diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/document/DocumentDate.svelte b/frontend/src/lib/document/DocumentDate.svelte
index a3539c31..937b5f7c 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/document/DocumentDate.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/document/DocumentDate.svelte
@@ -28,13 +28,21 @@ const showRawLine = $derived(
 </script>
 
 <span class="inline-flex flex-col">
-	<span class="inline-flex items-center gap-1">
-		{#if isUnknown}
-			<!-- Non-color cue (WCAG 1.4.1): a calendar-with-question glyph. The visible
-			     "Datum unbekannt" text is the redundant textual cue, so the icon is
-			     decorative and hidden from assistive tech (per Leonie's a11y note). -->
+	{#if isUnknown}
+		<!--
+			Neutral metadata chip (#668): an undated letter is an absence, NOT an error,
+			so the chip is neutral (text-ink-3 on bg-surface, ≥4.5:1 in both themes) —
+			never red/amber. Matches the archive-metadata chip pattern in the row. The
+			non-color cue (WCAG 1.4.1) is the calendar-with-question glyph; the visible
+			"Datum unbekannt" text is the redundant textual cue and IS the accessibility,
+			so it is announced inline (never aria-hidden) while the icon is decorative.
+		-->
+		<span
+			data-testid="undated-badge"
+			class="inline-flex items-center gap-1 rounded border border-line px-1.5 py-0.5 font-sans text-[10px] tracking-widest text-ink-3 uppercase"
+		>
 			<svg
-				class="h-3.5 w-3.5 shrink-0 text-ink-3"
+				class="h-3 w-3 shrink-0 text-ink-3"
 				viewBox="0 0 24 24"
 				fill="none"
 				stroke="currentColor"
@@ -48,9 +56,13 @@ const showRawLine = $derived(
 				<path d="M9 16a1.5 1.5 0 0 1 3 0c0 1-1.5 1.2-1.5 2.2" />
 				<path d="M10.5 21h.01" />
 			</svg>
-		{/if}
-		<span>{label}</span>
-	</span>
+			{label}
+		</span>
+	{:else}
+		<span class="inline-flex items-center gap-1">
+			<span>{label}</span>
+		</span>
+	{/if}
 	{#if showRawLine}
 		<!-- Visible secondary line (WCAG 1.4.13 — not tooltip-only). raw is untrusted
 		     verbatim spreadsheet text; rendered via default Svelte interpolation, which
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/document/DocumentRow.svelte b/frontend/src/lib/document/DocumentRow.svelte
index 076ccc14..ce39fe1d 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/document/DocumentRow.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/document/DocumentRow.svelte
@@ -168,16 +168,12 @@ function safeTagColor(color: string | null | undefined): string {
 						     document DETAIL page, never in list/search rows — list rows surface only the
 						     honest label to keep scan-rows compact. showRaw={false} enforces this; the
 						     DocumentListItem payload also intentionally omits metaDateRaw. -->
-						{#if doc.documentDate}
-							<DocumentDate
-								iso={doc.documentDate}
-								precision={doc.metaDatePrecision}
-								end={doc.metaDateEnd}
-								showRaw={false}
-							/>
-						{:else}
-							—
-						{/if}
+						<DocumentDate
+							iso={doc.documentDate}
+							precision={doc.metaDatePrecision}
+							end={doc.metaDateEnd}
+							showRaw={false}
+						/>
 					</div>
 					<div class="flex items-start gap-2">
 						<ProgressRing percentage={item.completionPercentage} />
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/document/DocumentRow.svelte.spec.ts b/frontend/src/lib/document/DocumentRow.svelte.spec.ts
index 9511edc0..bb9609c2 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/document/DocumentRow.svelte.spec.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/document/DocumentRow.svelte.spec.ts
@@ -73,6 +73,35 @@ describe('DocumentRow – title', () => {
 	});
 });
 
+// ─── Date rendering (#668) ──────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+describe('DocumentRow – date rendering', () => {
+	it('renders a "Datum unbekannt" badge for an undated document', async () => {
+		const item = makeItem({ documentDate: undefined, metaDatePrecision: 'UNKNOWN' });
+		render(DocumentRow, { item });
+		// The badge text appears (once per breakpoint block).
+		await expect.element(page.getByText('Datum unbekannt').first()).toBeInTheDocument();
+	});
+
+	it('does not render a bare em-dash for an undated document', async () => {
+		const item = makeItem({ documentDate: undefined, metaDatePrecision: 'UNKNOWN' });
+		render(DocumentRow, { item });
+		await expect.element(page.getByText('—', { exact: true }).first()).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+	});
+
+	it('renders the full date for a day-precision document', async () => {
+		const item = makeItem({ documentDate: '1943-12-24', metaDatePrecision: 'DAY' });
+		render(DocumentRow, { item });
+		await expect.element(page.getByText(/24\. Dezember 1943/).first()).toBeInTheDocument();
+	});
+
+	it('renders month precision honestly without fabricating a day', async () => {
+		const item = makeItem({ documentDate: '1916-06-01', metaDatePrecision: 'MONTH' });
+		render(DocumentRow, { item });
+		await expect.element(page.getByText(/Juni 1916/).first()).toBeInTheDocument();
+	});
+});
+
 // ─── Snippet ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
 describe('DocumentRow – snippet', () => {