diff --git a/spinifex/awserrors/awserrors.go b/spinifex/awserrors/awserrors.go
index 8e9e2a2d0..cd22e64a7 100644
--- a/spinifex/awserrors/awserrors.go
+++ b/spinifex/awserrors/awserrors.go
@@ -453,6 +453,10 @@ var (
 	ErrorIAMMalformedPolicyDocument = "MalformedPolicyDocument"
 	ErrorAccessDenied               = "AccessDenied"
 
+	// ECR-specific error codes
+	ErrorRepositoryNotFound       = "RepositoryNotFoundException"
+	ErrorRepositoryPolicyNotFound = "RepositoryPolicyNotFoundException"
+
 	// ELBv2-specific error codes
 	ErrorELBv2LoadBalancerNotFound         = "LoadBalancerNotFound"
 	ErrorELBv2TargetGroupNotFound          = "TargetGroupNotFound"
@@ -957,6 +961,10 @@ var ErrorLookup = map[string]ErrorMessage{
 	ErrorIAMMalformedPolicyDocument: {HTTPCode: 400, Message: "The policy document is malformed."},
 	ErrorAccessDenied:               {HTTPCode: 403, Message: "User is not authorized to perform this action."},
 
+	// ECR error codes
+	ErrorRepositoryNotFound:       {HTTPCode: 400, Message: "The repository could not be found. Check the spelling of the specified repository and ensure that you are performing operations on the correct registry."},
+	ErrorRepositoryPolicyNotFound: {HTTPCode: 400, Message: "The repository and registry do not have an associated repository policy."},
+
 	// ELBv2 error codes
 	ErrorELBv2LoadBalancerNotFound:         {HTTPCode: 400, Message: "One or more load balancers not found."},
 	ErrorELBv2TargetGroupNotFound:          {HTTPCode: 400, Message: "One or more target groups not found."},
diff --git a/spinifex/daemon/daemon.go b/spinifex/daemon/daemon.go
index 7f2ce29ae..e526f6b1c 100644
--- a/spinifex/daemon/daemon.go
+++ b/spinifex/daemon/daemon.go
@@ -965,6 +965,9 @@ func (d *Daemon) subscribeAll() error {
 			natsSub{handlers_ecr.SubjectRepoCreate, d.handleECRRepoCreate, "spinifex-workers"},
 			natsSub{handlers_ecr.SubjectRepoDescribe, d.handleECRRepoDescribe, "spinifex-workers"},
 			natsSub{handlers_ecr.SubjectRepoList, d.handleECRRepoList, "spinifex-workers"},
+			natsSub{handlers_ecr.SubjectPolicyPut, d.handleECRPolicyPut, "spinifex-workers"},
+			natsSub{handlers_ecr.SubjectPolicyGet, d.handleECRPolicyGet, "spinifex-workers"},
+			natsSub{handlers_ecr.SubjectPolicyDelete, d.handleECRPolicyDelete, "spinifex-workers"},
 			natsSub{handlers_ecr.SubjectTagPut, d.handleECRTagPut, "spinifex-workers"},
 			natsSub{handlers_ecr.SubjectTagGet, d.handleECRTagGet, "spinifex-workers"},
 			natsSub{handlers_ecr.SubjectTagList, d.handleECRTagList, "spinifex-workers"},
diff --git a/spinifex/daemon/daemon_handlers_ecr.go b/spinifex/daemon/daemon_handlers_ecr.go
index f99a3259f..2e82a0c93 100644
--- a/spinifex/daemon/daemon_handlers_ecr.go
+++ b/spinifex/daemon/daemon_handlers_ecr.go
@@ -14,6 +14,18 @@ func (d *Daemon) handleECRRepoList(msg *nats.Msg) {
 	handleNATSRequest(msg, d.ecrMetaService.RepoList)
 }
 
