diff --git a/frontend/src/client/projects-detail.ts b/frontend/src/client/projects-detail.ts
index 2b0de82..6619a58 100644
--- a/frontend/src/client/projects-detail.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/client/projects-detail.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import { initI18n, onLangChange, t, tDyn, getLang, translateEvent } from "./i18n";
 import { initSidebar } from "./sidebar";
 import { initNotes } from "./notes";
+import { initProjectTree, refreshProjectTree, rerenderProjectTree } from "./project-tree";
 import {
   loadParentCandidates,
   initParentPicker,
@@ -206,8 +207,9 @@ let deadlines: Deadline[] = [];
 let appointments: Appointment[] = [];
 let ancestors: ProjectMini[] = [];
 let children: ProjectMini[] = [];
-type TreeNode = ProjectMini & { children?: TreeNode[] };
-let projectTree: TreeNode[] = [];
+// projects-cards' /projects tree owns rendering inside the Projektbaum
+// tab too — see initProjectTreeTab below. Local children[] still feeds
+// the empty-state gate + the create-link parent_id pre-fill.
 let teamMembers: ProjectTeamMember[] = [];
 // t-paliad-139 — additional Team-tab sections.
 let descendantStaffed: ProjectTeamMember[] = [];
@@ -1553,15 +1555,15 @@ async function loadChildren(id: string) {
   } catch {
     children = [];
   }
-  // Full visible tree drives the rendering.
-  try {
-    const resp = await fetch(`/api/projects/tree?subtree_counts=false`);
-    if (resp.ok) projectTree = ((await resp.json()) as TreeNode[]) ?? [];
-  } catch {
-    projectTree = [];
-  }
 }
 
+// renderChildren is the Projektbaum tab's mount point. m's 2026-05-08
+// 21:28: "should just be the same as the Tree in Projects. It has
+// symbols, everything." Reuse the /projects tree component
+// (project-tree.ts) verbatim — type icons, pin stars, deadline badges,
+// expand/collapse, search highlighting all come along for free. The
+// current project is highlighted via a CSS modifier we add to its
+// data-id row after the tree mounts.
 function renderChildren() {
   const root = document.getElementById("project-tree")!;
   const empty = document.getElementById("children-empty")!;
@@ -1569,30 +1571,22 @@ function renderChildren() {
   // CTA next to the empty message is "create sub-project", which would be
   // misleading if the tree itself has other branches.
   empty.style.display = children.length ? "none" : "";
-  if (!projectTree.length) {
-    root.innerHTML = "";
-    return;
-  }
-  const currentId = project?.id ?? "";
-  root.innerHTML = `<ul class="projekt-tree-list">${projectTree.map((n) => renderTreeNode(n, currentId, 0)).join("")}</ul>`;
-}
-
-function renderTreeNode(node: TreeNode, currentId: string, depth: number): string {
-  const isCurrent = node.id === currentId;
-  const kids = node.children ?? [];
-  const childHTML = kids.length
-    ? `<ul class="projekt-tree-list">${kids.map((k) => renderTreeNode(k, currentId, depth + 1)).join("")}</ul>`
-    : "";
-  const itemClass = `projekt-tree-item${isCurrent ? " projekt-tree-item--current" : ""}`;
-  const linkInner =
-    `<span class="entity-type-chip entity-type-${esc(node.type)}">${esc(tDyn("projects.type." + node.type) || node.type)}</span>` +
-    `<span class="projekt-tree-title">${esc(node.title)}</span>` +
-    (node.reference ? `<span class="projekt-tree-ref">${esc(node.reference)}</span>` : "") +
-    `<span class="entity-status-chip entity-status-${esc(node.status)}">${esc(tDyn("projects.filter.status." + node.status) || node.status)}</span>`;
-  const row = isCurrent
-    ? `<span class="projekt-tree-link projekt-tree-link--current" aria-current="true">${linkInner}</span>`
-    : `<a href="/projects/${esc(node.id)}" class="projekt-tree-link">${linkInner}</a>`;
-  return `<li class="${itemClass}">${row}${childHTML}</li>`;
+  // Mount the shared tree. initProjectTree fetches /api/projects/tree on
+  // first call and caches; subsequent tab-switches re-render from cache.
+  // Set aria-current on the row matching this project — the shared tree
+  // already styles aria-current=true with a lime highlight (global.css
+  // .projekt-tree-node[aria-current="true"] > .projekt-tree-row).
+  void initProjectTree(root).then(() => {
+    const currentId = project?.id ?? "";
+    if (!currentId) return;
+    root.querySelectorAll<HTMLLIElement>(".projekt-tree-node").forEach((li) => {
+      if (li.dataset.id === currentId) {
+        li.setAttribute("aria-current", "true");
+      } else {
+        li.removeAttribute("aria-current");
+      }
+    });
+  });
 }
 
 function initChildAddLink() {
diff --git a/frontend/src/styles/global.css b/frontend/src/styles/global.css
index 3ea2179..5365a96 100644
--- a/frontend/src/styles/global.css
+++ b/frontend/src/styles/global.css
@@ -9748,63 +9748,13 @@ dialog.quick-add-sheet::backdrop {
     opacity: 0.55;
 }
 
-/* Projektbaum / Project Tree — full visible hierarchy on /projects/<id>. */
-.projekt-tree {
-    margin-top: 0.5rem;
-}
-
-.projekt-tree-list {
-    list-style: none;
-    padding-left: 0;
-    margin: 0;
-}
-
-.projekt-tree-list .projekt-tree-list {
-    padding-left: 1.5rem;
-    border-left: 1px dashed var(--color-border-subtle, #e4e4e7);
-    margin-left: 0.6rem;
-}
-
-.projekt-tree-item {
-    margin: 0.15rem 0;
-}
-
-.projekt-tree-link {
-    display: inline-flex;
-    align-items: center;
-    gap: 0.5rem;
-    padding: 0.25rem 0.5rem;
-    border-radius: 6px;
-    text-decoration: none;
-    color: var(--color-text, var(--hlc-midnight));
-    line-height: 1.3;
-}
-
-.projekt-tree-link:hover,
-.projekt-tree-link:focus-visible {
-    background: var(--color-bg-subtle);
-}
-
-.projekt-tree-link--current {
-    background: var(--color-cta-lime-soft, #f0fad9);
-    border: 1px solid var(--color-cta-lime, #c6f41c);
-    font-weight: 600;
-    cursor: default;
-}
-
-.projekt-tree-link--current:hover {
-    background: var(--color-cta-lime-soft, #f0fad9);
-}
-
-.projekt-tree-title {
-    font-weight: 500;
-}
-
-.projekt-tree-ref {
-    font-family: ui-monospace, SFMono-Regular, Menlo, monospace;
-    font-size: 0.85em;
-    color: var(--color-text-muted);
-}
+/* Projektbaum tab inside /projects/<id> reuses the /projects tree
+   component (client/project-tree.ts) — see initProjectTree(root) in
+   client/projects-detail.ts. The earlier inline mini-tree CSS at this
+   block was dead code that also accidentally overrode .projekt-tree-title,
+   so it was removed when m's "should be the same as the Tree in
+   Projects" landed (2026-05-08 21:28). The current-node highlight
+   already lives at .projekt-tree-node[aria-current="true"] above. */
 
 @media (max-width: 640px) {
     .projekt-breadcrumb {