diff --git a/internal/app/app.go b/internal/app/app.go
index 22fca04..3215ada 100644
--- a/internal/app/app.go
+++ b/internal/app/app.go
@@ -58,7 +58,14 @@ func New(cfg *config.Config) (*App, error) {
 	accountDeletionRequestRepo := repository.NewAccountDeletionRequestRepository(database)
 
 	// Services
-	userService := service.NewUserService(database, userRepository, accountDeletionRequestRepo)
+	emailService := service.NewEmailService(
+		emailClient,
+		cfg.MailerEmailFrom,
+		cfg.AppURL,
+		cfg.AppName,
+		cfg.IsProduction(),
+	)
+	userService := service.NewUserService(database, userRepository, accountDeletionRequestRepo, emailService)
 	accountDeletionWorker := worker.NewAccountDeletionWorker(userService, 30*time.Second)
 	auditLogService := service.NewSpaceAuditLogService(auditLogRepository)
 	txAuditLogService := service.NewTransactionAuditLogService(txAuditLogRepository)
@@ -73,13 +80,6 @@ func New(cfg *config.Config) (*App, error) {
 	transactionService.SetAuditLogger(txAuditLogService)
 	transactionService.SetAllocationService(allocationService)
 	accountActivityService := service.NewAccountActivityService(auditLogService, txAuditLogService)
-	emailService := service.NewEmailService(
-		emailClient,
-		cfg.MailerEmailFrom,
-		cfg.AppURL,
-		cfg.AppName,
-		cfg.IsProduction(),
-	)
 	authService := service.NewAuthService(
 		emailService,
 		userRepository,
diff --git a/internal/handler/settings.go b/internal/handler/settings.go
index 05c0f43..d0b875b 100644
--- a/internal/handler/settings.go
+++ b/internal/handler/settings.go
@@ -77,13 +77,36 @@ func (h *settingsHandler) DeleteAccount(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request)
 	http.Redirect(w, r, "/account-pending-deletion", http.StatusSeeOther)
 }
 
+func (h *settingsHandler) AccountDeletionStatusPage(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+	requestID := r.PathValue("requestID")
+	if requestID == "" {
+		ui.Render(w, r, pages.NotFound())
+		return
+	}
+
+	req, err := h.userService.GetDeletionRequest(requestID)
+	if err != nil {
+		slog.Info("account deletion status lookup failed",
+			"request_id", requestID,
+			"error", err,
+		)
+		ui.Render(w, r, pages.NotFound())
+		return
+	}
+	ui.Render(w, r, pages.AccountDeletionStatus(req))
+}
+
 func (h *settingsHandler) AccountPendingDeletionPage(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	user := ctxkeys.User(r.Context())
 	if user == nil || !user.IsPendingDeletion() {
 		http.Redirect(w, r, "/", http.StatusSeeOther)
 		return
 	}
-	ui.Render(w, r, pages.AccountPendingDeletion(*user.PendingDeletionAt))
+	trackingID := ""
+	if req, err := h.userService.LatestDeletionRequestForUser(user.ID); err == nil {
+		trackingID = req.ID
+	}
+	ui.Render(w, r, pages.AccountPendingDeletion(*user.PendingDeletionAt, trackingID))
 }
 
 func (h *settingsHandler) SetPassword(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
diff --git a/internal/handler/settings_test.go b/internal/handler/settings_test.go
index 667bc95..af0457a 100644
--- a/internal/handler/settings_test.go
+++ b/internal/handler/settings_test.go
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ func newTestSettingsHandler(dbi testutil.DBInfo) (*settingsHandler, *service.Aut
 	accountSvc := service.NewAccountService(accountRepo)
 	emailSvc := service.NewEmailService(nil, "test@example.com", "http://localhost:9999", "Budgit Test", false)
 	authSvc := service.NewAuthService(emailSvc, userRepo, tokenRepo, spaceSvc, accountSvc, cfg.JWTSecret, cfg.JWTExpiry, cfg.TokenMagicLinkExpiry, false, false)
-	userSvc := service.NewUserService(dbi.DB, userRepo, repository.NewAccountDeletionRequestRepository(dbi.DB))
+	userSvc := service.NewUserService(dbi.DB, userRepo, repository.NewAccountDeletionRequestRepository(dbi.DB), nil)
 	return NewSettingsHandler(authSvc, userSvc), authSvc
 }
 
