diff --git a/api/app/Listeners/FormBuilder/TriggerPersonIdentityMatchOnFormSubmit.php b/api/app/Listeners/FormBuilder/TriggerPersonIdentityMatchOnFormSubmit.php
index 43f816c4..da006082 100644
--- a/api/app/Listeners/FormBuilder/TriggerPersonIdentityMatchOnFormSubmit.php
+++ b/api/app/Listeners/FormBuilder/TriggerPersonIdentityMatchOnFormSubmit.php
@@ -80,10 +80,22 @@ final class TriggerPersonIdentityMatchOnFormSubmit
 
     private function resolveStatus(FormSubmission $submission): string
     {
-        // Public submission without a person subject — mark pending so the
-        // portal shows the "we koppelen je gegevens zodra..." message.
-        // Real matching happens when the organiser attaches a person.
         if ($submission->subject_type !== 'person' || $submission->subject_id === null) {
+            // Post-WS-6 (RFC Q2): this path should be unreachable for
+            // event_registration submissions because ApplyBindingsOnFormSubmit
+            // provisions the Person synchronously before this listener fires.
+            // If we reach here, either:
+            //   - ApplyBindings failed silently (check form_submission_action_failures)
+            //   - Schema is misconfigured (no email binding, no identity-key)
+            //   - Different purpose where subject genuinely is null
+            // Failsafe: preserve the existing 'pending' state so portal banner
+            // still renders sensibly, and surface the misconfiguration in logs.
+            Log::warning('form-builder.identity-match.no_person_subject_post_apply', [
+                'submission_id' => (string) $submission->id,
+                'schema_id' => (string) $submission->form_schema_id,
+                'subject_type' => $submission->subject_type,
+            ]);
+
             return 'pending';
         }
 
diff --git a/api/tests/Feature/FormBuilder/Listeners/TriggerPersonIdentityMatchOnFormSubmitTest.php b/api/tests/Feature/FormBuilder/Listeners/TriggerPersonIdentityMatchOnFormSubmitTest.php
index 236a0cd5..5123834a 100644
--- a/api/tests/Feature/FormBuilder/Listeners/TriggerPersonIdentityMatchOnFormSubmitTest.php
+++ b/api/tests/Feature/FormBuilder/Listeners/TriggerPersonIdentityMatchOnFormSubmitTest.php
@@ -84,9 +84,23 @@ final class TriggerPersonIdentityMatchOnFormSubmitTest extends TestCase
 
     public function test_public_event_registration_submission_is_marked_pending(): void
     {
+        // RFC Q2: this path is now a logged-warning failsafe. The pending
+        // state is preserved for portal banner rendering, but a misconfigured
+        // schema or silently-failed ApplyBindings should surface in logs.
+        // Spy mode (not strict mock) so other listeners' Log calls don't
+        // interfere — ApplyBindingsOnFormSubmit may also log error here.
+        $logSpy = \Illuminate\Support\Facades\Log::spy();
+
         $submission = $this->submit();
 
         $this->assertSame('pending', $submission->identity_match_status);
+
+        /** @var \Mockery\Expectation $expectation */
+        $expectation = $logSpy->shouldHaveReceived('warning');
+        $expectation->with(
+            'form-builder.identity-match.no_person_subject_post_apply',
+            \Mockery::type('array'),
+        );
     }
 
     public function test_linked_person_is_marked_matched(): void