diff --git a/src/lib/cms.ts b/src/lib/cms.ts
index f255349..36e5ede 100644
--- a/src/lib/cms.ts
+++ b/src/lib/cms.ts
@@ -693,3 +693,34 @@ export async function getCalendarItems(
     return data.items ?? [];
   });
 }
+
+/**
+ * Bulk-fetches approved comment counts for many page_ids in one request.
+ * Hits the comment plugin's `/api/comments/counts` endpoint. Returns a map
+ * `{ pageId → count }` with `0` for any id missing in the response.
+ *
+ * The comment-plugin endpoints live behind a different env (`PUBLIC_CMS_URL`)
+ * and may be on a different origin in dev. SSR-side calls always hit it
+ * directly; the cookie sync of the visitor session does NOT happen here
+ * (counts are public anyway).
+ */
+export async function getCommentCounts(
+  pageIds: string[],
+  options?: { environment?: string },
+): Promise<Record<string, number>> {
+  if (pageIds.length === 0) return {};
+  const base = getBaseUrl();
+  const url = new URL(`${base}/api/comments/counts`);
+  url.searchParams.set("ids", pageIds.join(","));
+  if (options?.environment) {
+    url.searchParams.set("_environment", options.environment);
+  }
+  try {
+    const res = await fetch(url.toString());
+    if (!res.ok) return {};
+    const data = (await res.json()) as { counts?: Record<string, number> };
+    return data.counts ?? {};
+  } catch {
+    return {};
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/lib/components/BlogOverview.svelte b/src/lib/components/BlogOverview.svelte
index c888ae4..42f6fef 100644
--- a/src/lib/components/BlogOverview.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/components/BlogOverview.svelte
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
   import { postHref } from "$lib/blog-utils";
   import { t as tStatic, T } from "$lib/translations";
   import type { Translations } from "$lib/translations";
+  import { env } from "$env/dynamic/public";
 
   interface TagEntry {
     _slug?: string;
@@ -113,6 +114,45 @@
   }
 
   const totalCount = $derived(totalPosts);
+
+  // Bulk-fetch comment counts for the visible posts. Uses a single
+  // `/api/comments/counts` request keyed on the post slug. Failures keep the
+  // map empty so cards just don't render the badge.
+  let commentCounts = $state<Record<string, number>>({});
+
+  function postSlug(p: PostEntry): string {
+    const raw = (p as { slug?: string; _slug?: string }).slug ?? p._slug ?? "";
+    return raw.replace(/^\//, "").trim();
+  }
+
+  $effect(() => {
+    const slugs = posts.map(postSlug).filter(Boolean);
+    if (slugs.length === 0) {
+      commentCounts = {};
+      return;
+    }
+    const cmsBase = (
+      env.PUBLIC_CMS_URL ||
+      import.meta.env.PUBLIC_CMS_URL ||
+      ""
+    ).replace(/\/$/, "");
+    if (!cmsBase) return;
+    const url = new URL(`${cmsBase}/api/comments/counts`);
+    url.searchParams.set("ids", slugs.join(","));
+    let cancelled = false;
+    fetch(url.toString())
+      .then((r) => (r.ok ? r.json() : { counts: {} }))
+      .then((d) => {
+        if (cancelled) return;
+        commentCounts = (d?.counts ?? {}) as Record<string, number>;
+      })
+      .catch(() => {
+        if (!cancelled) commentCounts = {};
+      });
+    return () => {
+      cancelled = true;
+    };
+  });
 </script>
 
 <div class="blog-overview">
@@ -258,6 +298,7 @@
           post={post}
           href={postHref(post)}
           tagBase={`${basePath}/tag`}
+          commentCount={commentCounts[postSlug(post)] ?? null}
         />
       {/each}
     </div>
diff --git a/src/lib/components/PostCard.svelte b/src/lib/components/PostCard.svelte
index c12c6e9..32a08eb 100644
--- a/src/lib/components/PostCard.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/components/PostCard.svelte
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 <script lang="ts">
+  import Icon from "@iconify/svelte";
+  import "$lib/iconify-offline";
   import type { PostEntry } from "$lib/cms";
   import PostMeta from "./PostMeta.svelte";
   import EventBadges from "./EventBadges.svelte";
@@ -15,10 +17,13 @@
     post,
     href,
     tagBase = "/posts/tag",
+    commentCount = null,
   }: {
     post: PostWithImage;
     href: string;
     tagBase?: string;
+    /** Approved comment count. `null` = unknown/loading, hide badge. `0` = also hide. */
+    commentCount?: number | null;
   } = $props();
 
   const rawImg = $derived(post._rawImageUrl);
@@ -89,6 +94,18 @@
         </span>
       </div>
     {/if}
+    {#if commentCount != null && commentCount > 0}
+      <div class="absolute top-2 left-2">
+        <span
+          class="inline-flex items-center gap-1 rounded-full bg-white/90 px-2 py-1 text-[.65rem] font-semibold tabular-nums text-zinc-700 shadow-sm"
+          aria-label="{commentCount} Kommentare"
+          title="{commentCount} Kommentare"
+        >
+          <Icon icon="mdi:comment-outline" class="size-3" />
+          {commentCount}
+        </span>
+      </div>
+    {/if}
   </div>
   <div class="flex-1 flex flex-col justify-start p-4">
     <PostMeta