diff --git a/languages/de.ini b/languages/de.ini
index 4b021e61d6bf0ca89592ce25c83db74bdea13cd3..8db55d38f438ae771fd4a591c56fd3c8a6ea061d 100644
--- a/languages/de.ini
+++ b/languages/de.ini
@@ -730,6 +730,8 @@ past_days = "seit %%range%% Tagen"
 PDF Full Text = "PDF-Volltext"
 peer_reviewed = "Peer Reviewed"
 peer_reviewed_limit = "Auf Artikel aus peer-reviewed Zeitschriften einschränken"
+permission_denied = "Sie haben keinen Zugriff auf die angeforderte Seite oder Aktion."
+permission_denied_title = "Zugriff verweigert"
 Phone Number = "Telefon"
 Photo = "Foto"
 Physical Description = "Beschreibung"
diff --git a/languages/en.ini b/languages/en.ini
index 7761bc11bcbb49df04707ee66628c380d6e638a5..377ac6bb34c4dfbaaa32a1e21a318f0f23b9c5b6 100644
--- a/languages/en.ini
+++ b/languages/en.ini
@@ -733,6 +733,8 @@ past_days = "Past %%range%% Days"
 PDF Full Text = "PDF Full Text"
 peer_reviewed = "Peer Reviewed"
 peer_reviewed_limit = "Limit to articles from peer-reviewed journals"
+permission_denied = "You have requested a page or action, but you do not have the necessary permission."
+permission_denied_title = "Permission denied"
 Phone Number = "Phone Number"
 Photo = "Photo"
 Physical Description = "Physical Description"
diff --git a/module/VuFind/config/module.config.php b/module/VuFind/config/module.config.php
index 77cebd0da92c901d4e3d4eb2235250e648836265..314f7c9631a6488295cd03f64eeeefc73b6c7da8 100644
--- a/module/VuFind/config/module.config.php
+++ b/module/VuFind/config/module.config.php
@@ -828,7 +828,8 @@ $staticRoutes = [
     'Confirm/Confirm', 'Cover/Show', 'Cover/Unavailable',
     'EDS/Advanced', 'EDS/Home', 'EDS/Search',
     'EIT/Advanced', 'EIT/Home', 'EIT/Search',
-    'Error/Unavailable', 'Feedback/Email', 'Feedback/Home', 'Help/Home',
+    'Error/PermissionDenied', 'Error/Unavailable',
+    'Feedback/Email', 'Feedback/Home', 'Help/Home',
     'Install/Done', 'Install/FixBasicConfig', 'Install/FixCache',
     'Install/FixDatabase', 'Install/FixDependencies', 'Install/FixILS',
     'Install/FixSecurity', 'Install/FixSolr', 'Install/FixSSLCerts', 'Install/Home',
diff --git a/module/VuFind/src/VuFind/Controller/ErrorController.php b/module/VuFind/src/VuFind/Controller/ErrorController.php
index 57ceb4120fe22a71d095168590f1c0fe6e53e639..2255beed4bda996b8281d9606c2e095b2451450b 100644
--- a/module/VuFind/src/VuFind/Controller/ErrorController.php
+++ b/module/VuFind/src/VuFind/Controller/ErrorController.php
@@ -50,4 +50,18 @@ class ErrorController extends AbstractActionController
         $this->getResponse()->setStatusCode(503);
         return new \Zend\View\Model\ViewModel();
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Display permission denied message.
+     *
+     * @return mixed
+     */
+    public function permissionDeniedAction()
+    {
+        $this->getResponse()->setStatusCode(403);
+        return new \Zend\View\Model\ViewModel(
+            ['msg' => $this->params()->fromQuery('msg')]
+        );
+    }
+
 }
diff --git a/themes/bootstrap3/templates/error/permissiondenied.phtml b/themes/bootstrap3/templates/error/permissiondenied.phtml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..344afc5be92fc5334fd8aac1725cc98e5065c5bc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/themes/bootstrap3/templates/error/permissiondenied.phtml
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+<?
+  // Set page title.
+  $this->headTitle($this->translate('permission_denied_title'));
+
+  // Disable top search box -- this page has a special layout.
+  $this->layout()->searchbox = false;
+
+  $this->layout()->breadcrumbs = '<li class="active">Error</li>';
+?>
+<div>
+  <h2><?=$this->transEsc('permission_denied_title')?></h2>
+  <p><?=$this->flashmessages()?></p>
+  <p>
+    <?=$this->transEsc('permission_denied')?>
+    <? if (!empty($msg)): ?>
+      <div class="alert alert-danger"><?=$this->transEsc($msg)?></div>
+    <? endif; ?>
+  </p>
+  <p>
+    <?=$this->transEsc('Please contact the Library Reference Department for assistance')?>
+    <br/>
+    <? $supportEmail = $this->escapeHtmlAttr($this->systemEmail()); ?>
+    <a href="mailto:<?=$supportEmail?>"><?=$supportEmail?></a>
+  </p>
+</div>