diff --git a/frontend/src/components/chat/ChatMessage.tsx b/frontend/src/components/chat/ChatMessage.tsx
index 84e9047..3963d60 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/chat/ChatMessage.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/chat/ChatMessage.tsx
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ interface ChatMessageProps {
   isOwnMessage: boolean;
   onReplyClick?: (message: NextcloudMessage) => void;
   onReactionToggled?: (messageId: number) => void;
+  reactionsOverride?: { reactions: Record<string, number>; reactionsSelf: string[] };
 }
 
 function hasFileParams(params?: Record<string, any>): boolean {
@@ -27,7 +28,7 @@ function hasPollParam(params?: Record<string, any>): boolean {
   return params?.object?.type === 'talk-poll';
 }
 
-const ChatMessage: React.FC<ChatMessageProps> = ({ message, isOwnMessage, onReplyClick, onReactionToggled }) => {
+const ChatMessage: React.FC<ChatMessageProps> = ({ message, isOwnMessage, onReplyClick, onReactionToggled, reactionsOverride }) => {
   const [hovered, setHovered] = useState(false);
   const longPressTimer = useRef<ReturnType<typeof setTimeout> | null>(null);
   const hideTimer = useRef<ReturnType<typeof setTimeout> | null>(null);
@@ -79,8 +80,8 @@ const ChatMessage: React.FC<ChatMessageProps> = ({ message, isOwnMessage, onRepl
 
   const textBeforeFile = isFileMessage ? message.message.split('{file}')[0].trim() : null;
 
-  const reactions = message.reactions ?? {};
-  const reactionsSelf = message.reactionsSelf ?? [];
+  const reactions = reactionsOverride?.reactions ?? message.reactions ?? {};
+  const reactionsSelf = reactionsOverride?.reactionsSelf ?? message.reactionsSelf ?? [];
   const hasReactions = Object.keys(reactions).length > 0;
 
   return (
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/chat/ChatMessageView.tsx b/frontend/src/components/chat/ChatMessageView.tsx
index c48dcd9..950d5c1 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/chat/ChatMessageView.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/chat/ChatMessageView.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import React, { useEffect, useRef, useState } from 'react';
+import React, { useCallback, useEffect, useRef, useState } from 'react';
 import Box from '@mui/material/Box';
 import TextField from '@mui/material/TextField';
 import IconButton from '@mui/material/IconButton';
@@ -33,6 +33,25 @@ const ChatMessageView: React.FC = () => {
   const fileInputRef = useRef<HTMLInputElement>(null);
   const lastMsgIdRef = useRef<number>(0);
 
+  // reactions override map: messageId → { reactions, reactionsSelf }
+  const [reactionsMap, setReactionsMap] = useState<Map<number, { reactions: Record<string, number>; reactionsSelf: string[] }>>(new Map());
+
+  const fetchReactions = useCallback(async (msgId: number) => {
+    if (!selectedRoomToken) return;
+    try {
+      const detailed = await nextcloudApi.getReactions(selectedRoomToken, msgId);
+      const counts: Record<string, number> = {};
+      const self: string[] = [];
+      for (const [emoji, actors] of Object.entries(detailed)) {
+        counts[emoji] = actors.length;
+        if (actors.some((a) => a.actorId === loginName)) self.push(emoji);
+      }
+      setReactionsMap((prev) => new Map(prev).set(msgId, { reactions: counts, reactionsSelf: self }));
+    } catch {
+      // ignore — reactions are best-effort
+    }
+  }, [selectedRoomToken, loginName]);
+
   // Initial fetch + long-poll loop for near-instant message delivery
   useEffect(() => {
     if (!selectedRoomToken || !chatPanelOpen) return;
@@ -43,6 +62,7 @@ const ChatMessageView: React.FC = () => {
     async function run() {
       setIsLoading(true);
       setMessages([]);
+      setReactionsMap(new Map());
       lastMsgIdRef.current = 0;
 
