diff --git a/app/Livewire/Customer/Plugins/Create.php b/app/Livewire/Customer/Plugins/Create.php
index 5e7656dd..ab90afa9 100644
--- a/app/Livewire/Customer/Plugins/Create.php
+++ b/app/Livewire/Customer/Plugins/Create.php
@@ -31,6 +31,12 @@ class Create extends Component
 
     public bool $reposLoaded = false;
 
+    #[Computed]
+    public function hasCompletedDeveloperOnboarding(): bool
+    {
+        return auth()->user()->developerAccount?->hasCompletedOnboarding() ?? false;
+    }
+
     #[Computed]
     public function owners(): array
     {
@@ -142,6 +148,12 @@ function ($attribute, $value, $fail): void {
             return;
         }
 
+        if ($this->pluginType === 'paid' && ! $this->hasCompletedDeveloperOnboarding) {
+            session()->flash('error', 'You must complete developer onboarding before creating a paid plugin.');
+
+            return;
+        }
+
         $repository = trim($this->repository, '/');
         $repositoryUrl = 'https://github.com/'.$repository;
         [$owner, $repo] = explode('/', $repository);
diff --git a/app/Livewire/Customer/Plugins/Show.php b/app/Livewire/Customer/Plugins/Show.php
index b10163b8..cd614843 100644
--- a/app/Livewire/Customer/Plugins/Show.php
+++ b/app/Livewire/Customer/Plugins/Show.php
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 use App\Notifications\PluginSubmitted;
 use App\Services\GitHubUserService;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Storage;
+use Livewire\Attributes\Computed;
 use Livewire\Attributes\Layout;
 use Livewire\Attributes\Title;
 use Livewire\Attributes\Validate;
@@ -48,6 +49,12 @@ class Show extends Component
 
     public ?string $tier = null;
 
+    #[Computed]
+    public function hasCompletedDeveloperOnboarding(): bool
+    {
+        return auth()->user()->developerAccount?->hasCompletedOnboarding() ?? false;
+    }
+
     public function mount(string $vendor, string $package): void
     {
         $this->plugin = Plugin::findByVendorPackageOrFail($vendor, $package);
@@ -181,6 +188,12 @@ function (string $attribute, mixed $value, \Closure $fail) {
             'tier.required' => 'Please select a pricing tier for your paid plugin.',
         ]);
 
+        if ($this->plugin->isDraft() && $this->pluginType === 'paid' && ! $this->hasCompletedDeveloperOnboarding) {
+            session()->flash('error', 'You must complete developer onboarding before setting a plugin as paid.');
+
+            return;
+        }
+
         $data = [
             'display_name' => $this->displayName ?: null,
             'support_channel' => $this->supportChannel,
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index c4c8703b..67cf3e51 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
-    "name": "lazy-podenco",
+    "name": "hungry-toucan",
     "lockfileVersion": 3,
     "requires": true,
     "packages": {
diff --git a/resources/views/livewire/customer/plugins/create.blade.php b/resources/views/livewire/customer/plugins/create.blade.php
index dddcede4..1ef23b01 100644
--- a/resources/views/livewire/customer/plugins/create.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/livewire/customer/plugins/create.blade.php
@@ -59,14 +59,19 @@
                             </span>
                         </label>
 
-                        <label class="relative flex cursor-pointer rounded-lg border p-4 transition focus:outline-none"
-                            :class="$wire.pluginType === 'paid' ? 'border-indigo-500 bg-indigo-50 dark:border-indigo-400 dark:bg-indigo-950/30' : 'border-gray-200 dark:border-gray-700 hover:bg-gray-50 dark:hover:bg-gray-700/50'">
-                            <input type="radio" wire:model="pluginType" value="paid" class="sr-only" />
+                        <label class="relative flex rounded-lg border p-4 transition focus:outline-none {{ $this->hasCompletedDeveloperOnboarding ? 'cursor-pointer' : 'cursor-not-allowed opacity-60' }}"
+                            :class="$wire.pluginType === 'paid' ? 'border-indigo-500 bg-indigo-50 dark:border-indigo-400 dark:bg-indigo-950/30' : 'border-gray-200 dark:border-gray-700 {{ $this->hasCompletedDeveloperOnboarding ? 'hover:bg-gray-50 dark:hover:bg-gray-700/50' : '' }}'">
+                            <input type="radio" wire:model="pluginType" value="paid" class="sr-only" {{ $this->hasCompletedDeveloperOnboarding ? '' : 'disabled' }} />
                             <span class="flex flex-1 flex-col">
                                 <span class="text-sm font-medium text-gray-900 dark:text-white">Paid Plugin</span>
                                 <span class="mt-1 text-sm text-gray-500 dark:text-gray-400">Commercial plugin, hosted on plugins.nativephp.com</span>
                             </span>
                         </label>
+                        @if (! $this->hasCompletedDeveloperOnboarding)
+                            <flux:text class="text-sm text-gray-500 dark:text-gray-400">
+                                To create paid plugins, you need to <a href="{{ route('customer.developer.onboarding') }}" class="font-medium text-indigo-600 hover:text-indigo-500 dark:text-indigo-400" wire:navigate>complete developer onboarding</a>.
+                            </flux:text>
+                        @endif
                     </div>
 
