diff --git a/packages/api/src/utility/cloudIntf.js b/packages/api/src/utility/cloudIntf.js
index 3e64de812..78d28a53a 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/utility/cloudIntf.js
+++ b/packages/api/src/utility/cloudIntf.js
@@ -266,9 +266,9 @@ async function callCloudApiPost(endpoint, body, signinHolder = null) {
     },
     validateStatus: status => status < 500,
   });
-  const { errorMessage } = resp.data;
+  const { errorMessage, isLicenseLimit } = resp.data;
   if (errorMessage) {
-    return { apiErrorMessage: errorMessage };
+    return { apiErrorMessage: errorMessage, apiErrorIsLicenseLimit: isLicenseLimit };
   }
   return resp.data;
 }
diff --git a/packages/web/src/modals/LicenseLimitMessageModal.svelte b/packages/web/src/modals/LicenseLimitMessageModal.svelte
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..624b632b5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/web/src/modals/LicenseLimitMessageModal.svelte
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+<script>
+  import FormStyledButton from '../buttons/FormStyledButton.svelte';
+  import FormProvider from '../forms/FormProvider.svelte';
+  import FormSubmit from '../forms/FormSubmit.svelte';
+  import FontIcon from '../icons/FontIcon.svelte';
+  import { openWebLink } from '../utility/simpleTools';
+
+  import ModalBase from './ModalBase.svelte';
+  import { closeCurrentModal } from './modalTools';
+
+  export let message;
+
+  function handlePurchase() {
+    closeCurrentModal();
+    openWebLink('https://dbgate.io/purchase/premium/', '_blank');
+  }
+</script>
+
+<FormProvider>
+  <ModalBase {...$$restProps}>
+    <div slot="header">License limit error</div>
+
+    <div class="wrapper">
+      <div class="icon">
+        <FontIcon icon="img error" />
+      </div>
+      <div data-testid="LicenseLimitMessageModal_message">
+        <p>
+          Cloud operation ended with error:<br />
+          {message}
+        </p>
+
+        <p>
+          This is a limitation of the free version of DbGate. To continue using cloud operations, please purchase DbGate
+          Premium.
+        </p>
+        <p>Free version limit:</p>
+        <ul>
+          <li>max 5 connections</li>
+          <li>plus max 5 files</li>
+        </ul>
+      </div>
+    </div>
+
+    <div slot="footer">
+      <FormSubmit value="Close" on:click={closeCurrentModal} data-testid="LicenseLimitMessageModal_closeButton" />
+      <FormStyledButton value="Purchase DbGate Premium" on:click={handlePurchase} skipWidth />
+    </div>
+  </ModalBase>
+</FormProvider>
+
+<style>
+  .wrapper {
+    display: flex;
+  }
+
+  .icon {
+    margin-right: 10px;
+    font-size: 20pt;
+    padding-top: 30px;
+  }
+</style>
diff --git a/packages/web/src/utility/api.ts b/packages/web/src/utility/api.ts
index 8b80c794a..96b88c060 100644
--- a/packages/web/src/utility/api.ts
+++ b/packages/web/src/utility/api.ts
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import { isAdminPage, isOneOfPage } from './pageDefs';
 import { openWebLink } from './simpleTools';
 import { serializeJsTypesReplacer } from 'dbgate-tools';
 import { cloudSigninTokenHolder } from '../stores';
+import LicenseLimitMessageModal from '../modals/LicenseLimitMessageModal.svelte';
 
 export const strmid = uuidv1();
 
@@ -121,7 +122,13 @@ async function processApiResponse(route, args, resp) {
     //   missingCredentials: true,
     // };
   } else if (resp?.apiErrorMessage) {
-    showSnackbarError('API error:' + resp?.apiErrorMessage);
+    if (resp?.apiErrorIsLicenseLimit) {
+      showModal(LicenseLimitMessageModal, {
+        message: resp.apiErrorMessage,
+      });
+    } else {
+      showSnackbarError('API error:' + resp?.apiErrorMessage);
+    }
     return {
       errorMessage: resp.apiErrorMessage,
     };