diff --git a/app/Console/Commands/RetryLeadFailedJobsCommand.php b/app/Console/Commands/RetryLeadFailedJobsCommand.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..32c6f78e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/Console/Commands/RetryLeadFailedJobsCommand.php
@@ -0,0 +1,134 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace App\Console\Commands;
+
+use App\Models\UserLead;
+use Illuminate\Console\Attributes\Description;
+use Illuminate\Console\Attributes\Signature;
+use Illuminate\Console\Command;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\DB;
+
+#[Signature('leads:retry-failed-jobs {--dry-run : Show what would happen without making changes}')]
+#[Description('Selectively retry failed lead email jobs, forgetting stale ones whose lead was deleted or is not yet verified')]
+class RetryLeadFailedJobsCommand extends Command
+{
+    public function handle(): int
+    {
+        $isDryRun = $this->option('dry-run');
+
+        if ($isDryRun) {
+            $this->warn('DRY RUN — no changes will be made.');
+            $this->newLine();
+        }
+
+        $failedJobs = DB::table('failed_jobs')
+            ->where('queue', 'emails')
+            ->get();
+
+        if ($failedJobs->isEmpty()) {
+            $this->info('No failed email jobs found.');
+
+            return self::SUCCESS;
+        }
+
+        $retried = 0;
+        $forgotten = 0;
+        $skipped = 0;
+
+        $progressBar = $this->output->createProgressBar($failedJobs->count());
+        $progressBar->start();
+
+        foreach ($failedJobs as $job) {
+            $payload = json_decode($job->payload, true);
+            $displayName = $payload['displayName'] ?? '';
+            $command = $payload['data']['command'] ?? '';
+
+            $leadId = $this->extractLeadId($command);
+
+            if ($leadId === null) {
+                $skipped++;
+                $progressBar->advance();
+
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            $lead = UserLead::find($leadId);
+            $action = $this->determineAction($lead, $displayName);
+
+            if ($action === 'retry') {
+                $retried++;
+                if (! $isDryRun) {
+                    $this->callSilently('queue:retry', ['id' => [$job->uuid]]);
+                }
+            } else {
+                $forgotten++;
+                if (! $isDryRun) {
+                    $this->callSilently('queue:forget', ['id' => [$job->uuid]]);
+                }
+            }
+
+            $progressBar->advance();
+        }
+
+        $progressBar->finish();
+        $this->newLine(2);
+
+        $this->table(
+            ['Action', 'Count'],
+            [
+                ['retried'.($isDryRun ? ' (dry run)' : ''), $retried],
+                ['forgotten'.($isDryRun ? ' (dry run)' : ''), $forgotten],
+                ['skipped (no lead ID found)', $skipped],
+            ]
+        );
+
+        return self::SUCCESS;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Extract the UserLead UUID from a serialized job payload command string.
+     *
+     * Handles both queued mailables (id stored as a single string) and
+     * queued notifications (id stored as a single-element array).
+     */
+    private function extractLeadId(string $command): ?string
+    {
+        // Mail jobs store the lead as a single string ID
+        if (preg_match('/App\\\\Models\\\\UserLead";s:2:"id";s:\d+:"([0-9a-f-]{36})"/', $command, $matches)) {
+            return $matches[1];
+        }
+
+        // Notification jobs store notifiables as an array of IDs
+        if (preg_match('/App\\\\Models\\\\UserLead";s:2:"id";a:\d+:\{i:0;s:\d+:"([0-9a-f-]{36})"/', $command, $matches)) {
+            return $matches[1];
+        }
+
+        return null;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Decide whether to retry or forget a failed job based on lead state.
+     *
+     * Rules:
+     * - Lead deleted          → forget (DDoS cleanup or similar)
+     * - Lead verified         → retry (Resend rate limit was the issue)
+     * - Lead unverified + VerifyUserLeadEmailNotification → retry (still needs the verification email)
+     * - Lead unverified + anything else → forget (waitlist emails to unverified leads are meaningless)
+     */
+    private function determineAction(?UserLead $lead, string $displayName): string
+    {
+        if ($lead === null) {
+            return 'forget';
+        }
+
+        if ($lead->hasVerifiedEmail()) {
+            return 'retry';
+        }
+
+        if (str_contains($displayName, 'VerifyUserLeadEmailNotification')) {
+            return 'retry';
+        }
+
+        return 'forget';
+    }
+}
diff --git a/app/Mail/WaitlistOvertaken.php b/app/Mail/WaitlistOvertaken.php
index ab99992b..03c906ab 100644
--- a/app/Mail/WaitlistOvertaken.php
+++ b/app/Mail/WaitlistOvertaken.php
@@ -17,6 +17,13 @@ class WaitlistOvertaken extends Mailable implements ShouldQueue
 {
     use Queueable, SerializesModels;
 
+    /**
+     * Delete the job if its models no longer exist (e.g. lead was cleaned up after DDoS).
