diff --git a/include/fesa/elements/mitc4_shell.hpp b/include/fesa/elements/mitc4_shell.hpp
index 8ba0db9..4d970ed 100644
--- a/include/fesa/elements/mitc4_shell.hpp
+++ b/include/fesa/elements/mitc4_shell.hpp
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 #include "fesa/core/status.hpp"
 #include "fesa/math/matrix.hpp"
+#include "fesa/math/vector.hpp"
 #include "fesa/model/model_types.hpp"
 
 #include <array>
@@ -39,8 +40,21 @@ struct Mitc4Stiffness {
     double drillingStiffness;
 };
 
-// Concrete small-rotation MITC4 kinematics, constitutive, and stiffness kernel.
-// Global equation ownership, physical recovery, and assembly remain outside.
+struct Mitc4PhysicalRecoveryPoint {
+    std::array<double, 2> naturalCoordinates;
+    Mitc4LocalFrame localFrame;
+    std::array<double, 8> generalizedStrain;
+    std::array<double, 8> sectionResultant;
+    std::array<std::array<double, 3>, 3> inPlaneStress;
+};
+
+struct Mitc4PhysicalRecovery {
+    std::array<Mitc4PhysicalRecoveryPoint, 4> points;
+    double strainEnergy;
+};
+
+// Concrete small-rotation MITC4 kinematics, constitutive, stiffness, and
+// physical-only recovery kernel. Global equation/result ownership remains outside.
 class Mitc4Shell {
 public:
     static Result<Mitc4Shell> create(
@@ -73,6 +87,8 @@ public:
     [[nodiscard]] Matrix bendingSectionMatrix() const;
     [[nodiscard]] Matrix transverseShearSectionMatrix() const;
     [[nodiscard]] Result<Mitc4Stiffness> stiffness() const;
+    [[nodiscard]] Result<Mitc4PhysicalRecovery> recoverPhysical(
+        const Vector& globalElementDisplacement24) const;
 
 private:
     using Vector3 = std::array<double, 3>;
diff --git a/src/fesa/elements/mitc4_shell.cpp b/src/fesa/elements/mitc4_shell.cpp
index 45e92f1..da2f5ed 100644
--- a/src/fesa/elements/mitc4_shell.cpp
+++ b/src/fesa/elements/mitc4_shell.cpp
@@ -249,6 +249,15 @@ bool isFinite(const Matrix& matrix) {
     return true;
 }
 
+bool isFinite(const Vector& vector) {
+    for (std::size_t index = 0U; index < vector.size(); ++index) {
+        if (!std::isfinite(vector[index])) {
+            return false;
+        }
+    }
+    return true;
+}
+
 Result<Mitc4Stiffness> stiffnessFailure(
     const SourceLocation& location,
     const std::string& identity,
@@ -263,6 +272,20 @@ Result<Mitc4Stiffness> stiffnessFailure(
           std::move(message)}}));
 }
 
+Result<Mitc4PhysicalRecovery> recoveryFailure(
+    const SourceLocation& location,
+    const std::string& identity,
+    std::string message) {
+    return Result<Mitc4PhysicalRecovery>::failure(Status::failure(
+        FailureCategory::model,
+        {{Severity::error,
+          "invalid-shell-recovery",
+          location,
+          "*ELEMENT",
+          identity,
+          std::move(message)}}));
+}
+
 } // namespace
 
 Result<Mitc4Shell> Mitc4Shell::create(
@@ -673,6 +696,132 @@ Result<Mitc4Stiffness> Mitc4Shell::stiffness() const {
         drillingStiffness});
 }
 
