diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/AdminInviteController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/AdminInviteController.php
index 9375b561b..01c739509 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/AdminInviteController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/AdminInviteController.php
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ use App\Models\AdminInvite;
 use App\Models\User;
 use App\Rules\ValidUsername;
 use App\Services\EmailService;
+use App\Services\EmailVerificationService;
 use Illuminate\Auth\Events\Registered;
 use Illuminate\Contracts\View\View;
 use Illuminate\Http\JsonResponse;
@@ -170,6 +171,8 @@ class AdminInviteController extends Controller
         if ($invite->skip_email_verification) {
             $user->email_verified_at = now();
             $user->save();
+        } else {
+            EmailVerificationService::send($user);
         }
 
         if (Auth::attempt([
diff --git a/tests/Feature/AdminInviteVerificationEmailTest.php b/tests/Feature/AdminInviteVerificationEmailTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ba376ff07
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Feature/AdminInviteVerificationEmailTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,91 @@
+<?php
+
+use App\Mail\ConfirmEmail;
+use App\Models\AdminInvite;
+use App\Models\EmailVerification;
+use App\Models\User;
+use Illuminate\Foundation\Testing\LazilyRefreshDatabase;
+use Illuminate\Routing\Middleware\ThrottleRequests;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Mail;
+
+uses(LazilyRefreshDatabase::class);
+
+/*
+|--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+| Admin-invite registration email verification
+|--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+|
+| When an admin invite requires verification (skip_email_verification = false),
+| apiRegister must send a verification email during the first session (mirroring
+| RegisterController / the login flow), instead of leaving the user unverified
+| with no email and only hitting the verification gate at next login. When the
+| invite skips verification, the user is auto-verified and no email is sent.
+|
+*/
+
+beforeEach(function () {
+    config(['instance.admin_invites.enabled' => true]);
+});
+
+function makeInvite(bool $skipEmailVerification): AdminInvite
+{
+    $invite = new AdminInvite;
+    $invite->skip_email_verification = $skipEmailVerification;
+    $invite->max_uses = 10;
+    $invite->uses = 0;
+    $invite->save();
+
+    return $invite->refresh();
+}
+
+it('sends a verification email when the invite requires verification', function () {
+    Mail::fake();
+
+    $invite = makeInvite(skipEmailVerification: false);
+
+    $this->withoutMiddleware(ThrottleRequests::class)
+        ->postJson('/api/v1.1/auth/invite/admin/re', [
+            'token' => $invite->invite_code,
+            'username' => 'inviteduser',
+            'name' => 'Invited User',
+            'email' => 'invited.admininvite@gmail.com',
+            'password' => 'SecurePass123!',
+            'password_confirm' => 'SecurePass123!',
+        ])->assertRedirect('/');
+
+    $user = User::where('email', 'invited.admininvite@gmail.com')->first();
+
+    expect($user)->not->toBeNull()
+        ->and($user->email_verified_at)->toBeNull();
+
+    // A verification row + email were produced for the new address.
+    expect(
+        EmailVerification::where('user_id', $user->id)->where('email', $user->email)->exists()
+    )->toBeTrue();
+
+    Mail::assertSent(ConfirmEmail::class);
+});
+
+it('auto-verifies and sends no email when the invite skips verification', function () {
+    Mail::fake();
+
+    $invite = makeInvite(skipEmailVerification: true);
+
+    $this->withoutMiddleware(ThrottleRequests::class)
+        ->postJson('/api/v1.1/auth/invite/admin/re', [
+            'token' => $invite->invite_code,
+            'username' => 'autoverified',
+            'name' => 'Auto Verified',
+            'email' => 'auto.admininvite@gmail.com',
+            'password' => 'SecurePass123!',
+            'password_confirm' => 'SecurePass123!',
+        ])->assertRedirect('/');
+
+    $user = User::where('email', 'auto.admininvite@gmail.com')->first();
+
+    expect($user)->not->toBeNull()
+        ->and($user->email_verified_at)->not->toBeNull();
+
+    expect(EmailVerification::where('user_id', $user->id)->exists())->toBeFalse();
+    Mail::assertNothingSent();
+});