diff --git a/src/paperless_mail/tests/test_mail_oauth.py b/src/paperless_mail/tests/test_mail_oauth.py
index c3ba99ce9..6745d1c54 100644
--- a/src/paperless_mail/tests/test_mail_oauth.py
+++ b/src/paperless_mail/tests/test_mail_oauth.py
@@ -264,6 +264,28 @@ class TestMailOAuth(
             MailAccount.objects.filter(imap_server="outlook.office365.com").exists(),
         )
 
+    def test_oauth_callback_view_unrecognized_scope(self) -> None:
+        """
+        GIVEN:
+            - A valid OAuth state and a callback scope that is not Google's
+        WHEN:
+            - OAuth callback is called
+        THEN:
+            - 400 is returned instead of a server error and no account is created
+        """
+        session = self.client.session
+        session["oauth_state"] = "test_state"
+        session.save()
+
+        for scope in ("", "openid", "https://example.com/other"):
+            with self.subTest(scope=scope):
+                response = self.client.get(
+                    "/api/oauth/callback/",
+                    {"code": "test_code", "scope": scope, "state": "test_state"},
+                )
+                self.assertEqual(response.status_code, status.HTTP_400_BAD_REQUEST)
+                self.assertFalse(MailAccount.objects.exists())
+
     @mock.patch("paperless_mail.mail.get_mailbox")
     @mock.patch(
         "httpx_oauth.oauth2.BaseOAuth2.refresh_token",
diff --git a/src/paperless_mail/views.py b/src/paperless_mail/views.py
index ce1f6a079..1da81cf66 100644
--- a/src/paperless_mail/views.py
+++ b/src/paperless_mail/views.py
@@ -319,6 +319,14 @@ class OauthCallbackView(GenericAPIView[Any]):
 
                 result = oauth_manager.get_outlook_access_token(code)
 
+            else:
+                logger.error(
+                    f"Invalid oauth callback request: unrecognized scope {scope!r}",
+                )
+                return HttpResponseBadRequest(
+                    "Invalid request, see logs for more detail",
+                )
+
             access_token = result["access_token"]
             refresh_token = result["refresh_token"]
             expires_in = result["expires_in"]