diff --git a/docs/MAIL_HANDBOOK.md b/docs/MAIL_HANDBOOK.md
index 279b95f..92f1ab8 100644
--- a/docs/MAIL_HANDBOOK.md
+++ b/docs/MAIL_HANDBOOK.md
@@ -497,6 +497,12 @@ Before claiming a Mail composition is production-ready:
   is stable.
 - POP3 except for a future explicit legacy download/import requirement.
 - A full mail client with compose/reply/move/delete/read-state mutation.
+- Quick Access may launch the operating environment's configured composer via
+  `mailto:`. That explicit handoff is not a GovOPlaN Mail delivery: it selects
+  no Mail profile or credential, bypasses no Mail policy, and reports no
+  GovOPlaN delivery result. Recent-message and Drafts links remain read-only
+  deep links into the authorized Mail profile and preserve their Quick Access
+  return context.
 - Recovery-ledger adoption for future provider-side move, delete, and flag
   mutations; no such production path exists in the current read-only mailbox.
 - Proof that process-local throttling coordinates multiple workers when Redis
diff --git a/src/govoplan_mail/backend/manifest.py b/src/govoplan_mail/backend/manifest.py
index c8986c8..1b0f6ea 100644
--- a/src/govoplan_mail/backend/manifest.py
+++ b/src/govoplan_mail/backend/manifest.py
@@ -554,7 +554,11 @@ manifest = ModuleManifest(
             body=(
                 "Mail contributes its full mailbox to Communication. When Quick Access is enabled, its compact provider surface "
                 "appears inside the shared Messages drawer alongside independent Postbox and future chat contributions. "
-                "The shared drawer does not merge channel state, credentials, custody, delivery semantics, or authorization."
+                "Recent entries open the exact authorized profile, folder, and message; Drafts resolves the configured or "
+                "provider-detected Drafts folder, and the full Mail page keeps the versioned Quick Access return context. "
+                "Compose deliberately launches the user's configured mail application because GovOPlaN Mail's mailbox is "
+                "read-only; it neither selects a GovOPlaN transport profile nor claims a GovOPlaN delivery. The shared drawer "
+                "does not merge channel state, credentials, custody, delivery semantics, or authorization."
             ),
             layer="configured",
             documentation_types=("user", "admin"),
@@ -567,7 +571,12 @@ manifest = ModuleManifest(
                     "body": (
                         "Mail ordnet das vollständige Postfach Kommunikation zu. Ist der Schnellzugriff aktiviert, erscheint die kompakte "
                         "Mail-Oberfläche gemeinsam mit unabhängigen Beiträgen aus Postbox und künftig Chat unter Nachrichten. "
-                        "Die gemeinsame Darstellung führt weder Kanalzustand noch Zugangsdaten, Verwahrung oder Berechtigungen zusammen."
+                        "Aktuelle Einträge öffnen das genaue berechtigte Profil, den Ordner und die Nachricht; Entwürfe verwendet "
+                        "den konfigurierten oder vom Anbieter erkannten Entwurfsordner. Die vollständige Mail-Seite erhält den "
+                        "versionierten Rücksprungkontext. Verfassen öffnet bewusst die konfigurierte Mail-Anwendung des Benutzers, "
+                        "da das GovOPlaN-Mail-Postfach nur lesend arbeitet; dabei wird weder ein GovOPlaN-Transportprofil gewählt "
+                        "noch eine GovOPlaN-Zustellung behauptet. Die gemeinsame Darstellung führt weder Kanalzustand noch "
+                        "Zugangsdaten, Verwahrung, Zustelllogik oder Berechtigungen zusammen."
