diff --git a/docs/handlers/blobupload.go b/docs/handlers/blobupload.go
index e2c34d83..bfeddb03 100644
--- a/docs/handlers/blobupload.go
+++ b/docs/handlers/blobupload.go
@@ -253,6 +253,8 @@ func (buh *blobUploadHandler) PutBlobUploadComplete(w http.ResponseWriter, r *ht
 			buh.Errors = append(buh.Errors, v2.ErrorCodeDigestInvalid.WithDetail(err))
 		default:
 			switch err {
+			case distribution.ErrAccessDenied:
+				buh.Errors = append(buh.Errors, errcode.ErrorCodeDenied)
 			case distribution.ErrUnsupported:
 				buh.Errors = append(buh.Errors, errcode.ErrorCodeUnsupported)
 			case distribution.ErrBlobInvalidLength, distribution.ErrBlobDigestUnsupported:
diff --git a/docs/handlers/images.go b/docs/handlers/images.go
index f5c9eada..8ef7197a 100644
--- a/docs/handlers/images.go
+++ b/docs/handlers/images.go
@@ -253,6 +253,10 @@ func (imh *imageManifestHandler) PutImageManifest(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http
 			imh.Errors = append(imh.Errors, errcode.ErrorCodeUnsupported)
 			return
 		}
+		if err == distribution.ErrAccessDenied {
+			imh.Errors = append(imh.Errors, errcode.ErrorCodeDenied)
+			return
+		}
 		switch err := err.(type) {
 		case distribution.ErrManifestVerification:
 			for _, verificationError := range err {