diff --git a/src/components/mui/RefundForm/__tests__/refund-form.test.js b/src/components/mui/RefundForm/__tests__/refund-form.test.js
index 33cefb4d8..2d8f76c6a 100644
--- a/src/components/mui/RefundForm/__tests__/refund-form.test.js
+++ b/src/components/mui/RefundForm/__tests__/refund-form.test.js
@@ -18,6 +18,14 @@ describe("RefundForm", () => {
     ).toBeInTheDocument();
   });
 
+  it("shows the refund info note and keeps submit enabled on first render", () => {
+    render(<RefundForm onSubmit={jest.fn()} />);
+    expect(screen.getByText("refund_form.info")).toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(
+      screen.getByRole("button", { name: /refund_form\.queue_refund/i })
+    ).toBeEnabled();
+  });
+
   it("calls onSubmit with reason and amount in cents", async () => {
     const onSubmit = jest.fn();
     render(<RefundForm onSubmit={onSubmit} />);
diff --git a/src/components/mui/RefundForm/index.jsx b/src/components/mui/RefundForm/index.jsx
index 90d53b6fd..51563aebe 100644
--- a/src/components/mui/RefundForm/index.jsx
+++ b/src/components/mui/RefundForm/index.jsx
@@ -19,9 +19,8 @@ import { Box, Button, Grid2 } from "@mui/material";
 import MuiFormikTextField from "openstack-uicore-foundation/lib/components/mui/formik-inputs/textfield";
 import MuiFormikPriceField from "openstack-uicore-foundation/lib/components/mui/formik-inputs/price-field";
 import InfoNote from "openstack-uicore-foundation/lib/components/mui/info-note";
-import CustomAlert from "openstack-uicore-foundation/lib/components/mui/custom-alert";
 
-const RefundForm = ({ onSubmit, disabled = false }) => {
+const RefundForm = ({ onSubmit }) => {
   // Formik does not block concurrent submits, so repeated Enter presses would
   // each queue a refund. The ref guards the gap before isSubmitting re-renders.
   const submittingRef = useRef(false);
@@ -60,7 +59,7 @@ const RefundForm = ({ onSubmit, disabled = false }) => {
     enableReinitialize: true
   });
 
-  const isDisabled = disabled || formik.isSubmitting;
+  const isDisabled = formik.isSubmitting;
 