diff --git a/internal/middleware/pending_deletion.go b/internal/middleware/pending_deletion.go
index 248c8e0..709e382 100644
--- a/internal/middleware/pending_deletion.go
+++ b/internal/middleware/pending_deletion.go
@@ -33,8 +33,10 @@ func BlockPendingDeletion(next http.Handler) http.HandlerFunc {
 			return
 		}
 
-		// Always permit static assets so the pending page can render.
-		if strings.HasPrefix(r.URL.Path, "/assets/") {
+		// Always permit static assets so the pending page can render, and
+		// the dynamic deletion-status URL the user got in their email.
+		if strings.HasPrefix(r.URL.Path, "/assets/") ||
+			strings.HasPrefix(r.URL.Path, "/account-deletion-status/") {
 			next.ServeHTTP(w, r)
 			return
 		}
@@ -48,10 +50,10 @@ func BlockPendingDeletion(next http.Handler) http.HandlerFunc {
 		// Safe methods are redirected to the pending-deletion landing page.
 		if r.Method != http.MethodGet && r.Method != http.MethodHead {
 			w.WriteHeader(http.StatusForbidden)
-			ui.Render(w, r, pages.AccountPendingDeletion(*user.PendingDeletionAt))
+			ui.Render(w, r, pages.AccountPendingDeletion(*user.PendingDeletionAt, ""))
 			return
 		}
 
-		ui.Render(w, r, pages.AccountPendingDeletion(*user.PendingDeletionAt))
+		ui.Render(w, r, pages.AccountPendingDeletion(*user.PendingDeletionAt, ""))
 	}
 }
diff --git a/internal/repository/account_deletion_request.go b/internal/repository/account_deletion_request.go
index 4ce8d7f..32e7278 100644
--- a/internal/repository/account_deletion_request.go
+++ b/internal/repository/account_deletion_request.go
@@ -13,7 +13,9 @@ var ErrAccountDeletionRequestNotFound = errors.New("account deletion request not
 
 type AccountDeletionRequestRepository interface {
 	CreateTx(tx *sqlx.Tx, req *model.AccountDeletionRequest) error
+	ByID(id string) (*model.AccountDeletionRequest, error)
 	HasPendingForUser(userID string) (bool, error)
+	LatestForUser(userID string) (*model.AccountDeletionRequest, error)
 
 	// ClaimNextPending atomically transitions the oldest pending request to
 	// "processing" and returns it. Returns ErrAccountDeletionRequestNotFound
@@ -56,6 +58,36 @@ func (r *accountDeletionRequestRepository) CreateTx(tx *sqlx.Tx, req *model.Acco
 	return err
 }
 
