diff --git a/packages/twenty-server/src/engine/core-modules/auth/auth.module.ts b/packages/twenty-server/src/engine/core-modules/auth/auth.module.ts
index 223e4aea8..3a39ea796 100644
--- a/packages/twenty-server/src/engine/core-modules/auth/auth.module.ts
+++ b/packages/twenty-server/src/engine/core-modules/auth/auth.module.ts
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import { CreateCalendarChannelService } from 'src/engine/core-modules/auth/servi
 import { CreateConnectedAccountService } from 'src/engine/core-modules/auth/services/create-connected-account.service';
 import { CreateMessageChannelService } from 'src/engine/core-modules/auth/services/create-message-channel.service';
 import { CreateMessageFolderService } from 'src/engine/core-modules/auth/services/create-message-folder.service';
+import { GoogleAPIScopesService } from 'src/engine/core-modules/auth/services/google-apis-scopes';
 import { GoogleAPIsService } from 'src/engine/core-modules/auth/services/google-apis.service';
 import { MicrosoftAPIsService } from 'src/engine/core-modules/auth/services/microsoft-apis.service';
 import { ResetCalendarChannelService } from 'src/engine/core-modules/auth/services/reset-calendar-channel.service';
@@ -115,6 +116,7 @@ import { JwtAuthStrategy } from './strategies/jwt.auth.strategy';
     SamlAuthStrategy,
     AuthResolver,
     GoogleAPIsService,
+    GoogleAPIScopesService,
     MicrosoftAPIsService,
     AppTokenService,
     AccessTokenService,
diff --git a/packages/twenty-server/src/engine/core-modules/auth/controllers/google-apis-auth.controller.ts b/packages/twenty-server/src/engine/core-modules/auth/controllers/google-apis-auth.controller.ts
index f5bf40a3b..6d4a4ad1a 100644
--- a/packages/twenty-server/src/engine/core-modules/auth/controllers/google-apis-auth.controller.ts
+++ b/packages/twenty-server/src/engine/core-modules/auth/controllers/google-apis-auth.controller.ts
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ export class GoogleAPIsAuthController {
             subdomain: this.twentyConfigService.get('DEFAULT_SUBDOMAIN'),
             customDomain: null,
           },
-          pathname: '/verify',
+          pathname: '/settings/accounts',
         }),
       );
     }
diff --git a/packages/twenty-server/src/engine/core-modules/auth/services/google-apis-scopes.service.spec.ts b/packages/twenty-server/src/engine/core-modules/auth/services/google-apis-scopes.service.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c034605d8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/twenty-server/src/engine/core-modules/auth/services/google-apis-scopes.service.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,113 @@
+import { getGoogleApisOauthScopes } from 'src/engine/core-modules/auth/utils/get-google-apis-oauth-scopes';
+
+import { includesExpectedScopes } from './google-apis-scopes.service.util';
+
+describe('GoogleAPIScopesService', () => {
+  describe('includesExpectedScopes', () => {
+    it('should return true when all expected scopes are present', () => {
+      const scopes = [
+        'email',
+        'profile',
+        'https://www.googleapis.com/auth/gmail.readonly',
+        'https://www.googleapis.com/auth/calendar.events',
+      ];
+      const expectedScopes = ['email', 'profile'];
+
+      const result = includesExpectedScopes(scopes, expectedScopes);
+
+      expect(result).toBe(true);
+    });
+
+    it('should return false when some expected scopes are missing', () => {
+      const scopes = ['email', 'profile'];
+      const expectedScopes = [
+        'email',
+        'profile',
+        'https://www.googleapis.com/auth/gmail.readonly',
+      ];
+
+      const result = includesExpectedScopes(scopes, expectedScopes);
+
+      expect(result).toBe(false);
+    });
+
+    it('should return true when expected scopes match with userinfo prefix fallback', () => {
+      const scopes = [
+        'https://www.googleapis.com/auth/userinfo.email',
+        'https://www.googleapis.com/auth/userinfo.profile',
+      ];
+      const expectedScopes = ['email', 'profile'];
+
+      const result = includesExpectedScopes(scopes, expectedScopes);
+
+      expect(result).toBe(true);
+    });
+
+    it('should return true when some scopes are direct matches and others use userinfo prefix', () => {
+      const scopes = [
+        'email',
+        'https://www.googleapis.com/auth/userinfo.profile',
+        'https://www.googleapis.com/auth/gmail.readonly',
+      ];
+      const expectedScopes = ['email', 'profile'];
+
+      const result = includesExpectedScopes(scopes, expectedScopes);
+
+      expect(result).toBe(true);
+    });
+
+    it('should return true when 0 expected scopes', () => {
+      const scopes = ['email', 'profile'];