+Result<Mitc4PhysicalRecovery> Mitc4Shell::recoverPhysical(
+    const Vector& globalElementDisplacement24) const {
+    if (globalElementDisplacement24.size() != kGlobalDofCount) {
+        return recoveryFailure(
+            sourceLocation_, identity_,
+            "MITC4 physical recovery requires exactly 24 global element DOFs.");
+    }
+    if (!isFinite(globalElementDisplacement24)) {
+        return recoveryFailure(
+            sourceLocation_, identity_,
+            "MITC4 physical recovery displacement must be finite.");
+    }
+
+    const Vector physicalDisplacement =
+        physicalTransformation20().multiply(globalElementDisplacement24);
+    const Matrix tyingSamples = covariantTyingShearSamples20();
+    const Matrix constitutive = materialConstitutive5();
+    const Matrix planeStress = planeStressConstitutive();
+    const double gauss = 1.0 / std::sqrt(3.0);
+    const std::array<std::array<double, 2>, 4> surfacePoints{
+        std::array<double, 2>{-gauss, -gauss},
+        std::array<double, 2>{gauss, -gauss},
+        std::array<double, 2>{gauss, gauss},
+        std::array<double, 2>{-gauss, gauss}};
+    constexpr std::array<double, 2> thicknessPoints{-1.0, 1.0};
+    constexpr std::array<double, 3> sectionPositions{-1.0, 0.0, 1.0};
+
+    Mitc4PhysicalRecovery recovery{};
+    for (std::size_t surface = 0U; surface < surfacePoints.size(); ++surface) {
+        auto& point = recovery.points[surface];
+        point.naturalCoordinates = surfacePoints[surface];
+        GeometryData midsurfaceGeometry{};
+        if (!evaluateGeometry(
+                point.naturalCoordinates[0], point.naturalCoordinates[1], 0.0,
+                midsurfaceGeometry)) {
+            return recoveryFailure(
+                sourceLocation_, identity_,
+                "MITC4 midsurface recovery geometry is invalid.");
+        }
+        point.localFrame = midsurfaceGeometry.frame;
+
+        for (double thicknessSign : thicknessPoints) {
+            const double zeta = thicknessSign * gauss;
+            const Matrix strainMatrix = strainDisplacement(
+                point.naturalCoordinates[0], point.naturalCoordinates[1], zeta,
+                &tyingSamples);
+            const Vector strain = strainMatrix.multiply(physicalDisplacement);
+            const Vector stress = constitutive.multiply(strain);
+            GeometryData geometry{};
+            if (!evaluateGeometry(
+                    point.naturalCoordinates[0], point.naturalCoordinates[1],
+                    zeta, geometry)) {
+                return recoveryFailure(
+                    sourceLocation_, identity_,
+                    "Validated MITC4 recovery geometry became invalid.");
+            }
+
+            for (std::size_t component = 0U; component < 3U; ++component) {
+                point.generalizedStrain[component] += 0.5 * strain[component];
+                point.generalizedStrain[3U + component] +=
+                    3.0 * zeta * strain[component] / thickness_;
+                point.sectionResultant[component] +=
+                    0.5 * thickness_ * stress[component];
+                point.sectionResultant[3U + component] +=
+                    0.25 * thickness_ * thickness_ * zeta * stress[component];
+            }
+            for (std::size_t component = 0U; component < 2U; ++component) {
+                point.generalizedStrain[6U + component] +=
+                    0.5 * strain[3U + component];
+                point.sectionResultant[6U + component] +=
+                    0.5 * thickness_ * stress[3U + component];
+            }
+            recovery.strainEnergy +=
+                0.5 * strain.dot(stress) * geometry.jacobian;
+        }
+
+        for (std::size_t position = 0U;
+             position < sectionPositions.size(); ++position) {
