diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/ItemController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/ItemController.php
index 3965bbd2..e8c6f62d 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/ItemController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/ItemController.php
@@ -142,6 +142,8 @@ public function vote(Request $request, $projectId, $itemId)
 
         $item = $project->items()->visibleForCurrentUser()->findOrfail($itemId);
 
+        abort_if($item->board?->block_votes, 403);
+
         $item->toggleUpvote();
 
         return redirect()->back();
diff --git a/app/Livewire/Item/VoteButton.php b/app/Livewire/Item/VoteButton.php
index d009139f..bf12124c 100644
--- a/app/Livewire/Item/VoteButton.php
+++ b/app/Livewire/Item/VoteButton.php
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 namespace App\Livewire\Item;
 
+use App\Models\Item;
 use App\Models\Vote;
 use Livewire\Component;
 use Illuminate\Support\Collection;
@@ -24,6 +25,8 @@ public function mount(bool $hideSubscribeOption = false)
 
     public function toggleUpvote()
     {
+        abort_if($this->model instanceof Item && $this->model->board?->block_votes, 403);
+
         $this->model->toggleUpvote();
         $this->refreshModel();
     }
diff --git a/app/Livewire/Project/ItemCard.php b/app/Livewire/Project/ItemCard.php
index ee08200e..d4a19a15 100644
--- a/app/Livewire/Project/ItemCard.php
+++ b/app/Livewire/Project/ItemCard.php
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ public function mount()
 
     public function toggleUpvote()
     {
+        abort_if($this->item->board?->block_votes, 403);
+
         $this->item->toggleUpvote();
         $this->item = $this->item->refresh();
     }
diff --git a/app/Models/Item.php b/app/Models/Item.php
index 7473e469..8fae757e 100644
--- a/app/Models/Item.php
+++ b/app/Models/Item.php
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@
 use Illuminate\Support\Str;
 use App\Enums\InboxWorkflow;
 use App\Settings\GeneralSettings;
+use Illuminate\Routing\Redirector;
+use Illuminate\Http\RedirectResponse;
 use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model;
 use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Builder;
 use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Casts\Attribute;
@@ -22,7 +24,10 @@
 
 class Item extends Model
 {
-    use HasFactory, Sluggable, HasOgImage, HasUpvote, HasTags;
+    use HasFactory, Sluggable, HasOgImage, HasTags;
+    use HasUpvote {
+        toggleUpvote as private toggleUpvoteWithoutBoardGuard;
+    }
 
     public $fillable = [
         'slug',
@@ -88,6 +93,15 @@ public function board(): BelongsTo
         return $this->belongsTo(Board::class);
     }
 
+    public function toggleUpvote(?User $user = null): Vote|Model|RedirectResponse|bool|Redirector
+    {
+        if ($this->board?->block_votes) {
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        return $this->toggleUpvoteWithoutBoardGuard($user);
+    }
+
     public function user(): BelongsTo
     {
         return $this->belongsTo(User::class);
diff --git a/tests/Feature/Item/VoteOnItemTest.php b/tests/Feature/Item/VoteOnItemTest.php
index 1a860249..78b466e7 100644
--- a/tests/Feature/Item/VoteOnItemTest.php
+++ b/tests/Feature/Item/VoteOnItemTest.php
@@ -97,22 +97,24 @@
     $this->assertTrue($user->hasAdminAccess());
 });
 
-test('A user cant vote on an item that belongs to a board which disables voting', function () {
+test('A user cannot vote on an item that belongs to a board which disables voting', function () {
     $user = User::first();
 
-    $board = Board::factory()->create(['block_votes' => true]);
+    $project = Project::factory()->create();
+    $board = Board::factory()->for($project)->create(['block_votes' => true]);
     $item = Item::factory()->create([
-        'project_id' => $board->getAttributeValue('project_id'),
-        'board_id' => $board->getAttributeValue('id'),
-        ]);
+        'project_id' => $project->id,
+        'board_id' => $board->id,
+    ]);
 
     $this->assertEquals(0, $item->votes()->count());
 
     $this->actingAs($user)
         ->post(route('projects.items.vote', [
             'item' => $item->getKey(),
-            'project' => $board->getKey(),
-        ]));
+            'project' => $project->getKey(),
+        ]))
+        ->assertForbidden();
 
     $this->assertAuthenticatedAs($user);
     $this->assertEquals(0, $item->votes()->count());