+func (d *Daemon) handleECRPolicyPut(msg *nats.Msg) {
+	handleNATSRequest(msg, d.ecrMetaService.PolicyPut)
+}
+
+func (d *Daemon) handleECRPolicyGet(msg *nats.Msg) {
+	handleNATSRequest(msg, d.ecrMetaService.PolicyGet)
+}
+
+func (d *Daemon) handleECRPolicyDelete(msg *nats.Msg) {
+	handleNATSRequest(msg, d.ecrMetaService.PolicyDelete)
+}
+
 func (d *Daemon) handleECRTagPut(msg *nats.Msg) {
 	handleNATSRequest(msg, d.ecrMetaService.TagPut)
 }
diff --git a/spinifex/gateway/ecr_describerepositories.go b/spinifex/gateway/ecr_describerepositories.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..42eeecbbd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spinifex/gateway/ecr_describerepositories.go
@@ -0,0 +1,93 @@
+package gateway
+
+import (
+	"encoding/json"
+	"errors"
+	"io"
+	"log/slog"
+	"net/http"
+
+	"github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go/aws"
+	"github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go/service/ecr"
+	"github.com/mulgadc/spinifex/spinifex/awserrors"
+	gateway_ecrapi "github.com/mulgadc/spinifex/spinifex/gateway/ecrapi"
+	handlers_ecr "github.com/mulgadc/spinifex/spinifex/handlers/ecr"
+)
+
+// describeRepositoriesRequest is the camelCase AWS JSON 1.1 input shape. The SDK
+// input struct carries locationName tags rather than json tags, so the subset
+// 2e honors is decoded explicitly.
+type describeRepositoriesRequest struct {
+	RegistryID      string   `json:"registryId"`
+	RepositoryNames []string `json:"repositoryNames"`
+}
+
+// handleDescribeRepositories lists the caller account's repositories. Scope is
+// the caller account; a registryId naming a different account is the Q8 parity
+// gap pending registry-policy v2 and is denied. Pagination (maxResults/
+// nextToken, Q9) is not yet implemented — the full list is returned in one page.
+func (gw *GatewayConfig) handleDescribeRepositories(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) error {
+	accountID, _ := r.Context().Value(ctxAccountID).(string)
+	if accountID == "" {
+		slog.Error("DescribeRepositories: no account ID in auth context")
+		return errors.New(awserrors.ErrorServerInternal)
+	}
+
+	body, err := io.ReadAll(r.Body)
+	if err != nil {
+		slog.Error("DescribeRepositories: failed to read body", "err", err)
+		return errors.New(awserrors.ErrorInvalidParameterValue)
+	}
+	var req describeRepositoriesRequest
+	if len(body) > 0 {
+		if err := json.Unmarshal(body, &req); err != nil {
+			return errors.New(awserrors.ErrorInvalidParameterValue)
+		}
+	}
+	if req.RegistryID != "" && req.RegistryID != accountID {
+		return errors.New(awserrors.ErrorAccessDenied)
+	}
+
+	store := handlers_ecr.NewNATSMetaStore(gw.NATSConn)
+	names := req.RepositoryNames
+	if len(names) == 0 {
+		names, err = store.ListRepos(accountID)
+		if err != nil {
+			slog.Error("DescribeRepositories: list repos failed", "err", err)
+			return errors.New(awserrors.ErrorServerInternal)
+		}
+	}
+
+	repos := make([]*ecr.Repository, 0, len(names))
+	for _, name := range names {
+		meta, err := store.GetRepo(accountID, name)
+		if err != nil {
+			if errors.Is(err, handlers_ecr.ErrNotFound) {
+				return errors.New(awserrors.ErrorRepositoryNotFound)
+			}
+			slog.Error("DescribeRepositories: get repo failed", "repo", name, "err", err)
+			return errors.New(awserrors.ErrorServerInternal)
+		}
+		repos = append(repos, &ecr.Repository{
+			RegistryId:         aws.String(accountID),
+			RepositoryName:     aws.String(name),
+			RepositoryArn:      aws.String(gw.ecrRepositoryArn(accountID, name)),
+			RepositoryUri:      aws.String(gw.ecrRepositoryUri(accountID, name)),
+			CreatedAt:          aws.Time(meta.CreatedAt),
+			ImageTagMutability: aws.String("MUTABLE"),
+		})
+	}
+
+	gateway_ecrapi.WriteJSONResponse(w, &ecr.DescribeRepositoriesOutput{Repositories: repos})
+	return nil
+}
+
+// ecrRepositoryArn builds the ECR repository ARN for an account-scoped repo.
+func (gw *GatewayConfig) ecrRepositoryArn(accountID, name string) string {
+	return "arn:aws:ecr:" + gw.Region + ":" + accountID + ":repository/" + name
+}
+
+// ecrRepositoryUri builds the registry pull/push URI for an account-scoped repo.
+func (gw *GatewayConfig) ecrRepositoryUri(accountID, name string) string {
+	return accountID + ".dkr.ecr." + gw.Region + "." + gw.InternalSuffix + "/" + name
+}
diff --git a/spinifex/gateway/ecr_describerepositories_test.go b/spinifex/gateway/ecr_describerepositories_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4c4f71eec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spinifex/gateway/ecr_describerepositories_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,135 @@
+package gateway
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"encoding/json"
+	"net/http"
+	"net/http/httptest"
+	"strings"
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+
+	handlers_ecr "github.com/mulgadc/spinifex/spinifex/handlers/ecr"
+	"github.com/mulgadc/spinifex/spinifex/testutil"
+	"github.com/mulgadc/spinifex/spinifex/utils"
+	"github.com/nats-io/nats.go"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+)
+
+// serveECRMeta wires a MetaService method to a NATS subject for the gateway-side
