diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index f77cd9a..4ad5b87 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -2,5 +2,4 @@ language: node_js
 sudo: false
 node_js:
   - "7"
-  - "6"
-  - "4"
+  - "6"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index d9a8373..b9a82ec 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -23,6 +23,9 @@ function pickManifest (packument, wanted, opts) {
   const versions = Object.keys(packument.versions || {}).filter(v => {
     return semver.valid(v, true)
   })
+  const policyRestrictions = packument.policyRestrictions
+  const restrictedVersions = policyRestrictions
+  ? Object.keys(policyRestrictions.versions) : []
 
   function enjoyableBy (v) {
     return !time || (
@@ -32,7 +35,7 @@ function pickManifest (packument, wanted, opts) {
 
   let err
 
-  if (!versions.length) {
+  if (!versions.length && !restrictedVersions.length) {
     err = new Error(`No valid versions available for ${packument.name}`)
     err.code = 'ENOVERSIONS'
     err.name = packument.name
@@ -98,16 +101,24 @@ function pickManifest (packument, wanted, opts) {
     packument.versions[target]
   )
   if (!manifest) {
-    err = new Error(
-      `No matching version found for ${packument.name}@${wanted}${
-        opts.enjoyBy
-          ? ` with an Enjoy By date of ${
-            new Date(opts.enjoyBy).toLocaleString()
-          }. Maybe try a different date?`
-          : ''
-      }`
-    )
-    err.code = 'ETARGET'
+    // Check if target is forbidden
+    const isForbidden = target && policyRestrictions && policyRestrictions.versions[target]
+    const pckg = `${packument.name}@${wanted}${
+      opts.enjoyBy
+        ? ` with an Enjoy By date of ${
+          new Date(opts.enjoyBy).toLocaleString()
+        }. Maybe try a different date?`
+        : ''
+    }`
+
+    if (isForbidden) {
+      err = new Error(`Could not download ${pckg} due to policy violations.\n${policyRestrictions.message}\n`)
+      err.code = 'E403'
+    } else {
+      err = new Error(`No matching version found for ${pckg}.`)
+      err.code = 'ETARGET'
+    }
+
     err.name = packument.name
     err.type = type
     err.wanted = wanted
diff --git a/test/index.js b/test/index.js
index c583aec..d826d33 100644
--- a/test/index.js
+++ b/test/index.js
@@ -128,6 +128,25 @@ test('ETARGET if range does not match anything', t => {
   t.done()
 })
 
+test('E403 if version is forbidden', t => {
+  const metadata = {
+    policyRestrictions: {
+      versions: {
+        '2.1.0': { version: '2.1.0' }
+      }
+    },
+    versions: {
+      '1.0.0': { version: '1.0.0' },
+      '2.0.0': { version: '2.0.0' },
+      '2.0.5': { version: '2.0.5' }
+    }
+  }
+  t.throws(() => {
+    pickManifest(metadata, '2.1.0')
+  }, {code: 'E403'}, 'got correct error on match failure')
+  t.done()
+})
+
 test('if `defaultTag` matches a given range, use it', t => {
   const metadata = {
     'dist-tags': {
@@ -195,6 +214,16 @@ test('errors if metadata has no versions', t => {
   t.done()
 })
 
+test('errors if metadata has no versions or restricted versions', t => {
+  t.throws(() => {
+    pickManifest({versions: {}, policyRestrictions: { versions: {} }}, '^1.0.0')
+  }, {code: 'ENOVERSIONS'})
+  t.throws(() => {
+    pickManifest({}, '^1.0.0')
+  }, {code: 'ENOVERSIONS'})
+  t.done()
+})
+
 test('matches even if requested version has spaces', t => {
   const metadata = {
     versions: {