diff --git a/frontend/index.html b/frontend/index.html
index 8a169bb..0d51073 100644
--- a/frontend/index.html
+++ b/frontend/index.html
@@ -140,9 +140,14 @@
     <div class="diagram"><ul class="tree" id="out"></ul></div>
     <div class="warnings" id="warn" role="status" aria-live="polite"></div>
     <div class="zoomctl" data-i18n-aria="zoomAria" aria-label="Zoom (Strg/Cmd + Mausrad)">
-      <button type="button" id="zoomOut" data-i18n-title="zoomOut" title="verkleinern">−</button>
-      <button type="button" id="zoomReset" data-i18n-title="zoomReset" title="zurücksetzen">100&nbsp;%</button>
-      <button type="button" id="zoomIn" data-i18n-title="zoomIn" title="vergrößern">+</button>
+      <button type="button" id="zoomToggle" class="zoomToggle" data-i18n-title="zoomTooltip" title="Zoom anzeigen" aria-label="Zoom anzeigen">
+        <svg viewBox="0 0 24 24" width="18" height="18" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="1.8" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" aria-hidden="true"><circle cx="10" cy="10" r="6"/><path d="m15 15 4 4M10 7v6M7 10h6"/></svg>
+      </button>
+      <div class="zoomcontrols">
+        <button type="button" id="zoomOut" data-i18n-title="zoomOut" title="verkleinern">−</button>
+        <button type="button" id="zoomReset" data-i18n-title="zoomReset" title="zurücksetzen">100&nbsp;%</button>
+        <button type="button" id="zoomIn" data-i18n-title="zoomIn" title="vergrößern">+</button>
+      </div>
     </div>
   </div>
 </div>
diff --git a/frontend/src/app.js b/frontend/src/app.js
index f1cc4d0..dc2ba7e 100644
--- a/frontend/src/app.js
+++ b/frontend/src/app.js
@@ -443,22 +443,40 @@ gutter.addEventListener('dblclick', () => {
 /* CSS-`zoom` skaliert die Layout-Box, dadurch greifen die Scrollbalken
    des Diagramm-Containers korrekt (anders als transform: scale). */
 const ZMIN = 0.3, ZMAX = 3, ZSTEP = 0.1;
+const ZOOM_COLLAPSE_DELAY = 3000;  /* 3 Sekunden */
 let zoom = 1;
+let zoomCollapseTimeout;
+
+function resetZoomCollapseTimeout(){
+  const zoomctl = document.querySelector('.zoomctl');
+  if(!zoomctl) return;
+  clearTimeout(zoomCollapseTimeout);
+  zoomctl.classList.remove('collapsed');
+  zoomCollapseTimeout = setTimeout(() => {
+    zoomctl.classList.add('collapsed');
+  }, ZOOM_COLLAPSE_DELAY);
+}
+
 function applyZoom(){
   zoom = Math.min(ZMAX, Math.max(ZMIN, Math.round(zoom * 100) / 100));
   out.style.zoom = zoom;
   document.getElementById('zoomReset').textContent = Math.round(zoom * 100) + ' %';
+  resetZoomCollapseTimeout();
   saveUI();
 }
 document.getElementById('zoomIn').addEventListener('click', () => { zoom += ZSTEP; applyZoom(); });
 document.getElementById('zoomOut').addEventListener('click', () => { zoom -= ZSTEP; applyZoom(); });
 document.getElementById('zoomReset').addEventListener('click', () => { zoom = 1; applyZoom(); });
+document.querySelector('.zoomctl').addEventListener('click', (e) => {
+  if(e.target.closest('#zoomToggle')) resetZoomCollapseTimeout();
+});
 diagramEl.addEventListener('wheel', e => {
   if(!(e.ctrlKey || e.metaKey)) return;   /* Strg/Cmd + Mausrad zoomt */
   e.preventDefault();
   zoom += (e.deltaY < 0 ? ZSTEP : -ZSTEP);
   applyZoom();
 }, {passive:false});
+resetZoomCollapseTimeout();  /* Initialer Timeout beim Laden */
 
 const showc = document.getElementById('showc');
 function discardedShown(){ return showc.getAttribute('aria-pressed') === 'true'; }
diff --git a/frontend/src/style.css b/frontend/src/style.css
index 36e7fcc..b012676 100644
--- a/frontend/src/style.css
+++ b/frontend/src/style.css
@@ -343,7 +343,7 @@
 
   /* Zoom-Steuerung: schwebt unten rechts über dem Diagramm. */
   .zoomctl{
-    position:absolute;right:14px;bottom:14px;z-index:5;
+    position:absolute;right:6px;bottom:6px;z-index:5;
     display:inline-flex;align-items:center;gap:2px;padding:2px;
     background:var(--card);border:1px solid rgba(36,52,71,.18);
     border-radius:8px;box-shadow:0 1px 4px rgba(36,52,71,.14);
@@ -355,6 +355,10 @@
   }
   #zoomReset{min-width:48px;font-size:.72rem}
   .zoomctl button:hover{background:var(--paper);color:var(--or)}
+  .zoomToggle{display:none;padding:6px}
+  .zoomToggle svg{width:20px;height:20px}
+  .zoomctl.collapsed .zoomToggle{display:block}
+  .zoomctl.collapsed .zoomcontrols{display:none}
   .panel.collapsed .zoomctl{display:none}
 
   /* ---------- Baum ---------- */