diff --git a/apps/login/src/app/(login)/verify/page.tsx b/apps/login/src/app/(login)/verify/page.tsx
index 62f2284485..ca007a22f4 100644
--- a/apps/login/src/app/(login)/verify/page.tsx
+++ b/apps/login/src/app/(login)/verify/page.tsx
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import { DynamicTheme } from "@/components/dynamic-theme";
 import { UserAvatar } from "@/components/user-avatar";
 import { VerifyForm } from "@/components/verify-form";
 import { VerifyRedirectButton } from "@/components/verify-redirect-button";
-import { resendVerification } from "@/lib/server/verify";
+import { sendCode } from "@/lib/server/verify";
 import { loadMostRecentSession } from "@/lib/session";
 import {
   getBrandingSettings,
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ export default async function Page(props: { searchParams: Promise<any> }) {
     });
 
     if (!skipsend && sessionFactors?.factors?.user?.id) {
-      await resendVerification({
+      await sendCode({
         userId: sessionFactors?.factors?.user?.id,
         isInvite: invite === "true",
       }).catch((error) => {
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ export default async function Page(props: { searchParams: Promise<any> }) {
     }
   } else if ("userId" in searchParams && userId) {
     if (!skipsend) {
-      await resendVerification({
+      await sendCode({
         userId,
         isInvite: invite === "true",
       }).catch((error) => {
diff --git a/apps/login/src/lib/server/verify.ts b/apps/login/src/lib/server/verify.ts
index 61c4bbb806..1dab0f5c90 100644
--- a/apps/login/src/lib/server/verify.ts
+++ b/apps/login/src/lib/server/verify.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import {
   listAuthenticationMethodTypes,
   resendEmailCode,
   resendInviteCode,
+  sendEmailCode,
   verifyEmail,
   verifyInviteCode,
 } from "@/lib/zitadel";
@@ -191,6 +192,11 @@ export async function resendVerification(command: resendVerifyEmailCommand) {
     : resendEmailCode(command.userId, host, command.authRequestId);
 }
 
+export async function sendCode(command: resendVerifyEmailCommand) {
+  const host = (await headers()).get("host");
+  return sendEmailCode(command.userId, host, command.authRequestId);
+}
+
 export type SendVerificationRedirectWithoutCheckCommand = {
   organization?: string;
   authRequestId?: string;
diff --git a/apps/login/src/lib/zitadel.ts b/apps/login/src/lib/zitadel.ts
index 8cf756807b..ac4d61816b 100644
--- a/apps/login/src/lib/zitadel.ts
+++ b/apps/login/src/lib/zitadel.ts
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import {
   ResendEmailCodeRequest,
   ResendEmailCodeRequestSchema,
   RetrieveIdentityProviderIntentRequest,
+  SendEmailCodeRequestSchema,
   SetPasswordRequest,
   SetPasswordRequestSchema,
   VerifyPasskeyRegistrationRequest,
@@ -273,6 +274,32 @@ export async function resendInviteCode(userId: string) {
   return userService.resendInviteCode({ userId }, {});
 }
 
+export async function sendEmailCode(
+  userId: string,
+  host: string | null,
+  authRequestId?: string,
+) {
+  let medium = create(SendEmailCodeRequestSchema, {
+    userId,
+  });
+
+  if (host) {
+    medium = create(SendEmailCodeRequestSchema, {
+      ...medium,
+      verification: {
+        case: "sendCode",
+        value: create(SendEmailVerificationCodeSchema, {
+          urlTemplate:
+            `${host.includes("localhost") ? "http://" : "https://"}${host}/verify?code={{.Code}}&userId={{.UserID}}&organization={{.OrgID}}&invite=true` +
+            (authRequestId ? `&authRequestId=${authRequestId}` : ""),
+        }),
+      },
+    });
+  }
+
+  return userService.sendEmailCode(medium, {});
+}
+
 export async function createInviteCode(userId: string, host: string | null) {
   let medium = create(SendInviteCodeSchema, {
     applicationName: "Typescript Login",
diff --git a/packages/zitadel-proto/package.json b/packages/zitadel-proto/package.json
index 6d2df46f40..008e406a4c 100644
--- a/packages/zitadel-proto/package.json
+++ b/packages/zitadel-proto/package.json
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
   ],
   "sideEffects": false,
   "scripts": {
-    "generate": "buf generate https://github.com/zitadel/zitadel.git --path ./proto/zitadel",
+    "generate": "buf generate https://github.com/zitadel/zitadel.git#branch=send-email-code --path ./proto/zitadel",
     "clean": "rm -rf zitadel .turbo node_modules google protoc-gen-openapiv2 validate"
   },
   "dependencies": {