diff --git a/backend/src/services/pipelineService.js b/backend/src/services/pipelineService.js
index d13e58c..ed558a6 100644
--- a/backend/src/services/pipelineService.js
+++ b/backend/src/services/pipelineService.js
@@ -22793,6 +22793,12 @@ class PipelineService extends EventEmitter {
       throw error;
     }
 
+    const readyMediaProfile = this.resolveMediaProfileForJob(job, {
+      encodePlan: planForConfirm
+    });
+    const confirmSettings = await settingsService.getEffectiveSettingsMap(readyMediaProfile);
+    const settingsExtraArgsForProfile = String(confirmSettings?.handbrake_extra_args || '').trim();
+
     // Resolve user preset: explicit payload wins, otherwise preserve currently selected preset from encode plan.
     const hasUserPresetIdField = Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty.call(options || {}, 'selectedUserPresetId');
     const hasHandBrakePresetField = Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty.call(options || {}, 'selectedHandBrakePreset');
@@ -22822,10 +22828,17 @@ class PipelineService extends EventEmitter {
         ? {
           name: `HandBrake: ${rawHandBrakePreset}`,
           handbrakePreset: rawHandBrakePreset,
-          extraArgs: ''
+          extraArgs: settingsExtraArgsForProfile
         }
         : null;
     }
+    if (!resolvedUserPreset && explicitPresetClearRequested && settingsExtraArgsForProfile) {
+      resolvedUserPreset = {
+        name: 'Settings CLI-Parameter',
+        handbrakePreset: null,
+        extraArgs: settingsExtraArgsForProfile
+      };
+    }
     if (!resolvedUserPreset && !explicitPresetClearRequested) {
       resolvedUserPreset = normalizeUserPresetForPlan(
         planForConfirm?.userPreset || encodePlan?.userPreset || null
@@ -22850,10 +22863,6 @@ class PipelineService extends EventEmitter {
       reviewConfirmedAt: nowIso(),
       userPreset: normalizeUserPresetForPlan(resolvedUserPreset)
     };
-    const readyMediaProfile = this.resolveMediaProfileForJob(job, {
-      encodePlan: confirmedPlan
-    });
-    const confirmSettings = await settingsService.getEffectiveSettingsMap(readyMediaProfile);
     const confirmedConverterMediaType = String(
       confirmedPlan?.converterMediaType || encodePlan?.converterMediaType || ''
     ).trim().toLowerCase();
@@ -22878,19 +22887,27 @@ class PipelineService extends EventEmitter {
         || encodePlan?.selectors?.extraArgs
         || ''
       ).trim();
-    const effectivePresetName = String(
-      resolvedUserPreset?.handbrakePreset
-      || rawHandBrakePreset
-      || planPresetName
-      || confirmSettings?.handbrake_preset
-      || ''
-    ).trim();
-    const effectiveExtraArgs = String(
-      resolvedUserPreset?.extraArgs
-      || planExtraArgs
-      || confirmSettings?.handbrake_extra_args
-      || ''
-    ).trim();
+    const effectivePresetName = explicitPresetClearRequested
+      ? ''
+      : String(
+        resolvedUserPreset?.handbrakePreset
+        || rawHandBrakePreset
+        || planPresetName
+        || confirmSettings?.handbrake_preset
+        || ''
+      ).trim();
+    const effectiveExtraArgs = explicitPresetClearRequested
+      ? String(
+        resolvedUserPreset?.extraArgs
+        || settingsExtraArgsForProfile
+        || ''
+      ).trim()
+      : String(
+        resolvedUserPreset?.extraArgs
+        || planExtraArgs
+        || settingsExtraArgsForProfile
+        || ''
+      ).trim();
     if (requiresExplicitPreset && !effectivePresetName && !effectiveExtraArgs) {
       const error = new Error('Bestätigung nicht möglich: Kein Preset oder Extra-Args gesetzt. Bitte User-/HandBrake-Preset wählen oder passende Settings hinterlegen.');
       error.statusCode = 400;
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/MediaInfoReviewPanel.jsx b/frontend/src/components/MediaInfoReviewPanel.jsx
index 9b4a984..ae1f5dc 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/MediaInfoReviewPanel.jsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/MediaInfoReviewPanel.jsx
@@ -739,11 +739,15 @@ function buildHandBrakeCommandPreview({
     hasExplicitVariantSelection: normalizedSubtitleSelectionMode === 'variants'
       && hasExplicitSelectedVariantSelection
   });
