diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/document/BulkDocumentEditLayout.svelte b/frontend/src/lib/components/document/BulkDocumentEditLayout.svelte
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8a280226
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/document/BulkDocumentEditLayout.svelte
@@ -0,0 +1,190 @@
+<script lang="ts">
+import { SvelteMap } from 'svelte/reactivity';
+import { goto } from '$app/navigation';
+import { untrack } from 'svelte';
+import BulkDropZone from './BulkDropZone.svelte';
+import FileSwitcherStrip from './FileSwitcherStrip.svelte';
+import type { FileEntry } from './FileSwitcherStrip.svelte';
+import ScopeCard from './ScopeCard.svelte';
+import UploadSaveBar from './UploadSaveBar.svelte';
+import WhoWhenSection from './WhoWhenSection.svelte';
+import DescriptionSection from './DescriptionSection.svelte';
+import { bulkTitleFromFilename } from '$lib/utils/filename';
+import type { Tag } from '$lib/components/TagInput.svelte';
+import type { components } from '$lib/generated/api';
+
+type Person = components['schemas']['Person'];
+
+let {
+	initialSenderId = '',
+	initialSenderName = '',
+	initialReceivers = []
+}: {
+	initialSenderId?: string;
+	initialSenderName?: string;
+	initialReceivers?: Person[];
+} = $props();
+
+// --- File state ---
+let files = new SvelteMap<string, FileEntry>();
+let activeId = $state<string | null>(null);
+let chunkProgress = $state<{ done: number; total: number } | undefined>(undefined);
+
+// --- Shared metadata ---
+let senderId = $state(untrack(() => initialSenderId));
+let selectedReceivers = $state<Person[]>(untrack(() => initialReceivers));
+let dateIso = $state('');
+let tags = $state<Tag[]>([]);
+
+// --- Derived ---
+const isMulti = $derived(files.size >= 2);
+const activeFile = $derived(activeId ? files.get(activeId) : null);
+
+// --- Handlers ---
+function addFiles(newFiles: File[]) {
+	for (const file of newFiles) {
+		const id = crypto.randomUUID();
+		const title = bulkTitleFromFilename(file.name);
+		files.set(id, { id, file, title, status: 'idle' });
+		if (!activeId) activeId = id;
+	}
+}
+
+function removeFile(id: string) {
+	files.delete(id);
+	if (activeId === id) {
+		activeId = files.keys().next().value ?? null;
+	}
+}
+
+function setTitle(id: string, title: string) {
+	const entry = files.get(id);
+	if (entry) files.set(id, { ...entry, title });
+}
+
+async function save() {
+	const entries = Array.from(files.values());
+	const chunkSize = 10;
+	const chunks: FileEntry[][] = [];
+	for (let i = 0; i < entries.length; i += chunkSize) {
+		chunks.push(entries.slice(i, i + chunkSize));
+	}
+	chunkProgress = { done: 0, total: chunks.length };
+
+	for (let i = 0; i < chunks.length; i++) {
+		const chunk = chunks[i];
+		const formData = new FormData();
+		chunk.forEach((entry) => formData.append('files', entry.file));
+		const metadata = {
+			titles: chunk.map((e) => e.title),
+			senderId: senderId || null,
+			receiverIds: selectedReceivers.map((r) => r.id),
+			documentDate: dateIso || null
+		};
+		formData.append('metadata', new Blob([JSON.stringify(metadata)], { type: 'application/json' }));
+		await fetch('/api/documents/quick-upload', { method: 'POST', body: formData });
+		chunkProgress = { done: i + 1, total: chunks.length };
+	}
+	goto('/documents');
+}
+</script>
+
+{#if files.size === 0}
+	<!-- N=0: full-panel drop zone -->
+	<div class="flex min-h-[400px] flex-col">
+		<BulkDropZone onFilesAdded={addFiles} />
+	</div>
+{:else}
+	<div class="mx-auto flex max-w-7xl flex-col gap-0 px-4 py-6">
+		{#if isMulti}
+			<FileSwitcherStrip
+				files={Array.from(files.values())}
+				activeId={activeId ?? ''}
+				onSelect={(id) => (activeId = id)}
+				onRemove={removeFile}
+			/>
+		{/if}
+
+		<div class="flex gap-6">
+			<!-- Left: PDF preview -->
+			<div class="hidden w-1/2 lg:block">
+				{#if activeFile}
+					<div
