diff --git a/backend/src/main/java/org/raddatz/familienarchiv/repository/TranscriptionBlockRepository.java b/backend/src/main/java/org/raddatz/familienarchiv/repository/TranscriptionBlockRepository.java
index e138cbe7..8e61e09d 100644
--- a/backend/src/main/java/org/raddatz/familienarchiv/repository/TranscriptionBlockRepository.java
+++ b/backend/src/main/java/org/raddatz/familienarchiv/repository/TranscriptionBlockRepository.java
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ public interface TranscriptionBlockRepository extends JpaRepository<Transcriptio
             JOIN Document d ON d.id = b.documentId
             WHERE b.source = 'MANUAL'
             AND d.sender.id = :personId
-            AND d.scriptType = 'HANDWRITING_KURRENT'
+            AND 'KURRENT_RECOGNITION' MEMBER OF d.trainingLabels
             """)
     long countManualKurrentBlocksByPerson(@Param("personId") UUID personId);
 
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ public interface TranscriptionBlockRepository extends JpaRepository<Transcriptio
             JOIN Document d ON d.id = b.documentId
             WHERE b.source = 'MANUAL'
             AND d.sender.id = :personId
-            AND d.scriptType = 'HANDWRITING_KURRENT'
+            AND 'KURRENT_RECOGNITION' MEMBER OF d.trainingLabels
             """)
     List<TranscriptionBlock> findManualKurrentBlocksByPerson(@Param("personId") UUID personId);
 }
diff --git a/backend/src/test/java/org/raddatz/familienarchiv/repository/TrainingBlockQueryTest.java b/backend/src/test/java/org/raddatz/familienarchiv/repository/TrainingBlockQueryTest.java
index 57e9f3e1..8d7fc344 100644
--- a/backend/src/test/java/org/raddatz/familienarchiv/repository/TrainingBlockQueryTest.java
+++ b/backend/src/test/java/org/raddatz/familienarchiv/repository/TrainingBlockQueryTest.java
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import org.springframework.boot.jdbc.test.autoconfigure.AutoConfigureTestDatabas
 import org.springframework.boot.data.jpa.test.autoconfigure.DataJpaTest;
 import org.springframework.context.annotation.Import;
 
+import java.util.HashSet;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.UUID;
 
@@ -24,6 +25,7 @@ class TrainingBlockQueryTest {
     @Autowired TranscriptionBlockRepository blockRepository;
     @Autowired DocumentRepository documentRepository;
     @Autowired AnnotationRepository annotationRepository;
+    @Autowired PersonRepository personRepository;
 
     private UUID kurrentDocId;
     private UUID typewriterDocId;
@@ -36,7 +38,7 @@ class TrainingBlockQueryTest {
                 .title("Kurrent Brief")
                 .originalFilename("kurrent.pdf")
                 .status(DocumentStatus.UPLOADED)
-                .trainingLabels(new java.util.HashSet<>(Set.of(TrainingLabel.KURRENT_RECOGNITION)))
+                .trainingLabels(new HashSet<>(Set.of(TrainingLabel.KURRENT_RECOGNITION)))
                 .build());
         kurrentDocId = kurrentDoc.getId();
 
@@ -111,6 +113,109 @@ class TrainingBlockQueryTest {
         assertThat(result).hasSize(2);
     }
 
