diff --git a/frontend/e2e/persons.spec.ts b/frontend/e2e/persons.spec.ts
index 736e7fee..3aca3b51 100644
--- a/frontend/e2e/persons.spec.ts
+++ b/frontend/e2e/persons.spec.ts
@@ -125,6 +125,29 @@ test.describe('Person detail — sent and received documents', () => {
 		await expect(page.getByRole('heading', { name: /Empfangene Dokumente/i })).toBeVisible();
 		await page.screenshot({ path: 'test-results/e2e/person-sent-received.png' });
 	});
+
+	test('shows year range next to document count when documents have dates', async ({ page }) => {
+		// Navigate to the first person who has documents with dates
+		await page.goto('/persons');
+		const personLinks = page.locator('a[href^="/persons/"]:not([href="/persons/new"])');
+		const count = await personLinks.count();
+
+		for (let i = 0; i < count; i++) {
+			await page.goto('/persons');
+			await personLinks.nth(i).click();
+			await page.waitForSelector('[data-hydrated]');
+
+			// Check if either section heading has a year range (4 digits)
+			const sentHeading = page.getByRole('heading', { name: /Gesendete Dokumente/i }).locator('..');
+			const hasYearRange = await sentHeading.locator('span').filter({ hasText: /\d{4}/ }).count();
+			if (hasYearRange > 0) {
+				await expect(sentHeading.locator('span').filter({ hasText: /\d{4}/ }).first()).toBeVisible();
+				await page.screenshot({ path: 'test-results/e2e/person-year-range.png' });
+				return;
+			}
+		}
+		// If no person has dated documents, the test is a no-op (year range is optional)
+	});
 });
 
 test.describe('Person detail — conversations link', () => {
diff --git a/frontend/src/routes/persons/[id]/+page.svelte b/frontend/src/routes/persons/[id]/+page.svelte
index c88269cd..01b2dfff 100644
--- a/frontend/src/routes/persons/[id]/+page.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/routes/persons/[id]/+page.svelte
@@ -24,15 +24,18 @@
 
     const allDocuments = $derived([...sentDocuments, ...receivedDocuments]);
 
-    const docStats = $derived(() => {
-        const dated = allDocuments.filter(d => d.documentDate);
-        const years = dated.map(d => parseInt(d.documentDate!.substring(0, 4)));
-        return {
-            total: allDocuments.length,
-            minYear: years.length ? Math.min(...years) : null,
-            maxYear: years.length ? Math.max(...years) : null,
-        };
-    });
+    function yearRange(docs: typeof sentDocuments) {
+        const years = docs
+            .filter(d => d.documentDate)
+            .map(d => parseInt(d.documentDate!.substring(0, 4)));
+        if (!years.length) return null;
+        const min = Math.min(...years);
+        const max = Math.max(...years);
+        return min === max ? `${min}` : `${min} – ${max}`;
+    }
+
+    const sentYearRange = $derived(yearRange(sentDocuments));
+    const receivedYearRange = $derived(yearRange(receivedDocuments));
 
     const coCorrespondents = $derived(() => {
         const freq = new Map<string, { id: string; name: string; count: number }>();
@@ -327,21 +330,6 @@
     </div>
     {/if}
 
-    <!-- Document Statistics Bar -->
-    {#if docStats().total > 0}
-    <div class="mb-8 px-4 py-3 bg-brand-sand/30 rounded-sm flex items-center gap-2 font-sans text-sm text-brand-navy/70">
-        <span>{docStats().total} Dokumente</span>
-        {#if docStats().minYear !== null}
-            <span class="text-brand-mint">·</span>
-            {#if docStats().minYear === docStats().maxYear}
-                <span>{docStats().minYear}</span>
-            {:else}
-                <span>{docStats().minYear} – {docStats().maxYear}</span>
-            {/if}
-        {/if}
-    </div>
-    {/if}
-
     <!-- Sort control -->
     {#if allDocuments.length > 0}
     <div class="flex justify-end mb-4">
@@ -362,6 +350,9 @@
             <span class="bg-brand-navy text-white text-xs font-bold px-2 py-1 rounded-full">
                 {sentDocuments.length}
             </span>
+            {#if sentYearRange}
+                <span class="text-xs font-sans text-gray-400">{sentYearRange}</span>
+            {/if}
         </div>
 
         {#if sentDocuments.length === 0}
@@ -423,6 +414,9 @@
             <span class="bg-brand-navy text-white text-xs font-bold px-2 py-1 rounded-full">
                 {receivedDocuments.length}
             </span>
+            {#if receivedYearRange}
+                <span class="text-xs font-sans text-gray-400">{receivedYearRange}</span>
+            {/if}
         </div>
 
         {#if receivedDocuments.length === 0}