diff --git a/__tests__/routes/betterAuth.ts b/__tests__/routes/betterAuth.ts
index 3f4ace59a6..701f53230e 100644
--- a/__tests__/routes/betterAuth.ts
+++ b/__tests__/routes/betterAuth.ts
@@ -129,6 +129,66 @@ describe('betterAuth routes', () => {
         return before;
       };
 
+      it('should reject GitHub OAuth sign-ups when email is not verified', async () => {
+        const before = await getBeforeHook();
+
+        await expect(
+          before(
+            {
+              email: 'unverified@github.example',
+              name: 'Unverified GitHub User',
+              emailVerified: false,
+              createdAt: new Date(),
+              updatedAt: new Date(),
+            },
+            {
+              request: new Request('http://localhost/auth/callback/github'),
+              body: {},
+            },
+          ),
+        ).rejects.toThrow('github_email_not_verified');
+      });
+
+      it('should allow GitHub OAuth sign-ups when email is verified', async () => {
+        const before = await getBeforeHook();
+
+        const result = await before(
+          {
+            email: 'verified@github.example',
+            name: 'Verified GitHub User',
+            emailVerified: true,
+            createdAt: new Date(),
+            updatedAt: new Date(),
+          },
+          {
+            request: new Request('http://localhost/auth/callback/github'),
+            body: {},
+          },
+        );
+
+        expect((result as { data: { id: string } }).data.id).toBeDefined();
+      });
+
+      it('should not reject email/password sign-ups when email is unverified', async () => {
+        const before = await getBeforeHook();
+
+        const result = await before(
+          {
+            email: 'pending@example.com',
+            name: 'Pending User',
+            emailVerified: false,
+            createdAt: new Date(),
+            updatedAt: new Date(),
+          },
+          {
+            request: new Request('http://localhost/auth/sign-up/email'),
+            body: {},
+          },
+        );
+
+        expect((result as { data: { id: string } }).data.id).toBeDefined();
+      });
+
       it('should regenerate id when tracking cookie matches a deleted user', async () => {
         const before = await getBeforeHook();
         const deletedUserId = 'aBcDeFgHiJkLmNoPqRsTu';
diff --git a/src/betterAuth.ts b/src/betterAuth.ts
index b0434ae306..ecb1422496 100644
--- a/src/betterAuth.ts
+++ b/src/betterAuth.ts
@@ -540,6 +540,19 @@ export const getBetterAuthOptions = (pool: Pool): BetterAuthOptions => {
       user: {
         create: {
           before: async (user, ctx) => {
+            const hookCtx = ctx as BetterAuthDbHookContext;
+            const requestPath = hookCtx?.request?.url
+              ? new URL(hookCtx.request.url).pathname
+              : '';
+            if (
+              requestPath.endsWith('/callback/github') &&
+              user.emailVerified === false
+            ) {
+              const err = new Error('github_email_not_verified');
+              err.name = 'APIError';
+              throw err;
+            }
+
             const resolved = await resolveSignUpUserId(pool, user, ctx);
             resolved.data.id = await ensureNonDeletedUserId(
               pool,