diff --git a/HellionChat/Ui/Settings.cs b/HellionChat/Ui/Settings.cs
index 6abf6a6..538fc9f 100755
--- a/HellionChat/Ui/Settings.cs
+++ b/HellionChat/Ui/Settings.cs
@@ -9,13 +9,21 @@ using Dalamud.Bindings.ImGui;
 
 namespace HellionChat.Ui;
 
+internal enum SettingsView
+{
+    Overview,
+    Detail,
+}
+
 public sealed class SettingsWindow : Dalamud.Interface.Windowing.Window
 {
-    private readonly Plugin Plugin;
+    internal readonly Plugin Plugin;
 
     private Configuration Mutable { get; }
     private List<ISettingsTab> Tabs { get; }
     private int CurrentTab;
+    private SettingsView View = SettingsView.Overview;
+    private readonly SettingsOverview Overview;
 
     internal SettingsWindow(Plugin plugin) : base($"{Language.Settings_Title.Format(Plugin.PluginName)}###chat2-settings")
     {
@@ -31,6 +39,8 @@ public sealed class SettingsWindow : Dalamud.Interface.Windowing.Window
         Plugin = plugin;
         Mutable = new Configuration();
 
+        Overview = new SettingsOverview(this);
+
         Tabs =
         [
             new General(Plugin, Mutable),
@@ -72,8 +82,33 @@ public sealed class SettingsWindow : Dalamud.Interface.Windowing.Window
     public override void Draw()
     {
         if (ImGui.IsWindowAppearing())
+        {
             Initialise();
+            View = SettingsView.Overview;
+        }
 
+        if (View == SettingsView.Overview)
+            Overview.Draw();
+        else
+            DrawDetail();
+
+        ImGui.Separator();
+        DrawSaveButtons();
+    }
+
+    internal void OpenSection(int tabIndex)
+    {
+        CurrentTab = tabIndex;
+        View = SettingsView.Detail;
+    }
+
+    internal void OpenOverview()
+    {
+        View = SettingsView.Overview;
+    }
+
+    private void DrawDetail()
+    {
         using (var table = ImRaii.Table("##chat2-settings-table", 2))
         {
             if (table.Success)
@@ -103,9 +138,10 @@ public sealed class SettingsWindow : Dalamud.Interface.Windowing.Window
                     Tabs[CurrentTab].Draw(changed);
             }
         }
+    }
 
-        ImGui.Separator();
-
+    private void DrawSaveButtons()
+    {
         var save = ImGui.Button(Language.Settings_Save);
 
         ImGui.SameLine();
diff --git a/HellionChat/Ui/SettingsOverview.cs b/HellionChat/Ui/SettingsOverview.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0574021
--- /dev/null
+++ b/HellionChat/Ui/SettingsOverview.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,90 @@
+using System.Numerics;
+using Dalamud.Bindings.ImGui;
+using Dalamud.Interface;
+using Dalamud.Interface.Utility.Raii;
+using HellionChat.Resources;
+using HellionChat.Util;
+
+namespace HellionChat.Ui;
+
+internal sealed class SettingsOverview
+{
+    private readonly SettingsWindow _window;
+
+    // Card-Reihenfolge entspricht 1:1 dem Tabs-Index in SettingsWindow.
+    // Themes (Phase J) wird später als Card 2 zwischen Appearance und Window
+    // eingeschoben — dabei muss diese Liste neu gemappt werden.
+    private static readonly (FontAwesomeIcon Icon, string TitleKey, string SubtextKey)[] CardDefs =
+    [
+        (FontAwesomeIcon.SlidersH,        "Settings_Card_General_Title",     "Settings_Card_General_Subtext"),
+        (FontAwesomeIcon.Palette,         "Settings_Card_Appearance_Title",  "Settings_Card_Appearance_Subtext"),
+        (FontAwesomeIcon.WindowMaximize,  "Settings_Card_Window_Title",      "Settings_Card_Window_Subtext"),
+        (FontAwesomeIcon.Comments,        "Settings_Card_Chat_Title",        "Settings_Card_Chat_Subtext"),
+        (FontAwesomeIcon.FolderTree,      "Settings_Card_Tabs_Title",        "Settings_Card_Tabs_Subtext"),
+        (FontAwesomeIcon.ShieldAlt,       "Settings_Card_Privacy_Title",     "Settings_Card_Privacy_Subtext"),
+        (FontAwesomeIcon.Database,        "Settings_Card_Database_Title",    "Settings_Card_Database_Subtext"),
+        (FontAwesomeIcon.InfoCircle,      "Settings_Card_Information_Title", "Settings_Card_Information_Subtext"),
+    ];
+
+    public SettingsOverview(SettingsWindow window)
+    {
+        _window = window;
+    }
+
+    public void Draw()
+    {
+        var avail = ImGui.GetContentRegionAvail();
+        var columns = avail.X >= 700f ? 3 : 2;
+        var cardWidth = (avail.X - (columns - 1) * 8f) / columns;
+        var cardHeight = 96f;
+
+        for (var i = 0; i < CardDefs.Length; i++)
+        {
+            var (icon, titleKey, subtextKey) = CardDefs[i];
+            var title = HellionStrings.ResourceManager.GetString(titleKey) ?? titleKey;
+            var subtext = HellionStrings.ResourceManager.GetString(subtextKey) ?? subtextKey;
+            DrawCard(i, icon, title, subtext, cardWidth, cardHeight);
+
+            if ((i + 1) % columns != 0 && i != CardDefs.Length - 1)
+                ImGui.SameLine();
+        }
+    }
+
+    private void DrawCard(int index, FontAwesomeIcon icon, string title, string subtext, float w, float h)
+    {
+        var cursorBefore = ImGui.GetCursorScreenPos();
+        var clicked = ImGui.InvisibleButton($"##settings-card-{index}", new Vector2(w, h));
+        var hovered = ImGui.IsItemHovered();
+        var bgColor = hovered ? 0xFF22303Fu : 0xFF1A2538u;
+
+        var draw = ImGui.GetWindowDrawList();
+        draw.AddRectFilled(cursorBefore, cursorBefore + new Vector2(w, h), bgColor, 4f);
+
+        var textPos = cursorBefore + new Vector2(16f, 12f);
+        ImGui.SetCursorScreenPos(textPos);
+        // Plugin ist hier Instanz, nicht Static-Type — daher über _window
+        // referenzieren (Codebase-Konvention, siehe ImGuiUtil.cs:22 für die
+        // alternative Static-Init-Pattern, das wir hier nicht nutzen).
+        using (_window.Plugin.FontManager.FontAwesome.Push())
+        {
+            ImGui.Text(icon.ToIconString());
+        }
+
+        ImGui.SetCursorScreenPos(textPos + new Vector2(0f, 28f));
+        ImGui.TextUnformatted(title);
+
+        ImGui.SetCursorScreenPos(textPos + new Vector2(0f, 50f));
+        using (ImRaii.PushColor(ImGuiCol.Text, 0xFF8FA3B5u))
+        {
+            ImGui.TextUnformatted(subtext);
+        }
+
+        // Cursor unter die Card setzen für nächsten Item-Pass
+        ImGui.SetCursorScreenPos(cursorBefore + new Vector2(0f, h + 8f));
+
+        if (clicked)
+        {
+            _window.OpenSection(index);
+        }
+    }
+}