diff --git a/src/components/upload/UppyPhotoSubmissionUpload.tsx b/src/components/upload/UppyPhotoSubmissionUpload.tsx
index 8e9ab74b..c3bec629 100644
--- a/src/components/upload/UppyPhotoSubmissionUpload.tsx
+++ b/src/components/upload/UppyPhotoSubmissionUpload.tsx
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import { logger } from "@/lib/logger";
 import { breadcrumb } from "@/lib/errorBreadcrumbs";
 import { checkSubmissionRateLimit, recordSubmissionAttempt } from "@/lib/submissionRateLimiter";
 import { sanitizeErrorMessage } from "@/lib/errorSanitizer";
+import { reportBanEvasionAttempt } from "@/lib/pipelineAlerts";
 
 /**
  * Photo upload pipeline configuration
@@ -140,6 +141,10 @@ export function UppyPhotoSubmissionUpload({
       );
 
       if (profile?.banned) {
+        // Report ban evasion attempt
+        reportBanEvasionAttempt(user.id, 'photo_upload').catch(() => {
+          // Non-blocking - don't fail if alert fails
+        });
         throw new Error('Account suspended. Contact support for assistance.');
       }