diff --git a/klausur-service/backend/orientation_crop_api.py b/klausur-service/backend/orientation_crop_api.py
index 67a0fde..cee1c64 100644
--- a/klausur-service/backend/orientation_crop_api.py
+++ b/klausur-service/backend/orientation_crop_api.py
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@ These endpoints were extracted from the main pipeline to keep files manageable.
 
 import logging
 import time
-from typing import Any, Dict, Optional
+import uuid as uuid_mod
+from typing import Any, Dict, List, Optional
 
 import cv2
 import numpy as np
@@ -17,10 +18,12 @@ from fastapi import APIRouter, HTTPException
 from pydantic import BaseModel
 
 from cv_vocab_pipeline import detect_and_fix_orientation
-from page_crop import detect_and_crop_page
+from page_crop import detect_and_crop_page, detect_page_splits
 from ocr_pipeline_session_store import (
+    create_session_db,
     get_session_db,
     get_session_image,
+    get_sub_sessions,
     update_session_db,
 )
 
@@ -170,6 +173,10 @@ async def auto_crop(session_id: str):
 
     Reads the dewarped image (post-deskew + dewarp, so the page is straight).
     Falls back to oriented → original if earlier steps were skipped.
+
+    If the image is a multi-page spread (e.g. book on scanner), it will
+    automatically split into separate sub-sessions per page, crop each
+    individually, and return the split info.
     """
     cached = await _ensure_cached(session_id)
 
@@ -184,10 +191,68 @@ async def auto_crop(session_id: str):
 
     t0 = time.time()
 
+    # --- Multi-page detection ---
+    page_splits = detect_page_splits(img_bgr)
+
+    if page_splits and len(page_splits) >= 2:
+        # Multi-page spread detected — create sub-sessions
+        sub_sessions = await _create_page_sub_sessions(
+            session_id, cached, img_bgr, page_splits,
+        )
+        duration = time.time() - t0
+
+        crop_info: Dict[str, Any] = {
+            "crop_applied": True,
+            "multi_page": True,
+            "page_count": len(page_splits),
+            "page_splits": page_splits,
+            "duration_seconds": round(duration, 2),
+        }
+        cached["crop_result"] = crop_info
+
+        # Store the first page as the main cropped image for backward compat
+        first_page = page_splits[0]
+        first_bgr = img_bgr[
+            first_page["y"]:first_page["y"] + first_page["height"],
+            first_page["x"]:first_page["x"] + first_page["width"],
+        ].copy()
+        first_cropped, _ = detect_and_crop_page(first_bgr)
+        cached["cropped_bgr"] = first_cropped
+
+        ok, png_buf = cv2.imencode(".png", first_cropped)
+        await update_session_db(
+            session_id,
+            cropped_png=png_buf.tobytes() if ok else b"",
+            crop_result=crop_info,
+            current_step=5,
+        )
+
+        logger.info(
+            "OCR Pipeline: crop session %s: multi-page split into %d pages in %.2fs",
+            session_id, len(page_splits), duration,
+        )
+
+        await _append_pipeline_log(session_id, "crop", {
+            "multi_page": True,
+            "page_count": len(page_splits),
+        }, duration_ms=int(duration * 1000))
+
+        h, w = first_cropped.shape[:2]
+        return {
+            "session_id": session_id,
+            **crop_info,
+            "image_width": w,
+            "image_height": h,
+            "cropped_image_url": f"/api/v1/ocr-pipeline/sessions/{session_id}/image/cropped",
+            "sub_sessions": sub_sessions,
+        }
+
+    # --- Single page (normal) ---
     cropped_bgr, crop_info = detect_and_crop_page(img_bgr)
 
     duration = time.time() - t0
     crop_info["duration_seconds"] = round(duration, 2)
+    crop_info["multi_page"] = False
 
     # Encode cropped image
     success, png_buf = cv2.imencode(".png", cropped_bgr)
@@ -228,6 +293,83 @@ async def auto_crop(session_id: str):
     }
 