+func (r *accountDeletionRequestRepository) ByID(id string) (*model.AccountDeletionRequest, error) {
+	var req model.AccountDeletionRequest
+	err := r.db.Get(&req, `SELECT * FROM account_deletion_requests WHERE id = $1;`, id)
+	if errors.Is(err, sql.ErrNoRows) {
+		return nil, ErrAccountDeletionRequestNotFound
+	}
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return &req, nil
+}
+
+func (r *accountDeletionRequestRepository) LatestForUser(userID string) (*model.AccountDeletionRequest, error) {
+	var req model.AccountDeletionRequest
+	err := r.db.Get(&req,
+		`SELECT * FROM account_deletion_requests
+		 WHERE user_id = $1
+		 ORDER BY requested_at DESC
+		 LIMIT 1;`,
+		userID,
+	)
+	if errors.Is(err, sql.ErrNoRows) {
+		return nil, ErrAccountDeletionRequestNotFound
+	}
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return &req, nil
+}
+
 func (r *accountDeletionRequestRepository) HasPendingForUser(userID string) (bool, error) {
 	var n int
 	err := r.db.Get(&n,
diff --git a/internal/routes/routes.go b/internal/routes/routes.go
index d08c19d..bbb4879 100644
--- a/internal/routes/routes.go
+++ b/internal/routes/routes.go
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ func SetupRoutes(a *app.App) http.Handler {
 	r.Get("/privacy", homeH.PrivacyPage).Name("page.public.privacy")
 	r.Get("/terms", homeH.TermsPage).Name("page.public.terms")
 	r.Get("/join/{token}", authH.JoinSpace).Name("page.public.join-space")
+	r.Get("/account-deletion-status/{requestID}", settingsH.AccountDeletionStatusPage).Name("page.public.account-deletion-status")
 	r.Post("/join/{token}/accept", authH.AcceptInvite).Name("action.public.join-space.accept")
 
 	// Permanent redirects
diff --git a/internal/routes/routes_test.go b/internal/routes/routes_test.go
index b277227..0306de1 100644
--- a/internal/routes/routes_test.go
+++ b/internal/routes/routes_test.go
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ func newTestApp(dbi testutil.DBInfo) *app.App {
 	accountSvc := service.NewAccountService(accountRepo)
 	emailSvc := service.NewEmailService(nil, "test@example.com", "http://localhost:9999", "Budgit Test", false)
 	authSvc := service.NewAuthService(emailSvc, userRepo, tokenRepo, spaceSvc, accountSvc, cfg.JWTSecret, cfg.JWTExpiry, cfg.TokenMagicLinkExpiry, false, false)
-	userSvc := service.NewUserService(dbi.DB, userRepo, repository.NewAccountDeletionRequestRepository(dbi.DB))
+	userSvc := service.NewUserService(dbi.DB, userRepo, repository.NewAccountDeletionRequestRepository(dbi.DB), nil)
 	inviteSvc := service.NewInviteService(inviteRepo, spaceRepo, userRepo, emailSvc, nil)
 
 	return &app.App{
diff --git a/internal/service/email.go b/internal/service/email.go
index a482f69..5eade11 100644
--- a/internal/service/email.go
+++ b/internal/service/email.go
@@ -224,6 +224,56 @@ func (s *EmailService) SendInvitationEmail(email, spaceName, inviterName, token
 	return err
 }
 
