diff --git a/src/components/dashboard/dashboard-shell.tsx b/src/components/dashboard/dashboard-shell.tsx
index cde3b25..aa02651 100644
--- a/src/components/dashboard/dashboard-shell.tsx
+++ b/src/components/dashboard/dashboard-shell.tsx
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ import {
   approvalLabel,
   canManageBudgets,
   canManageUsers,
+  getAvailableApprovalRoles,
   roleLabel
 } from "@/lib/domain";
 
@@ -1091,7 +1092,8 @@ export function DashboardShell({
   function renderApprovalPermissionSelector(
     value: ApprovalPermissionValue[],
     onToggle: (approvalType: ApprovalPermissionValue) => void,
-    helperText: string
+    helperText: string,
+    availableApprovalTypes: ApprovalPermissionValue[]
   ) {
     return (
       <Stack spacing={1}>
@@ -1099,21 +1101,27 @@ export function DashboardShell({
           Freigaberollen
         </Typography>
         <Stack direction="row" gap={1} useFlexGap flexWrap="wrap">
-          {APPROVAL_FLOW.map((approvalType) => {
-            const selected = value.includes(approvalType);
+          {availableApprovalTypes.length > 0 ? (
+            availableApprovalTypes.map((approvalType) => {
+              const selected = value.includes(approvalType);
 
-            return (
-              <Button
-                key={approvalType}
-                type="button"
-                size="small"
-                variant={selected ? "contained" : "outlined"}
-                onClick={() => onToggle(approvalType)}
-              >
-                {approvalLabel(approvalType)}
-              </Button>
-            );
-          })}
+              return (
+                <Button
+                  key={approvalType}
+                  type="button"
+                  size="small"
+                  variant={selected ? "contained" : "outlined"}
+                  onClick={() => onToggle(approvalType)}
+                >
+                  {approvalLabel(approvalType)}
+                </Button>
+              );
+            })
+          ) : (
+            <Typography variant="body2" color="text.secondary">
+              Keine Freigaberollen verfuegbar
+            </Typography>
+          )}
         </Stack>
         <Typography variant="body2" color="text.secondary">
           {helperText}
@@ -1778,7 +1786,8 @@ export function DashboardShell({
                           ...current,
                           approvalPermissions: toggleApprovalPermission(current.approvalPermissions, approvalType)
                         })),
-                      "Lege fest, für welche Freigabeschritte dieses Konto zeichnen darf."
+                      "Lege fest, für welche Freigabeschritte dieses Konto zeichnen darf.",
+                      getAvailableApprovalRoles(userForm.role)
                     )}
                     <Button type="submit" variant="outlined" disabled={busy}>
                       Nutzer speichern
@@ -1970,7 +1979,8 @@ export function DashboardShell({
                                   updateManagedUserDraft(user, {
                                     approvalPermissions: toggleApprovalPermission(draft.approvalPermissions, approvalType)
                                   }),
-                                "Lege fest, welche Freigabeschritte dieses Konto autorisieren darf."
+                                "Lege fest, welche Freigabeschritte dieses Konto autorisieren darf.",
+                                getAvailableApprovalRoles(draft.role)
                               )}
                               <Stack direction="row" gap={1} useFlexGap flexWrap="wrap">
                                 <Button type="button" variant="contained" disabled={busy} onClick={() => handleUpdateUser(user)}>
diff --git a/src/lib/domain.ts b/src/lib/domain.ts
index aad987b..60bbeb7 100644
--- a/src/lib/domain.ts
+++ b/src/lib/domain.ts
@@ -97,6 +97,17 @@ export function canDeleteExpense(
   return viewerId === creatorId && approvalStatus === "PENDING" && !paidAt && !documentedAt;
 }
 
+export function getAvailableApprovalRoles(role: AppRole): ApprovalTypeValue[] {
+  switch (role) {
+    case "ADMIN":
+      return ["CHAIR_A", "CHAIR_B"];
+    case "FINANCE":
+      return ["FINANCE"];
+    case "MEMBER":
+      return [];
+  }
+}
+
 export function normalizeApprovalPermissions(
   _role: AppRole,
   approvalPermissions: ApprovalTypeValue[] | null | undefined,
@@ -104,9 +115,18 @@ export function normalizeApprovalPermissions(
 ) {
   const rawPermissions = approvalPermissions ?? (approvalPreference ? [approvalPreference] : []);
 
-  return APPROVAL_FLOW.filter(
-    (approvalType, index) => rawPermissions.includes(approvalType) && rawPermissions.indexOf(approvalType) === index
-  ) as ApprovalTypeValue[];
+  // Deduplizierung: behalte jeden Eintrag nur beim ersten Vorkommen
+  const seen = new Set<ApprovalTypeValue>();
+  const unique: ApprovalTypeValue[] = [];
+  for (const perm of rawPermissions) {
+    if (!seen.has(perm)) {
+      seen.add(perm);
+      unique.push(perm);
+    }
+  }
+
+  // Sortiere nach der Reihenfolge in APPROVAL_FLOW
+  return APPROVAL_FLOW.filter((type) => unique.includes(type)) as ApprovalTypeValue[];
 }
 
 export function getLegacyApprovalPreference(approvalPermissions: ApprovalTypeValue[]) {