diff --git a/pkg/user/error.go b/pkg/user/error.go
index 0d863a05b..0456f0a68 100644
--- a/pkg/user/error.go
+++ b/pkg/user/error.go
@@ -373,6 +373,32 @@ func (err ErrInvalidTOTPPasscode) HTTPError() web.HTTPError {
 	}
 }
 
+// ErrTOTPPasscodeUsed represents a "TOTPPasscodeUsed" kind of error.
+// This is returned when a TOTP passcode has already been used within its validity window.
+type ErrTOTPPasscodeUsed struct{}
+
+// IsErrTOTPPasscodeUsed checks if an error is a ErrTOTPPasscodeUsed.
+func IsErrTOTPPasscodeUsed(err error) bool {
+	_, ok := err.(ErrTOTPPasscodeUsed)
+	return ok
+}
+
+func (err ErrTOTPPasscodeUsed) Error() string {
+	return "This totp passcode has already been used"
+}
+
+// ErrCodeTOTPPasscodeUsed holds the unique world-error code of this error
+const ErrCodeTOTPPasscodeUsed = 1025
+
+// HTTPError holds the http error description
+func (err ErrTOTPPasscodeUsed) HTTPError() web.HTTPError {
+	return web.HTTPError{
+		HTTPCode: http.StatusPreconditionFailed,
+		Code:     ErrCodeTOTPPasscodeUsed,
+		Message:  "This totp passcode has already been used.",
+	}
+}
+
 // ErrInvalidAvatarProvider represents a "InvalidAvatarProvider" kind of error.
 type ErrInvalidAvatarProvider struct {
 	AvatarProvider string
diff --git a/pkg/user/totp_test.go b/pkg/user/totp_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..be3279adb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/user/totp_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+// Vikunja is a to-do list application to facilitate your life.
+// Copyright 2018-present Vikunja and contributors. All rights reserved.
+//
+// This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+// it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as published by
+// the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+// (at your option) any later version.
+//
+// This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+// but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+// MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+// GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
+//
+// You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+// along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+package user
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+
+	"code.vikunja.io/api/pkg/db"
+
+	"github.com/pquerna/otp/totp"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+)
+
+func TestTOTPPasscodeCannotBeReused(t *testing.T) {
+	db.LoadAndAssertFixtures(t)
+	s := db.NewSession()
+	defer s.Close()
+
+	// Generate a valid TOTP passcode for user1's secret from the fixture
+	secret := "JBSWY3DPEHPK3PXP"
+	passcode, err := totp.GenerateCode(secret, time.Now())
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	user := &User{ID: 1}
+
+	// First use should succeed
+	_, err = ValidateTOTPPasscode(s, &TOTPPasscode{
+		User:     user,
+		Passcode: passcode,
+	})
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	// Second use of the same passcode should fail
+	_, err = ValidateTOTPPasscode(s, &TOTPPasscode{
+		User:     user,
+		Passcode: passcode,
+	})
+	require.Error(t, err)
+	assert.True(t, IsErrTOTPPasscodeUsed(err), "expected ErrTOTPPasscodeUsed, got: %v", err)
+}