diff --git a/lib/datalog/eval.sx b/lib/datalog/eval.sx
index 32db2f7f..e0fc1554 100644
--- a/lib/datalog/eval.sx
+++ b/lib/datalog/eval.sx
@@ -134,6 +134,35 @@
           (dl-find-bindings body db (dl-empty-subst)))
         new?))))
 
+;; Returns true iff one more saturation step would derive no new
+;; tuples (i.e. the db is at fixpoint). Useful in tests that want
+;; to assert "no work left" after a saturation call. Works under
+;; either saturator since both compute the same fixpoint.
+(define
+  dl-saturated?
+  (fn
+    (db)
+    (let ((any-new false))
+      (do
+        (for-each
+          (fn
+            (rule)
+            (when (not any-new)
+              (for-each
+                (fn
+                  (s)
+                  (let ((derived (dl-apply-subst (get rule :head) s)))
+                    (when
+                      (and (not any-new)
+                           (not (dl-tuple-member?
+                                  derived
+                                  (dl-rel-tuples
+                                    db (dl-rel-name derived)))))
+                      (set! any-new true))))
+                (dl-find-bindings (get rule :body) db (dl-empty-subst)))))
+          (dl-rules db))
+        (not any-new)))))
+
 (define
   dl-saturate-naive!
   (fn
diff --git a/lib/datalog/scoreboard.json b/lib/datalog/scoreboard.json
index 1a302808..95bc068c 100644
--- a/lib/datalog/scoreboard.json
+++ b/lib/datalog/scoreboard.json
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 {
   "lang": "datalog",
-  "total_passed": 209,
+  "total_passed": 212,
   "total_failed": 0,
-  "total": 209,
+  "total": 212,
   "suites": [
     {"name":"tokenize","passed":26,"failed":0,"total":26},
     {"name":"parse","passed":18,"failed":0,"total":18},
     {"name":"unify","passed":28,"failed":0,"total":28},
-    {"name":"eval","passed":25,"failed":0,"total":25},
+    {"name":"eval","passed":28,"failed":0,"total":28},
     {"name":"builtins","passed":19,"failed":0,"total":19},
     {"name":"semi_naive","passed":8,"failed":0,"total":8},
     {"name":"negation","passed":10,"failed":0,"total":10},
@@ -16,5 +16,5 @@
     {"name":"magic","passed":22,"failed":0,"total":22},
     {"name":"demo","passed":18,"failed":0,"total":18}
   ],
-  "generated": "2026-05-08T10:13:00+00:00"
+  "generated": "2026-05-08T10:15:09+00:00"
 }
diff --git a/lib/datalog/scoreboard.md b/lib/datalog/scoreboard.md
index 1e78dc45..4cb73b51 100644
--- a/lib/datalog/scoreboard.md
+++ b/lib/datalog/scoreboard.md
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 # datalog scoreboard
 
-**209 / 209 passing** (0 failure(s)).
+**212 / 212 passing** (0 failure(s)).
 
 | Suite | Passed | Total | Status |
 |-------|--------|-------|--------|
 | tokenize | 26 | 26 | ok |
 | parse | 18 | 18 | ok |
 | unify | 28 | 28 | ok |
-| eval | 25 | 25 | ok |
+| eval | 28 | 28 | ok |
 | builtins | 19 | 19 | ok |
 | semi_naive | 8 | 8 | ok |
 | negation | 10 | 10 | ok |
diff --git a/lib/datalog/tests/eval.sx b/lib/datalog/tests/eval.sx
index 8030f3f1..9c688f86 100644
--- a/lib/datalog/tests/eval.sx
+++ b/lib/datalog/tests/eval.sx
@@ -258,6 +258,31 @@
           (do (dl-set-strategy! db :magic) (dl-get-strategy db)))
         :magic)
 
+      ;; dl-saturated?: no-work-left predicate.
+      (dl-et-test! "saturated? after saturation"
+        (let ((db (dl-program
+                    "parent(a, b).
+                     ancestor(X, Y) :- parent(X, Y).")))
+          (do (dl-saturate! db) (dl-saturated? db)))
+        true)
+
+      (dl-et-test! "saturated? before saturation"
+        (let ((db (dl-program
+                    "parent(a, b).
+                     ancestor(X, Y) :- parent(X, Y).")))
+          (dl-saturated? db))
+        false)
+
+      (dl-et-test! "saturated? after assert"
+        (let ((db (dl-program
+                    "parent(a, b).
+                     ancestor(X, Y) :- parent(X, Y).")))
+          (do
+            (dl-saturate! db)
+            (dl-add-fact! db (list (quote parent) (quote b) (quote c)))
+            (dl-saturated? db)))
+        false)
+
       (dl-et-test-set! "magic-set still derives correctly"
         (let
           ((db (dl-program