+     *
+     * @var bool
+     */
+    public $deleteWhenMissingModels = true;
+
     /**
      * The number of times the job may be attempted.
      *
diff --git a/app/Mail/WaitlistReferralNotification.php b/app/Mail/WaitlistReferralNotification.php
index 82fc420a..8e71b318 100644
--- a/app/Mail/WaitlistReferralNotification.php
+++ b/app/Mail/WaitlistReferralNotification.php
@@ -17,6 +17,13 @@ class WaitlistReferralNotification extends Mailable implements ShouldQueue
 {
     use Queueable, SerializesModels;
 
+    /**
+     * Delete the job if its models no longer exist (e.g. lead was cleaned up after DDoS).
+     *
+     * @var bool
+     */
+    public $deleteWhenMissingModels = true;
+
     /**
      * The number of times the job may be attempted.
      *
diff --git a/app/Mail/WaitlistWelcome.php b/app/Mail/WaitlistWelcome.php
index 3c2edcf1..22ea7c23 100644
--- a/app/Mail/WaitlistWelcome.php
+++ b/app/Mail/WaitlistWelcome.php
@@ -18,6 +18,13 @@ class WaitlistWelcome extends Mailable implements ShouldQueue
     use Queueable;
     use SerializesModels;
 
+    /**
+     * Delete the job if its models no longer exist (e.g. lead was cleaned up after DDoS).
+     *
+     * @var bool
+     */
+    public $deleteWhenMissingModels = true;
+
     /**
      * The number of times the job may be attempted.
      *
diff --git a/app/Notifications/VerifyUserLeadEmailNotification.php b/app/Notifications/VerifyUserLeadEmailNotification.php
index e46f247b..fe79508f 100644
--- a/app/Notifications/VerifyUserLeadEmailNotification.php
+++ b/app/Notifications/VerifyUserLeadEmailNotification.php
@@ -11,6 +11,13 @@ class VerifyUserLeadEmailNotification extends Notification implements ShouldQueu
 {
     use Queueable;
 
+    /**
+     * Delete the job if the notifiable model no longer exists.
+     *
+     * @var bool
+     */
+    public $deleteWhenMissingModels = true;
+
     public function __construct(private readonly string $verificationUrl)
     {
         $this->onQueue('emails');
diff --git a/phpstan.neon b/phpstan.neon
index 5557562a..c745a4ee 100644
--- a/phpstan.neon
+++ b/phpstan.neon
@@ -49,6 +49,10 @@ parameters:
           path: app/Listeners/*
         - identifier: public.property.unused
           path: app/Listeners/*
+        - identifier: public.method.unused
+          path: app/Notifications/*
+        - identifier: public.property.unused
+          path: app/Notifications/*
         # Model relationship methods are called dynamically by Eloquent
         - identifier: public.method.unused
           path: app/Models/*
diff --git a/tests/Feature/Commands/RetryLeadFailedJobsCommandTest.php b/tests/Feature/Commands/RetryLeadFailedJobsCommandTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9749b73f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Feature/Commands/RetryLeadFailedJobsCommandTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,157 @@
+<?php
+
+use App\Models\UserLead;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\DB;
+use Illuminate\Support\Str;
+
+use function Pest\Laravel\artisan;
+
+/**
+ * Build a serialized ModelIdentifier command string for a UserLead.
+ *
+ * Uses Illuminate\Contracts\Database\ModelIdentifier (a real Laravel class) so that
+ * queue:retry can safely unserialize it when refreshing retryUntil without hitting
+ * any undefined-class errors. The string matches our extractLeadId() regex patterns.
+ */
+function serializedMailLeadCommand(string $leadId): string
+{
+    return sprintf(
+        'O:45:"Illuminate\Contracts\Database\ModelIdentifier":5:{s:5:"class";s:19:"App\Models\UserLead";s:2:"id";s:36:"%s";s:9:"relations";a:0:{}s:10:"connection";s:5:"mysql";s:15:"collectionClass";N;}',
+        $leadId
+    );
+}
+
+function serializedNotificationLeadCommand(string $leadId): string
+{
+    return sprintf(
+        'O:45:"Illuminate\Contracts\Database\ModelIdentifier":5:{s:5:"class";s:19:"App\Models\UserLead";s:2:"id";a:1:{i:0;s:36:"%s";}s:9:"relations";a:0:{}s:10:"connection";s:5:"mysql";s:15:"collectionClass";N;}',
+        $leadId
+    );
+}
+
+/**
+ * Insert a fake failed mailable job into failed_jobs, referencing the given lead UUID.
