diff --git a/app/Livewire/Admin/Settings.php b/app/Livewire/Admin/Settings.php
index d1ee108..1705c20 100644
--- a/app/Livewire/Admin/Settings.php
+++ b/app/Livewire/Admin/Settings.php
@@ -37,6 +37,11 @@ class Settings extends Component
     #[Validate('required|in:Owner,Admin,Support,Billing,Read-only')]
     public string $staffRole = 'Support';
 
+    /** Shown once after inviting, since email delivery is still mocked. */
+    public ?string $invitedEmail = null;
+
+    public ?string $invitedPassword = null;
+
     public function mount(): void
     {
         $this->name = auth()->user()->name;
@@ -85,14 +90,20 @@ class Settings extends Component
             return;
         }
 
+        // Email/password-setup delivery is still mocked, so generate a temporary
+        // password and surface it once to the Owner to share securely — the
+        // account is usable immediately (a proper invite link follows with mail).
+        $temp = Str::password(14);
         $user = User::create([
             'name' => $data['staffName'],
             'email' => $data['staffEmail'],
-            'password' => Hash::make(Str::random(40)), // invite/reset delivery is mocked
+            'password' => Hash::make($temp),
             'is_admin' => true,
         ]);
         $user->assignRole($data['staffRole']);
 
+        $this->invitedEmail = $data['staffEmail'];
+        $this->invitedPassword = $temp;
         $this->reset('staffName', 'staffEmail');
         $this->staffRole = 'Support';
         $this->dispatch('notify', message: __('admin_settings.staff_invited'));
diff --git a/app/Models/MaintenanceNotification.php b/app/Models/MaintenanceNotification.php
index 1ea1802..986c1e1 100644
--- a/app/Models/MaintenanceNotification.php
+++ b/app/Models/MaintenanceNotification.php
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 namespace App\Models;
 
 use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model;
+use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Relations\BelongsTo;
 
 class MaintenanceNotification extends Model
 {
@@ -12,4 +13,9 @@ class MaintenanceNotification extends Model
     {
         return ['sent_at' => 'datetime'];
     }
+
+    public function window(): BelongsTo
+    {
+        return $this->belongsTo(MaintenanceWindow::class, 'maintenance_window_id');
+    }
 }
diff --git a/app/Providers/AppServiceProvider.php b/app/Providers/AppServiceProvider.php
index 6a6c8d8..99a0ab8 100644
--- a/app/Providers/AppServiceProvider.php
+++ b/app/Providers/AppServiceProvider.php
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ use App\Services\Traefik\TraefikWriter;
 use App\Services\Wireguard\LocalWireguardHub;
 use App\Services\Wireguard\WireguardHub;
 use App\Models\MaintenanceNotification;
+use Illuminate\Mail\Events\MessageSending;
 use Illuminate\Mail\Events\MessageSent;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Event;
 use Illuminate\Support\ServiceProvider;
@@ -45,6 +46,22 @@ class AppServiceProvider extends ServiceProvider
      */
     public function boot(): void
     {
+        // Suppress a queued maintenance announcement if its window was cancelled
+        // before the job runs — otherwise a delayed announcement could arrive for
+        // an already-cancelled window. Returning false aborts the send.
+        Event::listen(MessageSending::class, function (MessageSending $event) {
+            $header = $event->message->getHeaders()->get('X-CP-Notification');
+            if ($header === null) {
+                return null;
+            }
+            $notification = MaintenanceNotification::query()->with('window')->find((int) $header->getBodyAsString());
+            if ($notification?->event === 'announcement' && $notification->window?->state === 'cancelled') {
+                return false; // window cancelled meanwhile — do not deliver
+            }
+
+            return null;
+        });
+
         // Stamp a maintenance-notification ledger row as delivered only once the
         // mail is actually sent (the X-CP-Notification header carries the id).
         // Until then sent_at stays null → the row is a retryable marker.
diff --git a/lang/de/admin_settings.php b/lang/de/admin_settings.php
index d93a0e0..162691e 100644
--- a/lang/de/admin_settings.php
+++ b/lang/de/admin_settings.php
@@ -17,6 +17,9 @@ return [
     'invite' => 'Einladen',
     'invite_hint' => 'Der Zugang wird angelegt; die Einladungs-/Passwort-Zustellung folgt mit der E-Mail-Anbindung.',
     'staff_invited' => 'Mitarbeiter angelegt.',
+    'temp_title' => 'Zugangsdaten (einmalig sichtbar)',
+    'temp_hint' => 'Teilen Sie diese Daten sicher mit dem Mitarbeiter. Beim späteren E-Mail-Setup wird ein Einladungslink versendet.',
+    'temp_password' => 'Temporäres Passwort',
 