+						class="flex h-[600px] flex-col items-center justify-center rounded-sm bg-gray-900 text-white/40"
+					>
+						<span class="text-sm">{activeFile.file.name}</span>
+						<span class="mt-1 text-xs">Vorschau nach Upload verfügbar</span>
+					</div>
+				{/if}
+			</div>
+
+			<!-- Right: metadata -->
+			<div class="flex flex-1 flex-col gap-4">
+				{#if isMulti}
+					<!-- Per-file scope card: title -->
+					<ScopeCard variant="per-file" data-variant="per-file">
+						{#if activeFile}
+							<label class="block">
+								<span class="mb-1 block text-xs font-medium text-brand-navy/70">Titel</span>
+								<input
+									type="text"
+									value={activeFile.title}
+									oninput={(e) =>
+										setTitle(activeId!, (e.currentTarget as HTMLInputElement).value)}
+									class="border-brand-sand block w-full rounded-sm border p-2 text-sm focus:border-brand-mint focus:outline-none"
+								/>
+							</label>
+						{/if}
+					</ScopeCard>
+
+					<!-- Shared scope card: metadata -->
+					<ScopeCard variant="shared" count={files.size} data-variant="shared">
+						<WhoWhenSection
+							bind:senderId={senderId}
+							bind:selectedReceivers={selectedReceivers}
+							bind:dateIso={dateIso}
+							initialSenderName={initialSenderName}
+						/>
+						<DescriptionSection bind:tags={tags} hideTitle />
+					</ScopeCard>
+				{:else}
+					<!-- N=1: no scope cards, just the fields directly -->
+					{#if activeFile}
+						<div class="border-brand-sand rounded-sm border bg-white p-4 shadow-sm">
+							<label class="block">
+								<span class="mb-1 block text-xs font-medium text-brand-navy/70">Titel</span>
+								<input
+									type="text"
+									value={activeFile.title}
+									oninput={(e) =>
+										setTitle(activeId!, (e.currentTarget as HTMLInputElement).value)}
+									class="border-brand-sand block w-full rounded-sm border p-2 text-sm focus:border-brand-mint focus:outline-none"
+								/>
+							</label>
+						</div>
+					{/if}
+					<div class="border-brand-sand rounded-sm border bg-white p-4 shadow-sm">
+						<WhoWhenSection
+							bind:senderId={senderId}
+							bind:selectedReceivers={selectedReceivers}
+							bind:dateIso={dateIso}
+							initialSenderName={initialSenderName}
+						/>
+						<DescriptionSection bind:tags={tags} hideTitle />
+					</div>
+				{/if}
+			</div>
+		</div>
+
+		<UploadSaveBar
+			fileCount={files.size}
+			chunkProgress={chunkProgress}
+			onSave={save}
+			onDiscard={() => {
+				files.clear();
+				activeId = null;
+				chunkProgress = undefined;
+			}}
+		/>
+	</div>
+{/if}
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/document/BulkDocumentEditLayout.svelte.spec.ts b/frontend/src/lib/components/document/BulkDocumentEditLayout.svelte.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e063094d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/document/BulkDocumentEditLayout.svelte.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,99 @@
+import { describe, it, expect, vi, afterEach } from 'vitest';
+import { cleanup, render } from 'vitest-browser-svelte';
+import { page, userEvent } from 'vitest/browser';
+import BulkDocumentEditLayout from './BulkDocumentEditLayout.svelte';
+
+afterEach(() => {
+	cleanup();
+	vi.unstubAllGlobals();
+});
+
+function makeFile(name: string): File {
+	return new File(['content'], name, { type: 'application/pdf' });
+}
+
+async function addFilesViaInput(container: HTMLElement, files: File[]): Promise<void> {
+	const input = container.querySelector('input[type="file"]') as HTMLInputElement;
+	if (!input) throw new Error('No file input found — is BulkDropZone visible?');
+	await userEvent.upload(input, files);
+}
+
+describe('BulkDocumentEditLayout', () => {
+	it('N=0: shows BulkDropZone', async () => {
+		render(BulkDocumentEditLayout, {});
+		await expect.element(page.getByTestId('bulk-drop-zone')).toBeInTheDocument();
+	});
+
