diff --git a/src/backend/services/feedback/AppFeedbackService.ts b/src/backend/services/feedback/AppFeedbackService.ts
index d40343243..0bd179a14 100644
--- a/src/backend/services/feedback/AppFeedbackService.ts
+++ b/src/backend/services/feedback/AppFeedbackService.ts
@@ -322,7 +322,8 @@ export class AppFeedbackService extends PuterService {
         // signup, never proven), so using it as Reply-To would let a sender
         // point the developer's reply at a stranger's inbox. Unverified
         // senders still get their feedback delivered, just without a
-        // reply path. The dialog tells the user their email will be shared.
+        // reply path. The dialog's privacy note mirrors this split (see
+        // app_feedback_privacy_note / app_feedback_privacy_note_no_email).
         const senderEmail =
             sender?.email && sender.email_confirmed ? sender.email : null;
 
diff --git a/src/gui/src/UI/UIWindowAppFeedback.js b/src/gui/src/UI/UIWindowAppFeedback.js
index 8fba932a4..f5cc3991a 100644
--- a/src/gui/src/UI/UIWindowAppFeedback.js
+++ b/src/gui/src/UI/UIWindowAppFeedback.js
@@ -59,6 +59,15 @@ async function UIWindowAppFeedback (options) {
             ? { app: options.app }
             : { origin: options.origin };
 
+        // Mirror what AppFeedbackService actually shares: the username
+        // always, the sender's email only when it exists and is verified
+        // (unverified addresses get no Reply-To, so the developer cannot
+        // respond). The note must not promise either more or less.
+        const shares_email = Boolean(window.user?.email && window.user?.email_confirmed);
+        const privacy_note_key = shares_email
+            ? 'app_feedback_privacy_note'
+            : 'app_feedback_privacy_note_no_email';
+
         const titleId = `${modal_id}-title`;
         const h = `
             <div class="app-feedback-overlay" role="dialog" aria-modal="true" aria-labelledby="${titleId}">
@@ -87,7 +96,7 @@ async function UIWindowAppFeedback (options) {
                             <p class="app-feedback-c2a">${i18n('app_feedback_c2a')}</p>
                             <textarea class="app-feedback-message" maxlength="${MESSAGE_MAX_LENGTH}" placeholder="${html_encode(i18n('app_feedback_placeholder'))}"></textarea>
                             <div class="app-feedback-counter">0 / ${MESSAGE_MAX_LENGTH}</div>
-                            <p class="app-feedback-note">${i18n('app_feedback_privacy_note')}</p>
+                            <p class="app-feedback-note">${i18n(privacy_note_key)}</p>
                             <p class="app-feedback-error" role="alert" style="display:none;"></p>
                             <div class="app-feedback-actions">
                                 <button type="button" class="app-feedback-btn app-feedback-cancel-btn">${i18n('cancel')}</button>
diff --git a/src/gui/src/i18n/translations/en.js b/src/gui/src/i18n/translations/en.js
index 108078081..7591a1b51 100644
--- a/src/gui/src/i18n/translations/en.js
+++ b/src/gui/src/i18n/translations/en.js
@@ -46,7 +46,8 @@ const en = {
         app_feedback_error: 'Something went wrong. Please try again.',
         app_feedback_not_available: 'This app is not accepting feedback right now.',
         app_feedback_placeholder: 'What is working well? What could be better?',
-        app_feedback_privacy_note: 'Your email address will be shared with the developer so they can respond.',
+        app_feedback_privacy_note: 'Your username and email address will be shared with the developer so they can respond.',
+        app_feedback_privacy_note_no_email: 'Your username will be shared with the developer.',
         app_feedback_rate_limited: "You've sent a lot of feedback recently. Please try again later.",
         app_feedback_sent: 'Feedback sent. Thank you!',
         app_feedback_title: 'Send Feedback',