diff --git a/src/app/panel-layout.ts b/src/app/panel-layout.ts
index 8f46813df..1ee2b7856 100644
--- a/src/app/panel-layout.ts
+++ b/src/app/panel-layout.ts
@@ -198,8 +198,13 @@ export class PanelLayoutManager implements AppModule {
       // reload source). If the user is already entitled on mount the
       // banner goes straight to the "active" state; otherwise it waits
       // up to 30s for the transition before surfacing a manual-refresh
-      // CTA.
-      showCheckoutSuccess({ waitForEntitlement: true });
+      // CTA. `email` is read from auth-state (authoritative on the main
+      // app) and masked in the banner before rendering to keep the raw
+      // address out of screenshots / screen-shares of the banner.
+      showCheckoutSuccess({
+        waitForEntitlement: true,
+        email: getAuthState().user?.email ?? null,
+      });
     } else if (returnResult.kind === 'failed') {
       showCheckoutFailureBanner(returnResult.rawStatus);
     }
@@ -214,8 +219,14 @@ export class PanelLayoutManager implements AppModule {
     // Overlay success fires BEFORE the entitlement-watcher reload. The
     // banner stays mounted through the reload via waitForEntitlement so
     // the user sees visual continuity from "Payment received!" through
-    // "Premium activated" without a blank intermediate state.
-    initCheckoutOverlay(() => showCheckoutSuccess({ waitForEntitlement: true }));
+    // "Premium activated" without a blank intermediate state. Read the
+    // email lazily at fire-time (not at register-time) so a just-signed-
+    // in buyer who completes checkout in the same session still sees
+    // the receipt acknowledgement.
+    initCheckoutOverlay(() => showCheckoutSuccess({
+      waitForEntitlement: true,
+      email: getAuthState().user?.email ?? null,
+    }));
 
     // Reload only on a free→pro transition. Legacy-pro users whose first
     // snapshot is already pro (lastEntitled === null) must not trigger a
diff --git a/src/services/checkout-banner-state.ts b/src/services/checkout-banner-state.ts
index caab9740b..d76328320 100644
--- a/src/services/checkout-banner-state.ts
+++ b/src/services/checkout-banner-state.ts
@@ -34,3 +34,30 @@ export const CLASSIC_AUTO_DISMISS_MS = 5_000;
 export function computeInitialBannerState(entitledNow: boolean): CheckoutSuccessBannerState {
   return entitledNow ? 'active' : 'pending';
 }
+
+/**
+ * Mask an email address for display in the success banner so the
+ * full address isn't rendered in plaintext (privacy — a top-of-
+ * viewport banner can be screen-shared, photographed, or recorded).
+ *
+ * Shape: first character of the local part + `***` + `@domain`.
+ * Short local parts (1 char) still render safely: `a***@x.com`.
+ * IDN / plus-addressing / dots in the local part pass through the
+ * domain unchanged so the user can still recognize "yes, that's
+ * where the receipt went."
+ *
+ * Returns null when the input isn't a minimally-valid email so
+ * callers can fall back to the email-less banner copy rather than
+ * render obviously-broken output.
+ */
+export function maskEmail(email: string | undefined | null): string | null {
+  if (!email || typeof email !== 'string') return null;
+  const trimmed = email.trim();
+  const atIndex = trimmed.indexOf('@');
+  // Require at least `a@b` — one char local, one char domain.
+  if (atIndex < 1 || atIndex === trimmed.length - 1) return null;
+  const local = trimmed.slice(0, atIndex);
+  const domain = trimmed.slice(atIndex);
+  const firstChar = local.charAt(0);
+  return `${firstChar}***${domain}`;
+}
diff --git a/src/services/checkout.ts b/src/services/checkout.ts
index 74a3c6b0c..37c600c62 100644
--- a/src/services/checkout.ts
+++ b/src/services/checkout.ts
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ import {
   CLASSIC_AUTO_DISMISS_MS,
   EXTENDED_UNLOCK_TIMEOUT_MS,
   computeInitialBannerState,
+  maskEmail,
   type CheckoutSuccessBannerState,
 } from './checkout-banner-state';
 import { loadActiveReferral } from './referral-capture';
@@ -42,6 +43,7 @@ import { resolvePlanDisplayName } from './checkout-plan-names';
 export {
   EXTENDED_UNLOCK_TIMEOUT_MS,
   computeInitialBannerState,
+  maskEmail,
   type CheckoutSuccessBannerState,
 } from './checkout-banner-state';
 
@@ -732,7 +734,7 @@ function renderCheckoutErrorSurface(
  *               warning. Never silently disappears.
  */
 export function showCheckoutSuccess(
-  options?: { waitForEntitlement?: boolean },
+  options?: { waitForEntitlement?: boolean; email?: string | null },
 ): void {
   const existing = document.getElementById('checkout-success-banner');
   if (existing) existing.remove();
@@ -761,7 +763,61 @@ export function showCheckoutSuccess(
     gap: '12px',
   });
 