   return (
     <FormikProvider value={formik}>
@@ -105,14 +104,7 @@ const RefundForm = ({ onSubmit, disabled = false }) => {
         </Grid2>
       </Box>
       <Box sx={{ mt: 2 }}>
-        {disabled ? (
-          <CustomAlert
-            message={T.translate("refund_form.only_online_payments")}
-            severity="warning"
-          />
-        ) : (
-          <InfoNote message={T.translate("refund_form.info")} />
-        )}
+        <InfoNote message={T.translate("refund_form.info")} />
       </Box>
     </FormikProvider>
   );
diff --git a/src/i18n/en.json b/src/i18n/en.json
index 69d6b4d2a..c1e705004 100644
--- a/src/i18n/en.json
+++ b/src/i18n/en.json
@@ -4370,8 +4370,7 @@
     "reason": "Reason for Refund",
     "amount": "Amount",
     "queue_refund": "Queue refund",
-    "info": "If the original payment was made via Stripe, the refund will be automatically queued and processed.",
-    "only_online_payments": "Only online payments are eligible for refunds"
+    "info": "Stripe payments are queued and refunded through Stripe automatically. Offline payments are recorded as refunded immediately; return the funds to the sponsor outside the platform."
   },
   "client_card": {
     "title": "Client & Address Details",
diff --git a/src/pages/sponsors/sponsor-page/tabs/sponsor-purchases-tab/__tests__/sponsor-order-details.test.js b/src/pages/sponsors/sponsor-page/tabs/sponsor-purchases-tab/__tests__/sponsor-order-details.test.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4fb5519e4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/pages/sponsors/sponsor-page/tabs/sponsor-purchases-tab/__tests__/sponsor-order-details.test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,112 @@
+import React from "react";
+import { act, screen } from "@testing-library/react";
+import userEvent from "@testing-library/user-event";
+import "@testing-library/jest-dom";
+import { renderWithRedux } from "../../../../../../utils/test-utils";
+import SponsorOrderDetails from "../sponsor-order-details";
+import { refundSponsorOrder } from "../../../../../../actions/sponsor-purchases-actions";
+
+jest.mock("i18n-react/dist/i18n-react", () => ({
+  __esModule: true,
+  default: { translate: (key) => key }
+}));
+
+jest.mock("../../../../../../routes/restrict", () => ({
+  __esModule: true,
+  default: (Component) => Component
+}));
+
+jest.mock("../../../../../../actions/sponsor-purchases-actions", () => ({
+  __esModule: true,
+  getSponsorOrder: jest.fn(() => () => {}),
+  clearSponsorOrder: jest.fn(() => () => {}),
+  refundSponsorOrder: jest.fn(() => () => Promise.resolve()),
+  cancelSponsorForm: jest.fn(() => () => {}),
+  undoCancelSponsorForm: jest.fn(() => () => {}),
+  updateClientAddress: jest.fn(() => () => {}),
+  updateClientInfo: jest.fn(() => () => {})
+}));
+
+jest.mock("openstack-uicore-foundation/lib/components/mui/cards", () => ({
+  __esModule: true,
+  ListCard: () => null
+}));
+
+jest.mock(
+  "openstack-uicore-foundation/lib/components/mui/sponsor-order-grid",
+  () => ({ __esModule: true, default: () => null })
+);
+
+jest.mock("../../../../../../components/mui/ClientCard", () => ({
+  __esModule: true,
+  default: () => null
+}));
+
+const renderPage = (type) => {
+  const order = {
+    id: 135,
+    number: "ORD-135",
+    type,
+    payment_method: type,
+    status: "Paid",
+    created: 1700000000,
+    purchased_by_full_name: "Jane Doe",
+    purchased_by_email: "jane@example.com",
+    client: {},
+    address: {}
+  };
+
+  return renderWithRedux(
+    <SponsorOrderDetails match={{ params: { order_id: "135" } }} />,
+    {
+      initialState: {
+        sponsorPagePurchaseListState: { currentOrder: order },
+        currentSummitState: { currentSummit: { id: 73, name: "Summit" } },
+        currentSponsorState: {
+          entity: { id: 680, company: { name: "Acme" }, sponsorships: [] }
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  );
+};
+
+describe("SponsorOrderDetails refund form", () => {
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    refundSponsorOrder.mockClear();
+  });
+
+  it.each(["Offline", "Online"])(
+    "renders an enabled refund form for %s orders",
+    (type) => {
+      renderPage(type);
+
+      expect(
+        screen.getByRole("button", { name: /refund_form\.queue_refund/i })
+      ).toBeEnabled();
+      expect(
+        screen.queryByText("refund_form.only_online_payments")
+      ).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+    }
+  );
+
+  it("submits a refund for an offline order with the amount in cents", async () => {
+    renderPage("Offline");
+
+    await act(async () => {
+      await userEvent.type(
+        screen.getByLabelText(/refund_form\.reason/i),
+        "Duplicate invoice"
+      );
+      await userEvent.type(screen.getByLabelText(/refund_form\.amount/i), "10");
+      await userEvent.click(
+        screen.getByRole("button", { name: /refund_form\.queue_refund/i })
+      );
+    });
+
+    expect(refundSponsorOrder).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      135,
+      1000,
+      "Duplicate invoice"
+    );
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/pages/sponsors/sponsor-page/tabs/sponsor-purchases-tab/sponsor-order-details.js b/src/pages/sponsors/sponsor-page/tabs/sponsor-purchases-tab/sponsor-order-details.js
index d5e3b4a74..5e691fc95 100644
--- a/src/pages/sponsors/sponsor-page/tabs/sponsor-purchases-tab/sponsor-order-details.js
+++ b/src/pages/sponsors/sponsor-page/tabs/sponsor-purchases-tab/sponsor-order-details.js
@@ -26,11 +26,7 @@ import {
   updateClientAddress,
   updateClientInfo
 } from "../../../../../actions/sponsor-purchases-actions";
-import {
-  ACCESS_ROUTES,
-  DATE_FORMAT,
-  PURCHASE_TYPES
-} from "../../../../../utils/constants";
+import { ACCESS_ROUTES, DATE_FORMAT } from "../../../../../utils/constants";
 import Restrict from "../../../../../routes/restrict";
 import { formatDate } from "../../../../../utils/methods";
 import RefundForm from "../../../../../components/mui/RefundForm";
@@ -189,10 +185,7 @@ const SponsorOrderDetails = ({
                   "edit_sponsor.purchase_tab.order_details.issue_refund"
                 )}
               </Typography>
-              <RefundForm
-                onSubmit={handleOrderRefund}
-                disabled={currentOrder.type === PURCHASE_TYPES.OFFLINE}
-              />
+              <RefundForm onSubmit={handleOrderRefund} />
             </CardContent>
           </Card>
         </Grid2>