diff --git a/app/api/controller/repo/check.go b/app/api/controller/repo/check.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..144168b38
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/api/controller/repo/check.go
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+// Copyright 2023 Harness, Inc.
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+package repo
+
+import (
+	"context"
+
+	"github.com/harness/gitness/app/auth"
+)
+
+// Check defines the interface for adding extra checks during repository operations.
+type Check interface {
+	// Create allows adding extra check during create repo operations
+	Create(ctx context.Context, session *auth.Session, in *CreateInput) error
+}
diff --git a/app/api/controller/repo/controller.go b/app/api/controller/repo/controller.go
index 5bbb5feaf..a7ea23160 100644
--- a/app/api/controller/repo/controller.go
+++ b/app/api/controller/repo/controller.go
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ type Controller struct {
 	resourceLimiter    limiter.ResourceLimiter
 	mtxManager         lock.MutexManager
 	identifierCheck    check.RepoIdentifier
+	repoCheck          Check
 }
 
 func NewController(
@@ -88,6 +89,7 @@ func NewController(
 	limiter limiter.ResourceLimiter,
 	mtxManager lock.MutexManager,
 	identifierCheck check.RepoIdentifier,
+	repoCheck Check,
 ) *Controller {
 	return &Controller{
 		defaultBranch:                 config.Git.DefaultBranch,
@@ -110,6 +112,7 @@ func NewController(
 		resourceLimiter:               limiter,
 		mtxManager:                    mtxManager,
 		identifierCheck:               identifierCheck,
+		repoCheck:                     repoCheck,
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/app/api/controller/repo/create.go b/app/api/controller/repo/create.go
index d7e06e2ee..e44aff627 100644
--- a/app/api/controller/repo/create.go
+++ b/app/api/controller/repo/create.go
@@ -70,6 +70,11 @@ func (c *Controller) Create(ctx context.Context, session *auth.Session, in *Crea
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
+	err = c.repoCheck.Create(ctx, session, in)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
 	var repo *types.Repository
 	err = c.tx.WithTx(ctx, func(ctx context.Context) error {
 		if err := c.resourceLimiter.RepoCount(ctx, parentSpace.ID, 1); err != nil {
diff --git a/app/api/controller/repo/no_op_checks.go b/app/api/controller/repo/no_op_checks.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e37c1b931
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/api/controller/repo/no_op_checks.go
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+// Copyright 2023 Harness, Inc.
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+package repo
+
+import (
+	"context"
+
+	"github.com/harness/gitness/app/auth"
+)
+
+var _ Check = (*NoOpRepoChecks)(nil)
+
+type NoOpRepoChecks struct {
+}
+
+func NewNoOpRepoChecks() *NoOpRepoChecks {
+	return &NoOpRepoChecks{}
+}
+
+func (c *NoOpRepoChecks) Create(_ context.Context, _ *auth.Session, _ *CreateInput) error {
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/app/api/controller/repo/wire.go b/app/api/controller/repo/wire.go
index 0a63ffae0..508d2ce63 100644
--- a/app/api/controller/repo/wire.go
+++ b/app/api/controller/repo/wire.go
@@ -58,10 +58,15 @@ func ProvideController(
 	limiter limiter.ResourceLimiter,
 	mtxManager lock.MutexManager,
 	identifierCheck check.RepoIdentifier,
+	repoChecks Check,
 ) *Controller {
 	return NewController(config, tx, urlProvider,
 		authorizer, repoStore,
 		spaceStore, pipelineStore,
 		principalStore, ruleStore, principalInfoCache, protectionManager,
-		rpcClient, importer, codeOwners, reporeporter, indexer, limiter, mtxManager, identifierCheck)
+		rpcClient, importer, codeOwners, reporeporter, indexer, limiter, mtxManager, identifierCheck, repoChecks)
+}
+
+func ProvideRepoCheck() Check {
+	return NewNoOpRepoChecks()
 }
diff --git a/cmd/gitness/wire.go b/cmd/gitness/wire.go
index e659bfcef..a18e7668b 100644
--- a/cmd/gitness/wire.go
+++ b/cmd/gitness/wire.go
@@ -183,6 +183,7 @@ func initSystem(ctx context.Context, config *types.Config) (*cliserver.System, e
 		controllerkeywordsearch.WireSet,
 		usergroup.WireSet,
 		openapi.WireSet,
+		repo.ProvideRepoCheck,
 	)
 	return &cliserver.System{}, nil
 }
diff --git a/cmd/gitness/wire_gen.go b/cmd/gitness/wire_gen.go
index f0093ae9e..a839f61c8 100644
--- a/cmd/gitness/wire_gen.go
+++ b/cmd/gitness/wire_gen.go
@@ -189,7 +189,8 @@ func initSystem(ctx context.Context, config *types.Config) (*server.System, erro
 		return nil, err
 	}
 	repoIdentifier := check.ProvideRepoIdentifierCheck()
-	repoController := repo.ProvideController(config, transactor, provider, authorizer, repoStore, spaceStore, pipelineStore, principalStore, ruleStore, principalInfoCache, protectionManager, gitInterface, repository, codeownersService, reporter, indexer, resourceLimiter, mutexManager, repoIdentifier)
+	repoCheck := repo.ProvideRepoCheck()
+	repoController := repo.ProvideController(config, transactor, provider, authorizer, repoStore, spaceStore, pipelineStore, principalStore, ruleStore, principalInfoCache, protectionManager, gitInterface, repository, codeownersService, reporter, indexer, resourceLimiter, mutexManager, repoIdentifier, repoCheck)
 	executionStore := database.ProvideExecutionStore(db)
 	checkStore := database.ProvideCheckStore(db, principalInfoCache)
 	stageStore := database.ProvideStageStore(db)