+            GeometryData sectionGeometry{};
+            if (!evaluateGeometry(
+                    point.naturalCoordinates[0], point.naturalCoordinates[1],
+                    sectionPositions[position], sectionGeometry)) {
+                return recoveryFailure(
+                    sourceLocation_, identity_,
+                    "MITC4 section-position recovery geometry is invalid.");
+            }
+            const Vector strain = strainDisplacement(
+                point.naturalCoordinates[0], point.naturalCoordinates[1],
+                sectionPositions[position], &tyingSamples)
+                                      .multiply(physicalDisplacement);
+            Vector inPlaneStrain{3U};
+            for (std::size_t component = 0U; component < 3U; ++component) {
+                inPlaneStrain[component] = strain[component];
+            }
+            const Vector stress = planeStress.multiply(inPlaneStrain);
+            for (std::size_t component = 0U; component < 3U; ++component) {
+                point.inPlaneStress[position][component] = stress[component];
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    if (!std::isfinite(recovery.strainEnergy)) {
+        return recoveryFailure(
+            sourceLocation_, identity_,
+            "MITC4 physical strain energy must be finite.");
+    }
+    for (const auto& point : recovery.points) {
+        const auto finite = [](const auto& values) {
+            return std::all_of(values.begin(), values.end(), [](double value) {
+                return std::isfinite(value);
+            });
+        };
+        if (!finite(point.generalizedStrain) ||
+            !finite(point.sectionResultant) ||
+            std::any_of(
+                point.inPlaneStress.begin(), point.inPlaneStress.end(),
+                [&finite](const auto& stress) { return !finite(stress); })) {
+            return recoveryFailure(
+                sourceLocation_, identity_,
+                "MITC4 physical recovery values must be finite.");
+        }
+    }
+
+    return Result<Mitc4PhysicalRecovery>::success(std::move(recovery));
+}
+
 Mitc4Shell::Mitc4Shell(
     std::array<Vector3, 4> coordinates,
     std::array<Vector3, 4> directors,
diff --git a/tests/unit/elements/mitc4_shell_test.cpp b/tests/unit/elements/mitc4_shell_test.cpp
index e622023..229af97 100644
--- a/tests/unit/elements/mitc4_shell_test.cpp
+++ b/tests/unit/elements/mitc4_shell_test.cpp
@@ -823,3 +823,114 @@ TEST(Mitc4ShellDrilling, FailsNonfiniteReferenceAndStabilizesEachPureDrillCoordi
         repeatedFailure.status().diagnostics()[0].message,
         failure.status().diagnostics()[0].message);
 }
+
+// MITC4-KERNEL-007
+TEST(Mitc4ShellDrilling, ExcludesPureDrillFromPhysicalRecoveryAndEnergy) {
+    const auto nodes = planarNodes();
+    const auto shellCandidate = fesa::Mitc4Shell::create(
+        nodePointers(nodes), directors(), section(), material());
+    ASSERT_TRUE(shellCandidate.hasValue());
+    const auto& shell = shellCandidate.value();
+    const auto stiffnessCandidate = shell.stiffness();
+    ASSERT_TRUE(stiffnessCandidate.hasValue());
+
+    for (std::size_t nodeIndex = 0U; nodeIndex < nodes.size(); ++nodeIndex) {
+        fesa::Vector pureDrill{24U};
+        pureDrill[6U * nodeIndex + 5U] = 1.0;
+        EXPECT_GT(
+            stiffnessCandidate.value().stabilizedGlobal24.multiply(pureDrill).norm(),
+            0.0);
+
+        const auto recoveryCandidate = shell.recoverPhysical(pureDrill);
+        ASSERT_TRUE(recoveryCandidate.hasValue());
+        const auto& recovery = recoveryCandidate.value();
+        EXPECT_DOUBLE_EQ(recovery.strainEnergy, 0.0);
+        for (const auto& point : recovery.points) {
+            for (double value : point.generalizedStrain) {
+                EXPECT_DOUBLE_EQ(value, 0.0);
+            }