+      const expectedScopes: string[] = [];
+
+      const result = includesExpectedScopes(scopes, expectedScopes);
+
+      expect(result).toBe(true);
+    });
+
+    it('should return false when 0 scopes but expected scopes', () => {
+      const scopes: string[] = [];
+      const expectedScopes = ['email', 'profile'];
+
+      const result = includesExpectedScopes(scopes, expectedScopes);
+
+      expect(result).toBe(false);
+    });
+
+    it('should return true when both empty', () => {
+      const scopes: string[] = [];
+      const expectedScopes: string[] = [];
+
+      const result = includesExpectedScopes(scopes, expectedScopes);
+
+      expect(result).toBe(true);
+    });
+
+    it('should handle case-sensitive scope matching', () => {
+      const scopes = ['EMAIL', 'PROFILE'];
+      const expectedScopes = ['email', 'profile'];
+
+      const result = includesExpectedScopes(scopes, expectedScopes);
+
+      expect(result).toBe(false);
+    });
+
+    it('should work with the current Google API scopes', () => {
+      // What is currently returned by Google
+      const actualGoogleScopes = [
+        'https://www.googleapis.com/auth/calendar.events',
+        'https://www.googleapis.com/auth/gmail.readonly',
+        'https://www.googleapis.com/auth/gmail.send',
+        'https://www.googleapis.com/auth/profile.emails.read',
+        'https://www.googleapis.com/auth/userinfo.email',
+        'https://www.googleapis.com/auth/userinfo.profile',
+        'openid',
+      ];
+      const expectedScopes = getGoogleApisOauthScopes();
+
+      const result = includesExpectedScopes(actualGoogleScopes, expectedScopes);
+
+      expect(result).toBe(true);
+    });
+  });
+});
diff --git a/packages/twenty-server/src/engine/core-modules/auth/services/google-apis-scopes.service.util.spec.ts b/packages/twenty-server/src/engine/core-modules/auth/services/google-apis-scopes.service.util.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c034605d8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/twenty-server/src/engine/core-modules/auth/services/google-apis-scopes.service.util.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,113 @@
+import { getGoogleApisOauthScopes } from 'src/engine/core-modules/auth/utils/get-google-apis-oauth-scopes';
+
+import { includesExpectedScopes } from './google-apis-scopes.service.util';
+
+describe('GoogleAPIScopesService', () => {
+  describe('includesExpectedScopes', () => {
+    it('should return true when all expected scopes are present', () => {
+      const scopes = [
+        'email',
+        'profile',
+        'https://www.googleapis.com/auth/gmail.readonly',
+        'https://www.googleapis.com/auth/calendar.events',
+      ];
+      const expectedScopes = ['email', 'profile'];
+
+      const result = includesExpectedScopes(scopes, expectedScopes);
+
+      expect(result).toBe(true);
+    });
+
+    it('should return false when some expected scopes are missing', () => {
+      const scopes = ['email', 'profile'];
+      const expectedScopes = [
+        'email',
+        'profile',
+        'https://www.googleapis.com/auth/gmail.readonly',
+      ];
+
+      const result = includesExpectedScopes(scopes, expectedScopes);
+
+      expect(result).toBe(false);
+    });
+
+    it('should return true when expected scopes match with userinfo prefix fallback', () => {
+      const scopes = [
+        'https://www.googleapis.com/auth/userinfo.email',
+        'https://www.googleapis.com/auth/userinfo.profile',
+      ];
+      const expectedScopes = ['email', 'profile'];
+
+      const result = includesExpectedScopes(scopes, expectedScopes);
+
+      expect(result).toBe(true);
+    });
+
+    it('should return true when some scopes are direct matches and others use userinfo prefix', () => {
+      const scopes = [
+        'email',
+        'https://www.googleapis.com/auth/userinfo.profile',
+        'https://www.googleapis.com/auth/gmail.readonly',
+      ];
+      const expectedScopes = ['email', 'profile'];
+
+      const result = includesExpectedScopes(scopes, expectedScopes);
+
+      expect(result).toBe(true);
+    });
+
+    it('should return true when 0 expected scopes', () => {
+      const scopes = ['email', 'profile'];
+      const expectedScopes: string[] = [];
+
+      const result = includesExpectedScopes(scopes, expectedScopes);
+
+      expect(result).toBe(true);
+    });
+
+    it('should return false when 0 scopes but expected scopes', () => {
+      const scopes: string[] = [];
+      const expectedScopes = ['email', 'profile'];
+
+      const result = includesExpectedScopes(scopes, expectedScopes);
+
+      expect(result).toBe(false);
+    });
+
+    it('should return true when both empty', () => {