                     ),
                 }
             },
diff --git a/webui/package.json b/webui/package.json
index aa6f0a9..140bf0d 100644
--- a/webui/package.json
+++ b/webui/package.json
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
     }
   },
   "scripts": {
-    "test:mail-ui": "rm -rf .mail-test-build && mkdir -p .mail-test-build && printf '{\"type\":\"commonjs\"}\\n' > .mail-test-build/package.json && tsc -p tsconfig.mail-tests.json && node .mail-test-build/tests/mailbox-display.test.js && node .mail-test-build/tests/mailbox-folders.test.js && node .mail-test-build/tests/mail-profile-editor-model.test.js && node .mail-test-build/tests/mail-policy-validation.test.js && node scripts/test-mailbox-icon-button-structure.mjs && node scripts/test-interface-pattern-language.mjs"
+    "test:mail-ui": "rm -rf .mail-test-build && mkdir -p .mail-test-build && printf '{\"type\":\"commonjs\"}\\n' > .mail-test-build/package.json && tsc -p tsconfig.mail-tests.json && node .mail-test-build/tests/mailbox-display.test.js && node .mail-test-build/tests/mailbox-folders.test.js && node .mail-test-build/tests/mailbox-launch.test.js && node .mail-test-build/tests/mail-profile-editor-model.test.js && node .mail-test-build/tests/mail-policy-validation.test.js && node scripts/test-mailbox-icon-button-structure.mjs && node scripts/test-interface-pattern-language.mjs"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "typescript": "^5.7.2"
diff --git a/webui/src/features/mail/MailQuickAccess.tsx b/webui/src/features/mail/MailQuickAccess.tsx
index 39a7bf2..df8f973 100644
--- a/webui/src/features/mail/MailQuickAccess.tsx
+++ b/webui/src/features/mail/MailQuickAccess.tsx
@@ -1,27 +1,39 @@
 import { useCallback } from "react";
-import { Mail } from "lucide-react";
+import { ExternalLink, FilePenLine, Mail, Pencil } from "lucide-react";
 import { Link } from "react-router";
 import {
   DashboardWidgetList,
   DismissibleAlert,
   LoadingFrame,
+  quickAccessLaunchState,
   useDashboardWidgetData,
-  type ApiSettings
+  type QuickAccessToolRenderContext
 } from "@govoplan/core-webui";
 import {
   bootstrapMailbox,
   listMailServerProfiles,
   type MailMailboxMessageSummary
 } from "../../api/mail";
+import {
+  mailboxDraftsLaunchPath,
+  mailboxMessageLaunchPath
+} from "./mailboxLaunch";
 
 
 type MailQuickAccessData = {
   profileName?: string;
+  profileId?: string;
+  draftsFolder?: string | null;
   messages: MailMailboxMessageSummary[];
   available: boolean;
 };
 
-export default function MailQuickAccess({ settings }: { settings: ApiSettings }) {
+type Props = Pick<
+  QuickAccessToolRenderContext,
+  "settings" | "launchContext" | "close"
+>;
+
+export default function MailQuickAccess({ settings, launchContext, close }: Props) {
   const load = useCallback(async (): Promise<MailQuickAccessData> => {
     const profiles = await listMailServerProfiles(settings);
     const profile = profiles.find((item) => item.is_active && item.imap);
@@ -29,6 +41,10 @@ export default function MailQuickAccess({ settings }: { settings: ApiSettings })
     const response = await bootstrapMailbox(settings, profile.id, "INBOX", 7, 0, false);
     return {
       profileName: profile.name,
+      profileId: profile.id,
+      draftsFolder: profile.imap?.folder_mappings?.drafts
+        || response.folders.detected_folder_mappings?.drafts
+        || null,
       messages: response.messages.messages ?? [],
       available: true
     };
@@ -46,11 +62,33 @@ export default function MailQuickAccess({ settings }: { settings: ApiSettings })
           detail: message.from_header || data?.profileName,
           meta: formatMessageDate(message.date),
           leading: <Mail size={17} aria-hidden="true" />,
-          to: "/mail"
+          to: mailboxMessageLaunchPath(data!.profileId!, message),
+          state: quickAccessLaunchState(launchContext),
+          onClick: close
         }))}
       />
       <div className="dashboard-contribution-footer">
-        <Link className="btn btn-secondary" to="/mail">i18n:govoplan-mail.mail.92379cbb</Link>
+        <a className="btn btn-secondary" href="mailto:" onClick={close}>
+          <Pencil size={15} aria-hidden="true" /> i18n:govoplan-mail.compose
+        </a>
+        {data?.profileId && data.draftsFolder ? (
+          <Link
+            className="btn btn-secondary"
+            to={mailboxDraftsLaunchPath(data.profileId, data.draftsFolder)}
