diff --git a/lib/org-governance-stack.ts b/lib/org-governance-stack.ts
index c897b1b..ce4dc9a 100644
--- a/lib/org-governance-stack.ts
+++ b/lib/org-governance-stack.ts
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ export class OrgGovernanceStack extends cdk.Stack {
       name: "protect-privileged-roles",
       type: "SERVICE_CONTROL_POLICY",
       description:
-        "prod/nonprod: protect break-glass, CDK exec, githubdeploy, and hcptf-bootstrap roles",
+        "prod/nonprod: protect break-glass, CDK exec, githubdeploy, hcptf-bootstrap, and /platform/ roles",
       targetIds: [prodOu.attrId, nonprodOu.attrId],
       content: scpContent("protect-privileged-roles"),
     });
@@ -338,6 +338,31 @@ export class OrgGovernanceStack extends cdk.Stack {
               },
             },
           },
+          {
+            Sid: "ProtectPlatformPath",
+            Effect: "Deny",
+            Action: [
+              "iam:CreateRole",
+              "iam:UpdateAssumeRolePolicy",
+              "iam:AttachRolePolicy",
+              "iam:DetachRolePolicy",
+              "iam:PutRolePolicy",
+              "iam:DeleteRolePolicy",
+              "iam:DeleteRole",
+              "iam:UpdateRole",
+              "iam:TagRole",
+              "iam:UntagRole",
+            ],
+            Resource: "arn:aws:iam::*:role/platform/*",
+            Condition: {
+              ArnNotLike: {
+                "aws:PrincipalArn": [
+                  "arn:aws:iam::*:role/OrganizationAccountAccessRole",
+                  "arn:aws:iam::*:role/aws-reserved/sso.amazonaws.com/*/AWSReservedSSO_Platform_*",
+                ],
+              },
+            },
+          },
           {
             Sid: "ProtectDelegatedAdminMembership",
             Effect: "Deny",
diff --git a/lib/scp/protect-privileged-roles.json b/lib/scp/protect-privileged-roles.json
index 202ec22..1b76198 100644
--- a/lib/scp/protect-privileged-roles.json
+++ b/lib/scp/protect-privileged-roles.json
@@ -31,6 +31,31 @@
           ]
         }
       }
+    },
+    {
+      "Sid": "ProtectPlatformPath",
+      "Effect": "Deny",
+      "Action": [
+        "iam:CreateRole",
+        "iam:UpdateAssumeRolePolicy",
+        "iam:AttachRolePolicy",
+        "iam:DetachRolePolicy",
+        "iam:PutRolePolicy",
+        "iam:DeleteRolePolicy",
+        "iam:DeleteRole",
+        "iam:UpdateRole",
+        "iam:TagRole",
+        "iam:UntagRole"
+      ],
+      "Resource": "arn:aws:iam::*:role/platform/*",
+      "Condition": {
+        "ArnNotLike": {
+          "aws:PrincipalArn": [
+            "arn:aws:iam::*:role/OrganizationAccountAccessRole",
+            "arn:aws:iam::*:role/aws-reserved/sso.amazonaws.com/*/AWSReservedSSO_Platform_*"
+          ]
+        }
+      }
     }
   ]
 }
diff --git a/scripts/create-hcptf-bootstrap-roles.sh b/scripts/create-hcptf-bootstrap-roles.sh
index 72ed30a..3197d70 100755
--- a/scripts/create-hcptf-bootstrap-roles.sh
+++ b/scripts/create-hcptf-bootstrap-roles.sh
@@ -239,10 +239,14 @@ create_or_update_role() {
       aws iam update-assume-role-policy --role-name "$name" --policy-document "file://${trust_file}"
     fi
   else
-    echo "  $name: create"
+    echo "  $name: create on /platform/"
+    # Path is create-only. IAM cannot move an existing role onto /platform/.
+    # Prod and dev already have hcptf-bootstrap and hcptf-bootstrap-plan, so
+    # this branch does not run for them. Do not delete and recreate to set a path.
     if [[ "$DRY_RUN" -eq 0 ]]; then
       aws iam create-role \
         --role-name "$name" \
+        --path /platform/ \
         --assume-role-policy-document "file://${trust_file}" \
         --description "HCP Terraform ${name} (PLAT-145). Console/CLI owned. Manual apply only." \
         --tags Key=Project,Value=hcp-bootstrap Key=Owner,Value=adam@seahavenind.com Key=ManagedBy,Value=cli