diff --git a/src/routes/invitations.rs b/src/routes/invitations.rs
index a55c5b9..c897d69 100644
--- a/src/routes/invitations.rs
+++ b/src/routes/invitations.rs
@@ -133,6 +133,17 @@ pub(crate) async fn accept_pending_invitation(
     user_email: Option<String>,
     via: &str,
 ) -> Result<(), StatusCode> {
+    let inviter = invitation.invited_by.ok_or(StatusCode::GONE)?;
+    crate::routes::teams::require_inviter_still_entitled(pool, invitation.team_id, inviter, &invitation.role, &invitation.role_ids)
+        .await
+        .map_err(|status| {
+            if status.is_server_error() {
+                return status;
+            }
+            warn!(invitation_id = %invitation.id, inviter = %inviter, ?status, "Invitation outlived its sender's authority");
+            StatusCode::GONE
+        })?;
+
     let mut tx = pool.begin().await.map_err(|e| {
         error!(error = %e, "Failed to begin transaction for invitation acceptance");
         StatusCode::INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR
@@ -742,3 +753,143 @@ mod admit_tests {
         assert_eq!(inviter_of(&pool, team, invitee).await, Some(owner));
     }
 }
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod inviter_recheck_tests {
+    //! Acceptance re-checks that the sender may still grant what the invitation carries.
+    use super::*;
+    use crate::auth::AuthUser;
+    use crate::sync_notifier::SyncNotifier;
+    use crate::test_support::{
+        add_member, grant_builtin_role, seed_invitation_from, seed_team_with_roles, seed_user, test_user_email,
+    };
+    use axum::extract::{Path, State};
+    use axum::Extension;
+
+    struct Fixture {
+        pool: PgPool,
+        team: Uuid,
+        inviter: Uuid,
+        recipient: Uuid,
+        invitation: Uuid,
+    }
+
+    async fn invited_as(role: &str, inviter_role: &str) -> Option<Fixture> {
+        let pool = crate::test_support::test_pool().await?;
+        let primary = seed_user(&pool).await;
+        let team = seed_team_with_roles(&pool, primary).await;
+        let inviter = seed_user(&pool).await;
+        add_member(&pool, team, inviter).await;
+        grant_builtin_role(&pool, team, inviter, inviter_role).await;
+        let recipient = seed_user(&pool).await;
+        let (invitation, _) =
+            seed_invitation_from(&pool, team, inviter, &test_user_email(recipient), role, Some(recipient)).await;
+        Some(Fixture { pool, team, inviter, recipient, invitation })
+    }
+
+    async fn accept(f: &Fixture) -> Result<StatusCode, StatusCode> {
+        accept_my_pending_invitation(
+            State(f.pool.clone()),
+            Extension(AuthUser(f.recipient)),
+            Extension(SyncNotifier::new()),
+            Path(f.invitation),
+        )
+        .await
+    }
+
+    async fn holds(f: &Fixture, user: Uuid, role: &str) -> bool {
+        sqlx::query_scalar(
+            "SELECT EXISTS(SELECT 1 FROM team_member_roles tmr JOIN team_roles tr ON tr.id = tmr.role_id
+             WHERE tmr.team_id = $1 AND tmr.user_id = $2 AND tr.is_builtin AND tr.name = $3)",
+        )
+        .bind(f.team)
+        .bind(user)
+        .bind(role)
+        .fetch_one(&f.pool)
+        .await
+        .unwrap()
+    }
+
+    async fn is_member(f: &Fixture) -> bool {
+        sqlx::query_scalar("SELECT EXISTS(SELECT 1 FROM team_members WHERE team_id = $1 AND user_id = $2)")
+            .bind(f.team)
+            .bind(f.recipient)
+            .fetch_one(&f.pool)
+            .await
+            .unwrap()
+    }
+
