diff --git a/packages/frontend/editor-ui/src/plugins/i18n/locales/en.json b/packages/frontend/editor-ui/src/plugins/i18n/locales/en.json
index cc9601f6b8..38b759e0f4 100644
--- a/packages/frontend/editor-ui/src/plugins/i18n/locales/en.json
+++ b/packages/frontend/editor-ui/src/plugins/i18n/locales/en.json
@@ -2732,6 +2732,7 @@
 	"settings.sso.settings.ips.xml.help": "Paste here the raw Metadata XML provided by your Identity Provider",
 	"settings.sso.settings.ips.url.help": "Paste here the Internet Provider Metadata URL",
 	"settings.sso.settings.ips.url.placeholder": "e.g. https://samltest.id/saml/idp",
+	"settings.sso.settings.ips.url.invalid": "The Internet Provider Metadata URL is not valid",
 	"settings.sso.settings.ips.options.url": "Metadata URL",
 	"settings.sso.settings.ips.options.xml": "XML",
 	"settings.sso.settings.test": "Test settings",
diff --git a/packages/frontend/editor-ui/src/views/SettingsSso.test.ts b/packages/frontend/editor-ui/src/views/SettingsSso.test.ts
index bbd927a1e3..d9050133aa 100644
--- a/packages/frontend/editor-ui/src/views/SettingsSso.test.ts
+++ b/packages/frontend/editor-ui/src/views/SettingsSso.test.ts
@@ -194,7 +194,65 @@ describe('SettingsSso View', () => {
 		expect(ssoStore.getSamlConfig).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
 	});
 
-	it('PAY-1812: allows user to disable SSO even if config request failed', async () => {
+	it('should validate the url before setting the saml config', async () => {
+		const pinia = createTestingPinia();
+
+		const ssoStore = mockedStore(useSSOStore);
+		ssoStore.isEnterpriseSamlEnabled = true;
+
+		const { getByTestId } = renderView({ pinia });
+
+		const saveButton = getByTestId('sso-save');
+		expect(saveButton).toBeDisabled();
+
+		const urlinput = getByTestId('sso-provider-url');
+
+		expect(urlinput).toBeVisible();
+		await userEvent.type(urlinput, samlConfig.metadata!);
+
+		expect(saveButton).not.toBeDisabled();
+		await userEvent.click(saveButton);
+
+		expect(showError).toHaveBeenCalled();
+		expect(ssoStore.saveSamlConfig).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+
+		expect(ssoStore.testSamlConfig).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+
+		expect(telemetryTrack).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+
+		expect(ssoStore.getSamlConfig).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
+	});
+
+	it('should ensure the url does not support invalid protocols like mailto', async () => {
+		const pinia = createTestingPinia();
+
+		const ssoStore = mockedStore(useSSOStore);
+		ssoStore.isEnterpriseSamlEnabled = true;
+
+		const { getByTestId } = renderView({ pinia });
+
+		const saveButton = getByTestId('sso-save');
+		expect(saveButton).toBeDisabled();
+
+		const urlinput = getByTestId('sso-provider-url');
+
+		expect(urlinput).toBeVisible();
+		await userEvent.type(urlinput, 'mailto://test@example.com');
+
+		expect(saveButton).not.toBeDisabled();
+		await userEvent.click(saveButton);
+
+		expect(showError).toHaveBeenCalled();
+		expect(ssoStore.saveSamlConfig).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+
+		expect(ssoStore.testSamlConfig).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+
+		expect(telemetryTrack).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+
+		expect(ssoStore.getSamlConfig).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
+	});
+
+	it('allows user to disable SSO even if config request failed', async () => {
 		const pinia = createTestingPinia();
 
 		const ssoStore = mockedStore(useSSOStore);
diff --git a/packages/frontend/editor-ui/src/views/SettingsSso.vue b/packages/frontend/editor-ui/src/views/SettingsSso.vue
index 23321f0639..35c81fa4d6 100644
--- a/packages/frontend/editor-ui/src/views/SettingsSso.vue
+++ b/packages/frontend/editor-ui/src/views/SettingsSso.vue
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ const getSamlConfig = async () => {
 
 const onSave = async () => {
 	try {
+		validateInput();
 		const config =
 			ipsType.value === IdentityProviderSettingsType.URL
 				? { metadataUrl: metadataUrl.value }
@@ -132,6 +133,25 @@ const onTest = async () => {
 	}
 };
 
+const validateInput = () => {
+	if (ipsType.value === IdentityProviderSettingsType.URL) {
+		// In case the user wants to set the metadata url we want to be sure that
+		// the provided url is at least a valid http, https url.
+		try {
+			const parsedUrl = new URL(metadataUrl.value);
+			// We allow http and https URLs for now, because we want to avoid a theoretical breaking
+			// change, this should be restricted to only allow https when switching to V2.
+			if (parsedUrl.protocol !== 'https:' && parsedUrl.protocol !== 'http:') {
+				// The content of this error is never seen by the user, because the catch clause
+				// below catches it and translates it to a more general error message.
+				throw new Error('The provided protocol is not supported');
+			}
+		} catch (error) {
+			throw new Error(i18n.baseText('settings.sso.settings.ips.url.invalid'));
+		}
+	}
+};
+
 const goToUpgrade = () => {
 	void pageRedirectionHelper.goToUpgrade('sso', 'upgrade-sso');
 };