diff --git a/backend/.sqlx/query-1f35a009e0740cbd847631ecfdeb88de508c463d11b4dce75f9a0b62c88e7a52.json b/backend/.sqlx/query-1f35a009e0740cbd847631ecfdeb88de508c463d11b4dce75f9a0b62c88e7a52.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d9adeff46f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/.sqlx/query-1f35a009e0740cbd847631ecfdeb88de508c463d11b4dce75f9a0b62c88e7a52.json
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+{
+  "db_name": "PostgreSQL",
+  "query": "SELECT EXISTS(SELECT 1 FROM variable WHERE workspace_id = $1 AND account = $2)",
+  "describe": {
+    "columns": [
+      {
+        "ordinal": 0,
+        "name": "exists",
+        "type_info": "Bool"
+      }
+    ],
+    "parameters": {
+      "Left": [
+        "Text",
+        "Int4"
+      ]
+    },
+    "nullable": [
+      null
+    ]
+  },
+  "hash": "1f35a009e0740cbd847631ecfdeb88de508c463d11b4dce75f9a0b62c88e7a52"
+}
diff --git a/backend/.sqlx/query-26beff5e94b68703ad81ef9dd2d08869eb3bb7659efd9bac04cdf98ae963063d.json b/backend/.sqlx/query-3883333dd076b66a2329afbfb510339c2b3b6f39f872e0315e3e3f74908d2e4b.json
similarity index 60%
rename from backend/.sqlx/query-26beff5e94b68703ad81ef9dd2d08869eb3bb7659efd9bac04cdf98ae963063d.json
rename to backend/.sqlx/query-3883333dd076b66a2329afbfb510339c2b3b6f39f872e0315e3e3f74908d2e4b.json
index b8c8f832d3..15daed7cdf 100644
--- a/backend/.sqlx/query-26beff5e94b68703ad81ef9dd2d08869eb3bb7659efd9bac04cdf98ae963063d.json
+++ b/backend/.sqlx/query-3883333dd076b66a2329afbfb510339c2b3b6f39f872e0315e3e3f74908d2e4b.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "db_name": "PostgreSQL",
-  "query": "INSERT INTO account (workspace_id, client, expires_at, refresh_token, is_workspace_integration)\n         VALUES ($1, $2, now() + ($3 || ' seconds')::interval, $4, true)\n         RETURNING id",
+  "query": "INSERT INTO account (workspace_id, client, expires_at, refresh_token, is_workspace_integration, created_by)\n         VALUES ($1, $2, now() + ($3 || ' seconds')::interval, $4, true, $5)\n         RETURNING id",
   "describe": {
     "columns": [
       {
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
         "Varchar",
         "Varchar",
         "Text",
+        "Varchar",
         "Varchar"
       ]
     },
@@ -21,5 +22,5 @@
       false
     ]
   },
-  "hash": "26beff5e94b68703ad81ef9dd2d08869eb3bb7659efd9bac04cdf98ae963063d"
+  "hash": "3883333dd076b66a2329afbfb510339c2b3b6f39f872e0315e3e3f74908d2e4b"
 }
diff --git a/backend/.sqlx/query-61fb1a18aaec9ca699fa17245cc190eb69010b1dd732a8ae848b705e2f565bd8.json b/backend/.sqlx/query-61fb1a18aaec9ca699fa17245cc190eb69010b1dd732a8ae848b705e2f565bd8.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a7b99b9157
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/.sqlx/query-61fb1a18aaec9ca699fa17245cc190eb69010b1dd732a8ae848b705e2f565bd8.json
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+{
+  "db_name": "PostgreSQL",
+  "query": "SELECT created_by FROM account WHERE workspace_id = $1 AND id = $2",
+  "describe": {
+    "columns": [
+      {
+        "ordinal": 0,
+        "name": "created_by",
+        "type_info": "Varchar"
+      }
+    ],
+    "parameters": {
+      "Left": [
+        "Text",
+        "Int4"
+      ]
+    },
+    "nullable": [
+      true
+    ]
+  },
+  "hash": "61fb1a18aaec9ca699fa17245cc190eb69010b1dd732a8ae848b705e2f565bd8"
+}
diff --git a/backend/.sqlx/query-870e1c3f0dc1aaa07ac74a2e37721ce352ad4fb67d36c19dce09d841e36f85dd.json b/backend/.sqlx/query-d5b3132a3bea036abbbf806cc1d1a70e79c624371c25208ba31e23dbd5d48ed6.json
similarity index 67%
rename from backend/.sqlx/query-870e1c3f0dc1aaa07ac74a2e37721ce352ad4fb67d36c19dce09d841e36f85dd.json
rename to backend/.sqlx/query-d5b3132a3bea036abbbf806cc1d1a70e79c624371c25208ba31e23dbd5d48ed6.json
index 2b2fe3c8e6..8d53e86626 100644
--- a/backend/.sqlx/query-870e1c3f0dc1aaa07ac74a2e37721ce352ad4fb67d36c19dce09d841e36f85dd.json
+++ b/backend/.sqlx/query-d5b3132a3bea036abbbf806cc1d1a70e79c624371c25208ba31e23dbd5d48ed6.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "db_name": "PostgreSQL",
-  "query": "INSERT INTO account (workspace_id, client, expires_at, refresh_token, grant_type, cc_client_id, cc_client_secret, cc_token_url, mcp_server_url, scopes) VALUES ($1, $2, now() + ($3 || ' seconds')::interval, $4, $5, $6, $7, $8, $9, $10) RETURNING id",
+  "query": "INSERT INTO account (workspace_id, client, expires_at, refresh_token, grant_type, cc_client_id, cc_client_secret, cc_token_url, mcp_server_url, scopes, created_by) VALUES ($1, $2, now() + ($3 || ' seconds')::interval, $4, $5, $6, $7, $8, $9, $10, $11) RETURNING id",
   "describe": {
     "columns": [
       {
@@ -20,12 +20,13 @@
         "Varchar",
         "Varchar",
         "Text",
-        "TextArray"
+        "TextArray",
+        "Varchar"
       ]
     },
     "nullable": [
       false
     ]
   },
-  "hash": "870e1c3f0dc1aaa07ac74a2e37721ce352ad4fb67d36c19dce09d841e36f85dd"
+  "hash": "d5b3132a3bea036abbbf806cc1d1a70e79c624371c25208ba31e23dbd5d48ed6"
 }
diff --git a/backend/ee-repo-ref.txt b/backend/ee-repo-ref.txt
index b258558888..44ac715c2e 100644
--- a/backend/ee-repo-ref.txt
+++ b/backend/ee-repo-ref.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-7a256cf353db7cf64a60a09fa0de7f3a8b27f626
+bdee9dd947448d16244e4941f1ba3847da0ff9c5
diff --git a/backend/migrations/20260925161502_account_created_by.down.sql b/backend/migrations/20260925161502_account_created_by.down.sql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4485b2b43d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/migrations/20260925161502_account_created_by.down.sql
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+ALTER TABLE account DROP COLUMN IF EXISTS created_by;
diff --git a/backend/migrations/20260925161502_account_created_by.up.sql b/backend/migrations/20260925161502_account_created_by.up.sql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..14eba39c61
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/migrations/20260925161502_account_created_by.up.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+-- Who connected an OAuth account. A variable may link an account only if its caller created it
+-- or can already read a variable linking it. Existing accounts stay NULL: they can still be
+-- linked through a readable variable, never claimed as unlinked.
+ALTER TABLE account ADD COLUMN IF NOT EXISTS created_by VARCHAR(255);
diff --git a/backend/windmill-native-triggers/src/workspace_integrations.rs b/backend/windmill-native-triggers/src/workspace_integrations.rs
index eccfa56f19..9bb8c6aa7a 100644
--- a/backend/windmill-native-triggers/src/workspace_integrations.rs
+++ b/backend/windmill-native-triggers/src/workspace_integrations.rs
@@ -588,13 +588,14 @@ async fn oauth_callback(
 
