diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/recipes/RecipeForm.svelte b/frontend/src/lib/recipes/RecipeForm.svelte
index 7d7242c..c9ca6e8 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/recipes/RecipeForm.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/recipes/RecipeForm.svelte
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@
 	let imageError = $state<string | null>(null);
 
 	const MAX_IMAGE_BYTES = 5 * 1024 * 1024;
+	const ALLOWED_MIME_TYPES = ['image/jpeg', 'image/jpg', 'image/png', 'image/gif', 'image/webp'];
 
 	function handleImageChange(e: Event) {
 		const file = (e.currentTarget as HTMLInputElement).files?.[0];
@@ -73,6 +74,11 @@
 			(e.currentTarget as HTMLInputElement).value = '';
 			return;
 		}
+		if (!ALLOWED_MIME_TYPES.includes(file.type)) {
+			imageError = 'Dateityp nicht unterstützt. Erlaubt: JPEG, PNG, GIF, WebP.';
+			(e.currentTarget as HTMLInputElement).value = '';
+			return;
+		}
 		imageError = null;
 		const reader = new FileReader();
 		reader.onload = () => {
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/recipes/RecipeForm.test.ts b/frontend/src/lib/recipes/RecipeForm.test.ts
index b03aa7a..ffa8374 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/recipes/RecipeForm.test.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/recipes/RecipeForm.test.ts
@@ -189,4 +189,26 @@ describe('RecipeForm', () => {
 
 		expect(screen.queryByText(/datei zu groß/i)).not.toBeInTheDocument();
 	});
+
+	it('shows error when selected file has unsupported type', async () => {
+		const user = userEvent.setup();
+		render(RecipeForm, { props: emptyProps });
+
+		const bmpFile = new File(['content'], 'image.bmp', { type: 'image/bmp' });
+		const fileInput = document.querySelector('input[type="file"]') as HTMLInputElement;
+		await user.upload(fileInput, bmpFile);
+
+		expect(screen.getByText(/dateityp/i)).toBeInTheDocument();
+	});
+
+	it('does not show type error for supported image types', async () => {
+		const user = userEvent.setup();
+		render(RecipeForm, { props: emptyProps });
+
+		const jpgFile = new File(['content'], 'photo.jpg', { type: 'image/jpeg' });
+		const fileInput = document.querySelector('input[type="file"]') as HTMLInputElement;
+		await user.upload(fileInput, jpgFile);
+
+		expect(screen.queryByText(/dateityp/i)).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+	});
 });