-  setBannerText(banner, 'pending');
+  // Resolve email lazily. Clerk/auth-state is hydrated asynchronously
+  // in App bootstrap (src/App.ts) AFTER PanelLayoutManager mounts, so
+  // `getAuthState().user?.email` read synchronously at the call site
+  // is usually null on post-reload returns. Wrap the reference in a
+  // mutable container that later transitions can re-read, and
+  // subscribe to auth-state once to update the banner text when email
+  // hydrates.
+  let currentMaskedEmail = maskEmail(options?.email);
+  let unsubscribeAuth: (() => void) | null = null;
+  let emailPollInterval: ReturnType<typeof setInterval> | null = null;
+  let currentState: CheckoutSuccessBannerState = 'pending';
+
+  const applyEmail = (raw: string | null | undefined): boolean => {
+    const next = maskEmail(raw ?? null);
+    if (next && next !== currentMaskedEmail) {
+      currentMaskedEmail = next;
+      setBannerText(banner, currentState, currentMaskedEmail);
+      stopEmailWatchers();
+      return true;
+    }
+    return false;
+  };
+  const stopEmailWatchers = (): void => {
+    unsubscribeAuth?.();
+    unsubscribeAuth = null;
+    if (emailPollInterval) {
+      clearInterval(emailPollInterval);
+      emailPollInterval = null;
+    }
+  };
+
+  if (!currentMaskedEmail) {
+    // Two fallbacks needed. (1) subscribeAuthState should fire when Clerk
+    // hydrates — but auth-state.ts subscribes to clerkInstance at the
+    // moment subscribeAuthState is called; if showCheckoutSuccess runs
+    // BEFORE initClerk() resolves, clerkInstance is null and
+    // subscribeClerk returns a no-op unsubscribe. Nothing re-emits after
+    // Clerk hydrates. (2) Polling getCurrentClerkUser() directly every
+    // 500ms catches the late hydration regardless of auth-state's
+    // subscription timing. Both stop as soon as we get a valid email.
+    unsubscribeAuth = subscribeAuthState((state) => {
+      applyEmail(state.user?.email);
+    });
+    const POLL_MS = 500;
+    const POLL_BUDGET_MS = 15_000;
+    const pollStart = Date.now();
+    emailPollInterval = setInterval(() => {
+      if (Date.now() - pollStart > POLL_BUDGET_MS) {
+        if (emailPollInterval) { clearInterval(emailPollInterval); emailPollInterval = null; }
+        return;
+      }
+      applyEmail(getCurrentClerkUser()?.email);
+    }, POLL_MS);
+  }
+  setBannerText(banner, 'pending', currentMaskedEmail);
   document.body.appendChild(banner);
 
   requestAnimationFrame(() => {
@@ -770,25 +826,26 @@ export function showCheckoutSuccess(
   });
 
   if (!options?.waitForEntitlement) {
-    setTimeout(() => dismissBanner(banner), CLASSIC_AUTO_DISMISS_MS);
+    setTimeout(() => {
+      stopEmailWatchers();
+      dismissBanner(banner);
+    }, CLASSIC_AUTO_DISMISS_MS);
     return;
   }
 
   const initial = computeInitialBannerState(isEntitled());
   if (initial === 'active') {
-    // Already entitled at mount (e.g., returned to the page after the
-    // watcher-reload already flipped lock state, or Convex cache hit
-    // before any transition could fire). The 'active' branch previously
-    // sat forever with "Premium activated — reloading…" because:
-    //   - onEntitlementChange listener below only fires on transitions,
-    //     and we're already in steady pro state — no transition to
-    //     observe.
-    //   - No auto-dismiss / timeout existed for the fast-path.
-    // Treat this like a classic confirmation: show active text and
-    // auto-dismiss on the CLASSIC_AUTO_DISMISS_MS window so the user
-    // gets closure instead of a banner that hangs until a hard refresh.
-    setBannerText(banner, 'active');
-    setTimeout(() => dismissBanner(banner), CLASSIC_AUTO_DISMISS_MS);
+    // Already entitled at mount. Auto-dismiss via CLASSIC_AUTO_DISMISS_MS
+    // (merged from PR-4's fix for the fast-path hang). PR-11 adds the
+    // email-banner handling + email-watcher cleanup so the stop callback
+    // doesn't leak into the tab's lifetime when this fast-path fires
+    // with an email-backfill subscription still active.
+    currentState = 'active';
+    setBannerText(banner, 'active', currentMaskedEmail);
+    setTimeout(() => {
+      stopEmailWatchers();
+      dismissBanner(banner);
+    }, CLASSIC_AUTO_DISMISS_MS);
     return;
   }
 
