diff --git a/internal/domain/list.go b/internal/domain/list.go
index 6c938f9..c603377 100644
--- a/internal/domain/list.go
+++ b/internal/domain/list.go
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ type ListRepository interface {
 	CreateList(ctx context.Context, name string, userIDs []string) (*List, error)
 	AddUserToList(ctx context.Context, listID string, userID string) error
 	RemoveUserFromList(ctx context.Context, listID string, userID string) error
+	IsUserInList(ctx context.Context, listID string, userID string) (bool, error)
 	CreateListItem(ctx context.Context, listID string, title string) (*ListItem, error)
 	UpdateListItem(ctx context.Context, listItemID string, title string, isCompleted bool) error
 }
diff --git a/internal/repository/list.go b/internal/repository/list.go
index 7e7a7ea..7433864 100644
--- a/internal/repository/list.go
+++ b/internal/repository/list.go
@@ -82,6 +82,20 @@ func (r *ListRepo) RemoveUserFromList(ctx context.Context, listID string, userID
 	return nil
 }
 
+func (r *ListRepo) IsUserInList(ctx context.Context, listID string, userID string) (bool, error) {
+	var cnt int
+
+	err := r.db.QueryRowContext(ctx,
+		"SELECT COUNT(*) FROM list_users WHERE list_id = $1 AND user_id = $2",
+		listID, userID,
+	).Scan(&cnt)
+	if err != nil {
+		return false, fmt.Errorf("failed to check if user is in list: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	return cnt > 0, nil
+}
+
 func (r *ListRepo) CreateListItem(ctx context.Context, listID string, title string) (*domain.ListItem, error) {
 	l := &domain.ListItem{Title: title}