diff --git a/src/optimizer-page/CourseOptimizerPage.test.js b/src/optimizer-page/CourseOptimizerPage.test.js
index 5f69e1840..6e364ea95 100644
--- a/src/optimizer-page/CourseOptimizerPage.test.js
+++ b/src/optimizer-page/CourseOptimizerPage.test.js
@@ -143,6 +143,7 @@ describe('CourseOptimizerPage', () => {
       await waitFor(() => {
         expect(getAllByText(scanResultsMessages.brokenLinkStatus.defaultMessage)[0]).toBeInTheDocument();
         expect(queryAllByText(scanResultsMessages.lockedLinkStatus.defaultMessage)[0]).toBeInTheDocument();
+        expect(queryAllByText(scanResultsMessages.recommendedManualCheckText.defaultMessage)[0]).toBeInTheDocument();
       });
     });
 
diff --git a/src/optimizer-page/mocks/mockApiResponse.js b/src/optimizer-page/mocks/mockApiResponse.js
index dd3b54e39..4d425c6e2 100644
--- a/src/optimizer-page/mocks/mockApiResponse.js
+++ b/src/optimizer-page/mocks/mockApiResponse.js
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ const mockApiResponse = {
                     url: 'https://example.com/intro-guide',
                     brokenLinks: ['https://example.com/broken-link-algo'],
                     lockedLinks: ['https://example.com/locked-link-algo'],
+                    externalForbiddenLinks: ['https://outsider.com/forbidden-link-algo'],
                   },
                 ],
               },
@@ -92,6 +93,7 @@ const mockApiResponse = {
                     url: 'https://example.com/broken-link-algo',
                     brokenLinks: ['https://example.com/broken-link-algo'],
                     lockedLinks: ['https://example.com/locked-link-algo'],
+                    externalForbiddenLinks: ['https://outsider.com/forbidden-link-algo'],
                   },
                 ],
               },
diff --git a/src/optimizer-page/scan-results/BrokenLinkTable.tsx b/src/optimizer-page/scan-results/BrokenLinkTable.tsx
index ebd177d12..6f15462eb 100644
--- a/src/optimizer-page/scan-results/BrokenLinkTable.tsx
+++ b/src/optimizer-page/scan-results/BrokenLinkTable.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
-import { Icon, Table } from '@openedx/paragon';
-import { OpenInNew, Lock, LinkOff } from '@openedx/paragon/icons';
+import {
+  Card, Icon, OverlayTrigger, Table, Tooltip,
+} from '@openedx/paragon';
+import {
+  OpenInNew, Lock, LinkOff, InfoOutline,
+} from '@openedx/paragon/icons';
 import { useIntl } from '@edx/frontend-platform/i18n';
 import { FC } from 'react';
 import { Unit } from '../types';
@@ -23,6 +27,26 @@ const GoToBlock: FC<{ block: { url: string } }> = ({ block }) => (
   </span>
 );
 
+const RecommendedManualCheckHeading = () => {
+  const intl = useIntl();
+  return (
+    <span className="d-flex align-items-center font-weight-bold py-2">
+      {intl.formatMessage(messages.recommendedManualCheckText)}
+      <OverlayTrigger
+        key="top"
+        placement="top"
+        overlay={(
+          <Tooltip id="tooltip-top">
+            {intl.formatMessage(messages.recommendedManualCheckTooltip)}
+          </Tooltip>
+            )}
+      >
+        <Icon className="ml-1 pl-1" src={InfoOutline} />
+      </OverlayTrigger>
+    </span>
+  );
+};
+
 interface BrokenLinkTableProps {
   unit: Unit;
   showLockedLinks: boolean;
@@ -40,7 +64,7 @@ const BrokenLinkTable: FC<BrokenLinkTableProps> = ({
 }) => {
   const intl = useIntl();
   return (
-    <>
+    <Card className="unit-card rounded-sm pt-2 pl-3 pr-4 mb-2.5">
       <p className="unit-header">{unit.displayName}</p>
       <Table
         data={unit.blocks.reduce(
@@ -62,23 +86,42 @@ const BrokenLinkTable: FC<BrokenLinkTableProps> = ({
               ),
             }));
             acc.push(...blockBrokenLinks);
-            if (!showLockedLinks) {
-              return acc;
+
+            if (showLockedLinks) {
+              const blockLockedLinks = block.lockedLinks.map((link) => ({
+                blockLink: <GoToBlock block={block} />,
+                blockDisplayName: block.displayName || '',
+                brokenLink: <BrokenLinkHref href={link} />,
+                status: (
+                  <span className="link-status-text">
+                    <Icon src={Lock} className="lock-icon" />
+                    {intl.formatMessage(messages.lockedLinkStatus)}{' '}
+                    <LockedInfoIcon />
+                  </span>
+                ),
+              }));
+
+              acc.push(...blockLockedLinks);
+            }
+
+            if (block.externalForbiddenLinks?.length > 0) {
+              const recommendedManualCheckHeading = {
+                blockLink: <div />,
+                blockDisplayName: <RecommendedManualCheckHeading />,
+                brokenLink: <div />,
+                status: <div />,
+              };
+              const externalForbiddenLinks = block.externalForbiddenLinks.map((link) => ({
+                blockLink: <GoToBlock block={block} />,
+                blockDisplayName: block.displayName || '',
+                brokenLink: <BrokenLinkHref href={link} />,
+                status: <div />,
+              }));
+
+              acc.push(recommendedManualCheckHeading);
+              acc.push(...externalForbiddenLinks);
             }
 
