diff --git a/app/lib/email_processor.rb b/app/lib/email_processor.rb
index 63852014..76f6066e 100644
--- a/app/lib/email_processor.rb
+++ b/app/lib/email_processor.rb
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ def process
       date = parse_subject_for_date(@subject)
       existing_entry = @user.existing_entry(date.to_s)
       inspiration_id = parse_body_for_inspiration_id(@raw_body)
-      @body = @html.presence if @html.present? && @user.is_pro?
+      @body = preferred_pro_body if @user.is_pro?
 
       if existing_entry.present?
         existing_entry.original_email = @inbound_email_params
@@ -405,6 +405,28 @@ def clean_html_version(html)
     html
   end
 
+  def normalized_visible_text(html)
+    fragment = Nokogiri::HTML5.fragment(html.to_s)
+    fragment.css('br').each { |node| node.replace(Nokogiri::XML::Text.new(' ', node.document)) }
+    fragment.css(HTML_BLOCK_ELEMENTS.join(',')).each do |node|
+      node.add_next_sibling(Nokogiri::XML::Text.new(' ', node.document))
+    end
+    fragment.text.unicode_normalize(:nfkc).gsub(/\s+/, ' ').strip
+  end
+
+  def preferred_pro_body
+    return @body unless @html.present?
+
+    plain_text = normalized_visible_text(@body)
+    stripped_html_text = normalized_visible_text(@html)
+    stripped_html_is_strict_prefix = plain_text.start_with?(stripped_html_text) &&
+                                     plain_text != stripped_html_text
+
+    return @html unless stripped_html_is_strict_prefix
+
+    @body
+  end
+
   def collage_from_attachments(attachments, existing_image_url: nil)
     return nil unless attachments.present?
     add_dev = "/development" unless Rails.env.production?
diff --git a/spec/features/entries_spec.rb b/spec/features/entries_spec.rb
index 7f27e80e..5696897f 100644
--- a/spec/features/entries_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/features/entries_spec.rb
@@ -57,6 +57,38 @@
       )
     end
 
+    it 'renders all authored paragraphs when Mailgun stripped HTML is truncated' do
+      paid_user.entries.destroy_all
+      email = FactoryBot.build(
+        :email,
+        to: [{ token: paid_user.user_key, host: ENV['SMTP_DOMAIN'], email: "#{paid_user.user_key}@#{ENV['SMTP_DOMAIN']}"}],
+        body: "First paragraph\n\nSecond paragraph\n\nThird paragraph\n\nFourth paragraph",
+        raw_html: '<div dir="ltr"><div>First paragraph<br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><div><br></div><div>Second paragraph</div><div><br></div><div>Third paragraph</div><div><br></div><div>Fourth paragraph</div></div></div></div><div class="gmail_signature"><div><br>--<br></div><div>Sender signature</div></div></div>',
+        vendor_specific: {
+          stripped_html: '<div><div>First paragraph</div></div>'
+        }
+      )
+
+      EmailProcessor.new(email).process
+      processed_entry = paid_user.entries.reload.first
+
+      expect(processed_entry.body).to eq(
+        '<div>First paragraph<br><br>Second paragraph<br><br>Third paragraph<br><br>Fourth paragraph</div>'
+      )
+
+      sign_in paid_user
+      visit day_entry_url(year: processed_entry.date.year, month: processed_entry.date.month, day: processed_entry.date.day)
+
+      rendered_entry = page.find('.s-scrollable')
+      rendered_body = rendered_entry.find(:xpath, './div')
+      expect(rendered_body.all(:xpath, './br').map(&:tag_name)).to eq(%w[br br br br br br])
+      expect(rendered_entry).to have_text('First paragraph')
+      expect(rendered_entry).to have_text('Second paragraph')
+      expect(rendered_entry).to have_text('Third paragraph')
+      expect(rendered_entry).to have_text('Fourth paragraph')
+      expect(rendered_entry).not_to have_text('Sender signature')
+    end
+
     it 'should show an entry stored at a non-midnight datetime' do
       sign_in user
       entry.update_columns(date: Time.utc(2026, 7, 17, 15, 30, 0), body: '<p>Afternoon journal entry</p>')
diff --git a/spec/models/email_processor_spec.rb b/spec/models/email_processor_spec.rb
index 5062ff69..85c78f51 100644
--- a/spec/models/email_processor_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/email_processor_spec.rb
@@ -56,6 +56,95 @@
       expect(paid_user.entries.reload.first.body).to eq("<p>I am great</p><p>Here's a link: <a href=\"https://www.google.com\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.google.com</a></p>")
     end
 