+            for (double value : point.sectionResultant) {
+                EXPECT_DOUBLE_EQ(value, 0.0);
+            }
+            for (const auto& stress : point.inPlaneStress) {
+                for (double value : stress) {
+                    EXPECT_DOUBLE_EQ(value, 0.0);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+// MITC4-PHYSREC-001
+TEST(Mitc4ShellPhysicalRecovery, RecoversHandFieldAtFixedLocationsAndSectionPositions) {
+    const auto nodes = planarNodes();
+    const auto shellCandidate = fesa::Mitc4Shell::create(
+        nodePointers(nodes), directors(), section(), material());
+    ASSERT_TRUE(shellCandidate.hasValue());
+    const auto& shell = shellCandidate.value();
+
+    constexpr std::array<double, 8> generalized{
+        0.1, -0.05, 0.2, 0.3, -0.15, 0.25, 0.4, -0.3};
+    fesa::Vector globalField{24U};
+    for (std::size_t nodeIndex = 0U; nodeIndex < nodes.size(); ++nodeIndex) {
+        const double x = nodes[nodeIndex].coordinates[0];
+        const double y = nodes[nodeIndex].coordinates[1];
+        const std::size_t offset = 6U * nodeIndex;
+        globalField[offset] = generalized[0] * x + 0.5 * generalized[2] * y;
+        globalField[offset + 1U] =
+            generalized[1] * y + 0.5 * generalized[2] * x;
+        globalField[offset + 2U] =
+            generalized[6] * x + generalized[7] * y -
+            0.5 * generalized[5] * x * y;
+        globalField[offset + 3U] =
+            -generalized[4] * y - 0.5 * generalized[5] * x;
+        globalField[offset + 4U] =
+            generalized[3] * x + 0.5 * generalized[5] * y;
+    }
+
+    const auto recoveryCandidate = shell.recoverPhysical(globalField);
+    ASSERT_TRUE(recoveryCandidate.hasValue());
+    const auto& recovery = recoveryCandidate.value();
+    const double gauss = 1.0 / std::sqrt(3.0);
+    const std::array<std::array<double, 2>, 4> expectedCoordinates{
+        std::array<double, 2>{-gauss, -gauss},
+        std::array<double, 2>{gauss, -gauss},
+        std::array<double, 2>{gauss, gauss},
+        std::array<double, 2>{-gauss, gauss}};
+    constexpr std::array<double, 8> expectedResultant{
+        22.4, -6.4, 19.2, 22.4, -6.4, 8.0, 32.0, -24.0};
+    constexpr std::array<std::array<double, 3>, 3> expectedStress{
+        std::array<double, 3>{-22.4, 6.4, -2.4},
+        std::array<double, 3>{11.2, -3.2, 9.6},
+        std::array<double, 3>{44.8, -12.8, 21.6}};
+
+    ASSERT_EQ(recovery.points.size(), expectedCoordinates.size());
+    for (std::size_t pointIndex = 0U;
+         pointIndex < recovery.points.size(); ++pointIndex) {
+        const auto& point = recovery.points[pointIndex];
+        EXPECT_EQ(point.naturalCoordinates, expectedCoordinates[pointIndex]);
+        expectOrthonormalRightHanded(point.localFrame);
+        expectVectorNear(point.localFrame.e1, {1.0, 0.0, 0.0});
+        expectVectorNear(point.localFrame.e2, {0.0, 1.0, 0.0});
+        expectVectorNear(point.localFrame.e3, {0.0, 0.0, 1.0});
+        for (std::size_t component = 0U;
+             component < generalized.size(); ++component) {
+            EXPECT_NEAR(
+                point.generalizedStrain[component], generalized[component],
+                1.0e-12);
+            EXPECT_NEAR(
+                point.sectionResultant[component], expectedResultant[component],
+                1.0e-12);
+        }
+        for (std::size_t position = 0U;
+             position < expectedStress.size(); ++position) {
+            for (std::size_t component = 0U;
+                 component < expectedStress[position].size(); ++component) {
+                EXPECT_NEAR(
+                    point.inPlaneStress[position][component],
+                    expectedStress[position][component], 1.0e-12);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    EXPECT_NEAR(recovery.strainEnergy, 72.16, 1.0e-12);
+}