diff --git a/pkg/templates/workflows.go b/pkg/templates/workflows.go
index 94e2c11c9b..77e955c1a9 100644
--- a/pkg/templates/workflows.go
+++ b/pkg/templates/workflows.go
@@ -80,6 +80,16 @@ func parseWorkflowTemplate(workflow *workflows.WorkflowTemplate, preprocessor Pr
 			gologger.Warning().Msgf("Could not parse workflow template %s: no executer found\n", path)
 			continue
 		}
+		if len(template.RequestsCode) > 0 {
+			if !options.Options.EnableCodeTemplates {
+				gologger.Warning().Msgf("`-code` flag not found, skipping code template from workflow: %v\n", path)
+				continue
+			} else if !template.Verified {
+				// unverfied code templates are not allowed in workflows
+				gologger.Warning().Msgf("skipping unverified code template from workflow: %v\n", path)
+				continue
+			}
+		}
 		workflowTemplates = append(workflowTemplates, template)
 	}