+	it('N=1: file-switcher-strip and per-file scope card are absent', async () => {
+		const { container } = render(BulkDocumentEditLayout, {});
+		await addFilesViaInput(container, [makeFile('doc.pdf')]);
+		expect(container.querySelector('[data-testid="file-switcher-strip"]')).toBeNull();
+		expect(container.querySelector('[data-variant="per-file"]')).toBeNull();
+	});
+
+	it('N=5: file-switcher-strip and per-file scope card are both present', async () => {
+		const { container } = render(BulkDocumentEditLayout, {});
+		await addFilesViaInput(container, [
+			makeFile('a.pdf'),
+			makeFile('b.pdf'),
+			makeFile('c.pdf'),
+			makeFile('d.pdf'),
+			makeFile('e.pdf')
+		]);
+		expect(container.querySelector('[data-testid="file-switcher-strip"]')).not.toBeNull();
+		expect(container.querySelector('[data-variant="per-file"]')).not.toBeNull();
+	});
+
+	it('removing middle file preserves order of remaining files', async () => {
+		const { container } = render(BulkDocumentEditLayout, {});
+		await addFilesViaInput(container, [
+			makeFile('file0.pdf'),
+			makeFile('file1.pdf'),
+			makeFile('file2.pdf')
+		]);
+
+		// Remove the chip for file1 via its "Entfernen" remove button (second × button)
+		const removeButtons = container.querySelectorAll<HTMLButtonElement>(
+			'[data-testid="file-switcher-strip"] button[aria-label="Entfernen"]'
+		);
+		expect(removeButtons.length).toBe(3);
+		removeButtons[1].click(); // remove file1
+
+		// Wait for Svelte to flush the DOM update
+		await vi.waitFor(
+			() => {
+				const chips = container.querySelectorAll(
+					'[data-testid="file-switcher-strip"] [data-chip-id]'
+				);
+				expect(chips.length).toBe(2);
+				expect(chips[0].textContent?.trim()).toContain('file0');
+				expect(chips[1].textContent?.trim()).toContain('file2');
+			},
+			{ timeout: 1000 }
+		);
+	});
+
+	it('save calls fetch twice for 12 files (2 chunks of 10)', async () => {
+		const mockFetch = vi.fn().mockResolvedValue({
+			ok: true,
+			json: async () => ({ created: [], updated: [], errors: [] })
+		});
+		vi.stubGlobal('fetch', mockFetch);
+
+		// Also stub goto to prevent navigation errors in test
+		vi.mock('$app/navigation', () => ({ goto: vi.fn() }));
+
+		const { container } = render(BulkDocumentEditLayout, {});
+		const files = Array.from({ length: 12 }, (_, i) => makeFile(`f${i}.pdf`));
+		await addFilesViaInput(container, files);
+
+		const saveBtn = container.querySelector(
+			'button[data-testid="bulk-save-btn"]'
+		) as HTMLButtonElement;
+		expect(saveBtn).not.toBeNull();
+		saveBtn.click();
+
+		// Wait for async save to complete
+		await vi.waitFor(() => expect(mockFetch).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2), { timeout: 3000 });
+	});
+});
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/document/ScopeCard.svelte b/frontend/src/lib/components/document/ScopeCard.svelte
index d0e7c5c7..ebdbe82a 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/components/document/ScopeCard.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/document/ScopeCard.svelte
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ let {
 
 <div
 	data-testid="scope-card"
+	data-variant={variant}
 	class="rounded-sm border p-4
 		{variant === 'per-file'
 		? 'border-brand-mint bg-brand-mint/10'
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/document/UploadSaveBar.svelte b/frontend/src/lib/components/document/UploadSaveBar.svelte
index c7e889ef..f8cad1bf 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/components/document/UploadSaveBar.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/document/UploadSaveBar.svelte
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ let {
 		</button>
 		<button
 			type="button"
+			data-testid="bulk-save-btn"
 			onclick={onSave}
 			class="min-h-[44px] rounded-sm bg-brand-navy px-6 text-sm font-bold tracking-widest text-white uppercase hover:bg-brand-navy/90"
 		>