diff --git a/backend/src/main/java/org/raddatz/familienarchiv/service/AnnotationService.java b/backend/src/main/java/org/raddatz/familienarchiv/service/AnnotationService.java
index f52c70b0..6735ef31 100644
--- a/backend/src/main/java/org/raddatz/familienarchiv/service/AnnotationService.java
+++ b/backend/src/main/java/org/raddatz/familienarchiv/service/AnnotationService.java
@@ -48,6 +48,26 @@ public class AnnotationService {
         return annotationRepository.save(annotation);
     }
 
+    @Transactional
+    public DocumentAnnotation createOcrAnnotation(UUID documentId, CreateAnnotationDTO dto,
+                                                   UUID userId, String fileHash,
+                                                   List<List<Double>> polygon) {
+        DocumentAnnotation annotation = DocumentAnnotation.builder()
+                .documentId(documentId)
+                .pageNumber(dto.getPageNumber())
+                .x(dto.getX())
+                .y(dto.getY())
+                .width(dto.getWidth())
+                .height(dto.getHeight())
+                .color(dto.getColor())
+                .fileHash(fileHash)
+                .createdBy(userId)
+                .polygon(polygon)
+                .build();
+
+        return annotationRepository.save(annotation);
+    }
+
     @Transactional
     public void deleteAnnotation(UUID documentId, UUID annotationId, UUID userId) {
         DocumentAnnotation annotation = annotationRepository
diff --git a/backend/src/test/java/org/raddatz/familienarchiv/service/AnnotationServiceTest.java b/backend/src/test/java/org/raddatz/familienarchiv/service/AnnotationServiceTest.java
index 2605cfb1..37652179 100644
--- a/backend/src/test/java/org/raddatz/familienarchiv/service/AnnotationServiceTest.java
+++ b/backend/src/test/java/org/raddatz/familienarchiv/service/AnnotationServiceTest.java
@@ -260,6 +260,55 @@ class AnnotationServiceTest {
         verify(annotationRepository).save(any());
     }
 
+    // ─── createOcrAnnotation ──────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+    @Test
+    void createOcrAnnotation_skipsOverlapCheck_andSavesWithPolygon() {
+        UUID docId = UUID.randomUUID();
+        UUID userId = UUID.randomUUID();
+        CreateAnnotationDTO dto = new CreateAnnotationDTO(1, 0.1, 0.1, 0.8, 0.04, "#00C7B1");
+        List<List<Double>> polygon = List.of(
+                List.of(0.1, 0.1), List.of(0.9, 0.11),
+                List.of(0.89, 0.14), List.of(0.11, 0.13));
+        when(annotationRepository.save(any())).thenAnswer(inv -> inv.getArgument(0));
+
+        DocumentAnnotation result = annotationService.createOcrAnnotation(
+                docId, dto, userId, "filehash", polygon);
+
+        assertThat(result.getPolygon()).isEqualTo(polygon);
+        assertThat(result.getDocumentId()).isEqualTo(docId);
+        verify(annotationRepository).save(any());
+        verify(annotationRepository, never()).findByDocumentIdAndPageNumber(any(), any(int.class));
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void createOcrAnnotation_savesWithNullPolygon_whenPolygonNotProvided() {
+        UUID docId = UUID.randomUUID();
+        UUID userId = UUID.randomUUID();
+        CreateAnnotationDTO dto = new CreateAnnotationDTO(1, 0.1, 0.1, 0.8, 0.04, "#00C7B1");
+        when(annotationRepository.save(any())).thenAnswer(inv -> inv.getArgument(0));
+
+        DocumentAnnotation result = annotationService.createOcrAnnotation(
+                docId, dto, userId, "filehash", null);
+
+        assertThat(result.getPolygon()).isNull();
+        verify(annotationRepository).save(any());
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void createOcrAnnotation_doesNotCheckOverlap_evenWhenOverlappingAnnotationExists() {
+        UUID docId = UUID.randomUUID();
+        UUID userId = UUID.randomUUID();
+        CreateAnnotationDTO dto = new CreateAnnotationDTO(1, 0.1, 0.1, 0.3, 0.3, "#00C7B1");
+        when(annotationRepository.save(any())).thenAnswer(inv -> inv.getArgument(0));
+
+        annotationService.createOcrAnnotation(docId, dto, userId, "hash", null);
+
+        verify(annotationRepository, never()).findByDocumentIdAndPageNumber(any(), any(int.class));
+    }
+
+    // ─── overlaps — partial overlap cases ────────────────────────────────────
+
     @Test
     void createAnnotation_noConflict_whenAnnotationIsAbove() {
         // x ranges overlap, y ranges don't — existing is ABOVE the new annotation