diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 7850664..59f0b59 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,6 +5,11 @@ Follows [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/) · versioned wi
 
 ---
 
+## [1.20.40] — 2026-08-19
+
+### Added
+- **Character profiles now show the generated voice filename and a play button** when the assigned voice has a saved local audio file. Playback reuses the existing voice-file preview and does not synthesize a new sample.
+
 ## [1.20.39] — 2026-08-19
 
 ### Changed
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index df40f00..3af842e 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.20.39
+1.20.40
diff --git a/static/index.html b/static/index.html
index 7cdb9f4..c80bc92 100644
--- a/static/index.html
+++ b/static/index.html
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
   <meta name="format-detection" content="telephone=no">
   <meta name="color-scheme" content="light dark">
   <meta name="theme-color" content="#2563EB">
-  <meta name="app-version" content="1.20.39">
+  <meta name="app-version" content="1.20.40">
   <link rel="manifest" href="/manifest.webmanifest">
   <link rel="icon" href="/static/icon.svg" type="image/svg+xml">
   <link rel="apple-touch-icon" href="/static/icon.svg">
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 
   <!-- ── Core styles (local — no CDN dependency for first paint) ────────── -->
   <link rel="stylesheet" href="/static/vendor/mdi/materialdesignicons.min.css">
-  <link rel="stylesheet" href="/static/style.css?v=1.20.39">
+  <link rel="stylesheet" href="/static/style.css?v=1.20.40">
 
 
   <!-- ── Flag icons — non-blocking (loaded async, icons appear after JS) ── -->
@@ -378,7 +378,7 @@ window.toggleNavTree = function(treeId, chevronId) {
 </script>
 
 <!-- loader.js: fetches sections → loads JS modules → removes skeleton -->
-<script src="/static/loader.js?v=1.20.39"></script>
+<script src="/static/loader.js?v=1.20.40"></script>
 
 </body>
 </html>
diff --git a/static/js/library-characters.js b/static/js/library-characters.js
index 35b7fb4..45a4a18 100644
--- a/static/js/library-characters.js
+++ b/static/js/library-characters.js
@@ -787,6 +787,19 @@ async function _libPreviewCharVoice(rec, btn) {
   }
 }
 
+// Return the actual saved audio filename for a character's assigned voice.
+// A voice id alone is not enough: online/unresolved assignments can exist
+// without a local WAV, so the profile only advertises a file when the library
+// metadata confirms that one is available.
+function _libGeneratedVoiceFileName(rec) {
+  const voiceId = rec?.voice ? (typeof rec.voice === 'object' ? (rec.voice.id || '') : String(rec.voice)) : '';
+  if (!voiceId) return '';
+  const voice = (window._voices || []).find(v => v && v.id === voiceId);
+  if (!voice?.path) return '';
+  const raw = String(voice.path).split(/[\\/]/).pop().trim();
+  return raw || '';
+}
+
 // A character can keep pointing at a voice id that was since deleted
 // straight from the Voice Library (confirmed live: deleting broken designed
 // voices there left them still listed, un-flagged, on every character card).
@@ -1210,6 +1223,15 @@ async function _charDetailPage(rec, allChars, opts) {
   const promptsHtml = '<div class="lcd-section-full lcd-prompts-section">'
     + '<div class="lcd-section-label"><span class="mdi mdi-script-text-outline"></span> Generation Prompts</div>'
     + _lcdPromptBox('Voice Design Prompt', sh.voice_design_prompt, 'voice_design_prompt')
+    + (function () {
+        const fileName = _libGeneratedVoiceFileName(rec);
+        return fileName
+          ? '<div class="lcd-generated-voice-file">'
+            + '<button type="button" class="lcd-generated-voice-play" title="Stimme anhören" aria-label="Stimme anhören"><span class="mdi mdi-play"></span></button>'
+            + '<span class="lcd-generated-voice-file-label"><span class="mdi mdi-file-music-outline"></span> Voice file: <strong>' + escHtml(fileName) + '</strong></span>'
+            + '</div>'
+          : '';
+      }())
     + _lcdPromptBox('Character Image Prompt', sh.image_prompt, 'image_prompt')
     + _lcdPromptBox('SillyTavern Character Prompt', sh.silly_tavern_prompt, 'silly_tavern_prompt')
     + _lcdPromptBox('Concept Art Prompt', sh.concept_art_prompt, 'concept_art_prompt')
@@ -1454,6 +1476,11 @@ async function _charDetailPage(rec, allChars, opts) {
     e.stopPropagation();
     _libPreviewCharVoice(rec, e.currentTarget);
   });
+  pg.querySelector('.lcd-generated-voice-play')?.addEventListener('click', function (e) {
+    e.preventDefault();
+    e.stopPropagation();
+    _libPreviewCharVoice(rec, e.currentTarget);
+  });
 
   // Generation Prompts section: copy buttons + one-call generation of all four
   // external-tool prompts (Voice Design / Image / SillyTavern / Concept Art)
diff --git a/static/style.css b/static/style.css
index 751680b..ca2b247 100644
--- a/static/style.css
+++ b/static/style.css
@@ -1202,6 +1202,21 @@ tr.lib-char-card.lib-chars-tbl-row:hover { transform: none; box-shadow: none; ba
 }
 .lcd-prompt-text:focus { border-color: var(--accent); }
 .lcd-prompt-actions { display: flex; gap: 6px; justify-content: flex-end; }
+.lcd-generated-voice-file {
+  display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 8px; margin: -2px 0 8px; padding: 7px 10px;
+  border: 1px solid var(--border); border-radius: 8px; background: var(--panel);
+  color: var(--subtext); font-size: 11.5px;
+}
+.lcd-generated-voice-file-label { min-width: 0; overflow-wrap: anywhere; }
+.lcd-generated-voice-file-label strong { color: var(--text); font-weight: 600; }
+.lcd-generated-voice-play {
+  display: inline-flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center; flex: 0 0 auto;
+  width: 28px; height: 28px; padding: 0; border: 1px solid var(--accent);
+  border-radius: 50%; background: var(--accent); color: #fff; cursor: pointer;
+}
+.lcd-generated-voice-play:hover { filter: brightness(.92); }
+.lcd-generated-voice-play.playing { background: #1d4ed8; }
+.lcd-generated-voice-play.loading { opacity: .65; cursor: wait; }
 .lcd-field { margin-bottom:16px; }
 .lcd-field:last-child { margin-bottom:0; }
 /* Compact list row — label left, value right, thin separator — used inside