From 80823ede73a5889753c341f2a5a22d1459cd99b7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Lucas Smith <me@lucasjamessmith.me>
Date: Sat, 3 Oct 2026 17:04:43 +1000
Subject: [PATCH] feat: allow admins to force remove non-completed recipients
 (#3420)

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---
 .../dialogs/admin-recipient-delete-dialog.tsx | 194 +++++++++
 .../admin-document-recipient-item-table.tsx   | 140 ++++++-
 .../admin-document-recipients-table.tsx       | 122 ++++++
 .../_authenticated+/admin+/documents.$id.tsx  |  61 +--
 .../api/trpc/admin/delete-recipient.spec.ts   | 380 ++++++++++++++++++
 .../template-recipient-removed-by-admin.tsx   |  71 ++++
 .../templates/recipient-removed-by-admin.tsx  |  61 +++
 packages/lib/jobs/client.ts                   |   2 +
 ...-admin-recipient-removed-emails.handler.ts | 164 ++++++++
 .../send-admin-recipient-removed-emails.ts    |  37 ++
 .../admin/admin-delete-recipient.ts           | 208 ++++++++++
 packages/lib/types/document-audit-logs.ts     |   5 +-
 packages/lib/utils/document-audit-logs.ts     |   8 +
 .../server/admin-router/delete-recipient.ts   |  19 +
 .../admin-router/delete-recipient.types.ts    |  11 +
 .../admin-router/find-document-audit-logs.ts  |  26 +-
 .../find-document-audit-logs.types.ts         |   1 +
 packages/trpc/server/admin-router/router.ts   |   2 +
 packages/ui/primitives/data-table.tsx         |   5 +-
 19 files changed, 1446 insertions(+), 71 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 apps/remix/app/components/dialogs/admin-recipient-delete-dialog.tsx
 create mode 100644 apps/remix/app/components/tables/admin-document-recipients-table.tsx
 create mode 100644 packages/app-tests/e2e/api/trpc/admin/delete-recipient.spec.ts
 create mode 100644 packages/email/template-components/template-recipient-removed-by-admin.tsx
 create mode 100644 packages/email/templates/recipient-removed-by-admin.tsx
 create mode 100644 packages/lib/jobs/definitions/emails/send-admin-recipient-removed-emails.handler.ts
 create mode 100644 packages/lib/jobs/definitions/emails/send-admin-recipient-removed-emails.ts
 create mode 100644 packages/lib/server-only/admin/admin-delete-recipient.ts
 create mode 100644 packages/trpc/server/admin-router/delete-recipient.ts
 create mode 100644 packages/trpc/server/admin-router/delete-recipient.types.ts

diff --git a/apps/remix/app/components/dialogs/admin-recipient-delete-dialog.tsx b/apps/remix/app/components/dialogs/admin-recipient-delete-dialog.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f06b665da
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/remix/app/components/dialogs/admin-recipient-delete-dialog.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,194 @@
+import { AppError } from '@documenso/lib/errors/app-error';
+import { trpc } from '@documenso/trpc/react';
+import { Button } from '@documenso/ui/primitives/button';
+import {
+  Dialog,
+  DialogContent,
+  DialogDescription,
+  DialogFooter,
+  DialogHeader,
+  DialogTitle,
+  DialogTrigger,
+} from '@documenso/ui/primitives/dialog';
+import {
+  Form,
+  FormControl,
+  FormDescription,
+  FormField,
+  FormItem,
+  FormLabel,
+  FormMessage,
+} from '@documenso/ui/primitives/form/form';
+import { Textarea } from '@documenso/ui/primitives/textarea';
+import { Tooltip, TooltipContent, TooltipProvider, TooltipTrigger } from '@documenso/ui/primitives/tooltip';
+import { useToast } from '@documenso/ui/primitives/use-toast';
+import { zodResolver } from '@hookform/resolvers/zod';
+import { msg } from '@lingui/core/macro';
+import { useLingui } from '@lingui/react';
+import { Trans } from '@lingui/react/macro';
+import { useState } from 'react';
+import { useForm } from 'react-hook-form';
+import { useRevalidator } from 'react-router';
+import { z } from 'zod';
+
+const ZAdminRecipientDeleteFormSchema = z.object({
+  reason: z.string().trim().min(1, { message: 'A reason is required' }).max(500),
+});
+
+type TAdminRecipientDeleteFormSchema = z.infer<typeof ZAdminRecipientDeleteFormSchema>;
+
+export type AdminRecipientDeleteDialogProps = {
+  recipientId: number;
+  recipientName: string;
+  recipientEmail: string;
+  /**
+   * When set the trigger is disabled and this is shown as the tooltip.
+   */
+  disabledReason?: string;
+};
+
+export const AdminRecipientDeleteDialog = ({
+  recipientId,
+  recipientName,
+  recipientEmail,
+  disabledReason,
+}: AdminRecipientDeleteDialogProps) => {
+  const { _ } = useLingui();
+  const { toast } = useToast();
+  const { revalidate } = useRevalidator();
+
+  const [isOpen, setIsOpen] = useState(false);
+
+  const form = useForm<TAdminRecipientDeleteFormSchema>({
+    resolver: zodResolver(ZAdminRecipientDeleteFormSchema),
+    defaultValues: {
+      reason: '',
+    },
+  });
+
+  const { mutateAsync: deleteRecipient } = trpc.admin.recipient.delete.useMutation();
+
+  const recipientLabel =
+    recipientName && recipientName !== recipientEmail ? `${recipientName} (${recipientEmail})` : recipientEmail;
+
+  const onOpenChange = (open: boolean) => {
+    if (form.formState.isSubmitting) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    form.reset();
+    setIsOpen(open);
+  };
+
+  const onFormSubmit = async ({ reason }: TAdminRecipientDeleteFormSchema) => {
+    try {
+      await deleteRecipient({ id: recipientId, reason });
+
+      toast({
+        title: _(msg`Recipient removed`),
+        description: _(msg`The recipient has been removed and the document owner has been notified.`),
+        duration: 5000,
+      });
+
+      setIsOpen(false);
+
+      await revalidate();
+    } catch (err) {
+      const error = AppError.parseError(err);
+
+      toast({
+        title: _(msg`Failed to remove recipient`),
+        description: error.message || _(msg`We encountered an unknown error while removing the recipient.`),
+        variant: 'destructive',
+      });
+    }
+  };
+
+  if (disabledReason) {
+    return (
+      <TooltipProvider>
+        <Tooltip>
+          <TooltipTrigger asChild>
+            <span>
+              <Button type="button" variant="ghost" className="pointer-events-none text-destructive" disabled>
+                <Trans>Remove Recipient</Trans>
+              </Button>
+            </span>
+          </TooltipTrigger>
+
+          <TooltipContent className="max-w-[40ch]">{disabledReason}</TooltipContent>
+        </Tooltip>
+      </TooltipProvider>
+    );
+  }
+
+  return (
+    <Dialog open={isOpen} onOpenChange={onOpenChange}>
+      <DialogTrigger asChild>
+        <Button type="button" variant="ghost" className="text-destructive hover:text-destructive">
+          <Trans>Remove Recipient</Trans>
+        </Button>
+      </DialogTrigger>
+
+      <DialogContent>
+        <DialogHeader>
+          <DialogTitle>
+            <Trans>Remove Recipient</Trans>
+          </DialogTitle>
+
+          <DialogDescription>
+            <Trans>
+              <span className="font-medium text-foreground">{recipientLabel}</span> and their fields will be removed
+              from this document. They and the document owner will be emailed.
+            </Trans>
+          </DialogDescription>
+        </DialogHeader>
+
+        <Form {...form}>
+          <form
+            onSubmit={(event) => {
+              // The trigger may live inside another form, React bubbles submit events through portals.
+              event.stopPropagation();
+
+              void form.handleSubmit(onFormSubmit)(event);
+            }}
+          >
+            <fieldset className="flex flex-col gap-y-4" disabled={form.formState.isSubmitting}>
+              <FormField
+                control={form.control}
+                name="reason"
+                render={({ field }) => (
+                  <FormItem>
+                    <FormLabel required>
+                      <Trans>Reason</Trans>
+                    </FormLabel>
+
+                    <FormControl>
+                      <Textarea {...field} rows={3} placeholder={_(msg`e.g. Removed at the sender's request`)} />
+                    </FormControl>
+
+                    <FormDescription>
+                      <Trans>Visible to the document owner in the audit log.</Trans>
+                    </FormDescription>
+
+                    <FormMessage />
+                  </FormItem>
+                )}
+              />
+
+              <DialogFooter>
+                <Button type="button" variant="secondary" onClick={() => onOpenChange(false)}>
+                  <Trans>Cancel</Trans>
+                </Button>
+
+                <Button type="submit" variant="destructive" loading={form.formState.isSubmitting}>
+                  <Trans>Remove</Trans>
+                </Button>
+              </DialogFooter>
+            </fieldset>
+          </form>
+        </Form>
+      </DialogContent>
+    </Dialog>
+  );
+};
diff --git a/apps/remix/app/components/tables/admin-document-recipient-item-table.tsx b/apps/remix/app/components/tables/admin-document-recipient-item-table.tsx
index 329ccacbe..cdf4b2a46 100644
--- a/apps/remix/app/components/tables/admin-document-recipient-item-table.tsx
+++ b/apps/remix/app/components/tables/admin-document-recipient-item-table.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
+import { formatDocumentAuditLogAction } from '@documenso/lib/utils/document-audit-logs';
 import { zEmail } from '@documenso/lib/utils/zod';
 import { trpc } from '@documenso/trpc/react';
 import { Button } from '@documenso/ui/primitives/button';
+import { Collapsible, CollapsibleContent, CollapsibleTrigger } from '@documenso/ui/primitives/collapsible';
 import type { DataTableColumnDef } from '@documenso/ui/primitives/data-table';
 import { DataTable } from '@documenso/ui/primitives/data-table';
 import { Form, FormControl, FormField, FormItem, FormLabel, FormMessage } from '@documenso/ui/primitives/form/form';
@@ -11,11 +13,14 @@ import { msg } from '@lingui/core/macro';
 import { useLingui } from '@lingui/react';
 import { Trans } from '@lingui/react/macro';
 import { type Field, type Recipient, RecipientRole, type Signature, SigningStatus } from '@prisma/client';
-import { useMemo } from 'react';
+import { DateTime } from 'luxon';
+import { useMemo, useState } from 'react';
 import { useForm } from 'react-hook-form';
 import { useRevalidator } from 'react-router';
 import { z } from 'zod';
 
