diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index bc7e5e7..767abb2 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ Szkielet komponentu Joomla 6 do gromadzenia pytań testowych.
 - przełącznik widoku listy: same pytania albo pytania z odpowiedziami,
 - frontendowy widok pytań filtrowany po symbolu arkusza egzaminacyjnego,
 - frontendowy widok testu na podstawie wybranego zestawu pytań,
+- dwuetapowe rozpoczęcie testu z loginem użytkownika i możliwością przedłużenia czasu,
 - pozycję menu „Arkusz egzaminacyjny” z opcjonalnym symbolem arkusza,
 - listę wyboru dostępnych symboli arkuszy na stronie klienckiej,
 - możliwość rozwiązania arkusza i wyświetlenia wyniku oraz odpowiedzi poprawnych i zaznaczonych,
@@ -25,6 +26,6 @@ Szkielet komponentu Joomla 6 do gromadzenia pytań testowych.
 
 ## Instalacja
 
-W Joomla wybierz **System → Install → Install from Folder** i wskaż ten katalog. Manifestem instalacyjnym jest `com_testquestions.xml` (wersja 1.14.1).
+W Joomla wybierz **System → Install → Install from Folder** i wskaż ten katalog. Manifestem instalacyjnym jest `com_testquestions.xml` (wersja 1.15.0).
 
 Po instalacji komponent jest dostępny w panelu administratora jako **Pytania testowe**.
diff --git a/administrator/components/com_testquestions/sql/updates/mysql/1.15.0.sql b/administrator/components/com_testquestions/sql/updates/mysql/1.15.0.sql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dd267bc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/administrator/components/com_testquestions/sql/updates/mysql/1.15.0.sql
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+-- No database changes required for version 1.15.0.
diff --git a/com_testquestions.xml b/com_testquestions.xml
index 8cf62bf..36d59ce 100644
--- a/com_testquestions.xml
+++ b/com_testquestions.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
     <creationDate>2026-10-14</creationDate>
     <author>Komponent</author>
     <license>GNU General Public License version 2 or later</license>
-    <version>1.14.1</version>
+    <version>1.15.0</version>
     <description>COM_TESTQUESTIONS_DESCRIPTION</description>
     <element>com_testquestions</element>
     <namespace path="src">Komponent\Component\Testquestions</namespace>
diff --git a/components/com_testquestions/language/en-GB/com_testquestions.ini b/components/com_testquestions/language/en-GB/com_testquestions.ini
index 1cddb81..1d17036 100644
--- a/components/com_testquestions/language/en-GB/com_testquestions.ini
+++ b/components/com_testquestions/language/en-GB/com_testquestions.ini
@@ -21,3 +21,7 @@ COM_TESTQUESTIONS_SET_DURATION="Czas trwania testu"
 COM_TESTQUESTIONS_SET_NOT_FOUND="Nie znaleziono wybranego zestawu testowego."
 COM_TESTQUESTIONS_SELECT_SET="Wybierz zestaw pytań"
 COM_TESTQUESTIONS_SHOW_SET="Pokaż zestaw"
+COM_TESTQUESTIONS_PARTICIPANT_NAME="Login lub nazwa użytkownika"
+COM_TESTQUESTIONS_EXTRA_TIME="Przedłużenie czasu"
+COM_TESTQUESTIONS_START_TEST="Rozpocznij test"
+COM_TESTQUESTIONS_SET_START_HINT="Wybierz zestaw, wpisz login lub nazwę użytkownika i zatwierdź rozpoczęcie testu."
diff --git a/components/com_testquestions/src/View/Set/HtmlView.php b/components/com_testquestions/src/View/Set/HtmlView.php
index a75cc82..45a5774 100644
--- a/components/com_testquestions/src/View/Set/HtmlView.php
+++ b/components/com_testquestions/src/View/Set/HtmlView.php
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ class HtmlView extends BaseHtmlView
     protected $items;
     protected $sets;
     protected $results;
+    protected $started;
 
     public function display($tpl = null)
     {
@@ -23,6 +24,10 @@ class HtmlView extends BaseHtmlView
         $this->set = $this->get('Set');
         $this->items = $this->get('Items');
         $this->sets = $this->get('Sets');
+        $input = Factory::getApplication()->getInput();
+        $this->started = $input->getMethod() === 'POST'
+            && $input->post->getString('participant_name', '') !== ''
+            && $input->post->getInt('set_id', 0) > 0;
         $this->results = $this->buildResults($this->items);
 
         return parent::display($tpl);
diff --git a/components/com_testquestions/tmpl/set/default.php b/components/com_testquestions/tmpl/set/default.php
index 18180f3..debb0e0 100644
--- a/components/com_testquestions/tmpl/set/default.php
+++ b/components/com_testquestions/tmpl/set/default.php
@@ -1,9 +1,12 @@
 <?php
 
