diff --git a/pkg/policymutation/cronjob.go b/pkg/policymutation/cronjob.go
index e18b8a7360..9518a8bf0b 100644
--- a/pkg/policymutation/cronjob.go
+++ b/pkg/policymutation/cronjob.go
@@ -82,6 +82,15 @@ func generateCronJobRule(rule kyverno.Rule, controllers string, log logr.Logger)
 		return *cronJobRule
 	}
 
+	if (jobRule.Validation != nil) && (jobRule.Validation.Deny != nil) {
+		newValidate := &kyverno.Validation{
+			Message: variables.FindAndShiftReferences(log, rule.Validation.Message, "spec/jobTemplate/spec/template", "pattern"),
+			Deny:    jobRule.Validation.Deny,
+		}
+		cronJobRule.Validation = newValidate.DeepCopy()
+		return *cronJobRule
+	}
+
 	if (jobRule.Validation != nil) && (jobRule.Validation.AnyPattern != nil) {
 		var patterns []interface{}
 		anyPatterns, err := jobRule.Validation.DeserializeAnyPattern()
diff --git a/pkg/policymutation/policymutation.go b/pkg/policymutation/policymutation.go
index d2d728019b..3166047eec 100644
--- a/pkg/policymutation/policymutation.go
+++ b/pkg/policymutation/policymutation.go
@@ -347,8 +347,7 @@ func CanAutoGen(policy *kyverno.ClusterPolicy, log logr.Logger) (applyAutoGen bo
 			}
 		}
 
-		if rule.Mutation.PatchesJSON6902 != "" ||
-			rule.Validation.Deny != nil || rule.HasGenerate() {
+		if rule.Mutation.PatchesJSON6902 != "" || rule.HasGenerate() {
 			return false, "none"
 		}
 	}
@@ -646,6 +645,15 @@ func generateRuleForControllers(rule kyverno.Rule, controllers string, log logr.
 		return *controllerRule
 	}
 
+	if rule.Validation.Deny != nil {
+		deny := &kyverno.Validation{
+			Message: variables.FindAndShiftReferences(log, rule.Validation.Message, "spec/template", "deny"),
+			Deny:    rule.Validation.Deny,
+		}
+		controllerRule.Validation = deny.DeepCopy()
+		return *controllerRule
+	}
+
 	if rule.Validation.AnyPattern != nil {
 
 		anyPatterns, err := rule.Validation.DeserializeAnyPattern()
diff --git a/pkg/policymutation/policymutation_test.go b/pkg/policymutation/policymutation_test.go
index 7826efb73b..88a95b71c4 100644
--- a/pkg/policymutation/policymutation_test.go
+++ b/pkg/policymutation/policymutation_test.go
@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@ func Test_getControllers(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			name:                "rule-with-deny",
 			policy:              []byte(`{"apiVersion":"kyverno.io/v1","kind":"ClusterPolicy","metadata":{"name":"test"},"spec":{"rules":[{"name":"require-network-policy","match":{"resources":{"kinds":["Pod"]}},"validate":{"message":"testpolicy","deny":{"conditions":[{"key":"{{request.object.metadata.labels.foo}}","operator":"Equals","value":"bar"}]}}}]}}`),
-			expectedControllers: "none",
+			expectedControllers: engine.PodControllers,
 		},
 
 		{
@@ -458,3 +458,41 @@ func Test_checkForGVKFormatPatch(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 	}
 }
+
+func Test_Deny(t *testing.T) {
+	dir, err := os.Getwd()
+	baseDir := filepath.Dir(filepath.Dir(dir))
+	assert.NilError(t, err)
+	file, err := ioutil.ReadFile(baseDir + "/test/policy/deny/policy.yaml")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Log(err)
+	}
+	policies, err := utils.GetPolicy(file)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Log(err)
+	}
+
+	policy := policies[0]
+	policy.Spec.Rules[0].MatchResources.Any = kyverno.ResourceFilters{
+		{
+			ResourceDescription: kyverno.ResourceDescription{
+				Kinds: []string{"Pod"},
+			},
+		},
+	}
+
+	rulePatches, errs := generateRulePatches(*policy, engine.PodControllers, log.Log)
+	fmt.Println("utils.JoinPatches(patches)erterter", string(utils.JoinPatches(rulePatches)))
+	if len(errs) != 0 {
+		t.Log(errs)
+	}
+	expectedPatches := [][]byte{
+		[]byte(`{"path":"/spec/rules/1","op":"add","value":{"name":"autogen-disallow-mount-containerd-sock","match":{"any":[{"resources":{"kinds":["DaemonSet","Deployment","Job","StatefulSet"]}}],"resources":{"kinds":["Pod"]}},"validate":{"foreach":[{"list":"request.object.spec.template.spec.volumes[]","deny":{"conditions":{"any":[{"key":"{{ path_canonicalize(element.hostPath.path) }}","operator":"Equals","value":"/var/run/containerd/containerd.sock"},{"key":"{{ path_canonicalize(element.hostPath.path) }}","operator":"Equals","value":"/run/containerd/containerd.sock"},{"key":"{{ path_canonicalize(element.hostPath.path) }}","operator":"Equals","value":"\\var\\run\\containerd\\containerd.sock"}]}}}]}}}`),
+		[]byte(`{"path":"/spec/rules/2","op":"add","value":{"name":"autogen-cronjob-disallow-mount-containerd-sock","match":{"any":[{"resources":{"kinds":["CronJob"]}}],"resources":{"kinds":["Pod"]}},"validate":{"foreach":[{"list":"request.object.spec.jobTemplate.spec.template.spec.volumes[]","deny":{"conditions":{"any":[{"key":"{{ path_canonicalize(element.hostPath.path) }}","operator":"Equals","value":"/var/run/containerd/containerd.sock"},{"key":"{{ path_canonicalize(element.hostPath.path) }}","operator":"Equals","value":"/run/containerd/containerd.sock"},{"key":"{{ path_canonicalize(element.hostPath.path) }}","operator":"Equals","value":"\\var\\run\\containerd\\containerd.sock"}]}}}]}}}`),
+	}
+
+	for i, ep := range expectedPatches {
+		assert.Equal(t, string(rulePatches[i]), string(ep),
+			fmt.Sprintf("unexpected patch: %s\nexpected: %s", rulePatches[i], ep))
+	}
+}
diff --git a/test/policy/deny/policy.yaml b/test/policy/deny/policy.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e099c449f8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/policy/deny/policy.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+---
+apiVersion: kyverno.io/v1
+kind: ClusterPolicy
+metadata:
+  name: path-canonicalize
+spec:
+  validationFailureAction: enforce
+  background: false
+  rules:
+  - name: disallow-mount-containerd-sock
+    match:
+      resources:
+        kinds:
+        - Pod
+    validate:
+      foreach:
+      - list: "request.object.spec.volumes[]"
+        deny:
+          conditions:
+            any:
+            - key: "{{ path_canonicalize(element.hostPath.path) }}"
+              operator: Equals
+              value: "/var/run/containerd/containerd.sock"
+            - key: "{{ path_canonicalize(element.hostPath.path) }}"
+              operator: Equals
+              value: "/run/containerd/containerd.sock"
+            - key: "{{ path_canonicalize(element.hostPath.path) }}"
+              operator: Equals
+              value: "\\var\\run\\containerd\\containerd.sock"