diff --git a/config/sites/vitec/config.yaml b/config/sites/vitec/config.yaml
index a0d7a7f..df208b9 100644
--- a/config/sites/vitec/config.yaml
+++ b/config/sites/vitec/config.yaml
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ dependencies:
   - apache-solr-for-typo3/solr-stylesheets
   - apache-solr-for-typo3/solr-bootstrap-css
   - evomedien/megamenu
+  - evomedien/fe-comment
   - vitec/quotation
   - vitec/featured-content
 frontendBase: ''
diff --git a/packages/fe_comment/Classes/Middleware/FeedbackApiMiddleware.php b/packages/fe_comment/Classes/Middleware/FeedbackApiMiddleware.php
index c83cced..4b841cd 100644
--- a/packages/fe_comment/Classes/Middleware/FeedbackApiMiddleware.php
+++ b/packages/fe_comment/Classes/Middleware/FeedbackApiMiddleware.php
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ declare(strict_types=1);
 namespace Evomedien\FeComment\Middleware;
 
 use Evomedien\FeComment\Service\ExtensionSettings;
+use Evomedien\FeComment\Service\FeedbackState;
 use Psr\Http\Message\ResponseInterface;
 use Psr\Http\Message\ServerRequestInterface;
 use Psr\Http\Server\MiddlewareInterface;
@@ -91,23 +92,13 @@ final class FeedbackApiMiddleware implements MiddlewareInterface
     /** @return array{uid:int,username:string,name:string,email:string}|null */
     private function allowedUser(ServerRequestInterface $request): ?array
     {
-        $frontendUser = $request->getAttribute('frontend.user');
-        if (!$frontendUser instanceof FrontendUserAuthentication || empty($frontendUser->user['uid'])) {
-            return null;
-        }
-        $requiredGroup = $this->settings->feUserGroup();
-        if ($requiredGroup > 0) {
-            $groups = GeneralUtility::intExplode(',', (string)($frontendUser->user['usergroup'] ?? ''), true);
-            if (!in_array($requiredGroup, $groups, true)) {
-                return null;
-            }
-        }
-        return [
-            'uid' => (int)$frontendUser->user['uid'],
-            'username' => (string)($frontendUser->user['username'] ?? ''),
-            'name' => trim((string)($frontendUser->user['name'] ?? '')) ?: (string)($frontendUser->user['username'] ?? ''),
-            'email' => (string)($frontendUser->user['email'] ?? ''),
-        ];
+        return $this->stateService()->allowedUser($request);
+    }
+
+    /** Shared with the "Feedback Overview" content element - one implementation. */
+    private function stateService(): FeedbackState
+    {
+        return GeneralUtility::makeInstance(FeedbackState::class, $this->settings);
     }
 
     // ---- routes -------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -115,31 +106,7 @@ final class FeedbackApiMiddleware implements MiddlewareInterface
     /** @param array{uid:int,username:string,name:string,email:string} $user */
     private function state(array $user): ResponseInterface
     {
-        $summary = $this->openSummary($user['uid'], false);
-        return new JsonResponse([
-            'allowed' => true,
-            'user' => ['name' => $user['name'], 'email' => $user['email']],
-            'recipients' => $this->recipientOptions(),
-            'overviewUrl' => $this->overviewUrl(),
-            'summary' => $summary === null ? null : $this->summaryPayload($summary),
-        ]);
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Visitor-facing URL of the feedback overview page (extension setting
-     * overviewPid), resolved via the page slug. Empty string when unset.