+// DescribeRepositories tests, mirroring the daemon's handleNATSRequest.
+func serveECRMeta[I any, O any](t *testing.T, nc *nats.Conn, subject string, fn func(*I, string) (*O, error)) {
+	t.Helper()
+	sub, err := nc.Subscribe(subject, func(msg *nats.Msg) {
+		accountID := utils.AccountIDFromMsg(msg)
+		in := new(I)
+		if errResp := utils.UnmarshalJsonPayload(in, msg.Data); errResp != nil {
+			_ = msg.Respond(errResp)
+			return
+		}
+		out, err := fn(in, accountID)
+		if err != nil {
+			_ = msg.Respond(utils.GenerateErrorPayload("ServerInternal"))
+			return
+		}
+		data, _ := json.Marshal(out)
+		_ = msg.Respond(data)
+	})
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	t.Cleanup(func() { _ = sub.Unsubscribe() })
+}
+
+func newDescribeReposGateway(t *testing.T, repos ...string) *GatewayConfig {
+	t.Helper()
+	_, nc, js := testutil.StartTestJetStream(t)
+	svc := handlers_ecr.NewKVMetaService(js)
+	serveECRMeta(t, nc, handlers_ecr.SubjectRepoCreate, svc.RepoCreate)
+	serveECRMeta(t, nc, handlers_ecr.SubjectRepoDescribe, svc.RepoDescribe)
+	serveECRMeta(t, nc, handlers_ecr.SubjectRepoList, svc.RepoList)
+
+	store := handlers_ecr.NewNATSMetaStore(nc)
+	for _, r := range repos {
+		require.NoError(t, store.PutRepo(ecrTestAccount, handlers_ecr.RepoMeta{Name: r, CreatedAt: time.Now()}))
+	}
+	return &GatewayConfig{
+		NATSConn: nc, Region: ecrTestRegion, InternalSuffix: ecrTestSuffix, DisableLogging: true,
+	}
+}
+
+func describeReposRequest(t *testing.T, gw *GatewayConfig, body string) *httptest.ResponseRecorder {
+	t.Helper()
+	req := httptest.NewRequest(http.MethodPost, "/", strings.NewReader(body))
+	ctx := context.WithValue(req.Context(), ctxAccountID, ecrTestAccount)
+	w := httptest.NewRecorder()
+	require.NoError(t, gw.handleDescribeRepositories(w, req.WithContext(ctx)))
+	return w
+}
+
+type describeReposOut struct {
+	Repositories []struct {
+		RepositoryName     string  `json:"repositoryName"`
+		RegistryID         string  `json:"registryId"`
+		RepositoryArn      string  `json:"repositoryArn"`
+		RepositoryURI      string  `json:"repositoryUri"`
+		ImageTagMutability string  `json:"imageTagMutability"`
+		CreatedAt          float64 `json:"createdAt"`
+	} `json:"repositories"`
+}
+
+func TestDescribeRepositories_ListsAccountScoped(t *testing.T) {
+	gw := newDescribeReposGateway(t, "team/app", "team/web")
+	w := describeReposRequest(t, gw, "{}")
+	require.Equal(t, http.StatusOK, w.Code)
+
+	var out describeReposOut
+	require.NoError(t, json.Unmarshal(w.Body.Bytes(), &out))
+	require.Len(t, out.Repositories, 2)
+
+	byName := map[string]int{}
+	for i, r := range out.Repositories {
+		byName[r.RepositoryName] = i
+	}
+	app := out.Repositories[byName["team/app"]]
+	assert.Equal(t, ecrTestAccount, app.RegistryID)
+	assert.Equal(t, "arn:aws:ecr:"+ecrTestRegion+":"+ecrTestAccount+":repository/team/app", app.RepositoryArn)
+	assert.Equal(t, ecrTestAccount+".dkr.ecr."+ecrTestRegion+"."+ecrTestSuffix+"/team/app", app.RepositoryURI)
+	assert.Equal(t, "MUTABLE", app.ImageTagMutability)
+	assert.Positive(t, app.CreatedAt)
+}
+
+func TestDescribeRepositories_NameFilter(t *testing.T) {
+	gw := newDescribeReposGateway(t, "team/app", "team/web")
+	w := describeReposRequest(t, gw, `{"repositoryNames":["team/web"]}`)
+	var out describeReposOut
+	require.NoError(t, json.Unmarshal(w.Body.Bytes(), &out))
+	require.Len(t, out.Repositories, 1)
+	assert.Equal(t, "team/web", out.Repositories[0].RepositoryName)
+}
+
+func TestDescribeRepositories_MissingNamedRepo(t *testing.T) {
+	gw := newDescribeReposGateway(t, "team/app")
+	req := httptest.NewRequest(http.MethodPost, "/", strings.NewReader(`{"repositoryNames":["team/ghost"]}`))
+	ctx := context.WithValue(req.Context(), ctxAccountID, ecrTestAccount)
+	err := gw.handleDescribeRepositories(httptest.NewRecorder(), req.WithContext(ctx))
+	require.Error(t, err)
+	assert.Equal(t, "RepositoryNotFoundException", err.Error())
+}
+
+func TestDescribeRepositories_CrossAccountDenied(t *testing.T) {
+	gw := newDescribeReposGateway(t, "team/app")
+	req := httptest.NewRequest(http.MethodPost, "/", strings.NewReader(`{"registryId":"999999999999"}`))
+	ctx := context.WithValue(req.Context(), ctxAccountID, ecrTestAccount)
+	err := gw.handleDescribeRepositories(httptest.NewRecorder(), req.WithContext(ctx))
+	require.Error(t, err)
+	assert.Equal(t, "AccessDenied", err.Error())
+}
+
+func TestECRRequest_DescribeRepositoriesDispatched(t *testing.T) {
+	gw := newDescribeReposGateway(t, "team/app")
+	req := setupECRRequest("AmazonEC2ContainerRegistry_V20150921.DescribeRepositories", "{}")
+	ctx := context.WithValue(req.Context(), ctxAccountID, ecrTestAccount)
+	w := httptest.NewRecorder()
+	require.NoError(t, gw.ECR_Request(w, req.WithContext(ctx)))
+	assert.Equal(t, http.StatusOK, w.Code)
+}
diff --git a/spinifex/gateway/ecrapi.go b/spinifex/gateway/ecrapi.go
index db18bd039..68cd36e2b 100644
--- a/spinifex/gateway/ecrapi.go
+++ b/spinifex/gateway/ecrapi.go
@@ -45,6 +45,13 @@ func (gw *GatewayConfig) ECR_Request(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) err
 		return gw.handleGetAuthorizationToken(w, r)
 	}
 
