diff --git a/src/DigitalData.EmailProfiler.API/Workers/EmailSenderWorker.cs b/src/DigitalData.EmailProfiler.API/Workers/EmailSenderWorker.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..058e40f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/DigitalData.EmailProfiler.API/Workers/EmailSenderWorker.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,98 @@
+using DigitalData.EmailProfiler.Application.Common.Interfaces;
+using DigitalData.EmailProfiler.Domain.Entities;
+
+namespace DigitalData.EmailProfiler.API.Workers;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Background worker that processes outgoing emails from RabbitMQ queue.
+/// Uses event-driven RabbitMQ consumer (push-based) instead of polling.
+/// NO database operations - email account configuration comes from appsettings.
+/// </summary>
+public class EmailSenderWorker(
+    IEmailQueue EmailQueue,
+    IEmailService EmailService,
+    ILogger<EmailSenderWorker> Logger,
+    IConfiguration configuration) : BackgroundService
+{
+    private readonly EmailSenderWorkerConfiguration _config = 
+        configuration.GetSection(EmailSenderWorkerConfiguration.SectionName)
+            .Get<EmailSenderWorkerConfiguration>() ?? new EmailSenderWorkerConfiguration();
+
+    protected override async Task ExecuteAsync(CancellationToken stoppingToken)
+    {
+        if (!_config.Enabled)
+        {
+            Logger.LogInformation("EmailSenderWorker is disabled in configuration");
+            return;
+        }
+
+        Logger.LogInformation("EmailSenderWorker started (event-driven RabbitMQ consumer)");
+
+        try
+        {
+            // Start RabbitMQ consumer (event-driven, non-blocking)
+            await EmailQueue.StartConsumerAsync(ProcessEmailAsync, stoppingToken);
+
+            // Keep worker alive until cancellation
+            await Task.Delay(Timeout.Infinite, stoppingToken);
+        }
+        catch (OperationCanceledException)
+        {
+            Logger.LogInformation("EmailSenderWorker is stopping");
+        }
+        catch (Exception ex)
+        {
+            Logger.LogError(ex, "EmailSenderWorker failed to start");
+            throw;
+        }
+
+        Logger.LogInformation("EmailSenderWorker stopped");
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Process single email message (callback from RabbitMQ consumer)
+    /// NO database operations - only send email and log result
+    /// </summary>
+    private async Task ProcessEmailAsync(EmailOutbox emailOutbox)
+    {
+        try
+        {
+            Logger.LogInformation("Processing outgoing email: To={To}, Subject={Subject}",
+                emailOutbox.Recipient, emailOutbox.Subject);
+
+            // Send email via SMTP (SMTP config is injected in IEmailService via IOptions)
+            await EmailService.SendEmailAsync(
+                emailOutbox.Recipient,
+                emailOutbox.Subject,
+                emailOutbox.Body,
+                isHtml: emailOutbox.IsHtml);
+
+            Logger.LogInformation("Email sent successfully: To={To}, Subject={Subject}",
+                emailOutbox.Recipient, emailOutbox.Subject);
+        }
+        catch (Exception ex)
+        {
+            Logger.LogError(ex, "Failed to send email: To={To}, Subject={Subject}. Moving to DLQ.",
+                emailOutbox.Recipient, emailOutbox.Subject);
+
+            // Re-throw to trigger NACK in RabbitMQ consumer (requeue=false → DLQ)
+            throw;
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Configuration for EmailSenderWorker
+/// </summary>
+public class EmailSenderWorkerConfiguration
+{
+    public const string SectionName = "Workers:EmailSender";
+
+    public bool Enabled { get; set; } = true;
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Maximum retry attempts before moving to Dead Letter Queue
+    /// NOTE: Currently NOT used - all failed emails move directly to DLQ without retry
+    /// </summary>
+    public int MaxRetryCount { get; set; } = 3;
+}
diff --git a/src/DigitalData.EmailProfiler.Application/Common/Mappings/EmailAccountMappingProfile.cs b/src/DigitalData.EmailProfiler.Application/Common/Mappings/EmailAccountMappingProfile.cs
index e596e7b..0873da3 100644
--- a/src/DigitalData.EmailProfiler.Application/Common/Mappings/EmailAccountMappingProfile.cs
+++ b/src/DigitalData.EmailProfiler.Application/Common/Mappings/EmailAccountMappingProfile.cs
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 using AutoMapper;
 using DigitalData.EmailProfiler.Application.Common.Dtos;
-using DigitalData.EmailProfiler.Application.EmailAccounts.Commands;
 using DigitalData.EmailProfiler.Domain.Entities;
 
 namespace DigitalData.EmailProfiler.Application.Common.Mappings;
@@ -12,15 +11,6 @@ public class EmailAccountMappingProfile : Profile
 {
     public EmailAccountMappingProfile()
     {