                     @error('pluginType')
diff --git a/resources/views/livewire/customer/plugins/show.blade.php b/resources/views/livewire/customer/plugins/show.blade.php
index 13a52106..838172bd 100644
--- a/resources/views/livewire/customer/plugins/show.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/livewire/customer/plugins/show.blade.php
@@ -217,14 +217,19 @@
                                     </span>
                                 </label>
 
-                                <label class="relative flex cursor-pointer rounded-lg border p-4 transition focus:outline-none"
-                                    :class="$wire.pluginType === 'paid' ? 'border-indigo-500 bg-indigo-50 dark:border-indigo-400 dark:bg-indigo-950/30' : 'border-gray-200 dark:border-gray-700 hover:bg-gray-50 dark:hover:bg-gray-700/50'">
-                                    <input type="radio" wire:model.live="pluginType" value="paid" class="sr-only" />
+                                <label class="relative flex rounded-lg border p-4 transition focus:outline-none {{ $this->hasCompletedDeveloperOnboarding ? 'cursor-pointer' : 'cursor-not-allowed opacity-60' }}"
+                                    :class="$wire.pluginType === 'paid' ? 'border-indigo-500 bg-indigo-50 dark:border-indigo-400 dark:bg-indigo-950/30' : 'border-gray-200 dark:border-gray-700 {{ $this->hasCompletedDeveloperOnboarding ? 'hover:bg-gray-50 dark:hover:bg-gray-700/50' : '' }}'">
+                                    <input type="radio" wire:model.live="pluginType" value="paid" class="sr-only" {{ $this->hasCompletedDeveloperOnboarding ? '' : 'disabled' }} />
                                     <span class="flex flex-1 flex-col">
                                         <span class="text-sm font-medium text-gray-900 dark:text-white">Paid Plugin</span>
                                         <span class="mt-1 text-sm text-gray-500 dark:text-gray-400">Commercial plugin, hosted on plugins.nativephp.com</span>
                                     </span>
                                 </label>
+                                @if (! $this->hasCompletedDeveloperOnboarding)
+                                    <flux:text class="text-sm text-gray-500 dark:text-gray-400">
+                                        To create paid plugins, you need to <a href="{{ route('customer.developer.onboarding') }}" class="font-medium text-indigo-600 hover:text-indigo-500 dark:text-indigo-400" wire:navigate>complete developer onboarding</a>.
+                                    </flux:text>
+                                @endif
                             </div>
                         </flux:card>
 