+	// DescribeRepositories builds repository ARNs/URIs from the gateway region
+	// and internal suffix, which the relayed Handler signature does not carry,
+	// so it is served inline like GetAuthorizationToken.
+	if action == "DescribeRepositories" {
+		return gw.handleDescribeRepositories(w, r)
+	}
+
 	accountID, _ := r.Context().Value(ctxAccountID).(string)
 	if accountID == "" {
 		slog.Error("ECR_Request: no account ID in auth context")
diff --git a/spinifex/gateway/ecrapi/handler.go b/spinifex/gateway/ecrapi/handler.go
index c8267221b..8c25f30a6 100644
--- a/spinifex/gateway/ecrapi/handler.go
+++ b/spinifex/gateway/ecrapi/handler.go
@@ -63,9 +63,9 @@ var Actions = map[string]Handler{
 	"CompleteLayerUpload":         NotImplemented,
 
 	// Repository / registry policy.
-	"SetRepositoryPolicy":    NotImplemented,
-	"GetRepositoryPolicy":    NotImplemented,
-	"DeleteRepositoryPolicy": NotImplemented,
+	"SetRepositoryPolicy":    SetRepositoryPolicy,
+	"GetRepositoryPolicy":    GetRepositoryPolicy,
+	"DeleteRepositoryPolicy": DeleteRepositoryPolicy,
 	"GetRegistryPolicy":      NotImplemented,
 	"PutRegistryPolicy":      NotImplemented,
 	"DescribeRegistry":       NotImplemented,
diff --git a/spinifex/gateway/ecrapi/repositorypolicy.go b/spinifex/gateway/ecrapi/repositorypolicy.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..444434466
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spinifex/gateway/ecrapi/repositorypolicy.go
@@ -0,0 +1,113 @@
+package gateway_ecrapi
+
+import (
+	"encoding/json"
+	"errors"
+
+	"github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go/aws"
+	"github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go/service/ecr"
+	"github.com/mulgadc/spinifex/spinifex/awserrors"
+	handlers_ecr "github.com/mulgadc/spinifex/spinifex/handlers/ecr"
+	"github.com/nats-io/nats.go"
+)
+
+// repoPolicyRequest is the shared input shape for the three repository-policy
+// actions. The AWS JSON 1.1 wire keys are camelCase locationNames; the SDK
+// input structs carry no json tags, so the fields are decoded explicitly.
+type repoPolicyRequest struct {
+	RepositoryName string `json:"repositoryName"`
+	RegistryID     string `json:"registryId"`
+	PolicyText     string `json:"policyText"`
+}
+
+// resolvePolicyRepo parses and validates the request, enforces the registryId
+// cross-account guard, and confirms the repository exists. It returns the parsed
+// request and the NATS-backed MetaStore for the follow-on policy operation.
+func resolvePolicyRepo(nc *nats.Conn, accountID string, body []byte) (repoPolicyRequest, *handlers_ecr.NATSMetaStore, error) {
+	var req repoPolicyRequest
+	if len(body) > 0 {
+		if err := json.Unmarshal(body, &req); err != nil {
+			return req, nil, errors.New(awserrors.ErrorInvalidParameterValue)
+		}
+	}
+	if req.RepositoryName == "" || handlers_ecr.ValidateRepoName(req.RepositoryName) != nil {
+		return req, nil, errors.New(awserrors.ErrorInvalidParameterValue)
+	}
+	// Cross-account registry access is the Q8 parity gap pending registry-policy
+	// v2; a registryId naming a different account is denied.
+	if req.RegistryID != "" && req.RegistryID != accountID {
+		return req, nil, errors.New(awserrors.ErrorAccessDenied)
+	}
+
+	store := handlers_ecr.NewNATSMetaStore(nc)
+	if _, err := store.GetRepo(accountID, req.RepositoryName); err != nil {
+		if errors.Is(err, handlers_ecr.ErrNotFound) {
+			return req, nil, errors.New(awserrors.ErrorRepositoryNotFound)
+		}
+		return req, nil, err
+	}
+	return req, store, nil
+}
+
+// SetRepositoryPolicy stores the JSON IAM policy document for a repository. The
+// policy is passthrough metadata in v1: it is persisted and returned but not
+// evaluated for cross-account access (Q8; registry-policy evaluator is v2).
+func SetRepositoryPolicy(nc *nats.Conn, accountID string, body []byte) (any, error) {
+	req, store, err := resolvePolicyRepo(nc, accountID, body)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	if req.PolicyText == "" || !json.Valid([]byte(req.PolicyText)) {
+		return nil, errors.New(awserrors.ErrorInvalidParameterValue)
+	}
+	if err := store.PutRepoPolicy(accountID, req.RepositoryName, []byte(req.PolicyText)); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return &ecr.SetRepositoryPolicyOutput{
+		RegistryId:     aws.String(accountID),
+		RepositoryName: aws.String(req.RepositoryName),
+		PolicyText:     aws.String(req.PolicyText),
+	}, nil
+}
+
+// GetRepositoryPolicy returns the stored policy document, or
+// RepositoryPolicyNotFoundException when none is set.
+func GetRepositoryPolicy(nc *nats.Conn, accountID string, body []byte) (any, error) {
+	req, store, err := resolvePolicyRepo(nc, accountID, body)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	policy, err := store.GetRepoPolicy(accountID, req.RepositoryName)
+	if err != nil {
+		if errors.Is(err, handlers_ecr.ErrNotFound) {
+			return nil, errors.New(awserrors.ErrorRepositoryPolicyNotFound)
+		}
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return &ecr.GetRepositoryPolicyOutput{
+		RegistryId:     aws.String(accountID),
+		RepositoryName: aws.String(req.RepositoryName),
+		PolicyText:     aws.String(string(policy)),
+	}, nil
+}
+
+// DeleteRepositoryPolicy removes and returns the stored policy document, or
+// RepositoryPolicyNotFoundException when none is set.
+func DeleteRepositoryPolicy(nc *nats.Conn, accountID string, body []byte) (any, error) {
+	req, store, err := resolvePolicyRepo(nc, accountID, body)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	policy, err := store.DeleteRepoPolicy(accountID, req.RepositoryName)
+	if err != nil {
+		if errors.Is(err, handlers_ecr.ErrNotFound) {
+			return nil, errors.New(awserrors.ErrorRepositoryPolicyNotFound)
+		}
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return &ecr.DeleteRepositoryPolicyOutput{
