diff --git a/frontend/src/app/features/shop/product-detail.component.html b/frontend/src/app/features/shop/product-detail.component.html
index 76badd8..9a5981a 100644
--- a/frontend/src/app/features/shop/product-detail.component.html
+++ b/frontend/src/app/features/shop/product-detail.component.html
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
       ← {{ "SHOP.BACK" | translate }}
     </button>
 
-    @if (loading()) {
+    @if (loading() || softFallbackActive()) {
       <div class="detail-grid skeleton-grid">
         <div class="skeleton-block"></div>
         <div class="skeleton-block"></div>
diff --git a/frontend/src/app/features/shop/product-detail.component.ts b/frontend/src/app/features/shop/product-detail.component.ts
index 5345066..47f7257 100644
--- a/frontend/src/app/features/shop/product-detail.component.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/app/features/shop/product-detail.component.ts
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ import {
   ShopService,
 } from './services/shop.service';
 import { ShopRouteService } from './services/shop-route.service';
+import { humanizeShopSlug } from './shop-seo-fallback';
 
 interface ShopMaterialOption {
   key: string;
@@ -84,6 +85,7 @@ export class ProductDetailComponent {
   );
 
   readonly loading = signal(true);
+  readonly softFallbackActive = signal(false);
   readonly error = signal<string | null>(null);
   readonly product = signal<ShopProductDetail | null>(null);
   readonly selectedVariantId = signal<string | null>(null);
@@ -233,6 +235,7 @@ export class ProductDetailComponent {
       .pipe(
         tap(() => {
           this.loading.set(true);
+          this.softFallbackActive.set(false);
           this.error.set(null);
           this.addSuccess.set(false);
           this.modelError.set(false);
@@ -245,13 +248,14 @@ export class ProductDetailComponent {
             this.languageService.clearLocalizedRouteOverrides();
             this.error.set('SHOP.NOT_FOUND');
             this.setResponseStatus(404);
-            this.applyFallbackSeo();
+            this.applyHardFallbackSeo();
             this.loading.set(false);
             return of(null);
           }
 
+          const productSlug = routeParams.productSlug as string;
           return this.shopService
-            .getProductByPublicPath(routeParams.productSlug)
+            .getProductByPublicPath(productSlug)
             .pipe(
               catchError((error) => {
                 this.languageService.clearLocalizedRouteOverrides();
@@ -260,13 +264,23 @@ export class ProductDetailComponent {
                 this.setSelectedImageAssetId(null);
                 this.modelFile.set(null);
                 const isNotFound = error?.status === 404;
-                this.error.set(
-                  isNotFound ? 'SHOP.NOT_FOUND' : 'SHOP.LOAD_ERROR',
-                );
-                this.setResponseStatus(isNotFound ? 404 : 503);
-                if (this.shouldApplyFallbackSeo(error)) {
-                  this.applyFallbackSeo();
+                if (isNotFound) {
+                  this.error.set('SHOP.NOT_FOUND');
+                  this.setResponseStatus(404);
+                  this.applyHardFallbackSeo();
+                  return of(null);
                 }
+
+                if (this.shouldUseSoftSeoFallback(error)) {
+                  this.error.set(null);
+                  this.softFallbackActive.set(true);
+                  this.setResponseStatus(200);
+                  this.applySoftFallbackSeo(productSlug);
+                  return of(null);
+                }
+
+                this.error.set('SHOP.LOAD_ERROR');
+                this.setResponseStatus(503);
                 return of(null);
               }),
               finalize(() => this.loading.set(false)),
@@ -280,6 +294,7 @@ export class ProductDetailComponent {
         }
 
         this.product.set(product);
+        this.softFallbackActive.set(false);
         this.selectedVariantId.set(
           product.defaultVariant?.id ?? product.variants[0]?.id ?? null,
         );
@@ -608,7 +623,7 @@ export class ProductDetailComponent {
     });
   }
 
-  private applyFallbackSeo(): void {
+  private applyHardFallbackSeo(): void {
     const title = `${this.translate.instant('SHOP.TITLE')} | 3D fab`;
     const description = this.translate.instant('SHOP.CATALOG_META_DESCRIPTION');
     this.seoService.applyResolvedSeo({
@@ -623,12 +638,53 @@ export class ProductDetailComponent {
     });
   }
 