+func (s *EmailService) SendAccountDeletionRequestedEmail(email, name, requestID string) error {
+	trackURL := fmt.Sprintf("%s/account-deletion-status/%s", s.appURL, requestID)
+	subject, body := accountDeletionRequestedEmailTemplate(name, trackURL, s.appName)
+
+	if !s.isProd {
+		slog.Info("email sent (dev mode)", "type", "account_deletion_requested", "to", email, "subject", subject, "url", trackURL)
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	if s.client == nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("email service not configured")
+	}
+
+	params := &EmailParams{
+		From:    s.fromEmail,
+		To:      []string{email},
+		Subject: subject,
+		Text:    body,
+	}
+
+	_, err := s.client.SendWithContext(context.Background(), params)
+	if err == nil {
+		slog.Info("email sent", "type", "account_deletion_requested", "to", email)
+	}
+	return err
+}
+
+func accountDeletionRequestedEmailTemplate(name, trackURL, appName string) (string, string) {
+	greeting := "Hi,"
+	if name != "" {
+		greeting = fmt.Sprintf("Hi %s,", name)
+	}
+	subject := fmt.Sprintf("Your %s account deletion request was received", appName)
+	body := fmt.Sprintf(`%s
+
+We received your request to permanently delete your %s account. The deletion is now in progress and typically finishes within a few minutes.
+
+You can track the status of your request here:
+%s
+
+This link is the only way to check on the request — keep it somewhere safe if you want to confirm completion later. Once the deletion finishes, your data is gone for good and cannot be recovered.
+
+If you did NOT request this, contact our support team immediately. We may still be able to halt the deletion before it completes.
+
+Best,
+The %s Team`, greeting, appName, trackURL, appName)
+
+	return subject, body
+}
+
 func magicLinkEmailTemplate(magicURL, appName string) (string, string) {
 	subject := fmt.Sprintf("Sign in to %s", appName)
 	body := fmt.Sprintf(`Click this link to sign in to your account:
diff --git a/internal/service/user.go b/internal/service/user.go
index fa478be..94b2bf8 100644
--- a/internal/service/user.go
+++ b/internal/service/user.go
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ type UserService struct {
 	db                  *sqlx.DB
 	userRepository      repository.UserRepository
 	deletionRequestRepo repository.AccountDeletionRequestRepository
+	emailService        *EmailService
 	// triggerDeletion is set by the worker so that handlers can wake the
 	// worker up immediately after enqueueing a new request, instead of
 	// waiting for the next periodic tick.
@@ -36,14 +37,29 @@ func NewUserService(
 	db *sqlx.DB,
 	userRepository repository.UserRepository,
 	deletionRequestRepo repository.AccountDeletionRequestRepository,
+	emailService *EmailService,
 ) *UserService {
 	return &UserService{
 		db:                  db,
 		userRepository:      userRepository,
 		deletionRequestRepo: deletionRequestRepo,
+		emailService:        emailService,
 	}
 }
 
+// GetDeletionRequest fetches a deletion request by ID. Returns
+// repository.ErrAccountDeletionRequestNotFound when the ID is unknown.
+func (s *UserService) GetDeletionRequest(id string) (*model.AccountDeletionRequest, error) {
+	return s.deletionRequestRepo.ByID(id)
+}
+
+// LatestDeletionRequestForUser returns the most recent deletion request for
+// the given user, or repository.ErrAccountDeletionRequestNotFound if there
+// is none.
+func (s *UserService) LatestDeletionRequestForUser(userID string) (*model.AccountDeletionRequest, error) {
+	return s.deletionRequestRepo.LatestForUser(userID)
+}
+
 func (s *UserService) SetDeletionTrigger(ch chan<- struct{}) {
 	s.triggerDeletion = ch
 }
@@ -114,6 +130,18 @@ func (s *UserService) RequestAccountDeletion(input RequestAccountDeletionInput)
 		return err
 	}
 
+	// Confirmation email — best-effort. The deletion proceeds regardless so
+	// a transient mail outage doesn't trap the user with a flagged account.
+	if s.emailService != nil {
+		name := ""
+		if user.Name != nil {
+			name = *user.Name
+		}
+		if err := s.emailService.SendAccountDeletionRequestedEmail(user.Email, name, req.ID); err != nil {
+			slog.Error("failed to send account deletion confirmation email", "error", err, "user_id", user.ID, "request_id", req.ID)
+		}
+	}
+
 	// Wake the worker so it picks up immediately rather than waiting for the
 	// next tick. Non-blocking so a busy/unbuffered channel never stalls the
 	// HTTP request.
diff --git a/internal/service/user_test.go b/internal/service/user_test.go
index aa9ef79..543f3e3 100644
--- a/internal/service/user_test.go
+++ b/internal/service/user_test.go
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import (
 func TestUserService_ByID(t *testing.T) {
 	testutil.ForEachDB(t, func(t *testing.T, dbi testutil.DBInfo) {
 		userRepo := repository.NewUserRepository(dbi.DB)
-		svc := NewUserService(dbi.DB, userRepo, repository.NewAccountDeletionRequestRepository(dbi.DB))
+		svc := NewUserService(dbi.DB, userRepo, repository.NewAccountDeletionRequestRepository(dbi.DB), nil)
 
 		user := testutil.CreateTestUser(t, dbi.DB, "test@example.com", nil)
 
