diff --git a/apps/minting-service/handlers/stripe-webhook.ts b/apps/minting-service/handlers/stripe-webhook.ts
index 50e7b588..6b5b58b7 100644
--- a/apps/minting-service/handlers/stripe-webhook.ts
+++ b/apps/minting-service/handlers/stripe-webhook.ts
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import {
 import { loadEnv } from '../src/lib/env.js';
 import { getStripe } from '../src/lib/stripe.js';
 import { mintToken } from '../src/lib/sign.js';
-import { sendLicenseEmail } from '../src/lib/email.js';
+import { sendLicenseEmail, sendRevocationEmail } from '../src/lib/email.js';
 import { handleEvent, type HandlerDeps } from '../src/lib/handlers.js';
 
 export const config = { api: { bodyParser: false } };
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ export default async function handler(req: VercelRequest, res: VercelResponse):
     revokeLicense,
     mintToken,
     sendLicenseEmail,
+    sendRevocationEmail,
     privateKeyHex: env.LICENSE_SIGNING_PRIVATE_KEY_HEX,
     resendApiKey: env.RESEND_API_KEY,
     emailFrom: env.EMAIL_FROM,
diff --git a/apps/minting-service/src/lib/email.ts b/apps/minting-service/src/lib/email.ts
index 441d8dce..7558c0d3 100644
--- a/apps/minting-service/src/lib/email.ts
+++ b/apps/minting-service/src/lib/email.ts
@@ -101,3 +101,54 @@ export async function sendLicenseEmail(args: {
   }
   return { resendId: result.data.id };
 }
+
+export interface RevocationEmailVars {
+  tier: MintableTier;
+}
+
+export function renderRevocationEmail(vars: RevocationEmailVars): RenderedEmail {
+  const subject = `Your ThreadPlane license has been revoked`;
+
+  const text = `Your ThreadPlane ${vars.tier} license has been revoked because the
+underlying payment was refunded.
+
+The token previously delivered will fail signature checks at boot and
+@ngaf/chat will fall back to a noncommercial-use warning.
+
+If you believe this is in error, reply to this email.
+
+-- The ThreadPlane team
+`;
+
+  const html = `<p>Your ThreadPlane <strong>${escapeHtml(vars.tier)}</strong> license has been revoked because the underlying payment was refunded.</p>
+<p>The token previously delivered will fail signature checks at boot and <code>@ngaf/chat</code> will fall back to a noncommercial-use warning.</p>
+<p>If you believe this is in error, reply to this email.</p>
+<p>-- The ThreadPlane team</p>
+`;
+
+  return { subject, text, html };
+}
+
+export async function sendRevocationEmail(args: {
+  resendApiKey: string;
+  from: string;
+  to: string;
+  vars: RevocationEmailVars;
+}): Promise<{ resendId: string }> {
+  const resend = new Resend(args.resendApiKey);
+  const rendered = renderRevocationEmail(args.vars);
+  const result = await resend.emails.send({
+    from: args.from,
+    to: args.to,
+    subject: rendered.subject,
+    text: rendered.text,
+    html: rendered.html,
+  });
+  if (result.error) {
+    throw new Error(`Resend send failed: ${result.error.message}`);
+  }
+  if (!result.data?.id) {
+    throw new Error('Resend send returned no id');
+  }
+  return { resendId: result.data.id };
+}
diff --git a/apps/minting-service/src/lib/handlers.spec.ts b/apps/minting-service/src/lib/handlers.spec.ts
index ea57f8f3..357a7d0c 100644
--- a/apps/minting-service/src/lib/handlers.spec.ts
+++ b/apps/minting-service/src/lib/handlers.spec.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: PolyForm-Noncommercial-1.0.0
 import { describe, it, expect, vi } from 'vitest';
 import type Stripe from 'stripe';
-import { handleEvent, handleCheckoutCompleted, type HandlerDeps } from './handlers.js';
+import { handleEvent, handleCheckoutCompleted, handleChargeRefunded, type HandlerDeps } from './handlers.js';
 
 function makeDeps(overrides: Partial<HandlerDeps> = {}): HandlerDeps {
   return {
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ function makeDeps(overrides: Partial<HandlerDeps> = {}): HandlerDeps {
     revokeLicense: vi.fn(),
     mintToken: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue('mock.token'),
     sendLicenseEmail: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue({ resendId: 're_mock' }),
+    sendRevocationEmail: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue({ resendId: 're_revoke' }),
     privateKeyHex: 'a'.repeat(64),
     resendApiKey: 're_test',
     emailFrom: 'noreply@example.com',
@@ -171,6 +172,25 @@ describe('handleCheckoutCompleted', () => {
     await expect(handleCheckoutCompleted(session, deps)).rejects.toThrow(/customer_creation/);
   });
 