-  private shouldApplyFallbackSeo(error: { status?: number } | null): boolean {
-    if (error?.status === 404) {
-      return true;
+  private applySoftFallbackSeo(productSlug: string): void {
+    const title = this.buildSoftFallbackTitle(productSlug);
+    const description = this.resolveTranslatedText(
+      'SEO.ROUTES.SHOP.PRODUCT_DESCRIPTION',
+      this.translate.instant('SHOP.CATALOG_META_DESCRIPTION'),
+    );
+
+    this.seoService.applyResolvedSeo({
+      title,
+      description,
+      robots: 'index, follow',
+      ogTitle: title,
+      ogDescription: description,
+      canonicalPath: this.currentPath(),
+      alternates: null,
+      xDefault: null,
+    });
+  }
+
+  private shouldUseSoftSeoFallback(error: { status?: number } | null): boolean {
+    return !this.isBrowser && error?.status !== 404;
+  }
+
+  private buildSoftFallbackTitle(productSlug: string): string {
+    const humanized = humanizeShopSlug(productSlug, {
+      stripProductIdPrefix: true,
+    });
+    if (humanized) {
+      return `${humanized} | 3D fab`;
     }
 
-    return !this.isBrowser;
+    return this.resolveTranslatedText(
+      'SEO.ROUTES.SHOP.PRODUCT_TITLE',
+      `${this.translate.instant('SHOP.TITLE')} | 3D fab`,
+    );
+  }
+
+  private resolveTranslatedText(key: string, fallback: string): string {
+    const translated = this.translate.instant(key);
+    return typeof translated === 'string' && translated !== key
+      ? translated
+      : fallback;
+  }
+
+  private currentPath(): string {
+    const path = String(this.router.url ?? '/').split(/[?#]/, 1)[0] || '/';
+    return path.startsWith('/') ? path : `/${path}`;
   }
 
   private materialLabelForVariant(
diff --git a/frontend/src/app/features/shop/shop-page.component.html b/frontend/src/app/features/shop/shop-page.component.html
index c276508..8675519 100644
--- a/frontend/src/app/features/shop/shop-page.component.html
+++ b/frontend/src/app/features/shop/shop-page.component.html
@@ -1,15 +1,7 @@
 <section class="shop-page">
   <div class="container ui-simple-hero shop-hero">
     <h1 class="ui-simple-hero__title">{{ "NAV.SHOP" | translate }}</h1>
-    <p class="ui-simple-hero__subtitle">
-      {{
-        selectedCategory()
-          ? selectedCategory()?.description ||
-            ("SHOP.CATEGORY_META"
-              | translate: { count: selectedCategory()?.productCount || 0 })
-          : ("SHOP.SUBTITLE" | translate)
-      }}
-    </p>
+    <p class="ui-simple-hero__subtitle">{{ heroSubtitle() }}</p>
   </div>
 
   <div class="container shop-layout">
@@ -181,17 +173,9 @@
           <div class="section-head catalog-head">
             <div>
               <p class="ui-eyebrow ui-eyebrow--compact">
-                {{
-                  selectedCategory()
-                    ? ("SHOP.SELECTED_CATEGORY" | translate)
-                    : ("SHOP.CATALOG_LABEL" | translate)
-                }}
+                {{ catalogEyebrow() }}
               </p>
-              <h2 class="section-title">
-                {{
-                  selectedCategory()?.name || ("SHOP.CATALOG_TITLE" | translate)
-                }}
-              </h2>
+              <h2 class="section-title">{{ catalogTitle() }}</h2>
             </div>
             <span class="catalog-counter">
               {{ products().length }}
@@ -199,7 +183,7 @@
             </span>
           </div>
 
-          @if (loading()) {
+          @if (loading() || softFallbackActive()) {
             <div class="product-grid skeleton-grid">
               @for (ghost of [1, 2, 3, 4]; track ghost) {
                 <div class="skeleton-card"></div>
diff --git a/frontend/src/app/features/shop/shop-page.component.ts b/frontend/src/app/features/shop/shop-page.component.ts
index 13264f3..8287ddd 100644
--- a/frontend/src/app/features/shop/shop-page.component.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/app/features/shop/shop-page.component.ts
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ import {
   ShopService,
 } from './services/shop.service';
 import { ShopRouteService } from './services/shop-route.service';
+import { humanizeShopSlug } from './shop-seo-fallback';
 
