diff --git a/backend/src/recipes/recipes.service.ts b/backend/src/recipes/recipes.service.ts
index fd2249d2..5d245710 100644
--- a/backend/src/recipes/recipes.service.ts
+++ b/backend/src/recipes/recipes.service.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { ForbiddenException, Injectable, Logger, NotFoundException } from '@nestjs/common';
+import { BadRequestException, ForbiddenException, Injectable, Logger, NotFoundException } from '@nestjs/common';
 import { Prisma } from '@prisma/client';
 import * as fs from 'node:fs/promises';
 import * as path from 'node:path';
@@ -21,6 +21,21 @@ export class RecipesService {
     throw new NotFoundException(`Recipe with id ${id} not found`);
   }
 
+  private async assertProductsActive(productIds: number[]): Promise<void> {
+    if (productIds.length === 0) return;
+    const activeProducts = await this.prisma.product.findMany({
+      where: { id: { in: productIds }, isActive: true },
+      select: { id: true },
+    });
+    if (activeProducts.length !== productIds.length) {
+      const foundIds = new Set(activeProducts.map((p) => p.id));
+      const missing = productIds.filter((id) => !foundIds.has(id));
+      throw new BadRequestException(
+        `En eller flera ingrediensprodukter är inaktiva eller finns inte: ${missing.join(', ')}`,
+      );
+    }
+  }
+
   private async findRecipeByIdOrThrow(id: number) {
     const recipe = await this.prisma.recipe.findUnique({ where: { id } });
     if (!recipe) {
@@ -232,6 +247,9 @@ export class RecipesService {
     const existingRecipe = await this.findRecipeByIdOrThrow(id);
     this.assertRecipeEditableByUser(existingRecipe, userId, id);
 
+    // Validera att alla produkter är aktiva
+    await this.assertProductsActive(updateRecipeDto.ingredients.map((i) => i.productId));
+
     // Ta bort gamla ingredienser
     await this.prisma.recipeIngredient.deleteMany({
       where: { recipeId: id },
@@ -379,6 +397,9 @@ export class RecipesService {
   }
 
   async create(createRecipeDto: CreateRecipeDto, userId: number) {
+    // Validera att alla produkter är aktiva
+    await this.assertProductsActive(createRecipeDto.ingredients.map((i) => i.productId));
+
     this.logger.log(
       `[create] Incoming imageUrl from client: ${createRecipeDto.imageUrl ?? 'null'}`,
     );