diff --git a/docs/API.md b/docs/API.md
index 7ebc4b7..bde17a6 100644
--- a/docs/API.md
+++ b/docs/API.md
@@ -95,6 +95,8 @@ Live engine and driver telemetry. Only populated when TX is active.
     "framesWritten": 12345,
     "samplesWritten": 1408950000,
     "underruns": 0,
+    "underrunStreak": 0,
+    "maxUnderrunStreak": 0,
     "effectiveSampleRateHz": 2280000
   }
 }
@@ -105,6 +107,9 @@ Live engine and driver telemetry. Only populated when TX is active.
 
 `transitionHistory` liefert die jüngsten Übergänge (from/to, severity, timestamp) damit API und UI die Runtime History synchronisieren können.
 
+`driver.underrunStreak` reports how many consecutive reads returned silence, and `driver.maxUnderrunStreak` captures the longest such run since the engine started. Together they help differentiate short glitches from persistent underrun storms and can be plotted alongside queue health sparkline telemetry.
+
+
 ---
 
 ### `POST /runtime/fault/reset`
diff --git a/docs/pro-runtime-hardening-workboard.md b/docs/pro-runtime-hardening-workboard.md
index ce14fdf..de45aa1 100644
--- a/docs/pro-runtime-hardening-workboard.md
+++ b/docs/pro-runtime-hardening-workboard.md
@@ -386,12 +386,14 @@ Vollständige Sichtbarkeit auf Runtime, Queue, Writer, Generator, RF-Selbsttests
 | --- | --- | --- |
 | 2026-04-06 | High-watermark trend sparkline | Captured audio high-watermark duration history and surface it as a new Health-panel sparkline for queue pressure visibility. |
 | 2026-04-06 | Queue fill visibility | Added queue fill ratio health line and sparklines to highlight real-time queue pressure alongside high-watermark trends. |
+| 2026-04-07 | Underrun streak telemetry | StreamStats now expose current and max underrun streak counters so queue diagnostics can see repeated underruns without touching the metrics stack. |
 
 ## WS-04 Verifikation
 | Datum | Fokus | Ergebnis |
 | --- | --- | --- |
 | 2026-04-06 | High-watermark trend sparkline | `go test ./...` plus manual UI check confirm the new sparkline updates with runtime audio stats. |
 | 2026-04-06 | Queue fill visibility | `go test ./...` plus UI smoke check confirm queue fill stats stay available and the new sparkline/health line react to queue health changes. |
+| 2026-04-07 | Underrun streak telemetry | `go test ./internal/audio` confirms the new streak counters plus Stats coverage so the API surfaces the same names. |
 
 ---
 
diff --git a/internal/audio/stream.go b/internal/audio/stream.go
index 09f6de3..6366f93 100644
--- a/internal/audio/stream.go
+++ b/internal/audio/stream.go
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ type StreamSource struct {
 	Overflows atomic.Uint64
 	Written   atomic.Uint64
 	highWatermark atomic.Int64
+	underrunStreak    atomic.Uint64
+	maxUnderrunStreak atomic.Uint64
 }
 
 // NewStreamSource creates a ring buffer with the given capacity (rounded up
@@ -87,10 +89,12 @@ func (s *StreamSource) ReadFrame() Frame {
 	wp := s.writePos.Load()
 	if rp >= wp {
 		s.Underruns.Add(1)
+		s.recordUnderrunStreak()
 		return NewFrame(0, 0)
 	}
 	f := s.ring[int(rp)&s.mask]
 	s.readPos.Add(1)
+	s.resetUnderrunStreak()
 	return f
 }
 
@@ -117,6 +121,8 @@ func (s *StreamSource) Stats() StreamStats {
 		buffered = float64(available) / float64(s.size)
 	}
 	highWatermark := int(s.highWatermark.Load())
+	currentStreak := int(s.underrunStreak.Load())
+	maxStreak := int(s.maxUnderrunStreak.Load())
 	return StreamStats{
 		Available:               available,
 		Capacity:                s.size,
@@ -127,6 +133,8 @@ func (s *StreamSource) Stats() StreamStats {
 		Written:                 s.Written.Load(),
 		Underruns:               s.Underruns.Load(),
 		Overflows:               s.Overflows.Load(),
+		UnderrunStreak:          currentStreak,
+		MaxUnderrunStreak:       maxStreak,
 	}
 }
 
@@ -141,6 +149,8 @@ type StreamStats struct {
 	Written                 uint64  `json:"written"`
 	Underruns               uint64  `json:"underruns"`
 	Overflows               uint64  `json:"overflows"`
+	UnderrunStreak          int     `json:"underrunStreak"`
+	MaxUnderrunStreak       int     `json:"maxUnderrunStreak"`
 }
 
 func (s *StreamSource) bufferedDurationSeconds(available int) float64 {
@@ -163,6 +173,23 @@ func (s *StreamSource) updateHighWatermark() {
 	}
 }
 
+func (s *StreamSource) recordUnderrunStreak() {
+	current := s.underrunStreak.Add(1)
+	for {
+		prevMax := s.maxUnderrunStreak.Load()
+		if current <= prevMax {
+			return
+		}
+		if s.maxUnderrunStreak.CompareAndSwap(prevMax, current) {
+			return
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func (s *StreamSource) resetUnderrunStreak() {
+	s.underrunStreak.Store(0)
+}
+
 // --- StreamResampler ---
 
 // StreamResampler wraps a StreamSource and rate-converts from the stream's
diff --git a/internal/audio/stream_test.go b/internal/audio/stream_test.go
index 2169e09..6cfac5e 100644
--- a/internal/audio/stream_test.go
+++ b/internal/audio/stream_test.go
@@ -45,6 +45,36 @@ func TestStreamSource_Underrun(t *testing.T) {
 	if s.Underruns.Load() != 1 {
 		t.Fatalf("expected 1 underrun, got %d", s.Underruns.Load())
 	}
+	stats := s.Stats()
+	if stats.UnderrunStreak != 1 || stats.MaxUnderrunStreak != 1 {
+		t.Fatalf("unexpected streak: %d/%d", stats.UnderrunStreak, stats.MaxUnderrunStreak)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestStreamSource_UnderrunStreakTracking(t *testing.T) {
+	s := NewStreamSource(16, 44100)
+	for i := 0; i < 3; i++ {
+		s.ReadFrame()
+	}
+	stats := s.Stats()
+	if stats.UnderrunStreak != 3 {
+		t.Fatalf("expected streak 3, got %d", stats.UnderrunStreak)
+	}
+	if stats.MaxUnderrunStreak != 3 {
+		t.Fatalf("expected max streak 3, got %d", stats.MaxUnderrunStreak)
+	}
+
+	if !s.WriteFrame(NewFrame(0, 0)) {
+		t.Fatal("expected write to succeed")
+	}
+	s.ReadFrame()
+	stats = s.Stats()
+	if stats.UnderrunStreak != 0 {
+		t.Fatalf("expected streak reset to 0, got %d", stats.UnderrunStreak)
+	}
+	if stats.MaxUnderrunStreak != 3 {
+		t.Fatalf("expected max streak to stay 3, got %d", stats.MaxUnderrunStreak)
+	}
 }
 
 func TestStreamSource_Overflow(t *testing.T) {