+import { AdminRecipientDeleteDialog } from '~/components/dialogs/admin-recipient-delete-dialog';
+
 const RECIPIENT_ROLE_LABELS: Record<RecipientRole, string> = {
   [RecipientRole.SIGNER]: 'Signer',
   [RecipientRole.APPROVER]: 'Approver',
@@ -33,6 +38,8 @@ const ZAdminUpdateRecipientFormSchema = z.object({
 type TAdminUpdateRecipientFormSchema = z.infer<typeof ZAdminUpdateRecipientFormSchema>;
 
 export type RecipientItemProps = {
+  envelopeId: string;
+  isDocumentCompleted: boolean;
   recipient: Recipient & {
     fields: Array<
       Field & {
@@ -42,11 +49,21 @@ export type RecipientItemProps = {
   };
 };
 
-export const AdminDocumentRecipientItemTable = ({ recipient }: RecipientItemProps) => {
+export const AdminDocumentRecipientItemTable = ({ envelopeId, isDocumentCompleted, recipient }: RecipientItemProps) => {
   const { _ } = useLingui();
   const { toast } = useToast();
   const { revalidate } = useRevalidator();
 
+  const isRecipientSigned = recipient.signingStatus === SigningStatus.SIGNED;
+
+  let removeDisabledReason: string | undefined;
+
+  if (isDocumentCompleted) {
+    removeDisabledReason = _(msg`Recipients cannot be removed from a completed document.`);
+  } else if (isRecipientSigned) {
+    removeDisabledReason = _(msg`This recipient has already signed and cannot be removed.`);
+  }
+
   const form = useForm<TAdminUpdateRecipientFormSchema>({
     defaultValues: {
       name: recipient.name,
@@ -125,6 +142,38 @@ export const AdminDocumentRecipientItemTable = ({ recipient }: RecipientItemProp
 
   return (
     <div>
+      <div className="mb-4 grid grid-cols-4 gap-4 text-sm">
+        <div>
+          <span className="text-muted-foreground">
+            <Trans>Send Status</Trans>
+          </span>
+          <p className="font-medium">{recipient.sendStatus}</p>
+        </div>
+
+        <div>
+          <span className="text-muted-foreground">
+            <Trans>Read Status</Trans>
+          </span>
+          <p className="font-medium">{recipient.readStatus}</p>
+        </div>
+
+        <div>
+          <span className="text-muted-foreground">
+            <Trans>Signing Status</Trans>
+          </span>
+          <p className="font-medium">{recipient.signingStatus}</p>
+        </div>
+
+        <div>
+          <span className="text-muted-foreground">
+            <Trans>Signing Order</Trans>
+          </span>
+          <p className="font-medium">{recipient.signingOrder ?? '-'}</p>
+        </div>
+      </div>
+
+      <hr className="mb-4" />
+
       <Form {...form}>
         <form onSubmit={form.handleSubmit(onUpdateRecipientFormSubmit)}>
           <fieldset
@@ -182,7 +231,7 @@ export const AdminDocumentRecipientItemTable = ({ recipient }: RecipientItemProp
                       onValueChange={field.onChange}
                       disabled={form.formState.isSubmitting || recipient.signingStatus === SigningStatus.SIGNED}
                     >
-                      <SelectTrigger>
+                      <SelectTrigger className="bg-background">
                         <SelectValue />
                       </SelectTrigger>
 
@@ -200,13 +249,24 @@ export const AdminDocumentRecipientItemTable = ({ recipient }: RecipientItemProp
                 </FormItem>
               )}
             />
-
-            <div>
-              <Button type="submit" loading={form.formState.isSubmitting}>
-                <Trans>Update Recipient</Trans>
-              </Button>
-            </div>
           </fieldset>
+
+          <div className="mt-4 flex gap-x-4">
+            <Button
+              type="submit"
+              loading={form.formState.isSubmitting}
+              disabled={form.formState.isSubmitting || isRecipientSigned}
+            >
+              <Trans>Update Recipient</Trans>
+            </Button>
+
+            <AdminRecipientDeleteDialog
+              recipientId={recipient.id}
+              recipientName={recipient.name}
+              recipientEmail={recipient.email}
+              disabledReason={removeDisabledReason}
+            />
+          </div>
         </form>
       </Form>
 
@@ -216,7 +276,67 @@ export const AdminDocumentRecipientItemTable = ({ recipient }: RecipientItemProp
         <Trans>Fields</Trans>
       </h2>
 
