diff --git a/backend/package-lock.json b/backend/package-lock.json
index 5f93a3c..958e829 100644
--- a/backend/package-lock.json
+++ b/backend/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "ripster-backend",
-  "version": "0.10.2-7",
+  "version": "0.10.2-8",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "ripster-backend",
-      "version": "0.10.2-7",
+      "version": "0.10.2-8",
       "dependencies": {
         "archiver": "^7.0.1",
         "cors": "^2.8.5",
diff --git a/backend/package.json b/backend/package.json
index b3dfc43..1a741f0 100644
--- a/backend/package.json
+++ b/backend/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "ripster-backend",
-  "version": "0.10.2-7",
+  "version": "0.10.2-8",
   "private": true,
   "type": "commonjs",
   "scripts": {
diff --git a/backend/src/services/pipelineService.js b/backend/src/services/pipelineService.js
index 83594d0..c9bb8f8 100644
--- a/backend/src/services/pipelineService.js
+++ b/backend/src/services/pipelineService.js
@@ -11562,6 +11562,7 @@ class PipelineService extends EventEmitter {
             {
               contextPatch: {
                 outputPath: incompleteOutputPath,
+                completedChapterCount: index,
                 currentChapter: {
                   index: index + 1,
                   total: outputFiles.length,
@@ -11618,6 +11619,24 @@ class PipelineService extends EventEmitter {
             chapterTitle,
             outputPath: entry.outputPath
           });
+
+          await this.updateProgress(
+            'ENCODING',
+            endPercent,
+            null,
+            `Audiobook-Encoding Kapitel ${index + 1}/${outputFiles.length} abgeschlossen`,
+            jobId,
+            {
+              contextPatch: {
+                completedChapterCount: index + 1,
+                currentChapter: {
+                  index: index + 1,
+                  total: outputFiles.length,
+                  title: chapterTitle
+                }
+              }
+            }
+          );
         }
 
         ffmpegRunInfo = {
diff --git a/frontend/package-lock.json b/frontend/package-lock.json
index 0fa20fb..016bacf 100644
--- a/frontend/package-lock.json
+++ b/frontend/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "ripster-frontend",
-  "version": "0.10.2-7",
+  "version": "0.10.2-8",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "ripster-frontend",
-      "version": "0.10.2-7",
+      "version": "0.10.2-8",
       "dependencies": {
         "primeicons": "^7.0.0",
         "primereact": "^10.9.2",
diff --git a/frontend/package.json b/frontend/package.json
index 5989d71..5754c45 100644
--- a/frontend/package.json
+++ b/frontend/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "ripster-frontend",
-  "version": "0.10.2-7",
+  "version": "0.10.2-8",
   "private": true,
   "type": "module",
   "scripts": {
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/AudiobookConfigPanel.jsx b/frontend/src/components/AudiobookConfigPanel.jsx
index eb28ad7..59b345d 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/AudiobookConfigPanel.jsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/AudiobookConfigPanel.jsx
@@ -158,8 +158,13 @@ export default function AudiobookConfigPanel({
   const schema = AUDIOBOOK_FORMAT_SCHEMAS[format] || AUDIOBOOK_FORMAT_SCHEMAS.mp3;
   const canStart = Boolean(jobId) && (state === 'READY_TO_START' || state === 'ERROR' || state === 'CANCELLED');
   const isRunning = state === 'ENCODING';
+  const isFinished = state === 'FINISHED';
   const progress = Number.isFinite(Number(pipeline?.progress)) ? Math.max(0, Math.min(100, Number(pipeline.progress))) : 0;
   const outputPath = String(context?.outputPath || '').trim() || null;
+  const isSplitOutput = format === 'mp3' || format === 'flac';
+  const currentChapter = context?.currentChapter && typeof context.currentChapter === 'object' ? context.currentChapter : null;
+  const completedChapterCount = Number(context?.completedChapterCount ?? -1);
+  const chapterTotal = Number(currentChapter?.total || editableChapters.length || 0);
   const statusLabel = getStatusLabel(state);
   const statusSeverity = getStatusSeverity(state);
   const description = String(metadata?.description || '').trim();
@@ -290,7 +295,29 @@ export default function AudiobookConfigPanel({
       {isRunning ? (
         <div className="dashboard-job-row-progress" aria-label={`Audiobook Fortschritt ${Math.round(progress)}%`}>
           <ProgressBar value={progress} showValue={false} />
-          <small>{Math.round(progress)}%</small>
+          <small>{Math.round(progress)}%{currentChapter ? ` | Kapitel ${currentChapter.index}/${currentChapter.total}: ${currentChapter.title}` : ''}</small>
+        </div>
+      ) : null}
+
+      {isSplitOutput && (isRunning || isFinished) && editableChapters.length > 0 ? (
+        <div className="audiobook-chapter-status">
+          <strong>Kapitel-Status ({completedChapterCount >= 0 ? completedChapterCount : (isFinished ? editableChapters.length : 0)}/{chapterTotal || editableChapters.length} fertig)</strong>
+          <div className="audiobook-chapter-status-list">
+            {editableChapters.map((chapter, idx) => {
+              const chIdx = chapter.index || idx + 1;
+              const isDone = isFinished || (completedChapterCount >= 0 && chIdx <= completedChapterCount);
+              const isActive = !isDone && currentChapter?.index === chIdx;
+              const statusIcon = isDone ? 'pi pi-check-circle' : isActive ? 'pi pi-spin pi-spinner' : 'pi pi-circle';
+              const statusClass = isDone ? 'chapter-status-done' : isActive ? 'chapter-status-active' : 'chapter-status-pending';
+              return (
+                <div key={chIdx} className={`audiobook-chapter-status-row ${statusClass}`}>
+                  <i className={statusIcon} />
+                  <span className="chapter-status-nr">#{String(chIdx).padStart(2, '0')}</span>
+                  <span className="chapter-status-title">{chapter.title}</span>
+                </div>
+              );
+            })}
+          </div>
         </div>
       ) : null}
 
