diff --git a/apps/web/components/booking/BookingListItem.tsx b/apps/web/components/booking/BookingListItem.tsx
index 1baf6e8f33..736ed28ce8 100644
--- a/apps/web/components/booking/BookingListItem.tsx
+++ b/apps/web/components/booking/BookingListItem.tsx
@@ -132,6 +132,7 @@ function BookingListItem(booking: BookingItemProps) {
   });
 
   const isUpcoming = new Date(booking.endTime) >= new Date();
+  const isOngoing = isUpcoming && new Date() >= new Date(booking.startTime);
   const isBookingInPast = new Date(booking.endTime) < new Date();
   const isCancelled = booking.status === BookingStatus.CANCELLED;
   const isConfirmed = booking.status === BookingStatus.ACCEPTED;
@@ -269,7 +270,7 @@ function BookingListItem(booking: BookingItemProps) {
     });
   }
 
-  if (isBookingInPast) {
+  if (isBookingInPast || isOngoing) {
     editBookingActions.push({
       id: "no_show",
       label: t("mark_as_no_show"),
diff --git a/packages/features/handleMarkNoShow.ts b/packages/features/handleMarkNoShow.ts
index 784d3a70be..d2269ff83c 100644
--- a/packages/features/handleMarkNoShow.ts
+++ b/packages/features/handleMarkNoShow.ts
@@ -216,6 +216,16 @@ const assertCanAccessBooking = async (bookingUid: string, userId?: number) => {
 
   if (!booking)
     throw new HttpError({ statusCode: 403, message: "You are not allowed to access this booking" });
+
+  const isUpcoming = new Date(booking.endTime) >= new Date();
+  const isOngoing = isUpcoming && new Date() >= new Date(booking.startTime);
+  const isBookingInPast = new Date(booking.endTime) < new Date();
+  if (!isBookingInPast && !isOngoing) {
+    throw new HttpError({
+      statusCode: 403,
+      message: "Cannot mark no-show before the meeting has started.",
+    });
+  }
 };
 
 export default handleMarkNoShow;