diff --git a/themes/easyshop_advanced/templates/content_cash_desk/address_invoice.tpl b/themes/easyshop_advanced/templates/content_cash_desk/address_invoice.tpl
index 32a3d96..2564ea6 100644
--- a/themes/easyshop_advanced/templates/content_cash_desk/address_invoice.tpl
+++ b/themes/easyshop_advanced/templates/content_cash_desk/address_invoice.tpl
@@ -36,7 +36,8 @@
 			<div class="consists_of_3">
 				<div style="width:213px;float:left;">
 					<label class="obligatory">Anrede <span>*</span></label>
-					<select id="billing_honorific" class="formatted obligatory" name="billing[honorific]" title="">
+					{* Express-Kauf: der Anbieter liefert keine Anrede, darum hier keine Pflicht (14.09.2026) *}
+					<select id="billing_honorific" class="formatted {if !isset($express_active) || !$express_active}obligatory{/if}" name="billing[honorific]" title="">
 						<option value="">Bitte w&auml;hlen...</option>
 						<option value="0" {if isset($personal_data.billing.honorific) && $personal_data.billing.honorific == 0 && $personal_data.billing.honorific != ''}selected{/if}>Herr</option>
 						<option value="1" {if isset($personal_data.billing.honorific) && $personal_data.billing.honorific == 1}selected{/if}>Frau</option>
diff --git a/themes/easyshop_advanced/templates/content_cash_desk/address_shipping.tpl b/themes/easyshop_advanced/templates/content_cash_desk/address_shipping.tpl
index f2b60ec..05f7c0f 100644
--- a/themes/easyshop_advanced/templates/content_cash_desk/address_shipping.tpl
+++ b/themes/easyshop_advanced/templates/content_cash_desk/address_shipping.tpl
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
 				<div class="consists_of_3">
 					<div style="width:213px;float:left;">
                                                 <label class="obligatory">Anrede <span>*</span></label>
-						<select id="shipping_honorific" class="formatted obligatory" name="shipping[honorific]" title="">
+						<select id="shipping_honorific" class="formatted {if !isset($express_active) || !$express_active}obligatory{/if}" name="shipping[honorific]" title="">
 							<option value=""{if $personal_data.shipping.honorific == ''} selected{/if}>Bitte w&auml;hlen...</option>
 							<option value="0"{if $personal_data.shipping.honorific == 0} selected{/if}>Herr</option>
 							<option value="1"{if $personal_data.shipping.honorific == 1} selected{/if}>Frau</option>