diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index e83f001937..319da6ca43 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ FRONTEND_CRITICAL_VITEST := \
 	src/views/user/__tests__/PaymentResultView.spec.ts \
 	src/views/user/__tests__/ChannelStatusView.mode.spec.ts \
 	src/components/user/profile/__tests__/ProfileInfoCard.spec.ts \
+	src/components/user/profile/__tests__/ProfileIdentityBindingsSection.spec.ts \
 	src/views/admin/__tests__/SettingsView.spec.ts \
 	src/features/channel-monitor-v2/__tests__/designSystem.structure.spec.ts \
 	src/features/channel-monitor-v2/__tests__/monitorFormat.spec.ts \
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/user/profile/ProfileIdentityBindingsSection.vue b/frontend/src/components/user/profile/ProfileIdentityBindingsSection.vue
index 8764c07e3a..e15b112873 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/user/profile/ProfileIdentityBindingsSection.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/components/user/profile/ProfileIdentityBindingsSection.vue
@@ -99,6 +99,7 @@
                   class="input"
                   :placeholder="t('profile.authBindings.emailPlaceholder')"
                   :disabled="isSendingEmailCode || isBindingEmail"
+                  @input="isEmailBindingFormDirty = true"
                 />
                 <button
                   data-testid="profile-binding-email-send-code"
@@ -122,6 +123,7 @@
                   class="input"
                   :placeholder="t('profile.authBindings.codePlaceholder')"
                   :disabled="isBindingEmail"
+                  @input="isEmailBindingFormDirty = true"
                 />
                 <input
                   v-model="emailBindingForm.password"
@@ -130,6 +132,7 @@
                   class="input"
                   :placeholder="emailPasswordPlaceholder"
                   :disabled="isBindingEmail"
+                  @input="isEmailBindingFormDirty = true"
                 />
                 <button
                   data-testid="profile-binding-email-submit"
@@ -247,6 +250,7 @@ const authStore = useAuthStore()
 const localUser = ref<User | null>(null)
 const isSendingEmailCode = ref(false)
 const isBindingEmail = ref(false)
+const isEmailBindingFormDirty = ref(false)
 const isEmailFormExpanded = ref(!props.compact)
 const unbindingProvider = ref<BindableProvider | null>(null)
 const emailBindingForm = reactive({
@@ -255,15 +259,21 @@ const emailBindingForm = reactive({
   password: '',
 })
 
+function resetEmailBindingForm(user: User | null): void {
+  emailBindingForm.email =
+    typeof user?.email === 'string' && !user.email.endsWith('.invalid') ? user.email : ''
+  emailBindingForm.verifyCode = ''
+  emailBindingForm.password = ''
+  isEmailBindingFormDirty.value = false
+}
+
 watch(
   () => props.user,
-  (user) => {
+  (user, previousUser) => {
     localUser.value = null
-    if (!user) {
-      return
-    }
-    if (typeof user.email === 'string' && !user.email.endsWith('.invalid')) {
-      emailBindingForm.email = user.email
+    // Profile polling must not overwrite an in-progress email verification flow.
+    if (user?.id !== previousUser?.id || !isEmailBindingFormDirty.value) {
+      resetEmailBindingForm(user)
     }
   },
   { immediate: true }
@@ -616,6 +626,7 @@ async function sendEmailCode(): Promise<void> {
     return
   }
 
+  isEmailBindingFormDirty.value = true
   isSendingEmailCode.value = true
   try {
     await sendEmailBindingCode(emailBindingForm.email)
@@ -632,6 +643,7 @@ async function bindEmail(): Promise<void> {
     return
   }
 
+  isEmailBindingFormDirty.value = true
   isBindingEmail.value = true
   try {
     const user = await bindEmailIdentity({
@@ -641,8 +653,7 @@ async function bindEmail(): Promise<void> {
     })
     const replacingBoundEmail = emailBound.value
     applyUpdatedUser(user)
-    emailBindingForm.verifyCode = ''
-    emailBindingForm.password = ''
+    resetEmailBindingForm(user)
     if (compact.value) {
       isEmailFormExpanded.value = false
     }
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/user/profile/__tests__/ProfileIdentityBindingsSection.spec.ts b/frontend/src/components/user/profile/__tests__/ProfileIdentityBindingsSection.spec.ts
index c1121b1f7d..f8fcb738d2 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/user/profile/__tests__/ProfileIdentityBindingsSection.spec.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/components/user/profile/__tests__/ProfileIdentityBindingsSection.spec.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { mount } from '@vue/test-utils'
+import { flushPromises, mount } from '@vue/test-utils'
 import { createPinia, setActivePinia } from 'pinia'
 import { afterEach, beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest'
 import ProfileIdentityBindingsSection from '@/components/user/profile/ProfileIdentityBindingsSection.vue'
@@ -95,6 +95,13 @@ function createUser(overrides: Partial<User> = {}): User {
   }
 }
 