+		RegistryId:     aws.String(accountID),
+		RepositoryName: aws.String(req.RepositoryName),
+		PolicyText:     aws.String(string(policy)),
+	}, nil
+}
diff --git a/spinifex/gateway/ecrapi/repositorypolicy_test.go b/spinifex/gateway/ecrapi/repositorypolicy_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f5b4d9bcc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spinifex/gateway/ecrapi/repositorypolicy_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,125 @@
+package gateway_ecrapi
+
+import (
+	"encoding/json"
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go/service/ecr"
+	"github.com/mulgadc/spinifex/spinifex/awserrors"
+	handlers_ecr "github.com/mulgadc/spinifex/spinifex/handlers/ecr"
+	"github.com/mulgadc/spinifex/spinifex/testutil"
+	"github.com/mulgadc/spinifex/spinifex/utils"
+	"github.com/nats-io/nats.go"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+)
+
+const policyTestAccount = "000000000000"
+
+// serveMeta wires a MetaService method to a NATS subject, mirroring the daemon.
+func serveMeta[I any, O any](t *testing.T, nc *nats.Conn, subject string, fn func(*I, string) (*O, error)) {
+	t.Helper()
+	sub, err := nc.Subscribe(subject, func(msg *nats.Msg) {
+		accountID := utils.AccountIDFromMsg(msg)
+		in := new(I)
+		if errResp := utils.UnmarshalJsonPayload(in, msg.Data); errResp != nil {
+			_ = msg.Respond(errResp)
+			return
+		}
+		out, err := fn(in, accountID)
+		if err != nil {
+			_ = msg.Respond(utils.GenerateErrorPayload("ServerInternal"))
+			return
+		}
+		data, _ := json.Marshal(out)
+		_ = msg.Respond(data)
+	})
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	t.Cleanup(func() { _ = sub.Unsubscribe() })
+}
+
+// newPolicyTestConn starts an embedded JetStream server with the repo + policy
+// metadata subjects served, returning the gateway NATS connection.
+func newPolicyTestConn(t *testing.T) *nats.Conn {
+	t.Helper()
+	_, nc, js := testutil.StartTestJetStream(t)
+	svc := handlers_ecr.NewKVMetaService(js)
+	serveMeta(t, nc, handlers_ecr.SubjectRepoCreate, svc.RepoCreate)
+	serveMeta(t, nc, handlers_ecr.SubjectRepoDescribe, svc.RepoDescribe)
+	serveMeta(t, nc, handlers_ecr.SubjectPolicyPut, svc.PolicyPut)
+	serveMeta(t, nc, handlers_ecr.SubjectPolicyGet, svc.PolicyGet)
+	serveMeta(t, nc, handlers_ecr.SubjectPolicyDelete, svc.PolicyDelete)
+	return nc
+}
+
+func seedRepo(t *testing.T, nc *nats.Conn, repo string) {
+	t.Helper()
+	store := handlers_ecr.NewNATSMetaStore(nc)
+	require.NoError(t, store.PutRepo(policyTestAccount, handlers_ecr.RepoMeta{Name: repo, CreatedAt: time.Now()}))
+}
+
+func TestRepositoryPolicy_Lifecycle(t *testing.T) {
+	nc := newPolicyTestConn(t)
+	seedRepo(t, nc, "team/app")
+	const policy = `{"Version":"2012-10-17","Statement":[]}`
+	body := []byte(`{"repositoryName":"team/app","policyText":` + strconvQuote(policy) + `}`)
+
+	out, err := SetRepositoryPolicy(nc, policyTestAccount, body)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	set, ok := out.(*ecr.SetRepositoryPolicyOutput)
+	require.True(t, ok)
+	assert.Equal(t, policy, *set.PolicyText)
+	assert.Equal(t, "team/app", *set.RepositoryName)
+	assert.Equal(t, policyTestAccount, *set.RegistryId)
+
+	out, err = GetRepositoryPolicy(nc, policyTestAccount, []byte(`{"repositoryName":"team/app"}`))
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	got, ok := out.(*ecr.GetRepositoryPolicyOutput)
+	require.True(t, ok)
+	assert.Equal(t, policy, *got.PolicyText)
+
+	out, err = DeleteRepositoryPolicy(nc, policyTestAccount, []byte(`{"repositoryName":"team/app"}`))
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	del, ok := out.(*ecr.DeleteRepositoryPolicyOutput)
+	require.True(t, ok)
+	assert.Equal(t, policy, *del.PolicyText)
+
+	// Policy gone after delete.
+	_, err = GetRepositoryPolicy(nc, policyTestAccount, []byte(`{"repositoryName":"team/app"}`))
+	require.Error(t, err)
+	assert.Equal(t, awserrors.ErrorRepositoryPolicyNotFound, err.Error())
+}
+
+func TestRepositoryPolicy_Errors(t *testing.T) {
+	nc := newPolicyTestConn(t)
+	seedRepo(t, nc, "team/app")
+
+	cases := []struct {
+		name   string
+		fn     func(*nats.Conn, string, []byte) (any, error)
+		body   string
+		expect string
+	}{
+		{"set missing repo", SetRepositoryPolicy, `{"repositoryName":"team/ghost","policyText":"{}"}`, awserrors.ErrorRepositoryNotFound},
+		{"set invalid json policy", SetRepositoryPolicy, `{"repositoryName":"team/app","policyText":"not-json"}`, awserrors.ErrorInvalidParameterValue},
+		{"set empty name", SetRepositoryPolicy, `{"policyText":"{}"}`, awserrors.ErrorInvalidParameterValue},
+		{"set cross-account", SetRepositoryPolicy, `{"repositoryName":"team/app","registryId":"999999999999","policyText":"{}"}`, awserrors.ErrorAccessDenied},
+		{"get no policy", GetRepositoryPolicy, `{"repositoryName":"team/app"}`, awserrors.ErrorRepositoryPolicyNotFound},
+		{"delete no policy", DeleteRepositoryPolicy, `{"repositoryName":"team/app"}`, awserrors.ErrorRepositoryPolicyNotFound},
+		{"get cross-account", GetRepositoryPolicy, `{"repositoryName":"team/app","registryId":"999999999999"}`, awserrors.ErrorAccessDenied},
+	}
+	for _, tc := range cases {
+		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			_, err := tc.fn(nc, policyTestAccount, []byte(tc.body))
+			require.Error(t, err)
+			assert.Equal(t, tc.expect, err.Error())
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+// strconvQuote JSON-quotes a string for inline test bodies.
+func strconvQuote(s string) string {
+	b, _ := json.Marshal(s)
+	return string(b)
+}
diff --git a/spinifex/handlers/ecr/meta.go b/spinifex/handlers/ecr/meta.go
index b1c7bc397..11f12dfb1 100644
--- a/spinifex/handlers/ecr/meta.go
+++ b/spinifex/handlers/ecr/meta.go
@@ -60,6 +60,10 @@ type MetaStore interface {
 	GetRepo(accountID, repo string) (RepoMeta, error)
 	ListRepos(accountID string) ([]string, error)
 
