diff --git a/client/src/pages/course/student/cross-check-review.tsx b/client/src/pages/course/student/cross-check-review.tsx
index 4aa5c04800..f23acb337c 100644
--- a/client/src/pages/course/student/cross-check-review.tsx
+++ b/client/src/pages/course/student/cross-check-review.tsx
@@ -140,6 +140,10 @@ function Page() {
 
   const submitReview = withLoading(async values => {
     try {
+      if (values.maxScore != null && values.maxScore < score) {
+        message.error(`The score (${score}) exceeds the maximum score (${values.maxScore}) for the task.`);
+        return;
+      }
       await courseService.postTaskSolutionResult(values.githubId, values.courseTaskId, {
         score,
         comment: markdownLabel + values.comment,
diff --git a/server/src/routes/course/crossCheck/createResult.ts b/server/src/routes/course/crossCheck/createResult.ts
index 46d3178ce4..4196fca377 100644
--- a/server/src/routes/course/crossCheck/createResult.ts
+++ b/server/src/routes/course/crossCheck/createResult.ts
@@ -62,6 +62,11 @@ export const createResult = (_: ILogger) => async (ctx: Router.RouterContext) =>
     review: Array.isArray(inputData.review) ? inputData.review : [],
   };
 
+  if (data.score > courseTask.maxScore) {
+    setErrorResponse(ctx, BAD_REQUEST, 'score provided is greater than max score for the task');
+    return;
+  }
+
   if (isNaN(data.score) || data.score < 0) {
     setErrorResponse(ctx, BAD_REQUEST, 'no score provided');
     return;