-  const subtitleTrackIds = resolvedSubtitleSelection.subtitleTrackIds.length > 0
-    ? resolvedSubtitleSelection.subtitleTrackIds
-    : (hasExplicitSelectedVariantSelection
-      ? []
-      : normalizedSelectedSubtitleTrackIds);
+  const subtitleTrackIds = normalizedSubtitleSelectionMode === 'track_ids'
+    ? normalizedSelectedSubtitleTrackIds
+    : (
+      resolvedSubtitleSelection.subtitleTrackIds.length > 0
+        ? resolvedSubtitleSelection.subtitleTrackIds
+        : (hasExplicitSelectedVariantSelection
+          ? []
+          : normalizedSelectedSubtitleTrackIds)
+    );
   const selectedSubtitleSet = new Set(normalizeTrackIdList(subtitleTrackIds).map((id) => String(id)));
   const selectedSubtitleTracks = (Array.isArray(title?.subtitleTracks) ? title.subtitleTracks : []).filter((track) => {
     const id = normalizeTrackId(track?.id);
@@ -787,7 +791,7 @@ function buildHandBrakeCommandPreview({
   if (subtitleDefaultTrackId !== null) {
     overrideArgs.push(`--subtitle-default=${subtitleDefaultTrackId}`);
   }
-  if (resolvedSubtitleSelection.subtitleForcedTrackIndexes.length > 0) {
+  if (normalizedSubtitleSelectionMode !== 'track_ids' && resolvedSubtitleSelection.subtitleForcedTrackIndexes.length > 0) {
     overrideArgs.push(`--subtitle-forced=${resolvedSubtitleSelection.subtitleForcedTrackIndexes.join(',')}`);
   }
 
@@ -1617,6 +1621,8 @@ export default function MediaInfoReviewPanel({
   onUserPresetChange = null,
   selectedHandBrakePreset = '',
   onHandBrakePresetChange = null,
+  presetSelectionExplicitlyCleared = false,
+  onPresetTokenChange = null,
   handBrakePresetOptions = [],
   comparisonReviewItems = [],
   topContent = null
@@ -1922,24 +1928,31 @@ export default function MediaInfoReviewPanel({
   const isHandBrakePresetActive = !isUserPresetActive && Boolean(trimmedHandBrakePreset);
   const settingsPresetFallback = String(review?.selectors?.preset || '').trim();
   const settingsExtraArgsFallback = String(review?.selectors?.extraArgs || '').trim();
-  const usesSettingsFallbackOnly = !isUserPresetActive && !isHandBrakePresetActive;
-  const hasSettingsPresetFallback = Boolean(settingsPresetFallback);
+  const hasNoExplicitPresetSelected = !isUserPresetActive && !isHandBrakePresetActive;
+  const effectiveSettingsPresetFallback = presetSelectionExplicitlyCleared ? '' : settingsPresetFallback;
+  const hasSettingsPresetFallback = Boolean(effectiveSettingsPresetFallback);
   const hasSettingsExtraArgsFallback = Boolean(settingsExtraArgsFallback);
-  const hasInvalidPresetConfig = usesSettingsFallbackOnly
+  const hasInvalidPresetConfig = hasNoExplicitPresetSelected
     && !hasSettingsPresetFallback
     && !hasSettingsExtraArgsFallback;
-  const hasSettingsArgsOnlyConfig = usesSettingsFallbackOnly
+  const hasSettingsArgsOnlyConfig = hasNoExplicitPresetSelected
     && !hasSettingsPresetFallback
     && hasSettingsExtraArgsFallback;
   const effectivePresetOverride = isUserPresetActive
     ? { handbrakePreset: selectedUserPreset.handbrakePreset || '', extraArgs: selectedUserPreset.extraArgs || '' }
-    : (isHandBrakePresetActive ? { handbrakePreset: trimmedHandBrakePreset, extraArgs: '' } : null);
+    : (isHandBrakePresetActive
+      ? { handbrakePreset: trimmedHandBrakePreset, extraArgs: settingsExtraArgsFallback }
+      : (presetSelectionExplicitlyCleared
+        ? { handbrakePreset: '', extraArgs: settingsExtraArgsFallback }
+        : null));
   const effectiveAudioSelector = effectivePresetOverride?.extraArgs
     ? parseAudioSelectorFromArgs(effectivePresetOverride.extraArgs, review?.selectors?.audio)
     : (review?.selectors?.audio || null);
   const activePresetDisplayLabel = isUserPresetActive
     ? 'User-Preset'
-    : ((isHandBrakePresetActive || String(presetLabel || '').trim()) ? 'HandBrake-Preset' : '(kein Preset)');
+    : (isHandBrakePresetActive
+      ? 'HandBrake-Preset'
+      : (presetSelectionExplicitlyCleared ? 'Kein Preset' : (String(presetLabel || '').trim() ? 'HandBrake-Preset' : '(kein Preset)')));
   const minLengthMinutes = Number(review?.minLengthMinutes);
   const minLengthLabel = Number.isFinite(minLengthMinutes)
     ? (minLengthMinutes <= 0
@@ -2240,6 +2253,9 @@ export default function MediaInfoReviewPanel({
             optionDisabled="disabled"