-      <DataTable columns={columns} data={recipient.fields} />
+      <DataTable className="bg-background" columns={columns} data={recipient.fields} />
+
+      <hr className="my-4" />
+
+      <RecipientActivity envelopeId={envelopeId} recipientId={recipient.id} />
     </div>
   );
 };
+
+const RecipientActivity = ({ envelopeId, recipientId }: { envelopeId: string; recipientId: number }) => {
+  const { _, i18n } = useLingui();
+
+  const [isOpen, setIsOpen] = useState(false);
+
+  const { data, isLoading } = trpc.admin.document.findAuditLogs.useQuery(
+    { envelopeId, recipientId, perPage: 50 },
+    { enabled: isOpen },
+  );
+
+  const columns = useMemo(() => {
+    return [
+      {
+        header: _(msg`Date`),
+        accessorKey: 'createdAt',
+        cell: ({ row }) => i18n.date(row.original.createdAt, DateTime.DATETIME_MED),
+      },
+      {
+        header: _(msg`Action`),
+        accessorKey: 'type',
+        cell: ({ row }) => formatDocumentAuditLogAction(i18n, row.original).description,
+      },
+      {
+        header: _(msg`IP Address`),
+        accessorKey: 'ipAddress',
+        cell: ({ row }) => row.original.ipAddress ?? '-',
+      },
+    ] satisfies DataTableColumnDef<NonNullable<typeof data>['data'][number]>[];
+  }, []);
+
+  return (
+    <Collapsible open={isOpen} onOpenChange={setIsOpen}>
+      <div className="mb-4 flex items-center justify-between">
+        <h2 className="font-semibold text-lg">
+          <Trans>Activity</Trans>
+        </h2>
+
+        <CollapsibleTrigger asChild>
+          <Button variant="outline" size="sm">
+            {isOpen ? <Trans>Hide</Trans> : <Trans>Show</Trans>}
+          </Button>
+        </CollapsibleTrigger>
+      </div>
+
+      <CollapsibleContent>
+        <DataTable
+          className="bg-background"
+          columns={columns}
+          data={data?.data ?? []}
+          skeleton={{ enable: isLoading, rows: 3 }}
+        />
+      </CollapsibleContent>
+    </Collapsible>
+  );
+};
diff --git a/apps/remix/app/components/tables/admin-document-recipients-table.tsx b/apps/remix/app/components/tables/admin-document-recipients-table.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ead975f77
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/remix/app/components/tables/admin-document-recipients-table.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,122 @@
+import { LocalTime } from '@documenso/ui/components/common/local-time';
+import { cn } from '@documenso/ui/lib/utils';
+import { Badge } from '@documenso/ui/primitives/badge';
+import { Table, TableBody, TableCell, TableHead, TableHeader, TableRow } from '@documenso/ui/primitives/table';
+import { Trans } from '@lingui/react/macro';
+import { SigningStatus } from '@prisma/client';
+import { ChevronDownIcon } from 'lucide-react';
+import { Fragment, useState } from 'react';
+import { match } from 'ts-pattern';
+
+import { AdminDocumentRecipientItemTable, type RecipientItemProps } from './admin-document-recipient-item-table';
+
+export type AdminDocumentRecipientsTableProps = {
+  envelopeId: string;
+  isDocumentCompleted: boolean;
+  recipients: RecipientItemProps['recipient'][];
+};
+
+export const AdminDocumentRecipientsTable = ({
+  envelopeId,
+  isDocumentCompleted,
+  recipients,
+}: AdminDocumentRecipientsTableProps) => {
+  const [expandedRecipientIds, setExpandedRecipientIds] = useState<number[]>([]);
+
+  const toggleRecipient = (recipientId: number) => {
+    setExpandedRecipientIds((ids) =>
+      ids.includes(recipientId) ? ids.filter((id) => id !== recipientId) : [...ids, recipientId],
+    );
+  };
+
+  return (
+    <div className="rounded-md border">
+      <Table>
+        <TableHeader>
+          <TableRow>
+            <TableHead>
+              <Trans>Name</Trans>
+            </TableHead>
+            <TableHead>
+              <Trans>Email</Trans>
+            </TableHead>
+            <TableHead>
+              <Trans>Role</Trans>
+            </TableHead>
+            <TableHead>
+              <Trans>Completed</Trans>
+            </TableHead>
+            <TableHead>
+              <Trans>Completed At</Trans>
+            </TableHead>
+            <TableHead className="w-10" />
+          </TableRow>
+        </TableHeader>
+
+        <TableBody>
+          {recipients.length === 0 && (
+            <TableRow>
+              <TableCell colSpan={6} className="h-32 text-center">
+                <Trans>No recipients</Trans>
+              </TableCell>
+            </TableRow>
+          )}
+
+          {recipients.map((recipient) => {
+            const isExpanded = expandedRecipientIds.includes(recipient.id);
+
+            return (
+              <Fragment key={recipient.id}>
+                <TableRow
+                  className="cursor-pointer"
+                  data-state={isExpanded ? 'open' : 'closed'}
+                  onClick={() => toggleRecipient(recipient.id)}
+                >
+                  <TableCell className="font-medium">{recipient.name || '-'}</TableCell>
+                  <TableCell>{recipient.email}</TableCell>
+                  <TableCell>
+                    <Badge size="small" variant="secondary">
+                      {recipient.role}
+                    </Badge>
+                  </TableCell>
+                  <TableCell>
+                    {match(recipient.signingStatus)
+                      .with(SigningStatus.SIGNED, () => <Trans>Yes</Trans>)
+                      .with(SigningStatus.REJECTED, () => <Trans>Rejected</Trans>)
+                      .otherwise(() => (
+                        <Trans>No</Trans>
+                      ))}
+                  </TableCell>
+                  <TableCell>
+                    {recipient.signingStatus === SigningStatus.SIGNED && recipient.signedAt ? (
+                      <LocalTime date={recipient.signedAt} />
+                    ) : (
+                      '-'
+                    )}
+                  </TableCell>
+                  <TableCell>
+                    <ChevronDownIcon
+                      className={cn('h-4 w-4 text-muted-foreground transition-transform', isExpanded && 'rotate-180')}
+                    />
+                  </TableCell>
+                </TableRow>
+
+                {isExpanded && (
+                  <TableRow className="hover:bg-transparent">
+                    <TableCell colSpan={6} className="bg-muted/30 p-4">
+                      <AdminDocumentRecipientItemTable
+                        envelopeId={envelopeId}
+                        isDocumentCompleted={isDocumentCompleted}
+                        recipient={recipient}
+                      />
+                    </TableCell>
+                  </TableRow>
+                )}
+              </Fragment>
+            );
+          })}
+        </TableBody>
+      </Table>
+    </div>
+  );
+};
diff --git a/apps/remix/app/routes/_authenticated+/admin+/documents.$id.tsx b/apps/remix/app/routes/_authenticated+/admin+/documents.$id.tsx
index 48324bfa3..633cacef5 100644
--- a/apps/remix/app/routes/_authenticated+/admin+/documents.$id.tsx
+++ b/apps/remix/app/routes/_authenticated+/admin+/documents.$id.tsx
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ import { unsafeGetEntireEnvelope } from '@documenso/lib/server-only/admin/get-en
 import { base64 } from '@documenso/lib/universal/base64';
 import { mapSecondaryIdToDocumentId } from '@documenso/lib/utils/envelope';
 import { trpc } from '@documenso/trpc/react';
-import { LocalTime } from '@documenso/ui/components/common/local-time';
 import { Accordion, AccordionContent, AccordionItem, AccordionTrigger } from '@documenso/ui/primitives/accordion';
 import { Badge } from '@documenso/ui/primitives/badge';
 import { Button } from '@documenso/ui/primitives/button';
@@ -21,7 +20,7 @@ import { AdminDocumentDeleteDialog } from '~/components/dialogs/admin-document-d
 import { DocumentStatus } from '~/components/general/document/document-status';
 import { AdminDocumentJobsTable } from '~/components/tables/admin-document-jobs-table';
 import { AdminDocumentLogsTable } from '~/components/tables/admin-document-logs-table';
-import { AdminDocumentRecipientItemTable } from '~/components/tables/admin-document-recipient-item-table';
+import { AdminDocumentRecipientsTable } from '~/components/tables/admin-document-recipients-table';
 
 import type { Route } from './+types/documents.$id';
 
@@ -166,59 +165,11 @@ export default function AdminDocumentDetailsPage({ loaderData }: Route.Component
       </h2>
 
       <div className="mt-4">
-        <Accordion type="multiple" className="space-y-4">
-          {envelope.recipients.map((recipient) => (
-            <AccordionItem key={recipient.id} value={recipient.id.toString()} className="rounded-lg border">
-              <AccordionTrigger className="px-4">
-                <div className="flex items-center gap-x-4">
-                  <h4 className="font-semibold">{recipient.name}</h4>
-                  <Badge size="small" variant="neutral">
-                    {recipient.email}
-                  </Badge>
-                  <Badge size="small" variant="secondary">
-                    {recipient.role}
-                  </Badge>
-                </div>
-              </AccordionTrigger>
-
-              <AccordionContent className="border-t px-4 pt-4">
-                <div className="mb-4 grid grid-cols-4 gap-4 text-sm">
-                  <div>
-                    <span className="text-muted-foreground">
-                      <Trans>Send Status</Trans>
-                    </span>
-                    <p className="font-medium">{recipient.sendStatus}</p>
-                  </div>
-
-                  <div>
-                    <span className="text-muted-foreground">
-                      <Trans>Read Status</Trans>
-                    </span>
-                    <p className="font-medium">{recipient.readStatus}</p>
-                  </div>
-
-                  <div>
-                    <span className="text-muted-foreground">
-                      <Trans>Signing Status</Trans>
-                    </span>
-                    <p className="font-medium">{recipient.signingStatus}</p>
-                  </div>
-
-                  <div>
-                    <span className="text-muted-foreground">
-                      <Trans>Completed At</Trans>
-                    </span>
-                    <p className="font-medium">{recipient.signedAt ? <LocalTime date={recipient.signedAt} /> : '-'}</p>
-                  </div>
-                </div>
-
-                <hr className="mb-4" />
-
-                <AdminDocumentRecipientItemTable recipient={recipient} />
-              </AccordionContent>
-            </AccordionItem>
-          ))}
-        </Accordion>
+        <AdminDocumentRecipientsTable
+          envelopeId={envelope.id}
+          isDocumentCompleted={Boolean(envelope.completedAt)}
+          recipients={envelope.recipients}
+        />
       </div>
 