-     */
-    private function overviewUrl(): string
-    {
-        $pid = $this->settings->overviewPid();
-        if ($pid <= 0) {
-            return '';
-        }
-        $queryBuilder = GeneralUtility::makeInstance(ConnectionPool::class)->getQueryBuilderForTable('pages');
-        $slug = $queryBuilder->select('slug')->from('pages')
-            ->where($queryBuilder->expr()->eq('uid', $queryBuilder->createNamedParameter($pid, \Doctrine\DBAL\ParameterType::INTEGER)))
-            ->executeQuery()->fetchOne();
-        return is_string($slug) ? $slug : '';
+        return new JsonResponse($this->stateService()->payload($user));
     }
 
     /** @param array{uid:int,username:string,name:string,email:string} $user */
@@ -375,69 +342,16 @@ final class FeedbackApiMiddleware implements MiddlewareInterface
     /** @return array<string,mixed>|null */
     private function openSummary(int $userUid, bool $createIfMissing): ?array
     {
-        $connection = GeneralUtility::makeInstance(ConnectionPool::class)->getConnectionForTable(self::T_SUMMARY);
-        $summary = $connection->fetchAssociative(
-            'SELECT * FROM ' . self::T_SUMMARY . " WHERE deleted = 0 AND status = 'open' AND fe_user = ? ORDER BY uid DESC",
-            [$userUid]
-        );
-        if ($summary) {
-            return $summary;
-        }
-        if (!$createIfMissing) {
-            return null;
-        }
-        $connection->insert(self::T_SUMMARY, [
-            'pid' => $this->settings->storagePid(),
-            'tstamp' => time(),
-            'crdate' => time(),
-            'fe_user' => $userUid,
-            'status' => 'open',
-        ]);
-        return $this->openSummary($userUid, false);
+        return $this->stateService()->openSummary($userUid, $createIfMissing);
     }
 
     /**
      * @param array<string,mixed> $summary
-     * @return array{uid:int,generalNotes:string,recipients:int[],items:array<int,array{uid:int,url:string,note:string,attachments:array<int,array{refUid:int,name:string,url:string}>}>}
+     * @return array<string,mixed>
      */
     private function summaryPayload(array $summary): array
     {
-        $connection = GeneralUtility::makeInstance(ConnectionPool::class)->getConnectionForTable(self::T_FEEDBACK);
-        $items = [];
-        foreach ($connection->fetchAllAssociative(
-            'SELECT uid, url, note FROM ' . self::T_FEEDBACK . ' WHERE deleted = 0 AND summary = ? ORDER BY sorting',
-            [(int)$summary['uid']]
-        ) as $row) {
-            $items[] = [
-                'uid' => (int)$row['uid'],
-                'url' => (string)$row['url'],
-                'note' => (string)$row['note'],
-                'attachments' => $this->attachments((int)$row['uid']),
-            ];
-        }
-        return [
-            'uid' => (int)$summary['uid'],
-            'generalNotes' => (string)($summary['general_notes'] ?? ''),
-            'recipients' => GeneralUtility::intExplode(',', (string)($summary['recipients'] ?? ''), true),
-            'items' => $items,
-        ];
-    }
-
-    /** @return array<int,array{refUid:int,name:string,url:string}> */
-    private function attachments(int $feedbackUid): array
-    {
-        $connection = GeneralUtility::makeInstance(ConnectionPool::class)->getConnectionForTable('sys_file_reference');
-        $rows = $connection->fetchAllAssociative(
-            'SELECT r.uid AS ref_uid, f.name, f.identifier FROM sys_file_reference r
-             JOIN sys_file f ON f.uid = r.uid_local
-             WHERE r.deleted = 0 AND r.tablenames = ? AND r.fieldname = ? AND r.uid_foreign = ? ORDER BY r.uid',
-            [self::T_FEEDBACK, 'attachments', $feedbackUid]
-        );
-        return array_map(static fn(array $r): array => [
-            'refUid' => (int)$r['ref_uid'],
-            'name' => (string)$r['name'],
-            'url' => '/fileadmin' . $r['identifier'],
-        ], $rows);
+        return $this->stateService()->summaryPayload($summary);
     }
 
     /** @return array<string,mixed> the feedback row - throws when not the user's */
@@ -471,16 +385,6 @@ final class FeedbackApiMiddleware implements MiddlewareInterface
         return $this->settings->recipients();
     }
 
-    /** @return array<int,array{id:int,label:string}> */
-    private function recipientOptions(): array
-    {
-        $options = [];
-        foreach ($this->recipientMap() as $id => $recipient) {
-            $options[] = ['id' => $id, 'label' => $recipient['label']];
-        }
-        return $options;
-    }
-
     /** @return array<string,mixed> */
     private function jsonBody(ServerRequestInterface $request): array
     {
diff --git a/packages/fe_comment/Classes/Service/FeedbackState.php b/packages/fe_comment/Classes/Service/FeedbackState.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..18423ce
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/fe_comment/Classes/Service/FeedbackState.php
@@ -0,0 +1,197 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace Evomedien\FeComment\Service;
+
+use Psr\Http\Message\ServerRequestInterface;
+use TYPO3\CMS\Core\Database\ConnectionPool;
+use TYPO3\CMS\Core\Utility\GeneralUtility;
+use TYPO3\CMS\Frontend\Authentication\FrontendUserAuthentication;
+
+/**
+ * The fe_comment state of the current frontend user - ONE implementation
+ * for both consumers (2026-10-09): GET /api/fe-comment/state and the
+ * "Feedback Overview" content element in the page JSON. Who is allowed,
+ * the open summary with its items and attachments, recipients, overview URL.