     // 1. Create account record for token refresh
     let account_id = sqlx::query_scalar!(
-        "INSERT INTO account (workspace_id, client, expires_at, refresh_token, is_workspace_integration)
-         VALUES ($1, $2, now() + ($3 || ' seconds')::interval, $4, true)
+        "INSERT INTO account (workspace_id, client, expires_at, refresh_token, is_workspace_integration, created_by)
+         VALUES ($1, $2, now() + ($3 || ' seconds')::interval, $4, true, $5)
          RETURNING id",
         workspace_id,
         service_name.as_str(),
         expires_in.to_string(),
         token_response.refresh_token.as_deref().unwrap_or(""),
+        authed.username,
     )
     .fetch_one(&mut *tx)
     .await
diff --git a/backend/windmill-store/src/variables.rs b/backend/windmill-store/src/variables.rs
index 8f288dc85e..441f13315f 100644
--- a/backend/windmill-store/src/variables.rs
+++ b/backend/windmill-store/src/variables.rs
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ use crate::var_resource_cache::{
 };
 use lazy_static::lazy_static;
 use serde::Deserialize;
-use sqlx::{Acquire, Postgres, Transaction};
+use sqlx::{Acquire, PgConnection, Postgres, Transaction};
 use windmill_common::variables::encrypt;
 use windmill_git_sync::{handle_deployment_metadata, DeployedObject};
 