-        // Command -> Entity (for Create)
-        CreateMap<CreateEmailAccountCommand, EmailAccount>()
-            .ForMember(dest => dest.Id, opt => opt.Ignore()) // Auto-generated
-            .ForMember(dest => dest.AddedWhen, opt => opt.MapFrom(_ => DateTime.Now))
-            .ForMember(dest => dest.AddedWho, opt => opt.MapFrom(_ => "System")) // TODO: Get from user context
-            .ForMember(dest => dest.ChangedWhen, opt => opt.Ignore())
-            .ForMember(dest => dest.ChangedWho, opt => opt.Ignore())
-            .ForMember(dest => dest.Profiles, opt => opt.Ignore());
-
         // Entity -> DTO (for Queries)
         CreateMap<EmailAccount, EmailAccountDto>();
     }
diff --git a/src/DigitalData.EmailProfiler.Application/Common/Mappings/EmailOutboxMappingProfile.cs b/src/DigitalData.EmailProfiler.Application/Common/Mappings/EmailOutboxMappingProfile.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..128d7bf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/DigitalData.EmailProfiler.Application/Common/Mappings/EmailOutboxMappingProfile.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+using AutoMapper;
+using DigitalData.EmailProfiler.Application.EmailSending.Commands;
+using DigitalData.EmailProfiler.Domain.Entities;
+
+namespace DigitalData.EmailProfiler.Application.Common.Mappings;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// AutoMapper profile for EmailOutbox entity
+/// </summary>
+public class EmailOutboxMappingProfile : Profile
+{
+    public EmailOutboxMappingProfile()
+    {
+        // SendEmailCommand -> EmailOutbox
+        CreateMap<SendEmailCommand, EmailOutbox>()
+            .ForMember(dest => dest.Id, opt => opt.Ignore()) // Auto-generated
+            .ForMember(dest => dest.Sent, opt => opt.Ignore()) // Set by handler
+            .ForMember(dest => dest.SentDate, opt => opt.Ignore()) // Set when sent
+            .ForMember(dest => dest.RetryCount, opt => opt.Ignore()) // Set by handler
+            .ForMember(dest => dest.AddedWhen, opt => opt.Ignore()) // Set by handler
+            .ForMember(dest => dest.EmailAccount, opt => opt.Ignore()); // Navigation property
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/DigitalData.EmailProfiler.Application/Common/Mappings/EmailProfileMappingProfile.cs b/src/DigitalData.EmailProfiler.Application/Common/Mappings/EmailProfileMappingProfile.cs
index 4f5151c..b57bc2b 100644
--- a/src/DigitalData.EmailProfiler.Application/Common/Mappings/EmailProfileMappingProfile.cs
+++ b/src/DigitalData.EmailProfiler.Application/Common/Mappings/EmailProfileMappingProfile.cs
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 using AutoMapper;
 using DigitalData.EmailProfiler.Application.Common.Dtos;
-using DigitalData.EmailProfiler.Application.EmailProfiles.Commands;
 using DigitalData.EmailProfiler.Domain.Entities;
 
 namespace DigitalData.EmailProfiler.Application.Common.Mappings;
@@ -12,30 +11,6 @@ public class EmailProfileMappingProfile : Profile
 {
     public EmailProfileMappingProfile()
     {
-        // Command -> Entity (for Create)
-        CreateMap<CreateEmailProfileCommand, EmailProfile>()
-            .ForMember(dest => dest.Id, opt => opt.Ignore()) // Auto-generated
-            .ForMember(dest => dest.AddedWhen, opt => opt.MapFrom(_ => DateTime.Now))
-            .ForMember(dest => dest.AddedWho, opt => opt.MapFrom(_ => "System")) // TODO: Get from user context
-            .ForMember(dest => dest.ChangedWhen, opt => opt.Ignore())
-            .ForMember(dest => dest.ChangedWho, opt => opt.Ignore())
-            .ForMember(dest => dest.LastPollTime, opt => opt.Ignore())
-            .ForMember(dest => dest.EmailAccount, opt => opt.Ignore())
-            .ForMember(dest => dest.EmailProcess, opt => opt.Ignore());
-
-        // Command -> Entity (for Update)
-        CreateMap<UpdateEmailProfileCommand, EmailProfile>()
-            .ForMember(dest => dest.Id, opt => opt.Ignore()) // Don't update ID
-            .ForMember(dest => dest.EmailAccountId, opt => opt.Ignore()) // Don't change account
-            .ForMember(dest => dest.ProcessId, opt => opt.Ignore()) // Don't change process
-            .ForMember(dest => dest.AddedWhen, opt => opt.Ignore())
-            .ForMember(dest => dest.AddedWho, opt => opt.Ignore())
-            .ForMember(dest => dest.ChangedWhen, opt => opt.MapFrom(_ => DateTime.Now))
-            .ForMember(dest => dest.ChangedWho, opt => opt.MapFrom(_ => "System")) // TODO: Get from user context
-            .ForMember(dest => dest.LastPollTime, opt => opt.Ignore())
-            .ForMember(dest => dest.EmailAccount, opt => opt.Ignore())
-            .ForMember(dest => dest.EmailProcess, opt => opt.Ignore());
-
         // Entity -> DTO (for Queries)
         CreateMap<EmailProfile, EmailProfileDto>()
