diff --git a/client/src/components/Settings/AccountTab.tsx b/client/src/components/Settings/AccountTab.tsx
index 462ad20f4..83c40103c 100644
--- a/client/src/components/Settings/AccountTab.tsx
+++ b/client/src/components/Settings/AccountTab.tsx
@@ -308,9 +308,10 @@ export default function AccountTab(): React.ReactElement {
                   />
                   <input
                     type="text"
-                    inputMode="numeric"
+                    inputMode="text"
+                    autoComplete="one-time-code"
                     value={mfaDisableCode}
-                    onChange={e => setMfaDisableCode(e.target.value.replace(/\D/g, '').slice(0, 8))}
+                    onChange={e => setMfaDisableCode(e.target.value.replace(/[^a-zA-Z0-9-]/g, '').slice(0, 12))}
                     placeholder={t('settings.mfa.codePlaceholder')}
                     aria-label={t('settings.mfa.codePlaceholder')}
                     className={`${INPUT} font-geist tabular-nums`}
diff --git a/client/src/mobile/screens/settings/MSettingsAccount.tsx b/client/src/mobile/screens/settings/MSettingsAccount.tsx
index 953a0c794..82fa481f9 100644
--- a/client/src/mobile/screens/settings/MSettingsAccount.tsx
+++ b/client/src/mobile/screens/settings/MSettingsAccount.tsx
@@ -244,9 +244,10 @@ export default function MSettingsAccount() {
                 />
                 <MSetInput
                   className="mt-2"
-                  inputMode="numeric"
+                  inputMode="text"
+                  autoComplete="one-time-code"
                   value={mfaDisableCode}
-                  onChange={(e) => setMfaDisableCode(e.target.value.replace(/\D/g, '').slice(0, 8))}
+                  onChange={(e) => setMfaDisableCode(e.target.value.replace(/[^a-zA-Z0-9-]/g, '').slice(0, 12))}
                   placeholder={t('settings.mfa.codePlaceholder')}
                 />
                 <MSetButton
diff --git a/server/src/nest/auth/auth.service.ts b/server/src/nest/auth/auth.service.ts
index 1c3776126..dfa0ef570 100644
--- a/server/src/nest/auth/auth.service.ts
+++ b/server/src/nest/auth/auth.service.ts
@@ -871,11 +871,18 @@ export class AuthService {
       throw new DomainError(401, 'Incorrect password');
     }
     const secret = decryptMfaSecret(user.mfa_secret);
-    const tokenStr = String(code).replace(/\s/g, '');
-    const ok = authenticator.verify({ token: tokenStr, secret });
-    if (!ok) {
+    const tokenStr = String(code).trim();
+    const okTotp = authenticator.verify({ token: tokenStr.replace(/\s/g, ''), secret });
+    // Recovery codes already work at login. Accept them here too, but only
+    // after the account password has been verified and while the existing
+    // rate limit / instance MFA policy allow this operation.
+    const okRecovery = !okTotp && parseBackupCodeHashes(user.mfa_backup_codes)
+      .some((hash) => matchBackupCode(tokenStr, hash));
+    if (!okTotp && !okRecovery) {
       throw new DomainError(401, 'Invalid verification code');
     }
+    // Disabling MFA clears the old secret and *all* backup codes atomically.
+    // A recovery code used here cannot be replayed after re-enrolment.
     // Every other session ends with the second factor; this one just proved both.
     await this.uow.transactional(async () => {
       await this.usersRepo.disableMfa(userId);
diff --git a/server/tests/integration/auth.test.ts b/server/tests/integration/auth.test.ts
index dcd8775a9..99b8c9230 100644
--- a/server/tests/integration/auth.test.ts
+++ b/server/tests/integration/auth.test.ts
@@ -517,6 +517,39 @@ describe('MFA', () => {
     expect(disableRes.status).toBe(200);
     expect(disableRes.body.mfa_enabled).toBe(false);
   });
+
+  it('AUTH-019 — disable MFA with password and unused backup code', async () => {
+    const { hashBackupCodeBcrypt } = await import('../../src/nest/auth/auth.helpers');
+    const { user, password } = createUserWithMfa(testDb);
+    await updateRows(orm, Users, { id: user.id }, {
+      mfa_backup_codes: JSON.stringify([hashBackupCodeBcrypt('A1B2-C3D4')]),
+    });
+    const res = await request(app).post('/api/auth/mfa/disable')
+      .set('Cookie', authCookie(user.id))
+      .send({ password, code: 'a1b2-c3d4' });
+    expect(res.status).toBe(200);
+    expect(res.body.mfa_enabled).toBe(false);
+    const updated = testDb.prepare('SELECT mfa_enabled, mfa_secret, mfa_backup_codes FROM users WHERE id = ?').get(user.id) as any;
+    expect(updated.mfa_enabled).toBe(0);
+    expect(updated.mfa_secret).toBeNull();
+    expect(updated.mfa_backup_codes).toBeNull();
+  });
+
+  it('AUTH-019 — reject invalid recovery code and incorrect password', async () => {
+    const { hashBackupCodeBcrypt } = await import('../../src/nest/auth/auth.helpers');
+    const { user, password } = createUserWithMfa(testDb);
+    await updateRows(orm, Users, { id: user.id }, {
+      mfa_backup_codes: JSON.stringify([hashBackupCodeBcrypt('A1B2-C3D4')]),
+    });
+    const badCode = await request(app).post('/api/auth/mfa/disable')
+      .set('Cookie', authCookie(user.id))
+      .send({ password, code: 'FFFF-FFFF' });
+    expect(badCode.status).toBe(401);
+    const badPassword = await request(app).post('/api/auth/mfa/disable')
+      .set('Cookie', authCookie(user.id))
+      .send({ password: 'invalid-password', code: 'A1B2-C3D4' });
+    expect(badPassword.status).toBe(401);
+  });
 });
 
 // ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
diff --git a/shared/src/i18n/en/settings.ts b/shared/src/i18n/en/settings.ts
index d6016097d..624091a58 100644
--- a/shared/src/i18n/en/settings.ts
+++ b/shared/src/i18n/en/settings.ts
@@ -350,7 +350,7 @@ const settings: TranslationStrings = {
   'settings.mfa.enable': 'Enable 2FA',
   'settings.mfa.cancelSetup': 'Cancel',
   'settings.mfa.disableTitle': 'Disable 2FA',
-  'settings.mfa.disableHint': 'Enter your account password and a current code from your authenticator.',
+  'settings.mfa.disableHint': 'Enter your account password and a current authenticator code or an unused backup code.',
   'settings.mfa.disable': 'Disable 2FA',
   'settings.mfa.toastEnabled': 'Two-factor authentication enabled',
   'settings.mfa.toastDisabled': 'Two-factor authentication disabled',