diff --git a/.claude/settings.json b/.claude/settings.json
index d9a1b64..6fc5d73 100644
--- a/.claude/settings.json
+++ b/.claude/settings.json
@@ -15,7 +15,8 @@
       "Bash(node --check /home/michael/ripster/backend/src/services/diskDetectionService.js)",
       "Bash(node --check /home/michael/ripster/backend/src/services/settingsService.js)",
       "Bash(node --check /home/michael/ripster/backend/src/services/pipelineService.js)",
-      "Bash(node --check /home/michael/ripster/backend/src/db/database.js)"
+      "Bash(node --check /home/michael/ripster/backend/src/db/database.js)",
+      "Bash(node --check /home/michael/ripster/backend/src/routes/settingsRoutes.js)"
     ]
   }
 }
diff --git a/backend/package-lock.json b/backend/package-lock.json
index 0803141..b8468c3 100644
--- a/backend/package-lock.json
+++ b/backend/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "ripster-backend",
-  "version": "0.11.0-3",
+  "version": "0.11.0-4",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "ripster-backend",
-      "version": "0.11.0-3",
+      "version": "0.11.0-4",
       "dependencies": {
         "archiver": "^7.0.1",
         "cors": "^2.8.5",
diff --git a/backend/package.json b/backend/package.json
index 18d6fe3..bcdfaa8 100644
--- a/backend/package.json
+++ b/backend/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "ripster-backend",
-  "version": "0.11.0-3",
+  "version": "0.11.0-4",
   "private": true,
   "type": "commonjs",
   "scripts": {
diff --git a/backend/src/routes/settingsRoutes.js b/backend/src/routes/settingsRoutes.js
index d4b4993..d2ca698 100644
--- a/backend/src/routes/settingsRoutes.js
+++ b/backend/src/routes/settingsRoutes.js
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ const wsService = require('../services/websocketService');
 const hardwareMonitorService = require('../services/hardwareMonitorService');
 const userPresetService = require('../services/userPresetService');
 const activationBytesService = require('../services/activationBytesService');
+const diskDetectionService = require('../services/diskDetectionService');
 const logger = require('../services/logger').child('SETTINGS_ROUTE');
 
 const { getDb } = require('../db/database');
@@ -402,6 +403,32 @@ router.post(
   })
 );
 
+// ── Optical drive scan ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+router.get(
+  '/drives',
+  asyncHandler(async (req, res) => {
+    logger.debug('get:settings:drives', { reqId: req.reqId });
+    const devices = await diskDetectionService.getBlockDeviceInfo();
+    const drives = devices
+      .filter((d) => d.type === 'rom')
+      .map((d) => {
+        const name = String(d.name || '');
+        const devicePath = d.path || (name ? `/dev/${name}` : null);
+        const match = name.match(/sr(\d+)$/);
+        const discIndex = match ? Number(match[1]) : null;
+        return {
+          path: devicePath,
+          name,
+          model: d.model || null,
+          discIndex,
+          discArg: discIndex != null ? `disc:${discIndex}` : null
+        };
+      })
+      .filter((d) => d.path);
+    res.json({ drives });
+  })
+);
+
 // User preferences (UI state, persisted per-installation)
 router.get(
   '/prefs/:key',
diff --git a/frontend/package-lock.json b/frontend/package-lock.json
index 4459135..1372b71 100644
--- a/frontend/package-lock.json
+++ b/frontend/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "ripster-frontend",
-  "version": "0.11.0-3",
+  "version": "0.11.0-4",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "ripster-frontend",
-      "version": "0.11.0-3",
+      "version": "0.11.0-4",
       "dependencies": {
         "primeicons": "^7.0.0",
         "primereact": "^10.9.2",
diff --git a/frontend/package.json b/frontend/package.json
index 203d6d7..7d826a7 100644
--- a/frontend/package.json
+++ b/frontend/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "ripster-frontend",
-  "version": "0.11.0-3",
+  "version": "0.11.0-4",
   "private": true,
   "type": "module",
   "scripts": {
diff --git a/frontend/src/api/client.js b/frontend/src/api/client.js
index dcc29b9..dd5b5f2 100644
--- a/frontend/src/api/client.js
+++ b/frontend/src/api/client.js
@@ -321,6 +321,9 @@ export const api = {
   getPendingActivation() {
     return request('/pipeline/audiobook/pending-activation');
   },
+  getDetectedDrives() {
+    return request('/settings/drives');
+  },
   getHandBrakePresets(options = {}) {
     return requestCachedGet('/settings/handbrake-presets', {
       ttlMs: 10 * 60 * 1000,
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/DynamicSettingsForm.jsx b/frontend/src/components/DynamicSettingsForm.jsx
index e87235b..c274796 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/DynamicSettingsForm.jsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/DynamicSettingsForm.jsx
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import { InputSwitch } from 'primereact/inputswitch';
 import { Dropdown } from 'primereact/dropdown';
 import { Tag } from 'primereact/tag';
 import { Button } from 'primereact/button';
+import { api } from '../api/client';
 
 function normalizeText(value) {
   return String(value || '').trim().toLowerCase();
@@ -49,6 +50,7 @@ const PUSHOVER_ENABLED_SETTING_KEY = 'pushover_enabled';
 const EXPERT_MODE_SETTING_KEY = 'ui_expert_mode';
 const ALWAYS_HIDDEN_SETTING_KEYS = new Set([
   'drive_device',
+  'makemkv_source_index', // auto-derived from drive path — shown as read-only in drive info
   'makemkv_rip_mode',
   'makemkv_rip_mode_bluray',
   'makemkv_rip_mode_dvd',
@@ -58,7 +60,6 @@ const EXPERT_ONLY_SETTING_KEYS = new Set([
   'pushover_device',
   'pushover_priority',
   'pushover_timeout_ms',
-  'makemkv_source_index',
   'disc_poll_interval_ms',
   'hardware_monitoring_interval_ms',
   'makemkv_command',
@@ -177,6 +178,64 @@ function DriveDevicesEditor({ value, onChange, settingKey }) {
   );
 }
 
