diff --git a/TwoFactorAuth/Model/EmailUserNotifier.php b/TwoFactorAuth/Model/EmailUserNotifier.php
index c53ef6a7..aa6c0484 100644
--- a/TwoFactorAuth/Model/EmailUserNotifier.php
+++ b/TwoFactorAuth/Model/EmailUserNotifier.php
@@ -8,7 +8,10 @@
 
 namespace Magento\TwoFactorAuth\Model;
 
+use Magento\Framework\App\Area;
 use Magento\Framework\App\Config\ScopeConfigInterface;
+use Magento\Store\Model\App\Emulation;
+use Magento\Store\Model\Store;
 use Magento\Store\Model\StoreManagerInterface;
 use Magento\TwoFactorAuth\Model\Config\UserNotifier as UserNotifierConfig;
 use Magento\User\Model\User;
@@ -47,25 +50,34 @@ class EmailUserNotifier implements UserNotifierInterface
      */
     private $userNotifierConfig;
 
+    /**
+     * @var Emulation
+     */
+    private $appEmulation;
+
     /**
      * @param ScopeConfigInterface $scopeConfig
      * @param TransportBuilder $transportBuilder
      * @param StoreManagerInterface $storeManager
      * @param LoggerInterface $logger
      * @param UserNotifierConfig $userNotifierConfig
+     * @param Emulation|null $appEmulation
      */
     public function __construct(
         ScopeConfigInterface $scopeConfig,
         TransportBuilder $transportBuilder,
         StoreManagerInterface $storeManager,
         LoggerInterface $logger,
-        UserNotifierConfig $userNotifierConfig
+        UserNotifierConfig $userNotifierConfig,
+        ?Emulation $appEmulation = null
     ) {
         $this->scopeConfig = $scopeConfig;
         $this->transportBuilder = $transportBuilder;
         $this->storeManager = $storeManager;
         $this->logger = $logger;
         $this->userNotifierConfig = $userNotifierConfig;
+        $this->appEmulation = $appEmulation
+            ?? \Magento\Framework\App\ObjectManager::getInstance()->get(Emulation::class);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -103,7 +115,16 @@ private function sendConfigRequired(
                 )
                 ->addTo($user->getEmail(), $user->getFirstName() . ' ' . $user->getLastName())
                 ->getTransport();
-            $transport->sendMessage();
+            // The send-suppression check in TransportInterfacePlugin reads system/smtp/disable from
+            // whatever store the environment currently resolves to, not from the store this email was
+            // rendered for above. Emulate the default/admin store so it checks the same global scope
+            // that this notification is actually governed by, rather than an unrelated frontend store.
+            $this->appEmulation->startEnvironmentEmulation(Store::DEFAULT_STORE_ID, Area::AREA_ADMINHTML);
+            try {
+                $transport->sendMessage();
+            } finally {
+                $this->appEmulation->stopEnvironmentEmulation();
+            }
         } catch (\Throwable $exception) {
             $this->logger->critical($exception);
             throw new NotificationException('Failed to send 2FA E-mail to a user', 0, $exception);
diff --git a/TwoFactorAuth/Test/Unit/Model/EmailUserNotifierTest.php b/TwoFactorAuth/Test/Unit/Model/EmailUserNotifierTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3a950de5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/TwoFactorAuth/Test/Unit/Model/EmailUserNotifierTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,155 @@
+<?php
+/**
+ * Copyright 2026 Adobe
+ * All Rights Reserved.
+ */
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace Magento\TwoFactorAuth\Test\Unit\Model;
+
+use Magento\Framework\App\Area;
+use Magento\Framework\App\Config\ScopeConfigInterface;
+use Magento\Framework\Mail\Template\TransportBuilder;
+use Magento\Framework\Mail\TransportInterface;
+use Magento\Store\Model\App\Emulation;
+use Magento\Store\Model\Store;
+use Magento\Store\Model\StoreManagerInterface;
+use Magento\TwoFactorAuth\Model\Config\UserNotifier as UserNotifierConfig;
+use Magento\TwoFactorAuth\Model\EmailUserNotifier;
+use Magento\User\Model\User;
+use PHPUnit\Framework\MockObject\MockObject;
+use PHPUnit\Framework\TestCase;
+use Psr\Log\LoggerInterface;
+
+/**
+ * @SuppressWarnings(PHPMD.CouplingBetweenObjects)
+ */
+class EmailUserNotifierTest extends TestCase
+{
+    /**
+     * @var ScopeConfigInterface|MockObject
+     */
+    private $scopeConfigMock;
+
+    /**
+     * @var TransportBuilder|MockObject
+     */
+    private $transportBuilderMock;
+
+    /**
+     * @var StoreManagerInterface|MockObject
+     */
+    private $storeManagerMock;
+
+    /**
+     * @var UserNotifierConfig|MockObject
+     */
+    private $userNotifierConfigMock;
+
+    /**
+     * @var Emulation|MockObject
