diff --git a/server/index.js b/server/index.js
index aa489ee..18915bb 100644
--- a/server/index.js
+++ b/server/index.js
@@ -24,7 +24,8 @@ assertServerConfig()
 const app = express()
 app.set('trust proxy', 1)
 app.use(sessionMiddleware())
-app.use(express.json({ limit: '2mb' }))
+// rawBody wird fuer die HMAC-Verifikation des Gitea-Webhooks benoetigt
+app.use(express.json({ limit: '2mb', verify: (req, _res, buf) => { req.rawBody = buf } }))
 
 app.use((req, res, next) => {
   const origin = req.get('Origin')
diff --git a/server/routes/webhook/gitea.js b/server/routes/webhook/gitea.js
index 0470eb1..bf214cc 100644
--- a/server/routes/webhook/gitea.js
+++ b/server/routes/webhook/gitea.js
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import crypto from 'node:crypto'
 import { Router } from 'express'
 import { config } from '../../config.js'
 import { upsertWebsiteProjectByRepo } from '../../services/appwriteAdmin.js'
@@ -15,8 +16,21 @@ function verifyWebhookToken(req) {
   const token = config.gitea.webhookToken
   if (!token) return false
   const queryToken = req.query.token
-  const headerToken = req.get('X-Gitea-Token') || req.get('X-Gogs-Signature')
-  return queryToken === token || headerToken === token
+  const headerToken = req.get('X-Gitea-Token')
+  if (queryToken === token || headerToken === token) return true
+
+  // Gitea sendet das Webhook-Secret nicht im Klartext, sondern als
+  // HMAC-SHA256-Signatur des Request-Bodys (X-Gitea-Signature).
+  const signature = req.get('X-Gitea-Signature') || req.get('X-Gogs-Signature')
+  if (signature && req.rawBody) {
+    const expected = crypto.createHmac('sha256', token).update(req.rawBody).digest('hex')
+    try {
+      return crypto.timingSafeEqual(Buffer.from(signature), Buffer.from(expected))
+    } catch {
+      return false
+    }
+  }
+  return false
 }
 
 router.post('/gitea', async (req, res) => {