diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index d1cb732..aa55f94 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -264,7 +264,8 @@ Design: **Authentik authenticates once for the whole domain; Caddy authorizes pe
    `discord-roles-to-groups` from `authentik/discord-roles-to-groups.py` (fill in the server ID and the
    role-id → group table). Bind it to `default-source-enrollment` **and** `default-source-authentication`
    (engine mode `all`, after `discord-guild-member`). From then on giving someone a Discord role gives them
-   the matching access on next login; removing it removes it.
+   the matching access on next login; removing it removes it. Memberships added by hand in Authentik are left
+   alone: the policy only revokes what it granted itself (tracked in the user attribute `discord_role_groups`).
    copyparty additionally requires a header with a secret name that only Caddy adds (`idp-h-key`,
    `COPYPARTY_IDP_KEY` in `.env`), so identity headers cannot be forged even if copyparty were reached directly.
    Logout: copyparty's logout link, the live portal's "Sign out" and the dock's "sign out" go through
diff --git a/authentik/discord-roles-to-groups.py b/authentik/discord-roles-to-groups.py
index 9ce6410..9030aaa 100644
--- a/authentik/discord-roles-to-groups.py
+++ b/authentik/discord-roles-to-groups.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 #   guilds guilds.members.read ). Existing users re-consent once at Discord.
 # The Authentik groups must already exist (Directory -> Groups). Role IDs: Discord Developer Mode ->
 #   Server Settings -> Roles -> right-click a role -> Copy Role ID.
+# Manual memberships are safe: the policy only removes groups it granted itself (user attribute discord_role_groups).
 
 GUILD_ID = "1387203044084551690"                         # <- your Discord server ID
 ROLE_TO_GROUP = {                                       # <- Discord role id : Authentik group name
@@ -40,17 +41,29 @@ wanted = {g for r, g in ROLE_TO_GROUP.items() if r in roles}
 managed = set(ROLE_TO_GROUP.values())
 
 # Authentication flow: the user exists -> edit memberships directly.
+# Only memberships THIS policy granted earlier are ever removed (tracked in user.attributes["discord_role_groups"]),
+# so a group someone was added to by hand in Authentik survives role changes and re-logins.
 user = context.get("pending_user") or (request.user if request.user.is_authenticated else None)
 if user and user.pk:
+    attrs = user.attributes or {}
+    granted = set(attrs.get("discord_role_groups", []))
     for group in Group.objects.filter(name__in=managed):
         if group.name in wanted:
             group.users.add(user)
-        else:
-            group.users.remove(user)
+            granted.add(group.name)
+        elif group.name in granted:
+            group.users.remove(user)          # role gone -> take back what the role had given
+            granted.discard(group.name)
+    attrs["discord_role_groups"] = sorted(granted)
+    user.attributes = attrs
+    user.save()
     return True
 
-# Enrollment flow: the user is created later by the user-write stage; hand it the groups to attach.
+# Enrollment flow: the user is created later by the user-write stage; hand it the groups to attach and
+# record them as role-granted so a later role removal can revoke exactly these.
 plan = context.get("flow_plan")
 if plan is not None:
     plan.context["groups"] = list(Group.objects.filter(name__in=wanted))
+    prompt = plan.context.setdefault("prompt_data", {})
+    prompt.setdefault("attributes", {})["discord_role_groups"] = sorted(wanted)
 return True