diff --git a/src/app/(frontend)/voiceover/actions.ts b/src/app/(frontend)/voiceover/actions.ts
index 5b6da2f..070aed8 100644
--- a/src/app/(frontend)/voiceover/actions.ts
+++ b/src/app/(frontend)/voiceover/actions.ts
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ interface ActionResult<T = undefined> {
 /** Server actions body limit is 10mb — enforce a 9 MB cap server-side with a clear error. */
 const MAX_AUDIO_BYTES = 9 * 1024 * 1024;
 
+const MAX_TAKES_PER_SCRIPT = 5;
+
 async function authenticate() {
   const payloadConfig = await config;
   const payload = await getPayload({ config: payloadConfig });
@@ -83,6 +85,20 @@ export async function submitVoiceRecording(
       return { success: false, error: "This script is closed to new submissions." };
     }
 
+    const takeCount = await payload.count({
+      collection: "voice-submissions",
+      where: {
+        and: [{ user: { equals: user.id } }, { script: { equals: scriptId } }],
+      },
+      overrideAccess: true,
+    });
+    if (takeCount.totalDocs >= MAX_TAKES_PER_SCRIPT) {
+      return {
+        success: false,
+        error: `You have reached the limit of ${MAX_TAKES_PER_SCRIPT} takes for this script.`,
+      };
+    }
+
     const file = formData.get("file");
     if (!(file instanceof File)) {
       return { success: false, error: "No audio file provided." };