+	PutRepoPolicy(accountID, repo string, policyText []byte) error
+	GetRepoPolicy(accountID, repo string) ([]byte, error)
+	DeleteRepoPolicy(accountID, repo string) ([]byte, error)
+
 	PutTag(accountID, repo, tag, digest string) error
 	GetTag(accountID, repo, tag string) (string, error)
 	DeleteTag(accountID, repo, tag string) error
@@ -159,6 +163,44 @@ func (s *KVMetaStore) ListRepos(accountID string) ([]string, error) {
 	return repos, nil
 }
 
+func (s *KVMetaStore) PutRepoPolicy(accountID, repo string, policyText []byte) error {
+	kv, err := s.bucket(accountID)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	_, err = kv.Put(KVRepoPolicyKey(repo), policyText)
+	return err
+}
+
+func (s *KVMetaStore) GetRepoPolicy(accountID, repo string) ([]byte, error) {
+	kv, err := s.bucket(accountID)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	entry, err := kv.Get(KVRepoPolicyKey(repo))
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, mapKVErr(err)
+	}
+	return entry.Value(), nil
+}
+
+func (s *KVMetaStore) DeleteRepoPolicy(accountID, repo string) ([]byte, error) {
+	kv, err := s.bucket(accountID)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	// JetStream KV Delete is silently idempotent, so the value is read first to
+	// surface a real not-found and return the deleted document to the caller.
+	entry, err := kv.Get(KVRepoPolicyKey(repo))
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, mapKVErr(err)
+	}
+	if err := kv.Delete(KVRepoPolicyKey(repo)); err != nil {
+		return nil, mapKVErr(err)
+	}
+	return entry.Value(), nil
+}
+
 func (s *KVMetaStore) PutTag(accountID, repo, tag, digest string) error {
 	kv, err := s.bucket(accountID)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -316,6 +358,7 @@ func (s *KVMetaStore) DeleteUpload(accountID, uploadID string) error {
 type MemoryMetaStore struct {
 	mu        sync.Mutex
 	repos     map[string]map[string]RepoMeta     // account -> repo -> meta
+	policies  map[string]map[string][]byte       // account -> repo -> policyText
 	tags      map[string]map[string]string       // account -> repo|tag -> digest
 	manifests map[string]map[string]ManifestMeta // account -> repo|digest -> meta
 	uploads   map[string]map[string]uploadRev    // account -> id -> state+rev
@@ -332,6 +375,7 @@ var _ MetaStore = (*MemoryMetaStore)(nil)
 func NewMemoryMetaStore() *MemoryMetaStore {
 	return &MemoryMetaStore{
 		repos:     make(map[string]map[string]RepoMeta),
+		policies:  make(map[string]map[string][]byte),
 		tags:      make(map[string]map[string]string),
 		manifests: make(map[string]map[string]ManifestMeta),
 		uploads:   make(map[string]map[string]uploadRev),
@@ -369,6 +413,37 @@ func (m *MemoryMetaStore) ListRepos(accountID string) ([]string, error) {
 	return out, nil
 }
 
+func (m *MemoryMetaStore) PutRepoPolicy(accountID, repo string, policyText []byte) error {
+	m.mu.Lock()
+	defer m.mu.Unlock()
+	if m.policies[accountID] == nil {
+		m.policies[accountID] = make(map[string][]byte)
+	}
+	m.policies[accountID][repo] = policyText
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (m *MemoryMetaStore) GetRepoPolicy(accountID, repo string) ([]byte, error) {
+	m.mu.Lock()
+	defer m.mu.Unlock()
+	p, ok := m.policies[accountID][repo]
+	if !ok {
+		return nil, ErrNotFound
+	}
+	return p, nil
+}
+
+func (m *MemoryMetaStore) DeleteRepoPolicy(accountID, repo string) ([]byte, error) {
+	m.mu.Lock()
+	defer m.mu.Unlock()
+	p, ok := m.policies[accountID][repo]
+	if !ok {
+		return nil, ErrNotFound
+	}
+	delete(m.policies[accountID], repo)
+	return p, nil
+}
+
 func (m *MemoryMetaStore) PutTag(accountID, repo, tag, digest string) error {
 	m.mu.Lock()
 	defer m.mu.Unlock()
diff --git a/spinifex/handlers/ecr/meta_kv_test.go b/spinifex/handlers/ecr/meta_kv_test.go
index 699f23774..b5d7894ed 100644
--- a/spinifex/handlers/ecr/meta_kv_test.go
+++ b/spinifex/handlers/ecr/meta_kv_test.go
@@ -78,3 +78,34 @@ func TestKVMetaStore_FullCycle(t *testing.T) {
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	assert.Empty(t, empty)
 }
+
+// TestKVMetaStore_RepoPolicy exercises the policy passthrough against the
+// JetStream-backed store and proves the policy key shares the repo bucket
+// without being mistaken for a repository by ListRepos.
+func TestKVMetaStore_RepoPolicy(t *testing.T) {
+	_, _, js := testutil.StartTestJetStream(t)
+	store := NewKVMetaStore(js)
+	const acct = "000000000000"
+	const policy = `{"Version":"2012-10-17","Statement":[]}`
+
+	require.NoError(t, store.PutRepo(acct, RepoMeta{Name: "team/app", CreatedAt: time.Now()}))
+
+	_, err := store.GetRepoPolicy(acct, "team/app")
+	assert.ErrorIs(t, err, ErrNotFound)
+
+	require.NoError(t, store.PutRepoPolicy(acct, "team/app", []byte(policy)))
+	got, err := store.GetRepoPolicy(acct, "team/app")
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	assert.Equal(t, policy, string(got))
+
+	// The policy key must not appear as a repository.
+	repos, err := store.ListRepos(acct)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	assert.Equal(t, []string{"team/app"}, repos)
+
+	deleted, err := store.DeleteRepoPolicy(acct, "team/app")
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	assert.Equal(t, policy, string(deleted))
+	_, err = store.DeleteRepoPolicy(acct, "team/app")
+	assert.ErrorIs(t, err, ErrNotFound)
+}
diff --git a/spinifex/handlers/ecr/meta_nats.go b/spinifex/handlers/ecr/meta_nats.go
index 63dbb4662..a08a540bd 100644
--- a/spinifex/handlers/ecr/meta_nats.go
+++ b/spinifex/handlers/ecr/meta_nats.go
@@ -48,6 +48,33 @@ func (s *NATSMetaStore) ListRepos(accountID string) ([]string, error) {
 	return resp.Repos, nil
 }
 