       <hr className="my-4" />
diff --git a/packages/app-tests/e2e/api/trpc/admin/delete-recipient.spec.ts b/packages/app-tests/e2e/api/trpc/admin/delete-recipient.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9e78acc7d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/app-tests/e2e/api/trpc/admin/delete-recipient.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,380 @@
+import { NEXT_PUBLIC_WEBAPP_URL } from '@documenso/lib/constants/app';
+import { mapSecondaryIdToDocumentId } from '@documenso/lib/utils/envelope';
+import { prisma } from '@documenso/prisma';
+import { seedPendingDocument } from '@documenso/prisma/seed/documents';
+import { seedUser } from '@documenso/prisma/seed/users';
+import type { Page } from '@playwright/test';
+import { expect, test } from '@playwright/test';
+import { DocumentSigningOrder, DocumentStatus, SendStatus, SigningStatus } from '@prisma/client';
+
+import { apiSignin } from '../../../fixtures/authentication';
+
+const WEBAPP_BASE_URL = NEXT_PUBLIC_WEBAPP_URL();
+
+test.describe.configure({ mode: 'parallel' });
+
+const callDeleteRecipient = async (page: Page, input: { id: number; reason?: string }) => {
+  return await page.context().request.post(`${WEBAPP_BASE_URL}/api/trpc/admin.recipient.delete`, {
+    headers: { 'content-type': 'application/json' },
+    data: JSON.stringify({ json: { reason: 'Removed at the request of the sender', ...input } }),
+  });
+};
+
+const findJobByDocumentId = async (jobId: string, documentId: number) => {
+  return await prisma.backgroundJob.findFirst({
+    where: {
+      jobId,
+      payload: { path: ['documentId'], equals: documentId },
+    },
+  });
+};
+
+const findRemovalEmailJob = async (envelopeId: string, recipientEmail: string) => {
+  return await prisma.backgroundJob.findFirst({
+    where: {
+      jobId: 'send.admin.recipient.removed.emails',
+      AND: [
+        { payload: { path: ['envelopeId'], equals: envelopeId } },
+        { payload: { path: ['recipientEmail'], equals: recipientEmail } },
+      ],
+    },
+  });
+};
+
+// ─── Access control ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+test('[ADMIN][TRPC][DELETE_RECIPIENT]: unauthenticated request is rejected with 401', async ({ page }) => {
+  const { user: owner, team } = await seedUser();
+  const document = await seedPendingDocument(owner, team.id, ['recipient@test.documenso.com']);
+
+  const recipient = document.recipients[0];
+
+  const res = await callDeleteRecipient(page, { id: recipient.id });
+
+  expect(res.ok()).toBeFalsy();
+  expect(res.status()).toBe(401);
+
+  const stillExists = await prisma.recipient.findUnique({ where: { id: recipient.id } });
+  expect(stillExists).not.toBeNull();
+});
+
+test('[ADMIN][TRPC][DELETE_RECIPIENT]: non-admin authenticated user is rejected with 401', async ({ page }) => {
+  const { user: nonAdminUser } = await seedUser({ isAdmin: false });
+  const { user: owner, team } = await seedUser();
+  const document = await seedPendingDocument(owner, team.id, ['recipient@test.documenso.com']);
+
+  const recipient = document.recipients[0];
+
+  await apiSignin({ page, email: nonAdminUser.email });
+
+  const res = await callDeleteRecipient(page, { id: recipient.id });
+
+  expect(res.ok()).toBeFalsy();
+  expect(res.status()).toBe(401);
+
+  const stillExists = await prisma.recipient.findUnique({ where: { id: recipient.id } });
+  expect(stillExists).not.toBeNull();
+});
+
+// ─── Behaviour ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+test('[ADMIN][TRPC][DELETE_RECIPIENT]: admin can remove a recipient who has opened the document and inserted fields', async ({
+  page,
+}) => {
+  const { user: adminUser } = await seedUser({ isAdmin: true });
+  const { user: owner, team } = await seedUser();
+
+  const recipientEmail = 'recipient@test.documenso.com';
+
+  // Seeded recipients are OPENED with an inserted field, which the non-admin flow refuses to delete.
+  const document = await seedPendingDocument(owner, team.id, [recipientEmail, 'other@test.documenso.com']);
+
+  const recipient = document.recipients.find((r) => r.email === recipientEmail);
+
+  if (!recipient) {
+    throw new Error('Recipient not seeded');
+  }
+
+  await apiSignin({ page, email: adminUser.email });
+
+  const res = await callDeleteRecipient(page, { id: recipient.id });
+
+  expect(res.ok()).toBeTruthy();
+
+  const deletedRecipient = await prisma.recipient.findUnique({ where: { id: recipient.id } });
+  expect(deletedRecipient).toBeNull();
+
+  const remainingFields = await prisma.field.count({ where: { recipientId: recipient.id } });
+  expect(remainingFields).toBe(0);
+
+  const remainingRecipients = await prisma.recipient.findMany({ where: { envelopeId: document.id } });
+  expect(remainingRecipients).toHaveLength(1);
+  expect(remainingRecipients[0].email).toBe('other@test.documenso.com');
+
+  const auditLog = await prisma.documentAuditLog.findFirst({
+    where: {
+      envelopeId: document.id,
+      type: 'RECIPIENT_DELETED',
+    },
+  });
+
+  expect(auditLog).not.toBeNull();
+  expect(auditLog?.userId).toBe(adminUser.id);
+  expect(auditLog?.email).toBe(adminUser.email);
+  expect(auditLog?.data).toMatchObject({
+    recipientId: recipient.id,
+    recipientEmail,
+    removedByAdmin: true,
+    reason: 'Removed at the request of the sender',
+  });
+
+  // Parallel signing with a signer still pending: nothing to seal or advance.
+  expect(
+    await findJobByDocumentId('internal.seal-document', mapSecondaryIdToDocumentId(document.secondaryId)),
+  ).toBeNull();
+  expect(
+    await findJobByDocumentId('send.signing.requested.email', mapSecondaryIdToDocumentId(document.secondaryId)),
+  ).toBeNull();
+
+  const job = await findRemovalEmailJob(document.id, recipientEmail);
+
+  expect(job).not.toBeNull();
+  expect(job?.payload).toMatchObject({
+    envelopeId: document.id,
+    recipientEmail,
+    notifyRecipient: true,
+  });
+});
+
+test('[ADMIN][TRPC][DELETE_RECIPIENT]: admin cannot remove a recipient who has completed signing', async ({ page }) => {
+  const { user: adminUser } = await seedUser({ isAdmin: true });
+  const { user: owner, team } = await seedUser();
+
+  const recipientEmail = 'recipient@test.documenso.com';
+
+  const document = await seedPendingDocument(owner, team.id, [recipientEmail, 'other@test.documenso.com']);
+
+  const recipient = document.recipients.find((r) => r.email === recipientEmail);
+
+  if (!recipient) {
+    throw new Error('Recipient not seeded');
+  }
+
+  await prisma.recipient.update({
+    where: { id: recipient.id },
+    data: { signingStatus: SigningStatus.SIGNED, signedAt: new Date() },
+  });
+
+  await apiSignin({ page, email: adminUser.email });
+
+  const res = await callDeleteRecipient(page, { id: recipient.id });
+
+  expect(res.ok()).toBeFalsy();
+  expect(res.status()).toBe(400);
+
+  const stillExists = await prisma.recipient.findUnique({ where: { id: recipient.id } });
+  expect(stillExists).not.toBeNull();
+
+  const job = await findRemovalEmailJob(document.id, recipientEmail);
+  expect(job).toBeNull();
+});
+
+test('[ADMIN][TRPC][DELETE_RECIPIENT]: admin cannot remove a recipient from a completed document', async ({ page }) => {
+  const { user: adminUser } = await seedUser({ isAdmin: true });
+  const { user: owner, team } = await seedUser();
+
+  const recipientEmail = 'recipient@test.documenso.com';
+
+  const document = await seedPendingDocument(owner, team.id, [recipientEmail], {
+    createDocumentOptions: {
+      status: DocumentStatus.COMPLETED,
+      completedAt: new Date(),
+    },
+  });
+
+  const recipient = document.recipients[0];
+
+  await apiSignin({ page, email: adminUser.email });
+
+  const res = await callDeleteRecipient(page, { id: recipient.id });
+
+  expect(res.ok()).toBeFalsy();
+  expect(res.status()).toBe(400);
+
+  const stillExists = await prisma.recipient.findUnique({ where: { id: recipient.id } });
+  expect(stillExists).not.toBeNull();
+});
+
+test('[ADMIN][TRPC][DELETE_RECIPIENT]: unknown recipient returns 404', async ({ page }) => {
+  const { user: adminUser } = await seedUser({ isAdmin: true });
+
+  await apiSignin({ page, email: adminUser.email });
+
+  const res = await callDeleteRecipient(page, { id: 999_999_999 });
+
+  expect(res.ok()).toBeFalsy();
+  expect(res.status()).toBe(404);
+});
+
+test('[ADMIN][TRPC][DELETE_RECIPIENT]: a missing reason is rejected with 400', async ({ page }) => {
+  const { user: adminUser } = await seedUser({ isAdmin: true });
+  const { user: owner, team } = await seedUser();
+  const document = await seedPendingDocument(owner, team.id, ['recipient@test.documenso.com']);
+
+  const recipient = document.recipients[0];
+
+  await apiSignin({ page, email: adminUser.email });
+
+  const res = await callDeleteRecipient(page, { id: recipient.id, reason: '   ' });
+
+  expect(res.ok()).toBeFalsy();
+  expect(res.status()).toBe(400);
+
+  const stillExists = await prisma.recipient.findUnique({ where: { id: recipient.id } });
+  expect(stillExists).not.toBeNull();
+});
+
+test('[ADMIN][TRPC][DELETE_RECIPIENT]: document is sealed when every remaining signer has already signed', async ({
+  page,
+}) => {
+  const { user: adminUser } = await seedUser({ isAdmin: true });
+  const { user: owner, team } = await seedUser();
+
+  const document = await seedPendingDocument(owner, team.id, [
+    'signed@test.documenso.com',
+    'blocking@test.documenso.com',
+  ]);
+
+  const signedRecipient = document.recipients.find((r) => r.email === 'signed@test.documenso.com');
+  const blockingRecipient = document.recipients.find((r) => r.email === 'blocking@test.documenso.com');
+
+  if (!signedRecipient || !blockingRecipient) {
+    throw new Error('Recipients not seeded');
+  }
+
+  await prisma.recipient.update({
+    where: { id: signedRecipient.id },
+    data: { signingStatus: SigningStatus.SIGNED, signedAt: new Date() },
+  });
+
+  await apiSignin({ page, email: adminUser.email });
+
+  const res = await callDeleteRecipient(page, { id: blockingRecipient.id });
+
+  expect(res.ok()).toBeTruthy();
+
+  const sealJob = await findJobByDocumentId('internal.seal-document', mapSecondaryIdToDocumentId(document.secondaryId));
+  expect(sealJob).not.toBeNull();
+
+  await expect
+    .poll(
+      async () => {
+        const envelope = await prisma.envelope.findUniqueOrThrow({ where: { id: document.id } });
+
+        return envelope.status;
+      },
+      { timeout: 30_000 },
+    )
+    .toBe(DocumentStatus.COMPLETED);
+});
+
+test('[ADMIN][TRPC][DELETE_RECIPIENT]: document with no remaining signers is not sealed', async ({ page }) => {
+  const { user: adminUser } = await seedUser({ isAdmin: true });
+  const { user: owner, team } = await seedUser();
+
+  const document = await seedPendingDocument(owner, team.id, ['only@test.documenso.com']);
+
+  await apiSignin({ page, email: adminUser.email });
+
+  const res = await callDeleteRecipient(page, { id: document.recipients[0].id });
+
+  expect(res.ok()).toBeTruthy();
+
+  expect(
+    await findJobByDocumentId('internal.seal-document', mapSecondaryIdToDocumentId(document.secondaryId)),
+  ).toBeNull();
+
+  const envelope = await prisma.envelope.findUniqueOrThrow({ where: { id: document.id } });
+  expect(envelope.status).toBe(DocumentStatus.PENDING);
+});
+
+test('[ADMIN][TRPC][DELETE_RECIPIENT]: sequential signing advances to the next recipient', async ({ page }) => {
+  const { user: adminUser } = await seedUser({ isAdmin: true });
+  const { user: owner, team } = await seedUser();
+
+  const document = await seedPendingDocument(owner, team.id, [
