diff --git a/sites/public/src/layouts/application.tsx b/sites/public/src/layouts/application.tsx
index 026a3be0dc..850185c2f8 100644
--- a/sites/public/src/layouts/application.tsx
+++ b/sites/public/src/layouts/application.tsx
@@ -202,6 +202,7 @@ interface LayoutProps {
   children: React.ReactNode
   metaDescription?: string
   metaImage?: string
+  noIndex?: boolean
   pageTitle?: string
 }
 
@@ -231,6 +232,7 @@ const Layout = (props: LayoutProps) => {
           <title>
             {props.pageTitle ? `${props.pageTitle} - ${t("nav.siteTitle")}` : t("nav.siteTitle")}
           </title>
+          {props.noIndex && <meta name="robots" content="noindex, follow" />}
           {props.pageTitle && (
             <MetaTags
               title={props.pageTitle}
diff --git a/sites/public/src/pages/listing/[id]/[slug].tsx b/sites/public/src/pages/listing/[id]/[slug].tsx
index 66042a0fa1..84af931883 100644
--- a/sites/public/src/pages/listing/[id]/[slug].tsx
+++ b/sites/public/src/pages/listing/[id]/[slug].tsx
@@ -14,7 +14,11 @@ import { ListingView } from "../../../components/listing/ListingView"
 import { ErrorPage } from "../../_error"
 import dayjs from "dayjs"
 import { fetchJurisdictionByName } from "../../../lib/hooks"
-import { Jurisdiction, Listing } from "@bloom-housing/shared-helpers/src/types/backend-swagger"
+import {
+  Jurisdiction,
+  Listing,
+  ListingsStatusEnum,
+} from "@bloom-housing/shared-helpers/src/types/backend-swagger"
 import { ListingViewSeeds } from "../../../components/listing/ListingViewSeeds"
 
 interface ListingProps {
@@ -64,7 +68,13 @@ export default function ListingPage(props: ListingProps) {
   const metaImage = imageUrlFromListing(listing, parseInt(process.env.listingPhotoSize))[0]
 
   return (
-    <Layout pageTitle={listing.name} metaImage={metaImage} metaDescription={metaDescription}>
+    <Layout
+      pageTitle={listing.name}
+      metaImage={metaImage}
+      metaDescription={metaDescription}
+      // search engines should not crawl for closed listings
+      noIndex={listing.status === ListingsStatusEnum.closed}
+    >
       {process.env.showNewSeedsDesigns ? (
         <ListingViewSeeds listing={listing} profile={profile} jurisdiction={props.jurisdiction} />
       ) : (