diff --git a/backend/src/main/java/org/raddatz/familienarchiv/controller/DocumentController.java b/backend/src/main/java/org/raddatz/familienarchiv/controller/DocumentController.java
index ab776822..5d45300a 100644
--- a/backend/src/main/java/org/raddatz/familienarchiv/controller/DocumentController.java
+++ b/backend/src/main/java/org/raddatz/familienarchiv/controller/DocumentController.java
@@ -18,9 +18,11 @@ import jakarta.validation.constraints.Min;
 import org.springframework.data.domain.PageRequest;
 import org.springframework.data.domain.Pageable;
 import org.springframework.validation.annotation.Validated;
+import org.raddatz.familienarchiv.dto.BatchMetadataRequest;
 import org.raddatz.familienarchiv.dto.BulkEditError;
 import org.raddatz.familienarchiv.dto.BulkEditResult;
 import org.raddatz.familienarchiv.dto.DocumentBatchMetadataDTO;
+import org.raddatz.familienarchiv.dto.DocumentBatchSummary;
 import org.raddatz.familienarchiv.dto.DocumentBulkEditDTO;
 import org.raddatz.familienarchiv.dto.DocumentSearchResult;
 import org.raddatz.familienarchiv.dto.DocumentUpdateDTO;
@@ -279,6 +281,15 @@ public class DocumentController {
         return new BulkEditResult(updated, errors);
     }
 
+    @PostMapping(value = "/batch-metadata", consumes = MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON_VALUE)
+    @RequirePermission(Permission.READ_ALL)
+    public List<DocumentBatchSummary> batchMetadata(@RequestBody BatchMetadataRequest request) {
+        if (request == null || request.ids() == null || request.ids().isEmpty()) {
+            throw new ResponseStatusException(HttpStatus.BAD_REQUEST, "ids is required");
+        }
+        return documentService.batchMetadata(request.ids());
+    }
+
     @GetMapping("/incomplete-count")
     @RequirePermission(Permission.WRITE_ALL)
     public Map<String, Long> getIncompleteCount() {
diff --git a/backend/src/main/java/org/raddatz/familienarchiv/service/DocumentService.java b/backend/src/main/java/org/raddatz/familienarchiv/service/DocumentService.java
index f53a60b3..c5832b0b 100644
--- a/backend/src/main/java/org/raddatz/familienarchiv/service/DocumentService.java
+++ b/backend/src/main/java/org/raddatz/familienarchiv/service/DocumentService.java
@@ -350,6 +350,22 @@ public class DocumentService {
         return documentRepository.save(doc);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Returns lightweight summaries (id, title, server PDF URL) for the given
+     * document IDs. Unknown IDs are silently dropped — the consumer is the
+     * bulk-edit page's left strip, where missing previews would already be
+     * obvious; surfacing them as errors here adds no value.
+     */
+    public List<org.raddatz.familienarchiv.dto.DocumentBatchSummary> batchMetadata(List<UUID> ids) {
+        if (ids == null || ids.isEmpty()) return List.of();
+        return documentRepository.findAllById(ids).stream()
+                .map(d -> new org.raddatz.familienarchiv.dto.DocumentBatchSummary(
+                        d.getId(),
+                        d.getTitle() != null ? d.getTitle() : d.getOriginalFilename(),
+                        "/api/documents/" + d.getId() + "/file"))
+                .toList();
+    }
+
     /**
      * Applies a bulk-edit DTO to a single document atomically.
      * Tags and receivers are additive (merged into existing sets); sender and the
diff --git a/backend/src/test/java/org/raddatz/familienarchiv/controller/DocumentControllerTest.java b/backend/src/test/java/org/raddatz/familienarchiv/controller/DocumentControllerTest.java
index bc67dd21..a4075835 100644
--- a/backend/src/test/java/org/raddatz/familienarchiv/controller/DocumentControllerTest.java
+++ b/backend/src/test/java/org/raddatz/familienarchiv/controller/DocumentControllerTest.java
@@ -1016,6 +1016,41 @@ class DocumentControllerTest {
         verify(documentService).applyBulkEditToDocument(eq(id2), any());
     }
 
