diff --git a/app/apps/common/forms.py b/app/apps/common/forms.py
index dd81c28..ccde74b 100644
--- a/app/apps/common/forms.py
+++ b/app/apps/common/forms.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ from crispy_forms.bootstrap import FormActions
 from django import forms
 from django.contrib.auth import get_user_model
 from django.utils.translation import gettext_lazy as _
+from django.core.exceptions import ValidationError
 from crispy_forms.helper import FormHelper
 from crispy_forms.layout import Layout, Field, Submit, Div, HTML
 
@@ -81,6 +82,23 @@ class SharedObjectForm(forms.Form):
             ),
         )
 
+    def clean(self):
+        cleaned_data = super().clean()
+        owner = cleaned_data.get("owner")
+        shared_with_users = cleaned_data.get("shared_with_users", [])
+
+        # Raise validation error if owner is in shared_with_users
+        if owner and owner in shared_with_users:
+            self.add_error(
+                "shared_with_users",
+                ValidationError(
+                    _("You cannot share this item with its owner."),
+                    code="invalid_share",
+                ),
+            )
+
+        return cleaned_data
+
     def save(self):
         instance = self.instance