+            state={quickAccessLaunchState(launchContext)}
+            onClick={close}
+          >
+            <FilePenLine size={15} aria-hidden="true" /> i18n:govoplan-mail.drafts.22a31d86
+          </Link>
+        ) : null}
+        <Link
+          className="btn btn-secondary"
+          to="/mail"
+          state={quickAccessLaunchState(launchContext)}
+          onClick={close}
+        >
+          <ExternalLink size={15} aria-hidden="true" /> i18n:govoplan-mail.open_mail
+        </Link>
       </div>
     </LoadingFrame>
   );
diff --git a/webui/src/features/mail/MailboxPage.tsx b/webui/src/features/mail/MailboxPage.tsx
index 9d461af..2cdb60a 100644
--- a/webui/src/features/mail/MailboxPage.tsx
+++ b/webui/src/features/mail/MailboxPage.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import { useEffect, useMemo, useRef, useState } from "react";
 import { Activity, ChevronRight, Database, Home, Mail, MailOpen, Paperclip, RefreshCw, Search, X } from "lucide-react";
+import { useLocation } from "react-router";
 import { ToolbarGroup, ActionToolbar,
   ActionBlockerHint,
   Button,
@@ -30,6 +31,7 @@ import {
 "../../api/mail";
 import { buildMailboxFolderTree, findFolderNodeId, folderAncestorIds, type MailFolderNode } from "./mailboxFolders";
 import { isMailboxMessageRead, mailboxSyncState, type MailboxSyncProvenance } from "./mailboxDisplay";
+import { mailboxLaunchFolder, parseMailboxLaunch, type MailboxLaunch } from "./mailboxLaunch";
 
 const MAILBOX_DOCUMENTATION = {
   topicId: "mail.workflow.read-mailbox",
@@ -38,6 +40,7 @@ const MAILBOX_DOCUMENTATION = {
 
 export default function MailboxPage({ settings, auth }: { settings: ApiSettings; auth: AuthInfo }) {
   const navigate = useGuardedNavigate();
+  const location = useLocation();
   const [profiles, setProfiles] = useState<MailServerProfile[]>([]);
   const [selectedProfileId, setSelectedProfileId] = useState("");
   const [folders, setFolders] = useState<MailImapFolderResponse[]>([]);
@@ -67,6 +70,7 @@ export default function MailboxPage({ settings, auth }: { settings: ApiSettings;
   const messageDetailRequestRef = useRef(0);
   const mailboxPageCursorsRef = useRef<Record<string, string | null>>({});
   const skipNextMessageLoadRef = useRef(false);
+  const launchRequestRef = useRef<MailboxLaunch | null>(parseMailboxLaunch(location.search));
 
   const selectedProfile = profiles.find((profile) => profile.id === selectedProfileId) ?? null;
   const imapProfiles = useMemo(() => profiles.filter((profile) => profile.is_active && profile.imap), [profiles]);
@@ -99,6 +103,21 @@ export default function MailboxPage({ settings, auth }: { settings: ApiSettings;
         : "";
 
   useEffect(() => {void loadProfiles();}, [settings.apiBaseUrl, settings.apiKey, settings.accessToken]);
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const request = parseMailboxLaunch(location.search);
+    launchRequestRef.current = request;
+    if (!profiles.length || (!request.profileId && !request.folder && !request.folderRole && !request.messageUid)) return;
+    const usable = profiles.filter((profile) => profile.is_active && profile.imap);
+    const targetProfileId = request.profileId && usable.some((profile) => profile.id === request.profileId)
+      ? request.profileId
+      : selectedProfileId || usable[0]?.id || "";
+    if (!targetProfileId) return;
+    if (targetProfileId !== selectedProfileId) {
+      selectProfile(targetProfileId);
+      return;
+    }
+    void loadMailboxBootstrap(targetProfileId);
+  }, [location.search]);
   useEffect(() => {selectedMessageKeyRef.current = selectedMessageKeyState;}, [selectedMessageKeyState]);
   useEffect(() => {if (messagePage > messagePageCount) setMessagePage(messagePageCount);}, [messagePage, messagePageCount]);
   useEffect(() => {if (selectedProfileId) void loadMailboxBootstrap(selectedProfileId);}, [selectedProfileId]);
@@ -111,6 +130,19 @@ export default function MailboxPage({ settings, auth }: { settings: ApiSettings;
     void loadMessages(selectedProfileId, selectedFolder, messagePage, messagePageSize);
   }, [foldersReady, messagePage, messagePageSize, selectedProfileId, selectedFolder]);
 
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const request = launchRequestRef.current;
+    if (!request || !foldersReady || loadingMessages) return;
+    const targetProfileMatches = !request.profileId || request.profileId === selectedProfileId;
+    const targetFolder = mailboxLaunchFolder(request, selectedProfile);
