diff --git a/youtube_dl/extractor/rai.py b/youtube_dl/extractor/rai.py
index 67b86fc72c1..2c25b59bc9e 100644
--- a/youtube_dl/extractor/rai.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/extractor/rai.py
@@ -154,6 +154,10 @@ class RaiPlayIE(RaiBaseIE):
     }, {
         'url': 'http://www.raiplay.it/video/2016/11/gazebotraindesi-efebe701-969c-4593-92f3-285f0d1ce750.html?',
         'only_matching': True,
+    }, {
+        # DRM protected
+        'url': 'https://www.raiplay.it/video/2020/09/Lo-straordinario-mondo-di-Zoey-S1E1-Lo-straordinario-potere-di-Zoey-ed493918-1d32-44b7-8454-862e473d00ff.html',
+        'only_matching': True,
     }, {
         # subtitles at 'subtitlesArray' key (see #27698)
         'url': 'https://www.raiplay.it/video/2020/12/Report---04-01-2021-2e90f1de-8eee-4de4-ac0e-78d21db5b600.html',
@@ -166,8 +170,14 @@ def _real_extract(self, url):
         media = self._download_json(
             base + '.json', video_id, 'Downloading video JSON')
 
-        title = media['name']
+        if try_get(
+                media,
+                (lambda x: x['rights_management']['rights']['drm'],
+                 lambda x: x['program_info']['rights_management']['rights']['drm']),
+                dict):
+            raise ExtractorError('This video is DRM protected.', expected=True)
 
+        title = media['name']
         video = media['video']
 
         relinker_info = self._extract_relinker_info(video['content_url'], video_id)