diff --git a/edb/server/protocol/auth_ext/http.py b/edb/server/protocol/auth_ext/http.py
index c4f18242979..92f2c0d91bf 100644
--- a/edb/server/protocol/auth_ext/http.py
+++ b/edb/server/protocol/auth_ext/http.py
@@ -607,18 +607,42 @@ async def handle_resend_verification_email(
     ):
         data = self._get_data_from_request(request)
 
-        _check_keyset(data, {"verification_token", "provider"})
-        (
-            identity_id,
-            _,
-            verify_url,
-            maybe_challenge,
-            maybe_redirect_to,
-        ) = self._get_data_from_verification_token(data["verification_token"])
-
+        _check_keyset(data, {"provider"})
         local_client = local.Client(db=self.db, provider_name=data["provider"])
-        email = await local_client.get_email_by_identity_id(identity_id)
-        if email is None:
+        verify_url = data.get("verify_url", f"{self.base_path}/ui/verify")
+        if "verification_token" in data:
+            (
+                identity_id,
+                _,
+                verify_url,
+                maybe_challenge,
+                maybe_redirect_to,
+            ) = self._get_data_from_verification_token(
+                data["verification_token"]
+            )
+            email = await local_client.get_email_by_identity_id(identity_id)
+        elif "email" in data:
+            email = data["email"]
+            maybe_challenge = None
+            maybe_redirect_to = data.get("redirect_to")
+            if maybe_redirect_to and not self._is_url_allowed(
+                maybe_redirect_to
+            ):
+                raise errors.InvalidData(
+                    "Redirect URL does not match any allowed URLs.",
+                )
+
+            try:
+                (identity, _) = await local_client.get_identity_and_secret(
+                    {"email": email}
+                )
+                identity_id = identity.id
+            except errors.NoIdentityFound:
+                identity_id = None
+        else:
+            raise errors.InvalidData("Missing 'verification_token' or 'email'")
+
+        if identity_id is None or email is None:
             await auth_emails.send_fake_email(self.tenant)
         else:
             await self._send_verification_email(
@@ -1364,7 +1388,7 @@ async def _send_verification_email(
                 "iat": issued_at,
                 "challenge": maybe_challenge,
                 "redirect_to": maybe_redirect_to,
-                "verify_url": verify_url
+                "verify_url": verify_url,
             },
             expires_in=datetime.timedelta(seconds=0),
         )
diff --git a/tests/test_http_ext_auth.py b/tests/test_http_ext_auth.py
index 4b13141c730..3d9f01ede27 100644
--- a/tests/test_http_ext_auth.py
+++ b/tests/test_http_ext_auth.py
@@ -2338,6 +2338,103 @@ async def test_http_auth_ext_local_password_authenticate_01(self):
                 auth_data_redirect_on_failure["redirect_on_failure"],
             )
 
+    async def test_http_auth_ext_resend_verification_email_with_token(self):
+        with self.http_con() as http_con:
+            # Register a new user
+            provider_config = await self.get_builtin_provider_config_by_name(
+                "local_emailpassword"
+            )
+            provider_name = provider_config.name
+            email = "test_resend@example.com"
+            form_data = {
+                "provider": provider_name,
+                "email": email,
+                "password": "test_resend_password",
+                "challenge": str(uuid.uuid4()),
+            }
+            form_data_encoded = urllib.parse.urlencode(form_data).encode()
+
+            self.http_con_request(
+                http_con,
+                None,
+                path="register",
+                method="POST",
+                body=form_data_encoded,
+                headers={"Content-Type": "application/x-www-form-urlencoded"},
+            )
+
+            # Get the verification token from email
+            test_file = os.environ.get(
+                "EDGEDB_TEST_EMAIL_FILE", "/tmp/edb-test-email.pickle"
+            )
+            with open(test_file, "rb") as f:
+                email_args = pickle.load(f)
+            self.assertEqual(email_args["sender"], "noreply@example.com")
+            self.assertEqual(email_args["recipients"], form_data["email"])
+            html_msg = email_args["message"].get_payload(0).get_payload(1)
+            html_email = html_msg.get_payload(decode=True).decode("utf-8")
+            match = re.search(r'<a href=[\'"]?([^\'" >]+)', html_email)
+            assert match is not None
+            verify_url = urllib.parse.urlparse(match.group(1))
+            search_params = urllib.parse.parse_qs(verify_url.query)
+            verification_token = search_params.get(
+                "verification_token", [None]
+            )[0]
+            assert verification_token is not None
+
+            # Resend verification email with the verification token
+            resend_data = {
+                "provider": form_data["provider"],
+                "verification_token": verification_token,
+            }
+            resend_data_encoded = urllib.parse.urlencode(resend_data).encode()
+
+            _, _, status = self.http_con_request(
+                http_con,
+                None,
+                path="resend-verification-email",
+                method="POST",
+                body=resend_data_encoded,
+                headers={"Content-Type": "application/x-www-form-urlencoded"},
+            )
+
+            self.assertEqual(status, 200)
+
+            # Resend verification email with just the email
+            resend_data = {
+                "provider": form_data["provider"],
+                "email": email,
+            }
+            resend_data_encoded = urllib.parse.urlencode(resend_data).encode()
+
+            _, _, status = self.http_con_request(
+                http_con,
+                None,
+                path="resend-verification-email",
+                method="POST",
+                body=resend_data_encoded,
+                headers={"Content-Type": "application/x-www-form-urlencoded"},
+            )
+
+            self.assertEqual(status, 200)
+
+            # Resend verification email with no email or token
+            resend_data = {
+                "provider": form_data["provider"],
+            }
+            resend_data_encoded = urllib.parse.urlencode(resend_data).encode()
+
+            _, _, status = self.http_con_request(
+                http_con,
+                None,
+                path="resend-verification-email",
+                method="POST",
+                body=resend_data_encoded,
+                headers={"Content-Type": "application/x-www-form-urlencoded"},
+            )
+
+            self.assertEqual(status, 400)
+
     async def test_http_auth_ext_token_01(self):
         with self.http_con() as http_con:
             # Create a PKCE challenge and verifier