     'col_person' => 'Person',
     'col_actions' => 'Aktionen',
diff --git a/lang/en/admin_settings.php b/lang/en/admin_settings.php
index c788f68..0e90c10 100644
--- a/lang/en/admin_settings.php
+++ b/lang/en/admin_settings.php
@@ -17,6 +17,9 @@ return [
     'invite' => 'Invite',
     'invite_hint' => 'The account is created; invitation/password delivery follows with the email integration.',
     'staff_invited' => 'Staff member created.',
+    'temp_title' => 'Credentials (shown once)',
+    'temp_hint' => 'Share these securely with the staff member. A proper invitation link follows with the email integration.',
+    'temp_password' => 'Temporary password',
 
     'col_person' => 'Person',
     'col_actions' => 'Actions',
diff --git a/resources/views/livewire/admin/settings.blade.php b/resources/views/livewire/admin/settings.blade.php
index 75fdfd1..2d95898 100644
--- a/resources/views/livewire/admin/settings.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/livewire/admin/settings.blade.php
@@ -54,6 +54,17 @@
             </form>
             <p class="text-xs text-faint">{{ __('admin_settings.invite_hint') }}</p>
 
+            @if ($invitedPassword)
+                <div class="rounded-lg border border-warning-border bg-warning-bg p-4">
+                    <p class="text-sm font-semibold text-ink">{{ __('admin_settings.temp_title') }}</p>
+                    <p class="mt-1 text-xs text-body">{{ __('admin_settings.temp_hint') }}</p>
+                    <dl class="mt-2 space-y-1 font-mono text-sm text-ink">
+                        <div class="flex gap-2"><dt class="text-muted">{{ __('admin_settings.email') }}:</dt><dd>{{ $invitedEmail }}</dd></div>
+                        <div class="flex gap-2"><dt class="text-muted">{{ __('admin_settings.temp_password') }}:</dt><dd class="select-all">{{ $invitedPassword }}</dd></div>
+                    </dl>
+                </div>
+            @endif
+
             {{-- Staff list --}}
             <div class="overflow-hidden rounded-xl border border-line">
                 <div class="overflow-x-auto">
diff --git a/tests/Feature/Admin/AdminSettingsTest.php b/tests/Feature/Admin/AdminSettingsTest.php
index dec24e7..d868379 100644
--- a/tests/Feature/Admin/AdminSettingsTest.php
+++ b/tests/Feature/Admin/AdminSettingsTest.php
@@ -25,6 +25,17 @@ it('lets an Owner invite staff with a role', function () {
     expect($sam)->not->toBeNull()->and($sam->hasRole('Support'))->toBeTrue();
 });
 
+it('surfaces a usable temporary password for the invited staff', function () {
+    $c = Livewire::actingAs(operator('Owner'))->test(Settings::class)
+        ->set('staffName', 'Ivy')->set('staffEmail', 'ivy@ops.test')->set('staffRole', 'Support')
+        ->call('inviteStaff');
+
+    $temp = $c->get('invitedPassword');
+    expect($temp)->not->toBeNull();
+    $ivy = User::query()->where('email', 'ivy@ops.test')->first();
+    expect(Illuminate\Support\Facades\Hash::check($temp, $ivy->password))->toBeTrue();
+});
+
 it('forbids a non-Owner from managing staff', function () {
     Livewire::actingAs(operator('Admin'))->test(Settings::class)
         ->set('staffName', 'X')->set('staffEmail', 'x@ops.test')->set('staffRole', 'Support')