diff --git a/admin-lehrer/app/(admin)/ai/ocr-pipeline/page.tsx b/admin-lehrer/app/(admin)/ai/ocr-pipeline/page.tsx
index a08de58..c69c58a 100644
--- a/admin-lehrer/app/(admin)/ai/ocr-pipeline/page.tsx
+++ b/admin-lehrer/app/(admin)/ai/ocr-pipeline/page.tsx
@@ -13,7 +13,8 @@ import { StepWordRecognition } from '@/components/ocr-pipeline/StepWordRecogniti
 import { StepLlmReview } from '@/components/ocr-pipeline/StepLlmReview'
 import { StepReconstruction } from '@/components/ocr-pipeline/StepReconstruction'
 import { StepGroundTruth } from '@/components/ocr-pipeline/StepGroundTruth'
-import { PIPELINE_STEPS, DOCUMENT_CATEGORIES, type PipelineStep, type SessionListItem, type DocumentTypeResult, type DocumentCategory } from './types'
+import { BoxSessionTabs } from '@/components/ocr-pipeline/BoxSessionTabs'
+import { PIPELINE_STEPS, DOCUMENT_CATEGORIES, type PipelineStep, type SessionListItem, type DocumentTypeResult, type DocumentCategory, type SubSession } from './types'
 
 const KLAUSUR_API = '/klausur-api'
 
@@ -28,6 +29,8 @@ export default function OcrPipelinePage() {
   const [editingCategory, setEditingCategory] = useState<string | null>(null)
   const [docTypeResult, setDocTypeResult] = useState<DocumentTypeResult | null>(null)
   const [activeCategory, setActiveCategory] = useState<DocumentCategory | undefined>(undefined)
+  const [subSessions, setSubSessions] = useState<SubSession[]>([])
+  const [parentSessionId, setParentSessionId] = useState<string | null>(null)
   const [steps, setSteps] = useState<PipelineStep[]>(
     PIPELINE_STEPS.map((s, i) => ({
       ...s,
@@ -55,7 +58,7 @@ export default function OcrPipelinePage() {
     }
   }
 
-  const openSession = useCallback(async (sid: string) => {
+  const openSession = useCallback(async (sid: string, keepSubSessions?: boolean) => {
     try {
       const res = await fetch(`${KLAUSUR_API}/api/v1/ocr-pipeline/sessions/${sid}`)
       if (!res.ok) return
@@ -65,6 +68,18 @@ export default function OcrPipelinePage() {
       setSessionName(data.name || data.filename || '')
       setActiveCategory(data.document_category || undefined)
 
+      // Sub-session handling
+      if (data.sub_sessions && data.sub_sessions.length > 0) {
+        setSubSessions(data.sub_sessions)
+        setParentSessionId(sid)
+      } else if (data.parent_session_id) {
+        // This is a sub-session — keep parent info but don't reset sub-session list
+        setParentSessionId(data.parent_session_id)
+      } else if (!keepSubSessions) {
+        setSubSessions([])
+        setParentSessionId(null)
+      }
+
       // Restore doc type result if available
       const savedDocType: DocumentTypeResult | null = data.doc_type_result || null
       setDocTypeResult(savedDocType)
@@ -98,6 +113,8 @@ export default function OcrPipelinePage() {
         setSessionId(null)
         setCurrentStep(0)
         setDocTypeResult(null)
+        setSubSessions([])
+        setParentSessionId(null)
         setSteps(PIPELINE_STEPS.map((s, i) => ({ ...s, status: i === 0 ? 'active' : 'pending' })))
       }
     } catch (e) {
@@ -144,6 +161,8 @@ export default function OcrPipelinePage() {
       setCurrentStep(0)
       setDocTypeResult(null)
       setActiveCategory(undefined)
+      setSubSessions([])
+      setParentSessionId(null)
       setSteps(PIPELINE_STEPS.map((s, i) => ({ ...s, status: i === 0 ? 'active' : 'pending' })))
     } catch (e) {
       console.error('Failed to delete all sessions:', e)
@@ -168,10 +187,22 @@ export default function OcrPipelinePage() {
 
