diff --git a/server/src/api/post.rs b/server/src/api/post.rs
index b9518f0e9..61f3513b6 100644
--- a/server/src/api/post.rs
+++ b/server/src/api/post.rs
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ use lemmy_utils::{
 };
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 use std::str::FromStr;
+use url::Url;
 
 #[derive(Serialize, Deserialize, Debug)]
 pub struct CreatePost {
@@ -162,6 +163,13 @@ impl Perform for Oper<CreatePost> {
       return Err(APIError::err("site_ban").into());
     }
 
+    if let Some(url) = data.url.as_ref() {
+      match Url::parse(url) {
+        Ok(_t) => (),
+        Err(_e) => return Err(APIError::err("invalid_url").into()),
+      }
+    }
+
     // Fetch Iframely and pictrs cached image
     let (iframely_title, iframely_description, iframely_html, pictrs_thumbnail) =
       fetch_iframely_and_pictrs_data(&self.client, data.url.to_owned()).await;
diff --git a/ui/translations/en.json b/ui/translations/en.json
index 6e111c639..e9d768f2f 100644
--- a/ui/translations/en.json
+++ b/ui/translations/en.json
@@ -277,5 +277,6 @@
     "what_is": "What is",
     "cake_day_title": "Cake day:",
     "cake_day_info": "It's {{ creator_name }}'s cake day today!",
-    "invalid_post_title": "Invalid post title"
+    "invalid_post_title": "Invalid post title",
+    "invalid_url": "Invalid URL."
 }