diff --git a/src/lib/components/blocks/StellingnahmeGeneratorBlock.svelte b/src/lib/components/blocks/StellingnahmeGeneratorBlock.svelte
index c9a0571..47cca31 100644
--- a/src/lib/components/blocks/StellingnahmeGeneratorBlock.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/components/blocks/StellingnahmeGeneratorBlock.svelte
@@ -1414,7 +1414,7 @@ ${outputText}
                 <Icon icon="lucide:circle-check" class="mt-0.5 size-5 shrink-0 text-wald-600" />
                 <div>
                   <p class="font-semibold">Vielen Dank, übermittelt.</p>
-                  <p class="mt-0.5 text-xs text-stein-600">Das Team kann den Prompt jetzt weiterverarbeiten. Sie können das Fenster schließen.</p>
+                  <p class="mt-0.5 text-xs text-stein-600">Wir bearbeiten die Einsendungen einmal täglich und senden Ihnen die fertige Stellungnahme anschließend per E-Mail. Sie können das Fenster schließen.</p>
                 </div>
               </div>
             {:else}
@@ -1429,6 +1429,11 @@ ${outputText}
                 </div>
               </div>
 
+              <p class="mb-2 flex items-start gap-1.5 rounded-md border border-wald-200 bg-wald-50 px-2.5 py-1.5 text-xs text-wald-800">
+                <Icon icon="lucide:mail-check" class="mt-0.5 size-3.5 shrink-0 text-wald-600" />
+                <span>Wir bearbeiten die Einsendungen <strong>einmal täglich</strong> und senden Ihnen die fertige Stellungnahme <strong>per E-Mail</strong> zurück. Eine gültige E-Mail-Adresse ist für den Versand <strong>zwingend nötig</strong>.</span>
+              </p>
+
               <!-- Honeypot (versteckt) -->
               <div class="absolute left-[-9999px] h-px w-px overflow-hidden opacity-0" aria-hidden="true">
                 <label>Website<input type="text" tabindex="-1" autocomplete="off" bind:value={sendHoneypot} /></label>
@@ -1440,8 +1445,8 @@ ${outputText}
                   <input id="send-name" type="text" bind:value={absenderName} placeholder="Vor- und Nachname" class="w-full rounded border border-stein-300 px-2.5 py-1.5 text-sm focus:border-wald-500 focus:outline-none focus:ring-1 focus:ring-wald-200" />
                 </div>
                 <div>
-                  <label class="mb-1 block text-[11px] font-medium text-stein-600" for="send-email">E-Mail</label>
-                  <input id="send-email" type="email" bind:value={absenderEmail} placeholder="name@beispiel.de" class="w-full rounded border border-stein-300 px-2.5 py-1.5 text-sm focus:border-wald-500 focus:outline-none focus:ring-1 focus:ring-wald-200" />
+                  <label class="mb-1 block text-[11px] font-medium text-stein-600" for="send-email">E-Mail <span class="text-fire-600" title="Pflichtfeld">*</span> <span class="font-normal text-stein-400">– für den Versand</span></label>
+                  <input id="send-email" type="email" required bind:value={absenderEmail} placeholder="name@beispiel.de" class="w-full rounded border border-stein-300 px-2.5 py-1.5 text-sm focus:border-wald-500 focus:outline-none focus:ring-1 focus:ring-wald-200" />
                 </div>
               </div>
 
diff --git a/src/lib/iconify-lucide-subset.generated.json b/src/lib/iconify-lucide-subset.generated.json
index 05aaf5d..c767c3f 100644
--- a/src/lib/iconify-lucide-subset.generated.json
+++ b/src/lib/iconify-lucide-subset.generated.json
@@ -175,6 +175,9 @@
     "send": {
       "body": "<path fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" stroke-width=\"2\" d=\"M14.536 21.686a.5.5 0 0 0 .937-.024l6.5-19a.496.496 0 0 0-.635-.635l-19 6.5a.5.5 0 0 0-.024.937l7.93 3.18a2 2 0 0 1 1.112 1.11zm7.318-19.539l-10.94 10.939\"/>"
     },
+    "mail-check": {
+      "body": "<g fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" stroke-width=\"2\"><path d=\"M22 13V6a2 2 0 0 0-2-2H4a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v12c0 1.1.9 2 2 2h8\"/><path d=\"m22 7l-8.97 5.7a1.94 1.94 0 0 1-2.06 0L2 7m14 12l2 2l4-4\"/></g>"
+    },
     "file-text": {
       "body": "<g fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" stroke-width=\"2\"><path d=\"M6 22a2 2 0 0 1-2-2V4a2 2 0 0 1 2-2h8a2.4 2.4 0 0 1 1.704.706l3.588 3.588A2.4 2.4 0 0 1 20 8v12a2 2 0 0 1-2 2z\"/><path d=\"M14 2v5a1 1 0 0 0 1 1h5M10 9H8m8 4H8m8 4H8\"/></g>"
     },