diff --git a/src/EventListener/MeilisearchPageMarkerListener.php b/src/EventListener/MeilisearchPageMarkerListener.php
index 82edffc..fcba6e8 100644
--- a/src/EventListener/MeilisearchPageMarkerListener.php
+++ b/src/EventListener/MeilisearchPageMarkerListener.php
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ namespace MummertMedia\ContaoMeilisearchBundle\EventListener;
 
 use Contao\PageModel;
 use Contao\StringUtil;
+use Contao\Config;
 
 class MeilisearchPageMarkerListener
 {
@@ -18,17 +19,28 @@ class MeilisearchPageMarkerListener
         $priority = (int) ($page->priority ?? 0);
         $keywords = trim((string) ($page->keywords ?? ''));
 
-        // 🔹 searchimage (UUID)
+        // 🔹 searchimage (Page → Fallback)
         $searchImageUuid = null;
+
+        // 1. Page-spezifisch
         if (!empty($page->searchimage)) {
-            // falls binär → UUID-String
             $searchImageUuid = StringUtil::binToUuid($page->searchimage);
         }
 
+        // 2. Fallback aus tl_settings
+        if (!$searchImageUuid) {
+            $fallback = Config::get('meilisearch_fallback_image');
+            if ($fallback) {
+                $searchImageUuid = StringUtil::binToUuid($fallback);
+            }
+        }
+
+        // Wenn wirklich GAR nichts vorhanden ist → nichts tun
         if ($priority <= 0 && $keywords === '' && !$searchImageUuid) {
             return $buffer;
         }
 
+        // 🔹 Marker aufbauen
         $lines = [];
         $lines[] = 'MEILISEARCH';
 
diff --git a/src/Resources/contao/dca/tl_settings.php b/src/Resources/contao/dca/tl_settings.php
index ba0d9c3..4bc2a2b 100644
--- a/src/Resources/contao/dca/tl_settings.php
+++ b/src/Resources/contao/dca/tl_settings.php
@@ -52,6 +52,16 @@ $GLOBALS['TL_DCA']['tl_settings']['fields']['meilisearch_imagesize'] = [
     ],
 ];
 
+$GLOBALS['TL_DCA']['tl_settings']['fields']['meilisearch_fallback_image'] = [
+    'inputType' => 'fileTree',
+    'eval' => [
+        'filesOnly' => true,
+        'fieldType' => 'radio',
+        'tl_class' => 'w50',
+    ],
+    'sql' => "varbinary(16) NULL",
+];
+
 /**
  * Palette
  */
@@ -61,4 +71,5 @@ PaletteManipulator::create()
     ->addField('meilisearch_index', 'meilisearch_legend')
     ->addField('meilisearch_api', 'meilisearch_legend')
     ->addField('meilisearch_imagesize', 'meilisearch_legend')
+    ->addField('meilisearch_fallback_image', 'meilisearch_legend')
     ->applyToPalette('default', 'tl_settings');
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diff --git a/src/Resources/contao/languages/de/tl_settings.php b/src/Resources/contao/languages/de/tl_settings.php
index 9ff0f7d..6be9883 100644
--- a/src/Resources/contao/languages/de/tl_settings.php
+++ b/src/Resources/contao/languages/de/tl_settings.php
@@ -12,4 +12,9 @@ $GLOBALS['TL_LANG']['tl_settings']['meilisearch_api'][0] = 'API Key';
 $GLOBALS['TL_LANG']['tl_settings']['meilisearch_api'][1] = 'API-Schlüssel für den Zugriff auf Meilisearch.';
 
 $GLOBALS['TL_LANG']['tl_settings']['meilisearch_imagesize'][0] = 'Bildgröße für Vorschaubilder';
-$GLOBALS['TL_LANG']['tl_settings']['meilisearch_imagesize'][1] = 'Bildgröße aus den Contao-Bildgrößen (tl_image_size).';
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+$GLOBALS['TL_LANG']['tl_settings']['meilisearch_imagesize'][1] = 'Bildgröße aus den Contao-Bildgrößen (tl_image_size).';
+
+$GLOBALS['TL_LANG']['tl_settings']['meilisearch_fallback_image'] = [
+    'Fallback-Bild für die Suche',
+    'Dieses Bild wird verwendet, wenn für eine Seite, News oder ein Event kein Suchbild gesetzt ist.',
+];
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