diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/person/genealogy/StammbaumBottomSheet.svelte b/frontend/src/lib/person/genealogy/StammbaumBottomSheet.svelte
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..22cf3234
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/person/genealogy/StammbaumBottomSheet.svelte
@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+<script lang="ts">
+import { m } from '$lib/paraglide/messages.js';
+import { trapFocus } from '$lib/shared/actions/trapFocus';
+import StammbaumSidePanel from '$lib/person/genealogy/StammbaumSidePanel.svelte';
+import type { components } from '$lib/generated/api';
+
+type PersonNodeDTO = components['schemas']['PersonNodeDTO'];
+
+interface Props {
+	node: PersonNodeDTO;
+	canWrite: boolean;
+	onClose: () => void;
+}
+
+let { node, canWrite, onClose }: Props = $props();
+
+// Swipe the sheet down past this threshold to dismiss it (Leonie).
+const SWIPE_DISMISS_PX = 80;
+let dragY = $state(0);
+let dragging = false;
+let startY = 0;
+
+function onHandleDown(event: PointerEvent) {
+	dragging = true;
+	startY = event.clientY;
+	(event.currentTarget as HTMLElement).setPointerCapture?.(event.pointerId);
+}
+function onHandleMove(event: PointerEvent) {
+	if (dragging) dragY = Math.max(0, event.clientY - startY);
+}
+function onHandleUp() {
+	if (!dragging) return;
+	dragging = false;
+	if (dragY >= SWIPE_DISMISS_PX) onClose();
+	dragY = 0;
+}
+
+function onKeydown(event: KeyboardEvent) {
+	if (event.key === 'Escape') onClose();
+}
+</script>
+
+<!-- Backdrop: a full-screen button so tap-outside dismiss is keyboard- and
+     screen-reader-accessible without a static-element click handler. -->
+<button
+	type="button"
+	class="fixed inset-0 z-30 bg-black/30 md:hidden"
+	aria-label={m.stammbaum_close_panel()}
+	onclick={onClose}
+></button>
+
+<div
+	role="dialog"
+	aria-modal="true"
+	aria-label={node.displayName}
+	class="fixed inset-x-0 bottom-0 z-40 max-h-[60dvh] overflow-y-auto rounded-t-xl border-t border-line bg-surface shadow-lg md:hidden"
+	style="transform: translateY({dragY}px);"
+	use:trapFocus
+	onkeydown={onKeydown}
+>
+	<!-- Drag handle grip — swipe down to dismiss. -->
+	<!-- svelte-ignore a11y_no_static_element_interactions -->
+	<div
+		class="flex cursor-grab justify-center py-2 active:cursor-grabbing"
+		onpointerdown={onHandleDown}
+		onpointermove={onHandleMove}
+		onpointerup={onHandleUp}
+		onpointercancel={onHandleUp}
+	>
+		<div class="h-1 w-10 rounded-full bg-line" aria-hidden="true"></div>
+	</div>
+
+	<StammbaumSidePanel node={node} canWrite={canWrite} onClose={onClose} />
+</div>
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/person/genealogy/StammbaumBottomSheet.svelte.test.ts b/frontend/src/lib/person/genealogy/StammbaumBottomSheet.svelte.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a0c1f72c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/person/genealogy/StammbaumBottomSheet.svelte.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+import { describe, it, expect, vi } from 'vitest';
+import { render } from 'vitest-browser-svelte';
+import StammbaumBottomSheet from './StammbaumBottomSheet.svelte';
+
+const node = { id: 'p-1', displayName: 'Anna Schmidt', familyMember: true };
+
+describe('StammbaumBottomSheet (#692)', () => {
+	it('renders as a dialog with the person name as its accessible name', async () => {
+		render(StammbaumBottomSheet, { node, canWrite: false, onClose: () => {} });
+		const dialog = document.querySelector('[role="dialog"]')!;
+		expect(dialog).toBeTruthy();
+		expect(dialog.getAttribute('aria-label')).toBe('Anna Schmidt');
+	});
+
+	it('dismisses on Escape', async () => {
+		const onClose = vi.fn();
+		render(StammbaumBottomSheet, { node, canWrite: false, onClose });
+		const dialog = document.querySelector('[role="dialog"]') as HTMLElement;
+		dialog.dispatchEvent(new KeyboardEvent('keydown', { key: 'Escape', bubbles: true }));
+		expect(onClose).toHaveBeenCalled();
+	});
+
+	it('dismisses when the backdrop is tapped', async () => {
+		const onClose = vi.fn();
+		render(StammbaumBottomSheet, { node, canWrite: false, onClose });
+		const backdrop = document.querySelector('button[aria-label]') as HTMLButtonElement;
+		backdrop.click();
+		expect(onClose).toHaveBeenCalled();
+	});
+
+	it('dismisses on a downward swipe past the threshold', async () => {
+		const onClose = vi.fn();
+		render(StammbaumBottomSheet, { node, canWrite: false, onClose });
+		const handle = document.querySelector('[role="dialog"] > div') as HTMLElement;
+		handle.dispatchEvent(
+			new PointerEvent('pointerdown', { pointerId: 1, clientY: 100, bubbles: true })
+		);
+		handle.dispatchEvent(
+			new PointerEvent('pointermove', { pointerId: 1, clientY: 220, bubbles: true })
+		);
+		handle.dispatchEvent(
+			new PointerEvent('pointerup', { pointerId: 1, clientY: 220, bubbles: true })
+		);
+		expect(onClose).toHaveBeenCalled();
+	});
+});
diff --git a/frontend/src/routes/stammbaum/+page.svelte b/frontend/src/routes/stammbaum/+page.svelte
index 8d8923e2..084f60db 100644
--- a/frontend/src/routes/stammbaum/+page.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/routes/stammbaum/+page.svelte
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import { page } from '$app/state';
 import { replaceState } from '$app/navigation';
 import StammbaumTree from '$lib/person/genealogy/StammbaumTree.svelte';
 import StammbaumSidePanel from '$lib/person/genealogy/StammbaumSidePanel.svelte';
+import StammbaumBottomSheet from '$lib/person/genealogy/StammbaumBottomSheet.svelte';
 import StammbaumControls from '$lib/person/genealogy/StammbaumControls.svelte';
 import {
 	type PanZoomState,
@@ -127,16 +128,12 @@ $effect(() => {
 						onClose={() => (selectedId = null)}
 					/>
 				</aside>
-				<!-- Mobile: fixed bottom sheet -->
-				<div
-					class="fixed inset-x-0 bottom-0 z-40 max-h-[60dvh] overflow-y-auto border-t border-line bg-surface shadow-lg md:hidden"
-				>
-					<StammbaumSidePanel
-						node={selectedNode}
-						canWrite={canWrite}
-						onClose={() => (selectedId = null)}
-					/>
-				</div>
+				<!-- Mobile: dismissible bottom sheet (overlay, preserves pan/zoom) -->
+				<StammbaumBottomSheet
+					node={selectedNode}
+					canWrite={canWrite}
+					onClose={() => (selectedId = null)}
+				/>
 			{/if}
 		</div>
 	{/if}