diff --git a/core/src/main/kotlin/fr/sncf/osrd/api/pathfinding/PathfindingBlockRequest.kt b/core/src/main/kotlin/fr/sncf/osrd/api/pathfinding/PathfindingBlockRequest.kt
index c307505cf98..32a60f976bd 100644
--- a/core/src/main/kotlin/fr/sncf/osrd/api/pathfinding/PathfindingBlockRequest.kt
+++ b/core/src/main/kotlin/fr/sncf/osrd/api/pathfinding/PathfindingBlockRequest.kt
@@ -25,6 +25,9 @@ class PathfindingBlockRequest(
 
     // One set of location by step, each step must be reached in order
     @Json(name = "path_items") val pathItems: List<PathItem>,
+
+    // Set of authorized track section ids, empty set means no restriction
+    @Json(name = "allowed_track_sections") val allowedTrackSections: Set<String> = emptySet(),
 )
 
 val pathfindingRequestAdapter: JsonAdapter<PathfindingBlockRequest> =
diff --git a/core/src/main/kotlin/fr/sncf/osrd/api/pathfinding/PathfindingBlocksEndpoint.kt b/core/src/main/kotlin/fr/sncf/osrd/api/pathfinding/PathfindingBlocksEndpoint.kt
index e9a19c9fcb2..4eabf5e3eaa 100644
--- a/core/src/main/kotlin/fr/sncf/osrd/api/pathfinding/PathfindingBlocksEndpoint.kt
+++ b/core/src/main/kotlin/fr/sncf/osrd/api/pathfinding/PathfindingBlocksEndpoint.kt
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import fr.sncf.osrd.api.ExceptionHandler
 import fr.sncf.osrd.api.FullInfra
 import fr.sncf.osrd.api.InfraProvider
 import fr.sncf.osrd.api.TrackLocation
+import fr.sncf.osrd.api.stdcm.parseTrackSectionIds
 import fr.sncf.osrd.cli.Request
 import fr.sncf.osrd.cli.Response
 import fr.sncf.osrd.cli.RsJson
@@ -121,6 +122,7 @@ fun runPathfinding(infra: FullInfra, request: PathfindingBlockRequest): Pathfind
         targets.add(ExplorerStep(allStarts, canBacktrack = step.canBacktrack))
     }
     if (targets.size < 2) throw NoPathFoundException(NotEnoughPathItems())
+    val allowedTrackSectionIds = parseTrackSectionIds(infra, request.allowedTrackSections)
     val constraints =
         initConstraintsFromRSProps(
             infra,
@@ -128,6 +130,7 @@ fun runPathfinding(infra: FullInfra, request: PathfindingBlockRequest): Pathfind
             request.rollingStockLoadingGauge,
             request.rollingStockSupportedElectrifications,
             request.rollingStockSupportedSignalingSystems,
+            allowedTrackSectionIds,
         )
 
     // Compute the paths from the entry waypoint to the exit waypoint
diff --git a/core/src/main/kotlin/fr/sncf/osrd/api/stdcm/STDCMEndpoint.kt b/core/src/main/kotlin/fr/sncf/osrd/api/stdcm/STDCMEndpoint.kt
index 500707a20a2..0b8092a9567 100644
--- a/core/src/main/kotlin/fr/sncf/osrd/api/stdcm/STDCMEndpoint.kt
+++ b/core/src/main/kotlin/fr/sncf/osrd/api/stdcm/STDCMEndpoint.kt
@@ -598,8 +598,11 @@ private fun parseSimulationScheduleItems(
     )
 }
 
-fun parseTrackSectionIds(infra: FullInfra, trackSectionName: Set<String>?): Set<TrackSectionId>? {
-    return trackSectionName?.mapNotNull { infra.rawInfra.getTrackSectionFromName(it) }?.toSet()
+fun parseTrackSectionIds(infra: FullInfra, trackSectionNames: Set<String>?): Set<TrackSectionId>? {
+    return trackSectionNames
+        ?.mapNotNull { infra.rawInfra.getTrackSectionFromName(it) }
+        ?.toSet()
+        ?.takeIf { it.isNotEmpty() }
 }
 