+    // ─── sender-based queries ─────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+    @Test
+    void findManualKurrentBlocksByPerson_includesBlockFromKurrentLabelledDocument() {
+        Person sender = personRepository.save(Person.builder().firstName("Karl").lastName("Test").build());
+        Document doc = documentRepository.save(Document.builder()
+                .title("Brief von Karl")
+                .originalFilename("karl.pdf")
+                .status(DocumentStatus.UPLOADED)
+                .sender(sender)
+                .trainingLabels(new HashSet<>(Set.of(TrainingLabel.KURRENT_RECOGNITION)))
+                .build());
+        UUID annId = annotationRepository.save(annotation(doc.getId())).getId();
+        blockRepository.save(block(doc.getId(), annId, BlockSource.MANUAL, false));
+
+        List<TranscriptionBlock> result = blockRepository.findManualKurrentBlocksByPerson(sender.getId());
+
+        assertThat(result).hasSize(1);
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void findManualKurrentBlocksByPerson_excludesDocumentWithoutKurrentLabel() {
+        Person sender = personRepository.save(Person.builder().firstName("Karl").lastName("Test").build());
+        Document doc = documentRepository.save(Document.builder()
+                .title("Brief von Karl")
+                .originalFilename("karl.pdf")
+                .status(DocumentStatus.UPLOADED)
+                .sender(sender)
+                .build());
+        UUID annId = annotationRepository.save(annotation(doc.getId())).getId();
+        blockRepository.save(block(doc.getId(), annId, BlockSource.MANUAL, false));
+
+        List<TranscriptionBlock> result = blockRepository.findManualKurrentBlocksByPerson(sender.getId());
+
+        assertThat(result).isEmpty();
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void findManualKurrentBlocksByPerson_excludesOcrBlocks() {
+        Person sender = personRepository.save(Person.builder().firstName("Karl").lastName("Test").build());
+        Document doc = documentRepository.save(Document.builder()
+                .title("Brief von Karl")
+                .originalFilename("karl.pdf")
+                .status(DocumentStatus.UPLOADED)
+                .sender(sender)
+                .trainingLabels(new HashSet<>(Set.of(TrainingLabel.KURRENT_RECOGNITION)))
+                .build());
+        UUID annId = annotationRepository.save(annotation(doc.getId())).getId();
+        blockRepository.save(block(doc.getId(), annId, BlockSource.OCR, false));
+
+        List<TranscriptionBlock> result = blockRepository.findManualKurrentBlocksByPerson(sender.getId());
+
+        assertThat(result).isEmpty();
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void findManualKurrentBlocksByPerson_excludesOtherSender() {
+        Person karl = personRepository.save(Person.builder().firstName("Karl").lastName("Test").build());
+        Person anna = personRepository.save(Person.builder().firstName("Anna").lastName("Test").build());
+        Document doc = documentRepository.save(Document.builder()
+                .title("Brief von Karl")
+                .originalFilename("karl.pdf")
+                .status(DocumentStatus.UPLOADED)
+                .sender(karl)
+                .trainingLabels(new HashSet<>(Set.of(TrainingLabel.KURRENT_RECOGNITION)))
+                .build());
+        UUID annId = annotationRepository.save(annotation(doc.getId())).getId();
+        blockRepository.save(block(doc.getId(), annId, BlockSource.MANUAL, false));
+
+        List<TranscriptionBlock> result = blockRepository.findManualKurrentBlocksByPerson(anna.getId());
+
+        assertThat(result).isEmpty();
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void countManualKurrentBlocksByPerson_matchesFindResult() {
+        Person sender = personRepository.save(Person.builder().firstName("Karl").lastName("Test").build());
+        Document doc = documentRepository.save(Document.builder()
+                .title("Brief von Karl")
+                .originalFilename("karl.pdf")
+                .status(DocumentStatus.UPLOADED)
+                .sender(sender)
+                .trainingLabels(new HashSet<>(Set.of(TrainingLabel.KURRENT_RECOGNITION)))
+                .build());
+        UUID annId = annotationRepository.save(annotation(doc.getId())).getId();
+        blockRepository.save(block(doc.getId(), annId, BlockSource.MANUAL, false));
+        blockRepository.save(block(doc.getId(), annId, BlockSource.MANUAL, true));
+
+        long count = blockRepository.countManualKurrentBlocksByPerson(sender.getId());
+        List<TranscriptionBlock> found = blockRepository.findManualKurrentBlocksByPerson(sender.getId());
+
+        assertThat(count).isEqualTo(found.size());
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void countManualKurrentBlocksByPerson_returnsZeroWhenNoBlocksMatch() {
+        Person sender = personRepository.save(Person.builder().firstName("Karl").lastName("Test").build());
+
+        long count = blockRepository.countManualKurrentBlocksByPerson(sender.getId());
+
+        assertThat(count).isZero();
+    }
+
     // ─── helpers ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
     private DocumentAnnotation annotation(UUID docId) {