diff --git a/backend/src/main/java/org/raddatz/familienarchiv/controller/DocumentController.java b/backend/src/main/java/org/raddatz/familienarchiv/controller/DocumentController.java
index f23f465b..a405577d 100644
--- a/backend/src/main/java/org/raddatz/familienarchiv/controller/DocumentController.java
+++ b/backend/src/main/java/org/raddatz/familienarchiv/controller/DocumentController.java
@@ -2,7 +2,9 @@ package org.raddatz.familienarchiv.controller;
 
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.time.LocalDate;
+import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Set;
 import java.util.UUID;
 
 
@@ -103,6 +105,40 @@ public class DocumentController {
         }
     }
 
+    // --- QUICK UPLOAD ---
+
+    private static final Set<String> ALLOWED_CONTENT_TYPES = Set.of(
+            "application/pdf", "image/jpeg", "image/png", "image/tiff");
+
+    public record QuickUploadResult(List<Document> created, List<String> errors) {}
+
+    @PostMapping(value = "/quick-upload", consumes = MediaType.MULTIPART_FORM_DATA_VALUE)
+    @RequirePermission(Permission.WRITE_ALL)
+    public QuickUploadResult quickUpload(
+            @RequestPart(value = "files", required = false) List<MultipartFile> files) {
+        List<Document> created = new ArrayList<>();
+        List<String> errors = new ArrayList<>();
+
+        if (files == null || files.isEmpty()) {
+            return new QuickUploadResult(created, errors);
+        }
+
+        for (MultipartFile file : files) {
+            if (!ALLOWED_CONTENT_TYPES.contains(file.getContentType())) {
+                errors.add(file.getOriginalFilename() + ": unsupported file type");
+                continue;
+            }
+            try {
+                created.add(documentService.storeDocument(file));
+            } catch (Exception e) {
+                errors.add(file.getOriginalFilename() + ": " + e.getMessage());
+                log.warn("Quick upload failed for file {}: {}", file.getOriginalFilename(), e.getMessage());
+            }
+        }
+
+        return new QuickUploadResult(created, errors);
+    }
+
     @GetMapping("/search")
     public ResponseEntity<List<Document>> search(
             @RequestParam(required = false) String q,
diff --git a/backend/src/main/java/org/raddatz/familienarchiv/service/DocumentService.java b/backend/src/main/java/org/raddatz/familienarchiv/service/DocumentService.java
index a79a8f22..45cfd2da 100644
--- a/backend/src/main/java/org/raddatz/familienarchiv/service/DocumentService.java
+++ b/backend/src/main/java/org/raddatz/familienarchiv/service/DocumentService.java
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ public class DocumentService {
         } else {
             document = Document.builder()
                     .originalFilename(originalFilename)
-                    .title(originalFilename)
+                    .title(stripExtension(originalFilename))
                     .status(DocumentStatus.UPLOADED)
                     .build();
         }
@@ -307,6 +307,12 @@ public class DocumentService {
 
     // ─── private helpers ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
+    private static String stripExtension(String filename) {
+        if (filename == null) return null;
+        int dot = filename.lastIndexOf('.');
+        return dot > 0 ? filename.substring(0, dot) : filename;
+    }
+
     private static String sha256Hex(byte[] bytes) {
         try {
             MessageDigest digest = MessageDigest.getInstance("SHA-256");
diff --git a/backend/src/test/java/org/raddatz/familienarchiv/controller/DocumentControllerTest.java b/backend/src/test/java/org/raddatz/familienarchiv/controller/DocumentControllerTest.java
index 545e98f3..0f64fddc 100644
--- a/backend/src/test/java/org/raddatz/familienarchiv/controller/DocumentControllerTest.java
+++ b/backend/src/test/java/org/raddatz/familienarchiv/controller/DocumentControllerTest.java
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.UUID;
 
+import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.containsString;
 import static org.mockito.ArgumentMatchers.any;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.when;
 import static org.springframework.test.web.servlet.request.MockMvcRequestBuilders.get;
@@ -121,6 +122,50 @@ class DocumentControllerTest {
                 .andExpect(status().isOk());
     }
 