 
+async def _create_page_sub_sessions(
+    parent_session_id: str,
+    parent_cached: dict,
+    full_img_bgr: np.ndarray,
+    page_splits: List[Dict[str, Any]],
+) -> List[Dict[str, Any]]:
+    """Create sub-sessions for each detected page in a multi-page spread.
+
+    Each page region is individually cropped, then stored as a sub-session
+    with its own cropped image ready for the rest of the pipeline.
+    """
+    # Check for existing sub-sessions (idempotent)
+    existing = await get_sub_sessions(parent_session_id)
+    if existing:
+        return [
+            {"id": s["id"], "name": s["name"], "page_index": s.get("box_index", i)}
+            for i, s in enumerate(existing)
+        ]
+
+    parent_name = parent_cached.get("name", "Scan")
+    parent_filename = parent_cached.get("filename", "scan.png")
+
+    sub_sessions: List[Dict[str, Any]] = []
+
+    for page in page_splits:
+        pi = page["page_index"]
+        px, py = page["x"], page["y"]
+        pw, ph = page["width"], page["height"]
+
+        # Extract page region
+        page_bgr = full_img_bgr[py:py + ph, px:px + pw].copy()
+
+        # Crop each page individually (remove its own borders)
+        cropped_page, page_crop_info = detect_and_crop_page(page_bgr)
+
+        # Encode as PNG
+        ok, png_buf = cv2.imencode(".png", cropped_page)
+        page_png = png_buf.tobytes() if ok else b""
+
+        sub_id = str(uuid_mod.uuid4())
+        sub_name = f"{parent_name} — Seite {pi + 1}"
+
+        await create_session_db(
+            session_id=sub_id,
+            name=sub_name,
+            filename=parent_filename,
+            original_png=page_png,
+            parent_session_id=parent_session_id,
+            box_index=pi,
+        )
+
+        # Pre-populate: set cropped = original (already cropped)
+        await update_session_db(
+            sub_id,
+            cropped_png=page_png,
+            crop_result=page_crop_info,
+            current_step=5,
+        )
+
+        ch, cw = cropped_page.shape[:2]
+        sub_sessions.append({
+            "id": sub_id,
+            "name": sub_name,
+            "page_index": pi,
+            "source_rect": page,
+            "cropped_size": {"width": cw, "height": ch},
+            "detected_format": page_crop_info.get("detected_format"),
+        })
+
+        logger.info(
+            "Page sub-session %s: page %d, region x=%d w=%d -> cropped %dx%d",
+            sub_id, pi + 1, px, pw, cw, ch,
+        )
+
+    return sub_sessions
+
+
 class ManualCropRequest(BaseModel):
     x: float       # percentage 0-100
     y: float       # percentage 0-100
diff --git a/klausur-service/backend/page_crop.py b/klausur-service/backend/page_crop.py
index 67ddc8d..ea51714 100644
--- a/klausur-service/backend/page_crop.py
+++ b/klausur-service/backend/page_crop.py
@@ -32,6 +32,109 @@ _INK_THRESHOLD = 0.003  # 0.3%
 _MIN_RUN_FRAC = 0.005  # 0.5%
 
 
+def detect_page_splits(
+    img_bgr: np.ndarray,
+    min_gap_frac: float = 0.008,
+) -> list:
+    """Detect if the image is a multi-page spread and return split rectangles.
+
+    Checks for wide vertical gaps (spine area) that indicate the image
+    contains multiple pages side by side (e.g. book on scanner).
+
+    Returns a list of page dicts ``{x, y, width, height, page_index}``
+    or an empty list if only one page is detected.
+    """
+    h, w = img_bgr.shape[:2]
+
+    # Only check landscape-ish images (width > height * 0.85)
+    if w < h * 1.15:
+        return []
+
+    gray = cv2.cvtColor(img_bgr, cv2.COLOR_BGR2GRAY)
+    binary = cv2.adaptiveThreshold(
+        gray, 255, cv2.ADAPTIVE_THRESH_GAUSSIAN_C,
+        cv2.THRESH_BINARY_INV, blockSize=51, C=15,
+    )
+
+    # Vertical projection: mean ink density per column
+    v_proj = np.mean(binary, axis=0) / 255.0
+
+    # Smooth with boxcar (width = 0.5% of image width, min 5)
+    kern = max(5, w // 200)
+    if kern % 2 == 0:
+        kern += 1
+    v_smooth = np.convolve(v_proj, np.ones(kern) / kern, mode="same")
+
+    peak = float(np.max(v_smooth))
+    if peak < 0.005:
+        return []
+
+    # Look for valleys in center region (25-75% of width)
+    gap_thresh = peak * 0.15  # valley must be < 15% of peak density
+    center_lo = int(w * 0.25)
+    center_hi = int(w * 0.75)
+    min_gap_px = max(5, int(w * min_gap_frac))
+
+    # Find contiguous gap runs in the center region
+    gaps: list = []
+    in_gap = False
+    gap_start = 0
+    for x in range(center_lo, center_hi):
+        if v_smooth[x] < gap_thresh:
+            if not in_gap:
+                gap_start = x
+                in_gap = True
+        else:
+            if in_gap:
+                gap_w = x - gap_start
+                if gap_w >= min_gap_px:
+                    gaps.append({"x": gap_start, "width": gap_w,
+                                 "center": gap_start + gap_w // 2})
+                in_gap = False
+    if in_gap:
+        gap_w = center_hi - gap_start
+        if gap_w >= min_gap_px:
+            gaps.append({"x": gap_start, "width": gap_w,
+                         "center": gap_start + gap_w // 2})
+
+    if not gaps:
+        return []
+
+    # Sort gaps by width (largest = most likely spine)
+    gaps.sort(key=lambda g: g["width"], reverse=True)
+
+    # Use the widest gap(s) as split points
+    # For now: support up to N-1 gaps → N pages
+    split_points = sorted(g["center"] for g in gaps[:3])  # max 4 pages
+
+    # Build page rectangles
+    pages: list = []
+    prev_x = 0
+    for i, sx in enumerate(split_points):
+        pages.append({"x": prev_x, "y": 0, "width": sx - prev_x,
+                       "height": h, "page_index": i})
+        prev_x = sx
+    pages.append({"x": prev_x, "y": 0, "width": w - prev_x,
+                   "height": h, "page_index": len(split_points)})
+
+    # Filter out tiny pages (< 15% of total width)
+    pages = [p for p in pages if p["width"] >= w * 0.15]
+    if len(pages) < 2:
+        return []
+
+    # Re-index
+    for i, p in enumerate(pages):
+        p["page_index"] = i
+
+    logger.info(
+        "Page split detected: %d pages, gap widths=%s, split_points=%s",
+        len(pages),
+        [g["width"] for g in gaps[:len(split_points)]],
+        split_points,
+    )
+    return pages
+
+
 def detect_and_crop_page(
     img_bgr: np.ndarray,
     margin_frac: float = 0.01,