diff --git a/apps/edr-freight-api/src/modules/bookings/bookings.service.ts b/apps/edr-freight-api/src/modules/bookings/bookings.service.ts
index d9dd53f94..25c5a461a 100644
--- a/apps/edr-freight-api/src/modules/bookings/bookings.service.ts
+++ b/apps/edr-freight-api/src/modules/bookings/bookings.service.ts
@@ -635,12 +635,9 @@ export class BookingsService {
         );
       }
       const { company } = await this.companiesService.getCompanyInfoByUserId(userId);
-      // A customer can only book once their company has been approved.
-      if (company.status !== CompanyStatus.Active) {
-        throw new ForbiddenException(
-          "Your company is awaiting approval — you can't create bookings yet.",
-        );
-      }
+      // A customer can only book once their company has been approved; the
+      // helper names the real status (suspended/blacklisted) when it isn't.
+      this.companiesService.assertCompanyActiveFor(company, 'bookings');
       companyId = company.id;
     }
 
diff --git a/apps/edr-freight-api/src/modules/companies/companies.service.ts b/apps/edr-freight-api/src/modules/companies/companies.service.ts
index 73e2fdc00..fd352c959 100644
--- a/apps/edr-freight-api/src/modules/companies/companies.service.ts
+++ b/apps/edr-freight-api/src/modules/companies/companies.service.ts
@@ -1649,21 +1649,68 @@ export class CompaniesService {
   }
 
   /**
-   * Block a customer from booking under a profile that isn't approved yet.
-   * Called from the booking-create path for self-service bookings; staff- and
-   * government-initiated bookings bypass this. No-op when the profile can't be
-   * found (defensive — resolution is best-effort upstream).
+   * Block a self-service action when the company account isn't active, naming
+   * the actual status — a suspended customer told "awaiting approval" has no
+   * idea what happened or who to call.
+   */
+  assertCompanyActiveFor(company: Company, action: string): void {
+    if (company.status === CompanyStatus.Active) return;
+    switch (company.status) {
+      case CompanyStatus.Suspended:
+        throw new ForbiddenException(
+          `Your company account is suspended — you can't create ${action} right now. ` +
+            `Please contact EDR support for details.`,
+        );
+      case CompanyStatus.Blacklisted:
+        throw new ForbiddenException(
+          `Your company account is blacklisted — you can't create ${action}. ` +
+            `Please contact EDR support.`,
+        );
+      default:
+        throw new ForbiddenException(
+          `Your company is awaiting approval — you can't create ${action} yet.`,
+        );
+    }
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Block a customer from booking under a profile that isn't approved yet — or
+   * that a reviewer has since suspended. Called from the booking/contract
+   * create path for self-service actions; staff- and government-initiated ones
+   * bypass this. No-op when the profile can't be found (defensive — resolution
+   * is best-effort upstream). The message names the profile's real status:
+   * suspension in particular is per-role, so the customer must learn which
+   * operation is blocked (their other roles still work).
    */
   async assertCompanyProfileApprovedForBooking(
     companyProfileId: string,
   ): Promise<void> {
     const profile = await this.companyProfilesRepo.findById(companyProfileId);
     if (!profile) return;
-    if (profile.status !== ProfileStatus.Active) {
-      const role = profile.type.replace(/_/g, " ");
-      throw new ForbiddenException(
-        `Your ${role} profile is awaiting approval. You'll be able to create bookings once it has been approved.`,
-      );
+    if (profile.status === ProfileStatus.Active) return;
+
+    const role = profile.type.replace(/_/g, " ");
+    switch (profile.status) {
+      case ProfileStatus.Suspended:
+        throw new ForbiddenException(
+          `Your ${role} role is suspended${
+            profile.reviewNote ? ` — ${profile.reviewNote}` : ""
+          }. Your other roles are unaffected. Please contact EDR support to resolve this.`,
+        );
+      case ProfileStatus.Blacklisted:
+        throw new ForbiddenException(
+          `Your ${role} role is blacklisted. Please contact EDR support.`,
+        );
+      case ProfileStatus.Rejected:
+        throw new ForbiddenException(
+          `Your ${role} role was rejected${
+            profile.reviewNote ? ` — ${profile.reviewNote}` : ""
+          }. Amend and resubmit it from your settings page.`,
+        );
+      default:
+        throw new ForbiddenException(
+          `Your ${role} profile is awaiting approval. You'll be able to proceed once it has been approved.`,
+        );
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/apps/edr-freight-api/src/modules/contracts/contracts.service.ts b/apps/edr-freight-api/src/modules/contracts/contracts.service.ts
index c98e24b19..d5fcf5395 100644
--- a/apps/edr-freight-api/src/modules/contracts/contracts.service.ts
+++ b/apps/edr-freight-api/src/modules/contracts/contracts.service.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ import { YardCountry } from '@edr/types';
 import { deriveTradeDirection } from '../../common/derive-trade-direction.util';
 import { CompaniesService } from '../companies/companies.service';
 import { ProfileType } from '../companies/entities/company-profile.entity';
-import { CompanyStatus } from '../companies/entities/company.entity';
 import { ServiceType } from '../rule-engine/entities/service-type.entity';
 import { Yard } from '../rule-engine/entities/yard.entity';
 import { FilesService } from '../files/files.service';
@@ -181,11 +180,7 @@ export class ContractsService {
         );
       }
       const { company } = await this.companiesService.getCompanyInfoByUserId(userId);
-      if (company.status !== CompanyStatus.Active) {
-        throw new ForbiddenException(
-          "Your company is awaiting approval — you can't create contracts yet.",
-        );
-      }
+      this.companiesService.assertCompanyActiveFor(company, 'contracts');
       companyId = company.id;
     }
 
diff --git a/apps/edr-freight-web/portal/src/pages/contracts/NewContractPage.tsx b/apps/edr-freight-web/portal/src/pages/contracts/NewContractPage.tsx
index d060b7651..da03064be 100644
--- a/apps/edr-freight-web/portal/src/pages/contracts/NewContractPage.tsx
+++ b/apps/edr-freight-web/portal/src/pages/contracts/NewContractPage.tsx
@@ -124,6 +124,30 @@ export default function NewContractPage({
     );
   }
 
