diff --git a/internal/blueprint/fsnode_customizations.go b/internal/blueprint/fsnode_customizations.go
index 92ba2f676..cce499641 100644
--- a/internal/blueprint/fsnode_customizations.go
+++ b/internal/blueprint/fsnode_customizations.go
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/osbuild/osbuild-composer/internal/common"
 	"github.com/osbuild/osbuild-composer/internal/fsnode"
+	"github.com/osbuild/osbuild-composer/internal/pathpolicy"
 )
 
 // validateModeString checks that the given string is a valid mode octal number
@@ -434,3 +435,37 @@ func ValidateDirFileCustomizations(dirs []DirectoryCustomization, files []FileCu
 
 	return nil
 }
+
+// CheckFileCustomizationsPolicy checks if the given File customizations are allowed by the path policy.
+// If any of the customizations are not allowed by the path policy, an error is returned. Otherwise, nil is returned.
+func CheckFileCustomizationsPolicy(files []FileCustomization, pathPolicy *pathpolicy.PathPolicies) error {
+	var invalidPaths []string
+	for _, file := range files {
+		if err := pathPolicy.Check(file.Path); err != nil {
+			invalidPaths = append(invalidPaths, file.Path)
+		}
+	}
+
+	if len(invalidPaths) > 0 {
+		return fmt.Errorf("the following custom files are not allowed: %+q", invalidPaths)
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+// CheckDirectoryCustomizationsPolicy checks if the given Directory customizations are allowed by the path policy.
+// If any of the customizations are not allowed by the path policy, an error is returned. Otherwise, nil is returned.
+func CheckDirectoryCustomizationsPolicy(dirs []DirectoryCustomization, pathPolicy *pathpolicy.PathPolicies) error {
+	var invalidPaths []string
+	for _, dir := range dirs {
+		if err := pathPolicy.Check(dir.Path); err != nil {
+			invalidPaths = append(invalidPaths, dir.Path)
+		}
+	}
+
+	if len(invalidPaths) > 0 {
+		return fmt.Errorf("the following custom directories are not allowed: %+q", invalidPaths)
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/internal/blueprint/fsnode_customizations_test.go b/internal/blueprint/fsnode_customizations_test.go
index 1f25730ab..22d66023d 100644
--- a/internal/blueprint/fsnode_customizations_test.go
+++ b/internal/blueprint/fsnode_customizations_test.go
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/BurntSushi/toml"
 	"github.com/osbuild/osbuild-composer/internal/common"
 	"github.com/osbuild/osbuild-composer/internal/fsnode"
+	"github.com/osbuild/osbuild-composer/internal/pathpolicy"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 )
 
@@ -1132,3 +1133,122 @@ func TestValidateDirFileCustomizations(t *testing.T) {
 		})
 	}
 }
+
+func TestCheckFileCustomizationsPolicy(t *testing.T) {
+	policy := map[string]pathpolicy.PathPolicy{
+		"/":               {Deny: true},
+		"/etc":            {},
+		"/etc/fstab":      {Deny: true},
+		"/etc/os-release": {Deny: true},
+		"/etc/hostname":   {Deny: true},
+		"/etc/shadow":     {Deny: true},
+		"/etc/passwd":     {Deny: true},
+		"/etc/group":      {Deny: true},
+	}
+	pathPolicy := pathpolicy.NewPathPolicies(policy)
+
+	testCases := []struct {
+		Name  string
+		Files []FileCustomization
+		Error bool
+	}{
+		{
+			Name: "disallowed-file",
+			Files: []FileCustomization{
+				{
+					Path: "/etc/shadow",
+				},
+			},
+			Error: true,
+		},
+		{
+			Name: "disallowed-file-2",
+			Files: []FileCustomization{
+				{
+					Path: "/home/user/.ssh/authorized_keys",
+				},
+			},
+			Error: true,
+		},
+		{
+			Name: "disallowed-file-3",
+			Files: []FileCustomization{
+				{
+					Path: "/file",
+				},
+			},
+			Error: true,
+		},
+		{
+			Name: "allowed-file-named",
+			Files: []FileCustomization{
+				{
+					Path: "/etc/named.conf",
+				},
+			},
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tc := range testCases {
+		t.Run(tc.Name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			err := CheckFileCustomizationsPolicy(tc.Files, pathPolicy)
+			if tc.Error {
+				assert.Error(t, err)
+			} else {
+				assert.NoError(t, err)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func TestCheckDirectoryCustomizationsPolicy(t *testing.T) {
+	policy := map[string]pathpolicy.PathPolicy{
+		"/":    {Deny: true},
+		"/etc": {},
+	}
+	pathPolicy := pathpolicy.NewPathPolicies(policy)
+
+	testCases := []struct {
+		Name        string
+		Directories []DirectoryCustomization
+		Error       bool
+	}{
+		{
+			Name: "disallowed-directory",
+			Directories: []DirectoryCustomization{
+				{
+					Path: "/dir",
+				},
+			},
+			Error: true,
+		},
+		{
+			Name: "disallowed-directory-2",
+			Directories: []DirectoryCustomization{
+				{
+					Path: "/var/log/fancy-dir",
+				},
+			},
+			Error: true,
+		},
+		{
+			Name: "allowed-directory",
+			Directories: []DirectoryCustomization{
+				{
+					Path: "/etc/systemd/system/sshd.service.d",
+				},
+			},
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tc := range testCases {
+		t.Run(tc.Name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			err := CheckDirectoryCustomizationsPolicy(tc.Directories, pathPolicy)
+			if tc.Error {
+				assert.Error(t, err)
+			} else {
+				assert.NoError(t, err)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}