+ */
+final class FeedbackState
+{
+    private const T_SUMMARY = 'tx_fecomment_summary';
+    private const T_FEEDBACK = 'tx_fecomment_feedback';
+
+    private readonly ExtensionSettings $settings;
+
+    public function __construct(?ExtensionSettings $settings = null)
+    {
+        $this->settings = $settings ?? GeneralUtility::makeInstance(ExtensionSettings::class);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * The logged-in frontend user when the extension is enabled and the user
+     * belongs to the configured group; null otherwise.
+     *
+     * @return array{uid:int,username:string,name:string,email:string}|null
+     */
+    public function allowedUser(ServerRequestInterface $request): ?array
+    {
+        if (!$this->settings->enabled()) {
+            return null;
+        }
+        $frontendUser = $request->getAttribute('frontend.user');
+        if (!$frontendUser instanceof FrontendUserAuthentication || empty($frontendUser->user['uid'])) {
+            return null;
+        }
+        $requiredGroup = $this->settings->feUserGroup();
+        if ($requiredGroup > 0) {
+            $groups = GeneralUtility::intExplode(',', (string)($frontendUser->user['usergroup'] ?? ''), true);
+            if (!in_array($requiredGroup, $groups, true)) {
+                return null;
+            }
+        }
+        return [
+            'uid' => (int)$frontendUser->user['uid'],
+            'username' => (string)($frontendUser->user['username'] ?? ''),
+            'name' => trim((string)($frontendUser->user['name'] ?? '')) ?: (string)($frontendUser->user['username'] ?? ''),
+            'email' => (string)($frontendUser->user['email'] ?? ''),
+        ];
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * The state payload: `{allowed: false}` for everyone not allowed, the full
+     * shape otherwise.
+     *
+     * @param array{uid:int,username:string,name:string,email:string}|null $user
+     * @return array<string,mixed>
+     */
+    public function payload(?array $user): array
+    {
+        if ($user === null) {
+            return ['allowed' => false];
+        }
+        $summary = $this->openSummary($user['uid'], false);
+        $summaryPayload = $summary === null ? null : $this->summaryPayload($summary);
+        $hasContent = $summaryPayload !== null
+            && ($summaryPayload['items'] !== [] || trim(strip_tags($summaryPayload['generalNotes'])) !== '');
+        return [
+            'allowed' => true,
+            'user' => ['name' => $user['name'], 'email' => $user['email']],
+            'recipients' => $this->recipientOptions(),
+            'overviewUrl' => $this->overviewUrl(),
+            'summary' => $summaryPayload,
+            // the submit button may be active (the endpoint rejects an empty summary)
+            'canSubmit' => $hasContent,
+            'actions' => self::ACTIONS,
+        ];
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * The write endpoints, delivered with the state so a front end needs no
+     * hard-coded URLs ({uid}/{refUid} are placeholders). All POST, JSON
+     * bodies except `upload` (multipart: file + feedback).
+     */
+    private const ACTIONS = [
+        'submit' => ['method' => 'POST', 'url' => '/api/fe-comment/submit'],
+        'updateSummary' => ['method' => 'POST', 'url' => '/api/fe-comment/summary', 'body' => ['generalNotes' => 'html', 'recipients' => 'int[]']],
+        'createItem' => ['method' => 'POST', 'url' => '/api/fe-comment/feedback', 'body' => ['url' => 'string', 'note' => 'html']],
+        'updateItem' => ['method' => 'POST', 'url' => '/api/fe-comment/feedback/{uid}', 'body' => ['url' => 'string', 'note' => 'html']],
+        'deleteItem' => ['method' => 'POST', 'url' => '/api/fe-comment/feedback/{uid}/delete'],
+        'upload' => ['method' => 'POST', 'url' => '/api/fe-comment/upload', 'body' => ['file' => 'multipart', 'feedback' => 'int']],
+        'deleteAttachment' => ['method' => 'POST', 'url' => '/api/fe-comment/attachment/{refUid}/delete'],
+    ];
+
+    /** @return array<string,mixed>|null the user's open summary row */
+    public function openSummary(int $userUid, bool $createIfMissing): ?array
+    {
+        $connection = GeneralUtility::makeInstance(ConnectionPool::class)->getConnectionForTable(self::T_SUMMARY);
+        $summary = $connection->fetchAssociative(
+            'SELECT * FROM ' . self::T_SUMMARY . " WHERE deleted = 0 AND status = 'open' AND fe_user = ? ORDER BY uid DESC",
+            [$userUid]
+        );
+        if ($summary) {
+            return $summary;
+        }
+        if (!$createIfMissing) {
+            return null;