 private fun progressCallback(
diff --git a/core/src/test/kotlin/fr/sncf/osrd/pathfinding/PathfindingTest.kt b/core/src/test/kotlin/fr/sncf/osrd/pathfinding/PathfindingTest.kt
index f6e20029ea0..238b772346d 100644
--- a/core/src/test/kotlin/fr/sncf/osrd/pathfinding/PathfindingTest.kt
+++ b/core/src/test/kotlin/fr/sncf/osrd/pathfinding/PathfindingTest.kt
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import fr.sncf.osrd.utils.units.Distance
 import fr.sncf.osrd.utils.units.Offset
 import fr.sncf.osrd.utils.units.OffsetRange
 import fr.sncf.osrd.utils.units.meters
+import java.util.stream.Stream
 import kotlin.test.assertEquals
 import org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat
 import org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThatThrownBy
@@ -27,6 +28,9 @@ import org.assertj.core.api.AssertionsForClassTypes
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.BeforeEach
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.TestInstance
+import org.junit.jupiter.params.ParameterizedTest
+import org.junit.jupiter.params.provider.Arguments
+import org.junit.jupiter.params.provider.MethodSource
 
 fun getPathfindingBlockRequest(
     rs: RollingStock,
@@ -610,6 +614,60 @@ class PathfindingTest : ApiTest() {
     }
 }
 
+@TestInstance(TestInstance.Lifecycle.PER_CLASS)
+class PathfindingAllowedTrackSectionsTest {
+    // tiny_infra path: foo_b -> foo_to_bar -> bar_a
+    private val infra = Helpers.fullInfraFromFile("tiny_infra/infra.json")
+    private val waypointsStart = listOf(TrackLocation("ne.micro.foo_b", Offset(50.meters)))
+    private val waypointsEnd = listOf(TrackLocation("ne.micro.bar_a", Offset(100.meters)))
+    private val pathItems = listOf(PathItem(waypointsStart, false), PathItem(waypointsEnd, false))
+
+    private fun makeRequest(allowedTrackSections: Set<String> = emptySet()) =
+        PathfindingBlockRequest(
+            rollingStockLoadingGauge = TestTrains.REALISTIC_FAST_TRAIN.loadingGaugeType,
+            rollingStockIsThermal = TestTrains.REALISTIC_FAST_TRAIN.isThermal,
+            rollingStockSupportedElectrifications =
+                TestTrains.REALISTIC_FAST_TRAIN.modeNames.filterNot { it == "thermal" },
+            rollingStockSupportedSignalingSystems =
+                TestTrains.REALISTIC_FAST_TRAIN.supportedSignalingSystems.toList(),
+            rollingStockMaximumSpeed = TestTrains.REALISTIC_FAST_TRAIN.maxSpeed,
+            rollingStockLength = TestTrains.REALISTIC_FAST_TRAIN.length,
+            timeout = null,
+            infra = "tiny_infra/infra.json",
+            expectedVersion = 1,
+            pathItems = pathItems,
+            allowedTrackSections = allowedTrackSections,
+        )
+
+    private fun successCases(): Stream<Arguments> =
+        Stream.of(
+            Arguments.of(emptySet<String>()),
+            Arguments.of(setOf("ne.micro.foo_b", "ne.micro.foo_to_bar", "ne.micro.bar_a")),
+        )
+
+    @ParameterizedTest
+    @MethodSource("successCases")
+    fun allowedTrackSectionsSucceeds(allowedTrackSections: Set<String>) {
+        checkPathfindingSuccess(
+            runPathfinding(infra, makeRequest(allowedTrackSections)),
+            10250.meters,
+        )
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun allowedTrackSectionsFailsWhenRequiredTrackExcluded() {
+        // omit foo_to_bar
+        assertThatThrownBy {
+                runPathfinding(infra, makeRequest(setOf("ne.micro.foo_b", "ne.micro.bar_a")))
+            }
+            .isExactlyInstanceOf(NoPathFoundException::class.java)
+            .satisfies({ e ->
+                assertThat((e as NoPathFoundException).response)
+                    .isExactlyInstanceOf(NotFoundInBlocks::class.java)
+            })
+    }
+}
+
 class PathfindingStopsAtEndOfBlock : ApiTest() {
     fun callPathfindingEndpoint(
         rs: RollingStock,