@@ -797,7 +854,9 @@ export function showCheckoutSuccess(
     if (resolved) return;
     resolved = true;
     unsubscribe();
-    setBannerText(banner, 'timeout');
+    stopEmailWatchers();
+    currentState = 'timeout';
+    setBannerText(banner, 'timeout', currentMaskedEmail);
     Sentry.captureMessage('Checkout entitlement-activation timeout', {
       level: 'warning',
       tags: { component: 'dodo-checkout', action: 'entitlement-timeout' },
@@ -809,15 +868,23 @@ export function showCheckoutSuccess(
     if (!isEntitled()) return;
     resolved = true;
     clearTimeout(timeoutHandle);
-    setBannerText(banner, 'active');
     unsubscribe();
+    stopEmailWatchers();
+    currentState = 'active';
+    setBannerText(banner, 'active', currentMaskedEmail);
   });
 }
 
-function setBannerText(banner: HTMLElement, state: CheckoutSuccessBannerState): void {
+function setBannerText(
+  banner: HTMLElement,
+  state: CheckoutSuccessBannerState,
+  maskedEmail: string | null,
+): void {
   banner.setAttribute('data-entitlement-state', state);
   if (state === 'pending') {
-    banner.textContent = 'Payment received! Unlocking your premium features…';
+    banner.textContent = maskedEmail
+      ? `Payment received! Receipt sent to ${maskedEmail}. Unlocking your premium features…`
+      : 'Payment received! Unlocking your premium features…';
     return;
   }
   if (state === 'active') {
diff --git a/tests/email-masking.test.mts b/tests/email-masking.test.mts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..492ebd297
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/email-masking.test.mts
@@ -0,0 +1,83 @@
+/**
+ * Locks the masking shape for the post-checkout success banner.
+ * The banner is shown at the top of the viewport during the webhook-
+ * propagation window, so the address can end up in screenshots,
+ * screen-shares, or phone photos. Masking is what prevents "PII
+ * casually leaking to an arbitrary observer."
+ */
+
+import { describe, it } from 'node:test';
+import assert from 'node:assert/strict';
+
+import { maskEmail } from '../src/services/checkout-banner-state.ts';
+
+describe('maskEmail', () => {
+  it('masks a typical address as first-char + *** + @domain', () => {
+    assert.equal(maskEmail('elie@anghami.com'), 'e***@anghami.com');
+  });
+
+  it('handles a single-letter local part safely', () => {
+    assert.equal(maskEmail('a@example.com'), 'a***@example.com');
+  });
+
+  it('preserves plus-addressing in the domain half (nothing leaks local detail)', () => {
+    // Plus-addressing lives in the local part which is masked entirely,
+    // so the `+tag` token is dropped — that's the desired privacy.
+    assert.equal(maskEmail('user+promos@example.com'), 'u***@example.com');
+  });
+
+  it('preserves dots in the local part by masking everything after the first char', () => {
+    assert.equal(maskEmail('first.last@example.com'), 'f***@example.com');
+  });
+
+  it('preserves a long domain unchanged', () => {
+    assert.equal(maskEmail('u@mail.subdomain.example.co.uk'), 'u***@mail.subdomain.example.co.uk');
+  });
+
+  it('trims surrounding whitespace before masking', () => {
+    assert.equal(maskEmail('  elie@anghami.com  '), 'e***@anghami.com');
+  });
+
+  it('handles IDN-style domains by pass-through', () => {
+    assert.equal(maskEmail('u@bücher.example'), 'u***@bücher.example');
+  });
+
+  it('returns null for undefined input', () => {
+    assert.equal(maskEmail(undefined), null);
+  });
+
+  it('returns null for null input', () => {
+    assert.equal(maskEmail(null), null);
+  });
+
+  it('returns null for empty string', () => {
+    assert.equal(maskEmail(''), null);
+  });
+
+  it('returns null when @ is missing', () => {
+    assert.equal(maskEmail('not-an-email'), null);
+  });
+
+  it('returns null when local part is empty (leading @)', () => {
+    assert.equal(maskEmail('@example.com'), null);
+  });
+
+  it('returns null when domain part is empty (trailing @)', () => {
+    assert.equal(maskEmail('user@'), null);
+  });
+
+  it('returns null for non-string input', () => {
+    // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any
+    assert.equal(maskEmail(1234 as any), null);
+  });
+
+  it('never returns a string containing the original local part beyond the first char', () => {
+    const sensitive = 'bob.secret.identity@example.com';
+    const masked = maskEmail(sensitive);
+    assert.ok(masked !== null);
+    // The masked form should NOT contain "bob.secret" or "secret.identity".
+    assert.ok(!masked.includes('bob.secret'));
+    assert.ok(!masked.includes('secret'));
+    assert.ok(!masked.includes('identity'));
+  });
+});