diff --git a/Web/templates/library_table.html b/Web/templates/library_table.html
index 98cbc27..2a0a261 100644
--- a/Web/templates/library_table.html
+++ b/Web/templates/library_table.html
@@ -451,6 +451,27 @@
         height: 100%;
     }
 
+    .physical-scanner-modal {
+        z-index: 1100;
+    }
+
+    .physical-scanner-modal .modal-content {
+        max-width: 520px;
+        text-align: center;
+    }
+
+    .physical-scanner-code {
+        min-height: 28px;
+        margin: 18px 0 8px;
+        padding: 12px;
+        border: 1px dashed #cbd5e1;
+        border-radius: 6px;
+        color: var(--ui-text);
+        font-family: monospace;
+        font-size: 1.2em;
+        letter-spacing: 2px;
+    }
+
 
     .detail-gallery-container {
         display: flex;
@@ -518,10 +539,9 @@
         <input type="text" id="manualItemCode" placeholder="Manueller Mediencode (optional)" style="min-width:180px;">
         <button id="resetCardBtn" class="button" type="button">Feld zurücksetzen</button>
         <button id="toggleScannerBtn" class="button" type="button">Scanner starten</button>
-        <label style="display:flex; align-items:center; gap:8px; margin-left:6px;">
-            <input type="checkbox" id="keyboardScannerToggle">
-            <span style="font-size:0.9em;">Physischer Scanner</span>
-        </label>
+        <button id="physicalScannerBtn" class="button" type="button" style="margin-left:6px;">
+            Physischer Scanner starten
+        </button>
         <button id="manualActionBtn" class="button" type="button" style="margin-left:6px; background:#4f46e5; color:white;">Code verarbeiten</button>
     </div>
     <div class="library-scan-reader-wrap" id="scanReaderWrap" style="display: none; margin-top: 15px;">
@@ -612,6 +632,16 @@
         <div id="detailContent"></div>
     </div>
 </div>
+<div id="physicalScannerModal" class="modal physical-scanner-modal" style="display: none;" role="dialog" aria-modal="true" aria-labelledby="physicalScannerTitle">
+    <div class="modal-content">
+        <span class="close" id="closePhysicalScannerBtn" role="button" tabindex="0" aria-label="Physischen Scanner schließen">&times;</span>
+        <h2 id="physicalScannerTitle">Physischer Scanner</h2>
+        <p id="physicalScannerInstruction">Scanner ist bereit. Bitte den angezeigten Code scannen.</p>
+        <div id="physicalScannerCode" class="physical-scanner-code" aria-live="polite"></div>
+        <p id="physicalScannerStatus" class="library-scan-status" aria-live="polite">Warte auf Scan...</p>
+        <button id="stopPhysicalScannerBtn" class="button" type="button">Scanner schließen</button>
+    </div>
+</div>
 <script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/@ericblade/quagga2/dist/quagga.js"></script>
 <script>
 
@@ -842,6 +872,7 @@
     let keyboardScannerEnabled = false;
     let keyboardScanBuffer = '';
     let keyboardLastKeyAt = 0;
+    let physicalScannerModalOpen = false;
     const KEYBOARD_SCAN_INTERCHAR_MS = 100; // max time between keystrokes to consider them one scan
     const physicalScanQueue = [];
     let keyboardScanProcessing = false;
@@ -1186,9 +1217,62 @@
     // =========================================================================
     // Keyboard scanner handling (physical scanners that send chars then Enter)
     // =========================================================================
+    function getPhysicalScannerInstruction() {
+        const mode = document.getElementById('scanModeSelect')?.value || 'card_only';
+        if (mode === 'return_only') return 'Bitte den Mediencode scannen.';
+        if (mode === 'card_only') return 'Bitte den Bibliotheksausweis scannen.';
+        if (mode === 'quick_toggle' && !activeStudentCardId) return 'Bitte zuerst den Bibliotheksausweis scannen.';
+        if (mode === 'quick_toggle') return 'Bitte den Mediencode scannen.';
+        if (mode === 'continuous' && !activeStudentCardId) return 'Bitte zuerst den Bibliotheksausweis scannen.';
+        return 'Bitte den nächsten Mediencode scannen.';
+    }
+
+    function updatePhysicalScannerModal(message, kind = '') {
+        const instruction = document.getElementById('physicalScannerInstruction');
+        const status = document.getElementById('physicalScannerStatus');
+        if (instruction) instruction.textContent = getPhysicalScannerInstruction();
+        if (status) {
+            status.textContent = message;
+            status.classList.remove('ok', 'warn', 'error');
+            if (kind) status.classList.add(kind);
+        }
+    }
+
+    function openPhysicalScannerModal() {
+        const modal = document.getElementById('physicalScannerModal');
+        if (!modal) return;
+
+        physicalScannerModalOpen = true;
+        keyboardScannerEnabled = true;
+        keyboardScanBuffer = '';
+        keyboardLastKeyAt = 0;
+        modal.style.display = 'flex';
+        updatePhysicalScannerModal('Warte auf Scan...', 'warn');
+        document.addEventListener('keydown', keyboardScanKeydownHandler);
+        document.getElementById('closePhysicalScannerBtn')?.focus();
+    }
+
+    function closePhysicalScannerModal() {
+        physicalScannerModalOpen = false;
+        keyboardScannerEnabled = false;
+        keyboardScanBuffer = '';
+        keyboardLastKeyAt = 0;
+        document.removeEventListener('keydown', keyboardScanKeydownHandler);
+        const modal = document.getElementById('physicalScannerModal');
+        if (modal) modal.style.display = 'none';
+        const code = document.getElementById('physicalScannerCode');
+        if (code) code.textContent = '';
+    }
+
     function keyboardScanKeydownHandler(e) {
         // Only active when explicitly enabled
-        if (!keyboardScannerEnabled) return;
+        if (!keyboardScannerEnabled || !physicalScannerModalOpen) return;
+
+        if (e.key === 'Escape') {
+            e.preventDefault();
+            closePhysicalScannerModal();
+            return;
+        }
 
