diff --git a/public/typo3conf/ext/ep_theme/Classes/Controller/AjaxFormController.php b/public/typo3conf/ext/ep_theme/Classes/Controller/AjaxFormController.php
index dda85a56..0f41b0f1 100644
--- a/public/typo3conf/ext/ep_theme/Classes/Controller/AjaxFormController.php
+++ b/public/typo3conf/ext/ep_theme/Classes/Controller/AjaxFormController.php
@@ -64,6 +64,13 @@ class AjaxFormController extends ActionController
     public function processFormAction(ContactForm $contactForm)
     {
         $response['status'] = 'ok';
+
+        // Don't take further actions in case honeypot field is filled in
+        // as a spam countermeasure
+        if ($contactForm->getSubject()) {
+            return json_encode($response);
+        }
+
         $this->emailService->send(
             $this->settings['contactFormToEmail'],
             $this->settings['contactFormToName'],
diff --git a/public/typo3conf/ext/ep_theme/Classes/Domain/Model/Dto/ContactForm.php b/public/typo3conf/ext/ep_theme/Classes/Domain/Model/Dto/ContactForm.php
index 3c046ddb..59595735 100644
--- a/public/typo3conf/ext/ep_theme/Classes/Domain/Model/Dto/ContactForm.php
+++ b/public/typo3conf/ext/ep_theme/Classes/Domain/Model/Dto/ContactForm.php
@@ -36,6 +36,13 @@ class ContactForm
      */
     protected $formType = 1;
 
+    /**
+     * Honeypot field!!
+     *
+     * @var string
+     */
+    protected $subject;
+
     /**
      * @var string
      * @TYPO3\CMS\Extbase\Annotation\Validate("NotEmpty")
@@ -117,6 +124,22 @@ class ContactForm
         $this->formType = $formType;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @return string
+     */
+    public function getSubject()
+    {
+        return $this->subject;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @param string $subject
+     */
+    public function setSubject($subject)
+    {
+        $this->subject = $subject;
+    }
+
     /**
      * @return string
      */
diff --git a/public/typo3conf/ext/ep_theme/Resources/Private/Templates/Form/FullForm.html b/public/typo3conf/ext/ep_theme/Resources/Private/Templates/Form/FullForm.html
index f4f95bac..50586560 100644
--- a/public/typo3conf/ext/ep_theme/Resources/Private/Templates/Form/FullForm.html
+++ b/public/typo3conf/ext/ep_theme/Resources/Private/Templates/Form/FullForm.html
@@ -12,6 +12,10 @@
                             pageUid="{settings.defaultAjaxUid}"
                             additionalAttributes="{'v-show': '!success', '@submit.prevent': 'submitForm()'}">
                         <f:form.hidden property="pageUrl"/>
+                        <label class="block mb-4 hidden">
+                            <span class="text-gray-700">Betreff*</span>
+                            <f:form.textfield class="form-input mt-1 block w-full" property="subject"/>
+                        </label>
                         <label class="block mb-4" :class="{ 'has-validation-error': formErrors.name }">
                             <span :class="formErrors.name ? 'text-red-500' : 'text-gray-700'">Name*</span>
                             <f:form.textfield class="form-input mt-1 block w-full" property="name"/>
diff --git a/public/typo3conf/ext/ep_theme/Resources/Private/Templates/Form/SimpleForm.html b/public/typo3conf/ext/ep_theme/Resources/Private/Templates/Form/SimpleForm.html
index 78248fcc..d0f82774 100644
--- a/public/typo3conf/ext/ep_theme/Resources/Private/Templates/Form/SimpleForm.html
+++ b/public/typo3conf/ext/ep_theme/Resources/Private/Templates/Form/SimpleForm.html
@@ -12,6 +12,10 @@
                             pageUid="{settings.defaultAjaxUid}"
                             additionalAttributes="{'v-show': '!success', '@submit.prevent': 'submitForm()'}">
                         <f:form.hidden property="pageUrl"/>
+                        <label class="block mb-4 hidden">
+                            <span class="text-gray-700">Betreff*</span>
+                            <f:form.textfield class="form-input mt-1 block w-full" property="subject"/>
+                        </label>
                         <label class="block mb-4" :class="{ 'has-validation-error': formErrors.gender }">
                             <span :class="formErrors.gender ? 'text-red-500' : 'text-gray-700'">Gender*</span>
                             <f:form.select class="form-select mt-1 block w-full" property="gender" options="{m: 'M', w: 'W', d: 'D'}"/>