diff --git a/rest/nodejs/src/api/checkout.ts b/rest/nodejs/src/api/checkout.ts
index e1ef14e..dc7fda1 100644
--- a/rest/nodejs/src/api/checkout.ts
+++ b/rest/nodejs/src/api/checkout.ts
@@ -660,7 +660,25 @@ export class CheckoutService {
         });
       }
 
-      const { fulfillment: _reqFulfillment, ...requestBody } = request;
+      // checkout.json marks continue_url, expires_at, messages and order as
+      // ucp_request: omit, so the business owns them on the response and they
+      // must not ride from the request into the response through the spread
+      // below. ucp, id, status, totals, links and currency are already
+      // overwritten by explicit keys; these four have no explicit key, so
+      // they are dropped here.
+      const {
+        fulfillment: _reqFulfillment,
+        continue_url: _reqContinueUrl,
+        expires_at: _reqExpiresAt,
+        messages: _reqMessages,
+        order: _reqOrder,
+        ...requestBody
+      } = request as typeof request & {
+        continue_url?: unknown;
+        expires_at?: unknown;
+        messages?: unknown;
+        order?: unknown;
+      };
 
       const fulfillment = this.constructFulfillmentResponse(
         _reqFulfillment,
diff --git a/rest/nodejs/test/omit_fields.test.ts b/rest/nodejs/test/omit_fields.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..63dd011
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rest/nodejs/test/omit_fields.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,135 @@
+// Copyright 2026 UCP Authors
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+// checkout.json marks continue_url, expires_at, messages and order as
+// ucp_request: omit, so the business owns them on the response. The create
+// handler copies the request body into the response with a spread, so a
+// client that sends one of these members must not see its value come back
+// or persist.
+
+import assert from "node:assert/strict";
+import { before, test } from "node:test";
+
+import { zValidator } from "@hono/zod-validator";
+import { Hono } from "hono";
+
+import { CheckoutService } from "../src/api/checkout";
+import { getProductsDb, getTransactionsDb, initDbs } from "../src/data/db";
+import { ExtendedCheckoutCreateRequestSchema } from "../src/models";
+import { IdParamSchema, prettyValidation } from "../src/utils/validation";
+
+const JSON_HEADERS = { "Content-Type": "application/json" };
+
+function buildApp() {
+  const service = new CheckoutService();
+  const app = new Hono<{ Variables: { logger: typeof console } }>();
+  app.use(async (c, next) => {
+    c.set("logger", console);
+    await next();
+  });
+  app.post(
+    "/checkout-sessions",
+    zValidator("json", ExtendedCheckoutCreateRequestSchema, prettyValidation),
+    service.createCheckout
+  );
+  app.get(
+    "/checkout-sessions/:id",
+    zValidator("param", IdParamSchema, prettyValidation),
+    service.getCheckout
+  );
+  return app;
+}
+
+before(() => {
+  initDbs(":memory:", ":memory:");
+  getProductsDb()
+    .prepare(
+      "INSERT INTO products (id, title, price, image_url) VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?)"
+    )
+    .run("bouquet_roses", "Red Rose", 3500, "");
+  getTransactionsDb()
+    .prepare("INSERT INTO inventory (product_id, quantity) VALUES (?, ?)")
+    .run("bouquet_roses", 100);
+});
+
+const CLIENT_VALUES = {
+  continue_url: "https://platform.example/client-chosen",
+  expires_at: "2030-01-01T00:00:00Z",
+  messages: [{ type: "info", code: "custom", content: "client supplied text" }],
+  order: {
+    id: "order_client_chosen",
+    checkout_session_id: "fake",
+    permalink_url: "https://platform.example/order",
+  },
+};
+
+test("create does not adopt client supplied omit members", async () => {
+  const app = buildApp();
+  const res = await app.request("/checkout-sessions", {
+    method: "POST",
+    headers: JSON_HEADERS,
+    body: JSON.stringify({
+      line_items: [{ item: { id: "bouquet_roses" }, quantity: 1 }],
+      ...CLIENT_VALUES,
+    }),
+  });
+  assert.equal(res.status, 201);
+  const body = await res.json();
+  assert.notEqual(
+    body.continue_url,
+    CLIENT_VALUES.continue_url,
+    "continue_url is business owned"
+  );
+  assert.notEqual(
+    body.expires_at,
+    CLIENT_VALUES.expires_at,
+    "expires_at is business owned"
+  );
+  const contents = (body.messages ?? []).map(
+    (m: { content?: string }) => m.content
+  );
+  assert.ok(
+    !contents.includes("client supplied text"),
+    "messages are business owned"
+  );
+  assert.notEqual(
+    body.order?.id,
+    CLIENT_VALUES.order.id,
+    "order is business owned"
+  );
+
+  // And nothing persisted: read the session back.
+  const got = await app.request(`/checkout-sessions/${body.id}`);
+  assert.equal(got.status, 200);
+  const stored = await got.json();
+  assert.notEqual(stored.continue_url, CLIENT_VALUES.continue_url);
+  assert.notEqual(stored.expires_at, CLIENT_VALUES.expires_at);
+  const storedContents = (stored.messages ?? []).map(
+    (m: { content?: string }) => m.content
+  );
+  assert.ok(!storedContents.includes("client supplied text"));
+  assert.notEqual(stored.order?.id, CLIENT_VALUES.order.id);
+});
+
+test("a create without these members is unaffected", async () => {
+  const app = buildApp();
+  const res = await app.request("/checkout-sessions", {
+    method: "POST",
+    headers: JSON_HEADERS,
+    body: JSON.stringify({
+      line_items: [{ item: { id: "bouquet_roses" }, quantity: 1 }],
+    }),
+  });
+  assert.equal(res.status, 201);
+});