diff --git a/innungsapp/apps/mobile/app/(app)/news/[id].tsx b/innungsapp/apps/mobile/app/(app)/news/[id].tsx
index 819042c..95fb99a 100644
--- a/innungsapp/apps/mobile/app/(app)/news/[id].tsx
+++ b/innungsapp/apps/mobile/app/(app)/news/[id].tsx
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import { useLocalSearchParams, useRouter } from 'expo-router'
 import { useEffect } from 'react'
 import { Ionicons } from '@expo/vector-icons'
 import { useNewsDetail } from '@/hooks/useNews'
+import { useNewsReadStore } from '@/store/news.store'
 import { AttachmentRow } from '@/components/news/AttachmentRow'
 import { Badge } from '@/components/ui/Badge'
 import { NEWS_KATEGORIE_LABELS } from '@innungsapp/shared/types'
@@ -98,8 +99,14 @@ export default function NewsDetailScreen() {
   const { id } = useLocalSearchParams<{ id: string }>()
   const router = useRouter()
   const { data: news, isLoading, onOpen } = useNewsDetail(id)
+  const markRead = useNewsReadStore((s) => s.markRead)
 
-  useEffect(() => { if (news) onOpen() }, [news?.id])
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (news) {
+      markRead(news.id)  // sofort lokal markieren → Badge weg beim Zurückgehen
+      onOpen()
+    }
+  }, [news?.id])
 
   if (isLoading) {
     return (
@@ -121,7 +128,7 @@ export default function NewsDetailScreen() {
       {/* Nav bar */}
       <View style={styles.navBar}>
         <TouchableOpacity
-          onPress={() => router.back()}
+          onPress={() => router.navigate('/(app)/news')}
           style={styles.backBtn}
           activeOpacity={0.7}
         >
diff --git a/innungsapp/apps/mobile/app/(app)/news/index.tsx b/innungsapp/apps/mobile/app/(app)/news/index.tsx
index f0ae26c..f2268f8 100644
--- a/innungsapp/apps/mobile/app/(app)/news/index.tsx
+++ b/innungsapp/apps/mobile/app/(app)/news/index.tsx
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import { useNewsList } from '@/hooks/useNews'
 import { NewsCard } from '@/components/news/NewsCard'
 import { EmptyState } from '@/components/ui/EmptyState'
 import { LoadingSpinner } from '@/components/ui/LoadingSpinner'
+import { useNewsReadStore } from '@/store/news.store'
 
 function SkeletonCard() {
   const anim = useRef(new Animated.Value(0.4)).current
@@ -50,7 +51,10 @@ export default function NewsScreen() {
   const router = useRouter()
   const [kategorie, setKategorie] = useState<string | undefined>(undefined)
   const [showSkeleton, setShowSkeleton] = useState(true)
+  // Fetch all news (without category filter) to compute per-category unread counts
+  const { data: allData, refetch: refetchAll, isRefetching: isRefetchingAll } = useNewsList(undefined)
   const { data, isLoading, refetch, isRefetching } = useNewsList(kategorie)
+  const localReadIds = useNewsReadStore((s) => s.readIds)
 
   useFocusEffect(
     useCallback(() => {
@@ -60,18 +64,20 @@ export default function NewsScreen() {
     }, [])
   )
 
-  const unreadCount = data?.filter((n) => !n.isRead).length ?? 0
+  // Compute unread count per category (combining server isRead + local store)
+  function getUnreadCount(filterValue: string | undefined) {
+    const source = allData ?? []
+    const filtered = filterValue === undefined
+      ? source
+      : source.filter((n) => n.kategorie === filterValue)
+    return filtered.filter((n) => !n.isRead && !localReadIds.has(n.id)).length
+  }
 
   return (
     <SafeAreaView style={styles.safeArea} edges={['top']}>
       <View style={styles.header}>
         <View style={styles.titleRow}>
           <Text style={styles.screenTitle}>Aktuelles</Text>
-          {unreadCount > 0 && (
-            <View style={styles.unreadBadge}>
-              <Text style={styles.unreadBadgeText}>{unreadCount} neu</Text>
-            </View>
-          )}
         </View>
 
