diff --git a/app/config/errors.php b/app/config/errors.php
index c999ddba5..47bb6d834 100644
--- a/app/config/errors.php
+++ b/app/config/errors.php
@@ -136,6 +136,11 @@ return [
         'description' => 'The current project has exceeded the maximum number of users. Please check your user limit in the Appwrite console.',
         'code' => 501,
     ],
+    Exception::USER_CONSOLE_COUNT_EXCEEDED => [
+        'name' => Exception::USER_CONSOLE_COUNT_EXCEEDED,
+        'description' => 'Sign up to the console is restricted. You can contact an administrator to update console sign up restrictions by setting _APP_CONSOLE_WHITELIST_ROOT to "disabled".',
+        'code' => 501,
+    ],
     Exception::USER_JWT_INVALID => [
         'name' => Exception::USER_JWT_INVALID,
         'description' => 'The JWT token is invalid. Please check the value of the X-Appwrite-JWT header to ensure the correct token is being used.',
diff --git a/app/controllers/api/account.php b/app/controllers/api/account.php
index ee7dc076d..4d9dd364f 100644
--- a/app/controllers/api/account.php
+++ b/app/controllers/api/account.php
@@ -215,6 +215,9 @@ App::post('/v1/account')
             $total = $dbForProject->count('users', max: APP_LIMIT_USERS);
 
             if ($total >= $limit) {
+                if ('console' === $project->getId()) {
+                    throw new Exception(Exception::USER_CONSOLE_COUNT_EXCEEDED);
+                }
                 throw new Exception(Exception::USER_COUNT_EXCEEDED);
             }
         }
diff --git a/src/Appwrite/Extend/Exception.php b/src/Appwrite/Extend/Exception.php
index 7d56f5a38..1c5692cd9 100644
--- a/src/Appwrite/Extend/Exception.php
+++ b/src/Appwrite/Extend/Exception.php
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ class Exception extends \Exception
 
     /** Users */
     public const USER_COUNT_EXCEEDED               = 'user_count_exceeded';
+    public const USER_CONSOLE_COUNT_EXCEEDED       = 'user_console_count_exceeded';
     public const USER_JWT_INVALID                  = 'user_jwt_invalid';
     public const USER_ALREADY_EXISTS               = 'user_already_exists';
     public const USER_BLOCKED                      = 'user_blocked';