diff --git a/public/locales/de.json b/public/locales/de.json
index 896e14f..382cbcf 100644
--- a/public/locales/de.json
+++ b/public/locales/de.json
@@ -319,7 +319,9 @@
     "savedRecipePlaceholder": "Rezept auswählen",
     "saveAsRecipe": "Als Rezept speichern",
     "recipeScaleLabel": "Zutaten skalieren",
-    "deletedToast": "Mahlzeit gelöscht"
+    "deletedToast": "Mahlzeit gelöscht",
+    "cookLabel": "Koch/Köchin",
+    "cookNone": "Keine Koch-Zuweisung"
   },
   "calendar": {
     "title": "Kalender",
diff --git a/public/locales/en.json b/public/locales/en.json
index ee436b7..596ff06 100644
--- a/public/locales/en.json
+++ b/public/locales/en.json
@@ -313,7 +313,9 @@
     "savedRecipePlaceholder": "Select recipe",
     "saveAsRecipe": "Save as recipe",
     "recipeScaleLabel": "Scale ingredients",
-    "deletedToast": "Meal deleted"
+    "deletedToast": "Meal deleted",
+    "cookLabel": "Cook",
+    "cookNone": "No assigned cook"
   },
   "calendar": {
     "title": "Calendar",
diff --git a/public/pages/meals.js b/public/pages/meals.js
index b2ebb6a..167cd1c 100644
--- a/public/pages/meals.js
+++ b/public/pages/meals.js
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ let state = {
   currentWeek:      null,   // YYYY-MM-DD (Montag)
   meals:            [],
   recipes:          [],
+  familyMembers:    [],     // Familienmitglieder für Koch-Zuweisung
   lists:            [],     // Einkaufslisten für Transfer-Dropdown
   categories:       [],     // Einkaufskategorien für Zutaten
   modal:            null,
@@ -126,6 +127,15 @@ async function loadRecipes() {
   }
 }
 
+async function loadFamilyMembers() {
+  try {
+    const res = await api.get('/family/members');
+    state.familyMembers = res.data;
+  } catch {
+    state.familyMembers = [];
+  }
+}
+
 async function loadPreferences() {
   try {
     const res = await api.get('/preferences');
@@ -169,7 +179,7 @@ export async function render(container, { user }) {
   const today  = new Date().toISOString().slice(0, 10);
   const monday = getMondayOf(today);
 
-  await Promise.all([loadWeek(monday), loadLists(), loadPreferences(), loadCategories(), loadRecipes()]);
+  await Promise.all([loadWeek(monday), loadLists(), loadPreferences(), loadCategories(), loadRecipes(), loadFamilyMembers()]);
   renderWeekGrid();
   wireNav();
 
@@ -252,6 +262,7 @@ function renderSlot(date, type, mealsForDay) {
   const ingLabel = ingCount > 0 ? (ingCount !== 1 ? t('meals.ingredientCountPlural', { count: ingCount }) : t('meals.ingredientCount', { count: ingCount })) : '';
   const ingDoneLabel = ingCount > 0 && ingDone === ingCount ? ' ✓' : '';
   const canTransfer  = ingCount > 0 && ingDone < ingCount;
+  const cookName = meal.cook_assignment?.cook_name;
 
   return `
     <div class="meal-slot meal-slot--has-meal" data-meal-id="${meal.id}" data-date="${meal.date}" data-type="${type.key}">
@@ -261,8 +272,9 @@ function renderSlot(date, type, mealsForDay) {
            data-meal-id="${meal.id}"
            role="button" tabindex="0">
         <div class="meal-card__title">${esc(meal.title)}</div>
-        ${ingLabel ? `<div class="meal-card__meta">
-          <span class="meal-card__ingredients-count">${ingLabel}${esc(ingDoneLabel)}</span>
+        ${(ingLabel || cookName) ? `<div class="meal-card__meta">
+          ${ingLabel ? `<span class="meal-card__ingredients-count">${ingLabel}${esc(ingDoneLabel)}</span>` : ''}
+          ${cookName ? `<span class="meal-card__cook"><i data-lucide="chef-hat" style="width:13px;height:13px;" aria-hidden="true"></i>${esc(cookName)}</span>` : ''}
         </div>` : ''}
         <div class="meal-card__actions">
           ${meal.recipe_url ? `<a class="meal-card__action-btn meal-card__action-btn--recipe"
@@ -754,6 +766,12 @@ function buildModalContent({ mode, date, mealType, meal }) {
     ...state.recipes.map((r) => `<option value="${r.id}" ${isEdit && meal.recipe_id === r.id ? 'selected' : ''}>${esc(r.title)}</option>`),
   ].join('');
 
