diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
index 1b20dec..2fe0c3c 100644
--- a/.env.example
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ DEBUG=false
 
 # ── Telegram ───────────────────────────────────────────────
 TELEGRAM_TOKEN=
+# Bot-Username ohne @  (für QR-Code / Invite-Links)
+TELEGRAM_BOT_USERNAME=mcm_bot
 
 # ── WhatsApp (Green API) ───────────────────────────────────
 # Konto anlegen unter: https://console.green-api.com
diff --git a/api/routes/contacts.py b/api/routes/contacts.py
index 2e32f1f..1378a75 100644
--- a/api/routes/contacts.py
+++ b/api/routes/contacts.py
@@ -1,7 +1,12 @@
+import io
+
+import qrcode
 from fastapi import APIRouter, Depends, HTTPException, status
+from fastapi.responses import StreamingResponse
 from sqlalchemy.orm import Session
 
 from api.auth import require_api_key
+from config import settings
 from db.database import get_db
 from schemas import ContactCreate, ContactResponse, ContactUpdate
 from services import contact_service
@@ -58,3 +63,28 @@ def delete_contact(
     if not contact:
         raise HTTPException(status_code=404, detail="Contact not found")
     contact_service.delete(db, contact)
+
+
+@router.get("/{contact_id}/telegram-qr", tags=["contacts"])
+def telegram_qr(
+    contact_id: str,
+    db: Session = Depends(get_db),
+    _: str = Depends(require_api_key),
+):
+    """QR-Code als PNG: Invite-Link für Telegram-Bot mit Kontakt-ID als Deep-Link-Parameter."""
+    contact = contact_service.get_by_id(db, contact_id)
+    if not contact:
+        raise HTTPException(status_code=404, detail="Contact not found")
+
+    bot_username = settings.telegram_bot_username.lstrip("@")
+    invite_url = f"https://t.me/{bot_username}?start={contact_id}"
+
+    img = qrcode.make(invite_url)
+    buf = io.BytesIO()
+    img.save(buf, format="PNG")
+    buf.seek(0)
+    return StreamingResponse(
+        buf,
+        media_type="image/png",
+        headers={"Content-Disposition": f'attachment; filename="telegram_qr_{contact_id}.png"'},
+    )
diff --git a/channels/telegram_channel.py b/channels/telegram_channel.py
index 8c231fa..a92bbe5 100644
--- a/channels/telegram_channel.py
+++ b/channels/telegram_channel.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import logging
 from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Any, Callable, Awaitable
 
 from telegram import Update
-from telegram.ext import Application, ApplicationBuilder, MessageHandler, filters
+from telegram.ext import Application, ApplicationBuilder, CommandHandler, MessageHandler, filters
 
 from channels.base import BaseChannel
 from config import settings
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ class TelegramChannel(BaseChannel):
             return
 
         self._app = ApplicationBuilder().token(settings.telegram_token).build()
+        self._app.add_handler(CommandHandler("start", self._handle_start))
         self._app.add_handler(MessageHandler(~filters.COMMAND, self._handle_message))
 
         await self._app.initialize()
@@ -97,6 +98,31 @@ class TelegramChannel(BaseChannel):
         except Exception as exc:
             logger.error("Telegram polling error: %s", exc)
 
+    async def _handle_start(self, update: Update, context: Any) -> None:
+        """Verarbeitet /start [contact_id] — verknüpft Kontakt mit chat_id."""
+        if not update.message or not self._inbound_callback:
+            return
+        msg = update.message
+        args = context.args  # Liste der Parameter nach /start
+        contact_id = args[0] if args else None
+
+        payload: dict[str, Any] = {
+            "channel": "telegram",
+            "channel_message_id": str(msg.message_id),
+            "sender_telegram_id": str(msg.from_user.id) if msg.from_user else None,
+            "sender_name": (
+                (msg.from_user.full_name or msg.from_user.username)
+                if msg.from_user
+                else "Unknown"
+            ),
+            "chat_id": str(msg.chat.id),
+            "text": "/start",
+            "reply_to_id": None,
+            "link_contact_id": contact_id,  # Kontakt aus QR-Code verknüpfen
+        }
+        await self._inbound_callback(payload)
+        await msg.reply_text("Willkommen! Sie sind jetzt mit MCM verbunden.")
+
     async def _handle_message(self, update: Update, context: Any) -> None:
         if not update.message or not self._inbound_callback:
             return
diff --git a/channels/whatsapp_channel.py b/channels/whatsapp_channel.py
index b9dd016..aa582f6 100644
--- a/channels/whatsapp_channel.py
+++ b/channels/whatsapp_channel.py
@@ -85,7 +85,8 @@ class WhatsAppChannel(BaseChannel):
             return
         url = f"{self._base_url}/receiveNotification/{self._token}"
         try:
-            async with self._get_session().get(url, params={"receiveTimeout": 5}) as resp:
+            timeout = aiohttp.ClientTimeout(total=8)
+            async with self._get_session().get(url, params={"receiveTimeout": 3}, timeout=timeout) as resp:
                 if resp.status != 200:
                     return
                 data = await resp.json()
diff --git a/config.py b/config.py
index ef31d24..0fe9d17 100644
--- a/config.py
+++ b/config.py
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ class Settings(BaseSettings):
 
