diff --git a/app/code/core/Mage/Contacts/controllers/IndexController.php b/app/code/core/Mage/Contacts/controllers/IndexController.php
index 4401b88bdec..5877d442220 100644
--- a/app/code/core/Mage/Contacts/controllers/IndexController.php
+++ b/app/code/core/Mage/Contacts/controllers/IndexController.php
@@ -59,25 +59,24 @@ public function postAction()
             /** @var Mage_Core_Model_Translate $translate */
             $translate->setTranslateInline(false);
             try {
+                if (!$this->_validateFormKey()) {
+                    Mage::throwException($this->__('Invalid Form Key. Please submit your request again.'));
+                }
+
                 $postObject = new Varien_Object();
                 $postObject->setData($post);
 
                 $error = false;
-
                 if (!Zend_Validate::is(trim($post['name']), 'NotEmpty')) {
                     $error = true;
-                }
-
-                if (!Zend_Validate::is(trim($post['comment']), 'NotEmpty')) {
+                } elseif (!Zend_Validate::is(trim($post['comment']), 'NotEmpty')) {
                     $error = true;
-                }
-
-                if (!Zend_Validate::is(trim($post['email']), 'EmailAddress')) {
+                } elseif (!Zend_Validate::is(trim($post['email']), 'EmailAddress')) {
                     $error = true;
                 }
 
                 if ($error) {
-                    throw new Exception();
+                    Mage::throwException($this->__('Unable to submit your request. Please try again later'));
                 }
                 $mailTemplate = Mage::getModel('core/email_template');
                 /** @var Mage_Core_Model_Email_Template $mailTemplate */
@@ -92,19 +91,22 @@ public function postAction()
                     );
 
                 if (!$mailTemplate->getSentSuccess()) {
-                    throw new Exception();
+                    Mage::throwException($this->__('Unable to submit your request. Please try again later'));
                 }
 
                 $translate->setTranslateInline(true);
 
-                Mage::getSingleton('customer/session')->addSuccess(Mage::helper('contacts')->__('Your inquiry was submitted and will be responded to as soon as possible. Thank you for contacting us.'));
+                Mage::getSingleton('customer/session')->addSuccess($this->__('Your inquiry was submitted and will be responded to as soon as possible. Thank you for contacting us.'));
                 $this->_redirect('*/*/');
 
                 return;
-            } catch (Exception $e) {
+            } catch (Mage_Core_Exception $e) {
                 $translate->setTranslateInline(true);
-
-                Mage::getSingleton('customer/session')->addError(Mage::helper('contacts')->__('Unable to submit your request. Please, try again later'));
+                Mage::logException($e);
+                Mage::getSingleton('customer/session')->addError($e->getMessage());
+            } catch (Throwable $e) {
+                Mage::logException($e);
+                Mage::getSingleton('customer/session')->addError($this->__('Unable to submit your request. Please try again later'));
                 $this->_redirect('*/*/');
                 return;
             }
diff --git a/app/design/frontend/base/default/template/contacts/form.phtml b/app/design/frontend/base/default/template/contacts/form.phtml
index 3c98afb1a34..25e37672274 100644
--- a/app/design/frontend/base/default/template/contacts/form.phtml
+++ b/app/design/frontend/base/default/template/contacts/form.phtml
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
     <h1><?php echo Mage::helper('contacts')->__('Contact Us') ?></h1>
 </div>
 <form action="<?php echo $this->getFormAction(); ?>" id="contactForm" method="post">
+    <?php echo $this->getBlockHtml('formkey') ?>
     <div class="fieldset">
         <h2 class="legend"><?php echo Mage::helper('contacts')->__('Contact Information') ?></h2>
         <ul class="form-list">
diff --git a/app/design/frontend/rwd/default/template/contacts/form.phtml b/app/design/frontend/rwd/default/template/contacts/form.phtml
index 95499047a70..0b1c94b0ddb 100644
--- a/app/design/frontend/rwd/default/template/contacts/form.phtml
+++ b/app/design/frontend/rwd/default/template/contacts/form.phtml
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
     <h1><?php echo Mage::helper('contacts')->__('Contact Us') ?></h1>
 </div>
 <form action="<?php echo $this->getFormAction(); ?>" id="contactForm" method="post" class="scaffold-form">
+    <?php echo $this->getBlockHtml('formkey') ?>
     <div class="fieldset">
         <h2 class="legend"><?php echo Mage::helper('contacts')->__('Contact Information') ?></h2>
         <p class="required"><?php echo Mage::helper('contacts')->__('* Required Fields') ?></p>
diff --git a/app/locale/en_US/Mage_Contacts.csv b/app/locale/en_US/Mage_Contacts.csv
index 277333d7e51..f49f24da895 100644
--- a/app/locale/en_US/Mage_Contacts.csv
+++ b/app/locale/en_US/Mage_Contacts.csv
@@ -10,9 +10,10 @@
 "Email Sender","Email Sender"
 "Email Template","Email Template"
 "Enable Contact Us","Enable Contact Us"
+"Invalid Form Key. Please submit your request again.","Invalid Form Key. Please submit your request again."
 "Name","Name"
 "Send Emails To","Send Emails To"
 "Submit","Submit"
 "Telephone","Telephone"
-"Unable to submit your request. Please, try again later","Unable to submit your request. Please, try again later"
+"Unable to submit your request. Please try again later","Unable to submit your request. Please try again later."
 "Your inquiry was submitted and will be responded to as soon as possible. Thank you for contacting us.","Your inquiry was submitted and will be responded to as soon as possible. Thank you for contacting us."