diff --git a/src/java/com/threerings/whirled/zone/server/ZoneManager.java b/src/java/com/threerings/whirled/zone/server/ZoneManager.java
index 1b7d55b3a..9d986c20a 100644
--- a/src/java/com/threerings/whirled/zone/server/ZoneManager.java
+++ b/src/java/com/threerings/whirled/zone/server/ZoneManager.java
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 //
-// $Id: ZoneManager.java,v 1.2 2001/12/13 05:49:50 mdb Exp $
+// $Id: ZoneManager.java,v 1.3 2002/02/07 03:26:58 mdb Exp $
 
 package com.threerings.whirled.zone.server;
 
+import com.threerings.crowd.data.BodyObject;
 import com.threerings.whirled.zone.data.ZoneSummary;
 
 /**
@@ -43,4 +44,29 @@ public interface ZoneManager
      * is successfully resolved or is known to have failed to resolve.
      */
     public void resolveZone (int zoneId, ResolutionListener listener);
+
+    /**
+     * Called when a body has requested to enter a zone. The zone manager
+     * may return null to indicate that the body is allowed access to the
+     * zone or a string error code indicating the reason for denial of
+     * access (which will be propagated back to the requesting client).
+     * This method is called <em>after</em> the zone is resolved so that
+     * the zone manager may complete the ratification process without
+     * blocking (which it must do).
+     *
+     * @param body the body object of the user that desires access to the
+     * specified zone.
+     * @param zoneId the id of the zone to which the user desires access.
+     */
+    public String ratifyBodyEntry (BodyObject body, int zoneId);
+
+    /**
+     * Called when a body has been granted access to a zone. This method
+     * must not block.
+     *
+     * @param body the body object of the user that was just granted
+     * access to a zone.
+     * @param zoneId the id of the zone to which they were granted access.
+     */
+    public void bodyDidEnterZone (BodyObject body, int zoneId);
 }
diff --git a/src/java/com/threerings/whirled/zone/server/ZoneProvider.java b/src/java/com/threerings/whirled/zone/server/ZoneProvider.java
index 07ee24c45..9918cc6a7 100644
--- a/src/java/com/threerings/whirled/zone/server/ZoneProvider.java
+++ b/src/java/com/threerings/whirled/zone/server/ZoneProvider.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 //
-// $Id: ZoneProvider.java,v 1.4 2001/12/17 00:56:19 mdb Exp $
+// $Id: ZoneProvider.java,v 1.5 2002/02/07 03:26:58 mdb Exp $
 
 package com.threerings.whirled.zone.server;
 
@@ -105,6 +105,14 @@ public class ZoneProvider
         final ZoneSummary fsum = summary;
         final int fsceneVer = sceneVer;
 
+        // give the zone manager a chance to veto the request
+        ZoneManager zmgr = _zonereg.getZoneManager(summary.zoneId);
+        String errmsg = zmgr.ratifyBodyEntry(source, summary.zoneId);
+        if (errmsg != null) {
+            sendResponse(fsource, finvid, MOVE_FAILED_RESPONSE, errmsg);
+            return;
+        }
+
         // create a callback object that will handle the resolution or
         // failed resolution of the scene
         SceneRegistry.ResolutionListener rl =
@@ -162,6 +170,10 @@ public class ZoneProvider
                              new Integer(ploid), config, summary);
             }
 
+            // let the zone manager know that someone just came on in
+            ZoneManager zmgr = _zonereg.getZoneManager(summary.zoneId);
+            zmgr.bodyDidEnterZone(source, summary.zoneId);
+
         } catch (ServiceFailedException sfe) {
             sendResponse(source, invid,
                          MOVE_FAILED_RESPONSE, sfe.getMessage());