diff --git a/backend/novasonic-server.js b/backend/novasonic-server.js
index 4781d23..39e22af 100644
--- a/backend/novasonic-server.js
+++ b/backend/novasonic-server.js
@@ -381,6 +381,37 @@ app.get('/api/jobs', (req, res) => {
   res.json(Array.from(jobs.values()).sort((a, b) => b.createdAt - a.createdAt).slice(0, 50));
 });
 
+// ─── ABS PROXY ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+// Forwards API calls to Audiobookshelf to avoid CORS restrictions in the browser.
+// The browser sends X-ABS-URL and X-ABS-Token headers; audio streaming uses
+// direct <audio src> URLs and is unaffected by CORS.
+app.all('/api/abs-proxy/*', async (req, res) => {
+  const absBase  = req.headers['x-abs-url'];
+  const absToken = req.headers['x-abs-token'];
+  if (!absBase || !absToken) { res.status(400).json({ error: 'Missing X-ABS-URL or X-ABS-Token' }); return; }
+
+  // Strip the proxy prefix to get the ABS path (e.g. /api/me, /api/libraries/…)
+  const absPath = req.path.replace(/^\/api\/abs-proxy/, '');
+  const qs      = Object.keys(req.query).length ? '?' + new URLSearchParams(req.query).toString() : '';
+  const url     = `${absBase}${absPath}${qs}`;
+
+  const fwdHeaders = { 'Authorization': `Bearer ${absToken}`, 'Content-Type': 'application/json' };
+  const opts = { method: req.method, headers: fwdHeaders };
+  if (req.method !== 'GET' && req.method !== 'HEAD' && req.body && Object.keys(req.body).length) {
+    opts.body = JSON.stringify(req.body);
+  }
+
+  try {
+    const upstream = await fetch(url, opts);
+    const text = await upstream.text();
+    res.status(upstream.status)
+       .setHeader('Content-Type', upstream.headers.get('Content-Type') || 'application/json')
+       .send(text);
+  } catch (e) {
+    res.status(502).json({ error: `ABS proxy error: ${e.message}` });
+  }
+});
+
 // ─── START ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 app.listen(CONFIG.port, () => {
   console.log(`\n🎵 NovaSonic Backend running on port ${CONFIG.port}`);
diff --git a/index.html b/index.html
index dd84ca2..24f702b 100644
--- a/index.html
+++ b/index.html
@@ -544,12 +544,10 @@
           <label>Bibliothek</label>
           <select id="abs-lib-select" onchange="absSetLibrary(this.value)" style="width:100%;padding:10px 12px;background:var(--bg2);border:1px solid var(--border2);border-radius:var(--radius-sm);color:var(--text);font-family:var(--font);font-size:14px;outline:none"></select>
         </div>
-        <div class="settings-row" style="margin-top:8px;border-radius:9px">
-          <span id="abs-s-status" style="font-size:13px;color:var(--green)"></span>
-          <div style="display:flex;gap:8px">
-            <button class="btn-outline" style="padding:6px 12px;font-size:12px;color:var(--danger);border-color:rgba(224,85,85,0.3)" onclick="absDisconnect()">Trennen</button>
-            <button class="btn-outline" id="abs-s-connect-btn" style="padding:6px 12px;font-size:12px" onclick="absConnectSettings()">Verbinden</button>
-          </div>
+        <span id="abs-s-status" style="font-size:12px;color:var(--green);display:block;margin-bottom:8px;min-height:16px"></span>
+        <div style="display:flex;gap:8px;margin-top:2px">
+          <button class="btn-outline" style="flex:1;padding:9px;font-size:13px;color:var(--danger);border-color:rgba(224,85,85,0.3)" onclick="absDisconnect()">Trennen</button>
+          <button class="btn-outline" id="abs-s-connect-btn" style="flex:1;padding:9px;font-size:13px;font-weight:700" onclick="absConnectSettings()">Verbinden</button>
         </div>
       </div>
       <div class="settings-section">
diff --git a/src/abs.js b/src/abs.js
index 163c603..771a870 100644
--- a/src/abs.js
+++ b/src/abs.js
@@ -2,12 +2,30 @@ import { S } from './state.js';
 import { esc, toast } from './utils.js';
 
 // ─── HTTP HELPERS ───
+// API calls are routed through the NovaSonic backend proxy to avoid CORS restrictions.
+// Audio streaming uses <audio src> directly (HTML media elements bypass CORS).
 async function absRequest(method, path, body) {
-  const headers = { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' };
-  if (S.abs.token) headers['Authorization'] = `Bearer ${S.abs.token}`;
+  const backend = S.cfg.backendUrl;
+  let url, headers;
+
+  if (backend) {
+    // Proxy through NovaSonic backend — no CORS issue
+    url = `${backend}/api/abs-proxy${path}`;
+    headers = {
+      'Content-Type':  'application/json',
+      'X-ABS-URL':     S.abs.url,
+      'X-ABS-Token':   S.abs.token || '',
+    };
+  } else {
+    // Direct — requires CORS to be configured on the ABS server
+    url = `${S.abs.url}${path}`;
+    headers = { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' };
+    if (S.abs.token) headers['Authorization'] = `Bearer ${S.abs.token}`;
+  }
+
   const opts = { method, headers };
   if (body !== undefined) opts.body = JSON.stringify(body);
-  const res = await fetch(`${S.abs.url}${path}`, opts);
+  const res = await fetch(url, opts);
   if (!res.ok) {
     const txt = await res.text().catch(() => '');
     throw new Error(`ABS ${method} ${path}: HTTP ${res.status} ${txt.slice(0, 120)}`);