diff --git a/apps/web/src/components/game/bossPanel.tsx b/apps/web/src/components/game/bossPanel.tsx
index 4b04ff1..e676142 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/components/game/bossPanel.tsx
+++ b/apps/web/src/components/game/bossPanel.tsx
@@ -267,6 +267,23 @@ const BossPanel = (): JSX.Element => {
   }
 
   const { zones, bosses, quests, autoBoss, prestige: playerPrestige } = state;
+
+  const activeZone = zones.find((zone) => {
+    return zone.id === activeZoneId;
+  });
+  const zoneIsLocked = activeZone?.status === "locked";
+  const unlockBoss = activeZone?.unlockBossId === null
+    || activeZone?.unlockBossId === undefined
+    ? undefined
+    : bosses.find((boss) => {
+      return boss.id === activeZone.unlockBossId;
+    });
+  const unlockQuest = activeZone?.unlockQuestId === null
+    || activeZone?.unlockQuestId === undefined
+    ? undefined
+    : quests.find((quest) => {
+      return quest.id === activeZone.unlockQuestId;
+    });
   const zoneBosses = bosses.filter((boss) => {
     return boss.zoneId === activeZoneId;
   });
@@ -393,6 +410,27 @@ const BossPanel = (): JSX.Element => {
         zones={zones}
       />
 
+      {zoneIsLocked && (unlockBoss !== undefined || unlockQuest !== undefined)
+        ? <div className="exploration-zone-locked-hint">
+          <p>{"🔒 This zone is locked. Unlock bosses by:"}</p>
+          {unlockBoss === undefined
+            ? null
+            : <p>
+              {"⚔️ Defeat: "}
+              {unlockBoss.name}
+            </p>
+          }
+          {unlockQuest === undefined
+            ? null
+            : <p>
+              {"📜 Complete: "}
+              {unlockQuest.name}
+            </p>
+          }
+        </div>
+        : null
+      }
+
       <div className="party-combat-stats">
         <div className="combat-stat">
           <span className="stat-label">{"⚔️ Party DPS"}</span>
diff --git a/apps/web/src/components/game/questPanel.tsx b/apps/web/src/components/game/questPanel.tsx
index 315ea58..64b6596 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/components/game/questPanel.tsx
+++ b/apps/web/src/components/game/questPanel.tsx
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
  * @license Naomi's Public License
  * @author Naomi Carrigan
  */
+/* eslint-disable max-lines -- QuestPanel with sub-component and helper functions */
 /* eslint-disable react/no-multi-comp -- QuestCard sub-component is tightly coupled */
 /* eslint-disable max-lines-per-function -- Complex component with many render paths */
 /* eslint-disable complexity -- Many conditional render paths */
@@ -207,7 +208,24 @@ const QuestPanel = (): JSX.Element => {
     );
   }
 
-  const { adventurers, autoQuest, quests, zones } = state;
+  const { adventurers, autoQuest, bosses, quests, zones } = state;
+
+  const activeZone = zones.find((zone) => {
+    return zone.id === activeZoneId;
+  });
+  const zoneIsLocked = activeZone?.status === "locked";
+  const unlockBoss = activeZone?.unlockBossId === null
+    || activeZone?.unlockBossId === undefined
+    ? undefined
+    : bosses.find((boss) => {
+      return boss.id === activeZone.unlockBossId;
+    });
+  const unlockQuest = activeZone?.unlockQuestId === null
+    || activeZone?.unlockQuestId === undefined
+    ? undefined
+    : quests.find((quest) => {
+      return quest.id === activeZone.unlockQuestId;
+    });
   let partyCombatPower = 0;
   for (const adventurer of adventurers) {
     const contribution = adventurer.combatPower * adventurer.count;
@@ -306,6 +324,27 @@ const QuestPanel = (): JSX.Element => {
         zones={zones}
       />
 
+      {zoneIsLocked && (unlockBoss !== undefined || unlockQuest !== undefined)
+        ? <div className="exploration-zone-locked-hint">
+          <p>{"🔒 This zone is locked. Unlock quests by:"}</p>
+          {unlockBoss === undefined
+            ? null
+            : <p>
+              {"⚔️ Defeat: "}
+              {unlockBoss.name}
+            </p>
+          }
+          {unlockQuest === undefined
+            ? null
+            : <p>
+              {"📜 Complete: "}
+              {unlockQuest.name}
+            </p>
+          }
+        </div>
+        : null
+      }
+
       <p className="quest-failure-note">
         {"⚠️ If a quest fails, it resets with no rewards — you must retry."}
       </p>