diff --git a/backend/server.js b/backend/server.js
index 7fdb995..64d893f 100644
--- a/backend/server.js
+++ b/backend/server.js
@@ -1296,13 +1296,13 @@ function listAIAutoCommentRateLimitStatuses(settings = getAIAutoCommentRateLimit
   ));
 }
 
-function reserveAIAutoCommentAction(profileNumber, settings = getAIAutoCommentRateLimitSettings()) {
+function checkAIAutoCommentActionAvailability(profileNumber, settings = getAIAutoCommentRateLimitSettings()) {
   const normalizedProfileNumber = sanitizeProfileNumber(profileNumber);
   if (!normalizedProfileNumber) {
     return { ok: false, status: null };
   }
 
-  const reserve = db.transaction(() => {
+  const check = db.transaction(() => {
     purgeOldAIAutoCommentRateLimitEvents();
     const currentStatus = buildAIAutoCommentRateLimitStatus(normalizedProfileNumber, settings, new Date());
     if (!currentStatus || currentStatus.blocked) {
@@ -1318,20 +1318,32 @@ function reserveAIAutoCommentAction(profileNumber, settings = getAIAutoCommentRa
         status: currentStatus
       };
     }
+  });
 
-    const nowIso = new Date().toISOString();
+  return check();
+}
+
+function recordAIAutoCommentAction(profileNumber, settings = getAIAutoCommentRateLimitSettings(), occurredAt = new Date()) {
+  const normalizedProfileNumber = sanitizeProfileNumber(profileNumber);
+  if (!normalizedProfileNumber) {
+    return null;
+  }
+
+  const eventDate = occurredAt instanceof Date && !Number.isNaN(occurredAt.getTime())
+    ? occurredAt
+    : new Date();
+
+  const record = db.transaction(() => {
+    purgeOldAIAutoCommentRateLimitEvents(eventDate);
     db.prepare(`
       INSERT INTO ai_auto_comment_rate_limit_events (profile_number, created_at)
       VALUES (?, ?)
-    `).run(normalizedProfileNumber, nowIso);
+    `).run(normalizedProfileNumber, eventDate.toISOString());
 
-    return {
-      ok: true,
-      status: buildAIAutoCommentRateLimitStatus(normalizedProfileNumber, settings, new Date())
-    };
+    return buildAIAutoCommentRateLimitStatus(normalizedProfileNumber, settings, eventDate);
   });
 
-  return reserve();
+  return record();
 }
 
 function normalizeCreatorName(value) {
@@ -7940,9 +7952,9 @@ app.post('/api/ai/generate-comment', async (req, res) => {
       }
 
       const limitCheckStartedMs = timingStart();
-      const reservation = reserveAIAutoCommentAction(normalizedProfileNumber, autoCommentRateLimitSettings);
-      autoCommentRateLimitStatus = reservation.status || null;
-      if (!reservation.ok && autoCommentRateLimitStatus && autoCommentRateLimitStatus.blocked) {
+      const availability = checkAIAutoCommentActionAvailability(normalizedProfileNumber, autoCommentRateLimitSettings);
+      autoCommentRateLimitStatus = availability.status || null;
+      if (!availability.ok && autoCommentRateLimitStatus && autoCommentRateLimitStatus.blocked) {
         timingEnd('profileLimitCheckMs', limitCheckStartedMs);
         const blockedUntilText = autoCommentRateLimitStatus.blocked_until
           ? ` Freigabe ab ${new Date(autoCommentRateLimitStatus.blocked_until).toLocaleString('de-DE')}.`
@@ -8040,6 +8052,14 @@ app.post('/api/ai/generate-comment', async (req, res) => {
           rateLimitResetAt: rateInfo?.rateLimitResetAt ?? null
         });
 
+        if (traceSource === AI_AUTO_COMMENT_SOURCE && normalizedProfileNumber && autoCommentRateLimitSettings.enabled) {
+          autoCommentRateLimitStatus = recordAIAutoCommentAction(
+            normalizedProfileNumber,
+            autoCommentRateLimitSettings,
+            new Date()
+          );
+        }
+
         backendTimings.credentialLoopMs = roundTiming(Date.now() - credentialLoopStartedMs);
         backendTimings.totalMs = roundTiming(Date.now() - requestStartedMs);