+function DetectedDrivesInfo() {
+  const [drives, setDrives] = useState(null);
+  const [loading, setLoading] = useState(false);
+
+  const load = () => {
+    setLoading(true);
+    api.getDetectedDrives()
+      .then((res) => setDrives(Array.isArray(res?.drives) ? res.drives : []))
+      .catch(() => setDrives([]))
+      .finally(() => setLoading(false));
+  };
+
+  useEffect(() => { load(); }, []);
+
+  return (
+    <div className="detected-drives-info">
+      <div className="detected-drives-header">
+        <span className="detected-drives-label">Erkannte optische Laufwerke</span>
+        <Button
+          icon="pi pi-refresh"
+          text
+          rounded
+          size="small"
+          loading={loading}
+          onClick={load}
+          type="button"
+          aria-label="Laufwerke neu einlesen"
+          title="Laufwerke neu einlesen"
+        />
+      </div>
+      {drives === null || loading
+        ? <span className="detected-drives-empty">Wird geladen…</span>
+        : drives.length === 0
+          ? <span className="detected-drives-empty">Keine optischen Laufwerke erkannt.</span>
+          : (
+            <table className="detected-drives-table">
+              <thead>
+                <tr>
+                  <th>Gerät</th>
+                  <th>Modell</th>
+                  <th>MakeMKV Index</th>
+                </tr>
+              </thead>
+              <tbody>
+                {drives.map((d) => (
+                  <tr key={d.path}>
+                    <td><code>{d.path}</code></td>
+                    <td>{d.model || '—'}</td>
+                    <td><Tag value={d.discArg ?? '—'} severity="info" /></td>
+                  </tr>
+                ))}
+              </tbody>
+            </table>
+          )}
+    </div>
+  );
+}
+
 function shouldHideSettingByExpertMode(settingKey, expertModeEnabled) {
   const key = normalizeSettingKey(settingKey);
   if (!key) {
@@ -688,8 +747,10 @@ export default function DynamicSettingsForm({
               const isNotificationCategory = normalizeText(category?.category) === 'benachrichtigungen';
               const pushoverEnabled = toBoolean(values?.[PUSHOVER_ENABLED_SETTING_KEY]);
 
+              const isDriveCategory = normalizeText(category?.category) === 'laufwerk';
               return (
                 <div className="settings-sections">
+                  {isDriveCategory && <DetectedDrivesInfo />}
                   {sections.map((section) => (
                     <section
                       key={`${category?.category || 'category'}-${section.id}`}
diff --git a/frontend/src/styles/app.css b/frontend/src/styles/app.css
index 835ff77..b80edf4 100644
--- a/frontend/src/styles/app.css
+++ b/frontend/src/styles/app.css
@@ -1723,6 +1723,59 @@ body {
   margin-top: 1rem;
 }
 
+/* Detected drives info block (Settings page → Laufwerk) */
+.detected-drives-info {
+  margin-bottom: 1.25rem;
+  padding: 0.6rem 0.75rem;
+  border: 1px solid var(--rip-border);
+  border-radius: 0.5rem;
+  background: var(--rip-panel-soft);
+}
+
+.detected-drives-header {
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  gap: 0.4rem;
+  margin-bottom: 0.5rem;
+}
+
+.detected-drives-label {
+  font-size: 0.8rem;
+  font-weight: 600;
+  color: var(--rip-muted);
+  text-transform: uppercase;
+  letter-spacing: 0.04em;
+  flex: 1;
+}
+
+.detected-drives-empty {
+  font-size: 0.85rem;
+  color: var(--rip-muted);
+}
+
+.detected-drives-table {
+  width: 100%;
+  border-collapse: collapse;
+  font-size: 0.85rem;
+}
+
+.detected-drives-table th {
+  text-align: left;
+  padding: 0.2rem 0.5rem;
+  color: var(--rip-muted);
+  font-weight: 600;
+  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rip-border);
+}
+
+.detected-drives-table td {
+  padding: 0.25rem 0.5rem;
+  vertical-align: middle;
+}
+
+.detected-drives-table tr:not(:last-child) td {
+  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rip-border);
+}
+
 /* Drive devices list editor (Settings page) */
 .drive-devices-editor {
   display: flex;
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 0efffa8..691ad40 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "ripster",
-  "version": "0.11.0-3",
+  "version": "0.11.0-4",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "ripster",
-      "version": "0.11.0-3",
+      "version": "0.11.0-4",
       "devDependencies": {
         "concurrently": "^9.1.2"
       }
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 2336fa0..16bf533 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "ripster",
   "private": true,
-  "version": "0.11.0-3",
+  "version": "0.11.0-4",
   "scripts": {
     "dev": "concurrently \"npm run dev --prefix backend\" \"npm run dev --prefix frontend\"",
     "dev:backend": "npm run dev --prefix backend",