active item through. The component itself decides
+   * how to render the per-row cells (Task 8 will wire the
+   * "Not quoted" text in the price/total columns).
+   *
+   * Default false = standard priced quotation. Added 2026-08-26
+   * alongside the no-quote / decline-letter feature.
+   */
+  noQuote?: boolean;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -130,6 +142,7 @@ export function QuoteDocument({
   logoDataUri,
   partialNote,
   quoteNotes,
+  noQuote: _noQuote,
 }: QuoteDocumentProps) {
   const subtotal = quoteSubtotal(items);
   const vat = vatAmount(subtotal);