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ func TestUserService_ByID(t *testing.T) {
 func TestUserService_ByID_NotFound(t *testing.T) {
 	testutil.ForEachDB(t, func(t *testing.T, dbi testutil.DBInfo) {
 		userRepo := repository.NewUserRepository(dbi.DB)
-		svc := NewUserService(dbi.DB, userRepo, repository.NewAccountDeletionRequestRepository(dbi.DB))
+		svc := NewUserService(dbi.DB, userRepo, repository.NewAccountDeletionRequestRepository(dbi.DB), nil)
 
 		_, err := svc.ByID("nonexistent-id")
 		assert.Error(t, err)
diff --git a/internal/ui/pages/account_deletion_status.templ b/internal/ui/pages/account_deletion_status.templ
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cf5692d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/ui/pages/account_deletion_status.templ
@@ -0,0 +1,121 @@
+package pages
+
+import (
+	"strconv"
+
+	"git.juancwu.dev/juancwu/budgit/internal/ctxkeys"
+	"git.juancwu.dev/juancwu/budgit/internal/model"
+	"git.juancwu.dev/juancwu/budgit/internal/ui/components/button"
+	"git.juancwu.dev/juancwu/budgit/internal/ui/components/card"
+	"git.juancwu.dev/juancwu/budgit/internal/ui/components/icon"
+	"git.juancwu.dev/juancwu/budgit/internal/ui/layouts"
+)
+
+func deletionBadgeClass(status string) string {
+	switch status {
+	case model.AccountDeletionStatusCompleted:
+		return "bg-primary text-primary-foreground"
+	case model.AccountDeletionStatusFailed:
+		return "bg-destructive text-destructive-foreground"
+	case model.AccountDeletionStatusProcessing:
+		return "bg-secondary text-secondary-foreground"
+	default:
+		return "border border-input"
+	}
+}
+
+func deletionBadgeText(status string) string {
+	switch status {
+	case model.AccountDeletionStatusCompleted:
+		return "Completed"
+	case model.AccountDeletionStatusFailed:
+		return "Failed"
+	case model.AccountDeletionStatusProcessing:
+		return "Processing"
+	default:
+		return "Pending"
+	}
+}
+
+func deletionBlurb(status string) string {
+	switch status {
+	case model.AccountDeletionStatusCompleted:
+		return "Your data has been permanently deleted. This record is the only thing that remains."
+	case model.AccountDeletionStatusFailed:
+		return "We hit a problem we couldn't recover from automatically. Your data is still in place — please reach out to support so we can finish the deletion manually."
+	case model.AccountDeletionStatusProcessing:
+		return "Your data is being deleted right now. This usually finishes within a few seconds."
+	default:
+		return "Your request is in the queue. The background worker picks it up within 30 seconds."
+	}
+}
+
+templ AccountDeletionStatus(req *model.AccountDeletionRequest) {
+	{{ cfg := ctxkeys.Config(ctx) }}
+	@layouts.Auth(layouts.SEOProps{
+		Title:       "Account Deletion Status",
+		Description: "Track the status of an account deletion request",
+		Path:        "/account-deletion-status",
+	}) {
+		<div class="container max-w-xl px-4 py-16 mx-auto">
+			@card.Card() {
+				@card.Header() {
+					@card.Title(card.TitleProps{Class: "flex items-center gap-2"}) {
+						@icon.Trash2()
+						<span>Account Deletion Status</span>
+					}
+					@card.Description() {
+						Request for { req.Email }
+					}
+				}
+				@card.Content() {
+					<dl class="space-y-3 text-sm">
+						<div class="flex items-center justify-between">
+							<dt class="text-muted-foreground">Status</dt>
+							<dd>
+								<span class={ "inline-flex items-center rounded-md px-2 py-0.5 text-xs font-medium", deletionBadgeClass(req.Status) }>
+									{ deletionBadgeText(req.Status) }
+								</span>
+							</dd>
+						</div>
+						<div class="flex items-center justify-between">
+							<dt class="text-muted-foreground">Requested</dt>
+							<dd>{ req.RequestedAt.Format("January 2, 2006 at 3:04 PM MST") }</dd>
+						</div>
+						if req.CompletedAt != nil {
+							<div class="flex items-center justify-between">
+								<dt class="text-muted-foreground">Completed</dt>
+								<dd>{ req.CompletedAt.Format("January 2, 2006 at 3:04 PM MST") }</dd>
+							</div>
+						}
+						if req.Attempts > 0 {
+							<div class="flex items-center justify-between">
+								<dt class="text-muted-foreground">Attempts</dt>
+								<dd>{ strconv.Itoa(req.Attempts) }</dd>
+							</div>
+						}
+						if req.SpacesDeleted != nil {
+							<div class="flex items-center justify-between">
+								<dt class="text-muted-foreground">Spaces deleted</dt>
+								<dd>{ strconv.Itoa(*req.SpacesDeleted) }</dd>
+							</div>
+						}
+					</dl>
+					<p class="mt-6 text-sm text-muted-foreground">{ deletionBlurb(req.Status) }</p>
+					if req.LastError != nil {
+						<p class="mt-4 text-sm text-destructive">Last error: { *req.LastError }</p>
+						<p class="mt-2 text-sm text-muted-foreground">Please contact support at <a href={ templ.URL("mailto:" + cfg.SupportEmail) } class="text-primary hover:underline">{ cfg.SupportEmail }</a></p>
+					}
+				}
+				@card.Footer(card.FooterProps{Class: "justify-between"}) {
+					@button.Button(button.Props{Href: "/", Variant: button.VariantGhost}) {
+						Back to home
+					}
+					@button.Button(button.Props{Href: "/account-deletion-status/" + req.ID, Variant: button.VariantOutline}) {
+						Refresh
+					}
+				}
+			}
+		</div>
+	}
+}
diff --git a/internal/ui/pages/account_pending_deletion.templ b/internal/ui/pages/account_pending_deletion.templ
index b681ac6..6ae91b5 100644
--- a/internal/ui/pages/account_pending_deletion.templ
+++ b/internal/ui/pages/account_pending_deletion.templ
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import (
 	"git.juancwu.dev/juancwu/budgit/internal/ui/layouts"
 )
 