diff --git a/tests/Feature/Livewire/Customer/PluginPaidOnboardingTest.php b/tests/Feature/Livewire/Customer/PluginPaidOnboardingTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..faa9288e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Feature/Livewire/Customer/PluginPaidOnboardingTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,240 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Tests\Feature\Livewire\Customer;
+
+use App\Enums\PluginType;
+use App\Features\AllowPaidPlugins;
+use App\Features\ShowAuthButtons;
+use App\Features\ShowPlugins;
+use App\Livewire\Customer\Plugins\Create;
+use App\Livewire\Customer\Plugins\Show;
+use App\Models\DeveloperAccount;
+use App\Models\Plugin;
+use App\Models\User;
+use Illuminate\Foundation\Testing\RefreshDatabase;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Http;
+use Laravel\Pennant\Feature;
+use Livewire\Livewire;
+use Tests\TestCase;
+
+class PluginPaidOnboardingTest extends TestCase
+{
+    use RefreshDatabase;
+
+    protected function setUp(): void
+    {
+        parent::setUp();
+
+        Feature::define(ShowAuthButtons::class, true);
+        Feature::define(ShowPlugins::class, true);
+        Feature::define(AllowPaidPlugins::class, true);
+    }
+
+    private function createGitHubUser(): User
+    {
+        return User::factory()->create([
+            'github_id' => '12345',
+            'github_username' => 'testuser',
+            'github_token' => encrypt('fake-token'),
+        ]);
+    }
+
+    private function fakeComposerJson(string $owner, string $repo, string $packageName): void
+    {
+        $composerJson = base64_encode(json_encode(['name' => $packageName]));
+
+        Http::fake([
+            "api.github.com/repos/{$owner}/{$repo}/contents/composer.json*" => Http::response([
+                'content' => $composerJson,
+            ]),
+            'api.github.com/*' => Http::response([], 404),
+        ]);
+    }
+
+    // ========================================
+    // Create: Paid option disabled without onboarding
+    // ========================================
+
+    public function test_create_page_shows_paid_option_disabled_without_onboarding(): void
+    {
+        $user = $this->createGitHubUser();
+
+        Livewire::actingAs($user)->test(Create::class)
+            ->assertSee('complete developer onboarding')
+            ->assertSeeHtml('disabled');
+    }
+
+    public function test_create_page_shows_paid_option_enabled_with_onboarding(): void
+    {
+        $user = $this->createGitHubUser();
+        DeveloperAccount::factory()->for($user)->create();
+
+        Livewire::actingAs($user)->test(Create::class)
+            ->assertDontSee('complete developer onboarding');
+    }
+
+    public function test_create_paid_plugin_blocked_without_onboarding(): void
+    {
+        $user = $this->createGitHubUser();
+
+        $this->fakeComposerJson('testuser', 'my-plugin', 'testuser/my-plugin');
+
+        Livewire::actingAs($user)->test(Create::class)
+            ->set('repository', 'testuser/my-plugin')
+            ->set('pluginType', 'paid')
+            ->call('createPlugin')
+            ->assertNoRedirect();
+
+        $this->assertDatabaseMissing('plugins', [
+            'repository_url' => 'https://github.com/testuser/my-plugin',
+        ]);
+    }
+
+    public function test_create_paid_plugin_allowed_with_onboarding(): void
+    {
+        $user = $this->createGitHubUser();
+        DeveloperAccount::factory()->for($user)->create();
+
+        $this->fakeComposerJson('testuser', 'paid-plugin', 'testuser/paid-plugin');
+
+        Livewire::actingAs($user)->test(Create::class)
+            ->set('repository', 'testuser/paid-plugin')
+            ->set('pluginType', 'paid')
+            ->call('createPlugin');
+
+        $this->assertDatabaseHas('plugins', [
+            'repository_url' => 'https://github.com/testuser/paid-plugin',
+            'type' => 'paid',
+            'status' => 'draft',
+        ]);
+    }
+
+    public function test_create_free_plugin_allowed_without_onboarding(): void
+    {
+        $user = $this->createGitHubUser();
+
+        $this->fakeComposerJson('testuser', 'free-plugin', 'testuser/free-plugin');
+
+        Livewire::actingAs($user)->test(Create::class)
+            ->set('repository', 'testuser/free-plugin')
+            ->set('pluginType', 'free')
+            ->call('createPlugin');
+
+        $this->assertDatabaseHas('plugins', [
+            'repository_url' => 'https://github.com/testuser/free-plugin',
+            'type' => 'free',
+            'status' => 'draft',
+        ]);
+    }
+
+    // ========================================
+    // Edit Draft: Paid option disabled without onboarding
+    // ========================================
+
+    public function test_edit_draft_shows_paid_option_disabled_without_onboarding(): void
+    {
+        $user = $this->createGitHubUser();