+    // ─── POST /api/documents/batch-metadata ──────────────────────────────────
+
+    @Test
+    void batchMetadata_returns401_whenUnauthenticated() throws Exception {
+        mockMvc.perform(org.springframework.test.web.servlet.request.MockMvcRequestBuilders.post("/api/documents/batch-metadata")
+                        .contentType(MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON)
+                        .content("{\"ids\":[\"" + UUID.randomUUID() + "\"]}"))
+                .andExpect(status().isUnauthorized());
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    @WithMockUser(authorities = "READ_ALL")
+    void batchMetadata_returns400_whenIdsEmpty() throws Exception {
+        mockMvc.perform(org.springframework.test.web.servlet.request.MockMvcRequestBuilders.post("/api/documents/batch-metadata")
+                        .contentType(MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON)
+                        .content("{\"ids\":[]}"))
+                .andExpect(status().isBadRequest());
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    @WithMockUser(authorities = "READ_ALL")
+    void batchMetadata_returnsSummaries_forExistingIds() throws Exception {
+        UUID id = UUID.randomUUID();
+        when(documentService.batchMetadata(any())).thenReturn(List.of(
+                new org.raddatz.familienarchiv.dto.DocumentBatchSummary(id, "Brief", "/api/documents/" + id + "/file")));
+
+        mockMvc.perform(org.springframework.test.web.servlet.request.MockMvcRequestBuilders.post("/api/documents/batch-metadata")
+                        .contentType(MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON)
+                        .content("{\"ids\":[\"" + id + "\"]}"))
+                .andExpect(status().isOk())
+                .andExpect(jsonPath("$[0].id").value(id.toString()))
+                .andExpect(jsonPath("$[0].title").value("Brief"))
+                .andExpect(jsonPath("$[0].pdfUrl").value("/api/documents/" + id + "/file"));
+    }
+
     @Test
     @WithMockUser(authorities = "WRITE_ALL")
     void patchBulk_returnsPartialFailureShape_whenServiceThrowsForOneDocument() throws Exception {
diff --git a/backend/src/test/java/org/raddatz/familienarchiv/service/DocumentServiceTest.java b/backend/src/test/java/org/raddatz/familienarchiv/service/DocumentServiceTest.java
index 3065391c..034a30bf 100644
--- a/backend/src/test/java/org/raddatz/familienarchiv/service/DocumentServiceTest.java
+++ b/backend/src/test/java/org/raddatz/familienarchiv/service/DocumentServiceTest.java
@@ -2089,6 +2089,58 @@ class DocumentServiceTest {
         assertThat(doc.getDocumentLocation()).isEqualTo("NewLocation");
     }
 
+    // ─── batchMetadata ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+    @Test
+    void batchMetadata_returnsEmpty_whenIdsIsNull() {
+        assertThat(documentService.batchMetadata(null)).isEmpty();
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void batchMetadata_returnsEmpty_whenIdsIsEmpty() {
+        assertThat(documentService.batchMetadata(List.of())).isEmpty();
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void batchMetadata_returnsSummariesWithPdfUrl_forExistingIds() {
+        UUID id1 = UUID.randomUUID();
+        UUID id2 = UUID.randomUUID();
+        Document d1 = Document.builder().id(id1).title("Brief 1").build();
+        Document d2 = Document.builder().id(id2).title("Brief 2").build();
+        when(documentRepository.findAllById(List.of(id1, id2))).thenReturn(List.of(d1, d2));
+
+        var result = documentService.batchMetadata(List.of(id1, id2));
+
+        assertThat(result).hasSize(2);
+        assertThat(result.get(0).id()).isEqualTo(id1);
+        assertThat(result.get(0).title()).isEqualTo("Brief 1");
+        assertThat(result.get(0).pdfUrl()).isEqualTo("/api/documents/" + id1 + "/file");
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void batchMetadata_silentlyDropsUnknownIds() {
+        UUID known = UUID.randomUUID();
+        UUID missing = UUID.randomUUID();
+        Document d = Document.builder().id(known).title("Found").build();
+        when(documentRepository.findAllById(List.of(known, missing))).thenReturn(List.of(d));
+
+        var result = documentService.batchMetadata(List.of(known, missing));
+
+        assertThat(result).hasSize(1);
+        assertThat(result.get(0).id()).isEqualTo(known);
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void batchMetadata_fallsBackToOriginalFilename_whenTitleIsNull() {
+        UUID id = UUID.randomUUID();
+        Document d = Document.builder().id(id).originalFilename("scan001.pdf").build();
+        when(documentRepository.findAllById(List.of(id))).thenReturn(List.of(d));
+
+        var result = documentService.batchMetadata(List.of(id));
+
+        assertThat(result.get(0).title()).isEqualTo("scan001.pdf");
+    }
+
     @Test
     void applyBulkEditToDocument_skipsLocationFields_whenBlankOrNull() {
         UUID id = UUID.randomUUID();