     # Telegram
     telegram_token: str = ""
+    telegram_bot_username: str = "mcm_bot"
 
     # WhatsApp (Green API)
     whatsapp_id_instance: str = ""
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index ddc18fa..3afd3f9 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -15,3 +15,4 @@ httpx>=0.27.0
 python-jose[cryptography]>=3.3.0
 bcrypt>=4.0.0
 textual-serve>=1.1.0
+qrcode[pil]>=7.4.2
diff --git a/services/message_service.py b/services/message_service.py
index 9fe0085..889835b 100644
--- a/services/message_service.py
+++ b/services/message_service.py
@@ -109,11 +109,29 @@ async def handle_inbound(payload: dict[str, Any]) -> None:
         channel = payload["channel"]
 
         if channel == "telegram":
-            contact = contact_service.get_or_create_by_telegram(
-                db,
-                payload["sender_telegram_id"],
-                name=payload.get("sender_name", "Unknown"),
-            )
+            link_contact_id = payload.get("link_contact_id")
+            if link_contact_id:
+                # Kontakt aus QR-Code: telegram_id verknüpfen
+                existing = contact_service.get_by_id(db, link_contact_id)
+                if existing:
+                    from schemas import ContactUpdate
+                    contact_service.update(
+                        db, existing,
+                        ContactUpdate(telegram_id=payload["sender_telegram_id"])
+                    )
+                    contact = existing
+                else:
+                    contact = contact_service.get_or_create_by_telegram(
+                        db,
+                        payload["sender_telegram_id"],
+                        name=payload.get("sender_name", "Unknown"),
+                    )
+            else:
+                contact = contact_service.get_or_create_by_telegram(
+                    db,
+                    payload["sender_telegram_id"],
+                    name=payload.get("sender_name", "Unknown"),
+                )
             channel_conv_id = payload["chat_id"]
         else:
             contact = contact_service.get_or_create_by_phone(
diff --git a/tui/api_client.py b/tui/api_client.py
index d547a31..a057b59 100644
--- a/tui/api_client.py
+++ b/tui/api_client.py
@@ -101,6 +101,16 @@ class MCMApiClient:
     async def get_contacts(self) -> list[dict[str, Any]]:
         return await self._get("/contacts")
 
+    async def get_telegram_qr(self, contact_id: str) -> bytes:
+        """QR-Code PNG-Bytes für einen Kontakt abrufen."""
+        async with httpx.AsyncClient(timeout=10.0, follow_redirects=True) as client:
+            resp = await client.get(
+                self._base + f"/contacts/{contact_id}/telegram-qr",
+                headers=self._headers,
+            )
+            resp.raise_for_status()
+            return resp.content
+
     # ── Status ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
     async def get_channel_status(self) -> dict[str, Any]:
diff --git a/tui/screens/main_screen.py b/tui/screens/main_screen.py
index c303583..7d503c4 100644
--- a/tui/screens/main_screen.py
+++ b/tui/screens/main_screen.py
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ class MainScreen(Screen):
     BINDINGS = [
         Binding("n", "new_message", "Neu"),
         Binding("r", "refresh", "Aktualisieren"),
+        Binding("t", "telegram_qr", "Telegram QR"),
         Binding("q", "quit_app", "Beenden"),
     ]
 
@@ -240,5 +241,63 @@ class MainScreen(Screen):
         if self._current_conv_id:
             await self._load_messages(self._current_conv_id)
 
+    def action_telegram_qr(self) -> None:
+        asyncio.create_task(self._generate_telegram_qr())
+
+    async def _generate_telegram_qr(self) -> None:
+        if not self._current_conv:
+            self.notify("Bitte erst eine Konversation auswählen.", severity="warning")
+            return
+        conv = self._current_conv
+        if conv.get("channel") != "telegram":
+            self.notify("QR-Code nur für Telegram-Konversationen.", severity="warning")
+            return
+        contact_id = conv.get("contact_id")
+        if not contact_id:
+            try:
+                details = await self._api.get_conversation(conv["id"])
+                contact_id = (details or {}).get("contact_id")
+            except Exception:
+                pass
+        if not contact_id:
+            self.notify("Kein Kontakt zur Konversation gefunden.", severity="error")
+            return
+        try:
+            import base64
+            import tempfile
+            import webbrowser
+            from config import settings
+            png_bytes = await self._api.get_telegram_qr(contact_id)
+            bot = settings.telegram_bot_username.lstrip("@")
+            invite_url = f"https://t.me/{bot}?start={contact_id}"
+            b64 = base64.b64encode(png_bytes).decode()
+            contact_name = conv.get("title") or contact_id
+            html = f"""<!DOCTYPE html>
+<html lang="de">
+<head><meta charset="utf-8"><title>Telegram QR – {contact_name}</title>
+<style>
+  body {{font-family:sans-serif;text-align:center;padding:2rem;background:#1a1a2e;color:#eee}}
+  img {{width:300px;height:300px;border:8px solid #fff;border-radius:12px;margin:1rem}}
+  a {{color:#64b5f6;word-break:break-all}}
+  h2 {{margin-bottom:0}}
+  p {{margin:.5rem 0}}
+</style></head>
+<body>
+<h2>Telegram Invite</h2>
+<p>{contact_name}</p>
+<img src="data:image/png;base64,{b64}" alt="QR-Code">
+<p><a href="{invite_url}">{invite_url}</a></p>
+<p style="font-size:.85rem;color:#aaa">Kunde scannt QR-Code → Telegram öffnet Bot → Verbindung hergestellt</p>
+</body></html>"""
+            with tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile(
+                delete=False, suffix=".html", mode="w", encoding="utf-8"
+            ) as tmp:
+                tmp.write(html)
+                tmp_path = tmp.name
+            webbrowser.open(f"file://{tmp_path}")
+            self.notify(f"QR-Code im Browser geöffnet | {invite_url}", timeout=8)
+        except Exception as exc:
+            self.notify(f"QR-Code Fehler: {exc}", severity="error")
+
     def action_quit_app(self) -> None:
         self.app.exit()