 @Component({
   selector: 'app-shop-page',
@@ -75,6 +76,8 @@ export class ShopPageComponent {
   );
 
   readonly loading = signal(true);
+  readonly softFallbackActive = signal(false);
+  readonly softFallbackCategoryLabel = signal<string | null>(null);
   readonly error = signal<string | null>(null);
   readonly categories = signal<ShopCategoryTree[]>([]);
   readonly categoryNodes = signal<ShopCategoryNavNode[]>([]);
@@ -96,6 +99,44 @@ export class ShopPageComponent {
     ),
   );
   readonly cartHasItems = computed(() => this.cartItems().length > 0);
+  readonly heroSubtitle = computed(() => {
+    this.languageService.currentLang();
+
+    const category = this.selectedCategory();
+    if (category) {
+      return (
+        category.description ||
+        this.translate.instant('SHOP.CATEGORY_META', {
+          count: category.productCount || 0,
+        })
+      );
+    }
+
+    if (this.softFallbackActive() && this.routeCategorySlug()) {
+      return this.resolveTranslatedText(
+        'SEO.ROUTES.SHOP.CATEGORY_DESCRIPTION',
+        this.translate.instant('SHOP.CATALOG_META_DESCRIPTION'),
+      );
+    }
+
+    return this.translate.instant('SHOP.SUBTITLE');
+  });
+  readonly catalogEyebrow = computed(() => {
+    this.languageService.currentLang();
+
+    return this.selectedCategory() || this.softFallbackCategoryLabel()
+      ? this.translate.instant('SHOP.SELECTED_CATEGORY')
+      : this.translate.instant('SHOP.CATALOG_LABEL');
+  });
+  readonly catalogTitle = computed(() => {
+    this.languageService.currentLang();
+
+    return (
+      this.selectedCategory()?.name ||
+      this.softFallbackCategoryLabel() ||
+      this.translate.instant('SHOP.CATALOG_TITLE')
+    );
+  });
 
   constructor() {
     afterNextRender(() => {
@@ -114,6 +155,8 @@ export class ShopPageComponent {
       .pipe(
         tap(() => {
           this.loading.set(true);
+          this.softFallbackActive.set(false);
+          this.softFallbackCategoryLabel.set(null);
           this.error.set(null);
         }),
         switchMap(([categorySlug]) => {
@@ -128,11 +171,26 @@ export class ShopPageComponent {
               this.categoryNodes.set([]);
               this.selectedCategory.set(null);
               this.products.set([]);
-              this.error.set(isNotFound ? 'SHOP.NOT_FOUND' : 'SHOP.LOAD_ERROR');
-              this.setResponseStatus(isNotFound ? 404 : 503);
-              if (this.shouldApplyErrorSeo(error)) {
-                this.applyErrorSeo();
+              if (isNotFound) {
+                this.error.set('SHOP.NOT_FOUND');
+                this.setResponseStatus(404);
+                this.applyHardErrorSeo();
+                return of(null);
               }
+
+              if (this.shouldUseSoftSeoFallback(error)) {
+                this.error.set(null);
+                this.softFallbackActive.set(true);
+                this.softFallbackCategoryLabel.set(
+                  categorySlug ? humanizeShopSlug(categorySlug) : null,
+                );
+                this.setResponseStatus(200);
+                this.applySoftFallbackSeo(categorySlug);
+                return of(null);
+              }
+
+              this.error.set('SHOP.LOAD_ERROR');
+              this.setResponseStatus(503);
               return of(null);
             }),
             finalize(() => this.loading.set(false)),
@@ -154,6 +212,8 @@ export class ShopPageComponent {
         );
         this.selectedCategory.set(result.catalog.category ?? null);
         this.products.set(result.catalog.products);
+        this.softFallbackActive.set(false);
+        this.softFallbackCategoryLabel.set(null);
         this.applySeo(result.catalog.category ?? null);
         this.restoreCatalogScrollIfNeeded();
       });
@@ -369,7 +429,7 @@ export class ShopPageComponent {
     });
   }
 
-  private applyErrorSeo(): void {
+  private applyHardErrorSeo(): void {
     const title = `${this.translate.instant('SHOP.TITLE')} | 3D fab`;
     const description = this.translate.instant('SHOP.CATALOG_META_DESCRIPTION');
 
@@ -385,12 +445,57 @@ export class ShopPageComponent {
     });
   }
 
-  private shouldApplyErrorSeo(error: { status?: number } | null): boolean {
-    if (error?.status === 404) {
-      return true;
+  private applySoftFallbackSeo(categorySlug: string | null): void {
+    if (!categorySlug) {
+      this.applyDefaultSeo();
+      return;
     }
 
-    return !this.isBrowser;
+    const title = this.buildSoftFallbackCategoryTitle(categorySlug);
+    const description = this.resolveTranslatedText(
+      'SEO.ROUTES.SHOP.CATEGORY_DESCRIPTION',
+      this.translate.instant('SHOP.CATALOG_META_DESCRIPTION'),
+    );
+
+    this.seoService.applyResolvedSeo({
+      title,
+      description,
+      robots: 'index, follow',
+      ogTitle: title,
+      ogDescription: description,
+      canonicalPath: this.currentPath(),
+      alternates: null,
+      xDefault: null,
+    });
+  }
+
+  private shouldUseSoftSeoFallback(error: { status?: number } | null): boolean {
+    return !this.isBrowser && error?.status !== 404;
+  }
+
+  private buildSoftFallbackCategoryTitle(categorySlug: string): string {
+    const shopTitle = this.translate.instant('SHOP.TITLE');
+    const humanized = humanizeShopSlug(categorySlug);
+    if (humanized) {
+      return `${humanized} | ${shopTitle} | 3D fab`;
+    }
+
+    return this.resolveTranslatedText(
+      'SEO.ROUTES.SHOP.CATEGORY_TITLE',
+      `${shopTitle} | 3D fab`,
+    );
+  }
+
+  private resolveTranslatedText(key: string, fallback: string): string {
+    const translated = this.translate.instant(key);
+    return typeof translated === 'string' && translated !== key
+      ? translated
+      : fallback;
+  }
+
+  private currentPath(): string {
+    const path = String(this.router.url ?? '/').split(/[?#]/, 1)[0] || '/';
+    return path.startsWith('/') ? path : `/${path}`;
   }
 
   private setResponseStatus(status: number): void {
diff --git a/frontend/src/app/features/shop/shop-seo-fallback.ts b/frontend/src/app/features/shop/shop-seo-fallback.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cda6389
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/app/features/shop/shop-seo-fallback.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+const PRODUCT_ID_PREFIX_PATTERN = /^[0-9a-f]{8}-(?=[a-z0-9])/i;
+const UPPERCASE_TOKENS = new Set([
+  '3d',
+  'abs',
+  'asa',
+  'cad',
+  'cf',
+  'gf',
+  'pa',
+  'pc',
+  'petg',
+  'pla',
+  'pp',
+  'tpu',
+  'uv',
+]);
+
+export function humanizeShopSlug(
+  value: string | null | undefined,
+  options?: {
+    stripProductIdPrefix?: boolean;
+  },
+): string {
+  const normalized = normalizeShopSlug(value, options?.stripProductIdPrefix);
+  if (!normalized) {
+    return '';
+  }
+
+  return normalized
+    .split('-')
+    .filter(Boolean)
+    .map(formatSlugToken)
+    .join(' ')
+    .trim();
+}
+
+function normalizeShopSlug(
+  value: string | null | undefined,
+  stripProductIdPrefix = false,
+): string {
+  const normalized = String(value ?? '')
+    .trim()
+    .replace(/^\/+|\/+$/g, '')
+    .split('/')
+    .filter(Boolean)
+    .at(-1)
+    ?.toLowerCase();
+
+  if (!normalized) {
+    return '';
+  }
+
+  return stripProductIdPrefix
+    ? normalized.replace(PRODUCT_ID_PREFIX_PATTERN, '')
+    : normalized;
+}
+
+function formatSlugToken(token: string): string {
+  if (!token) {
+    return '';
+  }
+
+  if (/^\d+$/.test(token)) {
+    return token;
+  }
+
+  if (UPPERCASE_TOKENS.has(token)) {
+    return token.toUpperCase();
+  }
+
+  return `${token.charAt(0).toUpperCase()}${token.slice(1)}`;
+}