+    async fn strip_roles(f: &Fixture) {
+        sqlx::query("DELETE FROM team_member_roles WHERE team_id = $1 AND user_id = $2")
+            .bind(f.team)
+            .bind(f.inviter)
+            .execute(&f.pool)
+            .await
+            .unwrap();
+    }
+
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn an_owner_invite_from_a_current_owner_makes_an_owner() {
+        let Some(f) = invited_as("owner", "owner").await else { return };
+        assert_eq!(accept(&f).await, Ok(StatusCode::NO_CONTENT));
+        assert!(holds(&f, f.recipient, "owner").await);
+    }
+
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn an_owner_invite_dies_when_its_sender_stops_being_owner() {
+        let Some(f) = invited_as("owner", "owner").await else { return };
+        strip_roles(&f).await;
+        grant_builtin_role(&f.pool, f.team, f.inviter, "manager").await;
+
+        assert_eq!(accept(&f).await, Err(StatusCode::GONE));
+        assert!(!is_member(&f).await);
+    }
+
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn an_invite_dies_when_its_sender_leaves_the_team() {
+        let Some(f) = invited_as("member", "manager").await else { return };
+        strip_roles(&f).await;
+        sqlx::query("DELETE FROM team_members WHERE team_id = $1 AND user_id = $2")
+            .bind(f.team)
+            .bind(f.inviter)
+            .execute(&f.pool)
+            .await
+            .unwrap();
+
+        assert_eq!(accept(&f).await, Err(StatusCode::GONE));
+        assert!(!is_member(&f).await);
+    }
+
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn an_invite_dies_when_its_sender_deleted_their_account() {
+        let Some(f) = invited_as("member", "manager").await else { return };
+        sqlx::query("UPDATE pending_invitations SET invited_by = NULL WHERE id = $1")
+            .bind(f.invitation)
+            .execute(&f.pool)
+            .await
+            .unwrap();
+
+        assert_eq!(accept(&f).await, Err(StatusCode::GONE));
+        assert!(!is_member(&f).await);
+    }
+
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn a_resend_by_a_current_owner_revives_it() {
+        let Some(f) = invited_as("owner", "owner").await else { return };
+        strip_roles(&f).await;
+        let primary: Uuid = sqlx::query_scalar("SELECT owner_id FROM teams WHERE id = $1")
+            .bind(f.team)
+            .fetch_one(&f.pool)
+            .await
+            .unwrap();
+        sqlx::query("UPDATE pending_invitations SET invited_by = $2 WHERE id = $1")
+            .bind(f.invitation)
+            .bind(primary)
+            .execute(&f.pool)
+            .await
+            .unwrap();
+
+        assert_eq!(accept(&f).await, Ok(StatusCode::NO_CONTENT));
+        assert!(holds(&f, f.recipient, "owner").await);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/routes/teams.rs b/src/routes/teams.rs
index 823fa5a..dbd0b48 100644
--- a/src/routes/teams.rs
+++ b/src/routes/teams.rs
@@ -447,14 +447,7 @@ pub async fn add_member(
     axum::extract::Path(team_id): axum::extract::Path<Uuid>,
     Json(body): Json<AddMemberRequest>,
 ) -> Result<(StatusCode, Json<InviteMemberResponse>), StatusCode> {
-    let can_invite = crate::permissions::has_team_permission(
-        &pool, team_id, auth.0, crate::permissions::PERM_INVITE_MEMBERS,
-    )
-    .await?;
-    if !can_invite {
-        warn!(team_id = %team_id, user_id = %auth.0, "Insufficient permission to invite members");
-        return Err(StatusCode::FORBIDDEN);
-    }
+    require_can_invite(&pool, team_id, auth.0).await?;
 
