diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
index 3e52404cc..7d6357f48 100644
--- a/.env.example
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -67,4 +67,9 @@ SCRATCH_ASSET_CONFIG_BASE_URL=https://example.com/config/
 SCRATCH_ASSET_IMPORT_BASE_URL=https://example.com/assets/
 
 # Pardot Form Handler endpoint for subscription forwarding
-PARDOT_SUBSCRIPTION_URL=
\ No newline at end of file
+PARDOT_SUBSCRIPTION_URL=
+
+# Cloudflare Turnstile bot protection.This is a test key that always passes. 
+# Others are available for testing purposes at
+# https://developers.cloudflare.com/turnstile/troubleshooting/testing/.
+CLOUDFLARE_TURNSTILE_SECRET_KEY=1x0000000000000000000000000000000AA
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/app/controllers/api/subscriptions_controller.rb b/app/controllers/api/subscriptions_controller.rb
index 9047ec66d..b5cc4e193 100644
--- a/app/controllers/api/subscriptions_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/api/subscriptions_controller.rb
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@
 
 module Api
   class SubscriptionsController < ApiController
+    before_action :check_cloudflare_turnstile, only: :create
+
+    API_URL = 'https://challenges.cloudflare.com/turnstile/v0/siteverify'
+
     def create
       payload = subscription_params.to_h
       errors = validation_errors_for(payload)
@@ -39,6 +43,37 @@ def create
 
     private
 
+    def check_cloudflare_turnstile
+      return unless Rails.configuration.x.cloudflare_turnstile.enabled
+      return if valid_turnstile_token?
+
+      Rails.logger.warn('[subscriptions#create] outcome=failure error_code=turnstile_verification_failed')
+      render json: {
+        ok: false,
+        error_code: 'turnstile_verification_failed',
+        message: 'Bot protection check failed. Please try again.'
+      }, status: :unprocessable_content
+    end
+
+    def valid_turnstile_token?
+      token = params.dig(:subscription, :turnstile_token)
+      return false if token.blank?
+
+      response = Faraday.post(
+        API_URL,
+        {
+          secret: Rails.configuration.x.cloudflare_turnstile.secret_key,
+          response: token,
+          remoteip: request.remote_ip
+        }
+      )
+      JSON.parse(response.body)['success'] == true
+    rescue StandardError
+      # Fail open to allow the request through if verification is unavailable
+      # due to network issues, Cloudflare downtime or malformed responses etc.
+      true
+    end
+
     def subscription_params
       params.require(:subscription).permit(:email, :test_opt_in, :privacy_policy)
     end
diff --git a/config/application.rb b/config/application.rb
index e749e6d49..a230f5477 100644
--- a/config/application.rb
+++ b/config/application.rb
@@ -70,5 +70,8 @@ class Application < Rails::Application
     config.active_record.encryption.key_derivation_salt = ENV.fetch('ACTIVE_RECORD_ENCRYPTION_KEY_DERIVATION_SALT')
 
     config.x.subscriptions.pardot_form_handler_url = ENV.fetch('PARDOT_SUBSCRIPTION_URL', '')
+
+    config.x.cloudflare_turnstile.secret_key = ENV.fetch('CLOUDFLARE_TURNSTILE_SECRET_KEY', nil)
+    config.x.cloudflare_turnstile.enabled = ENV['CLOUDFLARE_TURNSTILE_SECRET_KEY'].present?
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/requests/api/subscriptions_spec.rb b/spec/requests/api/subscriptions_spec.rb
index 6b8c05c2c..0ca5a8ad3 100644
--- a/spec/requests/api/subscriptions_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/requests/api/subscriptions_spec.rb
@@ -10,7 +10,8 @@
         subscription: {
           email: 'teacher@example.com',
           test_opt_in: true,
-          privacy_policy: true
+          privacy_policy: true,
+          turnstile_token: 'test-token'
         }
       }
     end
@@ -110,5 +111,55 @@
         'message' => 'Subscription provider rejected the request.'
       )
     end
+
+    describe 'Cloudflare Turnstile integration' do
+      let(:request_url) { 'https://challenges.cloudflare.com/turnstile/v0/siteverify' }
+
+      before do
+        allow(Rails.configuration.x.cloudflare_turnstile).to receive_messages(
+          enabled: true,
+          secret_key: 'test-secret'
+        )
+      end
+
+      it 'returns 422 when turnstile token is missing' do
+        post(path, params: payload.deep_merge(subscription: { turnstile_token: '' }), as: :json)
+
+        expect(response).to have_http_status(:unprocessable_content)
+        expect(response.parsed_body['error_code']).to eq('turnstile_verification_failed')
+      end
+
+      it 'returns 422 when turnstile verification fails' do
+        stub_request(:post, request_url)
+          .with(
+            body: hash_including(
+              secret: 'test-secret',
+              response: 'test-token'
+            )
+          )
+          .to_return(status: 200, body: { success: false }.to_json)
+
+        post(path, params: payload, as: :json)
+
+        expect(response).to have_http_status(:unprocessable_content)
+        expect(response.parsed_body['error_code']).to eq('turnstile_verification_failed')
+      end
+
+      it 'allows request through if turnstile verification is unavailable' do
+        stub_request(:post, request_url)
+          .with(
+            body: hash_including(
+              secret: 'test-secret',
+              response: 'test-token'
+            )
+          )
+          .to_timeout
+
+        post(path, params: payload, as: :json)
+
+        expect(response).to have_http_status(:ok)
+        expect(response.parsed_body['ok']).to be(true)
+      end
+    end
   end
 end