+    if (!targetProfileMatches || (targetFolder && targetFolder !== selectedFolder)) return;
+    const target = request.messageUid
+      ? messages.find((message) => message.uid === request.messageUid)
+      : null;
+    launchRequestRef.current = null;
+    if (target) void openMessage(target);
+  }, [foldersReady, loadingMessages, messages, selectedFolder, selectedProfile, selectedProfileId]);
+
   useEffect(() => {
     const handlePreviewShortcut = (event: KeyboardEvent) => {
       if (isEditableTarget(event.target)) return;
@@ -158,8 +190,15 @@ export default function MailboxPage({ settings, auth }: { settings: ApiSettings;
     try {
       const loaded = await listMailServerProfiles(settings);
       const usable = loaded.filter((profile) => profile.is_active && profile.imap);
+      const requestedProfileId = parseMailboxLaunch(location.search).profileId;
       setProfiles(loaded);
-      setSelectedProfileId((current) => current && usable.some((profile) => profile.id === current) ? current : usable[0]?.id ?? "");
+      setSelectedProfileId((current) =>
+        requestedProfileId && usable.some((profile) => profile.id === requestedProfileId)
+          ? requestedProfileId
+          : current && usable.some((profile) => profile.id === current)
+            ? current
+            : usable[0]?.id ?? ""
+      );
       if (usable.length === 0) {
         setFolders([]);
         setFoldersLoadedForProfile("");
@@ -182,9 +221,13 @@ export default function MailboxPage({ settings, auth }: { settings: ApiSettings;
   async function loadMailboxBootstrap(profileId = selectedProfileId, refresh = false) {
     if (!profileId) return;
     const profileInbox = profiles.find((profile) => profile.id === profileId)?.imap?.folder_mappings?.inbox || "";
-    const requestedFolder = foldersLoadedForProfile === profileId && selectedFolder
+    const requestedLaunch = launchRequestRef.current;
+    const requestedLaunchFolder = requestedLaunch && (!requestedLaunch.profileId || requestedLaunch.profileId === profileId)
+      ? mailboxLaunchFolder(requestedLaunch, profiles.find((profile) => profile.id === profileId) ?? null)
+      : null;
+    const requestedFolder = requestedLaunchFolder || (foldersLoadedForProfile === profileId && selectedFolder
       ? selectedFolder
-      : profileInbox || "INBOX";
+      : profileInbox || "INBOX");
     const folderRequestId = ++folderRequestRef.current;
     const messageRequestId = ++messageListRequestRef.current;
     messageDetailRequestRef.current += 1;
diff --git a/webui/src/features/mail/mailboxLaunch.ts b/webui/src/features/mail/mailboxLaunch.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8afc7a2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/webui/src/features/mail/mailboxLaunch.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+type MessageReference = { folder: string; uid: string };
+type ProfileFolderMapping = {
+  imap?: { folder_mappings?: { drafts?: string | null } | null } | null;
+};
+
+export type MailboxLaunch = {
+  profileId: string | null;
+  folder: string | null;
+  folderRole: "drafts" | null;
+  messageUid: string | null;
+};
+
+export function parseMailboxLaunch(search: string): MailboxLaunch {
+  const params = new URLSearchParams(search);
+  return {
+    profileId: boundedValue(params.get("profile")),
+    folder: boundedValue(params.get("folder")),
+    folderRole: params.get("folderRole") === "drafts" ? "drafts" : null,
+    messageUid: boundedValue(params.get("message"))
+  };
+}
+
+export function mailboxMessageLaunchPath(
+  profileId: string,
+  message: MessageReference
+): string {
+  return mailPath({
+    profile: profileId,
+    folder: message.folder,
+    message: message.uid
+  });
+}
+
+export function mailboxDraftsLaunchPath(profileId: string, folder?: string | null): string {
+  return mailPath(folder
+    ? { profile: profileId, folder }
+    : { profile: profileId, folderRole: "drafts" });
+}
+
+export function mailboxLaunchFolder(
+  launch: MailboxLaunch,
+  profile: ProfileFolderMapping | null
+): string | null {
+  if (launch.folder) return launch.folder;
+  if (launch.folderRole === "drafts") {
+    return boundedValue(profile?.imap?.folder_mappings?.drafts ?? null);
+  }
+  return null;
+}
+
+function mailPath(values: Record<string, string>): string {
+  const params = new URLSearchParams(values);
+  return `/mail?${params.toString()}`;
+}
+
