diff --git a/backend/app/api/board_webhooks.py b/backend/app/api/board_webhooks.py
index 788607ea..d69a2c77 100644
--- a/backend/app/api/board_webhooks.py
+++ b/backend/app/api/board_webhooks.py
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 
 from __future__ import annotations
 
+import hashlib
+import hmac
 import json
 from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
 from uuid import UUID
@@ -67,6 +69,7 @@ def _to_webhook_read(webhook: BoardWebhook) -> BoardWebhookRead:
         agent_id=webhook.agent_id,
         description=webhook.description,
         enabled=webhook.enabled,
+        has_secret=webhook.secret is not None,
         endpoint_path=endpoint_path,
         endpoint_url=_webhook_endpoint_url(endpoint_path),
         created_at=webhook.created_at,
@@ -160,6 +163,43 @@ def _decode_payload(
     return body_text
 
 
+def _verify_webhook_signature(
+    webhook: BoardWebhook,
+    raw_body: bytes,
+    request: Request,
+) -> None:
+    """Verify HMAC-SHA256 signature if the webhook has a secret configured.
+
+    When a secret is set, the sender must include a valid signature in one of:
+      X-Hub-Signature-256: sha256=<hex-digest>   (GitHub-style)
+      X-Webhook-Signature: sha256=<hex-digest>
+    If no secret is configured, signature verification is skipped.
+    """
+    if not webhook.secret:
+        return
+    sig_header = (
+        request.headers.get("x-hub-signature-256")
+        or request.headers.get("x-webhook-signature")
+    )
+    if not sig_header:
+        raise HTTPException(
+            status_code=status.HTTP_403_FORBIDDEN,
+            detail="Missing webhook signature header.",
+        )
+    if sig_header.startswith("sha256="):
+        sig_header = sig_header[7:]
+    expected = hmac.new(
+        webhook.secret.encode("utf-8"),
+        raw_body,
+        hashlib.sha256,
+    ).hexdigest()
+    if not hmac.compare_digest(sig_header, expected):
+        raise HTTPException(
+            status_code=status.HTTP_403_FORBIDDEN,
+            detail="Invalid webhook signature.",
+        )
+
+
 def _captured_headers(request: Request) -> dict[str, str] | None:
     captured: dict[str, str] = {}
     for header, value in request.headers.items():
@@ -454,10 +494,13 @@ async def ingest_board_webhook(
             detail="Webhook is disabled.",
         )
 
+    raw_body = await request.body()
+    _verify_webhook_signature(webhook, raw_body, request)
+
     content_type = request.headers.get("content-type")
     headers = _captured_headers(request)
     payload_value = _decode_payload(
-        await request.body(),
+        raw_body,
         content_type=content_type,
     )
     payload = BoardWebhookPayload(
diff --git a/backend/app/models/board_webhooks.py b/backend/app/models/board_webhooks.py
index 7646f1d2..99982903 100644
--- a/backend/app/models/board_webhooks.py
+++ b/backend/app/models/board_webhooks.py
@@ -23,5 +23,6 @@ class BoardWebhook(QueryModel, table=True):
     agent_id: UUID | None = Field(default=None, foreign_key="agents.id", index=True)
     description: str
     enabled: bool = Field(default=True, index=True)
+    secret: str | None = Field(default=None)
     created_at: datetime = Field(default_factory=utcnow)
     updated_at: datetime = Field(default_factory=utcnow)
diff --git a/backend/app/schemas/board_webhooks.py b/backend/app/schemas/board_webhooks.py
index 0c39908b..b7cc3a70 100644
--- a/backend/app/schemas/board_webhooks.py
+++ b/backend/app/schemas/board_webhooks.py
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ class BoardWebhookCreate(SQLModel):
     description: NonEmptyStr
     enabled: bool = True
     agent_id: UUID | None = None
+    secret: str | None = None
 
 
 class BoardWebhookUpdate(SQLModel):
@@ -26,6 +27,7 @@ class BoardWebhookUpdate(SQLModel):
     description: NonEmptyStr | None = None
     enabled: bool | None = None
     agent_id: UUID | None = None
+    secret: str | None = None
 
 
 class BoardWebhookRead(SQLModel):
@@ -36,6 +38,7 @@ class BoardWebhookRead(SQLModel):
     agent_id: UUID | None = None
     description: str
     enabled: bool
+    has_secret: bool = False
     endpoint_path: str
     endpoint_url: str | None = None
     created_at: datetime
diff --git a/backend/migrations/versions/a1b2c3d4e5f6_add_webhook_secret.py b/backend/migrations/versions/a1b2c3d4e5f6_add_webhook_secret.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d6e89bbd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/migrations/versions/a1b2c3d4e5f6_add_webhook_secret.py
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+"""Add optional secret column to board_webhooks for HMAC signature verification.
+
+Revision ID: a1b2c3d4e5f6
+Revises: fa6e83f8d9a1
+Create Date: 2026-03-03 00:00:00.000000
+
+"""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import sqlalchemy as sa
+from alembic import op
+
+# revision identifiers, used by Alembic.
+revision = "a1b2c3d4e5f6"
+down_revision = "f1b2c3d4e5a6"
+branch_labels = None
+depends_on = None
+
+
+def upgrade() -> None:
+    """Add secret column to board_webhooks table."""
+    bind = op.get_bind()
+    inspector = sa.inspect(bind)
+    columns = {c["name"] for c in inspector.get_columns("board_webhooks")}
+    if "secret" not in columns:
+        op.add_column(
+            "board_webhooks",
+            sa.Column("secret", sa.String(), nullable=True),
+        )
+
+
+def downgrade() -> None:
+    """Remove secret column from board_webhooks table."""
+    bind = op.get_bind()
+    inspector = sa.inspect(bind)
+    columns = {c["name"] for c in inspector.get_columns("board_webhooks")}
+    if "secret" in columns:
+        op.drop_column("board_webhooks", "secret")