   const handleNext = () => {
     if (currentStep >= steps.length - 1) {
-      // Last step completed — return to session list
+      // Last step completed
+      if (parentSessionId && sessionId !== parentSessionId) {
+        // Sub-session completed — update its status and stay in tab view
+        setSubSessions((prev) =>
+          prev.map((s) => s.id === sessionId ? { ...s, status: 'completed', current_step: 10 } : s)
+        )
+        // Switch back to parent
+        handleSessionChange(parentSessionId)
+        return
+      }
+      // Main session: return to session list
       setSteps(PIPELINE_STEPS.map((s, i) => ({ ...s, status: i === 0 ? 'active' : 'pending' })))
       setCurrentStep(0)
       setSessionId(null)
+      setSubSessions([])
+      setParentSessionId(null)
       loadSessions()
       return
     }
@@ -268,9 +299,20 @@ export default function OcrPipelinePage() {
     setSessionName('')
     setCurrentStep(0)
     setDocTypeResult(null)
+    setSubSessions([])
+    setParentSessionId(null)
     setSteps(PIPELINE_STEPS.map((s, i) => ({ ...s, status: i === 0 ? 'active' : 'pending' })))
   }
 
+  const handleSessionChange = useCallback((newSessionId: string) => {
+    openSession(newSessionId, true)
+  }, [openSession])
+
+  const handleBoxSessionsCreated = useCallback((subs: SubSession[]) => {
+    setSubSessions(subs)
+    if (sessionId) setParentSessionId(sessionId)
+  }, [sessionId])
+
   const stepNames: Record<number, string> = {
     1: 'Orientierung',
     2: 'Begradigung',
@@ -318,7 +360,7 @@ export default function OcrPipelinePage() {
       case 3:
         return <StepCrop sessionId={sessionId} onNext={handleCropNext} />
       case 4:
-        return <StepColumnDetection sessionId={sessionId} onNext={handleNext} />
+        return <StepColumnDetection sessionId={sessionId} onNext={handleNext} onBoxSessionsCreated={handleBoxSessionsCreated} />
       case 5:
         return <StepRowDetection sessionId={sessionId} onNext={handleNext} />
       case 6:
@@ -552,6 +594,15 @@ export default function OcrPipelinePage() {
         onDocTypeChange={handleDocTypeChange}
       />
 
+      {subSessions.length > 0 && parentSessionId && sessionId && (
+        <BoxSessionTabs
+          parentSessionId={parentSessionId}
+          subSessions={subSessions}
+          activeSessionId={sessionId}
+          onSessionChange={handleSessionChange}
+        />
+      )}
+
       <div className="min-h-[400px]">{renderStep()}</div>
     </div>
   )
diff --git a/admin-lehrer/app/(admin)/ai/ocr-pipeline/types.ts b/admin-lehrer/app/(admin)/ai/ocr-pipeline/types.ts
index b927802..b3f56a5 100644
--- a/admin-lehrer/app/(admin)/ai/ocr-pipeline/types.ts
+++ b/admin-lehrer/app/(admin)/ai/ocr-pipeline/types.ts
@@ -34,6 +34,16 @@ export interface SessionListItem {
   doc_type?: string
   created_at: string
   updated_at?: string
+  parent_session_id?: string | null
+  box_index?: number | null
+}
+
+export interface SubSession {
+  id: string
+  name: string
+  box_index: number
+  current_step?: number
+  status?: string
 }
 
 export interface PipelineLogEntry {
@@ -95,6 +105,9 @@ export interface SessionInfo {
   row_result?: RowResult
   word_result?: GridResult
   doc_type_result?: DocumentTypeResult
+  sub_sessions?: SubSession[]
+  parent_session_id?: string
+  box_index?: number
 }
 
 export interface DeskewResult {
@@ -151,9 +164,17 @@ export interface PageRegion {
   classification_method?: string
 }
 
+export interface PageZone {
+  zone_type: 'content' | 'box'
+  y_start: number
+  y_end: number
+  box?: { x: number; y: number; width: number; height: number }
+}
+
 export interface ColumnResult {
   columns: PageRegion[]
   duration_seconds: number
+  zones?: PageZone[]
 }
 
