diff --git a/internal/processor/order_processor.go b/internal/processor/order_processor.go
index bea796c..60ad0f4 100644
--- a/internal/processor/order_processor.go
+++ b/internal/processor/order_processor.go
@@ -316,6 +316,18 @@ func resolveLineQuantity(product *entities.Product, quantity int, weight *float6
 }
 
 func (p *OrderProcessorImpl) CreateOrder(ctx context.Context, req *models.CreateOrderRequest, organizationID uuid.UUID) (*models.OrderResponse, error) {
+	// The order's customer earns EnakPoint and EnakCoin once it is paid, so it must be
+	// one of the organization's own; orders.customer_id has no foreign key to catch it.
+	customerID := req.CustomerID
+	if customerID != nil && *customerID == uuid.Nil {
+		customerID = nil
+	}
+	if customerID != nil {
+		if _, err := p.customerRepo.GetByIDAndOrganization(ctx, *customerID, organizationID); err != nil {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("customer not found or does not belong to the organization: %w", err)
+		}
+	}
+
 	orderNumber, err := p.orderRepo.GetNextOrderNumber(ctx, organizationID, req.OutletID)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to generate order number: %w", err)
@@ -401,7 +413,7 @@ func (p *OrderProcessorImpl) CreateOrder(ctx context.Context, req *models.Create
 		OrganizationID:  organizationID,
 		OutletID:        req.OutletID,
 		UserID:          req.UserID,
-		CustomerID:      req.CustomerID,
+		CustomerID:      customerID,
 		OrderNumber:     orderNumber,
 		TableNumber:     req.TableNumber,
 		OrderType:       entities.OrderType(req.OrderType),
diff --git a/internal/transformer/order_transformer.go b/internal/transformer/order_transformer.go
index 5bd19ba..2ed1194 100644
--- a/internal/transformer/order_transformer.go
+++ b/internal/transformer/order_transformer.go
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ func CreateOrderContractToModel(req *contract.CreateOrderRequest) *models.Create
 	return &models.CreateOrderRequest{
 		OutletID:     req.OutletID,
 		UserID:       req.UserID,
+		CustomerID:   req.CustomerID,
 		TableID:      req.TableID,
 		TableNumber:  req.TableNumber,
 		OrderType:    constants.OrderType(req.OrderType),
diff --git a/internal/transformer/order_transformer_test.go b/internal/transformer/order_transformer_test.go
index 5c55afd..4c6fcde 100644
--- a/internal/transformer/order_transformer_test.go
+++ b/internal/transformer/order_transformer_test.go
@@ -32,6 +32,20 @@ func TestCreateOrderContractToModelCarriesWeight(t *testing.T) {
 	require.Equal(t, weight, *result.OrderItems[0].Weight)
 }
 
+func TestCreateOrderContractToModelCarriesCustomer(t *testing.T) {
+	customerID := uuid.New()
+
+	result := CreateOrderContractToModel(&contract.CreateOrderRequest{
+		OutletID:   uuid.New(),
+		UserID:     uuid.New(),
+		CustomerID: &customerID,
+		OrderItems: []contract.CreateOrderItemRequest{{ProductID: uuid.New(), Quantity: 1}},
+	})
+
+	require.NotNil(t, result.CustomerID, "the order's customer is who earns EnakPoint and EnakCoin")
+	require.Equal(t, customerID, *result.CustomerID)
+}
+
 func TestAddToOrderContractToModelCarriesWeight(t *testing.T) {
 	weight := 0.8