diff --git a/backend/internal/account/email.go b/backend/internal/account/email.go
index d65015d..102bd73 100644
--- a/backend/internal/account/email.go
+++ b/backend/internal/account/email.go
@@ -206,6 +206,11 @@ func (s *EmailService) ConfirmCode(ctx context.Context, accountID uuid.UUID, ema
 	if err := s.store.confirmEmailIdentity(ctx, conf.id, accountID, addr, s.now()); err != nil {
 		return Account{}, err
 	}
+	// Binding the first confirmed email promotes a guest to a durable account, matching the
+	// link and deeplink flows (defence-in-depth: no confirmed-email path leaves is_guest set).
+	if err := s.store.ClearGuest(ctx, accountID); err != nil {
+		return Account{}, err
+	}
 	return s.store.GetByID(ctx, accountID)
 }
 
diff --git a/backend/internal/account/userlist.go b/backend/internal/account/userlist.go
index 9103c9f..c9b7acd 100644
--- a/backend/internal/account/userlist.go
+++ b/backend/internal/account/userlist.go
@@ -26,12 +26,14 @@ type UserListItem struct {
 }
 
 // UserFilter narrows the admin user list: Robots selects robot accounts (otherwise the
-// non-robot "people"); NameMask and ExternalIDMask are glob masks ('*' = any run, '?' =
-// one char) matched case-insensitively against the display name / any identity's external
-// id; EmailExact is a strict (exact) match against an account's email identity. An empty
-// value means no filter on that field.
+// non-robot "people"); Deleted selects tombstoned accounts (every other scope hides them);
+// NameMask and ExternalIDMask are glob masks ('*' = any run, '?' = one char) matched
+// case-insensitively against the display name / any identity's external id; EmailExact is a
+// strict (exact) match against an account's email identity. An empty value means no filter
+// on that field.
 type UserFilter struct {
 	Robots         bool
+	Deleted        bool
 	NameMask       string
 	ExternalIDMask string
 	EmailExact     string
@@ -57,6 +59,12 @@ func (s *Store) IsRobot(ctx context.Context, accountID uuid.UUID) (bool, error)
 func userListWhere(f UserFilter) (string, []any) {
 	args := []any{f.Robots}
 	where := robotExists + ` = $1`
+	// The Deleted scope shows tombstoned accounts; every other scope hides them.
+	if f.Deleted {
+		where += ` AND a.deleted_at IS NOT NULL`
+	} else {
+		where += ` AND a.deleted_at IS NULL`
+	}
 	if name := LikePattern(f.NameMask); name != "" {
 		args = append(args, name)
 		where += fmt.Sprintf(` AND a.display_name ILIKE $%d ESCAPE '\'`, len(args))
diff --git a/backend/internal/adminconsole/templates/pages/user_detail.gohtml b/backend/internal/adminconsole/templates/pages/user_detail.gohtml
index f6efb5d..2d300d1 100644
--- a/backend/internal/adminconsole/templates/pages/user_detail.gohtml
+++ b/backend/internal/adminconsole/templates/pages/user_detail.gohtml
@@ -119,11 +119,11 @@
 </tbody>
 </table>
 {{end}}
-{{if not .Deleted}}{{if not .Guest}}
+{{if not .Deleted}}
 <form class="form" method="post" action="/_gm/users/{{.ID}}/delete" onsubmit="return confirm('Delete this account? Its credentials are journalled and freed, its data anonymised, and its sessions revoked. This cannot be undone.')">
 <button type="submit">Delete user</button>
 </form>
-{{end}}{{end}}
+{{end}}
 </section>
 <section class="panel"><h2>Friends</h2>
 <table class="list">
diff --git a/backend/internal/adminconsole/templates/pages/users.gohtml b/backend/internal/adminconsole/templates/pages/users.gohtml
index 9503578..b99bee4 100644
--- a/backend/internal/adminconsole/templates/pages/users.gohtml
+++ b/backend/internal/adminconsole/templates/pages/users.gohtml
@@ -2,11 +2,12 @@
 <h1>Users</h1>
 {{with .Data}}
 <nav class="subnav">
-<a href="/_gm/users"{{if not .Robots}} class="active"{{end}}>People</a> ·
+<a href="/_gm/users"{{if and (not .Robots) (not .Deleted)}} class="active"{{end}}>People</a> ·
+<a href="/_gm/users?kind=deleted"{{if .Deleted}} class="active"{{end}}>Deleted</a> ·
 <a href="/_gm/users?kind=robots"{{if .Robots}} class="active"{{end}}>Robots</a>
 </nav>
 <form class="form" method="get" action="/_gm/users">
-{{if .Robots}}<input type="hidden" name="kind" value="robots">{{end}}
+{{if .Robots}}<input type="hidden" name="kind" value="robots">{{end}}{{if .Deleted}}<input type="hidden" name="kind" value="deleted">{{end}}
 <input name="name" value="{{.NameMask}}" placeholder="display name mask (* ?)">
 <input name="ext" value="{{.ExternalIDMask}}" placeholder="external id mask (* ?)">
 <input name="email" value="{{.EmailExact}}" placeholder="email (exact)" type="search">
diff --git a/backend/internal/adminconsole/views.go b/backend/internal/adminconsole/views.go
index 22db467..1825d48 100644
--- a/backend/internal/adminconsole/views.go
+++ b/backend/internal/adminconsole/views.go
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ type UsersView struct {
 	// be emitted verbatim — interpolated as a plain string it would have its "=" and "&"
 	// percent-encoded again by the contextual escaper.
