diff --git a/apps/server/src/faucet/FaucetController.ts b/apps/server/src/faucet/FaucetController.ts
index 06abb230..5d18d82a 100644
--- a/apps/server/src/faucet/FaucetController.ts
+++ b/apps/server/src/faucet/FaucetController.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 import { CACHE_MANAGER } from '@nestjs/cache-manager';
-import { Controller, Get, HttpException, Inject, Param, Query, UseInterceptors } from '@nestjs/common';
+import { Controller, HttpException, Inject, Param,  Post, Query, UseGuards, UseInterceptors} from '@nestjs/common';
 import { ConfigService } from '@nestjs/config';
 import { EnvironmentNetwork } from '@waveshq/walletkit-core';
 import { TransactionResponse } from 'ethers';
 
+import {RecaptchaGuard} from "../recaptcha/RecaptchaGuard";
 import { AddressValidationInterceptor } from './AddressValidationInterceptor';
 import { DefaultNetworkInterceptor } from './DefaultNetworkInterceptor';
 import { FaucetService } from './FaucetService';
@@ -16,7 +17,8 @@ export class FaucetController {
     private configService: ConfigService,
   ) {}
 
-  @Get(':address')
+  @Post(':address')
+  @UseGuards(RecaptchaGuard)
   @UseInterceptors(AddressValidationInterceptor, DefaultNetworkInterceptor)
   async sendFunds(
     @Param('address') address: string,
diff --git a/apps/server/src/faucet/FaucetModule.ts b/apps/server/src/faucet/FaucetModule.ts
index e0bf3686..f38ab27b 100644
--- a/apps/server/src/faucet/FaucetModule.ts
+++ b/apps/server/src/faucet/FaucetModule.ts
@@ -1,12 +1,14 @@
+import {HttpModule} from "@nestjs/axios";
 import { CacheModule } from '@nestjs/cache-manager';
 import { Module } from '@nestjs/common';
 
+import {RecaptchaGuard} from "../recaptcha/RecaptchaGuard";
 import { FaucetController } from './FaucetController';
 import { FaucetService } from './FaucetService';
 
 @Module({
-  imports: [CacheModule.register()],
+  imports: [CacheModule.register(), HttpModule],
   controllers: [FaucetController],
-  providers: [FaucetService],
+  providers: [FaucetService, RecaptchaGuard],
 })
 export class FaucetModule {}
diff --git a/apps/server/src/faucet/FaucetService.ts b/apps/server/src/faucet/FaucetService.ts
index b5c19076..32b6331a 100644
--- a/apps/server/src/faucet/FaucetService.ts
+++ b/apps/server/src/faucet/FaucetService.ts
@@ -12,12 +12,20 @@ export class FaucetService {
 
   private readonly privateKey: string;
 
-  constructor(private configService: ConfigService) {
+  constructor(
+    private configService: ConfigService,
+  ) {
     this.logger = new Logger(FaucetService.name);
     this.privateKey = this.configService.getOrThrow('privateKey');
   }
 
-  async sendFundsToUser(address: string, amount: string, network: EnvironmentNetwork): Promise<TransactionResponse> {
+  async sendFundsToUser(
+    address: string,
+    amount: string,
+    network: EnvironmentNetwork,
+  ): Promise<TransactionResponse> {
+
+    // Send funds to user if recaptcha validation is successful
     const evmProviderService = new EVMProviderService(network);
     const wallet = new ethers.Wallet(this.privateKey, evmProviderService.provider);
     const nonce = await evmProviderService.provider.getTransactionCount(wallet.address);
diff --git a/apps/server/src/recaptcha/RecaptchaGuard.ts b/apps/server/src/recaptcha/RecaptchaGuard.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..07414b7d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/server/src/recaptcha/RecaptchaGuard.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+import { HttpService } from '@nestjs/axios';
+import { ExecutionContext, Injectable, Logger } from '@nestjs/common';
+import { Request } from 'express';
+
+@Injectable()
+export class RecaptchaGuard {
+  private readonly logger: Logger;
+
+  constructor(private readonly httpService: HttpService) {
+    this.logger = new Logger(RecaptchaGuard.name);
+  }
+
+  async canActivate(context: ExecutionContext): Promise<boolean> {
+    const request = context.switchToHttp().getRequest<Request>();
+    return this.validateRecaptcha(request);
+  }
+
+  async validateRecaptcha(request: Request): Promise<boolean> {
+    const response = request.body.recaptchaValue;
+
+    if (!response) {
+      this.logger.log('Invalid body in recaptcha request');
+      return false;
+    }
+
+    const { data } = await this.httpService
+      .post(
+        `https://www.google.com/recaptcha/api/siteverify`,
+        null, // Since we're sending data in the body, set it to null
+        {
+          params: {
+            secret: process.env.SECRET_KEY,
+            response,
+          },
+        },
+      )
+      .toPromise();
+    return data.success;
+  }
+}