diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/geschichte/GeschichteEditor.svelte b/frontend/src/lib/geschichte/GeschichteEditor.svelte
index 3a562427..e7bb7daf 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/geschichte/GeschichteEditor.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/geschichte/GeschichteEditor.svelte
@@ -234,7 +234,12 @@ function exec(action: () => void) {
 	</div>
 
 	<!-- Sidebar -->
-	<GeschichteSidebar status={status} bind:selectedPersons={selectedPersons} />
+	<GeschichteSidebar
+		status={status}
+		bind:selectedPersons={selectedPersons}
+		geschichteId={geschichte?.id}
+		items={geschichte?.items ?? []}
+	/>
 </div>
 
 <!-- Save bar -->
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/geschichte/GeschichteEditor.svelte.spec.ts b/frontend/src/lib/geschichte/GeschichteEditor.svelte.spec.ts
index 66775f72..d47490c8 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/geschichte/GeschichteEditor.svelte.spec.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/geschichte/GeschichteEditor.svelte.spec.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import { afterEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest';
 import { cleanup, render } from 'vitest-browser-svelte';
 import { page, userEvent } from 'vitest/browser';
+import { m } from '$lib/paraglide/messages.js';
 import GeschichteEditor from './GeschichteEditor.svelte';
 
 const personFactory = (id: string, displayName: string) => ({
@@ -171,3 +172,36 @@ describe('GeschichteEditor — onSubmit payload', () => {
 		expect(payload.personIds).toEqual(['p1']);
 	});
 });
+
+describe('GeschichteEditor — story document panel (#795)', () => {
+	it('shows the document panel with the story items when editing an existing story', async () => {
+		render(GeschichteEditor, {
+			geschichte: draftFactory({
+				items: [
+					{
+						id: 'i1',
+						position: 10,
+						document: {
+							id: 'd1',
+							title: 'Brief von Eugenie',
+							datePrecision: 'DAY' as const,
+							receiverCount: 0
+						}
+					}
+				]
+			}),
+			onSubmit: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue(undefined)
+		});
+
+		await expect
+			.element(page.getByRole('heading', { name: m.geschichte_documents_heading() }))
+			.toBeInTheDocument();
+		await expect.element(page.getByText('Brief von Eugenie')).toBeInTheDocument();
+	});
+
+	it('hides the document panel when no geschichte is set (creation flow)', async () => {
+		render(GeschichteEditor, { onSubmit: vi.fn() });
+
+		expect(document.body.textContent).not.toContain(m.geschichte_documents_heading());
+	});
+});
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/geschichte/GeschichteSidebar.svelte b/frontend/src/lib/geschichte/GeschichteSidebar.svelte
index a468ae76..53bf1020 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/geschichte/GeschichteSidebar.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/geschichte/GeschichteSidebar.svelte
@@ -1,14 +1,26 @@
 <script lang="ts">
+import type { components } from '$lib/generated/api';
 import { m } from '$lib/paraglide/messages.js';
 import PersonMultiSelect from '$lib/person/PersonMultiSelect.svelte';
 import type { PersonOption } from '$lib/person/personOption';
+import StoryDocumentPanel from './StoryDocumentPanel.svelte';
+
+type JourneyItemView = components['schemas']['JourneyItemView'];
 
 interface Props {
 	status: 'DRAFT' | 'PUBLISHED';
 	selectedPersons: PersonOption[];
+	/** When set, the story document panel is rendered (STORY edit only). */
+	geschichteId?: string;
+	items?: JourneyItemView[];
 }
 
-let { status, selectedPersons = $bindable() }: Props = $props();
+let {
+	status,
+	selectedPersons = $bindable(),
+	geschichteId = undefined,
+	items = []
+}: Props = $props();
 
 const isDraft = $derived(status === 'DRAFT');
 </script>
@@ -62,4 +74,9 @@ const isDraft = $derived(status === 'DRAFT');
 			<PersonMultiSelect bind:selectedPersons={selectedPersons} />
 		</section>
 	</details>
+
+	<!-- Documents section — STORY edit only; journeys manage items in the editor column -->
+	{#if geschichteId}
+		<StoryDocumentPanel geschichteId={geschichteId} items={items} />
+	{/if}
 </aside>
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/geschichte/GeschichteSidebar.svelte.spec.ts b/frontend/src/lib/geschichte/GeschichteSidebar.svelte.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..841a0da9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/geschichte/GeschichteSidebar.svelte.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+import { afterEach, describe, expect, it } from 'vitest';
+import { cleanup, render } from 'vitest-browser-svelte';
+import { page } from 'vitest/browser';
+import { m } from '$lib/paraglide/messages.js';
+import GeschichteSidebar from './GeschichteSidebar.svelte';
+
+const item = {
+	id: 'i1',
+	position: 10,
+	document: {
+		id: 'd1',
+		title: 'Brief von Eugenie',
+		datePrecision: 'DAY' as const,
+		receiverCount: 0
+	}
+};
+
+afterEach(() => cleanup());
+
+describe('GeschichteSidebar — document panel contract (#795)', () => {
+	it('renders the document panel when geschichteId and items are provided', async () => {
+		render(GeschichteSidebar, {
+			status: 'DRAFT',
+			selectedPersons: [],
+			geschichteId: 'g1',
+			items: [item]
+		});
+
+		await expect
+			.element(page.getByRole('heading', { name: m.geschichte_documents_heading() }))
+			.toBeInTheDocument();
+		await expect.element(page.getByText('Brief von Eugenie')).toBeInTheDocument();
+	});
+
+	it('does not render the document panel without geschichteId', async () => {
+		render(GeschichteSidebar, { status: 'DRAFT', selectedPersons: [] });
+
+		expect(document.body.textContent).not.toContain(m.geschichte_documents_heading());
+	});
+});
diff --git a/frontend/src/routes/geschichten/new/StoryCreate.svelte.spec.ts b/frontend/src/routes/geschichten/new/StoryCreate.svelte.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9c387cb6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/routes/geschichten/new/StoryCreate.svelte.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+import { afterEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest';
+import { cleanup, render } from 'vitest-browser-svelte';
+import { m } from '$lib/paraglide/messages.js';
+
+vi.mock('$app/navigation', () => ({ beforeNavigate: vi.fn(), goto: vi.fn() }));
+import StoryCreate from './StoryCreate.svelte';
+
+afterEach(() => cleanup());
+
+describe('StoryCreate — document panel guard (#795)', () => {
+	it('renders without the document panel — documents attach after the first save', async () => {
+		render(StoryCreate, { initialPersons: [] });
+
+		expect(document.body.textContent).not.toContain(m.geschichte_documents_heading());
+	});
+});