diff --git a/src/Controller/MainController.php b/src/Controller/MainController.php
index 5155a6d..8e63956 100644
--- a/src/Controller/MainController.php
+++ b/src/Controller/MainController.php
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ class MainController extends AppController {
 
     const tagReceiptAddress = 'bLockNgmfvnnnZw7bM6SPz6hk5BVzhevEp';
 
+    const blockedListUrl = 'https://api.lbry.com/file/list_blocked';
+
     protected $redis;
 
     public function initialize() {
@@ -220,8 +222,23 @@ class MainController extends AppController {
                     }
                 }
             }
+
+            // fetch blocked list
+            $blockedList = json_decode(self::curl_get(self::blockedListUrl));
+            $blockedOutpoints = $blockedList->data->outpoints;
+            $claimIsBlocked = false;
+            foreach ($blockedOutpoints as $outpoint) {
+                // $parts[0] = txid
+                // $parts[1] = vout
+                $parts = explode(':', $outpoint);
+                if ($claim->transaction_hash_id == $parts[0] && $claim->vout == $parts[1]) {
+                    $claimIsBlocked = true;
+                }
+            }
+
             $this->set('claim', $claim);
-            $this->set('moreClaims', $moreClaims);
+            $this->set('claimIsBlocked', $claimIsBlocked);
+            $this->set('moreClaims', $claimIsBlocked ? [] : $moreClaims);
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/src/Template/Main/claims.ctp b/src/Template/Main/claims.ctp
index 4458105..ac4fed2 100644
--- a/src/Template/Main/claims.ctp
+++ b/src/Template/Main/claims.ctp
@@ -65,6 +65,15 @@ if (strlen(trim($desc)) == 0) {
 </div>
 
 <div class="claims-body">
+    <?php if ($claimIsBlocked): ?>
+
+    <div class="blocked-claim-info">
+        <div class="content">
+            In response to a complaint we received under the US Digital Millennium Copyright Act, we have blocked access to this content from our applications. For more information, please refer to <a href="https://lbry.com/faq/dmca" target="_blank">DMCA takedown requests</a>.
+        </div>
+    </div>
+
+    <?php else: ?>
     <div class="claim-info">
         <div data-autothumb="<?php echo $autoThumbText ?>" class="thumbnail <?php echo $a[mt_rand(0, count($a) - 1)] ?>">
             <?php if (!$claim->is_nsfw && strlen(trim($claim->thumbnail_url)) > 0): ?>
@@ -140,6 +149,7 @@ if (strlen(trim($desc)) == 0) {
 
     <div class="clear"></div>
 
+    <?php endif; ?>
 
     <?php if (count($moreClaims) > 0): ?>
 
@@ -155,7 +165,7 @@ if (strlen(trim($desc)) == 0) {
                 $row++;
             }
             echo $this->element('claimbox', array('claim' => $claim, 'idx' => $idx, 'last_row' => $last_row));
-            $idx++; 
+            $idx++;
             endforeach; ?>
         <div class="clear"></div>
     </div>
diff --git a/webroot/css/main.css b/webroot/css/main.css
index 2f1a828..57dcee6 100644
--- a/webroot/css/main.css
+++ b/webroot/css/main.css
@@ -95,6 +95,8 @@ border-radius: 0 8px 8px 0 }
 .claims-grid .claim-grid-item .spacer { height: 16px }
 
 .claims-body { width: 1200px; margin: 0 auto 0 auto; cursor: default }
+.claims-body .blocked-claim-info { border: 1px solid rgba(0,0,0,.15); cursor: default }
+.claims-body .blocked-claim-info .content { padding: 48px }
 .claims-body .claim-info { width: 400px; float: left; /*box-shadow: 0 2px 4px rgba(0,0,0,.175);*/ border: 1px solid rgba(0,0,0,.15); cursor: default }
 .claims-body .claim-info .thumbnail { width: 100%; height: 220px; background: #f0f0f0; display: block; position: relative; overflow: hidden }
 .claims-body .claim-info .thumbnail img { width: 100% }