diff --git a/apps/backoffice/src/app/features/result/components/RecordResultModal/columns.tsx b/apps/backoffice/src/app/features/result/components/RecordResultModal/columns.tsx
index f224aa828..9503b1120 100644
--- a/apps/backoffice/src/app/features/result/components/RecordResultModal/columns.tsx
+++ b/apps/backoffice/src/app/features/result/components/RecordResultModal/columns.tsx
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-import { NumberInput, Text, TextInput } from '@mantine/core';
+import { Badge, Group, NumberInput, Text, TextInput } from '@mantine/core';
 import type { TFunction } from 'i18next';
 import type { AdvancedColumn } from '@ema-platform/ui';
-import type { QuestionBrief } from '../../../exam/types/exam';
+import type { GradingSheetQuestion, QuestionBrief } from '../../../exam/types/exam';
 
 export function recordResultColumns(
   t: TFunction,
@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@ export function recordResultColumns(
     questionRemarks: Record<string, string>;
     onScoreChange: (questionId: string, value: number) => void;
     onRemarkChange: (questionId: string, value: string) => void;
+    /** The candidate's own answer + auto-score, when available (empty for
+     *  an OFFLINE candidate or one who hasn't sat an online attempt). */
+    answersByQuestion: Map<string, GradingSheetQuestion>;
   },
 ): AdvancedColumn<QuestionBrief>[] {
   return [
@@ -22,6 +25,20 @@ export function recordResultColumns(
         </Text>
       ),
     },
+    {
+      header: t('result.recordModal.candidateAnswer'),
+      cell: ({ row }) => {
+        const answer = handlers.answersByQuestion.get(row.original.id);
+        if (!answer || (!answer.answerText && !answer.selectedOptionText)) {
+          return <Text fz="xs" c="dimmed">{t('result.recordModal.noAnswer')}</Text>;
+        }
+        return (
+          <Text fz="sm" maw={220} lineClamp={3}>
+            {answer.selectedOptionText?.[locale] ?? answer.answerText}
+          </Text>
+        );
+      },
+    },
     {
       header: t('result.recordModal.maxPoints'),
       cell: ({ row }) => (
@@ -32,16 +49,26 @@ export function recordResultColumns(
     },
     {
       header: t('result.recordModal.score'),
-      cell: ({ row }) => (
-        <NumberInput
-          value={handlers.scores[row.original.id] ?? 0}
-          onChange={(v) => handlers.onScoreChange(row.original.id, Number(v))}
-          min={0}
-          max={row.original.points}
-          size="xs"
-          style={{ width: 80 }}
-        />
-      ),
+      cell: ({ row }) => {
+        const autoGraded = handlers.answersByQuestion.get(row.original.id)?.autoScore != null;
+        return (
+          <Group gap={4} wrap="nowrap">
+            <NumberInput
+              value={handlers.scores[row.original.id] ?? 0}
+              onChange={(v) => handlers.onScoreChange(row.original.id, Number(v))}
+              min={0}
+              max={row.original.points}
+              size="xs"
+              style={{ width: 80 }}
+            />
+            {autoGraded && (
+              <Badge size="xs" variant="light" color="teal">
+                {t('result.recordModal.autoGraded')}
+              </Badge>
+            )}
+          </Group>
+        );
+      },
     },
     {
       header: t('result.recordModal.remark'),
diff --git a/apps/backoffice/src/app/features/result/components/RecordResultModal/index.tsx b/apps/backoffice/src/app/features/result/components/RecordResultModal/index.tsx
index 15ed50335..b073b1ca1 100644
--- a/apps/backoffice/src/app/features/result/components/RecordResultModal/index.tsx
+++ b/apps/backoffice/src/app/features/result/components/RecordResultModal/index.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { useState } from 'react';
+import { useEffect, useState } from 'react';
 import { useTranslation } from 'react-i18next';
 import {
   Modal,
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ import { extractErrorMessage } from '@ema-platform/api';
 import { LICENSE_PERMISSIONS, RequirePermission } from '@ema-platform/auth';
 import { recordResultColumns } from './columns';
 import { useCreateResultMutation } from '../../api/result-api';
-import { useGetExamRegistrationsQuery } from '../../../exam/api/exam-api';
+import { useGetExamRegistrationsQuery, useGetGradingSheetQuery } from '../../../exam/api/exam-api';
 import type { Exam } from '../../../exam/types/exam';
 
