diff --git a/navauth-common/src/main/kotlin/pl/spcode/navauth/common/application/auth/username/UsernameResFailureReason.kt b/navauth-common/src/main/kotlin/pl/spcode/navauth/common/application/auth/username/UsernameResFailureReason.kt
index ab7c7a9..79fbee8 100644
--- a/navauth-common/src/main/kotlin/pl/spcode/navauth/common/application/auth/username/UsernameResFailureReason.kt
+++ b/navauth-common/src/main/kotlin/pl/spcode/navauth/common/application/auth/username/UsernameResFailureReason.kt
@@ -29,5 +29,8 @@ sealed class UsernameResFailureReason {
   data class NonPremiumUsernameNotIdentical(val requiredUsername: String) :
     UsernameResFailureReason()
 
+  data class PremiumUsernameOwnedByAnotherAccount(val username: String) :
+    UsernameResFailureReason()
+
   data object ProfileAPIFailure : UsernameResFailureReason()
 }
diff --git a/navauth-common/src/main/kotlin/pl/spcode/navauth/common/application/auth/username/UsernameResolutionService.kt b/navauth-common/src/main/kotlin/pl/spcode/navauth/common/application/auth/username/UsernameResolutionService.kt
index 3b3738a..91823bb 100644
--- a/navauth-common/src/main/kotlin/pl/spcode/navauth/common/application/auth/username/UsernameResolutionService.kt
+++ b/navauth-common/src/main/kotlin/pl/spcode/navauth/common/application/auth/username/UsernameResolutionService.kt
@@ -112,6 +112,18 @@ constructor(private val userService: UserService, private val profileService: Pr
     }
 
     if (existingUserIgnoreCase != null && existingUserIgnoreCase.isPremium) {
+      // A premium account is bound to its Mojang UUID, not to its username. When the name is a
+      // premium name but the Mojang-verified UUID differs from the stored one, this is a DIFFERENT
+      // account that only re-claimed a released username - it must not be logged into the stored
+      // account. Without this guard a released-then-reclaimed username hands the previous owner's
+      // identity (and its permissions) to the new holder.
+      if (isPremiumNickname && existingUserIgnoreCase.mojangUuid != correspondingPremiumProfile.uuid) {
+        return failure(
+          UsernameResFailureReason.PremiumUsernameOwnedByAnotherAccount(
+            correspondingPremiumProfile.name.value
+          )
+        )
+      }
       if (connUsername.value != existingUserIgnoreCase.username.value) {
         return failure(
           UsernameResFailureReason.PremiumUsernameNotIdentical(
diff --git a/navauth-common/src/main/kotlin/pl/spcode/navauth/common/config/MessagesConfig.kt b/navauth-common/src/main/kotlin/pl/spcode/navauth/common/config/MessagesConfig.kt
index 66db35d..d26be9b 100644
--- a/navauth-common/src/main/kotlin/pl/spcode/navauth/common/config/MessagesConfig.kt
+++ b/navauth-common/src/main/kotlin/pl/spcode/navauth/common/config/MessagesConfig.kt
@@ -55,6 +55,12 @@ open class MessagesConfig : OkaeriConfig() {
       "<red>Username '%USERNAME%' is already taken! Administrator needs to resolve the conflict.</red>"
     )
 
+  var premiumUsernameOwnedByAnotherAccountError =
+    TextComponent(
+      "<red>This username '%USERNAME%' belongs to a different premium account and cannot be used " +
+        "to log in here.<br>It was registered by a previous owner before the name was released."
+    )
+
   @Comment("Usually caused by API rate limit.")
   var profileApiFailureKickMessage =
     TextComponent(
diff --git a/navauth-velocity/src/main/kotlin/pl/spcode/navauth/velocity/listener/velocity/LoginListeners.kt b/navauth-velocity/src/main/kotlin/pl/spcode/navauth/velocity/listener/velocity/LoginListeners.kt
index 411ff62..a84d955 100644
--- a/navauth-velocity/src/main/kotlin/pl/spcode/navauth/velocity/listener/velocity/LoginListeners.kt
+++ b/navauth-velocity/src/main/kotlin/pl/spcode/navauth/velocity/listener/velocity/LoginListeners.kt
@@ -117,6 +117,9 @@ constructor(
             is UsernameResFailureReason.PremiumUsernameNotIdentical -> {
               premiumUsernameRequiredDeniedResult(connUsername, failureReason.requiredUsername)
             }
+            is UsernameResFailureReason.PremiumUsernameOwnedByAnotherAccount -> {
+              premiumUsernameOwnedByAnotherAccountDeniedResult(failureReason.username)
+            }
             is UsernameResFailureReason.NonPremiumWithPremiumConflict -> {
               usernameConflictDeniedResult(failureReason.premiumUsername)
             }
@@ -290,6 +293,19 @@ constructor(
     return PreLoginEvent.PreLoginComponentResult.denied(component)
   }
 
+  private fun premiumUsernameOwnedByAnotherAccountDeniedResult(
+    username: String
+  ): PreLoginEvent.PreLoginComponentResult {
+    val comp =
+      withSupportFooter(
+        componentWithUsernamePlaceholder(
+          messagesConfig.premiumUsernameOwnedByAnotherAccountError,
+          username,
+        )
+      )
+    return PreLoginEvent.PreLoginComponentResult.denied(comp)
+  }
+
   private fun usernameConflictDeniedResult(
     connUsername: String
   ): PreLoginEvent.PreLoginComponentResult {