+  const selectedCookId = isEdit && meal.cook_assignment?.user_id ? String(meal.cook_assignment.user_id) : '';
+  const cookOptions = [
+    `<option value="">${t('meals.cookNone')}</option>`,
+    ...state.familyMembers.map((member) => `<option value="${member.id}" ${selectedCookId === String(member.id) ? 'selected' : ''}>${esc(member.display_name)}</option>`),
+  ].join('');
+
   return `
     <div class="modal-grid modal-grid--2">
       <div class="form-group">
@@ -766,6 +784,11 @@ function buildModalContent({ mode, date, mealType, meal }) {
       </div>
     </div>
 
+    <div class="form-group">
+      <label class="form-label" for="modal-cook-user-id">${t('meals.cookLabel')}</label>
+      <select class="form-input" id="modal-cook-user-id">${cookOptions}</select>
+    </div>
+
     <div class="form-group" style="position:relative;">
       <label class="form-label" for="modal-title">${t('meals.titleLabel')}</label>
       <input type="text" class="form-input" id="modal-title"
@@ -865,6 +888,8 @@ async function saveModal(overlay) {
   const notes     = overlay.querySelector('#modal-notes').value.trim() || null;
   const recipe_url = overlay.querySelector('#modal-recipe-url').value.trim() || null;
   const recipe_id = overlay.querySelector('#modal-recipe-id')?.value || null;
+  const cookSelect = overlay.querySelector('#modal-cook-user-id');
+  const cook_user_id = cookSelect?.value ? Number(cookSelect.value) : null;
 
   if (!date || !isDateInputValid(dateRaw)) {
     window.oikos?.showToast(t('calendar.invalidDate'), 'error');
@@ -884,12 +909,14 @@ async function saveModal(overlay) {
   try {
     const { mode, meal } = state.modal;
 
+    const mealPayload = { date, meal_type, title, notes, recipe_url, recipe_id, cook_user_id };
+
     if (mode === 'create') {
-      const res     = await api.post('/meals', { date, meal_type, title, notes, recipe_url, recipe_id, ingredients });
+      const res     = await api.post('/meals', { ...mealPayload, ingredients });
       state.meals.push(res.data);
     } else {
       // Update meal meta
-      await api.put(`/meals/${meal.id}`, { date, meal_type, title, notes, recipe_url, recipe_id });
+      await api.put(`/meals/${meal.id}`, mealPayload);
 
       // Sync ingredients
       const existingIds = new Set((meal.ingredients ?? []).map((i) => i.id));
diff --git a/public/styles/meals.css b/public/styles/meals.css
index 8c714f5..bf40a20 100644
--- a/public/styles/meals.css
+++ b/public/styles/meals.css
@@ -461,3 +461,11 @@
     transform: none;
   }
 }
+
+.meal-card__cook {
+  display: inline-flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  gap: 0.25rem;
+  color: var(--color-text-secondary);
+  font-weight: 600;
+}
diff --git a/server/routes/meals.js b/server/routes/meals.js
index c4aa75c..8ddec35 100644
--- a/server/routes/meals.js
+++ b/server/routes/meals.js
@@ -87,6 +87,14 @@ function saveCookAssignment(meal, cookUserId, sourcePlanId, createdBy) {
   `).run(meal.id, cookUserId, meal.date, meal.meal_type, sourcePlanId || null, createdBy);
 }
 
+function syncCookAssignmentSlot(meal) {
+  db.get().prepare(`
+    UPDATE planned_meal_cooks
+    SET planned_for_date = ?, meal_type = ?, updated_at = strftime('%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ', 'now')
+    WHERE meal_id = ?
+  `).run(meal.date, meal.meal_type, meal.id);
+}
+
 // --------------------------------------------------------
 // Routen - Mahlzeiten-Vorschläge (vor dynamischen Routen!)
 // --------------------------------------------------------
@@ -321,6 +329,8 @@ router.put('/:id', (req, res) => {
 
     if (vCookUserId.present) {
       saveCookAssignment(updated, vCookUserId.value, vSourcePlanId.value, req.session.userId);
+    } else {
+      syncCookAssignmentSlot(updated);
     }
 
     const ings = db.get().prepare(