diff --git a/backend/src/main/java/org/raddatz/familienarchiv/service/PersonService.java b/backend/src/main/java/org/raddatz/familienarchiv/service/PersonService.java
index c5b63939..db71d24c 100644
--- a/backend/src/main/java/org/raddatz/familienarchiv/service/PersonService.java
+++ b/backend/src/main/java/org/raddatz/familienarchiv/service/PersonService.java
@@ -109,6 +109,9 @@ public class PersonService {
 
     @Transactional
     public Person createPerson(PersonUpdateDTO dto) {
+        if (dto.getPersonType() == PersonType.SKIP) {
+            throw DomainException.badRequest(ErrorCode.INVALID_PERSON_TYPE, "SKIP is not a valid person type for manual creation");
+        }
         validateYears(dto.getBirthYear(), dto.getDeathYear());
         Person person = Person.builder()
                 .personType(dto.getPersonType())
diff --git a/backend/src/test/java/org/raddatz/familienarchiv/service/PersonServiceTest.java b/backend/src/test/java/org/raddatz/familienarchiv/service/PersonServiceTest.java
index 692e2596..cb059e4e 100644
--- a/backend/src/test/java/org/raddatz/familienarchiv/service/PersonServiceTest.java
+++ b/backend/src/test/java/org/raddatz/familienarchiv/service/PersonServiceTest.java
@@ -128,6 +128,17 @@ class PersonServiceTest {
         assertThat(result.getPersonType()).isEqualTo(PersonType.INSTITUTION);
     }
 
+    @Test
+    void createPerson_dto_throwsInvalidPersonType_whenSkip() {
+        PersonUpdateDTO dto = new PersonUpdateDTO();
+        dto.setFirstName("Anna"); dto.setLastName("Test"); dto.setPersonType(PersonType.SKIP);
+
+        assertThatThrownBy(() -> personService.createPerson(dto))
+                .isInstanceOf(DomainException.class)
+                .extracting(e -> ((DomainException) e).getStatus().value())
+                .isEqualTo(400);
+    }
+
     @Test
     void createPerson_dto_persistsTitle() {
         when(personRepository.save(any())).thenAnswer(inv -> inv.getArgument(0));