diff --git a/api/app_questionnaires.php b/api/app_questionnaires.php
index 0eb139b..0813d4b 100644
--- a/api/app_questionnaires.php
+++ b/api/app_questionnaires.php
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ if ($qnID) {
         if (isset($config['hint1']))       $q['hint1']       = $config['hint1'];
         if (isset($config['hint2']))       $q['hint2']       = $config['hint2'];
         if (isset($config['symptoms']))    $q['symptoms']    = $config['symptoms'];
+        if (isset($config['scaleType']))   $q['scaleType']   = $config['scaleType'];
         if (isset($config['range']))       $q['range']       = $config['range'];
         if (isset($config['constraints'])) $q['constraints'] = $config['constraints'];
         if (isset($config['precision']))   $q['precision']   = $config['precision'];
diff --git a/handlers/app_questionnaires.php b/handlers/app_questionnaires.php
index e17e15b..1be6431 100644
--- a/handlers/app_questionnaires.php
+++ b/handlers/app_questionnaires.php
@@ -265,6 +265,7 @@ if ($qnID) {
         if (isset($config['hint1']))        $q['hint1']        = $config['hint1'];
         if (isset($config['hint2']))        $q['hint2']        = $config['hint2'];
         if (isset($config['symptoms']))     $q['symptoms']     = $config['symptoms'];
+        if (isset($config['scaleType']))    $q['scaleType']    = $config['scaleType'];
         if (isset($config['range']))        $q['range']        = $config['range'];
         if (isset($config['constraints']))  $q['constraints']  = $config['constraints'];
         if (isset($config['precision']))    $q['precision']    = $config['precision'];
diff --git a/import_questionnaires.php b/import_questionnaires.php
index a4b4a86..55db515 100644
--- a/import_questionnaires.php
+++ b/import_questionnaires.php
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ try {
             if (isset($q['hint1']))    $config['hint1']    = $q['hint1'];
             if (isset($q['hint2']))    $config['hint2']    = $q['hint2'];
             if (isset($q['symptoms'])) $config['symptoms'] = $q['symptoms'];
+            if (isset($q['scaleType'])) $config['scaleType'] = $q['scaleType'];
             if (isset($q['range']))    $config['range']    = $q['range'];
             if (isset($q['constraints'])) $config['constraints'] = $q['constraints'];
             if (isset($q['precision']))    $config['precision']    = $q['precision'];
@@ -92,7 +93,7 @@ try {
             if (isset($q['otherNextQuestionId'])) $config['otherNextQuestionId'] = $q['otherNextQuestionId'];
             if (isset($q['otherOptionKey']))      $config['otherOptionKey']      = $q['otherOptionKey'];
             if (isset($q['config']) && is_array($q['config'])) {
-                foreach (['otherNextQuestionId', 'otherOptionKey', 'hint', 'maxLength', 'multiline', 'textKey', 'precision'] as $ck) {
+                foreach (['otherNextQuestionId', 'otherOptionKey', 'hint', 'maxLength', 'multiline', 'textKey', 'precision', 'scaleType'] as $ck) {
                     if (isset($q['config'][$ck])) {
                         $config[$ck] = $q['config'][$ck];
                     }
diff --git a/website/js/pages/editor.js b/website/js/pages/editor.js
index a6ba455..07e3ec1 100644
--- a/website/js/pages/editor.js
+++ b/website/js/pages/editor.js
@@ -123,13 +123,22 @@ function configFormHTML(layout, config, prefix) {
                     <input type="number" id="${prefix}_minSelection" value="${config.minSelection || 0}" min="0">
                 </div>`;
             break;
-        case 'glass_scale_question':
+        case 'glass_scale_question': {
+            const scaleType = config.scaleType || 'glass';
             html = `
+                <div class="form-group">
+                    <label>Scale display</label>
+                    <select id="${prefix}_scaleType">
+                        <option value="glass" ${scaleType === 'glass' ? 'selected' : ''}>Glass (pain scale)</option>
+                        <option value="thermometer" ${scaleType === 'thermometer' ? 'selected' : ''}>Thermometer</option>
+                    </select>
+                </div>
                 <div class="form-group">
                     <label>Symptom keys (one per line)</label>
                     <textarea id="${prefix}_symptoms" rows="5" style="font-family:monospace;font-size:.85rem">${(config.symptoms || []).join('\n')}</textarea>
                 </div>`;
             break;
+        }
         case 'value_spinner':
             html = `
                 <div class="form-row">
@@ -254,6 +263,8 @@ function readConfigFromForm(layout, prefix) {
             break;
         }
         case 'glass_scale_question': {
+            const st = val('scaleType') || 'glass';
+            if (st && st !== 'glass') config.scaleType = st;
             const raw = val('symptoms');
             const syms = raw.split('\n').map(s => s.trim()).filter(Boolean);
             if (syms.length) config.symptoms = syms;
diff --git a/website/temp-assets/questionnaire_0_readme.json b/website/temp-assets/questionnaire_0_readme.json
index c75af54..efbb9ca 100644
--- a/website/temp-assets/questionnaire_0_readme.json
+++ b/website/temp-assets/questionnaire_0_readme.json
@@ -76,6 +76,16 @@
     },
 
 
+    {
+      "id": "q5b",
+      "_comment": "Glas-Skala (Symptome als Zeilen, 5 Stufen). scaleType: glass (Standard) oder thermometer.",
+      "layout": "glass_scale_question",
+      "question": "example_symptom_scale",
+      "scaleType": "thermometer",
+      "symptoms": ["symptom_a", "symptom_b"]
+    },
+
+
     {
       "id": "q6",
       "_comment": "Frage mit Spinner, dessen Antwortmöglichkeiten über range selbst definiert werden können.",