diff --git a/src/backend/src/services/auth/OIDCService.js b/src/backend/src/services/auth/OIDCService.js
index 86e6ef98b..2a4daff03 100644
--- a/src/backend/src/services/auth/OIDCService.js
+++ b/src/backend/src/services/auth/OIDCService.js
@@ -20,8 +20,10 @@
 import jwt from 'jsonwebtoken';
 import { username_exists } from '../../helpers.js';
 import { generate_identifier } from '../../util/identifier.js';
+import { OutcomeObject } from '../../util/outcomeutil.js';
 import BaseService from '../BaseService.js';
 import { DB_WRITE } from '../database/consts.js';
+import { CreatedUserOutcome } from './SignupService.js';
 
 const GOOGLE_DISCOVERY_URL = 'https://accounts.google.com/.well-known/openid-configuration';
 const GOOGLE_SCOPES = 'openid email profile';
@@ -215,17 +217,24 @@ export class OIDCService extends BaseService {
      * Create a new Puter user from OIDC claims and link the provider. Delegates to signup_create_new_user.
      */
     async createUserFromOIDC (providerId, claims) {
+        if ( claims.email_verified === false ) {
+            // This should never happen; Google always sends verified emails.
+            const outcome = new OutcomeObject(new CreatedUserOutcome());
+            return outcome.fail(
+                'Provider did not verify this email address.',
+                'oidc.email_not_verified',
+            );
+        }
         const svc_signup = this.services.get('signup');
         const outcome = await svc_signup.create_new_user({
             username: await generate_random_username(),
             email: claims?.email ?? null,
             password: null,
             oidc_only: true,
+            assume_email_ownership: true,
         });
         const { user_id } = outcome.infoObject;
-        console.log('user_id?', user_id);
-        if ( outcome.success )
-        {
+        if ( outcome.success ) {
             await this.linkProviderToUser(user_id, providerId, claims.sub, null);
         }
         return outcome;
diff --git a/src/backend/src/services/auth/SignupService.js b/src/backend/src/services/auth/SignupService.js
index 53e5766c4..224a15068 100644
--- a/src/backend/src/services/auth/SignupService.js
+++ b/src/backend/src/services/auth/SignupService.js
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ export class SignupService extends BaseService {
      * @param {boolean} [params.temporary] - Whether the user is a temporary user.
      * @param {boolean} [params.oidc_only] - Whether the user created with OIDC
      * @param {boolean} [params.send_confirmation_code] - Whether to send a confirmation code instead of a token by email
+     * @param {boolean} [params.assume_email_ownership] - If true, set email_confirmed=1 without sending verification (e.g. OIDC provider already verified).
      * @param {string|null} params.username - The username of the user.
      * @param {string|null} params.email - The email of the user.
      * @param {string|null} params.password - The password of the user.
@@ -33,6 +34,7 @@ export class SignupService extends BaseService {
         temporary = false,
         oidc_only = false,
         send_confirmation_code = false,
+        assume_email_ownership = false,
         username = null,
         email = null,
         password = null,
@@ -171,12 +173,12 @@ export class SignupService extends BaseService {
             const insert_res = await db.write(`INSERT INTO user
                 (
                     username, email, clean_email, password, uuid, referrer, 
-                    email_confirm_code, email_confirm_token, free_storage, 
+                    email_confirm_code, email_confirm_token, email_confirmed, free_storage, 
                     referred_by, audit_metadata, signup_ip, signup_ip_forwarded, 
                     signup_user_agent, signup_origin, signup_server
                 ) 
                 VALUES 
-                (?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?)`,
+                (?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?)`,
             [
                 // username
                 username,
@@ -194,6 +196,8 @@ export class SignupService extends BaseService {
                 email_confirm_code,
                 // email_confirm_token
                 email_confirm_token,
+                // email_confirmed (1 when assume_email_ownership, else 0)
+                assume_email_ownership ? 1 : 0,
                 // free_storage
                 this.global_config.storage_capacity,
                 // referred_by
@@ -244,10 +248,12 @@ export class SignupService extends BaseService {
                 // });
             }
 
-            if ( send_confirmation_code ) {
-                send_email_verification_code(email_confirm_code, email);
-            } else {
-                send_email_verification_token(email_confirm_token, email, user_uuid);
+            if ( ! assume_email_ownership ) {
+                if ( send_confirmation_code ) {
+                    send_email_verification_code(email_confirm_code, email);
+                } else {
+                    send_email_verification_token(email_confirm_token, email, user_uuid);
+                }
             }
 
             // TODO: This is where sending the referral code would