+    it "recovers a complete paid entry when Mailgun stripped HTML loses nested authored paragraphs" do
+      paid_user.entries.destroy_all
+      email = FactoryBot.build(
+        :email,
+        to: [{ token: paid_user.user_key, host: ENV['SMTP_DOMAIN'], email: "#{paid_user.user_key}@#{ENV['SMTP_DOMAIN']}"}],
+        body: "FIRST PARAGRAPH\n\nSECOND PARAGRAPH\n\nTHIRD PARAGRAPH with NBSP\n\nFOURTH PARAGRAPH with NBSP",
+        raw_html: '<div dir="ltr"><div>FIRST PARAGRAPH<br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><div><br></div><div>SECOND PARAGRAPH</div><div><br></div><div>THIRD PARAGRAPH with&nbsp;NBSP</div><div><br></div><div>FOURTH PARAGRAPH with&nbsp;NBSP</div></div></div></div></div></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><br>--<br></div><div><b>Paul Arterburn</b></div></div></div></div></div>',
+        vendor_specific: {
+          stripped_html: '<div><div>FIRST PARAGRAPH</div></div>'
+        }
+      )
+
+      EmailProcessor.new(email).process
+
+      saved_body = paid_user.entries.reload.first.body
+      expect(saved_body).to eq(
+        '<div>FIRST PARAGRAPH<br><br>SECOND PARAGRAPH<br><br>THIRD PARAGRAPH with NBSP<br><br>FOURTH PARAGRAPH with NBSP</div>'
+      )
+      expect(saved_body.scan('<br><br>').size).to eq(3)
+      expect(saved_body).not_to include('Paul Arterburn')
+    end
+
+    it "prefers complete stripped HTML for a normal paid entry" do
+      paid_user.entries.destroy_all
+      email = FactoryBot.build(
+        :email,
+        to: [{ token: paid_user.user_key, host: ENV['SMTP_DOMAIN'], email: "#{paid_user.user_key}@#{ENV['SMTP_DOMAIN']}"}],
+        body: "Complete rich reply",
+        raw_html: "<div>Complete rich reply</div>",
+        vendor_specific: {
+          stripped_html: "<div>Complete <strong>rich</strong> reply</div>"
+        }
+      )
+
+      EmailProcessor.new(email).process
+
+      expect(paid_user.entries.reload.first.body).to eq("<div>Complete <strong>rich</strong> reply</div>")
+    end
+
+    it "rejects raw HTML with quoted history and preserves the complete plain reply" do
+      paid_user.entries.destroy_all
+      email = FactoryBot.build(
+        :email,
+        to: [{ token: paid_user.user_key, host: ENV['SMTP_DOMAIN'], email: "#{paid_user.user_key}@#{ENV['SMTP_DOMAIN']}"}],
+        body: "FIRST PARAGRAPH\n\nSECOND PARAGRAPH",
+        raw_html: '<div>FIRST PARAGRAPH</div><div>SECOND PARAGRAPH</div><blockquote>QUOTED HISTORY</blockquote>',
+        vendor_specific: {
+          stripped_html: '<div>FIRST PARAGRAPH</div>'
+        }
+      )
+
+      EmailProcessor.new(email).process
+
+      expect(paid_user.entries.reload.first.body).to eq("<div>FIRST PARAGRAPH<br><br>SECOND PARAGRAPH</div>")
+    end
+
+    it "does not fall back to raw HTML when stripped HTML is truncated" do
+      paid_user.entries.destroy_all
+      email = FactoryBot.build(
+        :email,
+        to: [{ token: paid_user.user_key, host: ENV['SMTP_DOMAIN'], email: "#{paid_user.user_key}@#{ENV['SMTP_DOMAIN']}"}],
+        body: "FIRST PARAGRAPH\n\nSECOND PARAGRAPH",
+        raw_html: '<div><strong>FIRST PARAGRAPH</strong></div><div>SECOND PARAGRAPH</div>',
+        vendor_specific: {
+          stripped_html: '<div>FIRST PARAGRAPH</div>'
+        }
+      )
+
+      EmailProcessor.new(email).process
+
+      expect(paid_user.entries.reload.first.body).to eq("<div>FIRST PARAGRAPH<br><br>SECOND PARAGRAPH</div>")
+    end
+
+    it "preserves the complete plain reply when raw HTML is unavailable" do
+      paid_user.entries.destroy_all
+      email = FactoryBot.build(
+        :email,
+        to: [{ token: paid_user.user_key, host: ENV['SMTP_DOMAIN'], email: "#{paid_user.user_key}@#{ENV['SMTP_DOMAIN']}"}],
+        body: "FIRST PARAGRAPH\n\nSECOND PARAGRAPH",
+        vendor_specific: {
+          stripped_html: '<div>FIRST PARAGRAPH</div>'
+        }
+      )
+
+      EmailProcessor.new(email).process
+
+      expect(paid_user.entries.reload.first.body).to eq("<div>FIRST PARAGRAPH<br><br>SECOND PARAGRAPH</div>")
+    end
+
     it "preserves blank lines between HTML email paragraphs" do
       paid_user.entries.destroy_all
       email = FactoryBot.build(