diff --git a/client/components/Deposit/Deposit.tsx b/client/components/Deposit/Deposit.tsx
index 5056a637dc..37107b991e 100644
--- a/client/components/Deposit/Deposit.tsx
+++ b/client/components/Deposit/Deposit.tsx
@@ -47,7 +47,9 @@ function extractDoiSuffix(doi: string, depositTarget?: DepositTarget) {
 }
 
 export default function Deposit(props: Props) {
-	const { depositTarget } = props;
+	const { depositTarget, communityData } = props;
+	const isCommunityUnapproved =
+		communityData.spamTag != null && communityData.spamTag.status !== 'confirmed-not-spam';
 	const [resource, setResource] = useState<Resource>();
 	const [doiSuffix, setDoiSuffix] = useState('');
 	const [persistingDoiSuffix, setPersistingDoiSuffix] = useState(false);
@@ -150,6 +152,13 @@ export default function Deposit(props: Props) {
 
 	let children: React.ReactNode;
 
+	const unapprovedWarning = isCommunityUnapproved ? (
+		<Callout intent="warning" style={{ marginBottom: 16 }}>
+			DOI deposit is not available until your community has been approved. You may still
+			preview deposits.
+		</Callout>
+	) : null;
+
 	if (depositTarget?.service === 'datacite') {
 		if (!exists(doiPrefix)) {
 			children = (
@@ -161,6 +170,7 @@ export default function Deposit(props: Props) {
 		} else {
 			children = (
 				<>
+					{unapprovedWarning}
 					{'pub' in props && resource && firstIntraWorkRelationship && (
 						<p>
 							This Pub will be cited as a member of the{' '}
@@ -198,7 +208,11 @@ export default function Deposit(props: Props) {
 						/>
 					)}
 					{!disabledDueToNoReleases && !persistingDoiSuffix && (
-						<DataciteDeposit {...props} onDepositSuccess={onDepositSuccess} />
+						<DataciteDeposit
+							{...props}
+							onDepositSuccess={onDepositSuccess}
+							canSubmit={!isCommunityUnapproved}
+						/>
 					)}
 				</>
 			);
@@ -206,13 +220,17 @@ export default function Deposit(props: Props) {
 	} else {
 		assert('pub' in props);
 		children = (
-			<Doi
-				canIssueDoi={props.canIssueDoi}
-				communityData={props.communityData}
-				updatePubData={props.updatePub}
-				pubData={props.pub}
-				depositTarget={props.depositTarget}
-			/>
+			<>
+				{unapprovedWarning}
+				<Doi
+					canIssueDoi={props.canIssueDoi}
+					communityData={props.communityData}
+					updatePubData={props.updatePub}
+					pubData={props.pub}
+					depositTarget={props.depositTarget}
+					depositDisabled={isCommunityUnapproved}
+				/>
+			</>
 		);
 	}
 
diff --git a/client/containers/DashboardSettings/CollectionSettings/CollectionSettings.tsx b/client/containers/DashboardSettings/CollectionSettings/CollectionSettings.tsx
index e982495b42..cb057e9b6f 100644
--- a/client/containers/DashboardSettings/CollectionSettings/CollectionSettings.tsx
+++ b/client/containers/DashboardSettings/CollectionSettings/CollectionSettings.tsx
@@ -54,6 +54,9 @@ const CollectionSettings = (props: Props) => {
 		}
 	}, [collection.slug, hasChanges]);
 
+	const isCommunityApproved =
+		!communityData.spamTag || communityData.spamTag.status === 'confirmed-not-spam';
+
 	const tabs: Subtab[] = pruneFalsyValues([
 		{
 			id: 'details',
@@ -83,7 +86,9 @@ const CollectionSettings = (props: Props) => {
 						collection={collection}
 						communityData={communityData}
 						onUpdateCollection={updateCollection}
-						allowUpdateDoi={depositTarget?.service !== 'datacite'}
+						allowUpdateDoi={
+							depositTarget?.service !== 'datacite' && isCommunityApproved
+						}
 					/>
 				</SettingsSection>,
 			],
diff --git a/client/containers/DashboardSettings/PubSettings/Doi.tsx b/client/containers/DashboardSettings/PubSettings/Doi.tsx
index adc9c2066b..6a228e2ab5 100644
--- a/client/containers/DashboardSettings/PubSettings/Doi.tsx
+++ b/client/containers/DashboardSettings/PubSettings/Doi.tsx
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ type Props = {
 	pubData: any;
 	updatePubData: (...args: any[]) => any;
 	depositTarget?: DepositTarget;
+	depositDisabled?: boolean;
 };
 