+      const scopes: string[] = [];
+      const expectedScopes: string[] = [];
+
+      const result = includesExpectedScopes(scopes, expectedScopes);
+
+      expect(result).toBe(true);
+    });
+
+    it('should handle case-sensitive scope matching', () => {
+      const scopes = ['EMAIL', 'PROFILE'];
+      const expectedScopes = ['email', 'profile'];
+
+      const result = includesExpectedScopes(scopes, expectedScopes);
+
+      expect(result).toBe(false);
+    });
+
+    it('should work with the current Google API scopes', () => {
+      // What is currently returned by Google
+      const actualGoogleScopes = [
+        'https://www.googleapis.com/auth/calendar.events',
+        'https://www.googleapis.com/auth/gmail.readonly',
+        'https://www.googleapis.com/auth/gmail.send',
+        'https://www.googleapis.com/auth/profile.emails.read',
+        'https://www.googleapis.com/auth/userinfo.email',
+        'https://www.googleapis.com/auth/userinfo.profile',
+        'openid',
+      ];
+      const expectedScopes = getGoogleApisOauthScopes();
+
+      const result = includesExpectedScopes(actualGoogleScopes, expectedScopes);
+
+      expect(result).toBe(true);
+    });
+  });
+});
diff --git a/packages/twenty-server/src/engine/core-modules/auth/services/google-apis-scopes.service.util.ts b/packages/twenty-server/src/engine/core-modules/auth/services/google-apis-scopes.service.util.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..95acd6bb0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/twenty-server/src/engine/core-modules/auth/services/google-apis-scopes.service.util.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+export const includesExpectedScopes = (
+  scopes: string[],
+  expectedScopes: string[],
+): boolean => {
+  return expectedScopes.every(
+    (expectedScope) =>
+      scopes.includes(expectedScope) ||
+      scopes.includes(
+        `https://www.googleapis.com/auth/userinfo.${expectedScope}`,
+      ),
+  );
+};
diff --git a/packages/twenty-server/src/engine/core-modules/auth/services/google-apis-scopes.ts b/packages/twenty-server/src/engine/core-modules/auth/services/google-apis-scopes.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b154c91a4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/twenty-server/src/engine/core-modules/auth/services/google-apis-scopes.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+import { HttpService } from '@nestjs/axios';
+import { Injectable } from '@nestjs/common';
+
+import {
+  AuthException,
+  AuthExceptionCode,
+} from 'src/engine/core-modules/auth/auth.exception';
+import { includesExpectedScopes } from 'src/engine/core-modules/auth/services/google-apis-scopes.service.util';
+import { getGoogleApisOauthScopes } from 'src/engine/core-modules/auth/utils/get-google-apis-oauth-scopes';
+
+interface TokenInfoResponse {
+  scope: string;
+  exp: string;
+  email: string;
+  email_verified: string;
+  access_type: string;
+  client_id: string;
+  user_id: string;
+  aud: string;
+  azp: string;
+  sub: string;
+  hd: string;
+}
+
+@Injectable()
+export class GoogleAPIScopesService {
+  constructor(private httpService: HttpService) {}
+
+  public async getScopesFromGoogleAccessTokenAndCheckIfExpectedScopesArePresent(
+    accessToken: string,
+  ): Promise<{ scopes: string[]; isValid: boolean }> {
+    try {
+      const response = await this.httpService.axiosRef.get<TokenInfoResponse>(
+        `https://www.googleapis.com/oauth2/v3/tokeninfo?access_token=${accessToken}`,
+        { timeout: 600 },
+      );
+
+      const scopes = response.data.scope.split(' ');
+      const expectedScopes = getGoogleApisOauthScopes();
+
+      return {
+        scopes,
+        isValid: includesExpectedScopes(scopes, expectedScopes),
+      };
+    } catch (error) {
+      throw new AuthException(
+        'Google account connect error: cannot read scopes from token',
+        AuthExceptionCode.INSUFFICIENT_SCOPES,
+      );
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/packages/twenty-server/src/engine/core-modules/auth/services/google-apis.service.spec.ts b/packages/twenty-server/src/engine/core-modules/auth/services/google-apis.service.spec.ts
index 8414f0c5b..c8de4bd44 100644
--- a/packages/twenty-server/src/engine/core-modules/auth/services/google-apis.service.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/twenty-server/src/engine/core-modules/auth/services/google-apis.service.spec.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import { ConnectedAccountProvider } from 'twenty-shared/types';
 import { CreateCalendarChannelService } from 'src/engine/core-modules/auth/services/create-calendar-channel.service';