+function boundedValue(value: string | null): string | null {
+  const clean = value?.trim() ?? "";
+  return clean && clean.length <= 500 ? clean : null;
+}
diff --git a/webui/src/i18n/generatedTranslations.ts b/webui/src/i18n/generatedTranslations.ts
index c663f45..5377243 100644
--- a/webui/src/i18n/generatedTranslations.ts
+++ b/webui/src/i18n/generatedTranslations.ts
@@ -95,6 +95,8 @@ export const generatedTranslations: PlatformTranslations = {
     "i18n:govoplan-mail.mail_profile_policy.f2ac4b92": "Mail profile policy",
     "i18n:govoplan-mail.mail_server_profiles.b1726682": "Mail server profiles",
     "i18n:govoplan-mail.mail.92379cbb": "Mail",
+    "i18n:govoplan-mail.compose": "Compose",
+    "i18n:govoplan-mail.open_mail": "Open Mail",
     "i18n:govoplan-mail.quick_access_description": "Recent mailbox messages and mail actions.",
     "i18n:govoplan-mail.mailbox_folders_could_not_be_loaded.c3e3880e": "Mailbox folders could not be loaded.",
     "i18n:govoplan-mail.mailbox_folders.c92f6de4": "Mailbox folders",
@@ -293,6 +295,8 @@ export const generatedTranslations: PlatformTranslations = {
     "i18n:govoplan-mail.mail_profile_policy.f2ac4b92": "Mail profile policy",
     "i18n:govoplan-mail.mail_server_profiles.b1726682": "Mail server profiles",
     "i18n:govoplan-mail.mail.92379cbb": "Mail",
+    "i18n:govoplan-mail.compose": "Verfassen",
+    "i18n:govoplan-mail.open_mail": "Mail öffnen",
     "i18n:govoplan-mail.quick_access_description": "Aktuelle Posteingangsnachrichten und Mail-Aktionen.",
     "i18n:govoplan-mail.mailbox_folders_could_not_be_loaded.c3e3880e": "Mailbox folders could not be loaded.",
     "i18n:govoplan-mail.mailbox_folders.c92f6de4": "Mailbox folders",
diff --git a/webui/src/module.ts b/webui/src/module.ts
index d7f99cc..eae561e 100644
--- a/webui/src/module.ts
+++ b/webui/src/module.ts
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ const mailQuickAccessTools: QuickAccessToolsUiCapability = {
   tools: [
     {
       id: "mail.messages",
-      render: ({ settings }) => createElement(MailQuickAccess, { settings })
+      render: (context) => createElement(MailQuickAccess, context)
     }
   ]
 };
diff --git a/webui/tests/mailbox-launch.test.ts b/webui/tests/mailbox-launch.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..18bde79
--- /dev/null
+++ b/webui/tests/mailbox-launch.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+function assertEqual(actual: unknown, expected: unknown): void {
+  if (actual !== expected) throw new Error(`expected ${String(expected)}, got ${String(actual)}`);
+}
+
+function assertDeepEqual(actual: unknown, expected: unknown): void {
+  const actualJson = JSON.stringify(actual);
+  const expectedJson = JSON.stringify(expected);
+  if (actualJson !== expectedJson) throw new Error(`expected ${expectedJson}, got ${actualJson}`);
+}
+import {
+  mailboxDraftsLaunchPath,
+  mailboxLaunchFolder,
+  mailboxMessageLaunchPath,
+  parseMailboxLaunch
+} from "../src/features/mail/mailboxLaunch";
+
+assertDeepEqual(
+  parseMailboxLaunch("?profile=profile-1&folder=INBOX%2FTeam&message=42"),
+  {
+    profileId: "profile-1",
+    folder: "INBOX/Team",
+    folderRole: null,
+    messageUid: "42"
+  }
+);
+
+assertEqual(
+  mailboxMessageLaunchPath("profile 1", { folder: "INBOX/Team", uid: "42" }),
+  "/mail?profile=profile+1&folder=INBOX%2FTeam&message=42"
+);
+assertEqual(
+  mailboxDraftsLaunchPath("profile-1"),
+  "/mail?profile=profile-1&folderRole=drafts"
+);
+assertEqual(
+  mailboxDraftsLaunchPath("profile-1", "Entwürfe"),
+  "/mail?profile=profile-1&folder=Entw%C3%BCrfe"
+);
+assertEqual(
+  mailboxLaunchFolder(parseMailboxLaunch("?folderRole=drafts"), {
+    imap: { folder_mappings: { drafts: "Entwürfe" } }
+  }),
+  "Entwürfe"
+);
+
+console.log("mailbox launch tests passed");
diff --git a/webui/tsconfig.mail-tests.json b/webui/tsconfig.mail-tests.json
index b16222f..00e6c7a 100644
--- a/webui/tsconfig.mail-tests.json
+++ b/webui/tsconfig.mail-tests.json
@@ -19,10 +19,12 @@
   "include": [
     "tests/mailbox-display.test.ts",
     "tests/mailbox-folders.test.ts",
+    "tests/mailbox-launch.test.ts",
     "tests/mail-profile-editor-model.test.ts",
     "tests/mail-policy-validation.test.ts",
     "src/features/mail/mailboxDisplay.ts",
     "src/features/mail/mailboxFolders.ts",
+    "src/features/mail/mailboxLaunch.ts",
     "src/features/mail/mailProfileEditorModel.ts",
     "src/features/mail/mailPolicyValidation.ts"
   ]