diff --git a/api/prisma/seed.ts b/api/prisma/seed.ts
index 99674995..091324c0 100644
--- a/api/prisma/seed.ts
+++ b/api/prisma/seed.ts
@@ -328,6 +328,61 @@ async function seedEmailTemplates(admin: { id: string; email: string }) {
         { key: 'SHIFT_STATUS', label: 'Shift Status', description: 'Status of the shift', isRequired: true, isConditional: false, sampleValue: 'OPEN', sortOrder: 10 },
       ],
     },
+    {
+      key: 'email-verification',
+      name: 'Email Verification',
+      description: 'Sent to new users to verify their email address after self-registration',
+      category: EmailTemplateCategory.SYSTEM,
+      subjectLine: 'Verify your email — {{ORGANIZATION_NAME}}',
+      isSystem: true,
+      variables: [
+        { key: 'RECIPIENT_NAME', label: 'User Name', description: 'Name of the user being verified', isRequired: true, isConditional: false, sampleValue: 'Jane Doe', sortOrder: 0 },
+        { key: 'VERIFICATION_URL', label: 'Verification URL', description: 'URL the user clicks to verify their email', isRequired: true, isConditional: false, sampleValue: 'https://app.cmlite.org/verify-email?token=abc123', sortOrder: 1 },
+        { key: 'ORGANIZATION_NAME', label: 'Organization Name', description: 'Name of the organization', isRequired: true, isConditional: false, sampleValue: 'Changemaker Lite', sortOrder: 2 },
+        { key: 'EXPIRY_HOURS', label: 'Expiry Hours', description: 'Number of hours until the verification link expires', isRequired: true, isConditional: false, sampleValue: '24', sortOrder: 3 },
+      ],
+    },
+    {
+      key: 'password-reset',
+      name: 'Password Reset',
+      description: 'Sent when a user requests a password reset link',
+      category: EmailTemplateCategory.SYSTEM,
+      subjectLine: 'Reset your password — {{ORGANIZATION_NAME}}',
+      isSystem: true,
+      variables: [
+        { key: 'RECIPIENT_NAME', label: 'User Name', description: 'Name of the user requesting a reset', isRequired: true, isConditional: false, sampleValue: 'Jane Doe', sortOrder: 0 },
+        { key: 'RESET_URL', label: 'Reset URL', description: 'URL the user clicks to reset their password', isRequired: true, isConditional: false, sampleValue: 'https://app.cmlite.org/reset-password?token=abc123', sortOrder: 1 },
+        { key: 'ORGANIZATION_NAME', label: 'Organization Name', description: 'Name of the organization', isRequired: true, isConditional: false, sampleValue: 'Changemaker Lite', sortOrder: 2 },
+      ],
+    },
+    {
+      key: 'account-approved',
+      name: 'Account Approved',
+      description: 'Sent to a user when an admin approves their account after email verification',
+      category: EmailTemplateCategory.SYSTEM,
+      subjectLine: 'Account approved — {{ORGANIZATION_NAME}}',
+      isSystem: true,
+      variables: [
+        { key: 'RECIPIENT_NAME', label: 'User Name', description: 'Name of the approved user', isRequired: true, isConditional: false, sampleValue: 'Jane Doe', sortOrder: 0 },
+        { key: 'LOGIN_URL', label: 'Login URL', description: 'URL to the login page', isRequired: true, isConditional: false, sampleValue: 'https://app.cmlite.org/login', sortOrder: 1 },
+        { key: 'ORGANIZATION_NAME', label: 'Organization Name', description: 'Name of the organization', isRequired: true, isConditional: false, sampleValue: 'Changemaker Lite', sortOrder: 2 },
+      ],
+    },
+    {
+      key: 'account-pending-approval',
+      name: 'Account Pending Approval (Admin Notification)',
+      description: 'Sent to admins when a new user verifies their email and is awaiting approval',
+      category: EmailTemplateCategory.SYSTEM,
+      subjectLine: 'New user awaiting approval — {{ORGANIZATION_NAME}}',
+      isSystem: true,
+      variables: [
+        { key: 'NEW_USER_NAME', label: 'New User Name', description: 'Name of the new user requesting approval', isRequired: true, isConditional: false, sampleValue: 'Jane Doe', sortOrder: 0 },
+        { key: 'NEW_USER_EMAIL', label: 'New User Email', description: 'Email of the new user', isRequired: true, isConditional: false, sampleValue: 'jane@example.com', sortOrder: 1 },
+        { key: 'REGISTERED_AT', label: 'Registration Date', description: 'Date the user registered', isRequired: true, isConditional: false, sampleValue: 'February 16, 2026', sortOrder: 2 },
+        { key: 'ADMIN_URL', label: 'Admin URL', description: 'URL to the admin users page filtered to pending approval', isRequired: true, isConditional: false, sampleValue: 'https://app.cmlite.org/app/users?status=PENDING_APPROVAL', sortOrder: 3 },
+        { key: 'ORGANIZATION_NAME', label: 'Organization Name', description: 'Name of the organization', isRequired: true, isConditional: false, sampleValue: 'Changemaker Lite', sortOrder: 4 },
+      ],
+    },
   ];
 
   let seededCount = 0;