+    'first@test.documenso.com',
+    'second@test.documenso.com',
+    'third@test.documenso.com',
+  ]);
+
+  await prisma.documentMeta.update({
+    where: { id: document.documentMetaId },
+    data: { signingOrder: DocumentSigningOrder.SEQUENTIAL },
+  });
+
+  const [first, second, third] = ['first', 'second', 'third'].map((prefix) => {
+    const recipient = document.recipients.find((r) => r.email === `${prefix}@test.documenso.com`);
+
+    if (!recipient) {
+      throw new Error(`Recipient ${prefix} not seeded`);
+    }
+
+    return recipient;
+  });
+
+  await prisma.recipient.update({
+    where: { id: first.id },
+    data: { signingOrder: 1, sendStatus: SendStatus.SENT },
+  });
+
+  await prisma.recipient.update({
+    where: { id: second.id },
+    data: { signingOrder: 2, sendStatus: SendStatus.NOT_SENT, sentAt: null },
+  });
+
+  await prisma.recipient.update({
+    where: { id: third.id },
+    data: { signingOrder: 3, sendStatus: SendStatus.NOT_SENT, sentAt: null },
+  });
+
+  await apiSignin({ page, email: adminUser.email });
+
+  const res = await callDeleteRecipient(page, { id: first.id });
+
+  expect(res.ok()).toBeTruthy();
+
+  const updatedSecond = await prisma.recipient.findUniqueOrThrow({ where: { id: second.id } });
+  expect(updatedSecond.sendStatus).toBe(SendStatus.SENT);
+
+  const updatedThird = await prisma.recipient.findUniqueOrThrow({ where: { id: third.id } });
+  expect(updatedThird.sendStatus).toBe(SendStatus.NOT_SENT);
+
+  const signingJob = await prisma.backgroundJob.findFirst({
+    where: {
+      jobId: 'send.signing.requested.email',
+      AND: [
+        { payload: { path: ['documentId'], equals: mapSecondaryIdToDocumentId(document.secondaryId) } },
+        { payload: { path: ['recipientId'], equals: second.id } },
+      ],
+    },
+  });
+
+  expect(signingJob).not.toBeNull();
+
+  const thirdSigningJob = await prisma.backgroundJob.findFirst({
+    where: {
+      jobId: 'send.signing.requested.email',
+      AND: [
+        { payload: { path: ['documentId'], equals: mapSecondaryIdToDocumentId(document.secondaryId) } },
+        { payload: { path: ['recipientId'], equals: third.id } },
+      ],
+    },
+  });
+
+  expect(thirdSigningJob).toBeNull();
+
+  expect(
+    await findJobByDocumentId('internal.seal-document', mapSecondaryIdToDocumentId(document.secondaryId)),
+  ).toBeNull();
+});
diff --git a/packages/email/template-components/template-recipient-removed-by-admin.tsx b/packages/email/template-components/template-recipient-removed-by-admin.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3772bc691
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/email/template-components/template-recipient-removed-by-admin.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+import { Trans } from '@lingui/react/macro';
+
+import { Section, Text } from '../components';
+import { TemplateDocumentImage } from './template-document-image';
+
+export type TemplateRecipientRemovedByAdminAudience = 'recipient' | 'owner';
+
+export type TemplateRecipientRemovedByAdminProps = {
+  audience: TemplateRecipientRemovedByAdminAudience;
+  documentName: string;
+  recipientName: string;
+  recipientEmail: string;
+  assetBaseUrl: string;
+};
+
+export const TemplateRecipientRemovedByAdmin = ({
+  audience,
+  documentName,
+  recipientName,
+  recipientEmail,
+  assetBaseUrl,
+}: TemplateRecipientRemovedByAdminProps) => {
+  const recipientLabel =
+    recipientName && recipientName !== recipientEmail ? `${recipientName} (${recipientEmail})` : recipientEmail;
+
+  return (
+    <>
+      <TemplateDocumentImage className="mt-6" assetBaseUrl={assetBaseUrl} />
+
+      <Section>
+        <Text className="mt-6 mb-0 text-left font-semibold text-foreground text-lg">
+          {audience === 'recipient' ? (
+            <Trans>You have been removed from a document</Trans>
+          ) : (
+            <Trans>A recipient has been removed from your document</Trans>
+          )}
+        </Text>
+
+        <Text className="mx-auto mt-1 mb-6 text-left text-base text-muted-foreground">
+          {audience === 'recipient' ? (
+            <Trans>
+              You have been removed from the document "{documentName}" by an administrator, typically at the request of
+              the document sender.
+            </Trans>
+          ) : (
+            <Trans>
+              {recipientLabel} has been removed from the document "{documentName}" by an administrator, typically at the
+              request of the document sender.
+            </Trans>
+          )}
+        </Text>
+
+        <Text className="mx-auto mt-1 mb-6 text-left text-base text-muted-foreground">
+          {audience === 'recipient' ? (
+            <Trans>
+              There is no action required on your side. If you believe this was a mistake, please contact the document
+              sender.
+            </Trans>
+          ) : (
+            <Trans>
+              There is no action required on your side. If you believe this was a mistake, please contact your
+              administrator.
+            </Trans>
+          )}
+        </Text>
+      </Section>
+    </>
+  );
+};
+
+export default TemplateRecipientRemovedByAdmin;
diff --git a/packages/email/templates/recipient-removed-by-admin.tsx b/packages/email/templates/recipient-removed-by-admin.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c8e4436de
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/email/templates/recipient-removed-by-admin.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+import { msg } from '@lingui/core/macro';
+import { useLingui } from '@lingui/react';
+
+import { Body, Container, Head, Hr, Html, Preview, Section } from '../components';
+import { TemplateBrandingLogo } from '../template-components/template-branding-logo';
+import { TemplateFooter } from '../template-components/template-footer';
+import {
+  TemplateRecipientRemovedByAdmin,
+  type TemplateRecipientRemovedByAdminProps,
+} from '../template-components/template-recipient-removed-by-admin';
+
+export type RecipientRemovedByAdminEmailTemplateProps = Partial<TemplateRecipientRemovedByAdminProps>;
+
+export const RecipientRemovedByAdminEmailTemplate = ({
+  audience = 'recipient',
+  documentName = 'Open Source Pledge.pdf',
+  recipientName = 'Lucas Smith',
+  recipientEmail = 'lucas@documenso.com',
+  assetBaseUrl = 'http://localhost:3002',
+}: RecipientRemovedByAdminEmailTemplateProps) => {
+  const { _ } = useLingui();
+
+  const previewText =
+    audience === 'recipient'
+      ? msg`You have been removed from the document "${documentName}" by an administrator.`
+      : msg`${recipientName} has been removed from the document "${documentName}" by an administrator.`;
+
+  return (
+    <Html>
+      <Head />
+
+      <Body className="mx-auto my-auto bg-background font-sans">
+        <Preview>{_(previewText)}</Preview>
+
+        <Section>
+          <Container className="mx-auto mt-8 mb-2 max-w-xl rounded-lg border border-border border-solid p-4 backdrop-blur-sm">
+            <Section>
+              <TemplateBrandingLogo assetBaseUrl={assetBaseUrl} className="mb-4 h-6" />
+
+              <TemplateRecipientRemovedByAdmin
+                audience={audience}
+                documentName={documentName}
+                recipientName={recipientName}
+                recipientEmail={recipientEmail}
+                assetBaseUrl={assetBaseUrl}
+              />
+            </Section>
+          </Container>
+
+          <Hr className="mx-auto mt-12 max-w-xl" />
+
+          <Container className="mx-auto max-w-xl">
+            <TemplateFooter />
+          </Container>
+        </Section>
+      </Body>
+    </Html>
+  );
+};
+
+export default RecipientRemovedByAdminEmailTemplate;
diff --git a/packages/lib/jobs/client.ts b/packages/lib/jobs/client.ts
index 8f75a9764..fd81f304a 100644
--- a/packages/lib/jobs/client.ts
+++ b/packages/lib/jobs/client.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { JobClient } from './client/client';
+import { SEND_ADMIN_RECIPIENT_REMOVED_EMAILS_JOB_DEFINITION } from './definitions/emails/send-admin-recipient-removed-emails';
 import { SEND_ADMIN_USER_CREATED_EMAIL_JOB_DEFINITION } from './definitions/emails/send-admin-user-created-email';
 import { SEND_CONFIRMATION_EMAIL_JOB_DEFINITION } from './definitions/emails/send-confirmation-email';
 import { SEND_DOCUMENT_CANCELLED_EMAILS_JOB_DEFINITION } from './definitions/emails/send-document-cancelled-emails';
@@ -52,6 +53,7 @@ export const jobsClient = new JobClient([
   SEND_SIGNING_REJECTION_EMAILS_JOB_DEFINITION,
   SEND_RECIPIENT_SIGNED_EMAIL_JOB_DEFINITION,
   SEND_RECIPIENT_REMOVED_EMAIL_JOB_DEFINITION,
+  SEND_ADMIN_RECIPIENT_REMOVED_EMAILS_JOB_DEFINITION,
   SEND_DOCUMENT_COMPLETED_EMAILS_JOB_DEFINITION,
   SEND_DOCUMENT_DELETED_EMAILS_JOB_DEFINITION,
   SEND_DOCUMENT_CANCELLED_EMAILS_JOB_DEFINITION,
diff --git a/packages/lib/jobs/definitions/emails/send-admin-recipient-removed-emails.handler.ts b/packages/lib/jobs/definitions/emails/send-admin-recipient-removed-emails.handler.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..cce60c448
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/lib/jobs/definitions/emails/send-admin-recipient-removed-emails.handler.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,164 @@
+import RecipientRemovedByAdminEmailTemplate from '@documenso/email/templates/recipient-removed-by-admin';
+import { prisma } from '@documenso/prisma';
+import { msg } from '@lingui/core/macro';
+import { createElement } from 'react';
+
+import { getI18nInstance } from '../../../client-only/providers/i18n-server';
+import { NEXT_PUBLIC_WEBAPP_URL } from '../../../constants/app';
+import { getEmailContext } from '../../../server-only/email/get-email-context';
+import { assertOrganisationRatesAndLimits } from '../../../server-only/rate-limit/assert-organisation-rates-and-limits';
+import { isRecipientEmailValidForSending } from '../../../utils/recipients';
+import { renderEmailWithI18N } from '../../../utils/render-email-with-i18n';
+import type { JobRunIO } from '../../client/_internal/job';
+import type { TSendAdminRecipientRemovedEmailsJobDefinition } from './send-admin-recipient-removed-emails';
+
+export const run = async ({
+  payload,
+  io,
+}: {
+  payload: TSendAdminRecipientRemovedEmailsJobDefinition;
+  io: JobRunIO;
+}) => {
+  const { envelopeId, recipientEmail, recipientName, notifyRecipient } = payload;
+
+  const envelope = await prisma.envelope.findFirst({
+    where: {
+      id: envelopeId,
+    },
+    include: {
+      documentMeta: true,
+      user: {
+        select: {
+          email: true,
+          name: true,
+        },
+      },
+    },
+  });
+
+  // Envelope may have been deleted since enqueueing, don't retry forever.
+  if (!envelope) {
+    return;
+  }
+
+  const assetBaseUrl = NEXT_PUBLIC_WEBAPP_URL() || 'http://localhost:3000';
+
+  const shouldNotifyRecipient = notifyRecipient && isRecipientEmailValidForSending({ email: recipientEmail });
+
+  // The document's `recipientRemoved` email preference is intentionally ignored
+  // for admin removals. Organisation email disabling and limits still apply.
+  if (shouldNotifyRecipient) {
+    const {
+      branding,
+      emailLanguage,
+      senderEmail,
+      replyToEmail,
+      organisationId,
+      claims,
+      emailsDisabled,
+      emailTransport,
+    } = await getEmailContext({
+      emailType: 'RECIPIENT',
+      source: {
+        type: 'team',
+        teamId: envelope.teamId,
+      },
+      meta: envelope.documentMeta,
+    });
+