         const now = Date.now();
 
@@ -1201,6 +1285,9 @@
             if (!code) return;
 
             // Scanner keystrokes must not be submitted into the focused form field.
+            const displayCode = document.getElementById('physicalScannerCode');
+            if (displayCode) displayCode.textContent = code;
+            updatePhysicalScannerModal('Code empfangen. Verarbeitung läuft...', 'warn');
             processPhysicalScan(code);
             return;
         }
@@ -1213,6 +1300,8 @@
             }
             keyboardScanBuffer += e.key;
             keyboardLastKeyAt = now;
+            const displayCode = document.getElementById('physicalScannerCode');
+            if (displayCode) displayCode.textContent = keyboardScanBuffer;
             // Prevent default so scanner input is captured even while an input has focus.
             e.preventDefault();
         }
@@ -1226,6 +1315,9 @@
         try {
             while (physicalScanQueue.length > 0) {
                 await handleScanSuccess(physicalScanQueue.shift());
+                if (physicalScannerModalOpen) {
+                    updatePhysicalScannerModal('Aktion abgeschlossen. Bereit für den nächsten Scan.', 'ok');
+                }
             }
         } finally {
             keyboardScanProcessing = false;
@@ -1664,7 +1756,7 @@
         const toggleBtn = document.getElementById('toggleScannerBtn');
         const resetBtn = document.getElementById('resetCardBtn');
         const modeSelect = document.getElementById('scanModeSelect');
-        const keyboardToggle = document.getElementById('keyboardScannerToggle');
+        const physicalScannerBtn = document.getElementById('physicalScannerBtn');
 
         if (toggleBtn) {
             toggleBtn.addEventListener('click', async () => {
@@ -1685,6 +1777,9 @@
 
         if (modeSelect) {
             modeSelect.addEventListener('change', () => {
+                if (physicalScannerModalOpen) {
+                    updatePhysicalScannerModal('Warte auf Scan...', 'warn');
+                }
                 if (modeSelect.value === 'quick_toggle' && !activeStudentCardId) {
                     setScanStatus('Schnellmodus: zuerst Bibliotheksausweis scannen.', 'warn');
                 } else if (modeSelect.value === 'card_only') {
@@ -1693,18 +1788,24 @@
             });
         }
 
-        if (keyboardToggle) {
-            keyboardToggle.addEventListener('change', () => {
-                keyboardScannerEnabled = !!keyboardToggle.checked;
-                if (keyboardScannerEnabled) {
-                    document.addEventListener('keydown', keyboardScanKeydownHandler);
-                    setScanStatus('Physischer Scanner aktiv (Schnellmodus empfohlen).', 'ok');
-                } else {
-                    document.removeEventListener('keydown', keyboardScanKeydownHandler);
-                    setScanStatus('Physischer Scanner deaktiviert.', 'warn');
+        if (physicalScannerBtn) {
+            physicalScannerBtn.addEventListener('click', openPhysicalScannerModal);
+        }
+
+        const closePhysicalScannerBtn = document.getElementById('closePhysicalScannerBtn');
+        const stopPhysicalScannerBtn = document.getElementById('stopPhysicalScannerBtn');
+        if (closePhysicalScannerBtn) {
+            closePhysicalScannerBtn.addEventListener('click', closePhysicalScannerModal);
+            closePhysicalScannerBtn.addEventListener('keydown', (event) => {
+                if (event.key === 'Enter' || event.key === ' ') {
+                    event.preventDefault();
+                    closePhysicalScannerModal();
                 }
             });
         }
+        if (stopPhysicalScannerBtn) {
+            stopPhysicalScannerBtn.addEventListener('click', closePhysicalScannerModal);
+        }
     }
 
     // Run when DOM structure is entirely ready