diff --git a/packages/cms/lib/modules/resource-form-widgets/index.js b/packages/cms/lib/modules/resource-form-widgets/index.js
index 44e4188b9..089a012d5 100644
--- a/packages/cms/lib/modules/resource-form-widgets/index.js
+++ b/packages/cms/lib/modules/resource-form-widgets/index.js
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ module.exports = {
      {
        name: 'submitting',
        label: 'Submitting',
-       fields: ['buttonTextSubmit', 'buttonTextSave', 'buttonTextConcept']
+       fields: ['buttonTextSubmit', 'buttonTextSave', 'buttonTextConcept', 'useCaptcha']
      },
      {
        name: 'agreed',
diff --git a/packages/cms/lib/modules/resource-form-widgets/lib/fields.js b/packages/cms/lib/modules/resource-form-widgets/lib/fields.js
index 9a84661ca..a4ef224af 100644
--- a/packages/cms/lib/modules/resource-form-widgets/lib/fields.js
+++ b/packages/cms/lib/modules/resource-form-widgets/lib/fields.js
@@ -860,6 +860,23 @@ const fields = [
     type: 'string',
     label: 'Text for button to save',
   },
+
+  {
+    name: 'useCaptcha',
+    type: 'boolean',
+    label: 'Use captcha on resource form when made available to all users (only when viewable by everyone)',
+    choices: [
+      {
+        value: true,
+        label: "Yes"
+      },
+      {
+        value: false,
+        label: "No"
+      },
+    ],
+    def: true
+  },
   {
     name: 'buttonTextConcept',
     type: 'string',
diff --git a/packages/cms/lib/modules/resource-form-widgets/lib/submit.js b/packages/cms/lib/modules/resource-form-widgets/lib/submit.js
index eeafa6e97..576cc6292 100644
--- a/packages/cms/lib/modules/resource-form-widgets/lib/submit.js
+++ b/packages/cms/lib/modules/resource-form-widgets/lib/submit.js
@@ -59,6 +59,22 @@ module.exports = async function(self, options) {
       delete data.extraData;
     }
 
+    if(req.body && req.body.areYouABot) {
+      const captchData = req.session.captcha;
+
+      console.log({captchData});
+      const isCaptchaValid = captchData && captchData.text && captchData.text === req.body.areYouABot;
+      
+      if (!isCaptchaValid) {
+          return res.status(403).json({
+              'msg' : 'The captcha code is not correct, try again or refresh the captcha.'
+          });
+      }
+
+      // clean up key before we send it to the api
+      delete req.body.areYouABot;
+    }
+
     const options = {
         method: req.body.resourceId ? 'PUT' : 'POST',
         uri: req.body.resourceId ? `${postUrl}/${req.body.resourceId}` : postUrl,
diff --git a/packages/cms/lib/modules/resource-form-widgets/views/includes/fields/captcha.html b/packages/cms/lib/modules/resource-form-widgets/views/includes/fields/captcha.html
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..eb040e5de
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/cms/lib/modules/resource-form-widgets/views/includes/fields/captcha.html
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+<div id="captcha">
+    <h2>{{ data.widget.labelCaptcha if data.widget.labelCaptcha else 'Captcha' }}</h2>
+    <div class="form-info" style="height: auto;">  <div class="form-field">
+
+      <img loading="lazy" src="{{data.siteUrl}}/modules/openstad-captcha/captcha" class="captcha-img" width="200" />
+      <br />
+      <a href="#" class="captcha-refresh">
+        <small class="underline">
+          refresh
+        </small>
+      </a>
+      <br />
+      <label>
+       {% if data.widget.captchaLabel %}
+          {{data.widget.captchaLabel}}
+       {% else %}
+         {{ __('Please enter the words you see into the field below ') }}
+       {% endif %}
+      </label>
+      <br />
+      <input type="text" class="input-field" required name="areYouABot" />
+    </div>
+
+    </div>
+  </div>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/cms/lib/modules/resource-form-widgets/views/includes/static-idea-form.html b/packages/cms/lib/modules/resource-form-widgets/views/includes/static-idea-form.html
index 5314489f3..11e5e95fd 100644
--- a/packages/cms/lib/modules/resource-form-widgets/views/includes/static-idea-form.html
+++ b/packages/cms/lib/modules/resource-form-widgets/views/includes/static-idea-form.html
@@ -165,6 +165,10 @@ <h2>{{ data.widget.labelPhone if data.widget.labelPhone else 'Telefoonnummer (op
   </div>
   {% endif %}
 
+  {% if data.widget.useCaptcha and data.widget.formVisibility == 'always' %}
+    {% include 'includes/fields/captcha.html' %}
+  {% endif %}
+
   {% if data.hasModeratorRights and data.widget.displayBudget %}
   <div id="budget">
     <h2>Budget</h2>