diff --git a/compiler/docgen.nim b/compiler/docgen.nim
index 2359223491772..3e61032d8530d 100644
--- a/compiler/docgen.nim
+++ b/compiler/docgen.nim
@@ -237,6 +237,7 @@ template declareClosures =
     of meInvalidDirective: k = errRstInvalidDirectiveX
     of meInvalidField: k = errRstInvalidField
     of meFootnoteMismatch: k = errRstFootnoteMismatch
+    of meSandboxedDirective: k = errRstSandboxedDirective
     of mwRedefinitionOfLabel: k = warnRstRedefinitionOfLabel
     of mwUnknownSubstitution: k = warnRstUnknownSubstitutionX
     of mwAmbiguousLink: k = warnRstAmbiguousLink
diff --git a/compiler/lineinfos.nim b/compiler/lineinfos.nim
index e13387be60417..575be61965896 100644
--- a/compiler/lineinfos.nim
+++ b/compiler/lineinfos.nim
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ type
     errRstInvalidDirectiveX,
     errRstInvalidField,
     errRstFootnoteMismatch,
+    errRstSandboxedDirective,
     errProveInit, # deadcode
     errGenerated,
     errUser,
@@ -110,6 +111,7 @@ const
     errRstInvalidDirectiveX: "invalid directive: '$1'",
     errRstInvalidField: "invalid field: $1",
     errRstFootnoteMismatch: "number of footnotes and their references don't match: $1",
+    errRstSandboxedDirective: "disabled directive: '$1'",
     errProveInit: "Cannot prove that '$1' is initialized.",  # deadcode
     errGenerated: "$1",
     errUser: "$1",
diff --git a/tests/stdlib/trst.nim b/tests/stdlib/trst.nim
index 0a9eb80382274..771e024773504 100644
--- a/tests/stdlib/trst.nim
+++ b/tests/stdlib/trst.nim
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ import std/private/miscdollars
 import os
 
 proc toAst(input: string,
-            rstOptions: RstParseOptions = {roPreferMarkdown, roSupportMarkdown, roNimFile},
+            rstOptions: RstParseOptions = {roPreferMarkdown, roSupportMarkdown, roNimFile, roSandboxDisabled},
             error: ref string = nil,
             warnings: ref seq[string] = nil): string =
   ## If `error` is nil then no errors should be generated.
@@ -866,7 +866,7 @@ suite "RST include directive":
   test "Include whole":
     "other.rst".writeFile("**test1**")
     let input = ".. include:: other.rst"
-    doAssert "<strong>test1</strong>" == rstTohtml(input, {}, defaultConfig())
+    doAssert "<strong>test1</strong>" == rstTohtml(input, {roSandboxDisabled}, defaultConfig())
     removeFile("other.rst")
 
   test "Include starting from":
@@ -880,7 +880,7 @@ OtherStart
 .. include:: other.rst
              :start-after: OtherStart
 """
-    check "<em>Visible</em>" == rstTohtml(input, {}, defaultConfig())
+    check "<em>Visible</em>" == rstTohtml(input, {roSandboxDisabled}, defaultConfig())
     removeFile("other.rst")
 
   test "Include everything before":
@@ -894,7 +894,7 @@ And this should **NOT** be visible in `docs.html`
 .. include:: other.rst
              :end-before: OtherEnd
 """
-    doAssert "<em>Visible</em>" == rstTohtml(input, {}, defaultConfig())
+    doAssert "<em>Visible</em>" == rstTohtml(input, {roSandboxDisabled}, defaultConfig())
     removeFile("other.rst")
 
 
@@ -912,7 +912,7 @@ And this should **NOT** be visible in `docs.html`
              :start-after: OtherStart
              :end-before: OtherEnd
 """
-    check "<em>Visible</em>" == rstTohtml(input, {}, defaultConfig())
+    check "<em>Visible</em>" == rstTohtml(input, {roSandboxDisabled}, defaultConfig())
     removeFile("other.rst")
 
 
@@ -932,7 +932,7 @@ And this should **NOT** be visible in `docs.html`
              :start-after: OtherStart
              :end-before: OtherEnd
 """
-    doAssert "<em>Visible</em>" == rstTohtml(input, {}, defaultConfig())
+    doAssert "<em>Visible</em>" == rstTohtml(input, {roSandboxDisabled}, defaultConfig())
     removeFile("other.rst")
 
 suite "RST escaping":