diff --git a/backend/main.py b/backend/main.py
index 9c122f4..dade943 100644
--- a/backend/main.py
+++ b/backend/main.py
@@ -97,6 +97,18 @@ def _migrate():
         except Exception:
             pass
 
+        try:
+            conn.execute(text("ALTER TABLE user_settings ADD COLUMN month_divider_color VARCHAR(7) DEFAULT '#7090c0'"))
+            conn.commit()
+        except Exception:
+            pass
+
+        try:
+            conn.execute(text("ALTER TABLE user_settings ADD COLUMN month_label_color VARCHAR(7) DEFAULT '#7090c0'"))
+            conn.commit()
+        except Exception:
+            pass
+
 _migrate()
 
 app = FastAPI(title="Calendarr", docs_url=None, redoc_url=None)
diff --git a/backend/models.py b/backend/models.py
index 92a57ec..1892076 100644
--- a/backend/models.py
+++ b/backend/models.py
@@ -82,6 +82,8 @@ class UserSettings(Base):
     line_contrast = Column(Integer, default=3)
     hour_height = Column(Integer, default=60)
     language = Column(String(5), default="de")
+    month_divider_color = Column(String(7), default="#7090c0")
+    month_label_color = Column(String(7), default="#7090c0")
 
     user = relationship("User", back_populates="settings")
 
diff --git a/backend/routers/settings_router.py b/backend/routers/settings_router.py
index 967b4c1..a82ecb0 100644
--- a/backend/routers/settings_router.py
+++ b/backend/routers/settings_router.py
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ class SettingsUpdate(BaseModel):
     line_contrast: Optional[int] = None
     hour_height: Optional[int] = None
     language: Optional[str] = None
+    month_divider_color: Optional[str] = None
+    month_label_color: Optional[str] = None
 
 
 def _settings_dict(s: models.UserSettings) -> dict:
@@ -36,6 +38,8 @@ def _settings_dict(s: models.UserSettings) -> dict:
         "line_contrast": s.line_contrast or 3,
         "hour_height": s.hour_height or 60,
         "language": s.language or "de",
+        "month_divider_color": s.month_divider_color or "#7090c0",
+        "month_label_color": s.month_label_color or "#7090c0",
     }
 
 
diff --git a/frontend/css/app.css b/frontend/css/app.css
index 944e58a..eb1455d 100644
--- a/frontend/css/app.css
+++ b/frontend/css/app.css
@@ -497,6 +497,30 @@ a { color: var(--primary); text-decoration: none; }
   border-radius: 50%; flex-shrink: 0;
 }
 .cell-day.today { background: var(--today-color); color: #fff; font-weight: 700; }
+
+/* Month boundary marker: thicker line + month abbreviation on the 1st */
+.month-col.first-of-month {
+  display: flex;
+  flex-direction: column;
+  align-items: flex-start;
+  gap: 0;
+}
+.month-col.month-divider-left {
+  box-shadow: inset 3px 0 0 0 var(--month-divider-color, #7090c0);
+}
+.month-row.month-divider-top {
+  box-shadow: inset 0 3px 0 0 var(--month-divider-color, #7090c0);
+}
+.month-marker {
+  font-size: 14px;
+  font-weight: 700;
+  text-transform: uppercase;
+  letter-spacing: .5px;
+  color: var(--month-label-color, #7090c0);
+  line-height: 1;
+  padding: 0 2px;
+  margin-bottom: -2px;
+}
 /* Events overlay — pointer-events:none so clicks pass to columns */
 .month-events-overlay {
   position: absolute; top: 30px; left: 0; right: 0; bottom: 0;
diff --git a/frontend/index.html b/frontend/index.html
index 6043c48..b145cc6 100644
--- a/frontend/index.html
+++ b/frontend/index.html
@@ -603,6 +603,20 @@
               <div class="ev-color-preview" id="cfg-today-preview" data-i18n-title="color_pick" title="Farbe wählen"></div>
             </div>
           </div>
+          <div class="form-group">
+            <label data-i18n="settings_month_divider_color">Monatswechsel-Linie</label>
+            <div class="ev-color-row">
+              <input type="text" id="cfg-month-divider-hex" class="ev-color-hex" maxlength="7" spellcheck="false" />
+              <div class="ev-color-preview" id="cfg-month-divider-preview" data-i18n-title="color_pick" title="Farbe wählen"></div>
+            </div>
+          </div>
+          <div class="form-group">
+            <label data-i18n="settings_month_label_color">Monatskürzel</label>
+            <div class="ev-color-row">
+              <input type="text" id="cfg-month-label-hex" class="ev-color-hex" maxlength="7" spellcheck="false" />
+              <div class="ev-color-preview" id="cfg-month-label-preview" data-i18n-title="color_pick" title="Farbe wählen"></div>
+            </div>
+          </div>
 
