diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/document/TimelineDensityFilter.svelte b/frontend/src/lib/document/TimelineDensityFilter.svelte
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+<script lang="ts">
+import * as m from '$lib/paraglide/messages.js';
+import { fillDensityGaps, monthBoundaryFrom, monthBoundaryTo } from '$lib/document/timeline';
+import type { components } from '$lib/generated/api';
+
+type MonthBucket = components['schemas']['MonthBucket'];
+type SelectionEvent = { from: string; to: string };
+
+const BAR_AREA_HEIGHT = 80; // px — Leonie spec h-20
+const ZERO_COUNT_BAR_HEIGHT = 2; // px — minimum visible signal for empty months
+
+let {
+	density,
+	minDate,
+	maxDate,
+	from,
+	to,
+	onchange
+}: {
+	density: MonthBucket[] | null;
+	minDate: string | null;
+	maxDate: string | null;
+	from: string;
+	to: string;
+	onchange: (event: SelectionEvent) => void;
+} = $props();
+
+const filled = $derived.by(() => {
+	if (density === null) return [];
+	return fillDensityGaps(density, minDate, maxDate);
+});
+
+const maxCount = $derived(Math.max(...filled.map((b) => b.count), 1));
+
+const hasSelection = $derived(from !== '' || to !== '');
+
+function barHeight(count: number): number {
+	if (count === 0) return ZERO_COUNT_BAR_HEIGHT;
+	return Math.max(ZERO_COUNT_BAR_HEIGHT, (count / maxCount) * BAR_AREA_HEIGHT);
+}
+
+function selectMonth(month: string) {
+	onchange({ from: monthBoundaryFrom(month), to: monthBoundaryTo(month) });
+}
+
+function clearSelection() {
+	onchange({ from: '', to: '' });
+}
+
+function isSelected(month: string): boolean {
+	if (!hasSelection) return false;
+	const monthFrom = monthBoundaryFrom(month);
+	return monthFrom >= from && monthFrom <= to;
+}
+</script>
+
+{#if density !== null}
+	<div
+		data-testid="timeline-density-filter"
+		role="group"
+		aria-label={m.timeline_aria_label()}
+		class="relative rounded-sm border border-line bg-surface px-3 pt-3 pb-2 shadow-sm"
+	>
+		<div class="flex h-20 items-end gap-px" style="height: {BAR_AREA_HEIGHT}px;">
+			{#each filled as bucket (bucket.month)}
+				<button
+					type="button"
+					data-testid="timeline-bar"
+					aria-label="{bucket.month} · {bucket.count}"
+					aria-pressed={isSelected(bucket.month)}
+					onclick={() => selectMonth(bucket.month)}
+					class="bar group flex flex-1 cursor-pointer items-end justify-center bg-transparent p-0 transition-colors"
+					class:selected={isSelected(bucket.month)}
+				>
+					<span
+						class="bar-fill block w-full rounded-t-[2px]"
+						style="height: {barHeight(bucket.count)}px;"
+					></span>
+				</button>
+			{/each}
+		</div>
+
+		{#if hasSelection}
+			<button
+				type="button"
+				data-testid="timeline-clear"
+				aria-label={m.timeline_clear_selection()}
+				onclick={clearSelection}
+				class="hover:text-ink-1 absolute top-2 right-2 inline-flex h-6 w-6 items-center justify-center rounded-full text-ink-3 hover:bg-canvas"
+			>
+				×
+			</button>
+		{/if}
+	</div>
+{/if}
+
+<style>
+:root {
+	--timeline-bar-idle: rgba(161, 220, 216, 0.35);
+	--timeline-bar-outside: var(--c-line);
+}
+
+:global(.dark) {
+	--timeline-bar-idle: #0d3358;
+	--timeline-bar-outside: #1a2735;
+}
+
+.bar .bar-fill {
+	background-color: var(--timeline-bar-idle);
+	transition: background-color 100ms ease;
+}
+
+.bar.selected .bar-fill {
+	background-color: var(--palette-mint, #a1dcd8);
+}
+
+.bar:hover .bar-fill {
+	background-color: var(--palette-mint, #a1dcd8);
+	opacity: 0.85;
+}
+</style>
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/document/TimelineDensityFilter.svelte.spec.ts b/frontend/src/lib/document/TimelineDensityFilter.svelte.spec.ts
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+import { describe, it, expect, afterEach, vi } from 'vitest';
+import { cleanup, render } from 'vitest-browser-svelte';
+import { page } from 'vitest/browser';
+import TimelineDensityFilter from './TimelineDensityFilter.svelte';
+import type { components } from '$lib/generated/api';
+
+type MonthBucket = components['schemas']['MonthBucket'];
+
+afterEach(() => cleanup());
+
+const NOOP = () => undefined;
+
+function makeProps(overrides: Record<string, unknown> = {}) {
+	return {
+		density: [
+			{ month: '1915-08', count: 5 },
+			{ month: '1915-09', count: 2 },
