diff --git a/src/Core/Platform/Mail/HandlebarsMailService.cs b/src/Core/Platform/Mail/HandlebarsMailService.cs
index 7e97f3648212..903379fa74a2 100644
--- a/src/Core/Platform/Mail/HandlebarsMailService.cs
+++ b/src/Core/Platform/Mail/HandlebarsMailService.cs
@@ -1194,7 +1194,7 @@ public async Task SendEmergencyAccessInviteEmailAsync(EmergencyAccess emergencyA
         var message = CreateDefaultMessage($"Emergency Access Contact Invite", emergencyAccess.Email);
         var model = new EmergencyAccessInvitedViewModel
         {
-            Name = CoreHelpers.SanitizeForEmail(name),
+            Name = CoreHelpers.SanitizeForEmail(name, false),
             Email = WebUtility.UrlEncode(emergencyAccess.Email),
             Id = emergencyAccess.Id.ToString(),
             Token = WebUtility.UrlEncode(token),
@@ -1225,7 +1225,7 @@ public async Task SendEmergencyAccessConfirmedEmailAsync(string grantorName, str
         var message = CreateDefaultMessage($"You Have Been Confirmed as Emergency Access Contact", email);
         var model = new EmergencyAccessConfirmedViewModel
         {
-            Name = CoreHelpers.SanitizeForEmail(grantorName),
+            Name = CoreHelpers.SanitizeForEmail(grantorName, false),
             WebVaultUrl = _globalSettings.BaseServiceUri.VaultWithHash,
             SiteName = _globalSettings.SiteName
         };
@@ -1242,7 +1242,7 @@ public async Task SendEmergencyAccessRecoveryInitiated(EmergencyAccess emergency
 
         var model = new EmergencyAccessRecoveryViewModel
         {
-            Name = CoreHelpers.SanitizeForEmail(initiatingName),
+            Name = CoreHelpers.SanitizeForEmail(initiatingName, false),
             Action = emergencyAccess.Type.ToString(),
             DaysLeft = emergencyAccess.WaitTimeDays - Convert.ToInt32((remainingTime).TotalDays),
         };
@@ -1256,7 +1256,7 @@ public async Task SendEmergencyAccessRecoveryApproved(EmergencyAccess emergencyA
         var message = CreateDefaultMessage("Emergency Access Approved", email);
         var model = new EmergencyAccessApprovedViewModel
         {
-            Name = CoreHelpers.SanitizeForEmail(approvingName),
+            Name = CoreHelpers.SanitizeForEmail(approvingName, false),
         };
         await AddMessageContentAsync(message, "Auth.EmergencyAccessApproved", model);
         message.Category = "EmergencyAccessApproved";
@@ -1268,7 +1268,7 @@ public async Task SendEmergencyAccessRecoveryRejected(EmergencyAccess emergencyA
         var message = CreateDefaultMessage("Emergency Access Rejected", email);
         var model = new EmergencyAccessRejectedViewModel
         {
-            Name = CoreHelpers.SanitizeForEmail(rejectingName),
+            Name = CoreHelpers.SanitizeForEmail(rejectingName, false),
         };
         await AddMessageContentAsync(message, "Auth.EmergencyAccessRejected", model);
         message.Category = "EmergencyAccessRejected";
@@ -1283,7 +1283,7 @@ public async Task SendEmergencyAccessRecoveryReminder(EmergencyAccess emergencyA
 
         var model = new EmergencyAccessRecoveryViewModel
         {
-            Name = CoreHelpers.SanitizeForEmail(initiatingName),
+            Name = CoreHelpers.SanitizeForEmail(initiatingName, false),
             Action = emergencyAccess.Type.ToString(),
             DaysLeft = emergencyAccess.WaitTimeDays - Convert.ToInt32((remainingTime).TotalDays),
         };
@@ -1297,7 +1297,7 @@ public async Task SendEmergencyAccessRecoveryTimedOut(EmergencyAccess emergencyA
         var message = CreateDefaultMessage("Emergency Access Granted", email);
         var model = new EmergencyAccessRecoveryTimedOutViewModel
         {
-            Name = CoreHelpers.SanitizeForEmail(initiatingName),
+            Name = CoreHelpers.SanitizeForEmail(initiatingName, false),
             Action = emergencyAccess.Type.ToString(),
         };
         await AddMessageContentAsync(message, "Auth.EmergencyAccessRecoveryTimedOut", model);
diff --git a/test/Core.Test/Services/HandlebarsMailServiceTests.cs b/test/Core.Test/Services/HandlebarsMailServiceTests.cs
index 5dae4f5d17d4..7bdc0b9b013f 100644
--- a/test/Core.Test/Services/HandlebarsMailServiceTests.cs
+++ b/test/Core.Test/Services/HandlebarsMailServiceTests.cs
@@ -380,4 +380,42 @@ public void GetCloudVaultSubscriptionUrl_ResolvesPerRegion(string cloudRegion, s
         // Assert
         Assert.StartsWith(expectedVaultBase, result);
     }
+
+    [Theory]
+    [InlineData(nameof(HandlebarsMailService.SendEmergencyAccessConfirmedEmailAsync))]
+    [InlineData(nameof(HandlebarsMailService.SendEmergencyAccessRecoveryApproved))]
+    [InlineData(nameof(HandlebarsMailService.SendEmergencyAccessRecoveryReminder))]
+    public async Task EmergencyAccessEmails_ShouldEncodeNamesOnlyOnce(string methodName)
+    {
+        // Arrange
+        const string name = "Alice & Bob";
+        const string email = "recipient@example.com";
+        var emergencyAccess = new EmergencyAccess
+        {
+            Type = EmergencyAccessType.Takeover,
+            RecoveryInitiatedDate = DateTime.UtcNow.AddHours(-1),
+            WaitTimeDays = 2,
+        };
+
+        // Act
+        switch (methodName)
+        {
+            case nameof(HandlebarsMailService.SendEmergencyAccessConfirmedEmailAsync):
+                await _sut.SendEmergencyAccessConfirmedEmailAsync(name, email);
+                break;
+            case nameof(HandlebarsMailService.SendEmergencyAccessRecoveryApproved):
+                await _sut.SendEmergencyAccessRecoveryApproved(emergencyAccess, name, email);
+                break;
+            case nameof(HandlebarsMailService.SendEmergencyAccessRecoveryReminder):
+                await _sut.SendEmergencyAccessRecoveryReminder(emergencyAccess, name, email);
+                break;
+            default:
+                throw new ArgumentOutOfRangeException(nameof(methodName), methodName, null);
+        }
+
+        // Assert
+        await _mailDeliveryService.Received(1).SendEmailAsync(Arg.Is<MailMessage>(m =>
+            m.HtmlContent.Contains("Alice &amp; Bob") &&
+            !m.HtmlContent.Contains("Alice &amp;amp; Bob")));
+    }
 }