+     */
+    private $appEmulationMock;
+
+    /**
+     * @var TransportInterface|MockObject
+     */
+    private $transportMock;
+
+    /**
+     * @var EmailUserNotifier
+     */
+    private $notifier;
+
+    /**
+     * @inheritdoc
+     */
+    protected function setUp(): void
+    {
+        $this->scopeConfigMock = $this->createMock(ScopeConfigInterface::class);
+        $this->transportBuilderMock = $this->createMock(TransportBuilder::class);
+        $this->storeManagerMock = $this->createMock(StoreManagerInterface::class);
+        $this->userNotifierConfigMock = $this->createMock(UserNotifierConfig::class);
+        $this->appEmulationMock = $this->createMock(Emulation::class);
+        $this->transportMock = $this->createMock(TransportInterface::class);
+
+        $this->transportBuilderMock->method('setTemplateIdentifier')->willReturnSelf();
+        $this->transportBuilderMock->method('setTemplateOptions')->willReturnSelf();
+        $this->transportBuilderMock->method('setTemplateVars')->willReturnSelf();
+        $this->transportBuilderMock->method('setFromByScope')->willReturnSelf();
+        $this->transportBuilderMock->method('addTo')->willReturnSelf();
+        $this->transportBuilderMock->method('getTransport')->willReturn($this->transportMock);
+
+        $storeMock = $this->createMock(Store::class);
+        $storeMock->method('getFrontendName')->willReturn('Main Website Store');
+        $this->storeManagerMock->method('getStore')->willReturn($storeMock);
+
+        $this->notifier = new EmailUserNotifier(
+            $this->scopeConfigMock,
+            $this->transportBuilderMock,
+            $this->storeManagerMock,
+            $this->createMock(LoggerInterface::class),
+            $this->userNotifierConfigMock,
+            $this->appEmulationMock
+        );
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * The email is built for store 0/adminhtml, but the send-suppression plugin reads
+     * system/smtp/disable from whatever store the environment currently resolves to. The send call
+     * must happen inside default-store/adminhtml emulation so that check is scoped correctly too.
+     */
+    public function testSendMessageIsEmulatedAsDefaultStoreAdminhtml(): void
+    {
+        $callOrder = [];
+        $this->appEmulationMock->expects($this->once())
+            ->method('startEnvironmentEmulation')
+            ->with(Store::DEFAULT_STORE_ID, Area::AREA_ADMINHTML)
+            ->willReturnCallback(function () use (&$callOrder) {
+                $callOrder[] = 'start';
+            });
+        $this->transportMock->expects($this->once())
+            ->method('sendMessage')
+            ->willReturnCallback(function () use (&$callOrder) {
+                $callOrder[] = 'send';
+            });
+        $this->appEmulationMock->expects($this->once())
+            ->method('stopEnvironmentEmulation')
+            ->willReturnCallback(function () use (&$callOrder) {
+                $callOrder[] = 'stop';
+            });
+
+        $user = $this->createMock(User::class);
+        $user->method('getEmail')->willReturn('admin@example.com');
+        $user->method('getFirstName')->willReturn('Jane');
+        $user->method('getLastName')->willReturn('Doe');
+
+        $this->userNotifierConfigMock->method('getPersonalRequestConfigUrl')->willReturn('http://example.com/token');
+
+        $this->notifier->sendUserConfigRequestMessage($user, 'token');
+
+        self::assertSame(['start', 'send', 'stop'], $callOrder);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Emulation must be torn down even if sending itself throws, otherwise the admin store context
+     * leaks into the rest of the request.
+     */
+    public function testEmulationIsStoppedEvenWhenSendMessageThrows(): void
+    {
+        $this->appEmulationMock->expects($this->once())->method('startEnvironmentEmulation');
+        $this->transportMock->method('sendMessage')->willThrowException(new \RuntimeException('SMTP down'));
+        $this->appEmulationMock->expects($this->once())->method('stopEnvironmentEmulation');
+
+        $user = $this->createMock(User::class);
+        $user->method('getEmail')->willReturn('admin@example.com');
+        $user->method('getFirstName')->willReturn('Jane');
+        $user->method('getLastName')->willReturn('Doe');
+
+        $this->userNotifierConfigMock->method('getAppRequestConfigUrl')->willReturn('http://example.com/token');
+
+        $this->expectException(\Magento\TwoFactorAuth\Model\Exception\NotificationException::class);
+        $this->notifier->sendAppConfigRequestMessage($user, 'token');
+    }
+}