         <ScrollView
@@ -81,6 +87,7 @@ export default function NewsScreen() {
         >
           {FILTERS.map((opt) => {
             const active = kategorie === opt.value
+            const count = getUnreadCount(opt.value)
             return (
               <TouchableOpacity
                 key={String(opt.value)}
@@ -91,6 +98,13 @@ export default function NewsScreen() {
                 <Text style={[styles.chipLabel, active && styles.chipLabelActive]}>
                   {opt.label}
                 </Text>
+                {count > 0 && (
+                  <View style={[styles.chipBadge, active && styles.chipBadgeActive]}>
+                    <Text style={[styles.chipBadgeText, active && styles.chipBadgeTextActive]}>
+                      {count}
+                    </Text>
+                  </View>
+                )}
               </TouchableOpacity>
             )
           })}
@@ -152,23 +166,15 @@ const styles = StyleSheet.create({
     color: '#0F172A',
     letterSpacing: -0.5,
   },
-  unreadBadge: {
-    backgroundColor: '#EFF6FF',
-    paddingHorizontal: 10,
-    paddingVertical: 4,
-    borderRadius: 99,
-  },
-  unreadBadgeText: {
-    color: '#003B7E',
-    fontSize: 12,
-    fontWeight: '700',
-  },
   filterScroll: {
     paddingBottom: 14,
     gap: 8,
     paddingRight: 20,
   },
   chip: {
+    flexDirection: 'row',
+    alignItems: 'center',
+    gap: 5,
     paddingHorizontal: 14,
     paddingVertical: 7,
     borderRadius: 99,
@@ -188,6 +194,26 @@ const styles = StyleSheet.create({
   chipLabelActive: {
     color: '#FFFFFF',
   },
+  chipBadge: {
+    backgroundColor: '#003B7E',
+    borderRadius: 99,
+    minWidth: 18,
+    height: 18,
+    paddingHorizontal: 5,
+    alignItems: 'center',
+    justifyContent: 'center',
+  },
+  chipBadgeActive: {
+    backgroundColor: '#FFFFFF',
+  },
+  chipBadgeText: {
+    fontSize: 10,
+    fontWeight: '700',
+    color: '#FFFFFF',
+  },
+  chipBadgeTextActive: {
+    color: '#003B7E',
+  },
   divider: {
     height: 1,
     backgroundColor: '#E2E8F0',
diff --git a/innungsapp/apps/mobile/components/news/NewsCard.tsx b/innungsapp/apps/mobile/components/news/NewsCard.tsx
index 8fe847f..d6b7b23 100644
--- a/innungsapp/apps/mobile/components/news/NewsCard.tsx
+++ b/innungsapp/apps/mobile/components/news/NewsCard.tsx
@@ -24,22 +24,22 @@ export function NewsCard({ news, onPress }: NewsCardProps) {
 
   return (
     <TouchableOpacity onPress={onPress} style={styles.card} activeOpacity={0.84}>
-      {!isRead && (
-        <View style={styles.newBadge}>
-          <Text style={styles.newBadgeText}>Neu</Text>
-        </View>
-      )}
-
       <View style={styles.content}>
         <View style={styles.topRow}>
-          <Badge label={NEWS_KATEGORIE_LABELS[news.kategorie]} kategorie={news.kategorie} />
+          <View style={styles.badgeRow}>
+            <Badge label={NEWS_KATEGORIE_LABELS[news.kategorie]} kategorie={news.kategorie} />
+            {!isRead && (
+              <View style={styles.newBadge}>
+                <Text style={styles.newBadgeText}>Neu</Text>
+              </View>
+            )}
+          </View>
           <Text style={styles.dateText}>
             {news.publishedAt
               ? format(new Date(news.publishedAt), 'dd. MMM', { locale: de })
               : 'Entwurf'}
           </Text>
         </View>
-
         <Text style={isRead ? styles.titleRead : styles.titleUnread} numberOfLines={2}>
           {news.title}
         </Text>
@@ -71,15 +71,16 @@ const styles = StyleSheet.create({
     elevation: 2,
     position: 'relative',
   },
+  badgeRow: {
+    flexDirection: 'row',
+    alignItems: 'center',
+    gap: 6,
+  },
   newBadge: {
-    position: 'absolute',
-    right: 30,
-    top: 8,
     borderRadius: 999,
     backgroundColor: '#EF4444',
-    paddingHorizontal: 8,
+    paddingHorizontal: 7,
     paddingVertical: 2,
-    zIndex: 2,
   },
   newBadgeText: {
     color: '#FFFFFF',
diff --git a/innungsapp/packages/shared/prisma/dev.db b/innungsapp/packages/shared/prisma/dev.db
index 3e66ff8..62c4ae4 100644
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