diff --git a/app/Console/Commands/SendUserLeadInvitations.php b/app/Console/Commands/SendUserLeadInvitations.php
index 3f3d1fed..8b0d276c 100644
--- a/app/Console/Commands/SendUserLeadInvitations.php
+++ b/app/Console/Commands/SendUserLeadInvitations.php
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ class SendUserLeadInvitations extends Command
 {
     protected $signature = 'leads:send-invitations
         {--limit=50 : Maximum number of leads to invite in this batch}
+        {--email= : Invite a specific pending lead by email address}
         {--cohort= : Restrict to a single cohort (founder, founder_referrer, early_bird, waitlist)}
         {--dry-run : Show what would happen without sending or creating Stripe codes}
         {--force : Skip confirmation prompt}';
@@ -31,9 +32,10 @@ class SendUserLeadInvitations extends Command
         }
 
         $dryRun = (bool) $this->option('dry-run');
+        $emailFilter = $this->resolveEmailFilter();
         $cohortFilter = $this->resolveCohortFilter();
 
-        if ($cohortFilter === false) {
+        if ($emailFilter === false || $cohortFilter === false) {
             return self::FAILURE;
         }
 
@@ -41,11 +43,20 @@ class SendUserLeadInvitations extends Command
             ->whereNotNull('position')
             ->where('position', '>', 0)
             ->whereNull('invitation_sent_at')
-            ->orderBy('position')
-            ->limit($limit * 5) // over-fetch when filtering by cohort
+            ->when(
+                $emailFilter !== null,
+                fn ($query) => $query->where('email', $emailFilter),
+                fn ($query) => $query->orderBy('position')->limit($limit * 5), // over-fetch when filtering by cohort
+            )
             ->get();
 
         if ($candidates->isEmpty()) {
+            if ($emailFilter !== null) {
+                $this->error("No pending lead found for {$emailFilter}.");
+
+                return self::FAILURE;
+            }
+
             $this->info('No pending leads found.');
 
             return self::SUCCESS;
@@ -136,6 +147,25 @@ class SendUserLeadInvitations extends Command
         return $failed === 0 ? self::SUCCESS : self::FAILURE;
     }
 
+    private function resolveEmailFilter(): string|false|null
+    {
+        $email = $this->option('email');
+
+        if ($email === null || $email === '') {
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        $email = strtolower(trim((string) $email));
+
+        if (! filter_var($email, FILTER_VALIDATE_EMAIL)) {
+            $this->error("Invalid email `{$email}`.");
+
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        return $email;
+    }
+
     private function resolveCohortFilter(): LeadCohort|false|null
     {
         $cohort = $this->option('cohort');
diff --git a/tests/Feature/Commands/SendUserLeadInvitationsTest.php b/tests/Feature/Commands/SendUserLeadInvitationsTest.php
index 55481fd8..ecefea3b 100644
--- a/tests/Feature/Commands/SendUserLeadInvitationsTest.php
+++ b/tests/Feature/Commands/SendUserLeadInvitationsTest.php
@@ -80,3 +80,30 @@ it('records the cohort on each invited lead', function (): void {
     expect($cohorts[9])->toBe(LeadCohort::Founder);
     expect($cohorts[10])->toBe(LeadCohort::EarlyBird);
 });
+
+it('sends an invitation to a specific pending lead by email', function (): void {
+    UserLead::factory()->count(12)->state(new Sequence(
+        ...array_map(fn (int $i) => ['position' => $i, 'email_verified_at' => now()], range(1, 12)),
+    ))->create();
+
+    $target = UserLead::factory()->ranked(42)->create(['email' => 'target@example.com']);
+
+    $this->artisan('leads:send-invitations', ['--email' => 'target@example.com', '--force' => true])
+        ->assertSuccessful();
+
+    Mail::assertQueued(UserLeadInvitation::class, 1);
+    Mail::assertQueued(UserLeadInvitation::class, fn (UserLeadInvitation $mail): bool => $mail->hasTo('target@example.com'));
+
+    expect($target->refresh()->invitation_sent_at)->not->toBeNull()
+        ->and(UserLead::query()->whereNotNull('invitation_sent_at')->pluck('email')->all())->toBe(['target@example.com']);
+});
+
+it('fails when the requested email is not a pending lead', function (): void {
+    UserLead::factory()->ranked(1)->create(['email' => 'already@example.com', 'invitation_sent_at' => now()]);
+
+    $this->artisan('leads:send-invitations', ['--email' => 'already@example.com', '--force' => true])
+        ->expectsOutput('No pending lead found for already@example.com.')
+        ->assertFailed();
+
+    Mail::assertNothingQueued();
+});