             .ForMember(dest => dest.EmailAccountName, opt => opt.MapFrom(src => src.EmailAccount != null ? src.EmailAccount.AccountName : null))
diff --git a/src/DigitalData.EmailProfiler.Application/EmailSending/Commands/SendEmailCommand.cs b/src/DigitalData.EmailProfiler.Application/EmailSending/Commands/SendEmailCommand.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..543c432
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/DigitalData.EmailProfiler.Application/EmailSending/Commands/SendEmailCommand.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+using AutoMapper;
+using DigitalData.EmailProfiler.Application.Common.Interfaces;
+using DigitalData.EmailProfiler.Domain.Entities;
+using MediatR;
+
+namespace DigitalData.EmailProfiler.Application.EmailSending.Commands;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Command to send an email (enqueue to RabbitMQ)
+/// </summary>
+public record SendEmailCommand : IRequest<int>
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Email account ID to use for sending
+    /// </summary>
+    public required int EmailAccountId { get; init; }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Recipient email address
+    /// </summary>
+    public required string Recipient { get; init; }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Email subject
+    /// </summary>
+    public required string Subject { get; init; }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Email body (HTML or plain text)
+    /// </summary>
+    public required string Body { get; init; }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Is HTML email (default: true)
+    /// </summary>
+    public bool IsHtml { get; init; } = true;
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Optional reference string (e.g., ticket number, order ID)
+    /// </summary>
+    public string? ReferenceId { get; init; }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Optional comment
+    /// </summary>
+    public string? Comment { get; init; }
+}
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Handler for SendEmailCommand
+/// Creates EmailOutbox entity via AutoMapper and enqueues to RabbitMQ
+/// </summary>
+public class SendEmailCommandHandler(IEmailQueue EmailQueue, IMapper Mapper) : IRequestHandler<SendEmailCommand, int>
+{
+    public async Task<int> Handle(SendEmailCommand request, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+    {
+        // Map command to EmailOutbox entity using AutoMapper
+        var emailOutbox = Mapper.Map<EmailOutbox>(request);
+        
+        // Set audit fields
+        emailOutbox.AddedWhen = DateTime.Now;
+        emailOutbox.Sent = false;
+        emailOutbox.RetryCount = 0;
+
+        // Enqueue to RabbitMQ
+        await EmailQueue.EnqueueAsync(emailOutbox, cancellationToken);
+
+        return emailOutbox.Id;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/DigitalData.EmailProfiler.Application/EmailSending/Validators/SendEmailCommandValidator.cs b/src/DigitalData.EmailProfiler.Application/EmailSending/Validators/SendEmailCommandValidator.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7388ef2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/DigitalData.EmailProfiler.Application/EmailSending/Validators/SendEmailCommandValidator.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+using DigitalData.EmailProfiler.Application.EmailSending.Commands;
+using FluentValidation;
+
+namespace DigitalData.EmailProfiler.Application.EmailSending.Validators;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Validator for SendEmailCommand
+/// </summary>
+public class SendEmailCommandValidator : AbstractValidator<SendEmailCommand>
+{
+    public SendEmailCommandValidator()
+    {
+        RuleFor(x => x.EmailAccountId)
+            .GreaterThan(0)
+            .WithMessage("EmailAccountId must be greater than 0");
+
+        RuleFor(x => x.Recipient)
+            .NotEmpty()
+            .WithMessage("Recipient is required")
+            .MaximumLength(200)
+            .WithMessage("Recipient must not exceed 200 characters")
+            .EmailAddress()
+            .WithMessage("Recipient must be a valid email address");
+
+        RuleFor(x => x.Subject)
+            .NotEmpty()
+            .WithMessage("Subject is required")
+            .MaximumLength(500)
+            .WithMessage("Subject must not exceed 500 characters");
+
+        RuleFor(x => x.Body)
+            .NotEmpty()
+            .WithMessage("Body is required");
+
+        RuleFor(x => x.ReferenceId)
+            .MaximumLength(200)
+            .When(x => !string.IsNullOrEmpty(x.ReferenceId))
+            .WithMessage("ReferenceId must not exceed 200 characters");
+
+        RuleFor(x => x.Comment)
+            .MaximumLength(500)
+            .When(x => !string.IsNullOrEmpty(x.Comment))
+            .WithMessage("Comment must not exceed 500 characters");
+    }
+}