diff --git a/.github/workflows/confirm-internal-staff-work-in-docs.yml b/.github/workflows/confirm-internal-staff-work-in-docs.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..fc1d3ea02424
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/confirm-internal-staff-work-in-docs.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+name: Confirm internal staff meant to post in public
+
+on:
+  issues:
+    types:
+      - opened
+      - reopened
+      - transferred
+  pull_request_target:
+    types:
+      - opened
+      - reopened
+
+jobs:
+  check-team-membership:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    continue-on-error: true
+    if: github.repository == 'github/docs'
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/github-script@626af12fe9a53dc2972b48385e7fe7dec79145c9
+        with:
+          github-token: ${{ secrets.DOCUBOT_FR_PROJECT_BOARD_WORKFLOWS_REPO_ORG_READ_SCOPES }}
+          script: |
+            // Only perform this action with GitHub employees
+            try {
+              await github.teams.getMembershipForUserInOrg({
+                org: 'github',
+                team_slug: 'employees',
+                username: context.payload.sender.login,
+              });
+            } catch(err) {
+              // An error will be thrown if the user is not a GitHub employee
+              // If a user is not a GitHub employee, we should stop here and
+              // Not send a notification
+              return
+            }
+
+            // Don't perform this action with Docs team members
+            try {
+              await github.teams.getMembershipForUserInOrg({
+                org: 'github',
+                team_slug: 'docs',
+                username: context.payload.sender.login,
+              });
+              // If the user is a Docs team member, we should stop here and not send
+              // a notification
+              return
+            } catch(err) {
+              // An error will be thrown if the user is not a Docs team member
+              // If a user is not a Docs team member we should continue and send
+              // the notification
+            }
+
+            const issueNo = context.number || context.issue.number
+
+            // Create an issue in our private repo
+            await github.issues.create({
+              owner: 'github',
+              repo: 'docs-internal',
+              title: `@${context.payload.sender.login} confirm that \#${issueNo} should be in the public github/docs repo`,
+              body: `@${context.payload.sender.login} opened https://github.com/github/docs/issues/${issueNo} publicly in the github/docs repo, instead of the private github/docs-internal repo.\n\n@${context.payload.sender.login}, please confirm that this belongs in the public repo and that no sensitive information was disclosed by commenting below and closing the issue.\n\nIf this was not intentional and sensitive information was shared, please delete https://github.com/github/docs/issues/${issueNo} and notify us in the \#docs-open-source channel.\n\nThanks! \n\n/cc @github/docs @github/docs-engineering`
+            });
+
+            throw new Error('A Hubber opened an issue on the public github/docs repo');
+
+      - name: Send Slack notification if a GitHub employee who isn't on the docs team opens an issue in public
+        if: ${{ failure() && github.repository == 'github/docs' }}
+        uses: someimportantcompany/github-actions-slack-message@0b470c14b39da4260ed9e3f9a4f1298a74ccdefd
+        with:
+          channel: ${{ secrets.DOCS_OPEN_SOURCE_SLACK_CHANNEL_ID }}
+          bot-token: ${{ secrets.SLACK_DOCS_BOT_TOKEN }}
+          text: <@${{github.actor}}> opened https://github.com/github/docs/issues/${{ github.event.number || github.event.issue.number }} publicly on the github/docs repo instead of the private github/docs-internal repo. They have been notified via a new issue in the github/docs-internal repo to confirm this was intentional.
diff --git a/data/ui.yml b/data/ui.yml
index 29195db279ed..9295b66bd676 100644
--- a/data/ui.yml
+++ b/data/ui.yml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ header:
       still in translation. For the most up-to-date and accurate information,
       please visit our
       <a id="to-english-doc" href="/en">English documentation</a>.
-    early_access: 👋 This page contains content about an early access feature. Please do not share this URL publicly.
+    early_access: 📣 Please <b>do not share</b> this URL publicly. This page contains content about an early access feature.
 search:
   need_help: Need help?
   placeholder: Search topics, products...
diff --git a/includes/breadcrumbs.html b/includes/breadcrumbs.html
index 6d5607294922..47dc43c17a84 100644
--- a/includes/breadcrumbs.html
+++ b/includes/breadcrumbs.html
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <nav class="breadcrumbs f5" aria-label="Breadcrumb">
   {% for breadcrumb in breadcrumbs %}
-  {% if page.hidden %}
-  <span class="d-inline-block">{{breadcrumb[1].title}}</span>
+  {% if breadcrumb[1].href == '' %}
+  <span>{{breadcrumb[1].title}}</span>
   {% else %}
   <a title="{{ breadcrumb[0]}}: {{breadcrumb[1].title}}" href="/{{currentLanguage}}{{breadcrumb[1].href}}" class="d-inline-block {% if breadcrumb[1].href == currentPathWithoutLanguage %}text-gray-light{% endif %}">
     {{breadcrumb[1].title}}</a>
diff --git a/includes/header-notification.html b/includes/header-notification.html
index 7c65d65ba364..ed50ce780c54 100644
--- a/includes/header-notification.html
+++ b/includes/header-notification.html
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
 {% endif %}
 