+        $plugin = Plugin::factory()->draft()->for($user)->create([
+            'name' => 'testuser/onboard-test',
+        ]);
+
+        [$vendor, $package] = explode('/', $plugin->name);
+
+        Livewire::actingAs($user)->test(Show::class, [
+            'vendor' => $vendor,
+            'package' => $package,
+        ])
+            ->assertSee('complete developer onboarding')
+            ->assertSeeHtml('disabled');
+    }
+
+    public function test_edit_draft_shows_paid_option_enabled_with_onboarding(): void
+    {
+        $user = $this->createGitHubUser();
+        DeveloperAccount::factory()->for($user)->create();
+        $plugin = Plugin::factory()->draft()->for($user)->create([
+            'name' => 'testuser/onboard-enabled',
+        ]);
+
+        [$vendor, $package] = explode('/', $plugin->name);
+
+        Livewire::actingAs($user)->test(Show::class, [
+            'vendor' => $vendor,
+            'package' => $package,
+        ])
+            ->assertDontSee('complete developer onboarding');
+    }
+
+    public function test_save_draft_as_paid_blocked_without_onboarding(): void
+    {
+        $user = $this->createGitHubUser();
+        $plugin = Plugin::factory()->draft()->for($user)->create([
+            'name' => 'testuser/save-paid-test',
+            'support_channel' => 'support@test.io',
+        ]);
+
+        [$vendor, $package] = explode('/', $plugin->name);
+
+        Livewire::actingAs($user)->test(Show::class, [
+            'vendor' => $vendor,
+            'package' => $package,
+        ])
+            ->set('description', 'A test plugin')
+            ->set('supportChannel', 'support@test.io')
+            ->set('pluginType', 'paid')
+            ->set('tier', 'gold')
+            ->call('save');
+
+        $plugin->refresh();
+        $this->assertNotEquals(PluginType::Paid, $plugin->type);
+    }
+
+    public function test_save_draft_as_paid_allowed_with_onboarding(): void
+    {
+        $user = $this->createGitHubUser();
+        DeveloperAccount::factory()->for($user)->create();
+        $plugin = Plugin::factory()->draft()->for($user)->create([
+            'name' => 'testuser/save-paid-ok',
+            'support_channel' => 'support@test.io',
+        ]);
+
+        [$vendor, $package] = explode('/', $plugin->name);
+
+        Livewire::actingAs($user)->test(Show::class, [
+            'vendor' => $vendor,
+            'package' => $package,
+        ])
+            ->set('description', 'A test plugin')
+            ->set('supportChannel', 'support@test.io')
+            ->set('pluginType', 'paid')
+            ->set('tier', 'gold')
+            ->call('save');
+
+        $plugin->refresh();
+        $this->assertEquals(PluginType::Paid, $plugin->type);
+    }
+
+    public function test_create_page_shows_onboarding_link_without_onboarding(): void
+    {
+        $user = $this->createGitHubUser();
+
+        Livewire::actingAs($user)->test(Create::class)
+            ->assertSeeHtml(route('customer.developer.onboarding'));
+    }
+
+    public function test_edit_draft_shows_onboarding_link_without_onboarding(): void
+    {
+        $user = $this->createGitHubUser();
+        $plugin = Plugin::factory()->draft()->for($user)->create([
+            'name' => 'testuser/link-test',
+        ]);
+
+        [$vendor, $package] = explode('/', $plugin->name);
+
+        Livewire::actingAs($user)->test(Show::class, [
+            'vendor' => $vendor,
+            'package' => $package,
+        ])
+            ->assertSeeHtml(route('customer.developer.onboarding'));
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tests/Feature/Livewire/Customer/PluginStatusTransitionsTest.php b/tests/Feature/Livewire/Customer/PluginStatusTransitionsTest.php
index ccf74e6d..1141a406 100644
--- a/tests/Feature/Livewire/Customer/PluginStatusTransitionsTest.php
+++ b/tests/Feature/Livewire/Customer/PluginStatusTransitionsTest.php
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 use App\Enums\PluginType;
 use App\Features\AllowPaidPlugins;
 use App\Livewire\Customer\Plugins\Show;
+use App\Models\DeveloperAccount;
 use App\Models\Plugin;
 use App\Models\User;
 use App\Notifications\PluginSubmitted;
@@ -374,6 +375,7 @@ public function test_save_paid_plugin_requires_tier(): void
         Feature::define(AllowPaidPlugins::class, true);
 
         $user = $this->createGitHubUser();
+        DeveloperAccount::factory()->for($user)->create();
         $plugin = $this->createDraftPlugin($user);
 
         $this->mountShowComponent($user, $plugin)
@@ -393,6 +395,7 @@ public function test_submit_paid_plugin_with_tier_saves_type_and_tier(): void
         Feature::define(AllowPaidPlugins::class, true);
 
         $user = $this->createGitHubUser();
+        DeveloperAccount::factory()->for($user)->create();
         $plugin = $this->createDraftPlugin($user);
         $this->fakeGitHubForSubmission($plugin);