diff --git a/TODO.md b/TODO.md
index 076d76f..8648771 100644
--- a/TODO.md
+++ b/TODO.md
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 ## Bug fixes
 - [x] **smtp-test.php** — wrap `SmtpRelay::send()` in `try/catch SmtpSendException` so SMTP delivery failures (e.g. 550 recipient rejected) surface as a proper flash error instead of an uncaught exception/silent crash
 - [x] **partage email retry** — on 550 recipient-rejected, redirect to `/partage/retry-email` instead of `recapitulatif`; student can correct address and resend or skip
+- [x] **tfe access form email retry** — on `recipient_rejected` JSON response, highlight email field in red, show corrected error message, let user fix and resubmit inline
 - [x] **ThesisCreateController** — `confirmation_email` is now optional (empty = skip send)
 - [x] **admin/add.php template** — email confirmation field marked optional, label and hint updated
 
diff --git a/app/public/assets/css/tfe.css b/app/public/assets/css/tfe.css
index 12e2736..e0b1e52 100644
--- a/app/public/assets/css/tfe.css
+++ b/app/public/assets/css/tfe.css
@@ -324,6 +324,11 @@ aside figcaption {
     color: #742a2a;
 }
 
+.tfe-access-request-form input.input-error {
+    border-color: #fc8181;
+    outline-color: #fc8181;
+}
+
 /* Responsive */
 @media (max-width: 900px) {
     .tfe-layout {
diff --git a/app/storage/logs/form-submissions.log b/app/storage/logs/form-submissions.log
index a3fe82e..6ee3574 100644
--- a/app/storage/logs/form-submissions.log
+++ b/app/storage/logs/form-submissions.log
@@ -7,3 +7,4 @@
 {"source":"partage","action":"submit","status":"success","thesis_id":21,"identifier":"2025-018","author":"Théo Marchand","share_slug":"20260429-DZESJT6X","timestamp":"2026-04-30T11:41:38+00:00","ip":"127.0.0.1","user_agent":"Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux x86_64; rv:150.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/150.0"}
 {"source":"partage","action":"submit","status":"success","thesis_id":22,"identifier":"2025-019","author":"Lila Dubois, Karim Nassar","share_slug":"20260429-DZESJT6X","timestamp":"2026-04-30T11:45:36+00:00","ip":"127.0.0.1","user_agent":"Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux x86_64; rv:150.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/150.0"}
 {"source":"partage","action":"submit","status":"success","thesis_id":23,"identifier":"2025-020","author":"Zoé Lambert","share_slug":"20260429-DZESJT6X","timestamp":"2026-04-30T11:46:49+00:00","ip":"127.0.0.1","user_agent":"Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux x86_64; rv:150.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/150.0"}
+{"source":"partage","action":"submit","status":"success","thesis_id":24,"identifier":"2025-021","author":"Emma Renard","share_slug":"20260429-DZESJT6X","timestamp":"2026-04-30T11:49:49+00:00","ip":"127.0.0.1","user_agent":"Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux x86_64; rv:150.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/150.0"}
diff --git a/app/templates/public/tfe.php b/app/templates/public/tfe.php
index 08b262c..185a479 100644
--- a/app/templates/public/tfe.php
+++ b/app/templates/public/tfe.php
@@ -327,6 +327,25 @@
                         justificationInput.required = !isErg;
                     });
 
+                    function showRetryPrompt(rejectedEmail, serverMessage) {
+                        messageDiv.style.display = 'block';
+                        messageDiv.className = 'tfe-access-message tfe-access-error';
+                        messageDiv.innerHTML =
+                            '<strong>Adresse e-mail introuvable sur le serveur de l\'ERG.</strong><br>' +
+                            '<small>' + serverMessage.replace(/</g, '&lt;') + '</small><br><br>' +
+                            'Corrigez votre adresse e-mail et réessayez.';
+                        // Highlight the email field and let the user fix it
+                        emailInput.value = rejectedEmail;
+                        emailInput.classList.add('input-error');
+                        emailInput.focus();
+                        emailInput.select();
+                        // Remove error highlight once they start typing
+                        emailInput.addEventListener('input', function clearError() {
+                            emailInput.classList.remove('input-error');
+                            emailInput.removeEventListener('input', clearError);
+                        });
+                    }
+
                     // Form submission
                     form.addEventListener('submit', function(e) {
                         e.preventDefault();
@@ -336,6 +355,7 @@
                         submitBtn.textContent = 'Envoi en cours...';
                         messageDiv.style.display = 'none';
 
+                        const submittedEmail = emailInput.value.trim();
                         const formData = new FormData(form);
                         formData.append('thesis_id', '<?= $thesisId ?>');
 
@@ -348,6 +368,11 @@
                             submitBtn.disabled = false;
                             submitBtn.textContent = 'Demander l\'accès';
 
+                            if (data.status === 'recipient_rejected') {
+                                showRetryPrompt(submittedEmail, data.message);
+                                return;
+                            }
+
                             messageDiv.style.display = 'block';
                             if (data.success) {
                                 messageDiv.className = 'tfe-access-message tfe-access-success';