diff --git a/web/src/lib/api/admin.scan-schedule.test.ts b/web/src/lib/api/admin.scan-schedule.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..86001b5c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/web/src/lib/api/admin.scan-schedule.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+import { describe, it, expect, vi, beforeEach } from 'vitest';
+import { getScanSchedule, updateScanSchedule, type ScanSchedule } from './admin';
+
+vi.mock('./client', () => ({
+  api: { get: vi.fn(), post: vi.fn(), patch: vi.fn() }
+}));
+
+import { api } from './client';
+
+describe('admin scan-schedule API', () => {
+  beforeEach(() => vi.clearAllMocks());
+
+  it('getScanSchedule GETs the correct path', async () => {
+    const sample: ScanSchedule = {
+      mode: 'daily',
+      interval_hours: null,
+      time_of_day: '03:00',
+      weekly_day: null,
+      next_scheduled_at: '2026-05-07T03:00:00Z'
+    };
+    (api.get as unknown as ReturnType<typeof vi.fn>).mockResolvedValueOnce(sample);
+    const got = await getScanSchedule();
+    expect(api.get).toHaveBeenCalledWith('/api/admin/scan/schedule');
+    expect(got).toEqual(sample);
+  });
+
+  it('updateScanSchedule PATCHes with the right body', async () => {
+    const sample: ScanSchedule = {
+      mode: 'interval',
+      interval_hours: 6,
+      time_of_day: null,
+      weekly_day: null,
+      next_scheduled_at: '2026-05-06T20:00:00Z'
+    };
+    (api.patch as unknown as ReturnType<typeof vi.fn>).mockResolvedValueOnce(sample);
+    const got = await updateScanSchedule({ mode: 'interval', interval_hours: 6 });
+    expect(api.patch).toHaveBeenCalledWith('/api/admin/scan/schedule', {
+      mode: 'interval',
+      interval_hours: 6
+    });
+    expect(got.mode).toBe('interval');
+    expect(got.interval_hours).toBe(6);
+  });
+
+  it('updateScanSchedule with mode=off sends just mode', async () => {
+    const sample: ScanSchedule = {
+      mode: 'off',
+      interval_hours: null,
+      time_of_day: null,
+      weekly_day: null,
+      next_scheduled_at: null
+    };
+    (api.patch as unknown as ReturnType<typeof vi.fn>).mockResolvedValueOnce(sample);
+    const got = await updateScanSchedule({ mode: 'off' });
+    expect(api.patch).toHaveBeenCalledWith('/api/admin/scan/schedule', { mode: 'off' });
+    expect(got.next_scheduled_at).toBe(null);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/web/src/lib/api/admin.ts b/web/src/lib/api/admin.ts
index 80ce50d3..b2412954 100644
--- a/web/src/lib/api/admin.ts
+++ b/web/src/lib/api/admin.ts
@@ -329,3 +329,40 @@ export function createCoverProvidersQuery() {
     staleTime: 60_000
   });
 }
+
+// Scan schedule -----------------------------------------------------------
+
+export type ScanScheduleMode = 'off' | 'interval' | 'daily' | 'weekly';
+
+export type ScanSchedule = {
+  mode: ScanScheduleMode;
+  interval_hours: number | null;
+  time_of_day: string | null;       // 'HH:MM'
+  weekly_day: number | null;        // 1..7 (Mon..Sun, ISO 8601)
+  next_scheduled_at: string | null; // RFC3339 ISO timestamp; null when mode='off'
+};
+
+export type ScanScheduleUpdate = {
+  mode: ScanScheduleMode;
+  interval_hours?: number | null;
+  time_of_day?: string | null;
+  weekly_day?: number | null;
+};
+
+export async function getScanSchedule(): Promise<ScanSchedule> {
+  return api.get<ScanSchedule>('/api/admin/scan/schedule');
+}
+
+export async function updateScanSchedule(patch: ScanScheduleUpdate): Promise<ScanSchedule> {
+  return api.patch<ScanSchedule>('/api/admin/scan/schedule', patch);
+}
+
+// Settings rarely change in operator time. 60s staleTime; refetches
+// on window focus + after any PATCH invalidation — no polling.
+export function createScanScheduleQuery() {
+  return createQuery({
+    queryKey: qk.scanSchedule(),
+    queryFn: getScanSchedule,
+    staleTime: 60_000
+  });
+}
diff --git a/web/src/lib/api/queries.ts b/web/src/lib/api/queries.ts
index e94e3b04..94cf64cf 100644
--- a/web/src/lib/api/queries.ts
+++ b/web/src/lib/api/queries.ts
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ export const qk = {
   adminQuarantineActions: (limit?: number) =>
     ['adminQuarantineActions', { limit: limit ?? 50 }] as const,
   scanStatus:             ()              => ['scanStatus'] as const,
+  scanSchedule:           ()              => ['scanSchedule'] as const,
   coverage:               ()              => ['coverage'] as const,
   coverProviders:         ()              => ['coverProviders'] as const,
   suggestions:            (limit?: number) =>