     let member_name = crate::routes::member_names::invite_member_name(&pool, team_id, auth.0, body.name.as_deref()).await?;
 
@@ -1589,6 +1582,36 @@ impl InvitedRoles {
     }
 }
 
+async fn require_can_invite(pool: &PgPool, team_id: Uuid, actor: Uuid) -> Result<(), StatusCode> {
+    if crate::permissions::has_team_permission(pool, team_id, actor, crate::permissions::PERM_INVITE_MEMBERS).await? {
+        return Ok(());
+    }
+    warn!(team_id = %team_id, user_id = %actor, "Insufficient permission to invite members");
+    Err(StatusCode::FORBIDDEN)
+}
+
+/// The send-time checks, run again at acceptance against whoever sent the invitation.
+/// Roles deleted since are left out, as `admit_member` skips them.
+pub(crate) async fn require_inviter_still_entitled(
+    pool: &PgPool,
+    team_id: Uuid,
+    inviter: Uuid,
+    role: &str,
+    role_ids: &[Uuid],
+) -> Result<(), StatusCode> {
+    require_can_invite(pool, team_id, inviter).await?;
+    let live = sqlx::query_scalar::<_, Uuid>("SELECT id FROM team_roles WHERE team_id = $1 AND id = ANY($2)")
+        .bind(team_id)
+        .bind(role_ids)
+        .fetch_all(pool)
+        .await
+        .map_err(|e| {
+            error!(error = %e, "Failed to read invited roles");
+            StatusCode::INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR
+        })?;
+    invited_roles(pool, team_id, inviter, Some(role), Some(&live)).await.map(drop)
+}
+
 async fn invited_roles(
     pool: &PgPool,
     team_id: Uuid,
@@ -1690,14 +1713,7 @@ pub async fn invite_member(
     axum::extract::Path(team_id): axum::extract::Path<Uuid>,
     Json(body): Json<InviteMemberRequest>,
 ) -> Result<Json<InviteMemberResponse>, StatusCode> {
-    let can_invite = crate::permissions::has_team_permission(
-        &pool, team_id, auth.0, crate::permissions::PERM_INVITE_MEMBERS,
-    )
-    .await?;
-    if !can_invite {
-        warn!(team_id = %team_id, user_id = %auth.0, "Insufficient permission to invite members");
-        return Err(StatusCode::FORBIDDEN);
-    }
+    require_can_invite(&pool, team_id, auth.0).await?;
 
     let member_name = crate::routes::member_names::invite_member_name(&pool, team_id, auth.0, body.name.as_deref()).await?;
 
diff --git a/src/test_support.rs b/src/test_support.rs
index fe15f78..3b03833 100644
--- a/src/test_support.rs
+++ b/src/test_support.rs
@@ -447,20 +447,53 @@ pub fn test_user_email(id: Uuid) -> String {
 }
 
 /// Insert a pending invitation and return `(invitation_id, token)`. `user_id` is the
-/// in-app recipient binding (NULL for link-only invites). The token is a fresh UUID
-/// hex string so tests can look the invitation up by token.
+/// in-app recipient binding (NULL for link-only invites). The team owner sends it and
+/// is made a member holding the Owner role, since acceptance re-checks the sender.
 pub async fn seed_invitation(
     pool: &PgPool,
     team: Uuid,
     email: &str,
     role: &str,
     user_id: Option<Uuid>,
+) -> (Uuid, String) {
+    let owner: Uuid = sqlx::query_scalar("SELECT owner_id FROM teams WHERE id = $1")
+        .bind(team)
+        .fetch_one(pool)
+        .await
+        .expect("team owner");
+    sqlx::query("INSERT INTO team_members (team_id, user_id) VALUES ($1, $2) ON CONFLICT DO NOTHING")
+        .bind(team)
+        .bind(owner)
+        .execute(pool)
+        .await
+        .expect("owner membership");
+    seed_builtin_roles(pool, team).await;
+    sqlx::query(
+        "INSERT INTO team_member_roles (team_id, user_id, role_id)
+         SELECT $1, $2, id FROM team_roles WHERE team_id = $1 AND is_builtin AND name = 'owner'
+         ON CONFLICT DO NOTHING",
+    )
+    .bind(team)
+    .bind(owner)
+    .execute(pool)
+    .await
+    .expect("owner role");
+    seed_invitation_from(pool, team, owner, email, role, user_id).await
+}
+
+pub async fn seed_invitation_from(
+    pool: &PgPool,
+    team: Uuid,
+    inviter: Uuid,
+    email: &str,
+    role: &str,
+    user_id: Option<Uuid>,
 ) -> (Uuid, String) {
     let id = Uuid::new_v4();
     let token = Uuid::new_v4().simple().to_string();
     sqlx::query(
-        "INSERT INTO pending_invitations (id, team_id, email, role, token, user_id)
-         VALUES ($1, $2, $3, $4, $5, $6)",
+        "INSERT INTO pending_invitations (id, team_id, email, role, token, user_id, invited_by)
+         VALUES ($1, $2, $3, $4, $5, $6, $7)",
     )
     .bind(id)
     .bind(team)
@@ -468,6 +501,7 @@ pub async fn seed_invitation(
     .bind(role)
     .bind(&token)
     .bind(user_id)
+    .bind(inviter)
     .execute(pool)
     .await
     .expect("seed invitation");