diff --git a/club/tests.py b/club/tests.py
index 2ea83d2..f6dce90 100644
--- a/club/tests.py
+++ b/club/tests.py
@@ -1043,6 +1043,40 @@ class BrandingTests(TestCase):
         self.assertNotContains(self.login_page("ajax-united.rosterchief.app"), "--color-secondary")
 
 
+@override_settings(
+    ROSTERCHIEF_BASE_DOMAIN="rosterchief.app",
+    ALLOWED_HOSTS=["rosterchief.app", "ajax-united.rosterchief.app", "testserver"],
+)
+class Custom403PageTests(TestCase):
+    """Django's default 403 handler picks up templates/403.html automatically --
+    branded per tenant (base_template, same as maintenance.html) so a permission
+    error still looks like the app, not a bare Django error page, and the navbar
+    (sign out, theme toggle, home link) stays reachable."""
+
+    def setUp(self):
+        self.club = Club.objects.create(name="Ajax United", slug="ajax-united")
+
+    def test_a_club_subdomain_403_gets_the_club_skin(self):
+        member = get_user_model().objects.create_user(email="member-403@example.com", password="pw-secret-123")
+        self.client.force_login(member)
+
+        response = self.client.get(reverse("management:position_list"), HTTP_HOST="ajax-united.rosterchief.app")
+
+        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 403)
+        self.assertContains(response, "Access denied", status_code=403)
+        self.assertContains(response, "Ajax United", status_code=403)
+        self.assertContains(response, "Sign out", status_code=403)
+
+    def test_the_base_domain_403_gets_the_platform_skin(self):
+        self.client.force_login(get_user_model().objects.create_user(email="platform-403@example.com", password="pw-secret-123"))
+
+        response = self.client.get(reverse("controlpanel:dashboard"))
+
+        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 403)
+        self.assertContains(response, "Access denied", status_code=403)
+        self.assertContains(response, "Club & Team Management", status_code=403)
+
+
 class ClubBrandingModelTests(TestCase):
     def test_initials_use_the_first_two_words(self):
         self.assertEqual(Club(name="Ajax United Football Club").initials, "AU")
diff --git a/templates/403.html b/templates/403.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6e44cdc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/templates/403.html
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+{% extends base_template %}
+{% load i18n lucide %}
+
+{% comment %}
+    Django's default 403 handler (django.views.defaults.permission_denied) looks up
+    this exact filename automatically -- no urls.py wiring needed. Rendered through
+    the tenant's own skin (base_template, from club.context_processors.branding),
+    same reasoning as maintenance.html: a club sees its own logo and colours, not a
+    bare error page, and the navbar (sign out, theme toggle, ...) stays reachable
+    since {% block main %} is the only thing this page actually replaces.
+{% endcomment %}
+
+{% block head_title %}{% trans "Access denied" %}{% endblock head_title %}
+
+{% block main %}
+    <div class="flex justify-center">
+        <div class="card w-full max-w-xl bg-base-100 shadow">
+            <div class="card-body items-center text-center">
+                <div class="text-error">{% lucide "shield-x" size=48 %}</div>
+                <h1 class="card-title mt-2">{% trans "Access denied" %}</h1>
+                <p class="opacity-80">{% trans "You don't have permission to view this page." %}</p>
+                <a class="btn btn-primary mt-4 gap-2" href="/">{% lucide "house" size=16 %} {% trans "Go to home" %}</a>
+            </div>
+        </div>
+    </div>
+{% endblock main %}