diff --git a/server/routes/cardav.js b/server/routes/cardav.js
index 0d63472..7fee9c5 100644
--- a/server/routes/cardav.js
+++ b/server/routes/cardav.js
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 
 import { createLogger } from '../logger.js';
 import express from 'express';
+import * as db from '../db.js';
 import * as CardDAVSync from '../services/cardav-sync.js';
 import { str, collectErrors, MAX_TITLE } from '../middleware/validate.js';
 
@@ -76,4 +77,30 @@ router.delete('/accounts/:id', async (req, res) => {
   }
 });
 
+/**
+ * POST /api/v1/contacts/cardav/accounts/:id/test
+ * Connection testen (ohne Account zu speichern).
+ * Response: { data: { ok, addressbooks } }
+ */
+router.post('/accounts/:id/test', async (req, res) => {
+  try {
+    const id = parseInt(req.params.id, 10);
+    if (!id || id < 1) return res.status(400).json({ error: 'Invalid ID', code: 400 });
+
+    const account = db.get().prepare('SELECT * FROM carddav_accounts WHERE id = ?').get(id);
+    if (!account) return res.status(404).json({ error: 'Account nicht gefunden', code: 404 });
+
+    const result = await CardDAVSync.testConnection(
+      account.carddav_url,
+      account.username,
+      account.password
+    );
+
+    res.json({ data: result });
+  } catch (err) {
+    log.error('Error testing CardDAV connection:', err);
+    res.status(500).json({ error: 'Interner Fehler', code: 500 });
+  }
+});
+
 export default router;
diff --git a/test-carddav.js b/test-carddav.js
index d3da880..8fed96c 100644
--- a/test-carddav.js
+++ b/test-carddav.js
@@ -1726,4 +1726,41 @@ describe('CardDAV API Routes', () => {
       assert.ok(res.data.error.includes('Invalid ID'));
     });
   });
+
+  describe('Connection & Discovery', () => {
+    it('POST /accounts/:id/test - should test connection', async () => {
+      // Insert test account directly into DB
+      const result = apiTestDb.prepare(`
+        INSERT INTO carddav_accounts (name, carddav_url, username, password, created_at)
+        VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?, ?)
+      `).run('Test Connection Account', 'https://example.com/carddav-test', 'testuser-connection', 'testpass', '2026-05-04T10:00:00Z');
+
+      const accountId = result.lastInsertRowid;
+
+      const cardavRouter = await import('./server/routes/cardav.js');
+
+      // Test connection
+      const req = {
+        params: { id: String(accountId) },
+        query: {},
+        body: {}
+      };
+      const res = {
+        statusCode: 200,
+        status(code) { this.statusCode = code; return this; },
+        json(data) { this.data = data; return this; },
+      };
+
+      const testHandler = cardavRouter.default.stack.find(
+        layer => layer.route?.path === '/accounts/:id/test' && layer.route.methods.post
+      )?.route?.stack[0]?.handle;
+
+      assert.ok(testHandler, 'POST /accounts/:id/test handler should exist');
+      await testHandler(req, res);
+
+      assert.strictEqual(res.statusCode, 200);
+      assert.ok('ok' in res.data.data);
+      assert.ok(Array.isArray(res.data.data.addressbooks));
+    });
+  });
 });