           <h4 class="panel-title" style="margin-top:24px" data-i18n="settings_text_contrast">Schriftkontrast</h4>
           <p class="panel-desc" data-i18n="settings_text_contrast_desc">Helligkeit der Beschriftungen und Texte</p>
diff --git a/frontend/js/calendar.js b/frontend/js/calendar.js
index 7f65df4..061431e 100644
--- a/frontend/js/calendar.js
+++ b/frontend/js/calendar.js
@@ -1966,9 +1966,11 @@ function openSettingsModal() {
   document.getElementById('cfg-default-view').value  = s.default_view   || 'month';
   document.getElementById('cfg-week-start').value    = s.week_start_day || 'monday';
   const colors = [
-    { id: 'cfg-primary', val: s.primary_color || '#4285f4' },
-    { id: 'cfg-accent',  val: s.accent_color  || '#ea4335' },
-    { id: 'cfg-today',   val: s.today_color   || '#4285f4' },
+    { id: 'cfg-primary',        val: s.primary_color        || '#4285f4' },
+    { id: 'cfg-accent',         val: s.accent_color         || '#ea4335' },
+    { id: 'cfg-today',          val: s.today_color          || '#4285f4' },
+    { id: 'cfg-month-divider',  val: s.month_divider_color  || '#7090c0' },
+    { id: 'cfg-month-label',    val: s.month_label_color    || '#7090c0' },
   ];
   colors.forEach(({ id, val }) => {
     document.getElementById(id + '-hex').value = val.toUpperCase();
@@ -2291,7 +2293,7 @@ async function loadUsers() {
 }
 
 function bindSettingsModal() {
-  ['cfg-primary','cfg-accent','cfg-today'].forEach(prefix => {
+  ['cfg-primary','cfg-accent','cfg-today','cfg-month-divider','cfg-month-label'].forEach(prefix => {
     const preview = document.getElementById(prefix + '-preview');
     const hex = document.getElementById(prefix + '-hex');
     preview.addEventListener('click', async () => {
@@ -2345,16 +2347,18 @@ function bindSettingsModal() {
       return btn ? Number(btn.dataset.val) : null;
     };
     const settings = {
-      default_view:    document.getElementById('cfg-default-view').value,
-      week_start_day:  document.getElementById('cfg-week-start').value,
-      primary_color:   document.getElementById('cfg-primary-hex').value,
-      accent_color:    document.getElementById('cfg-accent-hex').value,
-      today_color:     document.getElementById('cfg-today-hex').value,
-      dim_past_events: document.getElementById('cfg-dim-past').checked,
-      text_contrast:   getActive('cfg-text-contrast') || 3,
-      line_contrast:   getActive('cfg-line-contrast') || 3,
-      hour_height:     getActive('cfg-hour-height')   || 44,
-      language:        document.getElementById('cfg-language').value,
+      default_view:        document.getElementById('cfg-default-view').value,
+      week_start_day:      document.getElementById('cfg-week-start').value,
+      primary_color:       document.getElementById('cfg-primary-hex').value,
+      accent_color:        document.getElementById('cfg-accent-hex').value,
+      today_color:         document.getElementById('cfg-today-hex').value,
+      month_divider_color: document.getElementById('cfg-month-divider-hex').value,
+      month_label_color:   document.getElementById('cfg-month-label-hex').value,
+      dim_past_events:     document.getElementById('cfg-dim-past').checked,
+      text_contrast:       getActive('cfg-text-contrast') || 3,
+      line_contrast:       getActive('cfg-line-contrast') || 3,
+      hour_height:         getActive('cfg-hour-height')   || 44,
+      language:            document.getElementById('cfg-language').value,
     };
     try {
       await api.put('/settings/', settings);
diff --git a/frontend/js/i18n.js b/frontend/js/i18n.js
index 66a15f4..b484017 100644
--- a/frontend/js/i18n.js
+++ b/frontend/js/i18n.js
@@ -65,6 +65,8 @@ const translations = {
     settings_colors: 'Farben',
     settings_primary_color: 'Primärfarbe', settings_accent_color: 'Akzentfarbe',
     settings_today_color: 'Heutige-Tag-Farbe',
+    settings_month_divider_color: 'Monatswechsel-Linie',
+    settings_month_label_color: 'Monatskürzel-Farbe',
     settings_text_contrast: 'Schriftkontrast',
     settings_text_contrast_desc: 'Helligkeit der Beschriftungen und Texte',
     contrast_dark: 'Dunkel', contrast_medium: 'Mittel',
@@ -274,6 +276,8 @@ const translations = {
     settings_colors: 'Colors',
     settings_primary_color: 'Primary color', settings_accent_color: 'Accent color',
     settings_today_color: 'Today highlight color',
+    settings_month_divider_color: 'Month divider line',
+    settings_month_label_color: 'Month label color',
     settings_text_contrast: 'Text contrast',
     settings_text_contrast_desc: 'Brightness of labels and text',
     contrast_dark: 'Dark', contrast_medium: 'Medium',
diff --git a/frontend/js/utils.js b/frontend/js/utils.js
index 58a151a..5db6786 100644
--- a/frontend/js/utils.js
+++ b/frontend/js/utils.js
@@ -94,6 +94,9 @@ export function applyTheme(settings) {
 
