diff --git a/backend/src/db.js b/backend/src/db.js
index bac62a8..bb3a39e 100644
--- a/backend/src/db.js
+++ b/backend/src/db.js
@@ -566,6 +566,8 @@ if (!db.prepare("SELECT name FROM sqlite_master WHERE type='table' AND name='mov
     db.exec("ALTER TABLE movie_favorites ADD COLUMN user_notified INTEGER NOT NULL DEFAULT 0");
   if (!cols.includes('media_type'))
     db.exec("ALTER TABLE movie_favorites ADD COLUMN media_type TEXT NOT NULL DEFAULT 'movie'");
+  if (!cols.includes('admin_seen'))
+    db.exec("ALTER TABLE movie_favorites ADD COLUMN admin_seen INTEGER NOT NULL DEFAULT 0");
 }
 
 // xREL Badge Cache (persistent, überlebt Container-Restarts)
diff --git a/backend/src/tools/media/routes.js b/backend/src/tools/media/routes.js
index 5ca6294..89530ae 100644
--- a/backend/src/tools/media/routes.js
+++ b/backend/src/tools/media/routes.js
@@ -866,12 +866,13 @@ router.post('/favorites/user-notify', authenticate, (req, res) => {
   res.json({ ok: true });
 });
 
-// GET /favorites/unacked – unquittierte Zählung (Admin: neue Favoriten; User: quittierte aber unbestätigte)
+// GET /favorites/unacked – unquittierte Zählung (Admin: neue Requests; User: quittierte aber unbestätigte)
 router.get('/favorites/unacked', authenticate, (req, res) => {
   const isAdmin = req.user.role === 'admin';
   if (isAdmin) {
     const count = db.prepare('SELECT COUNT(*) as n FROM movie_favorites WHERE acknowledged=0').get();
-    res.json({ count: count.n, isAdmin: true });
+    const newCount = db.prepare('SELECT COUNT(*) as n FROM movie_favorites WHERE acknowledged=0 AND admin_seen=0').get();
+    res.json({ count: count.n, newCount: newCount.n, isAdmin: true });
   } else {
     // User: Favoriten die vom Admin quittiert wurden aber User noch nicht gesehen hat
     const count = db.prepare('SELECT COUNT(*) as n FROM movie_favorites WHERE user_id=? AND acknowledged=1 AND user_notified=0').get(req.user.id);
@@ -879,6 +880,14 @@ router.get('/favorites/unacked', authenticate, (req, res) => {
   }
 });
 
+// POST /favorites/mark-seen – Admin hat die offenen Requests angesehen (noch
+// nicht zwingend quittiert) — nimmt ihnen das "neu"-Label im Dashboard
+router.post('/favorites/mark-seen', authenticate, (req, res) => {
+  if (req.user.role !== 'admin') return res.status(403).json({ error: 'Kein Zugriff' });
+  db.prepare('UPDATE movie_favorites SET admin_seen=1 WHERE acknowledged=0 AND admin_seen=0').run();
+  res.json({ ok: true });
+});
+
 