+  it('dispatches charge.refunded to handleChargeRefunded', async () => {
+    const charge = { id: 'ch_x', payment_intent: 'pi_test_123' } as Stripe.Charge;
+    const deps = makeDeps({
+      getLicense: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue({
+        customerEmail: 'buyer@example.com',
+        tier: 'indie',
+      }),
+      revokeLicense: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue({}),
+    });
+    await handleEvent(evt('charge.refunded', charge), deps);
+    expect(deps.revokeLicense).toHaveBeenCalledWith({} as never, 'pi_test_123');
+    expect(deps.sendRevocationEmail).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      expect.objectContaining({
+        to: 'buyer@example.com',
+        vars: { tier: 'indie' },
+      }),
+    );
+  });
+
   it('throws when the session has no customer email', async () => {
     const session = paymentSession({
       customer_details: { email: null } as Stripe.Checkout.Session.CustomerDetails,
@@ -184,3 +204,41 @@ describe('handleCheckoutCompleted', () => {
     await expect(handleCheckoutCompleted(session, deps)).rejects.toThrow(/no customer email/);
   });
 });
+
+describe('handleChargeRefunded', () => {
+  const charge = (overrides: Partial<Stripe.Charge> = {}): Stripe.Charge =>
+    ({ id: 'ch_test', payment_intent: 'pi_test_123', ...overrides }) as Stripe.Charge;
+
+  it('revokes and emails when a license exists for the charge', async () => {
+    const deps = makeDeps({
+      getLicense: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue({
+        customerEmail: 'buyer@example.com',
+        tier: 'developer_seat',
+      }),
+      revokeLicense: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue({}),
+    });
+    await handleChargeRefunded(charge(), deps);
+    expect(deps.revokeLicense).toHaveBeenCalledWith({} as never, 'pi_test_123');
+    expect(deps.sendRevocationEmail).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      expect.objectContaining({
+        to: 'buyer@example.com',
+        vars: { tier: 'developer_seat' },
+      }),
+    );
+  });
+
+  it('no-ops when no license exists for the payment_intent', async () => {
+    const deps = makeDeps({
+      getLicense: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue(null),
+    });
+    await handleChargeRefunded(charge(), deps);
+    expect(deps.revokeLicense).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(deps.sendRevocationEmail).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+
+  it('no-ops when charge has no payment_intent', async () => {
+    const deps = makeDeps();
+    await handleChargeRefunded(charge({ payment_intent: null }), deps);
+    expect(deps.getLicense).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+});
diff --git a/apps/minting-service/src/lib/handlers.ts b/apps/minting-service/src/lib/handlers.ts
index 39a12dc0..a85109ea 100644
--- a/apps/minting-service/src/lib/handlers.ts
+++ b/apps/minting-service/src/lib/handlers.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import type {
   UpsertLicenseInput,
 } from '@ngaf/db';
 import type { MintInput } from './sign.js';
-import type { LicenseEmailVars } from './email.js';
+import type { LicenseEmailVars, RevocationEmailVars } from './email.js';
 import { extractTier, computeSeats } from './tier.js';
 
 /**
@@ -27,6 +27,12 @@ export interface HandlerDeps {
     to: string;
     vars: LicenseEmailVars;
   }) => Promise<{ resendId: string }>;
+  sendRevocationEmail: (args: {
+    resendApiKey: string;
+    from: string;
+    to: string;
+    vars: RevocationEmailVars;
+  }) => Promise<{ resendId: string }>;
   privateKeyHex: string;
   resendApiKey: string;
   emailFrom: string;
@@ -42,6 +48,9 @@ export async function handleEvent(event: Stripe.Event, deps: HandlerDeps): Promi
       case 'checkout.session.completed':
         await handleCheckoutCompleted(event.data.object as Stripe.Checkout.Session, deps);
         break;
+      case 'charge.refunded':
+        await handleChargeRefunded(event.data.object as Stripe.Charge, deps);
+        break;
       default:
         return;
     }
@@ -121,3 +130,44 @@ export async function handleCheckoutCompleted(
     vars: { tier, seats, token, expiresAt },
   });
 }
+
+/**
+ * Handles a Stripe charge.refunded event by revoking the matching license
+ * and notifying the customer. Both partial and full refunds revoke; the
+ * heuristic is that any refund signals the customer wants out, and they
+ * can re-purchase if needed.
+ *
+ * Idempotent: re-runs on a refunded charge whose license is already
+ * revoked simply re-send the email; the DB row stays revoked.
+ */
+export async function handleChargeRefunded(
+  charge: Stripe.Charge,
+  deps: HandlerDeps,
+): Promise<void> {
+  const paymentId = typeof charge.payment_intent === 'string'
+    ? charge.payment_intent
+    : charge.payment_intent?.id;
+  if (!paymentId) {
+    console.log(`handleChargeRefunded: charge ${charge.id} has no payment_intent`);
+    return;
+  }
+
+  const existing = await deps.getLicense(deps.db, paymentId);
+  if (!existing) {
+    console.log(`handleChargeRefunded: no license for payment_intent ${paymentId}`);
+    return;
+  }
+
+  const revoked = await deps.revokeLicense(deps.db, paymentId);
+  if (!revoked) {
+    console.log(`handleChargeRefunded: revokeLicense returned null for ${paymentId}`);
+    return;
+  }
+
+  await deps.sendRevocationEmail({
+    resendApiKey: deps.resendApiKey,
+    from: deps.emailFrom,
+    to: existing.customerEmail,
+    vars: { tier: existing.tier as 'indie' | 'developer_seat' | 'app_deployment' },
+  });
+}