diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/571-permission-denied-error-handling.yml b/changelogs/fragments/571-permission-denied-error-handling.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8f850733
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/571-permission-denied-error-handling.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+bugfixes:
+  - exos - Add error handling of ``Permission denied`` errors (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.network/pull/571).
diff --git a/plugins/terminal/exos.py b/plugins/terminal/exos.py
index 6836cdb8..a2f39415 100644
--- a/plugins/terminal/exos.py
+++ b/plugins/terminal/exos.py
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ class TerminalModule(TerminalBase):
         re.compile(br"[%\S] ?Error: ?[\s]+", re.I),
         re.compile(br"[%\S] ?Informational: ?[\s]+", re.I),
         re.compile(br"%% Invalid .* at '\^' marker.", re.I),
+        re.compile(br"Permission denied", re.I),
     ]
 
     def on_open_shell(self):