diff --git a/src/app/admin/contract-management/components/contractEditor.tsx b/src/app/admin/contract-management/components/contractEditor.tsx
index 777f22d..1d57794 100644
--- a/src/app/admin/contract-management/components/contractEditor.tsx
+++ b/src/app/admin/contract-management/components/contractEditor.tsx
@@ -160,6 +160,14 @@ export default function ContractEditor({ onSaved, editingTemplateId, onCancelEdi
       return;
     }
 
+    if (publish && type === 'contract') {
+      const kind = contractType === 'gdpr' ? 'GDPR' : 'Contract';
+      const ok = window.confirm(
+        `Activate this ${kind} template now?\n\nThis will deactivate other active ${kind} templates that apply to the same user type and language.`
+      );
+      if (!ok) return;
+    }
+
     setSaving(true);
     setStatusMsg(null);
 
diff --git a/src/app/admin/contract-management/components/contractTemplateList.tsx b/src/app/admin/contract-management/components/contractTemplateList.tsx
index 1b6d697..6aabfc0 100644
--- a/src/app/admin/contract-management/components/contractTemplateList.tsx
+++ b/src/app/admin/contract-management/components/contractTemplateList.tsx
@@ -79,6 +79,19 @@ export default function ContractTemplateList({ refreshKey = 0, onEdit }: Props)
 
   const onToggleState = async (id: string, current: string) => {
     const target = current === 'published' ? 'inactive' : 'active';
+
+    // Confirmation: activating a contract/GDPR will deactivate other active templates of the same kind
+    if (target === 'active') {
+      const tpl = items.find((i) => i.id === id);
+      if (tpl?.type === 'contract') {
+        const kind = tpl.contract_type === 'gdpr' ? 'GDPR' : 'Contract';
+        const ok = window.confirm(
+          `Activate this ${kind} template now?\n\nThis will deactivate other active ${kind} templates that apply to the same user type and language.`
+        );
+        if (!ok) return;
+      }
+    }
+
     try {
       const updated = await updateTemplateState(id, target as 'active' | 'inactive');
       setItems((prev) => prev.map((i) => i.id === id ? { ...i, status: updated.state === 'active' ? 'published' : 'draft' } : i));