diff --git a/routers/api/v1/api.go b/routers/api/v1/api.go
index ec516e79f1..5bbdc08683 100644
--- a/routers/api/v1/api.go
+++ b/routers/api/v1/api.go
@@ -449,6 +449,14 @@ func mustEnableAttachments() func(ctx *context.APIContext) {
 	return checkPermission(apiv1_permissions.MustEnableAttachments)
 }
 
+func checkForkDestination() func(*context.APIContext) {
+	apiv1_permissions_testhelpers.RecordSignature(apiv1_permissions.CheckForkDestination)
+	return func(ctx *context.APIContext) {
+		form := web.GetForm(ctx).(*api.CreateForkOption)
+		apiv1_permissions.CheckForkDestination(ctx, form.Organization)
+	}
+}
+
 // bind binding an obj to a func(ctx *context.APIContext)
 func bind[T any](_ T) any {
 	return func(ctx *context.APIContext) {
@@ -847,7 +855,7 @@ func Routes() *web.Route {
 				m.Get("/archive/*", reqRepoReader(unit.TypeCode), repo.GetArchive)
 				if !setting.Repository.DisableForks {
 					m.Combo("/forks").Get(repo.ListForks).
-						Post(reqToken(), reqRepoReader(unit.TypeCode), bind(api.CreateForkOption{}), repo.CreateFork)
+						Post(reqToken(), reqRepoReader(unit.TypeCode), bind(api.CreateForkOption{}), checkForkDestination(), repo.CreateFork)
 				}
 				m.Group("/branches", func() {
 					m.Get("", repo.ListBranches)
diff --git a/routers/api/v1/permissions/check_fork_destination.go b/routers/api/v1/permissions/check_fork_destination.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..31b55f1b76
--- /dev/null
+++ b/routers/api/v1/permissions/check_fork_destination.go
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+// Copyright 2026 The Forgejo Authors. All rights reserved.
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
+
+package permissions
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"net/http"
+
+	"forgejo.org/models/organization"
+)
+
+func CheckForkDestination(ctx Context, organizationName *string) {
+	if organizationName == nil {
+		return
+	}
+	org, err := organization.GetOrgByName(ctx.GetContext(), *organizationName)
+	if err != nil {
+		if organization.IsErrOrgNotExist(err) {
+			ctx.Error(http.StatusUnprocessableEntity, "", err)
+		} else {
+			ctx.Error(http.StatusInternalServerError, "GetOrgByName", err)
+		}
+		return
+	}
+	isMember, err := org.IsOrgMember(ctx.GetContext(), ctx.GetDoer().ID)
+	if err != nil {
+		ctx.Error(http.StatusInternalServerError, "IsOrgMember", err)
+		return
+	} else if !isMember {
+		ctx.Error(http.StatusForbidden, "isMemberNot", fmt.Sprintf("User is no Member of Organisation '%s'", org.Name))
+		return
+	}
+	if !IsUserSiteAdmin(ctx) {
+		canCreate, err := org.CanCreateOrgRepo(ctx.GetContext(), ctx.GetDoer().ID)
+		if err != nil {
+			ctx.Error(http.StatusInternalServerError, "CanCreateOrgRepo", err)
+			return
+		}
+		if !canCreate {
+			ctx.Error(http.StatusForbidden, "CanCreateOrgRepo", fmt.Sprintf("User is not allowed to create repos in Organisation '%s'", org.Name))
+			return
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/routers/api/v1/permissions/tests/check_fork_destination.go b/routers/api/v1/permissions/tests/check_fork_destination.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d0eced14c9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/routers/api/v1/permissions/tests/check_fork_destination.go
@@ -0,0 +1,91 @@
+// Copyright 2026 The Forgejo Authors.
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPLv3-or-later
+
+package tests
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	org_model "forgejo.org/models/organization"
+	"forgejo.org/models/perm"
+	user_model "forgejo.org/models/user"
+	apiv1_permissions "forgejo.org/routers/api/v1/permissions"
+	"forgejo.org/tests/forgery"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+)