 function InfoRow({ label, value }: { label: string; value: string }) {
@@ -55,12 +55,39 @@ export function RecordResultModal({
   const { data: registrations } = useGetExamRegistrationsQuery(exam.id, {
     skip: !opened,
   });
+  // The candidate's own answers plus whatever score auto-grading could
+  // already compute for the CHOICE portion — degrades to "no data" for an
+  // OFFLINE candidate or one who never sat an online attempt, same as
+  // before this existed.
+  const { data: gradingSheet } = useGetGradingSheetQuery(
+    { examId: exam.id, profileId: selectedSeafarerId ?? '' },
+    { skip: !opened || !selectedSeafarerId },
+  );
+  const answersByQuestion = new Map(
+    (gradingSheet?.questions ?? []).map((q) => [q.questionId, q]),
+  );
   const [createResult, { isLoading: isSaving }] = useCreateResultMutation();
   const table = useServerTable();
 
   const questions = exam.questions ?? [];
   const pagedQuestions = table.paginate(questions);
 
+  // Prefill (never override) the CHOICE questions auto-grading already
+  // scored — the examiner only has to key in the ESSAY marks. A fresh
+  // seafarer selection always starts from an empty scores map, so this
+  // only ever fills in blanks, never stomps a manual edit already made.
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (!gradingSheet) return;
+    const autoScores: Record<string, number> = {};
+    for (const q of gradingSheet.questions) {
+      if (q.autoScore !== null) autoScores[q.questionId] = q.autoScore;
+    }
+    if (Object.keys(autoScores).length) {
+      setScores((prev) => ({ ...autoScores, ...prev }));
+    }
+    // eslint-disable-next-line react-hooks/exhaustive-deps
+  }, [gradingSheet]);
+
   const seafarerOptions = (registrations ?? [])
     .filter((registration) =>
       ['PRESENT', 'LATE'].includes(registration.attendanceStatus),
@@ -175,6 +202,7 @@ export function RecordResultModal({
                 questionRemarks,
                 onScoreChange: handleScoreChange,
                 onRemarkChange: handleQuestionRemarkChange,
+                answersByQuestion,
               })}
               data={pagedQuestions.rows}
               itemCount={pagedQuestions.itemCount}
diff --git a/apps/backoffice/src/app/i18n/locales/am.ts b/apps/backoffice/src/app/i18n/locales/am.ts
index 1e75f20eb..292a374ae 100644
--- a/apps/backoffice/src/app/i18n/locales/am.ts
+++ b/apps/backoffice/src/app/i18n/locales/am.ts
@@ -657,6 +657,9 @@ export const am: Translations = {
       seafarerPlaceholder: "መርከበኛ ይፈልጉ እና ይምረጡ",
       scorePerQuestion: "በጥያቄ ውጤት",
       question: "ጥያቄ",
+      candidateAnswer: "የተፈታኙ መልስ",
+      noAnswer: "የተመዘገበ መልስ የለም",
+      autoGraded: "በራስ-ሰር የተመዘነ",
       maxPoints: "ከፍተኛ ውጤት",
       score: "ውጤት",
       remark: "ማስታወሻ",
diff --git a/apps/backoffice/src/app/i18n/locales/en.ts b/apps/backoffice/src/app/i18n/locales/en.ts
index 3af7597f0..8c0ff66ff 100644
--- a/apps/backoffice/src/app/i18n/locales/en.ts
+++ b/apps/backoffice/src/app/i18n/locales/en.ts
@@ -657,6 +657,9 @@ export const en = {
       seafarerPlaceholder: 'Search and select a seafarer',
       scorePerQuestion: 'Score per Question',
       question: 'Question',
+      candidateAnswer: "Candidate's Answer",
+      noAnswer: 'No answer on file',
+      autoGraded: 'Auto-graded',
       maxPoints: 'Max Points',
       score: 'Score',
       remark: 'Remark',