diff --git a/wwwroot/index.html b/wwwroot/index.html
index 395d03f..d7dc434 100644
--- a/wwwroot/index.html
+++ b/wwwroot/index.html
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@
         <div id="vote-list" class="card-grid"></div>
         <div class="card subcard phase-nav" id="nav-vote">
           <div class="nav-text">
-            <p data-i18n="nav.voteHint">Cast votes for every game to unlock results.</p>
+            <p id="vote-status-text" data-i18n="nav.voteHint">Cast votes for every game to unlock results.</p>
             <span class="badge warning hidden" id="vote-missing" data-i18n="vote.missingWarn">You haven’t voted yet for all games.</span>
             <span class="badge warning hidden" id="vote-wait-admin" data-i18n="vote.waitAdmin">Waiting for admin to unlock results.</span>
           </div>
diff --git a/wwwroot/js/i18n.js b/wwwroot/js/i18n.js
index 0757be8..71c580b 100644
--- a/wwwroot/js/i18n.js
+++ b/wwwroot/js/i18n.js
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ const translations = {
     "nav.freezeModalTitle": "Freeze suggestions?",
     "nav.freezeModalBody": "Once you leave Suggest, your games are locked: titles cannot be changed or deleted. Only optional details (description, links, players, artwork) remain editable. Continue?",
     "nav.voteHint": "Cast votes for every game to unlock results.",
+    "nav.voteFinalized": "✅ You finalized your votes. Sit back and relax while the other players finalize their votes.",
 
     "suggest.title": "Suggest games (up to 5)",
     "suggest.new": "Add new suggestion",
@@ -164,6 +165,7 @@ const translations = {
     "nav.freezeModalTitle": "Vorschläge einfrieren?",
     "nav.freezeModalBody": "Sobald du die Vorschlagsphase verlässt, sind deine Spiele gesperrt: Titel können nicht mehr geändert oder gelöscht werden. Nur optionale Angaben (Beschreibung, Links, Spielerzahlen, Bilder) bleiben bearbeitbar. Fortfahren?",
     "nav.voteHint": "Bewerte alle Spiele, um die Ergebnisse freizuschalten.",
+    "nav.voteFinalized": "✅ Du hast deine Stimmen finalisiert. Lehn dich zurück, bis die anderen fertig sind.",
 
     "suggest.title": "Schlage Spiele vor (bis zu 5)",
     "suggest.new": "Neuen Vorschlag hinzufügen",
diff --git a/wwwroot/js/ui.js b/wwwroot/js/ui.js
index 1a69601..550661b 100644
--- a/wwwroot/js/ui.js
+++ b/wwwroot/js/ui.js
@@ -756,6 +756,11 @@ export function updatePhaseNav() {
         waitAdmin.textContent = t("vote.waitAdmin");
     }
 
+    const voteStatusText = $("vote-status-text");
+    if (voteStatusText) {
+        voteStatusText.textContent = state.votesFinal ? t("nav.voteFinalized") : t("nav.voteHint");
+    }
+
     // Toggle admin-only back buttons
     const backButtons = ["nav-vote-prev"];
     backButtons.forEach((id) => {