+  // A suspended/blacklisted account must be told its real status — falling
+  // through to the wizard here only to fail at submit read as "pending" before.
+  if (
+    !auth.isPending &&
+    (auth.companyStatus === "suspended" || auth.companyStatus === "blacklisted")
+  ) {
+    return (
+      <GateNotice
+        title={
+          auth.companyStatus === "suspended"
+            ? "Account Suspended"
+            : "Account Blacklisted"
+        }
+        body={
+          auth.companyStatus === "suspended"
+            ? "Your company account has been suspended by EDR staff, so new contracts are disabled. Please contact EDR support for details."
+            : "Your company account has been blacklisted, so new contracts are disabled. Please contact EDR support."
+        }
+        actionLabel="Back to Contracts"
+        onAction={() => navigate("/contracts")}
+      />
+    );
+  }
+
   // Profile changes pending review lock out new contract creation too.
   if (!auth.isPending && auth.isUnderReview) {
     return (
@@ -349,13 +373,19 @@ export default function NewContractPage({
   // badges. Intercity rides any customer profile, so always "approved".
   const operationStatus = useMemo(
     () =>
-      (op: OperationType): "approved" | "pending" | "rejected" | "missing" => {
+      (
+        op: OperationType,
+      ): "approved" | "pending" | "rejected" | "suspended" | "missing" => {
         if (op === "intercity") return "approved";
         const target = operationToProfileType(op, profileTypes);
         const status = profileStatusByType.get(target);
         if (!status) return "missing";
         if (status === "active") return "approved";
         if (status === "rejected") return "rejected";
+        // Suspension is per-role: the customer keeps working under their other
+        // roles, so this operation must say "suspended", not "pending".
+        if (status === "suspended" || status === "blacklisted")
+          return "suspended";
         return "pending";
       },
     [profileStatusByType, profileTypes],
@@ -1171,6 +1201,8 @@ export default function NewContractPage({
           ? profileByType.get(pendingApprovalProfile)
           : undefined;
         const isRejected = target?.status === "rejected";
+        const isSuspended =
+          target?.status === "suspended" || target?.status === "blacklisted";
         const label = pendingApprovalProfile
           ? (PROFILE_TYPE_LABELS[pendingApprovalProfile] ??
             pendingApprovalProfile)
@@ -1179,12 +1211,42 @@ export default function NewContractPage({
           <Modal
             opened={pendingApprovalProfile !== null}
             onClose={() => setPendingApprovalProfile(null)}
-            title={isRejected ? "Profile not approved" : "Awaiting approval"}
+            title={
+              isRejected
+                ? "Profile not approved"
+                : isSuspended
+                  ? "Role suspended"
+                  : "Awaiting approval"
+            }
             centered
             radius="lg"
           >
             <Stack gap="md">
-              {isRejected ? (
+              {isSuspended ? (
+                <>
+                  <Text size="sm" c="dimmed">
+                    Your {label} role has been suspended by EDR staff, so you
+                    can&apos;t start a contract under it. Your other roles are
+                    unaffected. Contact EDR support to resolve this.
+                  </Text>
+                  {target?.reviewNote && (
+                    <Alert color="orange" variant="light" radius="md">
+                      <Text size="sm">
+                        <strong>Message from EDR staff:</strong>{" "}
+                        {target.reviewNote}
+                      </Text>
+                    </Alert>
+                  )}
+                  <Group justify="flex-end" gap="sm">
+                    <Button
+                      color="edr-green"
+                      onClick={() => setPendingApprovalProfile(null)}
+                    >
+                      OK
+                    </Button>
+                  </Group>
+                </>
+              ) : isRejected ? (
                 <>
                   <Text size="sm" c="dimmed">
                     Your {label} profile was not approved. Fix the issue below
diff --git a/apps/edr-freight-web/portal/src/pages/contracts/new-contract-form/step1-contract-type.tsx b/apps/edr-freight-web/portal/src/pages/contracts/new-contract-form/step1-contract-type.tsx
index 2bacf8074..f66ee3a15 100644
--- a/apps/edr-freight-web/portal/src/pages/contracts/new-contract-form/step1-contract-type.tsx
+++ b/apps/edr-freight-web/portal/src/pages/contracts/new-contract-form/step1-contract-type.tsx
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ export function Step1ContractType({
   /** Approval state of the profile each operation maps to (for the badges). */
   operationStatus?: (
     op: OperationType,
-  ) => "approved" | "pending" | "rejected" | "missing";
+  ) => "approved" | "pending" | "rejected" | "suspended" | "missing";
 }) {
   const contractType = form.watch("contractType");
 
@@ -229,6 +229,11 @@ export function Step1ContractType({
                         Rejected
                       </Badge>
                     )}
+                    {status === "suspended" && (
+                      <Badge size="xs" color="orange" variant="light" radius="sm">
+                        Suspended
+                      </Badge>
+                    )}
                     {status === "missing" && (
                       <Badge size="xs" color="gray" variant="light" radius="sm">
                         Add license