diff --git a/newtab.html b/newtab.html
index aa4b04a..4b748cb 100644
--- a/newtab.html
+++ b/newtab.html
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@
               <span class="setting-desc" data-i18n="settings.image_ref.desc">Bilder als Referenz anzeigen (nur aktuelle Session)</span>
             </div>
             <label class="toggle">
-              <input type="checkbox" id="settingImageRef">
+              <input type="checkbox" id="settingImageRef" role="switch" aria-checked="false">
               <span class="slider"></span>
             </label>
           </div>
@@ -382,42 +382,42 @@
             <span class="setting-label" data-i18n="settings.compact">Kompaktmodus</span>
             <span class="setting-desc" data-i18n="settings.compact.desc">Weniger Abstand für mehr Bookmarks</span>
           </div>
-          <label class="toggle"><input type="checkbox" id="settingCompact" /><span class="slider"></span></label>
+          <label class="toggle"><input type="checkbox" id="settingCompact" role="switch" aria-checked="false" /><span class="slider"></span></label>
         </div>
         <div class="setting-row">
           <div class="setting-info">
             <span class="setting-label" data-i18n="settings.shorten">Lange Titel kürzen</span>
             <span class="setting-desc" data-i18n="settings.shorten.desc">Titel auf eine Zeile mit „…" kürzen</span>
           </div>
-          <label class="toggle"><input type="checkbox" id="settingShorten" /><span class="slider"></span></label>
+          <label class="toggle"><input type="checkbox" id="settingShorten" role="switch" aria-checked="false" /><span class="slider"></span></label>
         </div>
         <div class="setting-row">
           <div class="setting-info">
             <span class="setting-label" data-i18n="settings.search">Suchleiste anzeigen</span>
             <span class="setting-desc" data-i18n="settings.search.desc">Suchleiste unter dem Header ein/aus</span>
           </div>
-          <label class="toggle"><input type="checkbox" id="settingShowSearch" checked /><span class="slider"></span></label>
+          <label class="toggle"><input type="checkbox" id="settingShowSearch" role="switch" aria-checked="true" checked /><span class="slider"></span></label>
         </div>
         <div class="setting-row">
           <div class="setting-info">
             <span class="setting-label" data-i18n="settings.newtab">Links in neuem Tab</span>
             <span class="setting-desc" data-i18n="settings.newtab.desc">Bookmarks in neuem Browser-Tab öffnen</span>
           </div>
-          <label class="toggle"><input type="checkbox" id="settingNewTab" checked /><span class="slider"></span></label>
+          <label class="toggle"><input type="checkbox" id="settingNewTab" role="switch" aria-checked="true" checked /><span class="slider"></span></label>
         </div>
         <div class="setting-row">
           <div class="setting-info">
             <span class="setting-label" data-i18n="settings.showdesc">Beschreibungen anzeigen</span>
             <span class="setting-desc" data-i18n="settings.showdesc.desc">Gespeicherte Beschreibung unter Bookmarks</span>
           </div>
-          <label class="toggle"><input type="checkbox" id="settingShowDesc" /><span class="slider"></span></label>
+          <label class="toggle"><input type="checkbox" id="settingShowDesc" role="switch" aria-checked="false" /><span class="slider"></span></label>
         </div>
         <div class="setting-row">
           <div class="setting-info">
             <span class="setting-label" data-i18n="settings.hideextra">Bookmarks ausblenden</span>
             <span class="setting-desc" data-i18n="settings.hideextra.desc">Überzählige Bookmarks in langen Boards verstecken</span>
           </div>
-          <label class="toggle"><input type="checkbox" id="settingHideExtra" /><span class="slider"></span></label>
+          <label class="toggle"><input type="checkbox" id="settingHideExtra" role="switch" aria-checked="false" /><span class="slider"></span></label>
         </div>
         <div class="setting-row" id="visibleCountRow">
           <div class="setting-info">
diff --git a/src/js/settings.js b/src/js/settings.js
index edc511f..d65f497 100644
--- a/src/js/settings.js
+++ b/src/js/settings.js
@@ -166,6 +166,11 @@ function applySettings() {
   const imgRefBtn = document.querySelector('[data-action="image-ref"]');
   if (imgRefBtn) imgRefBtn.classList.toggle('hidden', !settings.imageRefEnabled);
 
+  // A11y: aria-checked aller role=switch-Toggles an den realen checked-State angleichen
+  document.querySelectorAll('.toggle input[role="switch"]').forEach(cb => {
+    cb.setAttribute('aria-checked', cb.checked ? 'true' : 'false');
+  });
+
   // Toolbar-Position
   document.body.classList.toggle('toolbar-left', settings.toolbarPos === 'left');
   const toolbarPosEl = document.getElementById('settingToolbarPos');
@@ -250,6 +255,7 @@ function bindSettingsEvents() {
     const el = document.getElementById(id);
     if (el) {
       el.addEventListener('change', async e => {
+        e.target.setAttribute('aria-checked', e.target.checked ? 'true' : 'false');
         fn(e.target.checked);
         await saveSettings();
       });