diff --git a/server/src/wled_controller/static/css/modal.css b/server/src/wled_controller/static/css/modal.css
index 385134d..4734d1a 100644
--- a/server/src/wled_controller/static/css/modal.css
+++ b/server/src/wled_controller/static/css/modal.css
@@ -507,6 +507,14 @@
 
 /* ── Gradient editor ────────────────────────────────────────────── */
 
+.effect-palette-preview {
+    width: 100%;
+    height: 20px;
+    border-radius: 6px;
+    margin-top: 6px;
+    border: 1px solid var(--border-color);
+}
+
 .gradient-editor {
     position: relative;
     width: 100%;
diff --git a/server/src/wled_controller/static/js/app.js b/server/src/wled_controller/static/js/app.js
index 1dbee51..ef1d30c 100644
--- a/server/src/wled_controller/static/js/app.js
+++ b/server/src/wled_controller/static/js/app.js
@@ -89,7 +89,8 @@ import {
 // Layer 5: color-strip sources
 import {
     showCSSEditor, closeCSSEditorModal, forceCSSEditorClose, saveCSSEditor, deleteColorStrip,
-    onCSSTypeChange, onEffectTypeChange, onAnimationTypeChange, colorCycleAddColor, colorCycleRemoveColor,
+    onCSSTypeChange, onEffectTypeChange, onAnimationTypeChange, updateEffectPreview,
+    colorCycleAddColor, colorCycleRemoveColor,
     applyGradientPreset,
 } from './features/color-strips.js';
 
@@ -277,6 +278,7 @@ Object.assign(window, {
     onCSSTypeChange,
     onEffectTypeChange,
     onAnimationTypeChange,
+    updateEffectPreview,
     colorCycleAddColor,
     colorCycleRemoveColor,
     applyGradientPreset,
diff --git a/server/src/wled_controller/static/js/features/color-strips.js b/server/src/wled_controller/static/js/features/color-strips.js
index 5b2d772..9eae8ea 100644
--- a/server/src/wled_controller/static/js/features/color-strips.js
+++ b/server/src/wled_controller/static/js/features/color-strips.js
@@ -131,6 +131,38 @@ function _syncAnimationSpeedState() {
 
 /* ── Effect type helpers ──────────────────────────────────────── */
 
+// Palette color control points — mirrors _PALETTE_DEFS in effect_stream.py
+const _PALETTE_COLORS = {
+    fire:    [[0,'0,0,0'],[0.33,'200,24,0'],[0.66,'255,160,0'],[1,'255,255,200']],
+    ocean:   [[0,'0,0,32'],[0.33,'0,16,128'],[0.66,'0,128,255'],[1,'128,224,255']],
+    lava:    [[0,'0,0,0'],[0.25,'128,0,0'],[0.5,'255,32,0'],[0.75,'255,160,0'],[1,'255,255,128']],
+    forest:  [[0,'0,16,0'],[0.33,'0,80,0'],[0.66,'32,160,0'],[1,'128,255,64']],
+    rainbow: [[0,'255,0,0'],[0.17,'255,255,0'],[0.33,'0,255,0'],[0.5,'0,255,255'],[0.67,'0,0,255'],[0.83,'255,0,255'],[1,'255,0,0']],
+    aurora:  [[0,'0,16,32'],[0.2,'0,80,64'],[0.4,'0,200,100'],[0.6,'64,128,255'],[0.8,'128,0,200'],[1,'0,16,32']],
+    sunset:  [[0,'32,0,64'],[0.25,'128,0,128'],[0.5,'255,64,0'],[0.75,'255,192,64'],[1,'255,255,192']],
+    ice:     [[0,'0,0,64'],[0.33,'0,64,192'],[0.66,'128,192,255'],[1,'240,248,255']],
+};
+
+// Default palette per effect type
+const _EFFECT_DEFAULT_PALETTE = {
+    fire: 'fire', meteor: 'fire', plasma: 'rainbow', noise: 'rainbow', aurora: 'aurora',
+};
+
+export function updateEffectPreview() {
+    const el = document.getElementById('css-editor-effect-preview');
+    if (!el) return;
+    const et = document.getElementById('css-editor-effect-type').value;
+    if (et === 'meteor') {
+        const color = document.getElementById('css-editor-effect-color').value;
+        el.style.background = color;
+    } else {
+        const palette = document.getElementById('css-editor-effect-palette').value || _EFFECT_DEFAULT_PALETTE[et] || 'fire';
+        const pts = _PALETTE_COLORS[palette] || _PALETTE_COLORS.fire;
+        const stops = pts.map(([pos, rgb]) => `rgb(${rgb}) ${(pos * 100).toFixed(0)}%`).join(', ');
+        el.style.background = `linear-gradient(to right, ${stops})`;
+    }
+}
+
 export function onEffectTypeChange() {
     const et = document.getElementById('css-editor-effect-type').value;
     // palette: all except meteor
@@ -152,6 +184,8 @@ export function onEffectTypeChange() {
         descEl.textContent = desc;
         descEl.style.display = desc ? '' : 'none';
     }
+    // palette preview
+    updateEffectPreview();
 }
 
 /* ── Color Cycle helpers ──────────────────────────────────────── */
diff --git a/server/src/wled_controller/templates/modals/css-editor.html b/server/src/wled_controller/templates/modals/css-editor.html
index 597e5c4..bbe561f 100644
--- a/server/src/wled_controller/templates/modals/css-editor.html
+++ b/server/src/wled_controller/templates/modals/css-editor.html
@@ -228,6 +228,7 @@
                             <option value="aurora" data-i18n="color_strip.effect.aurora">Aurora</option>
                         </select>
                         <small id="css-editor-effect-type-desc" class="field-desc"></small>
+                        <div id="css-editor-effect-preview" class="effect-palette-preview"></div>
                     </div>
 
                     <div class="form-group">
@@ -249,7 +250,7 @@
                             <button type="button" class="hint-toggle" onclick="toggleHint(this)" title="?" data-i18n-aria-label="aria.hint">?</button>
                         </div>
                         <small class="input-hint" style="display:none" data-i18n="color_strip.effect.palette.hint">Color palette used by the effect.</small>
-                        <select id="css-editor-effect-palette">
+                        <select id="css-editor-effect-palette" onchange="updateEffectPreview()">
                             <option value="fire" data-i18n="color_strip.palette.fire">Fire</option>
                             <option value="ocean" data-i18n="color_strip.palette.ocean">Ocean</option>
                             <option value="lava" data-i18n="color_strip.palette.lava">Lava</option>
@@ -267,7 +268,7 @@
                             <button type="button" class="hint-toggle" onclick="toggleHint(this)" title="?" data-i18n-aria-label="aria.hint">?</button>
                         </div>
                         <small class="input-hint" style="display:none" data-i18n="color_strip.effect.color.hint">Head color for the meteor effect.</small>
-                        <input type="color" id="css-editor-effect-color" value="#ff5000">
+                        <input type="color" id="css-editor-effect-color" value="#ff5000" oninput="updateEffectPreview()">
                     </div>
 
                     <div id="css-editor-effect-intensity-group" class="form-group">