+function mountEmailBindingSection(user: User | null) {
+  return mount(ProfileIdentityBindingsSection, {
+    global: { plugins: [pinia] },
+    props: { user },
+  })
+}
+
 describe('ProfileIdentityBindingsSection', () => {
   beforeEach(() => {
     pinia = createPinia()
@@ -502,6 +509,159 @@ describe('ProfileIdentityBindingsSection', () => {
     expect(showSuccessSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith('Primary email updated')
   })
 
+  describe('email form synchronization', () => {
+    it.each([true, false])('preserves the target email across profile refreshes (email bound: %s)', async (emailBound) => {
+      userApiMocks.sendEmailBindingCode.mockResolvedValue(undefined)
+      userApiMocks.bindEmailIdentity.mockResolvedValue(
+        createUser({ email: 'new@example.com', email_bound: true })
+      )
+      const wrapper = mountEmailBindingSection(createUser({ email_bound: emailBound }))
+      const emailInput = wrapper.get<HTMLInputElement>('[data-testid="profile-binding-email-input"]')
+
+      await emailInput.setValue('new@example.com')
+      await wrapper.setProps({ user: createUser({ email_bound: emailBound, balance: 20 }) })
+      expect(emailInput.element.value).toBe('new@example.com')
+
+      await wrapper.get('[data-testid="profile-binding-email-send-code"]').trigger('click')
+      await flushPromises()
+      await wrapper.setProps({ user: createUser({ email_bound: emailBound, balance: 30 }) })
+      expect(userApiMocks.sendEmailBindingCode).toHaveBeenCalledWith('new@example.com')
+      expect(emailInput.element.value).toBe('new@example.com')
+
+      await wrapper.get('[data-testid="profile-binding-email-code-input"]').setValue('123456')
+      await wrapper.get('[data-testid="profile-binding-email-password-input"]').setValue('current-password')
+      await wrapper.setProps({
+        user: createUser({ email: 'updated-elsewhere@example.com', email_bound: emailBound }),
+      })
+      await wrapper.get('[data-testid="profile-binding-email-submit"]').trigger('click')
+      await flushPromises()
+
+      expect(userApiMocks.bindEmailIdentity).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
+        email: 'new@example.com',
+        verify_code: '123456',
+        password: 'current-password',
+      })
+    })
+
+    it('preserves the code recipient while an unedited email code request is pending', async () => {
+      let resolveSend!: () => void
+      userApiMocks.sendEmailBindingCode.mockImplementation(() => new Promise<void>((resolve) => {
+        resolveSend = () => resolve()
+      }))
+      const wrapper = mountEmailBindingSection(createUser({ email_bound: true }))
+      const showSuccessSpy = vi.spyOn(useAppStore(), 'showSuccess')
+
+      await wrapper.get('[data-testid="profile-binding-email-send-code"]').trigger('click')
+      await wrapper.setProps({ user: createUser({ email: 'updated-elsewhere@example.com', email_bound: true }) })
+      expect(wrapper.get<HTMLInputElement>('[data-testid="profile-binding-email-input"]').element.value)
+        .toBe('alice@example.com')
+
+      resolveSend()
+      await flushPromises()
+      expect(showSuccessSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith('Code sent to alice@example.com')
+      await wrapper.setProps({ user: createUser({ email: 'updated-elsewhere@example.com', email_bound: true, balance: 20 }) })
+      expect(wrapper.get<HTMLInputElement>('[data-testid="profile-binding-email-input"]').element.value)
+        .toBe('alice@example.com')
+    })
+
+    it('preserves an intentionally cleared target email across profile refreshes', async () => {
+      const wrapper = mountEmailBindingSection(createUser())
+
+      await wrapper.get('[data-testid="profile-binding-email-input"]').setValue('')
+      await wrapper.setProps({ user: createUser({ balance: 20 }) })
+
+      expect(wrapper.get<HTMLInputElement>('[data-testid="profile-binding-email-input"]').element.value).toBe('')
+    })
+
+    it.each(['code', 'password'])('preserves the target email when only the %s field has been edited', async (field) => {
+      const wrapper = mountEmailBindingSection(createUser({ email_bound: true }))
+      const input = wrapper.get<HTMLInputElement>(`[data-testid="profile-binding-email-${field}-input"]`)
+      const value = field === 'code' ? '123456' : 'current-password'
+
+      await input.setValue(value)
+      await wrapper.setProps({ user: createUser({ email: 'updated-elsewhere@example.com', email_bound: true }) })
+
+      expect(wrapper.get<HTMLInputElement>('[data-testid="profile-binding-email-input"]').element.value)
+        .toBe('alice@example.com')
+      expect(input.element.value).toBe(value)
+    })
+
+    it('hydrates and synchronizes an untouched form, clearing synthetic email addresses', async () => {
+      const wrapper = mountEmailBindingSection(null)
+      const emailInput = wrapper.get<HTMLInputElement>('[data-testid="profile-binding-email-input"]')