 import { CreateConnectedAccountService } from 'src/engine/core-modules/auth/services/create-connected-account.service';
 import { CreateMessageChannelService } from 'src/engine/core-modules/auth/services/create-message-channel.service';
+import { GoogleAPIScopesService } from 'src/engine/core-modules/auth/services/google-apis-scopes';
 import { GoogleAPIsService } from 'src/engine/core-modules/auth/services/google-apis.service';
 import { ResetCalendarChannelService } from 'src/engine/core-modules/auth/services/reset-calendar-channel.service';
 import { ResetMessageChannelService } from 'src/engine/core-modules/auth/services/reset-message-channel.service';
@@ -114,6 +115,16 @@ describe('GoogleAPIsService', () => {
             resetCalendarChannels: jest.fn(),
           },
         },
+        {
+          provide: GoogleAPIScopesService,
+          useValue: {
+            getScopesFromGoogleAccessTokenAndCheckIfExpectedScopesArePresent:
+              jest.fn().mockResolvedValue({
+                scopes: [],
+                isValid: true,
+              }),
+          },
+        },
         {
           provide: ResetMessageChannelService,
           useValue: {
diff --git a/packages/twenty-server/src/engine/core-modules/auth/services/google-apis.service.ts b/packages/twenty-server/src/engine/core-modules/auth/services/google-apis.service.ts
index 731104d4d..2df2b1173 100644
--- a/packages/twenty-server/src/engine/core-modules/auth/services/google-apis.service.ts
+++ b/packages/twenty-server/src/engine/core-modules/auth/services/google-apis.service.ts
@@ -5,13 +5,17 @@ import { ConnectedAccountProvider } from 'twenty-shared/types';
 import { Repository } from 'typeorm';
 import { v4 } from 'uuid';
 
+import {
+  AuthException,
+  AuthExceptionCode,
+} from 'src/engine/core-modules/auth/auth.exception';
 import { CreateCalendarChannelService } from 'src/engine/core-modules/auth/services/create-calendar-channel.service';
 import { CreateConnectedAccountService } from 'src/engine/core-modules/auth/services/create-connected-account.service';
 import { CreateMessageChannelService } from 'src/engine/core-modules/auth/services/create-message-channel.service';
+import { GoogleAPIScopesService } from 'src/engine/core-modules/auth/services/google-apis-scopes';
 import { ResetCalendarChannelService } from 'src/engine/core-modules/auth/services/reset-calendar-channel.service';
 import { ResetMessageChannelService } from 'src/engine/core-modules/auth/services/reset-message-channel.service';
 import { UpdateConnectedAccountOnReconnectService } from 'src/engine/core-modules/auth/services/update-connected-account-on-reconnect.service';
-import { getGoogleApisOauthScopes } from 'src/engine/core-modules/auth/utils/get-google-apis-oauth-scopes';
 import { InjectMessageQueue } from 'src/engine/core-modules/message-queue/decorators/message-queue.decorator';
 import { MessageQueue } from 'src/engine/core-modules/message-queue/message-queue.constants';
 import { MessageQueueService } from 'src/engine/core-modules/message-queue/services/message-queue.service';
@@ -59,6 +63,7 @@ export class GoogleAPIsService {
     private readonly workspaceEventEmitter: WorkspaceEventEmitter,
     @InjectRepository(ObjectMetadataEntity, 'metadata')
     private readonly objectMetadataRepository: Repository<ObjectMetadataEntity>,
+    private readonly googleAPIScopesService: GoogleAPIScopesService,
   ) {}
 
   async refreshGoogleRefreshToken(input: {
@@ -112,7 +117,17 @@ export class GoogleAPIsService {
         workspaceId,
       });
 
-    const scopes = getGoogleApisOauthScopes();
+    const { scopes, isValid } =
+      await this.googleAPIScopesService.getScopesFromGoogleAccessTokenAndCheckIfExpectedScopesArePresent(
+        input.accessToken,
+      );
+
+    if (!isValid) {
+      throw new AuthException(
+        'Unable to connect: Please ensure all permissions are granted',
+        AuthExceptionCode.INSUFFICIENT_SCOPES,
+      );
+    }
 
     await workspaceDataSource.transaction(
       async (manager: WorkspaceEntityManager) => {
diff --git a/packages/twenty-server/src/engine/core-modules/auth/utils/get-google-apis-oauth-scopes.ts b/packages/twenty-server/src/engine/core-modules/auth/utils/get-google-apis-oauth-scopes.ts
index aa94f12cf..a0baf1c80 100644
--- a/packages/twenty-server/src/engine/core-modules/auth/utils/get-google-apis-oauth-scopes.ts
+++ b/packages/twenty-server/src/engine/core-modules/auth/utils/get-google-apis-oauth-scopes.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+/** email, profile and openid permission can be called without the https://www.googleapis.com/auth/ prefix
+ * see https://developers.google.com/identity/protocols/oauth2/scopes
+ */
 export const getGoogleApisOauthScopes = () => {
   return [
     'email',