diff --git a/meta/classes/image.bbclass b/meta/classes/image.bbclass
index d93de02..333a89a 100644
--- a/meta/classes/image.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes/image.bbclass
@@ -296,6 +296,22 @@ python do_image_complete_setscene () {
 }
 addtask do_image_complete_setscene

+
+python image_check_prohibited_paths () {
+    import glob
+
+    bb.build.FuncFailed("PROHIBITED_PATH: %s" % d.getVar('PROHIBITED_PATH'))
+
+    root = d.getVar('IMAGE_ROOTFS')
+
+    for p in (d.getVar('PROHIBITED_PATH') or '').split(':'):
+        match = glob.glob("%s%s" % (root, p))
+        if match:
+            bb.build.FuncFailed("match for prohibited path %s" % p)
+}
+
+IMAGE_QA_COMMANDS += "image_check_prohibited_paths"
+
 # Add image-level QA/sanity checks to IMAGE_QA_COMMANDS
 #
 # IMAGE_QA_COMMANDS += " \