diff --git a/modules/core/src/Controller/ErrorReport.php b/modules/core/src/Controller/ErrorReport.php
index 1ff5ee0243..c8bf5edceb 100644
--- a/modules/core/src/Controller/ErrorReport.php
+++ b/modules/core/src/Controller/ErrorReport.php
@@ -86,7 +86,10 @@ public function main(Request $request): RedirectResponse|Template
         $data['hostname'] = php_uname('n');
         $data['directory'] = dirname(__FILE__, 2);
 
-        if ($this->config->getOptionalBoolean('errorreporting', true)) {
+        if(!empty($_REQUEST['name'])) {
+            // spam protection honeypot
+            Logger::debug('Ignoring error report from ' . $email . ': ' . preg_replace('/[\r\n]/', ' ', $text));
+        } elseif ($this->config->getOptionalBoolean('errorreporting', true)) {
             $mail = new Utils\EMail('SimpleSAMLphp error report from ' . $email);
             $mail->setData($data);
             if (filter_var($email, FILTER_VALIDATE_EMAIL, FILTER_REQUIRE_SCALAR)) {
diff --git a/templates/error.twig b/templates/error.twig
index 041139615e..7f7c12feda 100644
--- a/templates/error.twig
+++ b/templates/error.twig
@@ -42,7 +42,10 @@
         <form action="{{ errorReportAddress }}" class="pure-form" method="post">
             <p>{{ 'Optionally enter your email address, for the administrators to be able contact you for further questions about your issue:' | trans }}</p>
             <label for="email">{{ 'E-mail address:' | trans }}</label>
-                <input type="email" name="email" id="email" class="edge" size="50" value="{{ email }}">
+            <input type="email" name="email" id="email" class="edge" size="50" value="{{ email }}">
+
+            {# spam protection honeypot #}
+            <input type="text" name="name" style="display:none !important" tabindex="-1" autocomplete="off" value="">
 
             <textarea class="text-area edge" name="text" rows="6" cols="50" placeholder="{{ 'Explain what you did when this error occurred...' | trans }}" required></textarea>
         <p class="center">