+
+var _ = registerFunctionTestWithCall(apiv1_permissions.CheckForkDestination, functionTest{
+	interpret: func(t *testing.T, permissions *apiv1_permissions.Permissions, data *fixtureData) {
+		require.True(t, data.Has("forkOrg"))
+		if data.Get("forkOrg") == "unknownOrg" {
+			return
+		}
+		require.True(t, data.Has("forkOrgOwner"))
+		name := data.Get("forkOrg")
+		owner := data.Get("forkOrgOwner")
+		org := fixtureCreateOrg(t, &org_model.Organization{Name: name}, &user_model.User{Name: owner})
+
+		if data.Has("team") {
+			fixtureCreateTeam(t, org, data.Get("doer"), &forgery.CreateTeamOptions{
+				Name:             data.Get("team"),
+				CanCreateOrgRepo: data.Get("teamCanCreateOrgRepo") != "false",
+
+				Mode: perm.AccessModeWrite,
+			})
+		}
+	},
+	call: func(t *testing.T, ctx apiv1_permissions.Context, data *fixtureData, _ []any) {
+		forkOrg := data.Get("forkOrg")
+		t.Logf("calling CheckForkDestination(ctx, %s)", forkOrg)
+		apiv1_permissions.CheckForkDestination(ctx, &forkOrg)
+	},
+	fixtures: []*fixtureType{
+		{
+			data: newFixtureData(map[string]string{
+				"doer":         "regularorgowner",
+				"repository":   "userowner/repositorypublic",
+				"forkOrg":      "regularorg1",
+				"forkOrgOwner": "regularorgowner",
+			}),
+		},
+		{
+			data: newFixtureData(map[string]string{
+				"doer":                 "regularuser",
+				"repository":           "regularuser/repositorypublic",
+				"forkOrg":              "regularorg1",
+				"forkOrgOwner":         "regularorgowner",
+				"team":                 "team1",
+				"teamCanCreateOrgRepo": "true",
+			}),
+		},
+		{
+			data: newFixtureData(map[string]string{
+				"doer":                 "regularuser",
+				"repository":           "regularuser/repositorypublic",
+				"forkOrg":              "regularorg1",
+				"forkOrgOwner":         "regularorgowner",
+				"team":                 "team1",
+				"teamCanCreateOrgRepo": "false",
+			}),
+			error: "User is not allowed to create repos in Organisation",
+		},
+		{
+			data: newFixtureData(map[string]string{
+				"doer":         "doerregular",
+				"repository":   "userowner/repositorypublic",
+				"forkOrg":      "regularorg2",
+				"forkOrgOwner": "regularorgowner",
+			}),
+			error: "User is no Member of Organisation 'regularorg2'",
+		},
+		{
+			data: newFixtureData(map[string]string{
+				"doer":       "regularorgowner",
+				"repository": "userowner/repositorypublic",
+				"forkOrg":    "unknownOrg",
+			}),
+			error: "org does not exist",
+		},
+	},
+})
diff --git a/routers/api/v1/repo/fork.go b/routers/api/v1/repo/fork.go
index d297751fa5..4710b4aea3 100644
--- a/routers/api/v1/repo/fork.go
+++ b/routers/api/v1/repo/fork.go
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ package repo
 
 import (
 	"errors"
-	"fmt"
 	"net/http"
 
 	"forgejo.org/models/organization"
@@ -132,25 +131,6 @@ func CreateFork(ctx *context.APIContext) {
 			}
 			return
 		}
-		isMember, err := org.IsOrgMember(ctx, ctx.Doer().ID)
-		if err != nil {
-			ctx.Error(http.StatusInternalServerError, "IsOrgMember", err)
-			return
-		} else if !isMember {
-			ctx.Error(http.StatusForbidden, "isMemberNot", fmt.Sprintf("User is no Member of Organisation '%s'", org.Name))
-			return
-		}
-		if !ctx.IsUserSiteAdmin() {
-			canCreate, err := org.CanCreateOrgRepo(ctx, ctx.Doer().ID)
-			if err != nil {
-				ctx.Error(http.StatusInternalServerError, "CanCreateOrgRepo", err)
-				return
-			}
-			if !canCreate {
-				ctx.Error(http.StatusForbidden, "CanCreateOrgRepo", fmt.Sprintf("User is not allowed to create repos in Organisation '%s'", org.Name))
-				return
-			}
-		}
 		forker = org.AsUser()
 	}