 {% if early_access_notification_type %}
-  <div class="header-notifications text-center f5 bg-blue-1 text-gray-dark py-4 px-6 early_access">
+  <div class="header-notifications text-center f5 bg-red-1 text-gray-dark py-4 px-6 early_access">
     {{ early_access_notification }}
   </div>
 {% endif %}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/middleware/breadcrumbs.js b/middleware/breadcrumbs.js
index a72baae3d843..148ab2de5215 100644
--- a/middleware/breadcrumbs.js
+++ b/middleware/breadcrumbs.js
@@ -2,9 +2,12 @@ const path = require('path')
 const { getPathWithoutLanguage } = require('../lib/path-utils')
 
 module.exports = async (req, res, next) => {
+  if (!req.context.page) return next()
+  if (req.context.page.hidden) return next()
+
   req.context.breadcrumbs = {}
 
-  if (!req.context.page) return next()
+  // Return an empty object on the landing page
   if (req.context.page.relativePath === 'index.md') return next()
 
   const rawPath = getPathWithoutLanguage(req.path)
diff --git a/middleware/contextualizers/early-access-links.js b/middleware/contextualizers/early-access-links.js
index 4a63a3cd7a84..056efe45863f 100644
--- a/middleware/contextualizers/early-access-links.js
+++ b/middleware/contextualizers/early-access-links.js
@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
+const { uniq } = require('lodash')
+
 module.exports = function earlyAccessContext (req, res, next) {
   if (process.env.NODE_ENV === 'production') {
     return next(404)
   }
 
