diff --git a/src/interface/desktop/config.html b/src/interface/desktop/config.html
index fb39fbb8..f8ecb06f 100644
--- a/src/interface/desktop/config.html
+++ b/src/interface/desktop/config.html
@@ -101,6 +101,9 @@
             <div class="card-description-row">
                 <div id="sync-status"></div>
             </div>
+            <div id="needs-subscription" style="display: none;">
+                Looks like you're out of space to sync your files. <a href="https://app.khoj.dev/config">Upgrade your plan</a> to unlock more space.
+            </div>
         </div>
     </body>
 
diff --git a/src/interface/desktop/main.js b/src/interface/desktop/main.js
index eb355a5f..95927be1 100644
--- a/src/interface/desktop/main.js
+++ b/src/interface/desktop/main.js
@@ -198,6 +198,11 @@ function pushDataToKhoj (regenerate = false) {
             })
             .catch(error => {
                 console.error(error);
+                if (error.response.status == 429) {
+                    const win = BrowserWindow.getAllWindows()[0];
+                    if (win) win.webContents.send('needsSubscription', true);
+                    if (win) win.webContents.send('update-state', state);
+                }
                 state['completed'] = false
             })
             .finally(() => {
@@ -396,6 +401,11 @@ app.whenReady().then(() => {
         event.reply('update-state', arg);
     });
 
+    ipcMain.on('needsSubscription', (event, arg) => {
+        console.log(arg);
+        event.reply('needsSubscription', arg);
+    });
+
     ipcMain.on('navigate', (event, page) => {
         win.loadFile(page);
     });
diff --git a/src/interface/desktop/preload.js b/src/interface/desktop/preload.js
index 1d4c6ec0..8d5152b7 100644
--- a/src/interface/desktop/preload.js
+++ b/src/interface/desktop/preload.js
@@ -31,6 +31,10 @@ contextBridge.exposeInMainWorld('updateStateAPI', {
     onUpdateState: (callback) => ipcRenderer.on('update-state', callback)
 })
 
+contextBridge.exposeInMainWorld('needsSubscriptionAPI', {
+    onNeedsSubscription: (callback) => ipcRenderer.on('needsSubscription', callback)
+})
+
 contextBridge.exposeInMainWorld('removeFileAPI', {
     removeFile: (filePath) => ipcRenderer.invoke('removeFile', filePath)
 })
diff --git a/src/interface/desktop/renderer.js b/src/interface/desktop/renderer.js
index 7d0d906e..16df6d2f 100644
--- a/src/interface/desktop/renderer.js
+++ b/src/interface/desktop/renderer.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 const setFolderButton = document.getElementById('update-folder');
 const setFileButton = document.getElementById('update-file');
-const showKey = document.getElementById('show-key');
 const loadingBar = document.getElementById('loading-bar');
+const needsSubscriptionElement = document.getElementById('needs-subscription');
 
 async function removeFile(filePath) {
     const updatedFiles = await window.removeFileAPI.removeFile(filePath);
@@ -165,6 +165,15 @@ window.updateStateAPI.onUpdateState((event, state) => {
     syncStatusElement.innerHTML = `⏱️ Synced at ${currentTime.toLocaleTimeString(undefined, options)}. Next sync at ${nextSyncTime.toLocaleTimeString(undefined, options)}.`;
 });
 
+window.needsSubscriptionAPI.onNeedsSubscription((event, needsSubscription) => {
+    console.log("needs subscription", needsSubscription);
+    if (needsSubscription) {
+        needsSubscriptionElement.style.display = 'block';
+    } else {
+        needsSubscriptionElement.style.display = 'none';
+    }
+});
+
 const urlInput = document.getElementById('khoj-host-url');
 (async function() {
     const url = await window.hostURLAPI.getURL();