diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index fc744b40..a0a85ec5 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -113,3 +113,5 @@ gem 'importmap-rails', '~> 2.0'
 
 gem 'cssbundling-rails', '~> 1.1'
 gem 'stimulus-rails', '~> 1.2'
+
+gem 'recaptcha', '~> 5.16'
diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index 5c212f5b..3a7f155a 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -516,6 +516,7 @@ GEM
     rake (13.2.1)
     rdoc (6.7.0)
       psych (>= 4.0.0)
+    recaptcha (5.17.0)
     redcarpet (3.6.0)
     redis (5.3.0)
       redis-client (>= 0.22.0)
@@ -756,6 +757,7 @@ DEPENDENCIES
   rails (~> 7.1.3)
   rails-controller-testing
   rails_autolink
+  recaptcha (~> 5.16)
   redis (~> 5.0)
   riiif (~> 2.0)
   rsolr (>= 1.0)
diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/footer.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/footer.scss
index c95062b2..673235a7 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/footer.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/footer.scss
@@ -68,3 +68,7 @@
     }
   }
 }
+
+.grecaptcha-badge {
+  visibility: hidden;
+}
diff --git a/app/controllers/record_feedback_controller.rb b/app/controllers/record_feedback_controller.rb
index 9cd07ad7..6702d712 100644
--- a/app/controllers/record_feedback_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/record_feedback_controller.rb
@@ -6,15 +6,12 @@
 # to redirect to the correct place and set the correct notice
 class RecordFeedbackController < Spotlight::ContactFormsController
   def create
-    if @contact_form.valid?
-      Spotlight::ContactMailer.report_problem(@contact_form).deliver_now
+    return render 'new' unless @contact_form.valid?
 
-      redirect_back(
-        fallback_location: spotlight.exhibit_solr_document_path(current_exhibit),
-        notice: t(:'helpers.submit.record_feedback.created')
-      )
+    if verify_recaptcha(action: 'feedback')
+      send_feedback
     else
-      render 'new'
+      report_failure
     end
   end
 
@@ -26,4 +23,15 @@ def build_contact_form
     @contact_form.request = request
     @contact_form
   end
+
+  def send_feedback
+    Spotlight::ContactMailer.report_problem(@contact_form).deliver_now
+    redirect_back fallback_location: spotlight.exhibit_solr_document_path(current_exhibit),
+                  notice: t(:'helpers.submit.record_feedback.created')
+  end
+
+  def report_failure
+    redirect_back fallback_location: spotlight.new_exhibit_contact_form_path(current_exhibit),
+                  alert: t(:'helpers.submit.record_feedback.error')
+  end
 end
diff --git a/app/views/spotlight/shared/_report_a_problem.html.erb b/app/views/spotlight/shared/_report_a_problem.html.erb
index d486146b..140760af 100644
--- a/app/views/spotlight/shared/_report_a_problem.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/spotlight/shared/_report_a_problem.html.erb
@@ -12,7 +12,30 @@
       <%= f.text_field :name %>
       <%= render '/spotlight/shared/honeypot_field', f: f %>
       <%= f.email_field :email %>
+      <div class="row">
+        <div class="form-group col-sm-9 offset-sm-3">
+          <p class="mt-2 mb-0">This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google <a href="https://policies.google.com/privacy">Privacy Policy</a> and <a href="https://policies.google.com/terms">Terms of Service</a> apply.</p>
+        </div>
+      </div>
       <%= f.hidden_field :current_url %>
+      <%= recaptcha_v3(action: 'feedback', inline_script: false) %>
+      <script type="text/javascript">
+        document.addEventListener('turbolinks:before-cache', function() {
+          const recaptchaElement = document.querySelector('.g-recaptcha');
+          if (recaptchaElement) {
+            recaptchaElement.innerHTML = '';
+          }
+        });
+        document.forms.new_contact_form.addEventListener('submit', async function(e) {
+          e.preventDefault();
+          if (typeof grecaptcha !== 'undefined' && grecaptcha) {
+            const response = await grecaptcha.execute("<%= Recaptcha.configuration.site_key %>", { action: 'feedback' });
+            const element = document.getElementById('g-recaptcha-response-data-feedback');
+            if (element) element.value = response;
+          }
+          this.submit();
+        });
+      </script>
       <div class="form-actions row">
         <div class="col offset-sm-3">
           <%= f.submit nil, class: 'btn btn-primary' %>
diff --git a/config/application.rb b/config/application.rb
index 46e75ebc..773557ba 100644
--- a/config/application.rb
+++ b/config/application.rb
@@ -29,5 +29,10 @@ class Application < Rails::Application
     unless Rails.env.production?
       config.slowpoke.timeout = 60
     end
+
+    Recaptcha.configure do |config|
+      config.site_key = ENV.fetch('RECAPTCHA_SITE_KEY', '6Lc6BAAAAAAAAChqRbQZcn_yyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy')
+      config.secret_key = ENV.fetch('RECAPTCHA_SECRET_KEY', '6Lc6BAAAAAAAAKN3DRm6VA_xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx')
+    end
   end
 end
diff --git a/config/locales/en.yml b/config/locales/en.yml
index ede7483f..460580de 100644
--- a/config/locales/en.yml
+++ b/config/locales/en.yml
@@ -105,6 +105,7 @@ en:
         created: Thank you. Your feedback has been submitted.
       record_feedback:
         created: Thank you. Your feedback has been submitted.
+        error: There was a problem submitting feedback.
   metadata_collapse:
     button:
       less: less
diff --git a/spec/controllers/record_feedback_controller_spec.rb b/spec/controllers/record_feedback_controller_spec.rb
index 89fad9f3..4d5bcc1f 100644
--- a/spec/controllers/record_feedback_controller_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/controllers/record_feedback_controller_spec.rb
@@ -20,8 +20,25 @@
   end
 
