diff --git a/src/__tests__/numbering.test.ts b/src/__tests__/numbering.test.ts
index dfd8444..9c9316f 100644
--- a/src/__tests__/numbering.test.ts
+++ b/src/__tests__/numbering.test.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ import {
   generateOfferNumber,
   previewSharedNumber,
   isSharedNumberTaken,
+  previewOfferNumber,
+  isOfferNumberTaken,
 } from "../services/numbering.service";
 import prisma from "../config/database";
 
@@ -90,3 +92,43 @@ describe("previewSharedNumber", () => {
     expect(await isSharedNumberTaken(second)).toBe(false);
   });
 });
+
+describe("previewOfferNumber", () => {
+  let createdQuotationId: number | null = null;
+
+  beforeEach(async () => {
+    await prisma.number_sequences.deleteMany({ where: { type: "offer" } });
+  });
+
+  afterEach(async () => {
+    if (createdQuotationId !== null) {
+      await prisma.quotations
+        .delete({ where: { id: createdQuotationId } })
+        .catch(() => {});
+      createdQuotationId = null;
+    }
+    await prisma.number_sequences.deleteMany({ where: { type: "offer" } });
+  });
+
+  it("returns a number not already used by a quotation", async () => {
+    const preview = await previewOfferNumber();
+    expect(typeof preview).toBe("string");
+    expect(await isOfferNumberTaken(preview)).toBe(false);
+  });
+
+  it("skips a number already taken when the sequence counter lags behind", async () => {
+    // Fresh counter → preview points at the first sequence number; with the
+    // skip-taken logic it's guaranteed free, so we can claim it.
+    const first = await previewOfferNumber();
+    const quotation = await prisma.quotations.create({
+      data: { quotation_number: first },
+    });
+    createdQuotationId = quotation.id;
+
+    // The counter still lags, but `first` is now taken — the preview must
+    // advance past it instead of re-offering it.
+    const second = await previewOfferNumber();
+    expect(second).not.toBe(first);
+    expect(await isOfferNumberTaken(second)).toBe(false);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/services/numbering.service.ts b/src/services/numbering.service.ts
index 5a07c23..8ac6ec6 100644
--- a/src/services/numbering.service.ts
+++ b/src/services/numbering.service.ts
@@ -221,7 +221,17 @@ export async function previewOfferNumber(): Promise<string> {
   const prefix = settings?.quotation_prefix || "NA";
   const year = new Date().getFullYear();
 
-  const seq = await previewNextSequence("offer", year);
+  // Mirror generateOfferNumber's collision check (without consuming the
+  // sequence). The number_sequences counter can lag behind real data, so the
+  // raw next sequence may already be taken — advance past any number already
+  // used by a quotation so the preview matches what generateOfferNumber assigns
+  // instead of showing a stale, already-used number.
+  let seq = await previewNextSequence("offer", year);
+  for (let attempt = 0; attempt < 1000; attempt++) {
+    const number = applyPattern(pattern, { year, prefix, code: "", seq });
+    if (!(await isOfferNumberTaken(number))) return number;
+    seq++;
+  }
   return applyPattern(pattern, { year, prefix, code: "", seq });
 }