diff --git a/doc/changes/dev/14287.bugfix.rst b/doc/changes/dev/14287.bugfix.rst
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..0c6596f15ea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc/changes/dev/14287.bugfix.rst
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Warn when :func:`mne.preprocessing.interpolate_bridged_electrodes` ignores bad channels during interpolation, by `Deepesh Sonar`_.
diff --git a/mne/preprocessing/interpolate.py b/mne/preprocessing/interpolate.py
index 68c196667af..b7a714b6588 100644
--- a/mne/preprocessing/interpolate.py
+++ b/mne/preprocessing/interpolate.py
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 from ..evoked import Evoked, EvokedArray
 from ..io import BaseRaw, RawArray
 from ..transforms import _cart_to_sph, _sph_to_cart
-from ..utils import _ensure_int, _validate_type
+from ..utils import _ensure_int, _pl, _validate_type, warn
 
 
 def equalize_bads(insts, interp_thresh=1.0, copy=True):
@@ -84,6 +84,9 @@ def interpolate_bridged_electrodes(inst, bridged_idx, bad_limit=4):
     that to aid in interpolation rather than completely discarding the
     data from the two channels.
 
+    Channels listed in ``inst.info["bads"]`` are not excluded and
+    may influence the interpolation result.
+
     Parameters
     ----------
     inst : instance of Epochs, Evoked, or Raw
@@ -126,6 +129,12 @@ def interpolate_bridged_electrodes(inst, bridged_idx, bad_limit=4):
         )
     # store bads orig to put back at the end
     bads_orig = inst.info["bads"]
+    if bads_orig:
+        warn(
+            f"The channel{_pl(bads_orig)} marked as bad will not "
+            "be excluded from bridged-electrode interpolation and may influence "
+            "the result."
+        )
     inst.info["bads"] = list()
 
     # look for group of bad channels
diff --git a/mne/preprocessing/tests/test_interpolate.py b/mne/preprocessing/tests/test_interpolate.py
index 33bb9467baa..8aff57f343e 100644
--- a/mne/preprocessing/tests/test_interpolate.py
+++ b/mne/preprocessing/tests/test_interpolate.py
@@ -83,16 +83,19 @@ def test_interpolate_bridged_electrodes():
         idx0 = inst.ch_names.index("EEG 001")
         idx1 = inst.ch_names.index("EEG 002")
         ch_names_orig = inst.ch_names.copy()
+        inst.info["bads"] = ["EEG 003"]
         bads_orig = inst.info["bads"].copy()
         inst2 = inst.copy()
         inst2.info["bads"] = ["EEG 001", "EEG 002"]
         inst2.interpolate_bads()
         data_interp_reg = inst2.get_data(picks=["EEG 001", "EEG 002"])
-        inst = interpolate_bridged_electrodes(inst, [(idx0, idx1)])
+        with pytest.warns(RuntimeWarning, match="marked as bad will not.*excluded"):
+            inst = interpolate_bridged_electrodes(inst, [(idx0, idx1)])
         data_interp = inst.get_data(picks=["EEG 001", "EEG 002"])
         assert not any(["virtual" in ch for ch in inst.ch_names])
         assert inst.ch_names == ch_names_orig
         assert inst.info["bads"] == bads_orig
+        inst.info["bads"] = []
         # check closer to regular interpolation than original data
         assert 1e-6 < np.mean(np.abs(data_interp - data_interp_reg)) < 5.4e-5