diff --git a/frontend/e2e/accessibility.spec.ts b/frontend/e2e/accessibility.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5e4b1f2d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/e2e/accessibility.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+import AxeBuilder from '@axe-core/playwright';
+import { test, expect } from '@playwright/test';
+
+/**
+ * Automated accessibility checks using axe-core (wcag2a + wcag2aa).
+ * Authenticated pages use the stored admin session from playwright.config.ts.
+ * The login page test overrides to an unauthenticated context.
+ *
+ * On first run: if violations are found they are logged with full details so
+ * that they can be either fixed or explicitly excluded here with a comment
+ * explaining the reason.
+ */
+
+const AUTHENTICATED_PAGES = [
+	{ name: 'home', path: '/' },
+	{ name: 'persons', path: '/persons' },
+	{ name: 'admin', path: '/admin' }
+];
+
+test.describe('Accessibility — authenticated pages', () => {
+	for (const { name, path } of AUTHENTICATED_PAGES) {
+		test(`${name} page has no critical wcag2a/wcag2aa violations`, async ({ page }) => {
+			await page.goto(path);
+			await page.waitForSelector('[data-hydrated]');
+
+			const results = await new AxeBuilder({ page }).withTags(['wcag2a', 'wcag2aa']).analyze();
+
+			if (results.violations.length > 0) {
+				const summary = results.violations
+					.map((v) => `[${v.impact}] ${v.id}: ${v.description} (${v.nodes.length} node(s))`)
+					.join('\n');
+				console.log(`\nAccessibility violations on ${name}:\n${summary}`);
+			}
+
+			expect(results.violations).toEqual([]);
+		});
+	}
+});
+
+test.describe('Accessibility — login page', () => {
+	test.use({ storageState: { cookies: [], origins: [] } });
+
+	test('login page has no critical wcag2a/wcag2aa violations', async ({ page }) => {
+		await page.goto('/login');
+		await expect(page.getByLabel('Benutzername')).toBeVisible();
+
+		const results = await new AxeBuilder({ page }).withTags(['wcag2a', 'wcag2aa']).analyze();
+
+		if (results.violations.length > 0) {
+			const summary = results.violations
+				.map((v) => `[${v.impact}] ${v.id}: ${v.description} (${v.nodes.length} node(s))`)
+				.join('\n');
+			console.log(`\nAccessibility violations on login:\n${summary}`);
+		}
+
+		expect(results.violations).toEqual([]);
+	});
+});
diff --git a/frontend/package-lock.json b/frontend/package-lock.json
index b158cb8f..01031480 100644
--- a/frontend/package-lock.json
+++ b/frontend/package-lock.json
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 				"pdfjs-dist": "^5.5.207"
 			},
 			"devDependencies": {
+				"@axe-core/playwright": "^4.11.1",
 				"@eslint/compat": "^1.4.0",
 				"@eslint/js": "^9.39.1",
 				"@inlang/paraglide-js": "^2.5.0",
@@ -47,6 +48,19 @@
 				"vitest-browser-svelte": "^2.0.1"
 			}
 		},
+		"node_modules/@axe-core/playwright": {
+			"version": "4.11.1",
+			"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@axe-core/playwright/-/playwright-4.11.1.tgz",
+			"integrity": "sha512-mKEfoUIB1MkVTht0BGZFXtSAEKXMJoDkyV5YZ9jbBmZCcWDz71tegNsdTkIN8zc/yMi5Gm2kx7Z5YQ9PfWNAWw==",
+			"dev": true,
+			"license": "MPL-2.0",
+			"dependencies": {
+				"axe-core": "~4.11.1"
+			},
+			"peerDependencies": {
+				"playwright-core": ">= 1.0.0"
+			}
+		},
 		"node_modules/@babel/code-frame": {
 			"version": "7.29.0",
 			"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@babel/code-frame/-/code-frame-7.29.0.tgz",
@@ -2866,6 +2880,16 @@
 			"dev": true,
 			"license": "MIT"
 		},
+		"node_modules/axe-core": {
+			"version": "4.11.1",
+			"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/axe-core/-/axe-core-4.11.1.tgz",
+			"integrity": "sha512-BASOg+YwO2C+346x3LZOeoovTIoTrRqEsqMa6fmfAV0P+U9mFr9NsyOEpiYvFjbc64NMrSswhV50WdXzdb/Z5A==",
+			"dev": true,
+			"license": "MPL-2.0",
+			"engines": {
+				"node": ">=4"
+			}
+		},
 		"node_modules/axobject-query": {
 			"version": "4.1.0",
 			"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/axobject-query/-/axobject-query-4.1.0.tgz",
diff --git a/frontend/package.json b/frontend/package.json
index 0592ca40..e7170513 100644
--- a/frontend/package.json
+++ b/frontend/package.json
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 		"pdfjs-dist": "^5.5.207"
 	},
 	"devDependencies": {
+		"@axe-core/playwright": "^4.11.1",
 		"@eslint/compat": "^1.4.0",
 		"@eslint/js": "^9.39.1",
 		"@inlang/paraglide-js": "^2.5.0",