diff --git a/src/collections/Events.ts b/src/collections/Events.ts
index 19ef165..1ef17c2 100644
--- a/src/collections/Events.ts
+++ b/src/collections/Events.ts
@@ -130,6 +130,15 @@ export const Events: CollectionConfig = {
           'Shared labels, status/update labels, subscription copy, CTAs, and formatting copy for the Event detail route.',
       },
       fields: [
+        {
+          name: 'fallbackImage',
+          type: 'upload',
+          relationTo: 'media',
+          label: 'Fallback hero image',
+          admin: {
+            description: `Current frontend fallback image: /images/${eventDetailContent.fallbackImageFilename}`,
+          },
+        },
         {
           name: 'notFound',
           label: 'Not found state',
diff --git a/src/payload-types.ts b/src/payload-types.ts
index 3941f10..927372b 100644
--- a/src/payload-types.ts
+++ b/src/payload-types.ts
@@ -2845,6 +2845,10 @@ export interface Event {
    * Shared labels, status/update labels, subscription copy, CTAs, and formatting copy for the Event detail route.
    */
   detailPage?: {
+    /**
+     * Current frontend fallback image: /images/buehne-moderatoren.jpg
+     */
+    fallbackImage?: (number | null) | Media;
     notFound?: {
       title?: string | null;
       backLabel?: string | null;
@@ -5088,6 +5092,7 @@ export interface EventsSelect<T extends boolean = true> {
   detailPage?:
     | T
     | {
+        fallbackImage?: T;
         notFound?:
           | T
           | {
diff --git a/src/scripts/preload-event-detail-cms.ts b/src/scripts/preload-event-detail-cms.ts
index 9d3592a..4b2fe46 100644
--- a/src/scripts/preload-event-detail-cms.ts
+++ b/src/scripts/preload-event-detail-cms.ts
@@ -1,12 +1,24 @@
 import 'dotenv/config'
 
 import config from '@payload-config'
-import { getPayload } from 'payload'
+import { getPayload, type Payload } from 'payload'
 
 import { eventDetailContent } from '@/spa/eventDetailContent'
 
+const mediaByFilename = async (payload: Payload, filename: string) => {
+  const result = await payload.find({
+    collection: 'media',
+    limit: 1,
+    pagination: false,
+    where: { filename: { equals: filename } },
+  })
+  return result.docs[0]?.id
+}
+
 async function main() {
   const payload = await getPayload({ config })
+  const fallbackImage = await mediaByFilename(payload, eventDetailContent.fallbackImageFilename)
+  const { fallbackImageFilename: _fallbackImageFilename, ...detailContent } = eventDetailContent
 
   const events = await payload.find({
     collection: 'events',
@@ -25,7 +37,8 @@ async function main() {
         context: { disableRevalidate: true },
         data: {
           detailPage: {
-            ...eventDetailContent,
+            ...detailContent,
+            fallbackImage,
             updatesCopy: eventDetailContent.updates,
           },
         } as never,
diff --git a/src/spa/eventDetailContent.ts b/src/spa/eventDetailContent.ts
index 9b18016..8e00002 100644
--- a/src/spa/eventDetailContent.ts
+++ b/src/spa/eventDetailContent.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 export const eventDetailContent = {
+  fallbackImageFilename: 'buehne-moderatoren.jpg',
   notFound: {
     title: 'Event nicht gefunden',
     backLabel: 'Zurück zur Presse-Seite',
diff --git a/src/spa/pages/EventDetail.tsx b/src/spa/pages/EventDetail.tsx
index c07b240..9b522e2 100644
--- a/src/spa/pages/EventDetail.tsx
+++ b/src/spa/pages/EventDetail.tsx
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import { motion } from 'framer-motion'
 import { Calendar, MapPin, Clock, Bell, BellOff, ArrowLeft, ChevronRight } from 'lucide-react'
 import { getEventBySlug, EventUpdate, type BmpEvent, type EventEckdaten } from '@/spa/data/events'
 import { useCmsRoute } from '@/spa/cmsRoute'
-import { docImageUrl } from '@/spa/cmsMediaField'
+import { docImageUrl, mediaUrl } from '@/spa/cmsMediaField'
 import { useIsMobile } from '@/spa/hooks/useIsMobile'
 import { eventDetailContent } from '@/spa/eventDetailContent'
 import Image from '@/spa/components/ui/UnoptimizedImage'
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ const GOLD  = '#EFBF04'
 const CREAM = '#EFE5E3'
 
 type EventDetailCms = Omit<Partial<typeof eventDetailContent>, 'updateStyles' | 'statusStyles'> & {
+  fallbackImage?: unknown
   updateStyles?: unknown
   statusStyles?: unknown
   updatesCopy?: Partial<typeof eventDetailContent.updates>
@@ -96,6 +97,8 @@ export default function EventDetail() {
   const { slug } = useParams<{ slug: string }>()
   const route = useCmsRoute()
   const cmsEvent = route?.collection === 'events' ? route.doc : undefined
+  const cmsDetail = getDetailPage(cmsEvent?.detailPage)
+  const eventFallbackImage = mediaUrl(cmsDetail.fallbackImage, `/images/${eventDetailContent.fallbackImageFilename}`)
   const event = getEventBySlug(slug ?? '') || (cmsEvent ? {
     slug: String(cmsEvent.slug || slug),
     title: String(cmsEvent.title || 'Event'),
@@ -106,14 +109,14 @@ export default function EventDetail() {
     venue: String(cmsEvent.venue || 'Ort folgt'),
     category: String(cmsEvent.category || 'Event'),
     status: (cmsEvent.status as BmpEvent['status']) || 'geplant',
-    img: docImageUrl(cmsEvent, '/images/buehne-moderatoren.jpg'),
+    img: docImageUrl(cmsEvent, eventFallbackImage),
     description: String(cmsEvent.description || cmsEvent.meta?.description || ''),
     longDescription: String(cmsEvent.longDescription || cmsEvent.description || cmsEvent.meta?.description || 'Dieses Event wird aus Payload CMS geladen.'),
     eckdaten: Array.isArray(cmsEvent.eckdaten) ? cmsEvent.eckdaten as EventEckdaten[] : [],
     updates: Array.isArray(cmsEvent.updates) ? cmsEvent.updates as EventUpdate[] : [],
     detailPage: cmsEvent.detailPage,
   } as BmpEvent : undefined)
-  const detail = getDetailPage(event && 'detailPage' in event ? event.detailPage : undefined)
+  const detail = getDetailPage(event && 'detailPage' in event ? event.detailPage : cmsDetail)
   const notFound = detail.notFound || eventDetailContent.notFound
   const heroBackLink = detail.heroBackLink || eventDetailContent.heroBackLink
   const sections = detail.sections || eventDetailContent.sections