diff --git a/contracts/identity-registry-contract/src/contract.rs b/contracts/identity-registry-contract/src/contract.rs
index e5eb67e..6939685 100644
--- a/contracts/identity-registry-contract/src/contract.rs
+++ b/contracts/identity-registry-contract/src/contract.rs
@@ -117,6 +117,32 @@ pub fn ban_expert(env: &Env, expert: &Address) -> Result<(), RegistryError> {
     Ok(())
 }
 
+/// Unban an expert by reverting their status to Verified (Admin only)
+pub fn unban_expert(env: &Env, expert: &Address) -> Result<(), RegistryError> {
+    let admin = storage::get_admin(env).ok_or(RegistryError::NotInitialized)?;
+    admin.require_auth();
+
+    let current_status = storage::get_expert_status(env, expert);
+
+    if current_status != ExpertStatus::Banned {
+        return Err(RegistryError::NotBanned);
+    }
+
+    // Preserve existing data_uri when unbanning
+    let existing = storage::get_expert_record(env, expert);
+    storage::set_expert_record(env, expert, ExpertStatus::Verified, existing.data_uri);
+
+    events::emit_status_change(
+        env,
+        expert.clone(),
+        current_status,
+        ExpertStatus::Verified,
+        admin,
+    );
+
+    Ok(())
+}
+
 /// Get the total number of verified experts ever indexed
 pub fn get_total_experts(env: &Env) -> u64 {
     storage::get_total_experts(env)
diff --git a/contracts/identity-registry-contract/src/error.rs b/contracts/identity-registry-contract/src/error.rs
index e4462b5..5ba9d39 100644
--- a/contracts/identity-registry-contract/src/error.rs
+++ b/contracts/identity-registry-contract/src/error.rs
@@ -18,4 +18,5 @@ pub enum RegistryError {
     ExpertVecMax = 7,
     NotVerified = 8,
     UriTooLong = 9,
+    NotBanned = 10,
 }
diff --git a/contracts/identity-registry-contract/src/lib.rs b/contracts/identity-registry-contract/src/lib.rs
index c2d5f7b..3504ccb 100644
--- a/contracts/identity-registry-contract/src/lib.rs
+++ b/contracts/identity-registry-contract/src/lib.rs
@@ -43,6 +43,11 @@ impl IdentityRegistryContract {
         contract::ban_expert(&env, &expert)
     }
 
+    /// Unban an expert and restore their verification status (Admin only)
+    pub fn unban_expert(env: Env, expert: Address) -> Result<(), RegistryError> {
+        contract::unban_expert(&env, &expert)
+    }
+
     /// Get the total number of verified experts ever added to the directory
     pub fn get_total_experts(env: Env) -> u64 {
         contract::get_total_experts(&env)
diff --git a/contracts/identity-registry-contract/src/test.rs b/contracts/identity-registry-contract/src/test.rs
index 02c6a41..b153af2 100644
--- a/contracts/identity-registry-contract/src/test.rs
+++ b/contracts/identity-registry-contract/src/test.rs
@@ -746,3 +746,44 @@ fn test_expert_pagination() {
     }
 }
 
+#[test]
+fn test_unban_expert() {
+    let env = Env::default();
+    let contract_id = env.register(IdentityRegistryContract, ());
+    let client = IdentityRegistryContractClient::new(&env, &contract_id);
+
+    let admin = Address::generate(&env);
+    let expert = Address::generate(&env);
+
+    client.init(&admin);
+
+    env.mock_all_auths();
+    let data_uri = String::from_str(&env, "ipfs://unban");
+    client.add_expert(&expert, &data_uri);
+
+    // Initial status: Verified
+    assert_eq!(client.get_status(&expert), ExpertStatus::Verified);
+    let initial_total = client.get_total_experts();
+
+    // Ban the expert
+    client.ban_expert(&expert);
+    assert_eq!(client.get_status(&expert), ExpertStatus::Banned);
+
+    // Unban the expert
+    client.unban_expert(&expert);
+    assert_eq!(client.get_status(&expert), ExpertStatus::Verified);
+
+    // Data URI should be preserved
+    env.as_contract(&contract_id, || {
+        let rec = storage::get_expert_record(&env, &expert);
+        assert_eq!(rec.data_uri, data_uri);
+    });
+
+    // Total experts should NOT have increased
+    assert_eq!(client.get_total_experts(), initial_total);
+
+    // Test: Try to unban a non-banned expert (should fail with NotBanned)
+    let result = client.try_unban_expert(&expert);
+    assert_eq!(result, Err(Ok(RegistryError::NotBanned)));
+}
+