 export interface ColumnGroundTruth {
diff --git a/admin-lehrer/components/ocr-pipeline/BoxSessionTabs.tsx b/admin-lehrer/components/ocr-pipeline/BoxSessionTabs.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..aa25048
--- /dev/null
+++ b/admin-lehrer/components/ocr-pipeline/BoxSessionTabs.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+'use client'
+
+import type { SubSession } from '@/app/(admin)/ai/ocr-pipeline/types'
+
+interface BoxSessionTabsProps {
+  parentSessionId: string
+  subSessions: SubSession[]
+  activeSessionId: string
+  onSessionChange: (sessionId: string) => void
+}
+
+const STATUS_ICONS: Record<string, string> = {
+  pending: '\u23F3',       // hourglass
+  processing: '\uD83D\uDD04', // arrows
+  completed: '\u2713',    // checkmark
+}
+
+function getStatusIcon(sub: SubSession): string {
+  if (sub.status === 'completed' || (sub.current_step && sub.current_step >= 9)) return STATUS_ICONS.completed
+  if (sub.current_step && sub.current_step > 1) return STATUS_ICONS.processing
+  return STATUS_ICONS.pending
+}
+
+export function BoxSessionTabs({ parentSessionId, subSessions, activeSessionId, onSessionChange }: BoxSessionTabsProps) {
+  if (subSessions.length === 0) return null
+
+  const isParentActive = activeSessionId === parentSessionId
+
+  return (
+    <div className="flex items-center gap-1.5 px-1 py-1.5 bg-gray-50 dark:bg-gray-800/50 rounded-xl border border-gray-200 dark:border-gray-700">
+      {/* Main session tab */}
+      <button
+        onClick={() => onSessionChange(parentSessionId)}
+        className={`px-3 py-1.5 rounded-lg text-xs font-medium transition-colors ${
+          isParentActive
+            ? 'bg-white dark:bg-gray-700 text-teal-700 dark:text-teal-400 shadow-sm ring-1 ring-teal-300 dark:ring-teal-600'
+            : 'text-gray-500 dark:text-gray-400 hover:bg-white/50 dark:hover:bg-gray-700/50'
+        }`}
+      >
+        Hauptseite
+      </button>
+
+      <div className="w-px h-5 bg-gray-200 dark:bg-gray-700" />
+
+      {/* Sub-session tabs */}
+      {subSessions.map((sub) => {
+        const isActive = activeSessionId === sub.id
+        const icon = getStatusIcon(sub)
+
+        return (
+          <button
+            key={sub.id}
+            onClick={() => onSessionChange(sub.id)}
+            className={`px-3 py-1.5 rounded-lg text-xs font-medium transition-colors ${
+              isActive
+                ? 'bg-white dark:bg-gray-700 text-teal-700 dark:text-teal-400 shadow-sm ring-1 ring-teal-300 dark:ring-teal-600'
+                : 'text-gray-500 dark:text-gray-400 hover:bg-white/50 dark:hover:bg-gray-700/50'
+            }`}
+            title={sub.name}
+          >
+            <span className="mr-1">{icon}</span>
+            Box {sub.box_index + 1}
+          </button>
+        )
+      })}
+    </div>
+  )
+}
diff --git a/admin-lehrer/components/ocr-pipeline/StepColumnDetection.tsx b/admin-lehrer/components/ocr-pipeline/StepColumnDetection.tsx
index b707348..86ef8f3 100644
--- a/admin-lehrer/components/ocr-pipeline/StepColumnDetection.tsx
+++ b/admin-lehrer/components/ocr-pipeline/StepColumnDetection.tsx
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 'use client'
 
 import { useCallback, useEffect, useState } from 'react'
-import type { ColumnResult, ColumnGroundTruth, PageRegion } from '@/app/(admin)/ai/ocr-pipeline/types'
+import type { ColumnResult, ColumnGroundTruth, PageRegion, SubSession } from '@/app/(admin)/ai/ocr-pipeline/types'
 import { ColumnControls } from './ColumnControls'
 import { ManualColumnEditor } from './ManualColumnEditor'
 import type { ColumnTypeKey } from '@/app/(admin)/ai/ocr-pipeline/types'
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ type ViewMode = 'normal' | 'ground-truth' | 'manual'
 interface StepColumnDetectionProps {
   sessionId: string | null
   onNext: () => void
+  onBoxSessionsCreated?: (subSessions: SubSession[]) => void
 }
 
 /** Convert PageRegion[] to divider percentages + column types for ManualColumnEditor */
@@ -34,7 +35,7 @@ function columnsToEditorState(
   return { dividers, columnTypes }
 }
 
-export function StepColumnDetection({ sessionId, onNext }: StepColumnDetectionProps) {
+export function StepColumnDetection({ sessionId, onNext, onBoxSessionsCreated }: StepColumnDetectionProps) {
   const [columnResult, setColumnResult] = useState<ColumnResult | null>(null)
   const [detecting, setDetecting] = useState(false)
   const [error, setError] = useState<string | null>(null)
@@ -42,6 +43,8 @@ export function StepColumnDetection({ sessionId, onNext }: StepColumnDetectionPr
   const [applying, setApplying] = useState(false)
   const [imageDimensions, setImageDimensions] = useState<{ width: number; height: number } | null>(null)
   const [savedGtColumns, setSavedGtColumns] = useState<PageRegion[] | null>(null)
+  const [creatingBoxSessions, setCreatingBoxSessions] = useState(false)
+  const [existingSubSessions, setExistingSubSessions] = useState<SubSession[] | null>(null)
 
