diff --git a/.tests/php/integration/CF7/CF7Test.php b/.tests/php/integration/CF7/CF7Test.php
index 0f16c81e..210e896e 100644
--- a/.tests/php/integration/CF7/CF7Test.php
+++ b/.tests/php/integration/CF7/CF7Test.php
@@ -679,9 +679,11 @@ public function test_has_field(): void {
 		$field_type   = 'hcaptcha';
 		$field->type  = $field_type;
 		$form_fields  = [ $field ];
+		$form_html    = 'some cf7 html';
 
 		$submission->shouldReceive( 'get_contact_form' )->andReturn( $contact_form );
 		$contact_form->shouldReceive( 'scan_form_tags' )->andReturn( $form_fields );
+		$contact_form->shouldReceive( 'form_html' )->andReturn( $form_html );
 
 		$subject = Mockery::mock( CF7::class )->makePartial();
 
diff --git a/readme.txt b/readme.txt
index 71d284c1..db8e2c42 100644
--- a/readme.txt
+++ b/readme.txt
@@ -638,6 +638,7 @@ Instructions for popular native integrations are below:
 * Fixed ASC ordering by date on the Events page.
 * Fixed selection of a time interval on the Events page when site local time was not GMT.
 * Fixed losing options during plugin update in rare cases.
+* Fixed shortcode processing in the Contact Form 7 form when Auto-Add was off.
 
 = 4.10.0 =
 * Added support for wp_login_form() function and LoginOut block.
diff --git a/src/php/CF7/CF7.php b/src/php/CF7/CF7.php
index 234e0ac4..b58f12c7 100644
--- a/src/php/CF7/CF7.php
+++ b/src/php/CF7/CF7.php
@@ -34,6 +34,11 @@ class CF7 extends Base {
 	 */
 	private const DATA_NAME = 'hcap-cf7';
 
+	/**
+	 * Field type.
+	 */
+	private const FIELD_TYPE = 'hcaptcha';
+
 	/**
 	 * Init hooks.
 	 *
@@ -202,7 +207,7 @@ public function verify_hcaptcha( $result, $tag ) {
 
 		if (
 			! $this->mode_auto &&
-			! ( $this->mode_embed && $this->has_field( $submission, 'hcaptcha' ) )
+			! ( $this->mode_embed && $this->has_field( $submission, self::FIELD_TYPE ) )
 		) {
 			return $result;
 		}
@@ -227,7 +232,13 @@ public function verify_hcaptcha( $result, $tag ) {
 	 * @return bool
 	 */
 	protected function has_field( WPCF7_Submission $submission, string $type ): bool {
-		$form_fields = $submission->get_contact_form()->scan_form_tags();
+		$contact_form = $submission->get_contact_form();
+
+		if ( self::FIELD_TYPE === $type && has_shortcode( $contact_form->form_html(), 'cf7-hcaptcha' ) ) {
+			return true;
+		}
+
+		$form_fields = $contact_form->scan_form_tags();
 
 		foreach ( $form_fields as $form_field ) {
 			if ( $type === $form_field->type ) {
@@ -254,7 +265,7 @@ private function get_invalidated_result( $result, $captcha_result = '' ) {
 
 		$result->invalidate(
 			[
-				'type' => 'hcaptcha',
+				'type' => self::FIELD_TYPE,
 				'name' => self::DATA_NAME,
 			],
 			$captcha_result