diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 52a3b6fb..23a48356 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ Categories Used:
 ### New Features
 
 - Add multithreading support for `zstd` compression [\#689](https://github.com/ouch-org/ouch/pull/689) ([nalabrie](https://github.com/nalabrie))
+- Add landlock support for linux filesystem isolation [\#723](https://github.com/ouch-org/ouch/pull/723) ([valoq](https://github.com/valoq)) 
 
 ### Bug Fixes
 
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index aaa1fba9..3dadd19c 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ flate2 = { version = "1.0.30", default-features = false }
 fs-err = "2.11.0"
 gzp = { version = "0.11.3", default-features = false, features = ["snappy_default"] }
 ignore = "0.4.22"
+landlock = "0.4.1"
 libc = "0.2.155"
 linked-hash-map = "0.5.6"
 lz4_flex = "0.11.3"
@@ -31,6 +32,7 @@ sevenz-rust = { version = "0.6.1", features = ["compress", "aes256"] }
 snap = "1.1.1"
 tar = "0.4.41"
 tempfile = "3.10.1"
+thiserror = "1.0.64"
 time = { version = "0.3.36", default-features = false }
 unrar = { version = "0.5.6", optional = true }
 xz2 = "0.1.7"
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 10ead08c..a32ff984 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ pub mod error;
 pub mod extension;
 pub mod list;
 pub mod utils;
+pub mod sandbox;
 
 use std::{env, path::PathBuf};
 
@@ -28,6 +29,14 @@ pub const EXIT_FAILURE: i32 = libc::EXIT_FAILURE;
 
 fn main() {
     let handler = spawn_logger_thread();
+
+    //restrict write permissions to the current workign directory
+    let working_dir = get_current_working_dir().expect("Cannot get current working dir");
+    let path_str = working_dir.to_str().expect("Cannot convert path");
+    let status = sandbox::restrict_paths(&[path_str]).expect("failed to build the ruleset");
+
+    //todo: check status and report error or warnign if landlock restriction failed
+
     let result = run();
     handler.shutdown_and_wait();
 
@@ -41,3 +50,7 @@ fn run() -> Result<()> {
     let (args, skip_questions_positively, file_visibility_policy) = CliArgs::parse_and_validate_args()?;
     commands::run(args, skip_questions_positively, file_visibility_policy)
 }
+
+fn get_current_working_dir() -> std::io::Result<PathBuf> {
+    env::current_dir()
+}
diff --git a/src/sandbox.rs b/src/sandbox.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9c555f75
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/sandbox.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+// generic landlock implementation https://landlock.io/rust-landlock/landlock/struct.Ruleset.html
+
+use landlock::{
+    Access, AccessFs, PathBeneath, PathFd, PathFdError, RestrictionStatus, Ruleset,
+    RulesetAttr, RulesetCreatedAttr, RulesetError, ABI,
+};
+use thiserror::Error;
+
+#[derive(Debug, Error)]
+pub enum MyRestrictError {
+    #[error(transparent)]
+    Ruleset(#[from] RulesetError),
+    #[error(transparent)]
+    AddRule(#[from] PathFdError),
+}
+
+pub fn restrict_paths(hierarchies: &[&str]) -> Result<RestrictionStatus, MyRestrictError> {
+    // The Landlock ABI should be incremented (and tested) regularly.
+    // ABI set to 2 in compatibility with linux 5.19 and higher
+    let abi = ABI::V2;
+    let access_all = AccessFs::from_all(abi);
+    let access_read = AccessFs::from_read(abi);
+
+    Ok(Ruleset::default()
+        .handle_access(access_all)?
+        .create()?
+        // Read-only access to / (entire filesystem).
+        .add_rules(landlock::path_beneath_rules(&["/"], access_read))?
+        .add_rules(
+            hierarchies
+                .iter()
+                .map::<Result<_, MyRestrictError>, _>(|p| {
+                    Ok(PathBeneath::new(PathFd::new(p)?, access_all))
+                }),
+        )?
+        .restrict_self()?)
+}
+
+