   const hh = settings.hour_height || 44;
   root.style.setProperty('--hour-h', hh + 'px');
+
+  root.style.setProperty('--month-divider-color', settings.month_divider_color || '#7090c0');
+  root.style.setProperty('--month-label-color',   settings.month_label_color   || '#7090c0');
 }
 
 function hexToRgba(hex, alpha) {
diff --git a/frontend/js/views/month.js b/frontend/js/views/month.js
index b9a3431..fb65ac3 100644
--- a/frontend/js/views/month.js
+++ b/frontend/js/views/month.js
@@ -121,8 +121,9 @@ export function renderMonth(container, currentDate, events, onDayClick, onEventC
     });
 
     // Full-height column divs (click targets + borders)
+    const monthsShort = t('months_short');
     let colsHtml = '';
-    rowCells.forEach(cell => {
+    rowCells.forEach((cell, idx) => {
       const key      = dateKey(cell);
       const isOther  = cell.getMonth() !== primaryMonth;
       const todayCls    = isToday(cell) ? 'today' : '';
@@ -130,12 +131,24 @@ export function renderMonth(container, currentDate, events, onDayClick, onEventC
       const selDate     = selectedDate || currentDate;
       const selectedCls = isSameDay(cell, selDate) ? 'month-selected' : '';
       const numCls      = isToday(cell) ? 'today' : '';
-      colsHtml += `<div class="month-col ${todayCls} ${otherCls} ${selectedCls}" data-date="${key}">
+      // First-of-month marker: show month abbreviation, push day number below
+      const isFirstOfMonth = cell.getDate() === 1;
+      const firstCls   = isFirstOfMonth ? 'first-of-month' : '';
+      // Add divider class on the cell BEFORE a month change (for right border styling)
+      // and on the cell AT a month change (for left border styling) — except at row start
+      const dividerCls = (isFirstOfMonth && idx > 0) ? 'month-divider-left' : '';
+      const monthLabel = isFirstOfMonth
+        ? `<div class="month-marker">${monthsShort[cell.getMonth()]}</div>`
+        : '';
+      colsHtml += `<div class="month-col ${todayCls} ${otherCls} ${selectedCls} ${firstCls} ${dividerCls}" data-date="${key}">
+        ${monthLabel}
         <div class="cell-day ${numCls}">${cell.getDate()}</div>
       </div>`;
     });
 
-    bodyHtml += `<div class="month-row">
+    // If the row starts on the 1st of a new month, draw a divider above the row
+    const rowDividerCls = rowCells[0].getDate() === 1 ? 'month-divider-top' : '';
+    bodyHtml += `<div class="month-row ${rowDividerCls}">
       <div class="month-kw-cell">${kw}</div>
       <div class="month-row-right">
         ${colsHtml}