   // Get a list of all hidden pages per version
-  const earlyAccessPageLinks = req.context.pages
+  const earlyAccessPageLinks = uniq(Object.values(req.context.pages)
     .filter(page => page.hidden)
     // Do not include early access landing page
     .filter(page => page.relativePath !== 'early-access/index.md')
@@ -12,7 +14,7 @@ module.exports = function earlyAccessContext (req, res, next) {
     .map(page => {
       return page.permalinks.map(permalink => `- [${permalink.title}](${permalink.href})`)
     })
-    .flat()
+    .flat())
     // Get links for the current version
     .filter(link => link.includes(req.context.currentVersion))
     .sort()
diff --git a/middleware/early-access-breadcrumbs.js b/middleware/early-access-breadcrumbs.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..b0d2eb9087ea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/middleware/early-access-breadcrumbs.js
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+const path = require('path')
+const { getPathWithoutLanguage } = require('../lib/path-utils')
+
+// Early Access content doesn't conform to the same structure as other products, so we
+// can't derive breadcrumbs from the siteTree in the same way. Hence, this separate middleware.
+module.exports = async (req, res, next) => {
+  if (!req.context.page) return next()
+  if (!req.context.page.hidden) return next()
+
+  req.context.breadcrumbs = {}
+
+  const earlyAccessProduct = req.context.siteTree[req.language][req.context.currentVersion].products[req.context.currentProduct]
+
+  req.context.breadcrumbs.earlyAccessProduct = {
+    href: '', // no link for the EA product breadcrumb
+    title: earlyAccessProduct.title
+  }
+
+  const rawPath = getPathWithoutLanguage(req.path)
+  const pathParts = rawPath.split('/')
+
+  // drop first '/'
+  pathParts.shift()
+
+  // drop the version and early-accesss segments so pathParts now starts with /product
+  pathParts.shift()
+  pathParts.shift()
+
+  // Early Access products do not require an index.md, so look for a matching public product
+  const product = req.context.siteTree[req.language][req.context.currentVersion].products[pathParts[0]]
+
+  if (!product) return next()
+
+  req.context.breadcrumbs.product = {
+    href: '', // no link for the EA product breadcrumbs
+    title: product.title
+  }
+
+  if (!pathParts[1]) return next()
+
+  // get Early Access category path
+  // e.g., `enforcing-best-practices-with-github-policies` in /free-pro-team@latest/early-access/github/enforcing-best-practices-with-github-policies
+  const categoryPath = path.posix.join('/', req.context.currentVersion, 'early-access', pathParts[0], pathParts[1])
+  const category = req.context.pages[path.posix.join('/en', categoryPath)]
+
+  if (!category) return next()
+
+  req.context.breadcrumbs.category = {
+    href: categoryPath, // do include a link for EA category breadcrumbs
+    title: category.shortTitle || category.title
+  }
+
+  if (!pathParts[2]) return next()
+
+  // for Early Access purposes, we don't need to differentiate between map topics and articles breadcrumbs
+  const mapTopicOrArticlePath = path.posix.join(categoryPath, pathParts[2])
+  const mapTopicOrArticle = req.context.pages[path.posix.join('/en', mapTopicOrArticlePath)]
+
+  if (!mapTopicOrArticle) return next()
+
+  const mapTopicOrArticleTitle = await mapTopicOrArticle.renderProp('shortTitle', req.context, { textOnly: true, encodeEntities: true })
+
+  req.context.breadcrumbs.article = {
+    href: mapTopicOrArticlePath, // do include a link for EA map topic/article breadcrumbs
+    title: mapTopicOrArticleTitle
+  }
+
+  return next()
+}
diff --git a/middleware/index.js b/middleware/index.js
index 1d3958a96f60..05175c31197c 100644
--- a/middleware/index.js
+++ b/middleware/index.js
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ module.exports = function (app) {
   app.use(require('./contextualizers/rest'))
   app.use(require('./contextualizers/webhooks'))
   app.use(require('./breadcrumbs'))
+  app.use(require('./early-access-breadcrumbs'))
   app.use(require('./dev-toc'))
   app.use(require('./featured-links'))
 
diff --git a/stylesheets/article.scss b/stylesheets/article.scss
index 96b85ae3aedb..e7de0d0ca61c 100644
--- a/stylesheets/article.scss
+++ b/stylesheets/article.scss
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@
 /* Breadcrumbs
 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 
-.breadcrumbs a:not(:last-child)::after{
+.breadcrumbs a:not(:last-child)::after, .breadcrumbs span:not(:last-child)::after {
   content: '/';
   color: $gray-400;
   padding-right: $spacer-1;
diff --git a/tests/helpers/conditional-runs.js b/tests/helpers/conditional-runs.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..974f1ea26e4a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/helpers/conditional-runs.js
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+const runningActionsOnInternalRepo = process.env.GITHUB_ACTIONS === 'true' && process.env.GITHUB_REPOSITORY === 'github/docs-internal'
+
+const testViaActionsOnly = runningActionsOnInternalRepo ? test : test.skip
+const describeViaActionsOnly = runningActionsOnInternalRepo ? describe : describe.skip
+
+module.exports = {
+  testViaActionsOnly,
+  describeViaActionsOnly
+}
diff --git a/tests/rendering/breadcrumbs.js b/tests/rendering/breadcrumbs.js
index 3395ba626662..893685898cb2 100644
--- a/tests/rendering/breadcrumbs.js
+++ b/tests/rendering/breadcrumbs.js
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 const { getDOM, getJSON } = require('../helpers/supertest')
 const nonEnterpriseDefaultVersion = require('../../lib/non-enterprise-default-version')
 
