diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/shared/dashboard/ReaderDraftsModule.svelte b/frontend/src/lib/shared/dashboard/ReaderDraftsModule.svelte
index a03899e1..673ba7ec 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/shared/dashboard/ReaderDraftsModule.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/shared/dashboard/ReaderDraftsModule.svelte
@@ -12,24 +12,47 @@ interface Props {
 const { drafts }: Props = $props();
 </script>
 
-<div class="rounded-sm border border-line bg-surface p-6 shadow-sm">
-	<h2 class="mb-5 text-xs font-bold tracking-widest text-ink-3 uppercase">
-		{m.dashboard_reader_drafts_heading()}
-	</h2>
+<div
+	class="flex flex-col overflow-hidden rounded-sm border border-l-[3px] border-line border-l-brand-mint bg-surface"
+>
+	<!-- Card-head -->
+	<div class="flex items-center border-b border-line px-3 py-1.5">
+		<h3 class="text-[11px] font-bold tracking-[.12em] text-ink-3 uppercase">
+			{m.dashboard_reader_drafts_heading()}
+		</h3>
+	</div>
+
 	{#if drafts.length === 0}
-		<p class="font-sans text-sm text-ink-3">{m.dashboard_reader_drafts_empty()}</p>
+		<p class="px-3 py-3 font-sans text-sm text-ink-3">{m.dashboard_reader_drafts_empty()}</p>
 	{:else}
-		<ul class="flex flex-col gap-2">
+		<ul class="flex flex-col">
 			{#each drafts as draft (draft.id)}
 				<li>
 					<a
 						href="/geschichten/{draft.id}/edit"
-						class="flex min-h-[44px] items-center justify-between gap-4 rounded-sm py-2 transition-colors hover:text-brand-mint focus-visible:ring-2 focus-visible:ring-brand-navy focus-visible:outline-none"
+						class="flex min-h-[44px] items-center justify-between border-b border-line/50 px-3 py-1.5 last:border-b-0 hover:bg-muted focus-visible:ring-2 focus-visible:ring-brand-navy focus-visible:outline-none"
 					>
-						<span class="text-ink-1 truncate font-serif text-sm">{draft.title}</span>
-						<span class="shrink-0 font-sans text-xs text-ink-3">
-							{relativeTimeDe(new Date(draft.updatedAt))}
+						<span class="flex min-w-0 flex-col">
+							<span class="truncate font-serif text-sm text-brand-navy">{draft.title}</span>
+							<span class="text-[11px] text-ink-3">
+								{m.dashboard_reader_draft_meta({ relative: relativeTimeDe(new Date(draft.updatedAt)) })}
+							</span>
 						</span>
+						<svg
+							width="7"
+							height="7"
+							viewBox="0 0 7 7"
+							fill="none"
+							aria-hidden="true"
+							class="shrink-0 text-ink-3"
+						>
+							<path
+								d="M1.5 1 L5.5 3.5 L1.5 6"
+								stroke="currentColor"
+								stroke-width="1.5"
+								fill="none"
+							/>
+						</svg>
 					</a>
 				</li>
 			{/each}
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/shared/dashboard/ReaderDraftsModule.svelte.spec.ts b/frontend/src/lib/shared/dashboard/ReaderDraftsModule.svelte.spec.ts
index 9d4beab8..44a8e43a 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/shared/dashboard/ReaderDraftsModule.svelte.spec.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/shared/dashboard/ReaderDraftsModule.svelte.spec.ts
@@ -36,10 +36,12 @@ describe('ReaderDraftsModule', () => {
 		await expect.element(link2).toHaveAttribute('href', '/geschichten/g2/edit');
 	});
 
-	it('shows heading "Meine Entwürfe"', async () => {
+	it('shows heading as h3 (not h2)', async () => {
 		render(ReaderDraftsModule, { drafts: [draft1] });
-		const heading = page.getByRole('heading', { name: /Meine Entwürfe/i });
-		await expect.element(heading).toBeInTheDocument();
+		const h3 = page.getByRole('heading', { level: 3 });
+		await expect.element(h3).toBeInTheDocument();
+		const h2 = page.getByRole('heading', { level: 2 });
+		await expect.element(h2).not.toBeInTheDocument();
 	});
 
 	it('shows empty state when drafts is empty', async () => {
@@ -53,4 +55,45 @@ describe('ReaderDraftsModule', () => {
 		const emptyText = page.getByText(/Keine Entwürfe/i);
 		await expect.element(emptyText).not.toBeInTheDocument();
 	});
+
+	it('card wrapper has mint left-border classes', async () => {
+		render(ReaderDraftsModule, { drafts: [draft1] });
+		const h3 = page.getByRole('heading', { level: 3 });
+		const card = ((await h3.element()) as HTMLElement).closest('div[class]');
+		const rootCard = card?.parentElement;
+		const cls = rootCard?.className ?? '';
+		expect(cls).toMatch(/border-l-\[3px\]/);
+		expect(cls).toMatch(/border-l-brand-mint/);
+	});
+
+	it('draft-row link has min-h-[44px] touch target', async () => {
+		render(ReaderDraftsModule, { drafts: [draft1] });
+		const link = page.getByRole('link', { name: /Mein erster Entwurf/ });
+		const cls = ((await link.element()) as HTMLElement).className;
+		expect(cls).toMatch(/min-h-\[44px\]/);
+	});
+
+	it('draft title has text-brand-navy class', async () => {
+		render(ReaderDraftsModule, { drafts: [draft1] });
+		const link = page.getByRole('link', { name: /Mein erster Entwurf/ });
+		const el = (await link.element()) as HTMLElement;
+		const titleEl = el.querySelector('[class*="text-brand-navy"]');
+		expect(titleEl).not.toBeNull();
+		expect(titleEl?.textContent?.trim()).toBe('Mein erster Entwurf');
+	});
+
+	it('draft meta contains "Entwurf" text', async () => {
+		render(ReaderDraftsModule, { drafts: [draft1] });
+		const link = page.getByRole('link', { name: /Mein erster Entwurf/ });
+		const el = (await link.element()) as HTMLElement;
+		expect(el.textContent).toMatch(/Entwurf/);
+	});
+
+	it('chevron SVG is present in each draft row', async () => {
+		render(ReaderDraftsModule, { drafts: [draft1] });
+		const link = page.getByRole('link', { name: /Mein erster Entwurf/ });
+		const el = (await link.element()) as HTMLElement;
+		const svg = el.querySelector('svg');
+		expect(svg).not.toBeNull();
+	});
 });