 
 // ── Quittier-Logik (wiederverwendbar: HTTP-Routen + MQTT-Buttons) ───────────
@@ -993,7 +1002,7 @@ router.post('/favorites/:id/acknowledge', authenticate, requireAdmin, (req, res)
 router.post('/favorites/:id/unacknowledge', authenticate, requireAdmin, (req, res) => {
   const fav = db.prepare('SELECT * FROM movie_favorites WHERE id=?').get(req.params.id);
   if (!fav) return res.status(404).json({ error: 'Nicht gefunden' });
-  db.prepare('UPDATE movie_favorites SET acknowledged=0, acknowledged_at=NULL, user_notified=0 WHERE id=?').run(fav.id);
+  db.prepare('UPDATE movie_favorites SET acknowledged=0, acknowledged_at=NULL, user_notified=0, admin_seen=0 WHERE id=?').run(fav.id);
   res.json({ ok: true });
   // Pushover an den User — Quittierung zurückgezogen (fire & forget)
   try {
diff --git a/frontend/src/App.jsx b/frontend/src/App.jsx
index 882a3a7..a25fb97 100644
--- a/frontend/src/App.jsx
+++ b/frontend/src/App.jsx
@@ -2070,7 +2070,9 @@ function Dashboard({ toast, mobile, setActive, setDevToolsNav, unreadMsgs=0, unr
             padding:'4px 10px', fontSize:9, fontFamily:'monospace', letterSpacing:1,
           }}>
             {unackedFavs?.isAdmin
-              ? `⭐ ${unackedFavs.count} neue Favorit${unackedFavs.count!==1?'en':''}`
+              ? ((unackedFavs.newCount || 0) > 0
+                  ? `🆕 ${unackedFavs.count} neue Request${unackedFavs.count!==1?'s':''}`
+                  : `📋 ${unackedFavs.count} Request${unackedFavs.count!==1?'s':''}`)
               : `✅ ${unackedFavs.count} Favorit${unackedFavs.count!==1?'en':' wurde'} bestätigt`
             }
           </button>
@@ -3784,7 +3786,7 @@ export default function App() {
   const [hiddenTools,setHiddenTools]=useState([]);
   const [active,setActiveRaw]=useState('dashboard');
   const [devToolsNav, setDevToolsNav] = useState(null);
-  const pollUnackedFavs = () => api('/tools/media/favorites/unacked').then(d=>setUnackedFavs({count:d.count||0,isAdmin:d.isAdmin})).catch(()=>{});
+  const pollUnackedFavs = () => api('/tools/media/favorites/unacked').then(d=>setUnackedFavs({count:d.count||0,newCount:d.newCount||0,isAdmin:d.isAdmin})).catch(()=>{});
 
   const setActive = (page) => {
     if (page === 'dashboard' && window.__newBuildAvailable && window.__safeReloadIfNewBuild?.()) return;
@@ -3801,7 +3803,7 @@ export default function App() {
   const [unreadBoard,    setUnreadBoard]    = useState(0);
   const [unreadPromoted, setUnreadPromoted] = useState(0);
   const [unreadChangelog,setUnreadChangelog]= useState(0);
-  const [unackedFavs,    setUnackedFavs]    = useState({count:0,isAdmin:false});
+  const [unackedFavs,    setUnackedFavs]    = useState({count:0,newCount:0,isAdmin:false});
   const [mediaInitTab,   setMediaInitTab]   = useState(null);
   const [dashboardKey,   setDashboardKey]   = useState(0);
 
@@ -3856,7 +3858,9 @@ export default function App() {
 
   useEffect(()=>{
     if(!user)return;
-    pollUnackedFavs(); const ti=setInterval(pollUnackedFavs,30000); return()=>clearInterval(ti);
+    pollUnackedFavs(); const ti=setInterval(pollUnackedFavs,30000);
+    window.addEventListener('favorites-seen', pollUnackedFavs);
+    return()=>{ clearInterval(ti); window.removeEventListener('favorites-seen', pollUnackedFavs); };
   },[user]);
 
   useEffect(()=>{
diff --git a/frontend/src/tools/media.jsx b/frontend/src/tools/media.jsx
index b4b24bd..8110e16 100644
--- a/frontend/src/tools/media.jsx
+++ b/frontend/src/tools/media.jsx
@@ -768,7 +768,15 @@ function FavoritenKalender({ onOpenModal }) {
       api('/tools/media/favorites/all').catch(() => null),
     ]).then(([mine, all]) => {
       setFavs(mine);
-      if (all) { setAllFavs(all); setIsAdmin(true); }
+      if (all) {
+        setAllFavs(all);
+        setIsAdmin(true);
+        // Admin hat die offenen Requests jetzt gesehen — nimmt ihnen das
+        // "neu"-Label im Dashboard, bis sie tatsächlich quittiert werden
+        api('/tools/media/favorites/mark-seen', { method:'POST', body:{} })
+          .then(() => window.dispatchEvent(new CustomEvent('favorites-seen')))
+          .catch(() => {});
+      }
     }).catch(e => setError(e.message)).finally(() => setLoading(false));
   }, []);