diff --git a/options/locale/locale_en-US.json b/options/locale/locale_en-US.json
index a6c34827b6..5385b938f5 100644
--- a/options/locale/locale_en-US.json
+++ b/options/locale/locale_en-US.json
@@ -110,6 +110,7 @@
   "loading": "Loading…",
   "files": "Files",
   "error_title": "Error",
+  "error403": "You do not have permission to access this resource. If you believe this is an error, contact the repository owner.",
   "error404": "The page you are trying to reach either <strong>does not exist</strong> or <strong>you are not authorized</strong> to view it.",
   "error503": "The server could not complete your request. Please try again later.",
   "go_back": "Go Back",
diff --git a/services/context/context_response.go b/services/context/context_response.go
index 5667b7e13a..ed238f0376 100644
--- a/services/context/context_response.go
+++ b/services/context/context_response.go
@@ -169,6 +169,26 @@ func (ctx *Context) notFoundInternal(logMsg string, logErr error) {
 	ctx.HTML(http.StatusNotFound, "status/404")
 }
 
+// Forbidden displays a styled 403 (Access Denied) page, matching the 404 page layout.
+func (ctx *Context) Forbidden() {
+	showHTML := false
+	for _, part := range ctx.Req.Header["Accept"] {
+		if strings.Contains(part, "text/html") {
+			showHTML = true
+			break
+		}
+	}
+
+	if !showHTML {
+		ctx.plainTextInternal(3, http.StatusForbidden, []byte("Access denied.\n"))
+		return
+	}
+
+	ctx.Data["IsRepo"] = ctx.Repo.Repository != nil
+	ctx.Data["Title"] = "Access Denied"
+	ctx.HTML(http.StatusForbidden, "status/403")
+}
+
 // ServerError displays a 500 (Internal Server Error) page and prints the given error, if any.
 // If the error is controlled by our error system, a related 404 page can be displayed instead.
 func (ctx *Context) ServerError(logMsg string, logErr error) {
diff --git a/services/context/repo.go b/services/context/repo.go
index a710a3f80f..5bd6653a1c 100644
--- a/services/context/repo.go
+++ b/services/context/repo.go
@@ -451,11 +451,11 @@ func repoAssignmentLegacy(ctx *Context, data *repoAssignmentPrepareDataStruct) {
 				ctx.Data["LicensedReadOnly"] = true
 				// Continue — don't block access.
 			} else {
-				ctx.HTTPError(http.StatusForbidden, "You do not have permission to access this repository")
+				ctx.Forbidden()
 				return
 			}
 		} else {
-			ctx.HTTPError(http.StatusForbidden, "You do not have permission to access this repository")
+			ctx.Forbidden()
 			return
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/templates/status/403.tmpl b/templates/status/403.tmpl
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..05eaa9dccc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/templates/status/403.tmpl
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+{{template "base/head" .}}
+<div role="main" aria-label="{{.Title}}" class="page-content {{if .IsRepo}}repository{{end}}">
+	{{if .IsRepo}}{{template "repo/header" .}}{{end}}
+	<div class="ui container">
+		{{template "base/alert" .}}
+		<div class="status-page-error">
+			<div class="status-page-error-title">403 Access Denied</div>
+			<div class="tw-text-center">
+				<div class="tw-my-4">{{if .AccessDeniedPrompt}}{{.AccessDeniedPrompt}}{{else}}{{ctx.Locale.Tr "error403"}}{{end}}</div>
+				{{if not .IsSigned}}
+					<a class="ui primary button tw-my-4" href="{{AppSubUrl}}/user/login">{{ctx.Locale.Tr "sign_in"}}</a>
+				{{end}}
+			</div>
+		</div>
+	</div>
+</div>
+{{template "base/footer" .}}