diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/document/DocumentRow.svelte b/frontend/src/lib/document/DocumentRow.svelte
index ce39fe1d..44fcbd16 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/document/DocumentRow.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/document/DocumentRow.svelte
@@ -187,16 +187,15 @@ function safeTagColor(color: string | null | undefined): string {
 			<!-- Right column — desktop only -->
 			<div class="hidden flex-col gap-2 pl-4 font-sans text-sm text-ink-2 sm:flex sm:w-44 lg:w-56">
 				<div>
-					{#if doc.documentDate}
-						<DocumentDate
-							iso={doc.documentDate}
-							precision={doc.metaDatePrecision}
-							end={doc.metaDateEnd}
-							showRaw={false}
-						/>
-					{:else}
-						—
-					{/if}
+					<!-- An undated document is an absence, not an error (#668): DocumentDate
+					     defensively maps a null date to the "Datum unbekannt" badge, so we
+					     always render it — never a bare em-dash fallback. -->
+					<DocumentDate
+						iso={doc.documentDate}
+						precision={doc.metaDatePrecision}
+						end={doc.metaDateEnd}
+						showRaw={false}
+					/>
 				</div>
 				<div>
 					<span class="font-bold tracking-wide text-ink-3 uppercase">{m.docs_list_from()}</span>