diff --git a/src/components/settings/AccountProfileTab.tsx b/src/components/settings/AccountProfileTab.tsx
index e68fb984..47246372 100644
--- a/src/components/settings/AccountProfileTab.tsx
+++ b/src/components/settings/AccountProfileTab.tsx
@@ -14,12 +14,13 @@ import { AlertDialog, AlertDialogAction, AlertDialogCancel, AlertDialogContent,
 import { useToast } from '@/hooks/use-toast';
 import { useAuth } from '@/hooks/useAuth';
 import { supabase } from '@/integrations/supabase/client';
-import { User, Upload, Trash2, Mail, AlertCircle } from 'lucide-react';
+import { User, Upload, Trash2, Mail, AlertCircle, X } from 'lucide-react';
 import { PhotoUpload } from '@/components/upload/PhotoUpload';
 import { notificationService } from '@/lib/notificationService';
 import { EmailChangeDialog } from './EmailChangeDialog';
 import { Badge } from '@/components/ui/badge';
 import { Alert, AlertDescription, AlertTitle } from '@/components/ui/alert';
+import { toast as sonnerToast } from 'sonner';
 
 const profileSchema = z.object({
   username: z.string().min(3).max(30).regex(/^[a-zA-Z0-9_-]+$/),
@@ -39,6 +40,8 @@ export function AccountProfileTab() {
   const [avatarLoading, setAvatarLoading] = useState(false);
   const [showDeleteDialog, setShowDeleteDialog] = useState(false);
   const [showEmailDialog, setShowEmailDialog] = useState(false);
+  const [showCancelEmailDialog, setShowCancelEmailDialog] = useState(false);
+  const [cancellingEmail, setCancellingEmail] = useState(false);
   const [avatarUrl, setAvatarUrl] = useState<string>(profile?.avatar_url || '');
   const [avatarImageId, setAvatarImageId] = useState<string>(profile?.avatar_image_id || '');
 
@@ -140,6 +143,54 @@ export function AccountProfileTab() {
     }
   };
 
+  const handleCancelEmailChange = async () => {
+    if (!user?.email || !pendingEmail) return;
+    
+    setCancellingEmail(true);
+    try {
+      // Reset email to current email (effectively cancels the pending change)
+      const { error: updateError } = await supabase.auth.updateUser({
+        email: user.email
+      });
+
+      if (updateError) throw updateError;
+
+      // Update Novu subscriber back to current email
+      if (notificationService.isEnabled()) {
+        await notificationService.updateSubscriber({
+          subscriberId: user.id,
+          email: user.email,
+          firstName: profile?.username || user.email.split('@')[0],
+        });
+      }
+
+      // Log the cancellation in audit log
+      await supabase.from('admin_audit_log').insert({
+        admin_user_id: user.id,
+        target_user_id: user.id,
+        action: 'email_change_cancelled',
+        details: {
+          cancelled_email: pendingEmail,
+          current_email: user.email,
+          timestamp: new Date().toISOString()
+        }
+      });
+
+      sonnerToast.success('Email change cancelled', {
+        description: 'Your email change request has been cancelled.'
+      });
+
+      setShowCancelEmailDialog(false);
+      await refreshProfile();
+    } catch (error: any) {
+      sonnerToast.error('Failed to cancel email change', {
+        description: error.message || 'An error occurred while cancelling the email change.'
+      });
+    } finally {
+      setCancellingEmail(false);
+    }
+  };
+
   const handleDeleteAccount = async () => {
     if (!user) return;
     
@@ -279,7 +330,18 @@ export function AccountProfileTab() {
           {pendingEmail && (
             <Alert className="border-blue-500/20 bg-blue-500/10">
               <AlertCircle className="h-4 w-4 text-blue-500" />
-              <AlertTitle className="text-blue-500">Email Change in Progress</AlertTitle>
+              <AlertTitle className="text-blue-500 flex items-center justify-between">
+                <span>Email Change in Progress</span>
+                <Button
+                  variant="ghost"
+                  size="sm"
+                  onClick={() => setShowCancelEmailDialog(true)}
+                  className="h-auto py-1 px-2 text-blue-500 hover:text-blue-600 hover:bg-blue-500/20"
+                >
+                  <X className="h-4 w-4 mr-1" />
+                  Cancel Change
+                </Button>
+              </AlertTitle>
               <AlertDescription className="text-sm text-muted-foreground">
                 You have a pending email change to <strong>{pendingEmail}</strong>.
                 Please check both your current email ({user?.email}) and new email ({pendingEmail}) for confirmation links.
@@ -338,6 +400,30 @@ export function AccountProfileTab() {
         />
       )}
 
+      {/* Cancel Email Change Dialog */}
+      <AlertDialog open={showCancelEmailDialog} onOpenChange={setShowCancelEmailDialog}>
+        <AlertDialogContent>
+          <AlertDialogHeader>
+            <AlertDialogTitle>Cancel Email Change?</AlertDialogTitle>
+            <AlertDialogDescription>
+              This will cancel your pending email change to <strong>{pendingEmail}</strong>.
+              Your email will remain as <strong>{user?.email}</strong>.
+              You can start a new email change request at any time.
+            </AlertDialogDescription>
+          </AlertDialogHeader>
+          <AlertDialogFooter>
+            <AlertDialogCancel disabled={cancellingEmail}>Keep Change</AlertDialogCancel>
+            <AlertDialogAction
+              onClick={handleCancelEmailChange}
+              disabled={cancellingEmail}
+              className="bg-destructive text-destructive-foreground hover:bg-destructive/90"
+            >
+              {cancellingEmail ? 'Cancelling...' : 'Yes, Cancel Change'}
+            </AlertDialogAction>
+          </AlertDialogFooter>
+        </AlertDialogContent>
+      </AlertDialog>
+
       <Separator />
 
       {/* Danger Zone */}