diff --git a/src/api-v2.authz.test.ts b/src/api-v2.authz.test.ts
index 88eb3bc4..a79f17f9 100644
--- a/src/api-v2.authz.test.ts
+++ b/src/api-v2.authz.test.ts
@@ -4,12 +4,12 @@ import { initApp, loadSpec } from 'src/app'
 import getToken from 'src/fixtures/jwt'
 import OtomiStack from 'src/otomi-stack'
 import request from 'supertest'
-import { Git } from './git'
-import { getSessionStack } from './middleware'
-import * as getValuesSchemaModule from './utils'
 import TestAgent from 'supertest/lib/agent'
 import { FileStore } from './fileStore/file-store'
+import { Git } from './git'
+import { getSessionStack } from './middleware'
 import { AplKind } from './otomi-models'
+import * as getValuesSchemaModule from './utils'
 
 const platformAdminToken = getToken(['platform-admin'])
 const teamAdminToken = getToken(['team-admin', 'team-team1'])
@@ -1129,6 +1129,19 @@ describe('API V2 authz tests', () => {
       test('platform admin can migrate git', async () => {
         await agent.put('/v2/git').send(gitBody).set('Authorization', `Bearer ${platformAdminToken}`).expect(200)
       })
+
+      test('returns 200 when push access probe fails with permission denied', async () => {
+        jest.spyOn(otomiStack.git, 'testRemoteConnection').mockResolvedValue(true)
+        jest.spyOn(otomiStack.git, 'probePushAccess').mockRejectedValue(new Error('permission denied'))
+
+        await agent.put('/v2/git').send(gitBody).set('Authorization', `Bearer ${platformAdminToken}`).expect(200)
+      })
+
+      test('returns 200 when remote connectivity check indicates repository not found', async () => {
+        jest.spyOn(otomiStack.git, 'testRemoteConnection').mockRejectedValue(new Error('repository not found'))
+
+        await agent.put('/v2/git').send(gitBody).set('Authorization', `Bearer ${platformAdminToken}`).expect(200)
+      })
     })
 
     describe('Team Admin', () => {
diff --git a/src/api/v2/git.ts b/src/api/v2/git.ts
index 593c7a13..37dc6375 100644
--- a/src/api/v2/git.ts
+++ b/src/api/v2/git.ts
@@ -40,6 +40,15 @@ export const migrateGit = async (req: OpenApiRequestExt, res: Response): Promise
     }
   }
 
+  // Validate push permission by creating and deleting a temporary branch on the new remote
+  try {
+    await req.otomi.git.probePushAccess(repoUrl, password, username)
+  } catch (e: unknown) {
+    const error = { message: `Error validating push access to new git remote`, statusCode: 400 }
+    res.json(error)
+    return
+  }
+
   // Write config + commit locally → push to new remote (if empty) → push to current remote
   await req.otomi.migrateGitSettings({ repoUrl, username, password, email, branch, remoteHasContent })
 
diff --git a/src/git.test.ts b/src/git.test.ts
index f114bbce..0ca5554c 100644
--- a/src/git.test.ts
+++ b/src/git.test.ts
@@ -120,3 +120,39 @@ describe('Git.pushToNewRemote', () => {
     expect(mockRemote).toHaveBeenCalledWith(['remove', 'migration-remote'])
   })
 })
+
+describe('Git.probePushAccess', () => {
+  beforeEach(() => jest.clearAllMocks())
+
+  it('creates and deletes temporary probe branch on migration-remote', async () => {
+    mockRemote.mockResolvedValue('')
+    mockPush.mockResolvedValue({})
+    const repo = makeRepo()
+
+    await repo.probePushAccess('https://example.com/repo.git', 'p', 'u')
+
+    expect(mockRemote).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      expect.arrayContaining(['add', 'migration-remote', expect.stringContaining('u')]),
+    )
+    expect(mockPush).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(
+      1,
+      'migration-remote',
+      expect.stringMatching(/^HEAD:refs\/heads\/apl-migration-probe-/),
+    )
+    expect(mockPush).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(
+      2,
+      'migration-remote',
+      expect.stringMatching(/^:refs\/heads\/apl-migration-probe-/),
+    )
+    expect(mockRemote).toHaveBeenCalledWith(['remove', 'migration-remote'])
+  })
+
+  it('removes migration-remote in finally even when probe push fails', async () => {
+    mockRemote.mockResolvedValue('')
+    mockPush.mockRejectedValue(new Error('permission denied'))
+    const repo = makeRepo()
+
+    await expect(repo.probePushAccess('https://example.com/repo.git', 'p', 'u')).rejects.toThrow('permission denied')
+    expect(mockRemote).toHaveBeenCalledWith(['remove', 'migration-remote'])
+  })
+})
diff --git a/src/git.ts b/src/git.ts
index d708bcbc..f64d6f4b 100644
--- a/src/git.ts
+++ b/src/git.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import axios, { AxiosResponse } from 'axios'
+import { randomUUID } from 'crypto'
 import Debug from 'debug'
 import diff from 'deep-diff'
 import { rmSync } from 'fs'
@@ -352,6 +353,24 @@ export class Git {
     }
   }
 
+  async probePushAccess(url: string, password: string, user?: string): Promise<void> {
+    const authUrl = password ? getUrlAuth(url, user, password) : url
+    const probeBranch = `apl-migration-probe-${randomUUID()}`
+    const probeRef = `refs/heads/${probeBranch}`
+
+    try {
+      await this.git.remote(['add', 'migration-remote', authUrl!])
+      await this.git.push('migration-remote', `HEAD:${probeRef}`)
+      await this.git.push('migration-remote', `:${probeRef}`)
+    } finally {
+      try {
+        await this.git.remote(['remove', 'migration-remote'])
+      } catch (e) {
+        debug(`Could not remove migration-remote: ${getSanitizedErrorMessage(e)}`)
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
   async createWorktree(worktreePath: string, branch: string = this.branch): Promise<void> {
     debug(`Creating worktree at: ${worktreePath} from branch: ${branch}`)
     await ensureDir(dirname(worktreePath), { mode: 0o744 })