+    let isWithinEmailLimits = !emailsDisabled;
+
+    if (isWithinEmailLimits) {
+      try {
+        await assertOrganisationRatesAndLimits({
+          organisationId,
+          organisationClaim: claims,
+          type: 'email',
+          count: 1,
+        });
+      } catch (_err) {
+        io.logger.warn({
+          msg: 'Admin recipient removed email dropped: org email limit exceeded',
+          organisationId,
+          envelopeId: envelope.id,
+        });
+
+        isWithinEmailLimits = false;
+      }
+    }
+
+    if (isWithinEmailLimits) {
+      const template = createElement(RecipientRemovedByAdminEmailTemplate, {
+        audience: 'recipient',
+        documentName: envelope.title,
+        recipientName,
+        recipientEmail,
+        assetBaseUrl,
+      });
+
+      const i18n = await getI18nInstance(emailLanguage);
+
+      await io.runTask('send-admin-recipient-removed-email-recipient', async () => {
+        const [html, text] = await Promise.all([
+          renderEmailWithI18N(template, { lang: emailLanguage, branding }),
+          renderEmailWithI18N(template, { lang: emailLanguage, branding, plainText: true }),
+        ]);
+
+        await emailTransport.sendMail({
+          to: {
+            address: recipientEmail,
+            name: recipientName,
+          },
+          from: senderEmail,
+          replyTo: replyToEmail,
+          subject: i18n._(msg`You have been removed from a document`),
+          html,
+          text,
+        });
+      });
+    }
+  }
+
+  const ownerEmail = envelope.user.email;
+
+  if (!isRecipientEmailValidForSending({ email: ownerEmail })) {
+    return;
+  }
+
+  const { branding, emailLanguage, senderEmail, emailTransport } = await getEmailContext({
+    emailType: 'INTERNAL',
+    source: {
+      type: 'team',
+      teamId: envelope.teamId,
+    },
+    meta: envelope.documentMeta,
+  });
+
+  const ownerTemplate = createElement(RecipientRemovedByAdminEmailTemplate, {
+    audience: 'owner',
+    documentName: envelope.title,
+    recipientName,
+    recipientEmail,
+    assetBaseUrl,
+  });
+
+  const ownerI18n = await getI18nInstance(emailLanguage);
+
+  await io.runTask('send-admin-recipient-removed-email-owner', async () => {
+    const [html, text] = await Promise.all([
+      renderEmailWithI18N(ownerTemplate, { lang: emailLanguage, branding }),
+      renderEmailWithI18N(ownerTemplate, { lang: emailLanguage, branding, plainText: true }),
+    ]);
+
+    await emailTransport.sendMail({
+      to: {
+        address: ownerEmail,
+        name: envelope.user.name || '',
+      },
+      from: senderEmail,
+      subject: ownerI18n._(msg`A recipient has been removed from your document`),
+      html,
+      text,
+    });
+  });
+};
diff --git a/packages/lib/jobs/definitions/emails/send-admin-recipient-removed-emails.ts b/packages/lib/jobs/definitions/emails/send-admin-recipient-removed-emails.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fc4f29ed4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/lib/jobs/definitions/emails/send-admin-recipient-removed-emails.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+import { z } from 'zod';
+
+import type { JobDefinition } from '../../client/_internal/job';
+
+const SEND_ADMIN_RECIPIENT_REMOVED_EMAILS_JOB_DEFINITION_ID = 'send.admin.recipient.removed.emails';
+
+const SEND_ADMIN_RECIPIENT_REMOVED_EMAILS_JOB_DEFINITION_SCHEMA = z.object({
+  envelopeId: z.string(),
+  recipientEmail: z.string(),
+  recipientName: z.string(),
+  /**
+   * False when the recipient was never sent the document or is a CC.
+   */
+  notifyRecipient: z.boolean(),
+});
+
+export type TSendAdminRecipientRemovedEmailsJobDefinition = z.infer<
+  typeof SEND_ADMIN_RECIPIENT_REMOVED_EMAILS_JOB_DEFINITION_SCHEMA
+>;
+
+export const SEND_ADMIN_RECIPIENT_REMOVED_EMAILS_JOB_DEFINITION = {
+  id: SEND_ADMIN_RECIPIENT_REMOVED_EMAILS_JOB_DEFINITION_ID,
+  name: 'Send Admin Recipient Removed Emails',
+  version: '1.0.0',
+  trigger: {
+    name: SEND_ADMIN_RECIPIENT_REMOVED_EMAILS_JOB_DEFINITION_ID,
+    schema: SEND_ADMIN_RECIPIENT_REMOVED_EMAILS_JOB_DEFINITION_SCHEMA,
+  },
+  handler: async ({ payload, io }) => {
+    const handler = await import('./send-admin-recipient-removed-emails.handler');
+
+    await handler.run({ payload, io });
+  },
+} as const satisfies JobDefinition<
+  typeof SEND_ADMIN_RECIPIENT_REMOVED_EMAILS_JOB_DEFINITION_ID,
+  TSendAdminRecipientRemovedEmailsJobDefinition
+>;
diff --git a/packages/lib/server-only/admin/admin-delete-recipient.ts b/packages/lib/server-only/admin/admin-delete-recipient.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9714ad23b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/lib/server-only/admin/admin-delete-recipient.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,208 @@
+import { prisma } from '@documenso/prisma';
+import {
+  DocumentSigningOrder,
+  DocumentStatus,
+  EnvelopeType,
+  RecipientRole,
+  SendStatus,
+  SigningStatus,
+} from '@prisma/client';
+
+import { AppError, AppErrorCode } from '../../errors/app-error';
+import { jobs } from '../../jobs/client';
+import { DOCUMENT_AUDIT_LOG_TYPE } from '../../types/document-audit-logs';
+import { isTspEnvelope } from '../../types/signature-level';
+import type { ApiRequestMetadata } from '../../universal/extract-request-metadata';
+import { createDocumentAuditLogData } from '../../utils/document-audit-logs';
+import { mapSecondaryIdToDocumentId } from '../../utils/envelope';
+import { getRecipientsInActiveSigningStep, isRecipientTurnBySigningOrder } from '../../utils/recipient-groups';
+import { assertEnvelopeMutable } from '../envelope/assert-envelope-mutable';
+
+export type AdminDeleteRecipientOptions = {
+  recipientId: number;
+  reason: string;
+  requestMetadata: ApiRequestMetadata;
+};
+
+/**
+ * Unlike `deleteEnvelopeRecipient` this is not team scoped and allows removing
+ * recipients who have opened the document or inserted fields, as long as they
+ * have not signed.
+ */
+export const adminDeleteRecipient = async ({ recipientId, reason, requestMetadata }: AdminDeleteRecipientOptions) => {
+  const recipient = await prisma.recipient.findFirst({
+    where: {
+      id: recipientId,
+    },
+    include: {
+      envelope: {
+        select: {
+          id: true,
+          secondaryId: true,
+          type: true,
+          status: true,
+          signatureLevel: true,
+          completedAt: true,
+          userId: true,
+          documentMeta: {
+            select: {
+              signingOrder: true,
+            },
+          },
+        },
+      },
+    },
+  });
+
+  if (!recipient) {
+    throw new AppError(AppErrorCode.NOT_FOUND, {
+      message: 'Recipient not found',
+    });
+  }
+
+  const { envelope } = recipient;
+
+  if (envelope.type !== EnvelopeType.DOCUMENT) {
+    throw new AppError(AppErrorCode.INVALID_REQUEST, {
+      message: 'Recipient does not belong to a document',
+    });
+  }
+
+  if (envelope.completedAt) {
+    throw new AppError(AppErrorCode.INVALID_REQUEST, {
+      message: 'Document already complete',
+    });
+  }
+
+  if (recipient.signingStatus === SigningStatus.SIGNED) {
+    throw new AppError(AppErrorCode.INVALID_REQUEST, {
+      message: 'Recipient has already completed signing',
+    });
+  }
+
+  // The TSP (AES/QES) lock protects WYSIWYS and is not bypassed for admins.
+  await assertEnvelopeMutable(envelope);
+
+  const deletedRecipient = await prisma.$transaction(async (tx) => {
+    await assertEnvelopeMutable(envelope, tx);
+
+    await tx.documentAuditLog.create({
+      data: createDocumentAuditLogData({
+        type: DOCUMENT_AUDIT_LOG_TYPE.RECIPIENT_DELETED,
+        envelopeId: envelope.id,
+        metadata: requestMetadata,
+        data: {
+          recipientEmail: recipient.email,
+          recipientName: recipient.name,
+          recipientId: recipient.id,
+          recipientRole: recipient.role,
+          removedByAdmin: true,
+          reason,
+        },
+      }),
+    });
+
+    return await tx.recipient.delete({
+      where: {
+        id: recipientId,
+      },
+    });
+  });
+
+  const shouldNotifyRecipient = recipient.sendStatus === SendStatus.SENT && recipient.role !== RecipientRole.CC;
+
+  await jobs.triggerJob({
+    name: 'send.admin.recipient.removed.emails',
+    payload: {
+      envelopeId: envelope.id,
+      recipientEmail: recipient.email,
+      recipientName: recipient.name,
+      notifyRecipient: shouldNotifyRecipient,
+    },
+  });
+
+  // The removed recipient may have been the only thing blocking completion or
+  // the next sequential step, so seal or advance as the signing flow would.
+  if (envelope.status !== DocumentStatus.PENDING) {
+    return deletedRecipient;
+  }
+
+  const documentId = mapSecondaryIdToDocumentId(envelope.secondaryId);
+
+  const remainingRecipients = await prisma.recipient.findMany({
+    where: {
+      envelopeId: envelope.id,
+    },
+    select: {
+      id: true,
+      role: true,
+      signingOrder: true,
+      signingStatus: true,
+      sendStatus: true,
+    },
+    orderBy: [{ signingOrder: { sort: 'asc', nulls: 'last' } }, { id: 'asc' }],
+  });
+
+  const signableRecipients = remainingRecipients.filter((recipient) => recipient.role !== RecipientRole.CC);
+
+  // A document left with no signers stays pending rather than sealing with no signatures.
+  const haveAllRecipientsSigned =
+    signableRecipients.length > 0 &&
+    signableRecipients.every((recipient) => recipient.signingStatus === SigningStatus.SIGNED);
+
+  if (haveAllRecipientsSigned) {
+    await jobs.triggerJob({
+      name: 'internal.seal-document',
+      payload: {
+        documentId,
+        requestMetadata: requestMetadata.requestMetadata,
+      },
+    });
+
+    return deletedRecipient;
+  }
+
+  if (envelope.documentMeta?.signingOrder !== DocumentSigningOrder.SEQUENTIAL) {
+    return deletedRecipient;
+  }
+
+  const recipientsToSend = getRecipientsInActiveSigningStep(remainingRecipients, {
+    strictlySequential: isTspEnvelope(envelope),
+  }).filter(
+    (recipient) =>
+      recipient.sendStatus !== SendStatus.SENT &&
+      isRecipientTurnBySigningOrder(remainingRecipients, recipient, { strictlySequential: isTspEnvelope(envelope) }),
+  );
+
+  if (recipientsToSend.length === 0) {
+    return deletedRecipient;
+  }
+
+  await prisma.recipient.updateMany({
+    where: {
+      id: {
+        in: recipientsToSend.map((recipient) => recipient.id),
+      },
+    },
+    data: {
+      sendStatus: SendStatus.SENT,
+      sentAt: new Date(),
+    },
+  });
+
+  await Promise.allSettled(
+    recipientsToSend.map(async (recipient) =>
+      jobs.triggerJob({
+        name: 'send.signing.requested.email',
+        payload: {
+          userId: envelope.userId,
+          documentId,
+          recipientId: recipient.id,
+          requestMetadata: requestMetadata.requestMetadata,
+        },
+      }),
+    ),
+  );
+
+  return deletedRecipient;
+};
diff --git a/packages/lib/types/document-audit-logs.ts b/packages/lib/types/document-audit-logs.ts
index b81ff0530..5f9c832bc 100644
--- a/packages/lib/types/document-audit-logs.ts
+++ b/packages/lib/types/document-audit-logs.ts
@@ -713,7 +713,10 @@ export const ZDocumentAuditLogEventRecipientUpdatedSchema = z.object({
  */
 export const ZDocumentAuditLogEventRecipientRemovedSchema = z.object({
   type: z.literal(DOCUMENT_AUDIT_LOG_TYPE.RECIPIENT_DELETED),
-  data: ZBaseRecipientDataSchema,
+  data: ZBaseRecipientDataSchema.extend({
+    removedByAdmin: z.boolean().optional(),
+    reason: z.string().optional(),
+  }),
 });
 