+const describeInternalOnly = process.env.GITHUB_REPOSITORY === 'github/docs-internal' ? describe : describe.skip
+
 describe('breadcrumbs', () => {
   jest.setTimeout(300 * 1000)
 
@@ -60,6 +62,27 @@ describe('breadcrumbs', () => {
     })
   })
 
+  describeInternalOnly('early access rendering', () => {
+    test('top-level product pages have breadcrumbs', async () => {
+      const $ = await getDOM('/early-access/github/articles/using-gist-playground')
+      expect($('.breadcrumbs')).toHaveLength(1)
+    })
+
+    test('early access article pages have breadcrumbs with product, category, and article', async () => {
+      const $ = await getDOM('/early-access/github/enforcing-best-practices-with-github-policies/about-github-policies')
+      const $breadcrumbSpans = $('.breadcrumbs span')
+      const $breadcrumbLinks = $('.breadcrumbs a')
+
+      expect($breadcrumbSpans).toHaveLength(2)
+      expect($breadcrumbLinks).toHaveLength(2)
+      expect($breadcrumbSpans.eq(0).text()).toBe('Early Access documentation')
+      expect($breadcrumbSpans.eq(1).text()).toBe('GitHub.com')
+      expect($breadcrumbLinks.eq(0).attr('title')).toBe('category: Enforcing best practices with GitHub Policies')
+      expect($breadcrumbLinks.eq(1).attr('title')).toBe('article: About GitHub Policies')
+      expect($breadcrumbLinks.eq(1).hasClass('text-gray-light')).toBe(true)
+    })
+  })
+
   describe('context.breadcrumbs object', () => {
     test('works on product index pages', async () => {
       const breadcrumbs = await getJSON('/en/github?json=breadcrumbs')
diff --git a/tests/rendering/server.js b/tests/rendering/server.js
index 4be479a49f17..cb13cba6a597 100644
--- a/tests/rendering/server.js
+++ b/tests/rendering/server.js
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 const lodash = require('lodash')
 const enterpriseServerReleases = require('../../lib/enterprise-server-releases')
 const { get, getDOM, head } = require('../helpers/supertest')
+const { describeViaActionsOnly } = require('../helpers/conditional-runs')
 const path = require('path')
 const nonEnterpriseDefaultVersion = require('../../lib/non-enterprise-default-version')
 const { loadPages } = require('../../lib/pages')
@@ -356,7 +357,7 @@ describe('server', () => {
     })
   })
 
-  describe.skip('Early Access articles', () => {
+  describeViaActionsOnly('Early Access articles', () => {
     let hiddenPageHrefs, hiddenPages
 
     beforeAll(async (done) => {
diff --git a/tests/unit/early-access.js b/tests/unit/early-access.js
index 80aa48373f95..362e3bbc1f81 100644
--- a/tests/unit/early-access.js
+++ b/tests/unit/early-access.js
@@ -1,9 +1,6 @@
 const fs = require('fs').promises
 const path = require('path')
-
-const { GITHUB_ACTIONS, GITHUB_REPOSITORY } = process.env
-const runningActionsOnInternalRepo = GITHUB_ACTIONS === 'true' && GITHUB_REPOSITORY === 'github/docs-internal'
-const testViaActionsOnly = runningActionsOnInternalRepo ? test : test.skip
+const { testViaActionsOnly } = require('../helpers/conditional-runs')
 
 describe('cloning early-access', () => {
   testViaActionsOnly('the content directory exists', async () => {