diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index de8629f1322a..95208a7df3d3 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -245,6 +245,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/prometheus/procfs v0.8.0 // indirect
 	github.com/rivo/uniseg v0.4.2 // indirect
 	github.com/rogpeppe/go-internal v1.9.0 // indirect
+	github.com/rs/cors v1.8.2 // indirect
 	github.com/rs/xid v1.4.0 // indirect
 	github.com/russross/blackfriday/v2 v2.1.0 // indirect
 	github.com/shopspring/decimal v1.2.0 // indirect
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 2cacaaa0554b..dffec4fe2b6e 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -1297,6 +1297,8 @@ github.com/rogpeppe/go-internal v1.8.1/go.mod h1:JeRgkft04UBgHMgCIwADu4Pn6Mtm5d4
 github.com/rogpeppe/go-internal v1.9.0 h1:73kH8U+JUqXU8lRuOHeVHaa/SZPifC7BkcraZVejAe8=
 github.com/rogpeppe/go-internal v1.9.0/go.mod h1:WtVeX8xhTBvf0smdhujwtBcq4Qrzq/fJaraNFVN+nFs=
 github.com/rs/cors v1.7.0/go.mod h1:gFx+x8UowdsKA9AchylcLynDq+nNFfI8FkUZdN/jGCU=
+github.com/rs/cors v1.8.2 h1:KCooALfAYGs415Cwu5ABvv9n9509fSiG5SQJn/AQo4U=
+github.com/rs/cors v1.8.2/go.mod h1:XyqrcTp5zjWr1wsJ8PIRZssZ8b/WMcMf71DJnit4EMU=
 github.com/rs/xid v1.2.1/go.mod h1:+uKXf+4Djp6Md1KODXJxgGQPKngRmWyn10oCKFzNHOQ=
 github.com/rs/xid v1.4.0 h1:qd7wPTDkN6KQx2VmMBLrpHkiyQwgFXRnkOLacUiaSNY=
 github.com/rs/xid v1.4.0/go.mod h1:trrq9SKmegXys3aeAKXMUTdJsYXVwGY3RLcfgqegfbg=
diff --git a/modules/setting/cors.go b/modules/setting/cors.go
index ae0736e8307c..e2231a13a042 100644
--- a/modules/setting/cors.go
+++ b/modules/setting/cors.go
@@ -7,8 +7,13 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/log"
+	"github.com/rs/cors"
 )
 
+// Cors handles CORS requests and allows other middlewares
+// to check whetcher request marches CORS allowed origins.
+var Cors *cors.Cors
+
 // CORSConfig defines CORS settings
 var CORSConfig = struct {
 	Enabled          bool
@@ -34,6 +39,13 @@ func newCORSService() {
 	}
 
 	if CORSConfig.Enabled {
+		Cors = cors.New(cors.Options{
+			AllowedOrigins:   CORSConfig.AllowDomain,
+			AllowedMethods:   CORSConfig.Methods,
+			AllowCredentials: CORSConfig.AllowCredentials,
+			MaxAge:           int(CORSConfig.MaxAge.Seconds()),
+		})
+
 		log.Info("CORS Service Enabled")
 	}
 }
diff --git a/routers/common/middleware.go b/routers/common/middleware.go
index 0c7838b0ef5b..0f22d2181c15 100644
--- a/routers/common/middleware.go
+++ b/routers/common/middleware.go
@@ -78,5 +78,45 @@ func Middlewares() []func(http.Handler) http.Handler {
 			next.ServeHTTP(resp, req)
 		})
 	})
+
+	// Add CSRF handler.
+	handlers = append(handlers, csrfHandler())
+
 	return handlers
 }
+
+// csfrHandler blocks recognized CSRF attempts.
+// WARNING: for this proctection to work, web browser compatible with
+// Fetch Metadata Request Headers (https://w3c.github.io/webappsec-fetch-metadata)
+// must be used.
+func csrfHandler() func(next http.Handler) http.Handler {
+	return func(next http.Handler) http.Handler {
+		return http.HandlerFunc(func(resp http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) {
+
+			// Put header names we use for CSRF recognition into Vary response header.
+			if setting.CORSConfig.Enabled {
+				resp.Header().Set("Vary", "Origin, Sec-Fetch-Site")
+			} else {
+				resp.Header().Set("Vary", "Sec-Fetch-Site")
+			}
+
+			// Allow requests not recognized as CSRF.
+			secFetchSite := strings.ToLower(req.Header.Get("Sec-Fetch-Site"))
+			if req.Method == "GET" || // GET, HEAD and OPTIONS must not be used for changing state (CSRF resistant).
+				req.Method == "HEAD" ||
+				req.Method == "OPTIONS" ||
+				secFetchSite == "" || // Accept requests from clients without Fetch Metadata Request Headers support.
+				secFetchSite == "same-origin" || // Accept requests from own origin.
+				secFetchSite == "none" || // Accept requests initiated by user (i.e. using bookmark).
+				((secFetchSite == "same-site" || secFetchSite == "cross-site") && // Accept cross site requests allowed by CORS.
+					setting.CORSConfig.Enabled && setting.Cors.OriginAllowed(req)) {
+				next.ServeHTTP(resp, req)
+				return
+			}
+
+			// Forbid and log other requests as CSRF.
+			log.Error("CSRF rejected: METHOD=\"%s\", Origin=\"%s\", Sec-Fetch-Site=\"%s\"", req.Method, req.Header.Get("Origin"), secFetchSite)
+			http.Error(resp, http.StatusText(http.StatusForbidden), http.StatusForbidden)
+		})
+	}
+}