 defined('_JEXEC') or die;
+
+use Joomla\CMS\Factory;
 ?>
 <div class="com-testquestions egzamin">
-    <form action="<?php echo htmlspecialchars($_SERVER['REQUEST_URI'], ENT_QUOTES, 'UTF-8'); ?>" method="get" class="mb-4">
+    <?php if (!$this->started) : ?>
+    <form action="<?php echo htmlspecialchars($_SERVER['REQUEST_URI'], ENT_QUOTES, 'UTF-8'); ?>" method="post" class="mb-4">
         <label for="test-set" class="form-label"><?php echo \Joomla\CMS\Language\Text::_('COM_TESTQUESTIONS_SELECT_SET'); ?></label>
         <div class="input-group">
             <select id="test-set" name="set_id" class="form-select egzamin" required>
@@ -12,16 +15,34 @@ defined('_JEXEC') or die;
                     <option value="<?php echo (int) $set->id; ?>" <?php echo $this->set && (int) $this->set->id === (int) $set->id ? 'selected' : ''; ?>><?php echo htmlspecialchars(($set->subject_title ? $set->subject_title . ' — ' : '') . $set->title, ENT_QUOTES, 'UTF-8'); ?></option>
                 <?php endforeach; ?>
             </select>
-            <input type="submit" class="egzamin" value="<?php echo htmlspecialchars(\Joomla\CMS\Language\Text::_('COM_TESTQUESTIONS_SHOW_SET'), ENT_QUOTES, 'UTF-8'); ?>">
         </div>
+        <div class="mt-3">
+            <label for="participant-name" class="form-label"><?php echo \Joomla\CMS\Language\Text::_('COM_TESTQUESTIONS_PARTICIPANT_NAME'); ?></label>
+            <input type="text" id="participant-name" name="participant_name" class="form-control" required>
+        </div>
+        <div class="mt-3">
+            <label for="extra-time" class="form-label"><?php echo \Joomla\CMS\Language\Text::_('COM_TESTQUESTIONS_EXTRA_TIME'); ?></label>
+            <select id="extra-time" name="extra_time" class="form-select" >
+                <option value="0">0 min</option>
+                <option value="5">5 min</option>
+                <option value="10">10 min</option>
+                <option value="15">15 min</option>
+                <option value="30">30 min</option>
+            </select>
+        </div>
+        <input type="submit" class="egzamin" value="<?php echo htmlspecialchars(\Joomla\CMS\Language\Text::_('COM_TESTQUESTIONS_START_TEST'), ENT_QUOTES, 'UTF-8'); ?>">
     </form>
-    <?php if (!$this->set) : ?>
+    <?php endif; ?>
+    <?php if (!$this->started) : ?>
+        <?php if (!$this->set && $this->sets) : ?><div class="alert alert-info"><?php echo \Joomla\CMS\Language\Text::_('COM_TESTQUESTIONS_SET_START_HINT'); ?></div><?php endif; ?>
+    <?php elseif (!$this->set) : ?>
         <div class="alert alert-info"><?php echo \Joomla\CMS\Language\Text::_('COM_TESTQUESTIONS_SET_NOT_FOUND'); ?></div>
     <?php else : ?>
         <header class="test-set-header">
             <?php if ($this->set->subject_title) : ?><div class="text-muted"><?php echo htmlspecialchars($this->set->subject_title, ENT_QUOTES, 'UTF-8'); ?></div><?php endif; ?>
             <h1><?php echo htmlspecialchars($this->set->title, ENT_QUOTES, 'UTF-8'); ?></h1>
-            <?php if ((int) $this->set->duration > 0) : ?><div class="small text-muted"><?php echo \Joomla\CMS\Language\Text::_('COM_TESTQUESTIONS_SET_DURATION'); ?>: <?php echo (int) $this->set->duration; ?> min</div><?php endif; ?>
+            <?php $extraTime = Factory::getApplication()->getInput()->post->getInt('extra_time', 0); ?>
+            <?php if ((int) $this->set->duration > 0) : ?><div class="small text-muted"><?php echo \Joomla\CMS\Language\Text::_('COM_TESTQUESTIONS_SET_DURATION'); ?>: <?php echo (int) $this->set->duration + $extraTime; ?> min</div><?php endif; ?>
             <?php if ($this->set->image) : ?><div class="foto_pyt"><img src="<?php echo htmlspecialchars($this->set->image, ENT_QUOTES, 'UTF-8'); ?>" alt="" loading="lazy"></div><?php endif; ?>
             <?php if ($this->set->test_content) : ?><div class="test-set-content"><?php echo $this->set->test_content; ?></div><?php endif; ?>
         </header>
@@ -59,6 +80,8 @@ defined('_JEXEC') or die;
                 </article>
             <?php endforeach; ?>
                 <input type="hidden" name="set_id" value="<?php echo (int) $this->set->id; ?>">
+                <input type="hidden" name="participant_name" value="<?php echo htmlspecialchars(Factory::getApplication()->getInput()->post->getString('participant_name', ''), ENT_QUOTES, 'UTF-8'); ?>">
+                <input type="hidden" name="extra_time" value="<?php echo (int) $extraTime; ?>">
                 <input type="hidden" name="task" value="check">
                 <?php echo \Joomla\CMS\HTML\HTMLHelper::_('form.token'); ?>
                 <input type="submit" class="egzamin" value="<?php echo htmlspecialchars(\Joomla\CMS\Language\Text::_('COM_TESTQUESTIONS_FINISH_TEST'), ENT_QUOTES, 'UTF-8'); ?>">