 /**
diff --git a/packages/lib/utils/document-audit-logs.ts b/packages/lib/utils/document-audit-logs.ts
index 400b8dc53..1b4b7967e 100644
--- a/packages/lib/utils/document-audit-logs.ts
+++ b/packages/lib/utils/document-audit-logs.ts
@@ -323,6 +323,14 @@ export const formatDocumentAuditLogAction = (i18n: I18n, auditLog: TDocumentAudi
       you: msg`You added a recipient`,
       user: msg`${user} added a recipient`,
     }))
+    .with({ type: DOCUMENT_AUDIT_LOG_TYPE.RECIPIENT_DELETED, data: { removedByAdmin: true } }, () => ({
+      anonymous: msg({
+        message: `A recipient was removed by an administrator`,
+        context: `Audit log format`,
+      }),
+      you: msg`You removed a recipient as an administrator`,
+      user: msg`${user} removed a recipient as an administrator`,
+    }))
     .with({ type: DOCUMENT_AUDIT_LOG_TYPE.RECIPIENT_DELETED }, () => ({
       anonymous: msg({
         message: `A recipient was removed`,
diff --git a/packages/trpc/server/admin-router/delete-recipient.ts b/packages/trpc/server/admin-router/delete-recipient.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b394c4291
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/trpc/server/admin-router/delete-recipient.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+import { adminDeleteRecipient } from '@documenso/lib/server-only/admin/admin-delete-recipient';
+
+import { adminProcedure } from '../trpc';
+import { ZDeleteRecipientRequestSchema, ZDeleteRecipientResponseSchema } from './delete-recipient.types';
+
+export const deleteRecipientRoute = adminProcedure
+  .input(ZDeleteRecipientRequestSchema)
+  .output(ZDeleteRecipientResponseSchema)
+  .mutation(async ({ input, ctx }) => {
+    const { id, reason } = input;
+
+    ctx.logger.info({ input: { id } });
+
+    await adminDeleteRecipient({
+      recipientId: id,
+      reason,
+      requestMetadata: ctx.metadata,
+    });
+  });
diff --git a/packages/trpc/server/admin-router/delete-recipient.types.ts b/packages/trpc/server/admin-router/delete-recipient.types.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..219dbe7a2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/trpc/server/admin-router/delete-recipient.types.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+import { z } from 'zod';
+
+export const ZDeleteRecipientRequestSchema = z.object({
+  id: z.number().min(1),
+  reason: z.string().trim().min(1).max(500),
+});
+
+export const ZDeleteRecipientResponseSchema = z.void();
+
+export type TDeleteRecipientRequest = z.infer<typeof ZDeleteRecipientRequestSchema>;
+export type TDeleteRecipientResponse = z.infer<typeof ZDeleteRecipientResponseSchema>;
diff --git a/packages/trpc/server/admin-router/find-document-audit-logs.ts b/packages/trpc/server/admin-router/find-document-audit-logs.ts
index 83a131f3b..5b6eeab9e 100644
--- a/packages/trpc/server/admin-router/find-document-audit-logs.ts
+++ b/packages/trpc/server/admin-router/find-document-audit-logs.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import type { FindResultResponse } from '@documenso/lib/types/search-params';
 import { parseDocumentAuditLogData } from '@documenso/lib/utils/document-audit-logs';
 import { unsafeBuildEnvelopeIdQuery } from '@documenso/lib/utils/envelope';
 import { prisma } from '@documenso/prisma';
-import { EnvelopeType } from '@prisma/client';
+import { EnvelopeType, type Prisma } from '@prisma/client';
 