@@ -585,6 +585,47 @@ fn validate_already_encrypted_secret(path: &str, value: &str) -> Result<()> {
     Ok(())
 }
 
+/// Reading a variable linked to an OAuth account refreshes through that account and hands the
+/// fresh token to the reader. So only the account's creator may link it, or a caller who can
+/// already read a variable that does (`tx` is the caller's transaction, so RLS decides that).
+async fn require_account_link_allowed(
+    db: &DB,
+    tx: &mut PgConnection,
+    w_id: &str,
+    account: Option<i32>,
+    username: &str,
+) -> Result<()> {
+    let Some(account) = account else {
+        return Ok(());
+    };
+    let created_by = sqlx::query_scalar!(
+        "SELECT created_by FROM account WHERE workspace_id = $1 AND id = $2",
+        w_id,
+        account
+    )
+    .fetch_optional(db)
+    .await?
+    .flatten();
+    if created_by.as_deref() == Some(username) {
+        return Ok(());
+    }
+    let readable = sqlx::query_scalar!(
+        "SELECT EXISTS(SELECT 1 FROM variable WHERE workspace_id = $1 AND account = $2)",
+        w_id,
+        account
+    )
+    .fetch_one(&mut *tx)
+    .await?
+    .unwrap_or(false);
+    if readable {
+        Ok(())
+    } else {
+        Err(Error::NotAuthorized(format!(
+            "OAuth account {account} was connected by someone else"
+        )))
+    }
+}
+
 async fn create_variable(
     authed: ApiAuthed,
     Extension(db): Extension<DB>,
@@ -646,6 +687,8 @@ async fn create_variable(
 
     let mut tx = user_db.begin(&authed).await?;
 
+    require_account_link_allowed(&db, &mut tx, &w_id, variable.account, &authed.username).await?;
+
     sqlx::query!(
         "INSERT INTO variable
             (workspace_id, path, value, is_secret, description, account, is_oauth, expires_at, labels, edited_by)
@@ -1195,6 +1238,10 @@ async fn update_variable(
 
     let mut tx: Transaction<'_, Postgres> = user_db.begin(&authed).await?;
 
+    if ns.account != old_account_id {
+        require_account_link_allowed(&db, &mut tx, &w_id, ns.account, &authed.username).await?;
+    }
+
     if let Some(npath) = ns.path.clone() {
         if npath != path {
             check_path_conflict(&db, &w_id, &npath).await?;