+			{ month: '1915-10', count: 8 }
+		] satisfies MonthBucket[],
+		minDate: '1915-08-01',
+		maxDate: '1915-10-31',
+		from: '',
+		to: '',
+		onchange: NOOP,
+		...overrides
+	};
+}
+
+describe('TimelineDensityFilter — visibility', () => {
+	it('renders nothing when density is null', async () => {
+		render(TimelineDensityFilter, makeProps({ density: null, minDate: null, maxDate: null }));
+		expect(document.querySelector('[data-testid="timeline-density-filter"]')).toBeNull();
+	});
+
+	it('renders the widget when density is populated', async () => {
+		render(TimelineDensityFilter, makeProps());
+		await expect.element(page.getByTestId('timeline-density-filter')).toBeInTheDocument();
+	});
+
+	it('exposes an accessible group label on the widget', async () => {
+		render(TimelineDensityFilter, makeProps());
+		const widget = document.querySelector('[data-testid="timeline-density-filter"]') as HTMLElement;
+		expect(widget.getAttribute('role')).toBe('group');
+		expect(widget.getAttribute('aria-label')).toBeTruthy();
+	});
+});
+
+describe('TimelineDensityFilter — bars', () => {
+	it('renders one bar per month within the range, including zero-count gaps', async () => {
+		render(
+			TimelineDensityFilter,
+			makeProps({
+				density: [
+					{ month: '1915-08', count: 5 },
+					{ month: '1915-10', count: 8 }
+				],
+				minDate: '1915-08-01',
+				maxDate: '1915-10-31'
+			})
+		);
+
+		const bars = document.querySelectorAll('[data-testid="timeline-bar"]');
+		expect(bars.length).toBe(3);
+	});
+
+	it('zero-count months get the minimum visible bar height of 2px', async () => {
+		render(
+			TimelineDensityFilter,
+			makeProps({
+				density: [{ month: '1915-08', count: 4 }],
+				minDate: '1915-08-01',
+				maxDate: '1915-09-30'
+			})
+		);
+
+		const bars = document.querySelectorAll(
+			'[data-testid="timeline-bar"] .bar-fill'
+		) as NodeListOf<HTMLElement>;
+		expect(bars.length).toBe(2);
+		expect(bars[1].style.height).toBe('2px');
+	});
+
+	it('renders an empty widget without crashing when density is empty array and no range', async () => {
+		render(TimelineDensityFilter, makeProps({ density: [], minDate: null, maxDate: null }));
+		await expect.element(page.getByTestId('timeline-density-filter')).toBeInTheDocument();
+		expect(document.querySelectorAll('[data-testid="timeline-bar"]').length).toBe(0);
+	});
+});
+
+describe('TimelineDensityFilter — selection', () => {
+	it('clicking a bar emits the boundary dates of that month via onchange', async () => {
+		const onchange = vi.fn();
+		render(TimelineDensityFilter, makeProps({ onchange }));
+
+		const bars = document.querySelectorAll(
+			'[data-testid="timeline-bar"]'
+		) as NodeListOf<HTMLElement>;
+		bars[0].dispatchEvent(new MouseEvent('click', { bubbles: true }));
+
+		expect(onchange).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+		expect(onchange).toHaveBeenCalledWith({ from: '1915-08-01', to: '1915-08-31' });
+	});
+
+	it('shows a clear button when from/to are set', async () => {
+		render(TimelineDensityFilter, makeProps({ from: '1915-08-01', to: '1915-09-30' }));
+		await expect.element(page.getByTestId('timeline-clear')).toBeInTheDocument();
+	});
+
+	it('does not show the clear button when from/to are empty', async () => {
+		render(TimelineDensityFilter, makeProps());
+		expect(document.querySelector('[data-testid="timeline-clear"]')).toBeNull();
+	});
+
+	it('clicking the clear button emits empty dates via onchange', async () => {
+		const onchange = vi.fn();
+		render(TimelineDensityFilter, makeProps({ from: '1915-08-01', to: '1915-09-30', onchange }));
+
+		const clearBtn = document.querySelector('[data-testid="timeline-clear"]') as HTMLButtonElement;
+		clearBtn.dispatchEvent(new MouseEvent('click', { bubbles: true }));
+
+		expect(onchange).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+		expect(onchange).toHaveBeenCalledWith({ from: '', to: '' });
+	});
+
+	it('clear button is a real <button> with aria-label (Nora a11y review)', async () => {
+		render(TimelineDensityFilter, makeProps({ from: '1915-08-01', to: '1915-09-30' }));
+
+		const clearBtn = document.querySelector('[data-testid="timeline-clear"]') as HTMLElement;
+		expect(clearBtn.tagName).toBe('BUTTON');
+		expect(clearBtn.getAttribute('aria-label')).toBeTruthy();
+	});
+});