diff --git a/src/server/gateway/Email/DelegatingSendGridClient.cs b/src/server/gateway/Email/DelegatingSendGridClient.cs
index 87c9a238..d986740a 100644
--- a/src/server/gateway/Email/DelegatingSendGridClient.cs
+++ b/src/server/gateway/Email/DelegatingSendGridClient.cs
@@ -30,15 +30,17 @@ public string MediaType
 
     public DelegatingSendGridClient(HttpClient client, IOptions<GatewayOptions> options)
     {
+        var value = options.Value;
+
         // If no API key is available, sending will just be a no-op.
-        if (options.Value.SendGridKey is { } key)
+        if (value.SendGridKey is { } key)
             _client = new(
                 client,
-                new()
+                new SendGridClientOptions
                 {
                     ApiKey = key,
                     HttpErrorAsException = true,
-                });
+                }.SetDataResidency(value.SendGridRegion));
     }
 
     [RegisterServices]
diff --git a/src/server/gateway/GatewayOptions.cs b/src/server/gateway/GatewayOptions.cs
index 3b8cab1c..eb4c7ad5 100644
--- a/src/server/gateway/GatewayOptions.cs
+++ b/src/server/gateway/GatewayOptions.cs
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ internal sealed class GatewayOptions : IOptions<GatewayOptions>
 
     public string? SendGridKey { get; set; }
 
+    public string SendGridRegion { get; set; } = "global";
+
     public string EmailAddress { get; set; } = "arise@localhost";
 
     public Duration AccountVerificationTime { get; set; } = Duration.FromDays(7);