+    // ─── POST /api/documents/quick-upload ────────────────────────────────────
+
+    @Test
+    void quickUpload_returns401_whenUnauthenticated() throws Exception {
+        mockMvc.perform(multipart("/api/documents/quick-upload"))
+                .andExpect(status().isUnauthorized());
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    @WithMockUser
+    void quickUpload_returns403_whenMissingWritePermission() throws Exception {
+        mockMvc.perform(multipart("/api/documents/quick-upload"))
+                .andExpect(status().isForbidden());
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    @WithMockUser(authorities = "WRITE_ALL")
+    void quickUpload_returns200_withValidPdfFile() throws Exception {
+        Document doc = Document.builder()
+                .id(UUID.randomUUID()).title("scan001").originalFilename("scan001.pdf").build();
+        when(documentService.storeDocument(any())).thenReturn(doc);
+
+        org.springframework.mock.web.MockMultipartFile file =
+                new org.springframework.mock.web.MockMultipartFile("files", "scan001.pdf", "application/pdf", new byte[]{1});
+
+        mockMvc.perform(multipart("/api/documents/quick-upload").file(file))
+                .andExpect(status().isOk())
+                .andExpect(jsonPath("$.created[0].title").value("scan001"))
+                .andExpect(jsonPath("$.errors").isEmpty());
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    @WithMockUser(authorities = "WRITE_ALL")
+    void quickUpload_skipsUnsupportedFileType_andReturnsError() throws Exception {
+        org.springframework.mock.web.MockMultipartFile file =
+                new org.springframework.mock.web.MockMultipartFile("files", "report.docx",
+                        "application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document", new byte[]{1});
+
+        mockMvc.perform(multipart("/api/documents/quick-upload").file(file))
+                .andExpect(status().isOk())
+                .andExpect(jsonPath("$.created").isEmpty())
+                .andExpect(jsonPath("$.errors[0]").value(containsString("report.docx")));
+    }
+
     // ─── GET /api/documents/{id}/versions ────────────────────────────────────
 
     @Test
diff --git a/backend/src/test/java/org/raddatz/familienarchiv/service/DocumentServiceTest.java b/backend/src/test/java/org/raddatz/familienarchiv/service/DocumentServiceTest.java
index b6fc3dea..36e7c2eb 100644
--- a/backend/src/test/java/org/raddatz/familienarchiv/service/DocumentServiceTest.java
+++ b/backend/src/test/java/org/raddatz/familienarchiv/service/DocumentServiceTest.java
@@ -212,6 +212,44 @@ class DocumentServiceTest {
         verify(documentVersionService).recordVersion(any(Document.class));
     }
 
+    // ─── storeDocument ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+    @Test
+    void storeDocument_setsTitle_withoutFileExtension_forNewDocument() throws Exception {
+        org.springframework.mock.web.MockMultipartFile file =
+                new org.springframework.mock.web.MockMultipartFile("file", "scan001.pdf", "application/pdf", new byte[]{1});
+        FileService.UploadResult uploadResult = new FileService.UploadResult("documents/uuid_scan001.pdf", "abc123");
+        Document saved = Document.builder().id(UUID.randomUUID()).title("scan001").originalFilename("scan001.pdf").build();
+
+        when(documentRepository.findByOriginalFilename("scan001.pdf")).thenReturn(Optional.empty());
+        when(documentRepository.save(any())).thenReturn(saved);
+        when(fileService.uploadFile(any(), any())).thenReturn(uploadResult);
+
+        org.mockito.ArgumentCaptor<Document> captor = org.mockito.ArgumentCaptor.forClass(Document.class);
+        documentService.storeDocument(file);
+
+        verify(documentRepository).save(captor.capture());
+        assertThat(captor.getValue().getTitle()).isEqualTo("scan001");
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void storeDocument_preservesExistingTitle_whenPlaceholderAlreadyExists() throws Exception {
+        org.springframework.mock.web.MockMultipartFile file =
+                new org.springframework.mock.web.MockMultipartFile("file", "scan001.pdf", "application/pdf", new byte[]{1});
+        FileService.UploadResult uploadResult = new FileService.UploadResult("documents/uuid_scan001.pdf", "abc123");
+        Document placeholder = Document.builder()
+                .id(UUID.randomUUID()).title("Brief an Oma").originalFilename("scan001.pdf")
+                .status(org.raddatz.familienarchiv.model.DocumentStatus.PLACEHOLDER).build();
+
+        when(documentRepository.findByOriginalFilename("scan001.pdf")).thenReturn(Optional.of(placeholder));
+        when(documentRepository.save(any())).thenReturn(placeholder);
+        when(fileService.uploadFile(any(), any())).thenReturn(uploadResult);
+
+        documentService.storeDocument(file);
+
+        assertThat(placeholder.getTitle()).isEqualTo("Brief an Oma");
+    }
+
     // ─── backfillFileHashes ───────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
     @Test