diff --git a/frontend/src/pages/DashboardPage.jsx b/frontend/src/pages/DashboardPage.jsx
index 3085dae..59bce91 100644
--- a/frontend/src/pages/DashboardPage.jsx
+++ b/frontend/src/pages/DashboardPage.jsx
@@ -866,6 +866,7 @@ export default function DashboardPage({
   const [insertWaitSeconds, setInsertWaitSeconds] = useState(30);
   const toastRef = useRef(null);
   const audiobookFileUploadRef = useRef(null);
+  const [audiobookUploadStatusVisible, setAudiobookUploadStatusVisible] = useState(false);
 
   const state = String(pipeline?.state || 'IDLE').trim().toUpperCase();
   const currentPipelineJobId = normalizeJobId(pipeline?.activeJobId || pipeline?.context?.jobId);
@@ -1123,6 +1124,19 @@ export default function DashboardPage({
     setExpandedJobId(normalizeJobId(dashboardJobs[0]?.id));
   }, [dashboardJobs, expandedJobId, currentPipelineJobId]);
 
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (audiobookUploadPhase === 'idle') {
+      setAudiobookUploadStatusVisible(false);
+      return undefined;
+    }
+    setAudiobookUploadStatusVisible(true);
+    if (audiobookUploadPhase === 'completed') {
+      const timer = setTimeout(() => setAudiobookUploadStatusVisible(false), 5000);
+      return () => clearTimeout(timer);
+    }
+    return undefined;
+  }, [audiobookUploadPhase]);
+
   useEffect(() => {
     if (!currentPipelineJobId || !isProcessing) {
       setLiveJobLog('');
@@ -2531,14 +2545,6 @@ export default function DashboardPage({
                 <span className="aax-file-name" title={file.name}>{file.name}</span>
                 <small>{options.formatSize}</small>
               </div>
-              <Button
-                label="Hochladen"
-                icon="pi pi-upload"
-                size="small"
-                onClick={() => void handleAudiobookUpload()}
-                loading={audiobookUploadBusy}
-                disabled={audiobookUploadBusy}
-              />
               <Button
                 icon="pi pi-times"
                 text
@@ -2558,7 +2564,7 @@ export default function DashboardPage({
             </div>
           )}
         />
-        {audiobookUploadPhase !== 'idle' ? (
+        {audiobookUploadStatusVisible ? (
           <div className={`audiobook-upload-status tone-${audiobookUploadStatusTone}`}>
             <div className="audiobook-upload-status-head">
               <strong>{audiobookUploadStatusLabel}</strong>
diff --git a/frontend/src/styles/app.css b/frontend/src/styles/app.css
index 929192f..14f8f81 100644
--- a/frontend/src/styles/app.css
+++ b/frontend/src/styles/app.css
@@ -3802,7 +3802,7 @@ body {
 
 .audiobook-config-grid {
   display: grid;
-  grid-template-columns: minmax(260px, 340px) minmax(0, 1fr);
+  grid-template-columns: 1fr;
   gap: 1rem;
 }
 
@@ -3859,6 +3859,55 @@ body {
   gap: 0.55rem;
 }
 
+.audiobook-chapter-status {
+  display: grid;
+  gap: 0.5rem;
+  margin-top: 0.25rem;
+}
+
+.audiobook-chapter-status-list {
+  display: grid;
+  gap: 0.25rem;
+  max-height: 16rem;
+  overflow: auto;
+  padding-right: 0.25rem;
+}
+
+.audiobook-chapter-status-row {
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  gap: 0.5rem;
+  padding: 0.3rem 0.5rem;
+  border-radius: 6px;
+  font-size: 0.85rem;
+}
+
+.chapter-status-done {
+  background: var(--green-50, #f0fdf4);
+  color: var(--green-700, #15803d);
+}
+
+.chapter-status-active {
+  background: var(--blue-50, #eff6ff);
+  color: var(--blue-700, #1d4ed8);
+  font-weight: 600;
+}
+
+.chapter-status-pending {
+  color: var(--rip-muted, #666);
+}
+
+.chapter-status-nr {
+  font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums;
+  flex-shrink: 0;
+}
+
+.chapter-status-title {
+  overflow: hidden;
+  text-overflow: ellipsis;
+  white-space: nowrap;
+}
+
 .audiobook-description-dialog p {
   margin: 0;
   white-space: pre-wrap;
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 6e1e0f8..4f4b291 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "ripster",
-  "version": "0.10.2-7",
+  "version": "0.10.2-8",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "ripster",
-      "version": "0.10.2-7",
+      "version": "0.10.2-8",
       "devDependencies": {
         "concurrently": "^9.1.2"
       }
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 474ee8f..3d33a35 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "ripster",
   "private": true,
-  "version": "0.10.2-7",
+  "version": "0.10.2-8",
   "scripts": {
     "dev": "concurrently \"npm run dev --prefix backend\" \"npm run dev --prefix frontend\"",
     "dev:backend": "npm run dev --prefix backend",