diff --git a/digid_eherkenning/mock/conf.py b/digid_eherkenning/mock/conf.py
index 71d68eb..0a69b21 100644
--- a/digid_eherkenning/mock/conf.py
+++ b/digid_eherkenning/mock/conf.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 from django.conf import settings
+from django.core.exceptions import ImproperlyConfigured
 from django.shortcuts import resolve_url
 from django.urls import reverse
 from django.utils.encoding import force_str
@@ -45,3 +46,16 @@ def get_idp_login_url():
         "digid-mock:login"
     )
     return resolve_url(url)
+
+
+def should_validate_idp_callback_urls() -> bool:
+    """
+    Whether to validate that the `next_url` and `cancel_urls` are safe
+    """
+    flag = getattr(settings, "DIGID_MOCK_IDP_VALIDATE_CALLBACK_URLS", False)
+    if not isinstance(flag, bool):
+        raise ImproperlyConfigured(
+            "DIGID_MOCK_IDP_VALIDATE_CALLBACK_URLS should be a boolean"
+        )
+
+    return flag
diff --git a/digid_eherkenning/mock/idp/views/digid.py b/digid_eherkenning/mock/idp/views/digid.py
index dc3701f..cdc7910 100644
--- a/digid_eherkenning/mock/idp/views/digid.py
+++ b/digid_eherkenning/mock/idp/views/digid.py
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 import logging
 from urllib.parse import urlencode
 
-from django.http import HttpResponseBadRequest
+from digid_eherkenning.views.base import get_redirect_url, is_relative_path
+from django.http import HttpRequest, HttpResponseBadRequest
 from django.urls import reverse
 from django.views.generic import FormView, TemplateView
+from django.utils.http import url_has_allowed_host_and_scheme
 
 from furl import furl
 
@@ -16,6 +18,19 @@
 class _BaseIDPViewMixin(TemplateView):
     page_title = "DigiD: Inloggen"
 
+    @staticmethod
+    def _is_safe_callback(request: HttpRequest, url: str):
+        if is_relative_path(url):
+            return True
+
+        return url_has_allowed_host_and_scheme(
+            url=url,
+            allowed_hosts=[
+                request.get_host(),
+            ],
+            require_https=False,
+        )
+
     def dispatch(self, request, *args, **kwargs):
         # we pass these variables through the URL instead of dealing with POST and sessions
         self.acs_url = self.request.GET.get("acs")
@@ -34,6 +49,19 @@ def dispatch(self, request, *args, **kwargs):
             logger.debug("missing 'cancel' parameter")
             return HttpResponseBadRequest("missing 'cancel' parameter")
 
+        # The principal use-case of the mock IDP is to redirect from and back to the
+        # same service (simulating th real-world case where the IDP lives elsewhere).
+        # Out of an abundance of caution, and also to please security scanners, we only
+        # allow redirects to the same host that is serving the mock IDP.
+        if conf.should_validate_idp_callback_urls():
+            if not self._is_safe_callback(request, self.next_url):
+                return HttpResponseBadRequest("'next_url' parameter must be a safe url")
+
+            if not self._is_safe_callback(request, self.cancel_url):
+                return HttpResponseBadRequest(
+                    "'cancel_url' parameter must be a safe url"
+                )
+
         return super().dispatch(request, *args, **kwargs)
 
     def get_context_data(self, **kwargs):
diff --git a/digid_eherkenning/views/base.py b/digid_eherkenning/views/base.py
index 3021fd4..ea0032e 100644
--- a/digid_eherkenning/views/base.py
+++ b/digid_eherkenning/views/base.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+from urllib.parse import urlparse
 from django.utils.http import url_has_allowed_host_and_scheme
 
 
@@ -18,3 +19,9 @@ def get_redirect_url(request, redirect_to, require_https=True):
         return redirect_to
 
     return ""
+
+
+def is_relative_path(uri):
+    """Check if URI is a relative path by verifying it has no scheme or netloc"""
+    parsed = urlparse(uri)
+    return not (parsed.scheme or parsed.netloc)
diff --git a/tests/test_mock_views.py b/tests/test_mock_views.py
index 548b235..1b894b3 100644
--- a/tests/test_mock_views.py
+++ b/tests/test_mock_views.py
@@ -71,6 +71,40 @@ def test_get_returns_valid_response(self):
         self.assertContains(response, reverse("digid-mock:password"))
         self.assertNoDigidURLS(response)
 
+    @override_settings(DIGID_MOCK_IDP_VALIDATE_CALLBACK_URLS=True)
+    def test_cancel_url_must_be_safe(self):
+        url = reverse("digid-mock:login")
+        data = {
+            "acs": reverse("digid:acs"),
+            "next": reverse("test-success"),
+            "cancel": "http://some-other-testserver" + reverse("test-index"),
+        }
+        response = self.client.get(url, data=data)
+
+        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 400)
+        self.assertEqual(response.content, b"'cancel_url' parameter must be a safe url")
+
+        with override_settings(DIGID_MOCK_IDP_VALIDATE_CALLBACK_URLS=False):
+            response = self.client.get(url, data=data)
+            self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 200)
+
+    @override_settings(DIGID_MOCK_IDP_VALIDATE_CALLBACK_URLS=True)
+    def test_next_url_must_be_safe(self):
+        url = reverse("digid-mock:login")
+        data = {
+            "acs": reverse("digid:acs"),
+            "next": "some-other-http://testserver" + reverse("test-success"),
+            "cancel": reverse("test-index"),
+        }
+        response = self.client.get(url, data=data)
+
+        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 400)
+        self.assertEqual(response.content, b"'next_url' parameter must be a safe url")
+
+        with override_settings(DIGID_MOCK_IDP_VALIDATE_CALLBACK_URLS=False):
+            response = self.client.get(url, data=data)
+            self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 200)
+
 
 @override_settings(**OVERRIDE_SETTINGS)
 @modify_settings(**MODIFY_SETTINGS)