diff --git a/android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml b/android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
index 473b9f8..7d8fb4e 100644
--- a/android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET"/>
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE"/>
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_MEDIA_PLAYBACK"/>
+    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_DATA_SYNC"/>
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WAKE_LOCK"/>
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE" android:maxSdkVersion="32"/>
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE" android:maxSdkVersion="29"/>
diff --git a/lib/main.dart b/lib/main.dart
index 9ead63a..8074a05 100644
--- a/lib/main.dart
+++ b/lib/main.dart
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import 'package:audio_service/audio_service.dart';
 import 'package:shared_preferences/shared_preferences.dart';
 import 'package:permission_handler/permission_handler.dart';
 import 'package:flutter_local_notifications/flutter_local_notifications.dart';
+import 'package:flutter_background_service/flutter_background_service.dart';
 import 'database/db_helper.dart';
 import 'services/favoriten_service.dart';
 import 'services/auth_service.dart';
@@ -47,6 +48,16 @@ void main() async {
           AndroidFlutterLocalNotificationsPlugin>()
       ?.createNotificationChannel(downloadChannel);
 
+  // ── Background Service initialisieren (Issue #3) ──
+  await FlutterBackgroundService().configure(
+    iosConfiguration: IosConfiguration(),
+    androidConfiguration: AndroidConfiguration(
+      onStart: _onServiceStart,
+      autoStart: false,
+      isForegroundMode: true,
+    ),
+  );
+
   try {
     await DbHelper().db;
     await FavoritenService().init();
@@ -148,6 +159,19 @@ Future<void> _starteAutoSyncFallsNoetig() async {
   }
 }
 
+/// Background Service Callback – hält App im Vordergrund beim Download (Issue #3)
+@pragma('vm:entry-point')
+Future<bool> _onServiceStart(ServiceInstance service) async {
+  WidgetsFlutterBinding.ensureInitialized();
+  // Service läuft als Foreground-Service und hält den Prozess am Leben.
+  // Der eigentliche Download läuft im Haupt-Isolate – der Service dient nur
+  // als WakeLock / Foreground-Garantie.
+  service.on('stopService').listen((_) {
+    service.stopSelf();
+  });
+  return true;
+}
+
 class MeloApp extends StatelessWidget {
   const MeloApp({super.key});
 
diff --git a/lib/services/download_service.dart b/lib/services/download_service.dart
index 0b089c5..d6d6d9f 100644
--- a/lib/services/download_service.dart
+++ b/lib/services/download_service.dart
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import 'package:flutter/foundation.dart';
 import 'package:http/http.dart' as http;
 import 'package:path_provider/path_provider.dart';
 import 'package:flutter_local_notifications/flutter_local_notifications.dart';
+import 'package:flutter_background_service/flutter_background_service.dart';
 import '../models/song.dart';
 import '../database/db_helper.dart';
 import '../utils/audio_validator.dart';
@@ -66,13 +67,46 @@ class DownloadService extends ChangeNotifier {
     _aktuellerTitel = null;
     _fehler = null;
     _abbruchCompleter = Completer<void>();
+    _startBackgroundService();
     notifyListeners();
   }
 
+  /// Issue #3: Foreground Service starten – hält App im Hintergrund aktiv
+  void _startBackgroundService() {
+    try {
+      final svc = FlutterBackgroundService();
+      svc.isRunning().then((running) {
+        if (!running) {
+          svc.startService();
+        }
+      });
+      debugPrint('🔵 Background Service gestartet');
+    } catch (e) {
+      debugPrint('Background Service Start fehlgeschlagen: $e');
+    }
+  }
+
+  /// Issue #3: Foreground Service stoppen
+  void _stopBackgroundService() {
+    try {
+      final svc = FlutterBackgroundService();
+      svc.isRunning().then((running) {
+        if (running) {
+          svc.invoke('stopService');
+        }
+      });
+      debugPrint('🔴 Background Service gestoppt');
+    } catch (e) {
+      debugPrint('Background Service Stop fehlgeschlagen: $e');
+    }
+  }
+
   /// Song von YouTube herunterladen
   Future<Song?> downloadVonUrl(String url) async {
     _resetStatus();
-    return _downloadEinzeln(url);
+    final result = await _downloadEinzeln(url);
+    if (!_ladt) _stopBackgroundService();
+    return result;
   }
 
   /// Mehrere URLs/Playlists nacheinander mit Cooldown
@@ -147,6 +181,7 @@ class DownloadService extends ChangeNotifier {
     }
     notifyListeners();
     _completeNotification(erfolgreich, urls.length, abgebrochen: sollAbbrechen);
+    _stopBackgroundService();
     MeloLogger().zustand('download_batch_ende', {
       'erfolgreich': erfolgreich,
       'gesamt': urls.length,
diff --git a/pubspec.lock b/pubspec.lock
index 3225fda..f0ef27b 100644
--- a/pubspec.lock
+++ b/pubspec.lock
@@ -150,6 +150,38 @@ packages:
     description: flutter
     source: sdk
     version: "0.0.0"
+  flutter_background_service:
+    dependency: "direct main"
+    description:
+      name: flutter_background_service
+      sha256: "70a1c185b1fa1a44f8f14ecd6c86f6e50366e3562f00b2fa5a54df39b3324d3d"
+      url: "https://pub.dev"
+    source: hosted
+    version: "5.1.0"
+  flutter_background_service_android:
+    dependency: transitive
+    description:
+      name: flutter_background_service_android
+      sha256: ca0793d4cd19f1e194a130918401a3d0b1076c81236f7273458ae96987944a87
+      url: "https://pub.dev"
+    source: hosted
+    version: "6.3.1"
+  flutter_background_service_ios:
+    dependency: transitive
+    description:
+      name: flutter_background_service_ios
+      sha256: "6037ffd45c4d019dab0975c7feb1d31012dd697e25edc05505a4a9b0c7dc9fba"
+      url: "https://pub.dev"
+    source: hosted
+    version: "5.0.3"
+  flutter_background_service_platform_interface:
+    dependency: transitive
+    description:
+      name: flutter_background_service_platform_interface
+      sha256: ca74aa95789a8304f4d3f57f07ba404faa86bed6e415f83e8edea6ad8b904a41
+      url: "https://pub.dev"
+    source: hosted
+    version: "5.1.2"
   flutter_cache_manager:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
diff --git a/pubspec.yaml b/pubspec.yaml
index b78e0c4..9295984 100644
--- a/pubspec.yaml
+++ b/pubspec.yaml
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ dependencies:
   crypto: ^3.0.6
   flutter_secure_storage: ^10.3.1
   flutter_local_notifications: ^22.2.0
+  flutter_background_service: ^5.1.0
 
 dev_dependencies:
   flutter_test: