diff --git a/db.ts b/db.ts
index ca17de9..01300b0 100644
--- a/db.ts
+++ b/db.ts
@@ -189,6 +189,13 @@ export function getCreditByOrder(orderId: string): {
   } | null;
 }
 
+/** Insert a user answer directly, bypassing credit checks (admin use). */
+export function insertAdminAnswer(roundNum: number, text: string, username: string): void {
+  db.prepare(
+    "INSERT INTO user_answers (round_num, text, username, token) VALUES ($roundNum, $text, $username, 'admin')"
+  ).run({ $roundNum: roundNum, $text: text, $username: username });
+}
+
 /**
  * Atomically validates a credit token, records a user answer for the given
  * round, and decrements the answer budget. Returns null if the token is
diff --git a/frontend.tsx b/frontend.tsx
index a40bad3..00f3b23 100644
--- a/frontend.tsx
+++ b/frontend.tsx
@@ -621,6 +621,7 @@ function ProposeAnswer({ activeRound }: { activeRound: RoundState | null }) {
 
   const [credit, setCredit] = useState<CreditInfo | null>(null);
   const [loaded, setLoaded] = useState(false);
+  const [isAdmin, setIsAdmin] = useState(false);
   const [verifying, setVerifying] = useState(false);
   const [verifyError, setVerifyError] = useState(false);
   const [selectedTier, setSelectedTier] = useState<ProposeTierId | null>(null);
@@ -637,6 +638,10 @@ function ProposeAnswer({ activeRound }: { activeRound: RoundState | null }) {
   useEffect(() => {
     setCredit(loadCredit());
     setLoaded(true);
+    // Check if admin is logged in (cookie-based, no token needed)
+    fetch("/api/admin/status")
+      .then(r => { if (r.ok) setIsAdmin(true); })
+      .catch(() => {});
   }, []);
 
   // Clear submission state when a new round starts
@@ -704,28 +709,33 @@ function ProposeAnswer({ activeRound }: { activeRound: RoundState | null }) {
 
   async function handleSubmitAnswer(e: React.FormEvent) {
     e.preventDefault();
-    if (!credit || !activeRound) return;
+    if (!credit && !isAdmin) return;
+    if (!activeRound) return;
     setSubmitError(null);
     setSubmitting(true);
     try {
       const res = await fetch("/api/respuesta/enviar", {
         method: "POST",
         headers: { "Content-Type": "application/json" },
-        body: JSON.stringify({ text: text.trim(), token: credit.token }),
+        body: JSON.stringify({ text: text.trim(), token: credit?.token ?? "" }),
       });
       if (!res.ok) {
         if (res.status === 401) {
-          localStorage.removeItem(CREDIT_STORAGE_KEY);
-          setCredit(null);
+          if (!isAdmin) {
+            localStorage.removeItem(CREDIT_STORAGE_KEY);
+            setCredit(null);
+          }
           throw new Error("Crédito agotado o no válido.");
         }
         if (res.status === 409) throw new Error("La ronda aún no tiene pregunta activa.");
         throw new Error(await res.text() || `Error ${res.status}`);
       }
       const data = await res.json() as { ok: boolean; answersLeft: number };
-      const updated: CreditInfo = { ...credit, answersLeft: data.answersLeft };
-      localStorage.setItem(CREDIT_STORAGE_KEY, JSON.stringify(updated));
-      setCredit(updated);
+      if (credit) {
+        const updated: CreditInfo = { ...credit, answersLeft: data.answersLeft };
+        localStorage.setItem(CREDIT_STORAGE_KEY, JSON.stringify(updated));
+        setCredit(updated);
+      }
       setSubmittedFor(activeRound.num);
       setSubmittedText(text.trim());
       setText("");
@@ -742,8 +752,8 @@ function ProposeAnswer({ activeRound }: { activeRound: RoundState | null }) {
   const exhausted = credit !== null && credit.answersLeft <= 0;
   const hasPrompt = !!(activeRound?.prompt);
   const alreadySubmitted = submittedFor === activeRound?.num;
-  const canAnswer = credit && !exhausted && hasPrompt && !alreadySubmitted &&
-    (activeRound?.phase === "answering" || activeRound?.phase === "prompting");
+  const phaseOk = activeRound?.phase === "answering" || activeRound?.phase === "prompting";
+  const canAnswer = (isAdmin || (credit && !exhausted)) && hasPrompt && !alreadySubmitted && phaseOk;
 
   // Verifying payment
   if (verifying || (creditOkOrder && !credit)) {
@@ -828,6 +838,46 @@ function ProposeAnswer({ activeRound }: { activeRound: RoundState | null }) {
     );
   }
 
+  // Admin: show answer form without requiring credit
+  if (isAdmin) {
+    return (
+      <div className="propose">
+        <div className="propose__head">
+          <span className="propose__title">Responde junto a las IAs</span>
+          <span className="propose__badge" style={{ color: "var(--accent)", borderColor: "var(--accent)", background: "rgba(217,119,87,0.1)" }}>Admin</span>
+        </div>
+        {alreadySubmitted && submittedText && (
+          <p className="propose__msg propose__msg--ok">✓ Tu respuesta: &ldquo;{submittedText}&rdquo;</p>
+        )}
+        {canAnswer && (
+          <form onSubmit={handleSubmitAnswer}>
+            <div className="propose__row">
+              <textarea
+                className="propose__textarea"
+                value={text}
+                onChange={e => setText(e.target.value)}
+                placeholder="Tu respuesta más graciosa…"
+                rows={2}
+                maxLength={150}
+                autoFocus
+              />
+              <button className="propose__btn" type="submit" disabled={submitting || text.trim().length < 3}>
+                {submitting ? "…" : "Enviar"}
+              </button>
+            </div>
+            <div className="propose__hint">{text.length}/150</div>
+            {submitError && <p className="propose__msg propose__msg--error">{submitError}</p>}
+          </form>
+        )}
+        {!canAnswer && !alreadySubmitted && (
+          <p className="propose__msg" style={{ color: "var(--text-muted)" }}>
+            {!hasPrompt ? "Esperando la siguiente pregunta…" : "Ya no se aceptan respuestas para esta ronda."}
+          </p>
+        )}
+      </div>
+    );
+  }
+
   // Tier selection (purchase)
   return (
     <div className="propose">
diff --git a/server.ts b/server.ts
index 39adf60..ccb413e 100644
--- a/server.ts
+++ b/server.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,8 @@ import broadcastHtml from "./broadcast.html";
 import preguntaHtml from "./pregunta.html";
 import {
   clearAllRounds, getRounds, getAllRounds,
-  createPendingCredit, activateCredit, getCreditByOrder, submitUserAnswer,
+  createPendingCredit, activateCredit, getCreditByOrder,
+  submitUserAnswer, insertAdminAnswer,
   getPlayerScores,
 } from "./db.ts";
 import { buildPaymentForm, verifyNotification, decodeParams, isPaymentApproved } from "./redsys.ts";
@@ -706,7 +707,9 @@ const server = Bun.serve<WsData>({
         return new Response("Invalid JSON body", { status: 400 });
       }
 
-      if (!token) {
+      const adminMode = isAdminAuthorized(req, url);
+
+      if (!token && !adminMode) {
         return new Response("Token requerido", { status: 401 });
       }
       if (text.length < 3 || text.length > 150) {
@@ -718,17 +721,28 @@ const server = Bun.serve<WsData>({
         return new Response("No hay ronda activa", { status: 409 });
       }
 
-      const result = submitUserAnswer(token, round.num, text);
-      if (!result) {
-        return new Response("Crédito no válido o sin respuestas disponibles", { status: 401 });
+      let username: string;
+      let answersLeft: number;
+
+      if (adminMode) {
+        username = "Admin";
+        insertAdminAnswer(round.num, text, username);
+        answersLeft = 999;
+      } else {
+        const result = submitUserAnswer(token, round.num, text);
+        if (!result) {
+          return new Response("Crédito no válido o sin respuestas disponibles", { status: 401 });
+        }
+        username = result.username;
+        answersLeft = result.answersLeft;
       }
 
       // Add to live round state and broadcast
-      round.userAnswers = [...(round.userAnswers ?? []), { username: result.username, text }];
+      round.userAnswers = [...(round.userAnswers ?? []), { username, text }];
       broadcast();
 
-      log("INFO", "respuesta", "User answer submitted", { username: result.username, round: round.num, ip });
-      return new Response(JSON.stringify({ ok: true, answersLeft: result.answersLeft }), {
+      log("INFO", "respuesta", "Answer submitted", { username, round: round.num, admin: adminMode, ip });
+      return new Response(JSON.stringify({ ok: true, answersLeft }), {
         status: 200,
         headers: { "Content-Type": "application/json", "Cache-Control": "no-store" },
       });