   describe 'POST create' do
-    it 'sends an email' do
-      expect do
+    context 'when recaptcha verification succeeds' do
+      before do
+        allow(controller).to receive(:verify_recaptcha).and_return(true)
+      end
+
+      it 'sends an email' do
+        expect do
+          post(
+            :create,
+            params: {
+              exhibit_id: exhibit.id,
+              id: 'abc123',
+              contact_form: { name: 'Joe Doe', email: 'jdoe@example.com', message: 'Great record!', honeypot_field_name => '' }
+            }
+          )
+        end.to change { ActionMailer::Base.deliveries.count }.by(1)
+      end
+
+      it 'redirects back' do
         post(
           :create,
           params: {
@@ -30,31 +47,33 @@
             contact_form: { name: 'Joe Doe', email: 'jdoe@example.com', message: 'Great record!', honeypot_field_name => '' }
           }
         )
-      end.to change { ActionMailer::Base.deliveries.count }.by(1)
-    end
+        expect(response).to redirect_to 'http://test.host/'
+      end
 
-    it 'redirects back' do
-      post(
-        :create,
-        params: {
-          exhibit_id: exhibit.id,
-          id: 'abc123',
-          contact_form: { name: 'Joe Doe', email: 'jdoe@example.com', message: 'Great record!', honeypot_field_name => '' }
-        }
-      )
-      expect(response).to redirect_to 'http://test.host/'
+      it 'sets a flash message' do
+        post(
+          :create,
+          params: {
+            exhibit_id: exhibit.id,
+            id: 'abc123',
+            contact_form: { name: 'Joe Doe', email: 'jdoe@example.com', message: 'Great record!', honeypot_field_name => '' }
+          }
+        )
+        expect(flash[:notice]).to eq 'Thank you. Your feedback has been submitted.'
+      end
     end
 
-    it 'sets a flash message' do
-      post(
-        :create,
-        params: {
-          exhibit_id: exhibit.id,
-          id: 'abc123',
-          contact_form: { name: 'Joe Doe', email: 'jdoe@example.com', message: 'Great record!', honeypot_field_name => '' }
-        }
-      )
-      expect(flash[:notice]).to eq 'Thank you. Your feedback has been submitted.'
+    context 'when recaptcha verification fails' do
+      before do
+        allow(controller).to receive(:verify_recaptcha).and_return(false)
+      end
+
+      it 'alerts the failure in the flash message' do
+        post :create, params: { exhibit_id: exhibit.id, id: 'abc123',
+                                contact_form: { name: 'Joe Doe', email: 'jdoe@example.com', message: 'Great record!',
+                                                honeypot_field_name => '' } }
+        expect(flash[:alert]).to eq 'There was a problem submitting feedback.'
+      end
     end
   end
 end