diff --git a/backend/notifications/api/views.py b/backend/notifications/api/views.py
index a434b453..ab024c50 100644
--- a/backend/notifications/api/views.py
+++ b/backend/notifications/api/views.py
@@ -446,11 +446,18 @@ def channel_preferences(request):
         user=request.user
     )
 
+    def _normalize_email_frequency(value):
+        if value == 'disabled':
+            return 'never'
+        return value
+
     if request.method == 'GET':
         data = {
             'web_enabled': prefs.web_enabled,
             'email_enabled': prefs.email_enabled,
-            'email_frequency': prefs.email_frequency,
+            'email_frequency': _normalize_email_frequency(
+                prefs.email_frequency
+            ),
             'push_enabled': prefs.push_enabled,
             'dnd_enabled': prefs.dnd_enabled,
             'dnd_start_time': _format_time_or_none(prefs.dnd_start_time),
@@ -468,8 +475,10 @@ def channel_preferences(request):
             prefs.email_enabled = request.data.get('email_enabled')
 
         if 'email_frequency' in request.data:
-            frequency = request.data.get('email_frequency')
-            if frequency in ['instant', 'daily', 'weekly', 'disabled']:
+            frequency = _normalize_email_frequency(
+                request.data.get('email_frequency')
+            )
+            if frequency in ['instant', 'daily', 'weekly', 'never']:
                 prefs.email_frequency = frequency
 
         if 'push_enabled' in request.data:
diff --git a/backend/tests/api/v1/notifications/test_notifications_api.py b/backend/tests/api/v1/notifications/test_notifications_api.py
index 2da9bba0..0d0f4e59 100644
--- a/backend/tests/api/v1/notifications/test_notifications_api.py
+++ b/backend/tests/api/v1/notifications/test_notifications_api.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ from unittest.mock import patch
 import pytest
 
 from notifications.models import Notification
+from notifications.models import UserChannelPreferences
 
 
 pytestmark = pytest.mark.django_db
@@ -106,3 +107,54 @@ class TestNotificationRealtimeEvents:
         args, kwargs = send_event.call_args
         assert args == (user.id, [matching.id])
         assert kwargs == {"category": "Заявки"}
+
+
+class TestNotificationPreferencesApi:
+    def test_get_preferences_returns_never_frequency(
+        self, api_client, user_factory
+    ):
+        user = user_factory()
+        UserChannelPreferences.objects.create(
+            user=user,
+            email_enabled=True,
+            email_frequency="never",
+        )
+
+        api_client.force_authenticate(user=user)
+        response = api_client.get("/api/v1/notifications/preferences/")
+
+        assert response.status_code == 200
+        assert response.data["email_frequency"] == "never"
+
+    def test_put_preferences_accepts_legacy_disabled_alias(
+        self, api_client, user_factory
+    ):
+        user = user_factory()
+        api_client.force_authenticate(user=user)
+
+        response = api_client.put(
+            "/api/v1/notifications/preferences/",
+            {"email_enabled": True, "email_frequency": "disabled"},
+            format="json",
+        )
+
+        assert response.status_code == 200
+        prefs = UserChannelPreferences.objects.get(user=user)
+        assert prefs.email_enabled is True
+        assert prefs.email_frequency == "never"
+
+    def test_put_preferences_accepts_never(
+        self, api_client, user_factory
+    ):
+        user = user_factory()
+        api_client.force_authenticate(user=user)
+
+        response = api_client.put(
+            "/api/v1/notifications/preferences/",
+            {"email_frequency": "never"},
+            format="json",
+        )
+
+        assert response.status_code == 200
+        prefs = UserChannelPreferences.objects.get(user=user)
+        assert prefs.email_frequency == "never"