+        }
+        $connection->insert(self::T_SUMMARY, [
+            'pid' => $this->settings->storagePid(),
+            'tstamp' => time(),
+            'crdate' => time(),
+            'fe_user' => $userUid,
+            'status' => 'open',
+        ]);
+        return $this->openSummary($userUid, false);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @param array<string,mixed> $summary
+     * @return array{uid:int,generalNotes:string,recipients:int[],items:array<int,array{uid:int,url:string,note:string,attachments:array<int,array{refUid:int,name:string,url:string}>}>}
+     */
+    public function summaryPayload(array $summary): array
+    {
+        $connection = GeneralUtility::makeInstance(ConnectionPool::class)->getConnectionForTable(self::T_FEEDBACK);
+        $items = [];
+        foreach ($connection->fetchAllAssociative(
+            'SELECT uid, url, note FROM ' . self::T_FEEDBACK . ' WHERE deleted = 0 AND summary = ? ORDER BY sorting',
+            [(int)$summary['uid']]
+        ) as $row) {
+            $items[] = [
+                'uid' => (int)$row['uid'],
+                'url' => (string)$row['url'],
+                'note' => (string)$row['note'],
+                'attachments' => $this->attachments((int)$row['uid']),
+            ];
+        }
+        return [
+            'uid' => (int)$summary['uid'],
+            'generalNotes' => (string)($summary['general_notes'] ?? ''),
+            'recipients' => GeneralUtility::intExplode(',', (string)($summary['recipients'] ?? ''), true),
+            'items' => $items,
+        ];
+    }
+
+    /** @return array<int,array{refUid:int,name:string,url:string}> */
+    private function attachments(int $feedbackUid): array
+    {
+        $connection = GeneralUtility::makeInstance(ConnectionPool::class)->getConnectionForTable('sys_file_reference');
+        $rows = $connection->fetchAllAssociative(
+            'SELECT r.uid AS ref_uid, f.name, f.identifier FROM sys_file_reference r
+             JOIN sys_file f ON f.uid = r.uid_local
+             WHERE r.deleted = 0 AND r.tablenames = ? AND r.fieldname = ? AND r.uid_foreign = ? ORDER BY r.uid',
+            [self::T_FEEDBACK, 'attachments', $feedbackUid]
+        );
+        return array_map(static fn(array $r): array => [
+            'refUid' => (int)$r['ref_uid'],
+            'name' => (string)$r['name'],
+            'url' => '/fileadmin' . $r['identifier'],
+        ], $rows);
+    }
+
+    /** @return array<int,array{id:int,label:string}> */
+    private function recipientOptions(): array
+    {
+        $options = [];
+        foreach ($this->settings->recipients() as $id => $recipient) {
+            $options[] = ['id' => $id, 'label' => $recipient['label']];
+        }
+        return $options;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Visitor-facing URL of the feedback overview page (extension setting
+     * overviewPid), resolved via the page slug. Empty string when unset.
+     */
+    private function overviewUrl(): string
+    {
+        $pid = $this->settings->overviewPid();
+        if ($pid <= 0) {
+            return '';
+        }
+        $queryBuilder = GeneralUtility::makeInstance(ConnectionPool::class)->getQueryBuilderForTable('pages');
+        $slug = $queryBuilder->select('slug')->from('pages')
+            ->where($queryBuilder->expr()->eq('uid', $queryBuilder->createNamedParameter($pid, \Doctrine\DBAL\ParameterType::INTEGER)))
+            ->executeQuery()->fetchOne();
+        return is_string($slug) ? $slug : '';
+    }
+}
diff --git a/packages/fe_comment/Classes/UserFunc/OverviewJsonRenderer.php b/packages/fe_comment/Classes/UserFunc/OverviewJsonRenderer.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c0f3d74
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/fe_comment/Classes/UserFunc/OverviewJsonRenderer.php
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace Evomedien\FeComment\UserFunc;
+
+use Evomedien\FeComment\Service\FeedbackState;
+use TYPO3\CMS\Core\Attribute\AsAllowedCallable;
+use TYPO3\CMS\Core\Utility\GeneralUtility;
+
+/**
+ * "Feedback Overview" content element (CType fecomment_overview,
+ * 2026-10-09): the current FE user's feedback state in the page JSON, under
+ * content.feedbackOverview - exactly the payload of GET
+ * /api/fe-comment/state (shared FeedbackState service), so a front end can
+ * render the overview page like any other page.
+ *
+ * Wired as USER_INT: the data is per user. EXT:headless keeps the page
+ * cached and replaces only this field per request. Visitors who are not
+ * allowed get {"allowed": false} (front end: redirect to the login page).
