diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 2d8acf0160..3250fb0761 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -71,8 +71,8 @@ venv/
 /addons
 /addon
 
-#ignore .htaccess
-.htaccess
+#ignore base .htaccess
+/.htaccess
 
 #ignore filesystem storage default path
 /storage
diff --git a/.htaccess-dist b/.htaccess-dist
index a671cc680a..3c90982515 100644
--- a/.htaccess-dist
+++ b/.htaccess-dist
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+# This file is meant to be copied to ".htaccess" on Apache-powered web servers.
+# The created .htaccess file can be edited manually and will not be overwritten by Friendica updates.
+
 Options -Indexes
 AddType application/x-java-archive .jar
 AddType audio/ogg .oga
diff --git a/bin/.htaccess b/bin/.htaccess
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..716a932e1c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bin/.htaccess
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+# This file prevents browser access to Friendica command-line scripts on Apache-powered web servers.
+# It isn't meant to be edited manually, please check the base Friendica folder for the .htaccess-dist file instead.
+
+<IfModule authz_host_module>
+    Require all denied
+</IfModule>
+<IfModule !authz_host_module>
+    Order Allow,Deny
+    Deny from all
+</IfModule>
diff --git a/bin/auth_ejabberd.php b/bin/auth_ejabberd.php
index fa71faf263..e921829163 100755
--- a/bin/auth_ejabberd.php
+++ b/bin/auth_ejabberd.php
@@ -51,6 +51,11 @@
  *
  */
 
+if (php_sapi_name() !== 'cli') {
+	header($_SERVER["SERVER_PROTOCOL"] . ' 403 Forbidden');
+	exit();
+}
+
 use Dice\Dice;
 use Friendica\App\Mode;
 use Friendica\Util\ExAuth;
diff --git a/bin/console.php b/bin/console.php
index 27522d8554..4d5b4c79c2 100755
--- a/bin/console.php
+++ b/bin/console.php
@@ -20,6 +20,11 @@
  *
  */
 
+if (php_sapi_name() !== 'cli') {
+	header($_SERVER["SERVER_PROTOCOL"] . ' 403 Forbidden');
+	exit();
+}
+
 use Dice\Dice;
 use Psr\Log\LoggerInterface;
 
diff --git a/bin/daemon.php b/bin/daemon.php
index 596f4de56f..3fe803d6fc 100755
--- a/bin/daemon.php
+++ b/bin/daemon.php
@@ -23,6 +23,11 @@
  * This script was taken from http://php.net/manual/en/function.pcntl-fork.php
  */
 
+if (php_sapi_name() !== 'cli') {
+	header($_SERVER["SERVER_PROTOCOL"] . ' 403 Forbidden');
+	exit();
+}
+
 use Dice\Dice;
 use Friendica\Core\Logger;
 use Friendica\Core\Worker;
diff --git a/bin/testargs.php b/bin/testargs.php
index b7d7125f7a..9aed353037 100644
--- a/bin/testargs.php
+++ b/bin/testargs.php
@@ -26,6 +26,10 @@
  *
  */
 
+if (php_sapi_name() !== 'cli') {
+	header($_SERVER["SERVER_PROTOCOL"] . ' 403 Forbidden');
+	exit();
+}
 
 if (($_SERVER["argc"] > 1) && isset($_SERVER["argv"][1])) {
 	echo $_SERVER["argv"][1];
diff --git a/bin/wait-for-connection b/bin/wait-for-connection
index b6c03a6705..de860e9849 100755
--- a/bin/wait-for-connection
+++ b/bin/wait-for-connection
@@ -24,6 +24,11 @@
  * Usage: php bin/wait-for-connection {HOST} {PORT} [{TIMEOUT}]
  */
 
+if (php_sapi_name() !== 'cli') {
+	header($_SERVER["SERVER_PROTOCOL"] . ' 403 Forbidden');
+	exit();
+}
+
 $timeout = 60;
 switch ($argc) {
 	case 4:
diff --git a/bin/worker.php b/bin/worker.php
index 1b70a20955..833e5b0020 100755
--- a/bin/worker.php
+++ b/bin/worker.php
@@ -21,6 +21,11 @@
  * Starts the background processing
  */
 
+if (php_sapi_name() !== 'cli') {
+	header($_SERVER["SERVER_PROTOCOL"] . ' 403 Forbidden');
+	exit();
+}
+
 use Dice\Dice;
 use Friendica\App;
 use Friendica\Core\Update;
diff --git a/mods/sample-nginx.config b/mods/sample-nginx.config
index 71d3785516..b90e1fe29f 100644
--- a/mods/sample-nginx.config
+++ b/mods/sample-nginx.config
@@ -141,4 +141,9 @@ server {
   location ~ /\. {
     deny all;
   }
+
+  # deny access to the CLI scripts
+  location ^~ /bin {
+    deny all;
+  }
 }