-            const blockLockedLinks = block.lockedLinks.map((link) => ({
-              blockLink: <GoToBlock block={block} />,
-              blockDisplayName: block.displayName || '',
-              brokenLink: <BrokenLinkHref href={link} />,
-              status: (
-                <span className="link-status-text">
-                  <Icon src={Lock} className="lock-icon" />
-                  {intl.formatMessage(messages.lockedLinkStatus)}{' '}
-                  <LockedInfoIcon />
-                </span>
-              ),
-            }));
-            acc.push(...blockLockedLinks);
             return acc;
           },
           [],
@@ -110,7 +153,7 @@ const BrokenLinkTable: FC<BrokenLinkTableProps> = ({
           },
         ]}
       />
-    </>
+    </Card>
   );
 };
 
diff --git a/src/optimizer-page/scan-results/ScanResults.scss b/src/optimizer-page/scan-results/ScanResults.scss
index 1918ad7b0..b17b3cbaa 100644
--- a/src/optimizer-page/scan-results/ScanResults.scss
+++ b/src/optimizer-page/scan-results/ScanResults.scss
@@ -41,6 +41,15 @@
     background-color: $dark-100;
     padding: 10px;
     margin-bottom: 10px;
+
+    &:not(:first-child){
+      margin-top: 1rem;
+    }
+  }
+
+  .unit-card{
+    border: 1px solid #BCBCBC;
+    box-shadow: 0 1px 2px rgb(0 0 0 / .15);
   }
 
   /* Subsection Header */
@@ -49,7 +58,7 @@
     margin-top: 10px;
     font-size: 14px;
     font-weight: 700;
-    margin-bottom: 5px;
+    margin-bottom: .75rem;
     color: $primary-500;
   }
 
diff --git a/src/optimizer-page/scan-results/messages.js b/src/optimizer-page/scan-results/messages.js
index 7b388bfe9..3368fda57 100644
--- a/src/optimizer-page/scan-results/messages.js
+++ b/src/optimizer-page/scan-results/messages.js
@@ -41,6 +41,14 @@ const messages = defineMessages({
     id: 'course-authoring.course-optimizer.lockedLinkStatus',
     defaultMessage: 'Status: Locked',
   },
+  recommendedManualCheckText: {
+    id: 'course-authoring.course-optimizer.recommendedManualCheckText',
+    defaultMessage: 'Recommended Manual Check',
+  },
+  recommendedManualCheckTooltip: {
+    id: 'course-authoring.course-optimizer.recommendedManualCheckTooltip',
+    defaultMessage: 'For websites returning 403, websites often show 403 because they don\'t want bots accessing their content',
+  },
 });
 
 export default messages;
diff --git a/src/optimizer-page/types.ts b/src/optimizer-page/types.ts
index 831c69281..d87451631 100644
--- a/src/optimizer-page/types.ts
+++ b/src/optimizer-page/types.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ export interface Unit {
     url: string;
     brokenLinks: string[];
     lockedLinks: string[];
+    externalForbiddenLinks: string[];
   }[];
 }