diff --git a/src/components/auth/login-form.tsx b/src/components/auth/login-form.tsx
index 66af4e9..8951a7c 100644
--- a/src/components/auth/login-form.tsx
+++ b/src/components/auth/login-form.tsx
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ import { zodResolver } from '@hookform/resolvers/zod';
 import { EyeIcon, EyeOffIcon, Loader2Icon } from 'lucide-react';
 import { useLocale, useTranslations } from 'next-intl';
 import { useSearchParams } from 'next/navigation';
-import { useState } from 'react';
+import { useRef, useState } from 'react';
 import { useForm, useWatch } from 'react-hook-form';
 import * as z from 'zod';
 import { Captcha } from '../shared/captcha';
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ export const LoginForm = ({
   const [success, setSuccess] = useState<string | undefined>('');
   const [isPending, setIsPending] = useState(false);
   const [showPassword, setShowPassword] = useState(false);
+  const captchaRef = useRef<any>(null);
 
   // Check if credential login is enabled
   const credentialLoginEnabled = websiteConfig.auth.enableCredentialLogin;
@@ -92,6 +93,15 @@ export const LoginForm = ({
     name: 'captchaToken',
   });
 
+  // Function to reset captcha
+  const resetCaptcha = () => {
+    form.setValue('captchaToken', '');
+    // Try to reset the Turnstile widget if available
+    if (captchaRef.current && typeof captchaRef.current.reset === 'function') {
+      captchaRef.current.reset();
+    }
+  };
+
   const onSubmit = async (values: z.infer<typeof LoginSchema>) => {
     // Validate captcha token if turnstile is enabled and site key is available
     if (captchaConfigured && values.captchaToken) {
@@ -107,6 +117,8 @@ export const LoginForm = ({
         console.error('login, captcha invalid:', values.captchaToken);
         const errorMessage = captchaResult?.data?.error || t('captchaInvalid');
         setError(errorMessage);
+        setIsPending(false);
+        resetCaptcha(); // Reset captcha on validation failure
         return;
       }
     }
@@ -139,6 +151,10 @@ export const LoginForm = ({
         onError: (ctx) => {
           console.error('login, error:', ctx.error);
           setError(`${ctx.error.status}: ${ctx.error.message}`);
+          // Reset captcha on login error
+          if (captchaConfigured) {
+            resetCaptcha();
+          }
         },
       }
     );
@@ -237,6 +253,7 @@ export const LoginForm = ({
             <FormSuccess message={success} />
             {captchaConfigured && (
               <Captcha
+                ref={captchaRef}
                 onSuccess={(token) => form.setValue('captchaToken', token)}
                 validationError={form.formState.errors.captchaToken?.message}
               />
diff --git a/src/components/auth/register-form.tsx b/src/components/auth/register-form.tsx
index b5e7d09..d7b5d7a 100644
--- a/src/components/auth/register-form.tsx
+++ b/src/components/auth/register-form.tsx
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ import { zodResolver } from '@hookform/resolvers/zod';
 import { EyeIcon, EyeOffIcon, Loader2Icon } from 'lucide-react';
 import { useLocale, useTranslations } from 'next-intl';
 import { useSearchParams } from 'next/navigation';
-import { useState } from 'react';
+import { useRef, useState } from 'react';
 import { useForm, useWatch } from 'react-hook-form';
 import * as z from 'zod';
 import { Captcha } from '../shared/captcha';
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ export const RegisterForm = ({
   const [success, setSuccess] = useState<string | undefined>('');
   const [isPending, setIsPending] = useState(false);
   const [showPassword, setShowPassword] = useState(false);
+  const captchaRef = useRef<any>(null);
 
   // Check if credential login is enabled
   const credentialLoginEnabled = websiteConfig.auth.enableCredentialLogin;
@@ -91,6 +92,15 @@ export const RegisterForm = ({
     name: 'captchaToken',
   });
 