+ */
+final class OverviewJsonRenderer
+{
+    #[AsAllowedCallable]
+    public function render(string $content, array $conf): string
+    {
+        try {
+            $request = $GLOBALS['TYPO3_REQUEST'] ?? null;
+            $state = GeneralUtility::makeInstance(FeedbackState::class);
+            $payload = $request !== null ? $state->payload($state->allowedUser($request)) : ['allowed' => false];
+        } catch (\Throwable) {
+            $payload = ['allowed' => false];
+        }
+        return (string)json_encode($payload, JSON_UNESCAPED_SLASHES | JSON_UNESCAPED_UNICODE);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/packages/fe_comment/Configuration/Icons.php b/packages/fe_comment/Configuration/Icons.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b90b89f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/fe_comment/Configuration/Icons.php
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+<?php
+
+return [
+    'fecomment-overview' => [
+        'provider' => \TYPO3\CMS\Core\Imaging\IconProvider\SvgIconProvider::class,
+        'source' => 'EXT:fe_comment/Resources/Public/Icons/Extension.svg',
+    ],
+];
diff --git a/packages/fe_comment/Configuration/Sets/FeComment/config.yaml b/packages/fe_comment/Configuration/Sets/FeComment/config.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9cc36a5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/fe_comment/Configuration/Sets/FeComment/config.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+name: evomedien/fe-comment
+label: 'fe_comment: Feedback Overview (headless JSON)'
+# The overview element renders through EXT:headless (lib.contentElementWithHeader).
+dependencies:
+  - friendsoftypo3/headless
diff --git a/packages/fe_comment/Configuration/Sets/FeComment/setup.typoscript b/packages/fe_comment/Configuration/Sets/FeComment/setup.typoscript
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0def994
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/fe_comment/Configuration/Sets/FeComment/setup.typoscript
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+# "Feedback Overview" content element as headless JSON (2026-10-09):
+# content.feedbackOverview = the payload of GET /api/fe-comment/state.
+# USER_INT on purpose - the data is per FE user; EXT:headless caches the page
+# and replaces only this field on every request.
+tt_content.fecomment_overview < lib.contentElementWithHeader
+tt_content.fecomment_overview {
+    fields {
+        content {
+            fields {
+                feedbackOverview = USER_INT
+                feedbackOverview.userFunc = Evomedien\FeComment\UserFunc\OverviewJsonRenderer->render
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/packages/fe_comment/Configuration/TCA/Overrides/tt_content.php b/packages/fe_comment/Configuration/TCA/Overrides/tt_content.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5766431
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/fe_comment/Configuration/TCA/Overrides/tt_content.php
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+<?php
+
+defined('TYPO3') or die();
+
+// "Feedback Overview": the current FE user's feedback state as JSON
+// (content.feedbackOverview, rendered by OverviewJsonRenderer). Place it on
+// the overview page (extension setting overviewPid). No plugin options.
+\TYPO3\CMS\Core\Utility\ExtensionManagementUtility::addPlugin(
+    [
+        'label' => 'Feedback Overview',
+        'description' => 'The logged-in user\'s open feedback summary (items, attachments, notes, recipients) as JSON for the front end.',
+        'value' => 'fecomment_overview',
+        'icon' => 'fecomment-overview',
+        'group' => 'plugins',
+    ],
+    'CType',
+    'fe_comment'
+);
+
+$GLOBALS['TCA']['tt_content']['types']['fecomment_overview']['showitem'] = '
+    --div--;LLL:EXT:core/Resources/Private/Language/Form/locallang_tabs.xlf:general,
+        --palette--;;general,
+        --palette--;;headers,
+    --div--;LLL:EXT:core/Resources/Private/Language/Form/locallang_tabs.xlf:access,
+        --palette--;;hidden';
diff --git a/public/_frontend/index.html b/public/_frontend/index.html
index 3987e41..87241ed 100644
--- a/public/_frontend/index.html
+++ b/public/_frontend/index.html
@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@
     <meta name="twitter:description" content="Enterprise IPTV, video streaming, and digital signage solutions." />
     <link rel="icon" type="image/svg+xml" href="/fileadmin/icons/favicon.ico" />
     <title>VITEC</title>
-    <script type="module" crossorigin src="/_frontend/assets/index-Dvbm25nF.js"></script>
-    <link rel="stylesheet" crossorigin href="/_frontend/assets/index-PE6EdhLv.css">
+    <script type="module" crossorigin src="/_frontend/assets/index-B1plOsdz.js"></script>
+    <link rel="stylesheet" crossorigin href="/_frontend/assets/index-BADFa6PF.css">
   </head>
   <body>
     <div id="page"></div>