+func (s *NATSMetaStore) PutRepoPolicy(accountID, repo string, policyText []byte) error {
+	_, err := utils.NATSRequest[PolicyPutResponse](s.conn, SubjectPolicyPut, &PolicyPutRequest{Repo: repo, PolicyText: policyText}, metaRequestTimeout, accountID)
+	return err
+}
+
+func (s *NATSMetaStore) GetRepoPolicy(accountID, repo string) ([]byte, error) {
+	resp, err := utils.NATSRequest[PolicyGetResponse](s.conn, SubjectPolicyGet, &PolicyGetRequest{Repo: repo}, metaRequestTimeout, accountID)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	if !resp.Found {
+		return nil, ErrNotFound
+	}
+	return resp.PolicyText, nil
+}
+
+func (s *NATSMetaStore) DeleteRepoPolicy(accountID, repo string) ([]byte, error) {
+	resp, err := utils.NATSRequest[PolicyDeleteResponse](s.conn, SubjectPolicyDelete, &PolicyDeleteRequest{Repo: repo}, metaRequestTimeout, accountID)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	if !resp.Found {
+		return nil, ErrNotFound
+	}
+	return resp.PolicyText, nil
+}
+
 func (s *NATSMetaStore) PutTag(accountID, repo, tag, digest string) error {
 	_, err := utils.NATSRequest[TagPutResponse](s.conn, SubjectTagPut, &TagPutRequest{Repo: repo, Tag: tag, Digest: digest}, metaRequestTimeout, accountID)
 	return err
diff --git a/spinifex/handlers/ecr/meta_test.go b/spinifex/handlers/ecr/meta_test.go
index ea6a1143d..7fef8ea0c 100644
--- a/spinifex/handlers/ecr/meta_test.go
+++ b/spinifex/handlers/ecr/meta_test.go
@@ -114,3 +114,25 @@ func TestMemoryMetaStore_UploadCAS(t *testing.T) {
 func TestTrimSuffixMeta(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Equal(t, "team/app", trimSuffixMeta("repos/team/app/meta"))
 }
+
+func TestMemoryMetaStore_RepoPolicy(t *testing.T) {
+	m := NewMemoryMetaStore()
+	const acct = "000000000000"
+	const policy = `{"Version":"2012-10-17"}`
+
+	_, err := m.GetRepoPolicy(acct, "team/app")
+	assert.ErrorIs(t, err, ErrNotFound)
+	_, err = m.DeleteRepoPolicy(acct, "team/app")
+	assert.ErrorIs(t, err, ErrNotFound)
+
+	require.NoError(t, m.PutRepoPolicy(acct, "team/app", []byte(policy)))
+	got, err := m.GetRepoPolicy(acct, "team/app")
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	assert.Equal(t, policy, string(got))
+
+	deleted, err := m.DeleteRepoPolicy(acct, "team/app")
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	assert.Equal(t, policy, string(deleted))
+	_, err = m.GetRepoPolicy(acct, "team/app")
+	assert.ErrorIs(t, err, ErrNotFound)
+}
diff --git a/spinifex/handlers/ecr/service.go b/spinifex/handlers/ecr/service.go
index b94d9c03e..22492d6d4 100644
--- a/spinifex/handlers/ecr/service.go
+++ b/spinifex/handlers/ecr/service.go
@@ -8,6 +8,10 @@ const (
 	SubjectRepoDescribe = "ecr.repo.describe"
 	SubjectRepoList     = "ecr.repo.list"
 
+	SubjectPolicyPut    = "ecr.policy.put"
+	SubjectPolicyGet    = "ecr.policy.get"
+	SubjectPolicyDelete = "ecr.policy.delete"
+
 	SubjectTagPut    = "ecr.tag.put"
 	SubjectTagGet    = "ecr.tag.get"
 	SubjectTagList   = "ecr.tag.list"
@@ -47,6 +51,31 @@ type RepoListResponse struct {
 	Repos []string `json:"repos"`
 }
 
+type PolicyPutRequest struct {
+	Repo       string `json:"repo"`
+	PolicyText []byte `json:"policyText"`
+}
+
+type PolicyPutResponse struct{}
+
+type PolicyGetRequest struct {
+	Repo string `json:"repo"`
+}
+
+type PolicyGetResponse struct {
+	Found      bool   `json:"found"`
+	PolicyText []byte `json:"policyText"`
+}
+
+type PolicyDeleteRequest struct {
+	Repo string `json:"repo"`
+}
+
+type PolicyDeleteResponse struct {
+	Found      bool   `json:"found"`
+	PolicyText []byte `json:"policyText"`
+}
+
 type TagPutRequest struct {
 	Repo   string `json:"repo"`
 	Tag    string `json:"tag"`
@@ -147,6 +176,10 @@ type MetaService interface {
 	RepoDescribe(req *RepoDescribeRequest, accountID string) (*RepoDescribeResponse, error)
 	RepoList(req *RepoListRequest, accountID string) (*RepoListResponse, error)
 
+	PolicyPut(req *PolicyPutRequest, accountID string) (*PolicyPutResponse, error)
+	PolicyGet(req *PolicyGetRequest, accountID string) (*PolicyGetResponse, error)
+	PolicyDelete(req *PolicyDeleteRequest, accountID string) (*PolicyDeleteResponse, error)
+
 	TagPut(req *TagPutRequest, accountID string) (*TagPutResponse, error)
 	TagGet(req *TagGetRequest, accountID string) (*TagGetResponse, error)
 	TagList(req *TagListRequest, accountID string) (*TagListResponse, error)
diff --git a/spinifex/handlers/ecr/service_impl.go b/spinifex/handlers/ecr/service_impl.go
index a1efad5e3..c6a87a06b 100644
--- a/spinifex/handlers/ecr/service_impl.go
+++ b/spinifex/handlers/ecr/service_impl.go
@@ -52,6 +52,35 @@ func (s *MetaServiceImpl) RepoList(_ *RepoListRequest, accountID string) (*RepoL
 	return &RepoListResponse{Repos: repos}, nil
 }
 
