diff --git a/src/DNS/Message/Record.php b/src/DNS/Message/Record.php
index 4188ed2..fb7eb95 100644
--- a/src/DNS/Message/Record.php
+++ b/src/DNS/Message/Record.php
@@ -531,10 +531,45 @@ private function encodeSoaRdata(): string
         [$serialNum, $refreshNum, $retryNum, $expireNum, $minimumNum] = $numbers;
 
         return Domain::encode($mname)
-            . Domain::encode($rname)
+            . self::encodeSoaRname($rname)
             . pack('NNNNN', $serialNum, $refreshNum, $retryNum, $expireNum, $minimumNum);
     }
 
+    private static function encodeSoaRname(string $rname): string
+    {
+        if (!str_contains($rname, '@')) {
+            return Domain::encode($rname);
+        }
+
+        if (substr_count($rname, '@') > 1) {
+            throw new \InvalidArgumentException(
+                'SOA RNAME email must contain exactly one @ separator'
+            );
+        }
+
+        [$localPart, $domain] = explode('@', $rname, 2);
+
+        if ($localPart === '' || $domain === '') {
+            throw new \InvalidArgumentException(
+                'SOA RNAME email must have non-empty local part and domain'
+            );
+        }
+
+        $localLength = strlen($localPart);
+        if ($localLength > Domain::MAX_LABEL_LEN) {
+            throw new \InvalidArgumentException("Label too long: $localPart");
+        }
+
+        $encoded = chr($localLength) . $localPart . Domain::encode($domain);
+        if (strlen($encoded) > Domain::MAX_DOMAIN_NAME_LEN) {
+            throw new \InvalidArgumentException(
+                "Encoded domain exceeds maximum length of " . Domain::MAX_DOMAIN_NAME_LEN . ' bytes'
+            );
+        }
+
+        return $encoded;
+    }
+
     private function encodeCaaRdata(): string
     {
         $input = trim($this->rdata);
diff --git a/tests/unit/DNS/Message/RecordTest.php b/tests/unit/DNS/Message/RecordTest.php
index 44cc053..f5ed386 100644
--- a/tests/unit/DNS/Message/RecordTest.php
+++ b/tests/unit/DNS/Message/RecordTest.php
@@ -295,6 +295,36 @@ class: Record::CLASS_IN,
         $this->assertSame($expected, $record->encode());
     }
 
+    public function testEncodeSoaRecordAcceptsEmailRname(): void
+    {
+        $record = new Record(
+            name: 'example.com',
+            type: Record::TYPE_SOA,
+            class: Record::CLASS_IN,
+            ttl: 3600,
+            rdata: 'ns1.example.com hostmaster@example.com 2024102701 7200 3600 1209600 86400'
+        );
+
+        $encoded = $record->encode();
+
+        $this->assertStringContainsString("\x0Ahostmaster\x07example\x03com\x00", $encoded);
+    }
+
+    public function testEncodeSoaRecordEscapesDotsInEmailRnameLocalPart(): void
+    {
+        $record = new Record(
+            name: 'example.com',
+            type: Record::TYPE_SOA,
+            class: Record::CLASS_IN,
+            ttl: 3600,
+            rdata: 'ns1.example.com first.last@example.com 2024102701 7200 3600 1209600 86400'
+        );
+
+        $encoded = $record->encode();
+
+        $this->assertStringContainsString("\x0Afirst.last\x07example\x03com\x00", $encoded);
+    }
+
     public function testDecodeTxtRecordWithMultipleChunks(): void
     {
         // TXT with two chunks: "hello" (5 bytes) + "world" (5 bytes)
diff --git a/tests/unit/DNS/Zone/FileTest.php b/tests/unit/DNS/Zone/FileTest.php
index c51783e..c2c7832 100644
--- a/tests/unit/DNS/Zone/FileTest.php
+++ b/tests/unit/DNS/Zone/FileTest.php
@@ -202,6 +202,20 @@ public function testImportUsesDefaultOriginWhenDirectiveMissing(): void
         $this->assertSame('www.example.com', $zone->records[0]->name);
     }
 
+    public function testImportAllowsEmailAddressSoaRnameToEncode(): void
+    {
+        $contents = <<<'ZONE'
+@ IN SOA ns1.example.com. first.last@example.com. 2025011801 7200 3600 1209600 1800
+www 600 IN A 192.0.2.10
+ZONE;
+
+        $zone = File::import($contents, 'example.com');
+
+        $encoded = $zone->soa->encode();
+
+        $this->assertStringContainsString("\x0Afirst.last\x07example\x03com\x00", $encoded);
+    }
+
     public function testImportFailsWhenSoaDataMissing(): void
     {
         $this->expectException(ImportException::class);