diff --git a/srv/api/api.go b/srv/api/api.go
index 39d73d9..bbb677a 100644
--- a/srv/api/api.go
+++ b/srv/api/api.go
@@ -142,6 +142,8 @@ func (a *api) handler() http.Handler {
 		staticHandler = httputil.NewSingleHostReverseProxy(a.params.StaticProxy)
 	}
 
+	staticHandler = setCSRFMiddleware(staticHandler)
+
 	// sugar
 	requirePow := func(h http.Handler) http.Handler {
 		return a.requirePowMiddleware(h)
@@ -163,7 +165,9 @@ func (a *api) handler() http.Handler {
 	apiMux.Handle("/mailinglist/finalize", a.mailingListFinalizeHandler())
 	apiMux.Handle("/mailinglist/unsubscribe", a.mailingListUnsubscribeHandler())
 
-	apiHandler := logMiddleware(a.params.Logger, apiMux)
+	var apiHandler http.Handler = apiMux
+	apiHandler = checkCSRFMiddleware(apiHandler)
+	apiHandler = logMiddleware(a.params.Logger, apiHandler)
 	apiHandler = annotateMiddleware(apiHandler)
 	apiHandler = addResponseHeaders(map[string]string{
 		"Cache-Control": "no-store, max-age=0",
diff --git a/srv/api/csrf.go b/srv/api/csrf.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d705adb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srv/api/csrf.go
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+package api
+
+import (
+	"errors"
+	"net/http"
+)
+
+const (
+	csrfTokenCookieName = "csrf_token"
+	csrfTokenHeaderName = "X-CSRF-Token"
+)
+
+func setCSRFMiddleware(h http.Handler) http.Handler {
+	return http.HandlerFunc(func(rw http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+
+		csrfTok, err := getCookie(r, csrfTokenCookieName, "")
+
+		if err != nil {
+			internalServerError(rw, r, err)
+			return
+
+		} else if csrfTok == "" {
+			http.SetCookie(rw, &http.Cookie{
+				Name:   csrfTokenCookieName,
+				Value:  randStr(32),
+				Secure: true,
+			})
+		}
+
+		h.ServeHTTP(rw, r)
+	})
+}
+
+func checkCSRFMiddleware(h http.Handler) http.Handler {
+	return http.HandlerFunc(func(rw http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+
+		csrfTok, err := getCookie(r, csrfTokenCookieName, "")
+
+		if err != nil {
+			internalServerError(rw, r, err)
+			return
+
+		} else if csrfTok == "" || r.Header.Get(csrfTokenHeaderName) != csrfTok {
+			badRequest(rw, r, errors.New("invalid CSRF token"))
+			return
+		}
+
+		h.ServeHTTP(rw, r)
+	})
+}
diff --git a/srv/api/utils.go b/srv/api/utils.go
index 7662e17..2cf40b6 100644
--- a/srv/api/utils.go
+++ b/srv/api/utils.go
@@ -2,7 +2,11 @@ package api
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"crypto/rand"
+	"encoding/hex"
 	"encoding/json"
+	"errors"
+	"fmt"
 	"net/http"
 	"strconv"
 
@@ -66,3 +70,22 @@ func strToInt(str string, defaultVal int) (int, error) {
 	}
 	return strconv.Atoi(str)
 }
+
+func getCookie(r *http.Request, cookieName, defaultVal string) (string, error) {
+	c, err := r.Cookie(cookieName)
+	if errors.Is(err, http.ErrNoCookie) {
+		return defaultVal, nil
+	} else if err != nil {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("reading cookie %q: %w", cookieName, err)
+	}
+
+	return c.Value, nil
+}
+
+func randStr(numBytesEntropy int) string {
+	b := make([]byte, numBytesEntropy)
+	if _, err := rand.Read(b); err != nil {
+		panic(err)
+	}
+	return hex.EncodeToString(b)
+}
diff --git a/static/src/assets/api.js b/static/src/assets/api.js
index bec2740..b591764 100644
--- a/static/src/assets/api.js
+++ b/static/src/assets/api.js
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import * as utils from "/assets/utils.js";
 
 const doFetch = async (req) => {
   let res, jsonRes;
@@ -48,7 +49,15 @@ const solvePow = async () => {
 const call = async (method, route, opts = {}) => {
   const { body = {}, requiresPow = false } = opts;
 
-  const reqOpts = { method };
+  if (!utils.cookies["csrf_token"]) 
+    throw "csrf_token cookie not set, can't make api call";
+
+  const reqOpts = {
+    method,
+    headers: {
+      "X-CSRF-Token": utils.cookies["csrf_token"],
+    },
+  };
 
   if (requiresPow) {
     const {seed, solution} = await solvePow();
@@ -57,7 +66,6 @@ const call = async (method, route, opts = {}) => {
   }
 
   if (Object.keys(body).length > 0) {
-
     const form = new FormData();
     for (const key in body) form.append(key, body[key]);
 
diff --git a/static/src/assets/utils.js b/static/src/assets/utils.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..96a2950
--- /dev/null
+++ b/static/src/assets/utils.js
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+const cookies = {};
+const cookieKVs = document.cookie
+  .split(';')
+  .map(cookie => cookie.trim().split('=', 2));
+
+for (const i in cookieKVs) {
+  cookies[cookieKVs[i][0]] = cookieKVs[i][1];
+}
+
+export {
+  cookies,
+}