+func (s *MetaServiceImpl) PolicyPut(req *PolicyPutRequest, accountID string) (*PolicyPutResponse, error) {
+	if err := s.store.PutRepoPolicy(accountID, req.Repo, req.PolicyText); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return &PolicyPutResponse{}, nil
+}
+
+func (s *MetaServiceImpl) PolicyGet(req *PolicyGetRequest, accountID string) (*PolicyGetResponse, error) {
+	policy, err := s.store.GetRepoPolicy(accountID, req.Repo)
+	if errors.Is(err, ErrNotFound) {
+		return &PolicyGetResponse{Found: false}, nil
+	}
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return &PolicyGetResponse{Found: true, PolicyText: policy}, nil
+}
+
+func (s *MetaServiceImpl) PolicyDelete(req *PolicyDeleteRequest, accountID string) (*PolicyDeleteResponse, error) {
+	policy, err := s.store.DeleteRepoPolicy(accountID, req.Repo)
+	if errors.Is(err, ErrNotFound) {
+		return &PolicyDeleteResponse{Found: false}, nil
+	}
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return &PolicyDeleteResponse{Found: true, PolicyText: policy}, nil
+}
+
 func (s *MetaServiceImpl) TagPut(req *TagPutRequest, accountID string) (*TagPutResponse, error) {
 	if err := s.store.PutTag(accountID, req.Repo, req.Tag, req.Digest); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
diff --git a/spinifex/handlers/ecr/service_test.go b/spinifex/handlers/ecr/service_test.go
index e38a3a783..2c89d8b8a 100644
--- a/spinifex/handlers/ecr/service_test.go
+++ b/spinifex/handlers/ecr/service_test.go
@@ -51,6 +51,38 @@ func TestMetaServiceImpl_FlagMapping(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.True(t, uu.Conflict)
 }
 
+// TestNATSMetaStore_RepoPolicy drives the policy passthrough round-trip
+// (put/get/delete + not-found mapping) end to end over the embedded server.
+func TestNATSMetaStore_RepoPolicy(t *testing.T) {
+	_, nc, js := testutil.StartTestJetStream(t)
+	svc := NewKVMetaService(js)
+
+	serveMeta(t, nc, SubjectPolicyPut, svc.PolicyPut)
+	serveMeta(t, nc, SubjectPolicyGet, svc.PolicyGet)
+	serveMeta(t, nc, SubjectPolicyDelete, svc.PolicyDelete)
+
+	var client MetaStore = NewNATSMetaStore(nc)
+	const acct = svcTestAccount
+	const policy = `{"Version":"2012-10-17"}`
+
+	// Unset policy round-trips as ErrNotFound for both get and delete.
+	_, err := client.GetRepoPolicy(acct, "team/app")
+	assert.ErrorIs(t, err, ErrNotFound)
+	_, err = client.DeleteRepoPolicy(acct, "team/app")
+	assert.ErrorIs(t, err, ErrNotFound)
+
+	require.NoError(t, client.PutRepoPolicy(acct, "team/app", []byte(policy)))
+	got, err := client.GetRepoPolicy(acct, "team/app")
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	assert.Equal(t, policy, string(got))
+
+	deleted, err := client.DeleteRepoPolicy(acct, "team/app")
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	assert.Equal(t, policy, string(deleted))
+	_, err = client.GetRepoPolicy(acct, "team/app")
+	assert.ErrorIs(t, err, ErrNotFound)
+}
+
 // serveMeta wires a MetaService method to a NATS subject, mirroring the daemon's
 // handleNATSRequest (unmarshal -> service(accountID) -> JSON or error payload).
 func serveMeta[I any, O any](t *testing.T, nc *nats.Conn, subject string, fn func(*I, string) (*O, error)) {
diff --git a/spinifex/handlers/ecr/storage.go b/spinifex/handlers/ecr/storage.go
index e134b9e4b..5c9d2c024 100644
--- a/spinifex/handlers/ecr/storage.go
+++ b/spinifex/handlers/ecr/storage.go
@@ -89,17 +89,21 @@ func KVAccountBucket(accountID string) string {
 //	repos/{name}/manifests/{digest}
 //	uploads/{uuid}
 const (
-	kvRepoMetaKeyFmt = "repos/%s/meta"
-	kvTagsPrefixFmt  = "repos/%s/tags/"
-	kvTagKeyFmt      = "repos/%s/tags/%s"
-	kvManifestKeyFmt = "repos/%s/manifests/%s"
-	kvReposPrefix    = "repos/"
-	kvUploadKeyFmt   = "uploads/%s"
+	kvRepoMetaKeyFmt   = "repos/%s/meta"
+	kvRepoPolicyKeyFmt = "repos/%s/policy"
+	kvTagsPrefixFmt    = "repos/%s/tags/"
+	kvTagKeyFmt        = "repos/%s/tags/%s"
+	kvManifestKeyFmt   = "repos/%s/manifests/%s"
+	kvReposPrefix      = "repos/"
+	kvUploadKeyFmt     = "uploads/%s"
 )
 
 // KVRepoMetaKey returns the KV key for a repository's meta record.
 func KVRepoMetaKey(repo string) string { return fmt.Sprintf(kvRepoMetaKeyFmt, repo) }
 
+// KVRepoPolicyKey returns the KV key for a repository's policy document.
+func KVRepoPolicyKey(repo string) string { return fmt.Sprintf(kvRepoPolicyKeyFmt, repo) }
+
 // KVTagsPrefix returns the KV key prefix enumerating a repository's tags.
 func KVTagsPrefix(repo string) string { return fmt.Sprintf(kvTagsPrefixFmt, repo) }