diff --git a/backend/shiftplan_backend/__pycache__/settings.cpython-314.pyc b/backend/shiftplan_backend/__pycache__/settings.cpython-314.pyc
index 78ce6ab..c47fe4e 100644
Binary files a/backend/shiftplan_backend/__pycache__/settings.cpython-314.pyc and b/backend/shiftplan_backend/__pycache__/settings.cpython-314.pyc differ
diff --git a/backend/shiftplan_backend/settings.py b/backend/shiftplan_backend/settings.py
index c622bba..54695bd 100644
--- a/backend/shiftplan_backend/settings.py
+++ b/backend/shiftplan_backend/settings.py
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ TIME_ZONE = 'Europe/Berlin'
 USE_I18N = True
 USE_TZ = True
 
-STATIC_URL = 'static/'
+STATIC_URL = '/static/'
 STATIC_ROOT = BASE_DIR / 'staticfiles'
 STATICFILES_STORAGE = 'whitenoise.storage.CompressedManifestStaticFilesStorage'
 
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index d8c510e..79b5943 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ services:
       POSTGRES_PASSWORD: ${POSTGRES_PASSWORD:-shiftplan_secure_password_123}
       POSTGRES_HOST: db
       POSTGRES_PORT: "5432"
+    volumes:
+      - static_volume:/app/staticfiles
     depends_on:
       db:
         condition: service_healthy
@@ -52,6 +54,8 @@ services:
     build:
       context: ./frontend
       dockerfile: Dockerfile
+    volumes:
+      - static_volume:/usr/share/nginx/html/static
     expose:
       - "80"
     depends_on:
@@ -60,3 +64,4 @@ services:
 
 volumes:
   postgres_data:
+  static_volume:
diff --git a/frontend/nginx.conf b/frontend/nginx.conf
index 4a5edc8..9e489d1 100644
--- a/frontend/nginx.conf
+++ b/frontend/nginx.conf
@@ -49,6 +49,13 @@ server {
     }
 
     location /static/ {
+        alias /usr/share/nginx/html/static/;
+        expires 30d;
+        add_header Cache-Control "public, no-transform";
+        try_files $uri @backend_static;
+    }
+
+    location @backend_static {
         proxy_pass http://backend:8000/static/;
         proxy_set_header Host $http_host;
         proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;