diff --git a/src/api/main.py b/src/api/main.py
index 75eb46a..133f387 100644
--- a/src/api/main.py
+++ b/src/api/main.py
@@ -226,6 +226,7 @@ def web_dashboard(
             "last_sync": last_sync,
             "last_sync_with_changes": last_sync_with_changes,
             "current_year": date.today().year,
+            "today": date.today(),
         },
     )
 
diff --git a/src/api/templates/dashboard.html b/src/api/templates/dashboard.html
index e840d12..ae1ceca 100644
--- a/src/api/templates/dashboard.html
+++ b/src/api/templates/dashboard.html
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@
             {% if upcoming_birthdays %}
             <div class="birthday-list">
                 {% for b in upcoming_birthdays %}
-                <div class="birthday-item">
+                <div class="birthday-item"{% if b.birthday.month == today.month and b.birthday.day == today.day %} style="background: #fff3cd;"{% endif %}>
                     <div class="birthday-name">
                         <a href="/contacts/{{ b.id }}" style="color: #0066cc; text-decoration: none;">{{ b.full_name or '(Kein Name)' }}</a>
                         {% if b.organization %}