       // Step 1: Initial fetch — Nextcloud returns newest-first, so reverse for chronological display
@@ -50,7 +70,11 @@ const ChatMessageView: React.FC = () => {
       try {
         const initial = await nextcloudApi.getMessages(selectedRoomToken!, undefined, currentAbort.signal);
         if (cancelled) return;
-        setMessages([...initial].reverse());
+        // Filter reaction system messages — these appear as chat events but should not be shown
+        const displayable = initial.filter(
+          (m) => m.systemMessage !== 'reaction' && m.systemMessage !== 'reaction_deleted',
+        );
+        setMessages([...displayable].reverse());
         lastMsgIdRef.current = initial.length > 0 ? Math.max(...initial.map(m => m.id)) : 0;
         setIsLoading(false);
       } catch {
@@ -69,10 +93,29 @@ const ChatMessageView: React.FC = () => {
           );
           if (cancelled) break;
           if (newMsgs.length > 0) {
-            // Long-poll returns ascending order — append directly
-            setMessages(prev => [...prev, ...newMsgs]);
+            // Separate reaction events from real messages
+            const reactionEvents = newMsgs.filter(
+              (m) => m.systemMessage === 'reaction' || m.systemMessage === 'reaction_deleted',
+            );
+            const displayMsgs = newMsgs.filter(
+              (m) => m.systemMessage !== 'reaction' && m.systemMessage !== 'reaction_deleted',
+            );
+
+            // Advance cursor using ALL messages (including reaction events)
             lastMsgIdRef.current = Math.max(...newMsgs.map(m => m.id));
-            queryClient.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: ['nextcloud', 'rooms'] });
+
+            // Refresh reaction counts for affected messages
+            const affectedIds = new Set<number>();
+            for (const rm of reactionEvents) {
+              const parentId = parseInt(rm.messageParameters?.message?.id ?? '0', 10);
+              if (parentId > 0) affectedIds.add(parentId);
+            }
+            affectedIds.forEach((id) => fetchReactions(id));
+
+            if (displayMsgs.length > 0) {
+              setMessages(prev => [...prev, ...displayMsgs]);
+              queryClient.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: ['nextcloud', 'rooms'] });
+            }
           }
         } catch (err: any) {
           if (cancelled) break;
@@ -88,7 +131,7 @@ const ChatMessageView: React.FC = () => {
       cancelled = true;
       currentAbort?.abort();
     };
-  }, [selectedRoomToken, chatPanelOpen, queryClient]);
+  }, [selectedRoomToken, chatPanelOpen, queryClient, fetchReactions]);
 
   const room = rooms.find((r) => r.token === selectedRoomToken);
 
@@ -128,8 +171,8 @@ const ChatMessageView: React.FC = () => {
     }
   };
 
-  const handleReactionToggled = (_messageId: number) => {
-    // reactions are stored in message objects; for now just mark rooms as potentially changed
+  const handleReactionToggled = (messageId: number) => {
+    fetchReactions(messageId);
   };
 
   const handleUploadFile = async (file: File) => {
@@ -212,6 +255,7 @@ const ChatMessageView: React.FC = () => {
               isOwnMessage={msg.actorType === 'users' && msg.actorId === loginName}
               onReplyClick={setReplyToMessage}
               onReactionToggled={handleReactionToggled}
+              reactionsOverride={reactionsMap.get(msg.id)}
             />
           ))
         )}
diff --git a/sync/src/scraper.ts b/sync/src/scraper.ts
index 397f7f4..e8cd084 100644
--- a/sync/src/scraper.ts
+++ b/sync/src/scraper.ts
@@ -167,7 +167,9 @@ async function scrapeMembers(frame: Frame): Promise<FdiskMember[]> {
       const cells = Array.from(tr.querySelectorAll('td'));
       const val = (i: number) => {
         const a = cells[i]?.querySelector('a');
-        return (a?.getAttribute('title') ?? cells[i]?.textContent ?? '').trim();
+        const title = a?.getAttribute('title')?.trim();
+        // Use title only if non-empty; otherwise fall back to textContent
+        return (title || cells[i]?.textContent || '').trim();
       };
       const href = (tr.querySelector('a') as HTMLAnchorElement | null)?.href ?? null;
       return {
@@ -186,10 +188,16 @@ async function scrapeMembers(frame: Frame): Promise<FdiskMember[]> {
   );
 
   log(`Parsed ${rows.length} rows from member table`);
+  for (const row of rows) {
+    log(`  Row: StNr="${row.standesbuchNr}" Vorname="${row.vorname}" Zuname="${row.zuname}" Status="${row.status}"`);
+  }
 
   const members: FdiskMember[] = [];
   for (const row of rows) {
-    if (!row.standesbuchNr || !row.vorname || !row.zuname) continue;
+    if (!row.standesbuchNr || !row.vorname || !row.zuname) {
+      log(`  SKIP: StNr="${row.standesbuchNr}" Vorname="${row.vorname}" Zuname="${row.zuname}" — missing required field`);
+      continue;
+    }
     const abmeldedatum = parseDate(row.abmeldedatum);
     members.push({
       standesbuchNr: row.standesbuchNr,