diff --git a/api/middleware.go b/api/middleware.go
index f9d4028..1956802 100644
--- a/api/middleware.go
+++ b/api/middleware.go
@@ -1,11 +1,16 @@
 package api
 
 import (
+	"bytes"
 	"code.gitea.io/sdk/gitea"
 	"context"
+	"crypto/hmac"
+	"crypto/sha256"
+	"encoding/hex"
 	"git.lumeweb.com/LumeWeb/gitea-github-proxy/config"
 	"github.com/gorilla/mux"
 	"go.uber.org/zap"
+	"io"
 	"net/http"
 	"strings"
 )
@@ -86,6 +91,51 @@ func loggingMiddleware(logger *zap.Logger) mux.MiddlewareFunc {
 	}
 }
 
+func giteaVerifyWebhookMiddleware(cfg *config.Config, logger *zap.Logger) mux.MiddlewareFunc {
+	return func(next http.Handler) http.Handler {
+		return http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+			signature := r.Header.Get("X-Gitea-Signature")
+			if signature == "" {
+				http.Error(w, "No signature provided", http.StatusBadRequest)
+				return
+			}
+
+			decodedSignature, err := hex.DecodeString(signature)
+			if err != nil {
+				http.Error(w, "Error decoding signature", http.StatusBadRequest)
+				logger.Error("Error decoding signature", zap.Error(err))
+				return
+			}
+
+			payload, err := io.ReadAll(r.Body)
+			if err != nil {
+				http.Error(w, "Error reading body", http.StatusBadRequest)
+				logger.Error("Error reading body", zap.Error(err))
+				return
+			}
+			defer func(body io.ReadCloser) {
+				err := body.Close()
+				if err != nil {
+					logger.Error("Error closing body", zap.Error(err))
+				}
+			}(r.Body)
+
+			r.Body = io.NopCloser(bytes.NewBuffer(payload))
+
+			mac := hmac.New(sha256.New, []byte(cfg.GiteaWebHookSecret))
+			mac.Write(payload)
+			expectedMAC := mac.Sum(nil)
+
+			if !hmac.Equal(decodedSignature, expectedMAC) {
+				http.Error(w, "Invalid signature", http.StatusForbidden)
+				return
+			}
+
+			next.ServeHTTP(w, r)
+		})
+	}
+}
+
 func addAuthStatusToRequestServ(status bool, r *http.Request, w http.ResponseWriter, next http.Handler) {
 	ctx := context.WithValue(r.Context(), AUTHED_CONTEXT_KEY, status)
 	r = r.WithContext(ctx)
diff --git a/config/config.go b/config/config.go
index a9af201..3d7b7ae 100644
--- a/config/config.go
+++ b/config/config.go
@@ -31,13 +31,14 @@ func (p *PrivateKey) UnmarshalText(text []byte) error {
 }
 
 type Config struct {
-	Host          string `mapstructure:"host"`
-	Port          int    `mapstructure:"port"`
-	GiteaUrl      string `mapstructure:"gitea_url"`
-	DbPath        string `mapstructure:"db_path"`
-	Oauth         OauthConfig
-	JwtPrivateKey PrivateKey
-	Domain        string `mapstructure:"domain"`
+	Host               string `mapstructure:"host"`
+	Port               int    `mapstructure:"port"`
+	GiteaUrl           string `mapstructure:"gitea_url"`
+	DbPath             string `mapstructure:"db_path"`
+	Oauth              OauthConfig
+	JwtPrivateKey      PrivateKey
+	Domain             string `mapstructure:"domain"`
+	GiteaWebHookSecret string `mapstructure:"gitea_webhook_secret"`
 }
 
 type OauthConfig struct {