diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
index 24eb2b4..fc4d058 100644
--- a/.env.example
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
 DISCORD_TOKEN=dein_bot_token_hier
+MILESTONE_CHANNEL_ID=channel_id_hier  # optional: Channel für Meilenstein-Nachrichten
diff --git a/bot.py b/bot.py
index dd97df8..1b94277 100644
--- a/bot.py
+++ b/bot.py
@@ -7,11 +7,24 @@ from dotenv import load_dotenv
 
 load_dotenv()
 TOKEN = os.getenv("DISCORD_TOKEN")
+MILESTONE_CHANNEL_ID = int(os.getenv("MILESTONE_CHANNEL_ID", 0))
 DATA_FILE = "data.json"
 
 # Datenformat:
 # { "guild_id": { "user_id": { "mic": <int>, "deaf": <int> } } }
 
+MILESTONES = [10, 25, 50, 100, 250, 500, 1000]
+
+MILESTONE_MESSAGES = {
+    10:   ("🔇", "Erste Schritte in die Stille — **{name}** hat sich **10x** gemutet!"),
+    25:   ("😶", "**{name}** hält langsam die Klappe... **25 Mutes** erreicht!"),
+    50:   ("🤫", "**{name}** ist auf dem Weg zur Legende — **50 Mutes**!"),
+    100:  ("💯", "**{name}** hat die **100 Mutes** geknackt! Ein wahrer Schweiger."),
+    250:  ("🏅", "**{name}** erreicht **250 Mutes** — Professionelles Schweigen!"),
+    500:  ("🎖️", "**{name}** mit satten **500 Mutes**. Respekt."),
+    1000: ("👑", "**{name}** ist der unbestrittene **MUTE-KÖNIG** mit **1000 Mutes**!"),
+}
+
 
 def load_data() -> dict:
     if os.path.exists(DATA_FILE):
@@ -29,8 +42,8 @@ def get_user_entry(data: dict, guild_id: int, user_id: int) -> dict:
     return data.get(str(guild_id), {}).get(str(user_id), {"mic": 0, "deaf": 0})
 
 
-def increment(data: dict, guild_id: int, user_id: int, kind: str):
-    """kind: 'mic' oder 'deaf'"""
+def increment(data: dict, guild_id: int, user_id: int, kind: str) -> int:
+    """Zählt hoch und gibt den neuen Gesamtwert (mic + deaf) zurück."""
     gid = str(guild_id)
     uid = str(user_id)
     if gid not in data:
@@ -38,6 +51,42 @@ def increment(data: dict, guild_id: int, user_id: int, kind: str):
     if uid not in data[gid]:
         data[gid][uid] = {"mic": 0, "deaf": 0}
     data[gid][uid][kind] += 1
+    return data[gid][uid]["mic"] + data[gid][uid]["deaf"]
+
+
+async def check_milestone(guild: discord.Guild, member: discord.Member, new_total: int):
+    """Prüft ob ein Meilenstein erreicht wurde und postet ggf. eine Nachricht."""
+    if new_total not in MILESTONES:
+        return
+
+    emoji, template = MILESTONE_MESSAGES[new_total]
+    message = template.format(name=member.display_name)
+
+    # Ziel-Channel: konfigurierter Channel → System-Channel → erstes Text-Channel
+    channel = None
+    if MILESTONE_CHANNEL_ID:
+        channel = guild.get_channel(MILESTONE_CHANNEL_ID)
+    if channel is None:
+        channel = guild.system_channel
+    if channel is None:
+        channel = next(
+            (c for c in guild.text_channels if c.permissions_for(guild.me).send_messages),
+            None,
+        )
+
+    if channel is None:
+        print(f"[MILESTONE] Kein Channel gefunden für: {message}")
+        return
+
+    embed = discord.Embed(
+        title=f"{emoji} Meilenstein erreicht!",
+        description=message,
+        color=discord.Color.gold(),
+    )
+    embed.set_thumbnail(url=member.display_avatar.url)
+    embed.set_footer(text=f"Gesamt: {new_total} Mutes")
+
+    await channel.send(embed=embed)
 
 
 intents = discord.Intents.default()
@@ -83,22 +132,24 @@ async def on_voice_state_update(
     just_mic_muted = (not before.self_mute) and after.self_mute and (not after.self_deaf)
 
     if just_deafened:
-        increment(mute_data, guild.id, member.id, "deaf")
+        new_total = increment(mute_data, guild.id, member.id, "deaf")
         save_data(mute_data)
         entry = get_user_entry(mute_data, guild.id, member.id)
         print(
             f"[DEAF] {member.display_name} hat sich taubgestellt "
             f"(deaf={entry['deaf']}x, mic={entry['mic']}x) [{guild.name}]"
         )
+        await check_milestone(guild, member, new_total)
 
     elif just_mic_muted:
-        increment(mute_data, guild.id, member.id, "mic")
+        new_total = increment(mute_data, guild.id, member.id, "mic")
         save_data(mute_data)
         entry = get_user_entry(mute_data, guild.id, member.id)
         print(
             f"[MIC]  {member.display_name} hat nur sein Mikrofon gemutet "
             f"(mic={entry['mic']}x, deaf={entry['deaf']}x) [{guild.name}]"
         )
+        await check_milestone(guild, member, new_total)
 
 
 @bot.tree.command(name="mutescore", description="Zeigt das Mute-Leaderboard des Servers.")
@@ -114,11 +165,10 @@ async def mutescore(interaction: discord.Interaction, limit: int = 10):
         )
         return
 
-    # Sortieren nach Gesamt-Mutes (mic + deaf)
     def total(entry):
         if isinstance(entry, dict):
             return entry.get("mic", 0) + entry.get("deaf", 0)
-        return entry  # Fallback für altes Format
+        return entry
 
     sorted_entries = sorted(guild_data.items(), key=lambda x: total(x[1]), reverse=True)
     top = sorted_entries[:limit]