+ */
+function insertFailedMailJob(string $displayName, string $leadId): string
+{
+    $uuid = (string) Str::uuid();
+
+    DB::table('failed_jobs')->insert([
+        'uuid' => $uuid,
+        'connection' => 'database',
+        'queue' => 'emails',
+        'payload' => json_encode([
+            'uuid' => $uuid,
+            'displayName' => $displayName,
+            'job' => 'Illuminate\Queue\CallQueuedHandler@call',
+            'data' => [
+                'commandName' => 'Illuminate\Mail\SendQueuedMailable',
+                'command' => serializedMailLeadCommand($leadId),
+            ],
+        ]),
+        'exception' => 'Too Many Requests',
+        'failed_at' => now(),
+    ]);
+
+    return $uuid;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Insert a fake failed VerifyUserLeadEmailNotification job, referencing the given lead UUID.
+ */
+function insertFailedNotificationJob(string $leadId): string
+{
+    $uuid = (string) Str::uuid();
+
+    DB::table('failed_jobs')->insert([
+        'uuid' => $uuid,
+        'connection' => 'database',
+        'queue' => 'emails',
+        'payload' => json_encode([
+            'uuid' => $uuid,
+            'displayName' => 'App\Notifications\VerifyUserLeadEmailNotification',
+            'job' => 'Illuminate\Queue\CallQueuedHandler@call',
+            'data' => [
+                'commandName' => 'Illuminate\Notifications\SendQueuedNotifications',
+                'command' => serializedNotificationLeadCommand($leadId),
+            ],
+        ]),
+        'exception' => 'Too Many Requests',
+        'failed_at' => now(),
+    ]);
+
+    return $uuid;
+}
+
+test('leads:retry-failed-jobs does nothing when no failed jobs exist', function () {
+    artisan('leads:retry-failed-jobs')
+        ->expectsOutputToContain('No failed email jobs found.')
+        ->assertSuccessful();
+});
+
+test('leads:retry-failed-jobs forgets jobs for deleted leads', function () {
+    $deletedLeadId = (string) Str::uuid();
+    insertFailedMailJob('App\Mail\WaitlistWelcome', $deletedLeadId);
+
+    artisan('leads:retry-failed-jobs')->assertSuccessful();
+
+    expect(DB::table('failed_jobs')->count())->toBe(0);
+});
+
+test('leads:retry-failed-jobs retries jobs for verified leads', function () {
+    $lead = UserLead::factory()->create();
+    insertFailedMailJob('App\Mail\WaitlistOvertaken', $lead->id);
+
+    artisan('leads:retry-failed-jobs')->assertSuccessful();
+
+    expect(DB::table('failed_jobs')->count())->toBe(0);
+});
+
+test('leads:retry-failed-jobs forgets waitlist jobs for unverified leads', function () {
+    $lead = UserLead::factory()->unverified()->create();
+    insertFailedMailJob('App\Mail\WaitlistOvertaken', $lead->id);
+
+    artisan('leads:retry-failed-jobs')->assertSuccessful();
+
+    expect(DB::table('failed_jobs')->count())->toBe(0);
+});
+
+test('leads:retry-failed-jobs retries VerifyUserLeadEmailNotification for unverified leads', function () {
+    $lead = UserLead::factory()->unverified()->create();
+    insertFailedNotificationJob($lead->id);
+
+    artisan('leads:retry-failed-jobs')->assertSuccessful();
+
+    expect(DB::table('failed_jobs')->count())->toBe(0);
+});
+
+test('leads:retry-failed-jobs handles a mix of job types correctly', function () {
+    $verifiedLead = UserLead::factory()->create();
+    $unverifiedLead = UserLead::factory()->unverified()->create();
+    $deletedLeadId = (string) Str::uuid();
+
+    insertFailedMailJob('App\Mail\WaitlistOvertaken', $verifiedLead->id);        // retry
+    insertFailedMailJob('App\Mail\WaitlistReferralNotification', $verifiedLead->id); // retry
+    insertFailedMailJob('App\Mail\WaitlistWelcome', $deletedLeadId);             // forget
+    insertFailedMailJob('App\Mail\WaitlistOvertaken', $unverifiedLead->id);      // forget
+    insertFailedNotificationJob($unverifiedLead->id);                            // retry
+
+    artisan('leads:retry-failed-jobs')->assertSuccessful();
+
+    expect(DB::table('failed_jobs')->count())->toBe(0);
+});
+
+test('leads:retry-failed-jobs --dry-run does not modify failed_jobs', function () {
+    $lead = UserLead::factory()->create();
+    $deletedLeadId = (string) Str::uuid();
+
+    insertFailedMailJob('App\Mail\WaitlistOvertaken', $lead->id);
+    insertFailedMailJob('App\Mail\WaitlistWelcome', $deletedLeadId);
+
+    artisan('leads:retry-failed-jobs', ['--dry-run' => true])
+        ->expectsOutputToContain('DRY RUN')
+        ->assertSuccessful();
+
+    // Nothing should be touched in dry-run mode
+    expect(DB::table('failed_jobs')->count())->toBe(2);
+});