diff --git a/backend/src/main/java/org/raddatz/familienarchiv/config/AsyncConfig.java b/backend/src/main/java/org/raddatz/familienarchiv/config/AsyncConfig.java
index 9a7caa80..bafddbfc 100644
--- a/backend/src/main/java/org/raddatz/familienarchiv/config/AsyncConfig.java
+++ b/backend/src/main/java/org/raddatz/familienarchiv/config/AsyncConfig.java
@@ -37,4 +37,19 @@ public class AsyncConfig {
         executor.setRejectedExecutionHandler(new ThreadPoolExecutor.AbortPolicy());
         return executor;
     }
+
+    @Bean("thumbnailExecutor")
+    public Executor thumbnailExecutor() {
+        ThreadPoolTaskExecutor executor = new ThreadPoolTaskExecutor();
+        executor.setCorePoolSize(1);
+        executor.setMaxPoolSize(2);
+        executor.setQueueCapacity(200);
+        executor.setThreadNamePrefix("Thumbnail-");
+        // CallerRunsPolicy applies back-pressure to quick-upload batches and admin backfill
+        // instead of dropping work (shared taskExecutor uses AbortPolicy). Safe because the
+        // task is dispatched via TransactionSynchronization.afterCommit, which runs on a
+        // post-commit callback thread without active transaction synchronization.
+        executor.setRejectedExecutionHandler(new ThreadPoolExecutor.CallerRunsPolicy());
+        return executor;
+    }
 }
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