             onChange={(e) => {
               const value = String(e?.value || '').trim();
+              if (typeof onPresetTokenChange === 'function') {
+                onPresetTokenChange(value);
+              }
               if (value.startsWith('user:')) {
                 const presetId = Number(value.slice(5));
                 if (typeof onUserPresetChange === 'function') {
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/PipelineStatusCard.jsx b/frontend/src/components/PipelineStatusCard.jsx
index d5eceab..524ccd4 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/PipelineStatusCard.jsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/PipelineStatusCard.jsx
@@ -1679,6 +1679,7 @@ export default function PipelineStatusCard({
   const [selectedUserPresetId, setSelectedUserPresetId] = useState(null);
   const [handBrakePresetOptions, setHandBrakePresetOptions] = useState([]);
   const [selectedHandBrakePreset, setSelectedHandBrakePreset] = useState('');
+  const [presetSelectionExplicitlyCleared, setPresetSelectionExplicitlyCleared] = useState(false);
   const [selectedOutputFormat, setSelectedOutputFormat] = useState('mkv');
   const [converterConfigSaving, setConverterConfigSaving] = useState(false);
   const [converterConfigError, setConverterConfigError] = useState(null);
@@ -1886,6 +1887,7 @@ export default function PipelineStatusCard({
     setSelectedOutputFormat(nextOutputFormat);
     const userPresetId = Number(mediaInfoReview?.userPreset?.id);
     const settingsPresetName = String(mediaInfoReview?.selectors?.preset || '').trim();
+    setPresetSelectionExplicitlyCleared(false);
     if (Number.isFinite(userPresetId) && userPresetId > 0) {
       setSelectedUserPresetId(Math.trunc(userPresetId));
       setSelectedHandBrakePreset('');
@@ -1928,6 +1930,7 @@ export default function PipelineStatusCard({
     setPostEncodeItems([]);
     setSelectedUserPresetId(null);
     setSelectedHandBrakePreset('');
+    setPresetSelectionExplicitlyCleared(false);
   }, [mediaInfoReview, retryJobId]);
 
   const resolveEffectiveSelectedTitleIds = (reviewTitles = []) => {
@@ -2344,8 +2347,9 @@ export default function PipelineStatusCard({
   const settingsPresetFallback = String(mediaInfoReview?.selectors?.preset || '').trim();
   const settingsExtraArgsFallback = String(mediaInfoReview?.selectors?.extraArgs || '').trim();
   const hasSelectedPreset = Boolean(selectedUserPresetId) || Boolean(trimmedHandBrakePreset);
+  const hasSettingsPresetForValidation = !presetSelectionExplicitlyCleared && Boolean(settingsPresetFallback);
   const hasEffectiveSelectedPreset = hasSelectedPreset
-    || Boolean(settingsPresetFallback)
+    || hasSettingsPresetForValidation
     || Boolean(settingsExtraArgsFallback);
   const converterMediaType = String(mediaInfoReview?.converterMediaType || 'video').trim().toLowerCase() || 'video';
   const showConverterConfig = jobMediaProfile === 'converter' && converterMediaType !== 'audio';
@@ -4342,7 +4346,7 @@ export default function PipelineStatusCard({
                   <div className="playlist-decision-block">
                     <h3>Preset-Auswahl erforderlich</h3>
                     <small>
-                      Es ist weder ein User-Preset noch ein Settings-Preset gesetzt. Bitte ein Preset auswählen, bevor das Encoding starten kann.
+                      Es ist kein gültiges Preset/CLI-Setup aktiv. Bitte Preset auswählen oder gültige Extra-Args hinterlegen.
                     </small>
                   </div>
                 ) : null}
@@ -4568,6 +4572,11 @@ export default function PipelineStatusCard({
                 setSelectedUserPresetId(null);
               }
             }}
+            presetSelectionExplicitlyCleared={presetSelectionExplicitlyCleared}
+            onPresetTokenChange={showConverterConfig || multipartSettingsLocked ? null : (token) => {
+              const normalizedToken = String(token || '').trim().toLowerCase();
+              setPresetSelectionExplicitlyCleared(normalizedToken === 'none');
+            }}
             handBrakePresetOptions={handBrakePresetOptions}
             allowEncodeItemSelection={allowEncodeItemSelectionInReview}
             comparisonReviewItems={multipartComparisonReviews}