 	Robots         bool
+	Deleted        bool
 	NameMask       string
 	ExternalIDMask string
 	EmailExact     string
diff --git a/backend/internal/inttest/delete_test.go b/backend/internal/inttest/delete_test.go
index 0f60df1..94760f6 100644
--- a/backend/internal/inttest/delete_test.go
+++ b/backend/internal/inttest/delete_test.go
@@ -134,6 +134,85 @@ func TestDeletionDossierReaders(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+// listHasID reports whether the user list contains accountID.
+func listHasID(items []account.UserListItem, id uuid.UUID) bool {
+	for _, it := range items {
+		if it.ID == id {
+			return true
+		}
+	}
+	return false
+}
+
+// TestUserListDeletedFilter: a tombstoned account is hidden from the default People list and
+// shown only under the Deleted scope.
+func TestUserListDeletedFilter(t *testing.T) {
+	ctx := context.Background()
+	store := account.NewStore(testDB)
+	deleter := accountdelete.NewDeleter(testDB)
+
+	live, _, err := store.ProvisionTelegram(ctx, "tg-"+uuid.NewString(), "en", "", "Live", "")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("provision live: %v", err)
+	}
+	gone, _, err := store.ProvisionTelegram(ctx, "tg-"+uuid.NewString(), "en", "", "Gone", "")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("provision gone: %v", err)
+	}
+	if err := deleter.AnonymizeAndTombstone(ctx, gone.ID); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("delete: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	people, err := store.ListUsers(ctx, account.UserFilter{}, 5000, 0)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("list people: %v", err)
+	}
+	if listHasID(people, gone.ID) {
+		t.Error("a deleted account must not appear in the default People list")
+	}
+	if !listHasID(people, live.ID) {
+		t.Error("a live account must appear in the default People list")
+	}
+	deleted, err := store.ListUsers(ctx, account.UserFilter{Deleted: true}, 5000, 0)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("list deleted: %v", err)
+	}
+	if !listHasID(deleted, gone.ID) {
+		t.Error("a deleted account must appear in the Deleted list")
+	}
+	if listHasID(deleted, live.ID) {
+		t.Error("a live account must not appear in the Deleted list")
+	}
+}
+
+// TestConfirmCodeClearsGuest: confirming an email on a guest via ConfirmCode promotes it to
+// a durable account (defence-in-depth — no confirmed-email path leaves is_guest set).
+func TestConfirmCodeClearsGuest(t *testing.T) {
+	ctx := context.Background()
+	store := account.NewStore(testDB)
+	mailer := &capturingMailer{}
+	svc := account.NewEmailService(store, mailer, "https://erudit-game.ru")
+
+	guest, err := store.ProvisionGuest(ctx, "")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("provision guest: %v", err)
+	}
+	email := "cc-" + uuid.NewString() + "@example.com"
+	if err := svc.RequestCode(ctx, guest.ID, email); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("request code: %v", err)
+	}
+	if _, err := svc.ConfirmCode(ctx, guest.ID, email, sixDigit.FindString(mailer.lastBody)); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("confirm code: %v", err)
+	}
+	after, err := store.GetByID(ctx, guest.ID)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("load: %v", err)
+	}
+	if after.IsGuest {
+		t.Error("confirming an email must clear the guest flag")
+	}
+}
+
 // TestDropAllRobotGames drops the deletee's solo vs-AI game but keeps a game with a human
 // opponent.
 func TestDropAllRobotGames(t *testing.T) {
diff --git a/backend/internal/server/handlers_admin_console.go b/backend/internal/server/handlers_admin_console.go
index 51c37e8..6e72a08 100644
--- a/backend/internal/server/handlers_admin_console.go
+++ b/backend/internal/server/handlers_admin_console.go
@@ -134,6 +134,7 @@ func (s *Server) consoleUsers(c *gin.Context) {
 	page := consolePage(c)
 	filter := account.UserFilter{
 		Robots:         c.Query("kind") == "robots",
+		Deleted:        c.Query("kind") == "deleted",
 		NameMask:       c.Query("name"),
 		ExternalIDMask: c.Query("ext"),
 		EmailExact:     c.Query("email"),
@@ -148,6 +149,9 @@ func (s *Server) consoleUsers(c *gin.Context) {
 	if filter.Robots {
 		q.Set("kind", "robots")
 	}
+	if filter.Deleted {
+		q.Set("kind", "deleted")
+	}
 	if strings.TrimSpace(filter.NameMask) != "" {
 		q.Set("name", filter.NameMask)
 	}
@@ -159,7 +163,7 @@ func (s *Server) consoleUsers(c *gin.Context) {
 	}
 	view := adminconsole.UsersView{
 		Pager:  adminconsole.NewPager(page, adminPageSize, total),
-		Robots: filter.Robots, NameMask: filter.NameMask, ExternalIDMask: filter.ExternalIDMask,
+		Robots: filter.Robots, Deleted: filter.Deleted, NameMask: filter.NameMask, ExternalIDMask: filter.ExternalIDMask,
 		EmailExact:  filter.EmailExact,
 		FilterQuery: template.URL(q.Encode()),
 	}
diff --git a/ui/src/screens/Profile.svelte b/ui/src/screens/Profile.svelte
index 3ae6d94..9cc9a3f 100644
--- a/ui/src/screens/Profile.svelte
+++ b/ui/src/screens/Profile.svelte
@@ -644,6 +644,12 @@
     display: flex;
     gap: 8px;
   }
+  /* When a button row sits below its own field (the change-email and delete dialogs),
+     separate them and keep the actions right-aligned. */
+  .addrow.end {
+    margin-top: 14px;
+    justify-content: flex-end;
+  }
   .addrow input {
     flex: 1;
     min-width: 0;