diff --git a/src/lib/client/toast.svelte.ts b/src/lib/client/toast.svelte.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f51adad
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lib/client/toast.svelte.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+export type ToastKind = 'info' | 'error' | 'success';
+export type Toast = { id: number; kind: ToastKind; message: string };
+
+class ToastStore {
+  toasts = $state<Toast[]>([]);
+  private nextId = 1;
+  private readonly dismissMs = 3000;
+
+  private push(kind: ToastKind, message: string): number {
+    const id = this.nextId++;
+    this.toasts = [...this.toasts, { id, kind, message }];
+    setTimeout(() => this.dismiss(id), this.dismissMs);
+    return id;
+  }
+
+  info(message: string): number { return this.push('info', message); }
+  error(message: string): number { return this.push('error', message); }
+  success(message: string): number { return this.push('success', message); }
+
+  dismiss(id: number): void {
+    this.toasts = this.toasts.filter((t) => t.id !== id);
+  }
+}
+
+export const toastStore = new ToastStore();
diff --git a/src/lib/components/Toast.svelte b/src/lib/components/Toast.svelte
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f3959f3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lib/components/Toast.svelte
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+<script lang="ts">
+  import { X } from 'lucide-svelte';
+  import { toastStore } from '$lib/client/toast.svelte';
+</script>
+
+<div class="toasts" aria-live="polite" aria-atomic="true">
+  {#each toastStore.toasts as t (t.id)}
+    <div class="toast" class:error={t.kind === 'error'} class:success={t.kind === 'success'}>
+      <span class="msg">{t.message}</span>
+      <button class="close" aria-label="Schließen" onclick={() => toastStore.dismiss(t.id)}>
+        <X size={14} strokeWidth={2} />
+      </button>
+    </div>
+  {/each}
+</div>
+
+<style>
+  .toasts {
+    position: fixed;
+    top: 0.75rem;
+    left: 50%;
+    transform: translateX(-50%);
+    z-index: 200;
+    display: flex;
+    flex-direction: column;
+    gap: 0.35rem;
+    pointer-events: none;
+  }
+  .toast {
+    display: flex;
+    align-items: center;
+    gap: 0.6rem;
+    padding: 0.6rem 0.75rem;
+    background: #2b6a3d;
+    color: white;
+    border-radius: 10px;
+    font-size: 0.9rem;
+    pointer-events: auto;
+    box-shadow: 0 6px 18px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.15);
+    max-width: min(92vw, 480px);
+  }
+  .toast.error { background: #c53030; }
+  .toast.success { background: #2b6a3d; }
+  .close {
+    background: transparent;
+    border: 0;
+    color: inherit;
+    cursor: pointer;
+    display: inline-flex;
+    align-items: center;
+    padding: 0.15rem;
+    opacity: 0.85;
+  }
+  .close:hover { opacity: 1; }
+</style>
diff --git a/src/routes/+layout.svelte b/src/routes/+layout.svelte
index 381841c..1e9d8f4 100644
--- a/src/routes/+layout.svelte
+++ b/src/routes/+layout.svelte
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
   import SearchLoader from '$lib/components/SearchLoader.svelte';
   import SearchFilter from '$lib/components/SearchFilter.svelte';
   import UpdateToast from '$lib/components/UpdateToast.svelte';
+  import Toast from '$lib/components/Toast.svelte';
   import type { SearchHit } from '$lib/server/recipes/search-local';
   import type { WebHit } from '$lib/server/search/searxng';
 
@@ -211,6 +212,7 @@
   });
 </script>
 
+<Toast />
 <ConfirmDialog />
 <UpdateToast />
 
diff --git a/tests/unit/toast-store.test.ts b/tests/unit/toast-store.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..667ead1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/unit/toast-store.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+import { describe, it, expect, beforeEach, vi } from 'vitest';
+
+describe('toast store', () => {
+  beforeEach(async () => {
+    vi.useFakeTimers();
+    const mod = await import('../../src/lib/client/toast.svelte');
+    mod.toastStore.toasts = [];
+  });
+
+  it('queues toasts with auto-dismiss', async () => {
+    const { toastStore } = await import('../../src/lib/client/toast.svelte');
+    toastStore.info('Hello');
+    expect(toastStore.toasts.length).toBe(1);
+    expect(toastStore.toasts[0].message).toBe('Hello');
+    expect(toastStore.toasts[0].kind).toBe('info');
+
+    vi.advanceTimersByTime(3000);
+    expect(toastStore.toasts.length).toBe(0);
+  });
+
+  it('supports error kind and manual dismiss', async () => {
+    const { toastStore } = await import('../../src/lib/client/toast.svelte');
+    const id = toastStore.error('Boom');
+    expect(toastStore.toasts[0].kind).toBe('error');
+    toastStore.dismiss(id);
+    expect(toastStore.toasts.length).toBe(0);
+  });
+
+  it('allows multiple concurrent toasts', async () => {
+    const { toastStore } = await import('../../src/lib/client/toast.svelte');
+    toastStore.info('A');
+    toastStore.info('B');
+    expect(toastStore.toasts.length).toBe(2);
+  });
+});