+      expect(emailInput.element.value).toBe('')
+
+      await wrapper.setProps({ user: createUser() })
+      expect(emailInput.element.value).toBe('alice@example.com')
+
+      await wrapper.setProps({ user: createUser({ email: 'updated@example.com' }) })
+      expect(emailInput.element.value).toBe('updated@example.com')
+
+      await wrapper.setProps({ user: createUser({ email: 'oauth@linuxdo-connect.invalid', email_bound: false }) })
+      expect(emailInput.element.value).toBe('')
+    })
+
+    it.each([
+      { name: 'another account', user: createUser({ id: 8, email: 'bob@example.com' }), email: 'bob@example.com' },
+      { name: 'an OAuth-only account', user: createUser({ id: 8, email: 'oauth@linuxdo-connect.invalid', email_bound: false }), email: '' },
+      { name: 'a signed-out user', user: null, email: '' },
+    ])('resets the draft and credentials for $name', async ({ user, email }) => {
+      const wrapper = mountEmailBindingSection(createUser())
+
+      await wrapper.get('[data-testid="profile-binding-email-input"]').setValue('new@example.com')
+      await wrapper.get('[data-testid="profile-binding-email-code-input"]').setValue('123456')
+      await wrapper.get('[data-testid="profile-binding-email-password-input"]').setValue('current-password')
+      await wrapper.setProps({ user })
+
+      expect(wrapper.get<HTMLInputElement>('[data-testid="profile-binding-email-input"]').element.value).toBe(email)
+      expect(wrapper.get<HTMLInputElement>('[data-testid="profile-binding-email-code-input"]').element.value).toBe('')
+      expect(wrapper.get<HTMLInputElement>('[data-testid="profile-binding-email-password-input"]').element.value).toBe('')
+
+      await wrapper.setProps({ user: createUser({ id: 8, email: 'refreshed@example.com' }) })
+      expect(wrapper.get<HTMLInputElement>('[data-testid="profile-binding-email-input"]').element.value)
+        .toBe('refreshed@example.com')
+    })
+
+    it('preserves the draft after a failed submission and a subsequent profile refresh', async () => {
+      userApiMocks.bindEmailIdentity.mockRejectedValue(new Error('Incorrect password'))
+      const wrapper = mountEmailBindingSection(createUser({ email_bound: true }))
+      const showErrorSpy = vi.spyOn(useAppStore(), 'showError')
+
+      await wrapper.get('[data-testid="profile-binding-email-input"]').setValue('new@example.com')
+      await wrapper.get('[data-testid="profile-binding-email-code-input"]').setValue('123456')
+      await wrapper.get('[data-testid="profile-binding-email-password-input"]').setValue('current-password')
+      await wrapper.get('[data-testid="profile-binding-email-submit"]').trigger('click')
+      await flushPromises()
+      await wrapper.setProps({ user: createUser({ email_bound: true, balance: 20 }) })
+
+      expect(showErrorSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith('Incorrect password')
+      expect(wrapper.get<HTMLInputElement>('[data-testid="profile-binding-email-input"]').element.value).toBe('new@example.com')
+      expect(wrapper.get<HTMLInputElement>('[data-testid="profile-binding-email-code-input"]').element.value).toBe('123456')
+      expect(wrapper.get<HTMLInputElement>('[data-testid="profile-binding-email-password-input"]').element.value).toBe('current-password')
+    })
+
+    it('resets to the canonical email after success and resumes synchronization', async () => {
+      const updatedUser = createUser({ email: 'new@example.com', email_bound: true })
+      userApiMocks.bindEmailIdentity.mockResolvedValue(updatedUser)
+      const wrapper = mountEmailBindingSection(createUser({ email_bound: true }))
+
+      await wrapper.get('[data-testid="profile-binding-email-input"]').setValue('New@Example.com')
+      await wrapper.get('[data-testid="profile-binding-email-code-input"]').setValue('123456')
+      await wrapper.get('[data-testid="profile-binding-email-password-input"]').setValue('current-password')
+      await wrapper.get('[data-testid="profile-binding-email-submit"]').trigger('click')
+      await flushPromises()
+
+      expect(wrapper.get<HTMLInputElement>('[data-testid="profile-binding-email-input"]').element.value).toBe('new@example.com')
+      expect(wrapper.get<HTMLInputElement>('[data-testid="profile-binding-email-code-input"]').element.value).toBe('')
+      expect(wrapper.get<HTMLInputElement>('[data-testid="profile-binding-email-password-input"]').element.value).toBe('')
+
+      await wrapper.setProps({ user: updatedUser })
+      await wrapper.setProps({ user: createUser({ email: 'refreshed@example.com', email_bound: true }) })
+      expect(wrapper.get<HTMLInputElement>('[data-testid="profile-binding-email-input"]').element.value)
+        .toBe('refreshed@example.com')
+    })
+  })
+
   it('collapses the email binding form in compact mode until the user expands it', async () => {
     const wrapper = mount(ProfileIdentityBindingsSection, {
       global: {