+  // Function to reset captcha
+  const resetCaptcha = () => {
+    form.setValue('captchaToken', '');
+    // Try to reset the Turnstile widget if available
+    if (captchaRef.current && typeof captchaRef.current.reset === 'function') {
+      captchaRef.current.reset();
+    }
+  };
+
   const onSubmit = async (values: z.infer<typeof RegisterSchema>) => {
     // Validate captcha token if turnstile is enabled and site key is available
     if (captchaConfigured && values.captchaToken) {
@@ -106,6 +116,8 @@ export const RegisterForm = ({
         console.error('register, captcha invalid:', values.captchaToken);
         const errorMessage = captchaResult?.data?.error || t('captchaInvalid');
         setError(errorMessage);
+        setIsPending(false);
+        resetCaptcha(); // Reset captcha on validation failure
         return;
       }
     }
@@ -148,6 +160,10 @@ export const RegisterForm = ({
           // sign up fail, display the error message
           console.error('register, error:', ctx.error);
           setError(`${ctx.error.status}: ${ctx.error.message}`);
+          // Reset captcha on registration error
+          if (captchaConfigured) {
+            resetCaptcha();
+          }
         },
       }
     );
@@ -247,6 +263,7 @@ export const RegisterForm = ({
             <FormSuccess message={success} />
             {captchaConfigured && (
               <Captcha
+                ref={captchaRef}
                 onSuccess={(token) => form.setValue('captchaToken', token)}
                 validationError={form.formState.errors.captchaToken?.message}
               />
diff --git a/src/components/shared/captcha.tsx b/src/components/shared/captcha.tsx
index 542a87a..3785eaf 100644
--- a/src/components/shared/captcha.tsx
+++ b/src/components/shared/captcha.tsx
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import { websiteConfig } from '@/config/website';
 import { useLocale } from 'next-intl';
 import { useTheme } from 'next-themes';
 import dynamic from 'next/dynamic';
-import type { ComponentProps } from 'react';
+import { type ComponentProps, forwardRef } from 'react';
 
 const Turnstile = dynamic(
   () => import('@marsidev/react-turnstile').then((mod) => mod.Turnstile),
@@ -21,41 +21,46 @@ type Props = Omit<ComponentProps<typeof Turnstile>, 'siteKey'> & {
 /**
  * Captcha component for Cloudflare Turnstile
  */
-export const Captcha = ({ validationError, ...props }: Props) => {
-  const turnstileEnabled = websiteConfig.features.enableTurnstileCaptcha;
-  const siteKey = process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_TURNSTILE_SITE_KEY;
+export const Captcha = forwardRef<any, Props>(
+  ({ validationError, ...props }, ref) => {
+    const turnstileEnabled = websiteConfig.features.enableTurnstileCaptcha;
+    const siteKey = process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_TURNSTILE_SITE_KEY;
 
-  // If turnstile is disabled in config, don't render anything
-  if (!turnstileEnabled) {
-    return null;
+    // If turnstile is disabled in config, don't render anything
+    if (!turnstileEnabled) {
+      return null;
+    }
+
+    // If turnstile is enabled but site key is missing, show error message
+    if (!siteKey) {
+      console.error('Captcha: NEXT_PUBLIC_TURNSTILE_SITE_KEY is not set');
+      return null;
+    }
+
+    const theme = useTheme();
+    const locale = useLocale();
+
+    return (
+      <>
+        <Turnstile
+          ref={ref}
+          options={{
+            size: 'flexible',
+            language: locale,
+            theme: theme.theme === 'dark' ? 'dark' : 'light',
+          }}
+          {...props}
+          siteKey={siteKey}
+        />
+
+        {validationError && (
+          <FormMessage className="text-red-500 mt-2">
+            {validationError}
+          </FormMessage>
+        )}
+      </>
+    );
   }
+);
 
-  // If turnstile is enabled but site key is missing, show error message
-  if (!siteKey) {
-    console.error('Captcha: NEXT_PUBLIC_TURNSTILE_SITE_KEY is not set');
-    return null;
-  }
-
-  const theme = useTheme();
-  const locale = useLocale();
-
-  return (
-    <>
-      <Turnstile
-        options={{
-          size: 'flexible',
-          language: locale,
-          theme: theme.theme === 'dark' ? 'dark' : 'light',
-        }}
-        {...props}
-        siteKey={siteKey}
-      />
-
-      {validationError && (
-        <FormMessage className="text-red-500 mt-2">
-          {validationError}
-        </FormMessage>
-      )}
-    </>
-  );
-};
+Captcha.displayName = 'Captcha';