 import { adminProcedure } from '../trpc';
 import {
@@ -15,7 +15,14 @@ export const findDocumentAuditLogsRoute = adminProcedure
   .input(ZFindDocumentAuditLogsRequestSchema)
   .output(ZFindDocumentAuditLogsResponseSchema)
   .query(async ({ input }) => {
-    const { envelopeId, page = 1, perPage = 50, orderByColumn = 'createdAt', orderByDirection = 'desc' } = input;
+    const {
+      envelopeId,
+      recipientId,
+      page = 1,
+      perPage = 50,
+      orderByColumn = 'createdAt',
+      orderByDirection = 'desc',
+    } = input;
 
     const envelope = await prisma.envelope.findFirst({
       where: unsafeBuildEnvelopeIdQuery(
@@ -33,9 +40,20 @@ export const findDocumentAuditLogsRoute = adminProcedure
       });
     }
 
+    const whereClause: Prisma.DocumentAuditLogWhereInput = {
+      envelopeId: envelope.id,
+    };
+
+    if (recipientId !== undefined) {
+      whereClause.data = {
+        path: ['recipientId'],
+        equals: recipientId,
+      };
+    }
+
     const [data, count] = await Promise.all([
       prisma.documentAuditLog.findMany({
-        where: { envelopeId: envelope.id },
+        where: whereClause,
         skip: Math.max(page - 1, 0) * perPage,
         take: perPage,
         orderBy: {
@@ -43,7 +61,7 @@ export const findDocumentAuditLogsRoute = adminProcedure
         },
       }),
       prisma.documentAuditLog.count({
-        where: { envelopeId: envelope.id },
+        where: whereClause,
       }),
     ]);
 
diff --git a/packages/trpc/server/admin-router/find-document-audit-logs.types.ts b/packages/trpc/server/admin-router/find-document-audit-logs.types.ts
index bf1d63a67..c7cf5a284 100644
--- a/packages/trpc/server/admin-router/find-document-audit-logs.types.ts
+++ b/packages/trpc/server/admin-router/find-document-audit-logs.types.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import { z } from 'zod';
 
 export const ZFindDocumentAuditLogsRequestSchema = ZFindSearchParamsSchema.extend({
   envelopeId: z.string(),
+  recipientId: z.number().optional(),
   orderByColumn: z.enum(['createdAt']).optional(),
   orderByDirection: z.enum(['asc', 'desc']).optional(),
 });
diff --git a/packages/trpc/server/admin-router/router.ts b/packages/trpc/server/admin-router/router.ts
index 45db5ccbc..e6dd1b431 100644
--- a/packages/trpc/server/admin-router/router.ts
+++ b/packages/trpc/server/admin-router/router.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import { createUserRoute } from './create-user';
 import { deleteDocumentRoute } from './delete-document';
 import { deleteOrganisationRoute } from './delete-organisation';
 import { deleteAdminOrganisationMemberRoute } from './delete-organisation-member';
+import { deleteRecipientRoute } from './delete-recipient';
 import { deleteSubscriptionClaimRoute } from './delete-subscription-claim';
 import { deleteAdminTeamMemberRoute } from './delete-team-member';
 import { deleteUserRoute } from './delete-user';
@@ -100,6 +101,7 @@ export const adminRouter = router({
   },
   recipient: {
     update: updateRecipientRoute,
+    delete: deleteRecipientRoute,
   },
   emailDomain: {
     find: findEmailDomainsRoute,
diff --git a/packages/ui/primitives/data-table.tsx b/packages/ui/primitives/data-table.tsx
index 29a5651c7..5608d11f8 100644
--- a/packages/ui/primitives/data-table.tsx
+++ b/packages/ui/primitives/data-table.tsx
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import type {
 import { flexRender, getCoreRowModel, useReactTable } from '@tanstack/react-table';
 import type React from 'react';
 import { useMemo } from 'react';
+import { cn } from '../lib/utils';
 
 import { Skeleton } from './skeleton';
 import { Table, TableBody, TableCell, TableHead, TableHeader, TableRow } from './table';
@@ -19,6 +20,7 @@ export type DataTableChildren<TData> = (_table: TTable<TData>) => React.ReactNod
 export type { ColumnDef as DataTableColumnDef, RowSelectionState } from '@tanstack/react-table';
 
 export interface DataTableProps<TData, TValue> {
+  className?: string;
   columns: ColumnDef<TData, TValue>[];
   columnVisibility?: VisibilityState;
   data: TData[];
@@ -48,6 +50,7 @@ export interface DataTableProps<TData, TValue> {
 }
 
 export function DataTable<TData, TValue>({
+  className,
   columns,
   columnVisibility,
   data,
@@ -120,7 +123,7 @@ export function DataTable<TData, TValue>({
 
   return (
     <>
-      <div className="rounded-md border">
+      <div className={cn('rounded-md border', className)}>
         <Table>
           <TableHeader>
             {table.getHeaderGroups().map((headerGroup) => (