-templ AccountPendingDeletion(requestedAt time.Time) {
+templ AccountPendingDeletion(requestedAt time.Time, trackingID string) {
 	@layouts.Auth(layouts.SEOProps{
 		Title:       "Account Pending Deletion",
 		Description: "Your account is being deleted",
@@ -34,8 +34,26 @@ templ AccountPendingDeletion(requestedAt time.Time) {
 					<p class="text-sm text-muted-foreground mt-4">
 						If you believe this was a mistake, please contact support immediately — we may be able to halt the deletion before it completes.
 					</p>
+					if trackingID != "" {
+						<p class="text-sm text-muted-foreground mt-4">
+							We also emailed you a confirmation. You can check the status of your deletion any time at
+							<a class="text-primary hover:underline break-all" href={ templ.SafeURL("/account-deletion-status/" + trackingID) }>
+								/account-deletion-status/{ trackingID }
+							</a>.
+						</p>
+					}
 				}
-				@card.Footer(card.FooterProps{Class: "justify-end"}) {
+				@card.Footer(card.FooterProps{Class: "justify-between"}) {
+					if trackingID != "" {
+						@button.Button(button.Props{
+							Href:    "/account-deletion-status/" + trackingID,
+							Variant: button.VariantGhost,
+						}) {
+							Track status
+						}
+					} else {
+						<span></span>
+					}
 					<form action="/auth/logout" method="POST">
 						@csrf.Token()
 						@button.Button(button.Props{