diff --git a/api/internal/transport/api/req.go b/api/internal/transport/api/req.go
index b41c254a..b06a8a78 100644
--- a/api/internal/transport/api/req.go
+++ b/api/internal/transport/api/req.go
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ type AliasReq struct {
 	Format            string `json:"format"`
 	Domain            string `json:"domain" validate:"required"`
 	WildcardLocalPart string `json:"wildcard_local_part" validate:"omitempty,alphanum,min=6,max=12"`
-	LocalPart         string `json:"local_part" validate:"omitempty,alphanum,min=1,max=64"`
+	LocalPart         string `json:"local_part" validate:"omitempty,emaillocalpart"`
 }
 
 type RecipientReq struct {
diff --git a/api/internal/utils/validator.go b/api/internal/utils/validator.go
index 91dad45f..8ca72545 100644
--- a/api/internal/utils/validator.go
+++ b/api/internal/utils/validator.go
@@ -35,6 +35,11 @@ func NewValidator() Validator {
 		log.Println("error registering search validation:", err)
 	}
 
+	err = v.RegisterValidation("emaillocalpart", emailLocalPartValidation)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Println("error registering email local part validation:", err)
+	}
+
 	return v
 }
 
@@ -115,3 +120,32 @@ func searchValidation(fl validator.FieldLevel) bool {
 	re := regexp.MustCompile(`^[-a-zA-Z0-9 ._+@]+$`)
 	return re.MatchString(value)
 }
+
+func emailLocalPartValidation(fl validator.FieldLevel) bool {
+	localPart := fl.Field().String()
+
+	if len(localPart) < 1 || len(localPart) > 64 {
+		return false
+	}
+
+	// RFC 5321/5322 allow a broad set of characters in the local part.
+	// This covers the common, practical subset: letters, digits, and
+	// the typical unquoted special characters.
+	var validChars = regexp.MustCompile(`^[a-zA-Z0-9.!#$%&'*+/=?^_` + "`" + `{|}~-]+$`).MatchString
+
+	if !validChars(localPart) {
+		return false
+	}
+
+	// Local part must not start or end with a dot
+	if strings.HasPrefix(localPart, ".") || strings.HasSuffix(localPart, ".") {
+		return false
+	}
+
+	// No consecutive dots allowed
+	if strings.Contains(localPart, "..") {
+		return false
+	}
+
+	return true
+}
diff --git a/api/internal/utils/validator_test.go b/api/internal/utils/validator_test.go
index 96b07110..6f924d02 100644
--- a/api/internal/utils/validator_test.go
+++ b/api/internal/utils/validator_test.go
@@ -210,3 +210,57 @@ func TestSearchValidation(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 	}
 }
+
+func TestEmailLocalPartValidation(t *testing.T) {
+	v := NewValidator()
+
+	err := v.RegisterValidation("emaillocalpart", emailLocalPartValidation)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("expected no error when registering emaillocalpart validation, but got: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	tests := []struct {
+		value string
+		valid bool
+		desc  string
+	}{
+		// Valid
+		{"user", true, "simple lowercase"},
+		{"User123", true, "mixed case alphanumeric"},
+		{"user.name", true, "dot-separated parts"},
+		{"user+tag", true, "plus sign"},
+		{"user-name", true, "hyphen"},
+		{"user_name", true, "underscore"},
+		{"user!#$%&'*+/=?^_{|}~-", true, "all allowed special chars"},
+		{"a", true, "single character (minimum length)"},
+		{"aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa1", true, "64 characters (maximum length)"},
+		{"123", true, "digits only"},
+		// Invalid: length
+		{"", false, "empty string"},
+		{"aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa1", false, "65 characters (over maximum length)"},
+		// Invalid: leading/trailing dot
+		{".user", false, "starts with dot"},
+		{"user.", false, "ends with dot"},
+		// Invalid: consecutive dots
+		{"user..name", false, "consecutive dots"},
+		// Invalid: disallowed characters
+		{"user name", false, "space not allowed"},
+		{"user@name", false, "@ sign not allowed"},
+		{"user(name)", false, "parentheses not allowed"},
+		{"user<name>", false, "angle brackets not allowed"},
+		{"user\\name", false, "backslash not allowed"},
+		{"user\"name", false, "double quote not allowed"},
+		// Security
+		{"<script>alert(1)</script>", false, "XSS attempt"},
+		{"' OR '1'='1", false, "SQL injection attempt"},
+		{"../../../etc/passwd", false, "path traversal attempt"},
+	}
+
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		err := v.Var(tt.value, "emaillocalpart")
+		isValid := err == nil
+		if isValid != tt.valid {
+			t.Errorf("emailLocalPartValidation(%q): got %v, want %v (%s)", tt.value, isValid, tt.valid, tt.desc)
+		}
+	}
+}