   // Fetch session info (image dimensions) + check for cached column result
   useEffect(() => {
@@ -55,6 +58,10 @@ export function StepColumnDetection({ sessionId, onNext }: StepColumnDetectionPr
           if (info.image_width && info.image_height) {
             setImageDimensions({ width: info.image_width, height: info.image_height })
           }
+          if (info.sub_sessions && info.sub_sessions.length > 0) {
+            setExistingSubSessions(info.sub_sessions)
+            onBoxSessionsCreated?.(info.sub_sessions)
+          }
           if (info.column_result) {
             setColumnResult(info.column_result)
             return
@@ -178,6 +185,39 @@ export function StepColumnDetection({ sessionId, onNext }: StepColumnDetectionPr
     }
   }, [sessionId])
 
+  // Count box zones from column result
+  const boxZones = columnResult?.zones?.filter(z => z.zone_type === 'box') || []
+  const boxCount = boxZones.length
+
+  const createBoxSessions = useCallback(async () => {
+    if (!sessionId) return
+    setCreatingBoxSessions(true)
+    setError(null)
+    try {
+      const res = await fetch(`${KLAUSUR_API}/api/v1/ocr-pipeline/sessions/${sessionId}/create-box-sessions`, {
+        method: 'POST',
+      })
+      if (!res.ok) {
+        const err = await res.json().catch(() => ({ detail: res.statusText }))
+        throw new Error(err.detail || 'Box-Sessions konnten nicht erstellt werden')
+      }
+      const data = await res.json()
+      const subs: SubSession[] = data.sub_sessions.map((s: { id: string; name?: string; box_index: number }) => ({
+        id: s.id,
+        name: s.name || `Box ${s.box_index + 1}`,
+        box_index: s.box_index,
+        current_step: 1,
+        status: 'pending',
+      }))
+      setExistingSubSessions(subs)
+      onBoxSessionsCreated?.(subs)
+    } catch (e) {
+      setError(e instanceof Error ? e.message : 'Fehler beim Erstellen der Box-Sessions')
+    } finally {
+      setCreatingBoxSessions(false)
+    }
+  }, [sessionId, onBoxSessionsCreated])
+
   if (!sessionId) {
     return (
       <div className="flex flex-col items-center justify-center py-16 text-center">
@@ -317,6 +357,39 @@ export function StepColumnDetection({ sessionId, onNext }: StepColumnDetectionPr
         </div>
       )}
 
+      {/* Box zone info */}
+      {viewMode === 'normal' && boxCount > 0 && (
+        <div className="bg-amber-50 dark:bg-amber-900/20 border border-amber-200 dark:border-amber-700 rounded-xl p-4 flex items-center justify-between">
+          <div className="flex items-center gap-3">
+            <span className="text-2xl">📦</span>
+            <div>
+              <div className="text-sm font-medium text-amber-800 dark:text-amber-300">
+                {boxCount} Box{boxCount > 1 ? 'en' : ''} erkannt
+              </div>
+              <div className="text-xs text-amber-600 dark:text-amber-400">
+                Box-Bereiche werden separat verarbeitet
+              </div>
+            </div>
+          </div>
+          {existingSubSessions && existingSubSessions.length > 0 ? (
+            <div className="text-xs text-amber-700 dark:text-amber-300 font-medium">
+              {existingSubSessions.length} Box-Session{existingSubSessions.length > 1 ? 's' : ''} vorhanden
+            </div>
+          ) : (
+            <button
+              onClick={createBoxSessions}
+              disabled={creatingBoxSessions}
+              className="px-4 py-2 bg-amber-600 text-white rounded-lg hover:bg-amber-700 transition-colors text-sm font-medium disabled:opacity-50 flex items-center gap-2"
+            >
+              {creatingBoxSessions && (
+                <div className="animate-spin w-3.5 h-3.5 border-2 border-white border-t-transparent rounded-full" />
+              )}
+              Box-Sessions erstellen
+            </button>
+          )}
+        </div>
+      )}
+
       {/* Controls */}
       {viewMode === 'normal' && (
         <ColumnControls