diff --git a/apps/edr-freight-api/src/modules/bookings/bookings.module.ts b/apps/edr-freight-api/src/modules/bookings/bookings.module.ts
index 2e968309f..1a12a5e6f 100644
--- a/apps/edr-freight-api/src/modules/bookings/bookings.module.ts
+++ b/apps/edr-freight-api/src/modules/bookings/bookings.module.ts
@@ -86,6 +86,6 @@ import { TrainSchedulingModule } from '../train-scheduling/train-scheduling.modu
     ContractRendererService,
     ContractPdfService,
   ],
-  exports: [BookingsService, BookingsRepository, BookingPricingService],
+  exports: [BookingsService, BookingsRepository, BookingPricingService, BookingInvoiceService],
 })
 export class BookingsModule {}
diff --git a/apps/edr-freight-api/src/modules/contracts/contract-booking.service.ts b/apps/edr-freight-api/src/modules/contracts/contract-booking.service.ts
index 808fd8a63..b077930b7 100644
--- a/apps/edr-freight-api/src/modules/contracts/contract-booking.service.ts
+++ b/apps/edr-freight-api/src/modules/contracts/contract-booking.service.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import {
   BadRequestException,
   ForbiddenException,
   Injectable,
+  Logger,
   NotFoundException,
 } from '@nestjs/common';
 import { DataSource } from 'typeorm';
@@ -11,6 +12,7 @@ import { BookingContainer } from '../bookings/entities/booking-container.entity'
 import { BookingContainerUnit } from '../bookings/entities/booking-container-unit.entity';
 import { BookingsRepository } from '../bookings/bookings.repository';
 import { BookingPricingService } from '../bookings/booking-pricing.service';
+import { BookingInvoiceService } from '../bookings/booking-invoice.service';
 import { ContainerTypesService } from '../rule-engine/services/container-types.service';
 import { RuleEngineService } from '../rule-engine/rule-engine.service';
 import { ContainerType } from '../rule-engine/entities/container-type.entity';
@@ -45,6 +47,8 @@ export interface CreateBookingUnderContractResult {
  */
 @Injectable()
 export class ContractBookingService {
+  private readonly logger = new Logger(ContractBookingService.name);
+
   constructor(
     private readonly contractsRepository: ContractsRepository,
     private readonly bookingsRepository: BookingsRepository,
@@ -52,6 +56,7 @@ export class ContractBookingService {
     private readonly containerTypesService: ContainerTypesService,
     private readonly ruleEngineService: RuleEngineService,
     private readonly milestoneService: ClearanceMilestoneService,
+    private readonly invoiceService: BookingInvoiceService,
     private readonly dataSource: DataSource,
   ) {}
 
@@ -199,6 +204,22 @@ export class ContractBookingService {
     }
 
     const result = await this.bookingsRepository.findByIdWithFiles(booking.id);
+
+    // Contract bookings are born past the billable gate (the contract is already
+    // executed), so the invoice is generated here — they never pass through the
+    // legacy marketingApprove → FULLY_EXECUTED path that invoices direct bookings.
+    // Idempotent and non-blocking: a billing hiccup must not undo the booking.
+    // Skips silently when unbillable (no company / no priced amount).
+    await this.invoiceService
+      .ensureInvoiceForBooking(result ?? booking)
+      .catch((err) =>
+        this.logger.error(
+          `Failed to generate invoice for contract booking ${booking.reference}: ${
+            err instanceof Error ? err.message : String(err)
+          }`,
+        ),
+      );
+
     return { booking: result ?? booking, warnings };
   }