 const extractDoiSuffix = (doi: string, depositTarget?: DepositTarget) => {
@@ -516,6 +517,7 @@ class Doi extends Component<Props, State> {
 					pubData={this.props.pubData}
 					target="pub"
 					disabled={
+						this.props.depositDisabled ||
 						this.disabledDueToParentWithoutDoi() ||
 						this.disabledDueToNoReleases() ||
 						this.disabledDueToUnmanagedPrefix() ||
diff --git a/server/collection/api.ts b/server/collection/api.ts
index 49cf3e9587..3a4180545b 100644
--- a/server/collection/api.ts
+++ b/server/collection/api.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import { z } from 'zod';
 
 import { prepareResource, submitResource } from 'deposit/datacite/deposit';
 import { transformCollectionToResource } from 'deposit/transform/collection';
+import { assertCommunityApprovedForDoi } from 'server/doi/permissions';
 import { generateDoi } from 'server/doi/queries';
 import { ForbiddenError, NotFoundError } from 'server/utils/errors';
 import { contract } from 'utils/api/contract';
@@ -87,6 +88,7 @@ export const collectionServer = s.router(contract.collection, {
 			if (!permissions.update) {
 				throw new ForbiddenError();
 			}
+			await assertCommunityApprovedForDoi(collection.communityId);
 			const collectionDoi =
 				collection.doi ??
 				(
diff --git a/server/doi/api.ts b/server/doi/api.ts
index 720f556308..8afee8b0a6 100644
--- a/server/doi/api.ts
+++ b/server/doi/api.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import { ForbiddenError } from 'server/utils/errors';
 import { wrap } from 'server/wrap';
 import { parentToSupplementNeedsDoiError } from 'utils/crossref/createDeposit';
 
-import { getPermissions } from './permissions';
+import { assertCommunityApprovedForDoi, getPermissions } from './permissions';
 import { generateDoi, getDoiData, setDoiData } from './queries';
 import { validatePubRelationshipsForDeposit } from './validate';
 
@@ -51,6 +51,10 @@ const previewOrDepositDoi = async (user, body, options = { deposit: false }) =>
 
 	await assertUserAuthorized(target, requestIds);
 
+	if (deposit) {
+		await assertCommunityApprovedForDoi(communityId);
+	}
+
 	if (pubId && (await pubExistsAndIsMissingReleases(pubId))) {
 		throw new ForbiddenError();
 	}
@@ -137,6 +141,7 @@ router.get(
 		};
 
 		await assertUserAuthorized(target, requestIds);
+		await assertCommunityApprovedForDoi(communityId as string);
 
 		return res.status(200).json({
 			dois: await generateDoi({ communityId, collectionId, pubId }, target),
diff --git a/server/doi/permissions.ts b/server/doi/permissions.ts
index 28c9ff71c4..230e37f359 100644
--- a/server/doi/permissions.ts
+++ b/server/doi/permissions.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+import { Community, SpamTag } from 'server/models';
+import { ForbiddenError } from 'server/utils/errors';
 import { getScope } from 'server/utils/queryHelpers';
 
 export const getPermissions = async ({ pubId, collectionId, userId, communityId }) => {
@@ -19,3 +21,14 @@ export const getPermissions = async ({ pubId, collectionId, userId, communityId
 		collection: canAdminCommunity,
 	};
 };
+
+export const assertCommunityApprovedForDoi = async (communityId: string) => {
+	const community = await Community.findByPk(communityId, {
+		include: [{ model: SpamTag, as: 'spamTag' }],
+	});
+	if (community?.spamTag && community.spamTag.status !== 'confirmed-not-spam') {
+		throw new ForbiddenError(
+			new Error('DOI minting is not available until your community has been approved.'),
+		);
+	}
+};
diff --git a/server/pub/api.ts b/server/pub/api.ts
index d8375885cc..635bac925b 100644
--- a/server/pub/api.ts
+++ b/server/pub/api.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import { z } from 'zod';
 import { prepareResource, submitResource } from 'deposit/datacite/deposit';
 import { transformPubToResource } from 'deposit/transform/pub';
 import { assertValidResource } from 'deposit/validate';
+import { assertCommunityApprovedForDoi } from 'server/doi/permissions';
 import { generateDoi } from 'server/doi/queries';
 import { verifyCaptchaPayload } from 'server/utils/captcha';
 import { BadRequestError, ForbiddenError, NotFoundError } from 'server/utils/errors';
@@ -203,6 +204,7 @@ export const pubServer = s.router(contract.pub, {
 				throw new ForbiddenError();
 			}
 			const pub = expect(await findPub(pubId));
+			await assertCommunityApprovedForDoi(pub.communityId);
 			const pubDoi =
 				pub.doi ??
 				(