diff --git a/app/Exceptions/AccountLimitException.php b/app/Exceptions/AccountLimitException.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..cd6f0f2e90a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/Exceptions/AccountLimitException.php
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace App\Exceptions;
+
+use RuntimeException;
+
+/**
+ * Exception thrown if the account has reach its.
+ */
+class AccountLimitException extends RuntimeException
+{
+}
diff --git a/app/Services/Contact/Contact/CreateContact.php b/app/Services/Contact/Contact/CreateContact.php
index f597e21f9f0..4e0a622e693 100644
--- a/app/Services/Contact/Contact/CreateContact.php
+++ b/app/Services/Contact/Contact/CreateContact.php
@@ -6,9 +6,12 @@
 use Illuminate\Support\Arr;
 use Illuminate\Support\Str;
 use App\Services\BaseService;
+use App\Helpers\AccountHelper;
 use function Safe\json_encode;
+use App\Models\Account\Account;
 use App\Models\Contact\Contact;
 use App\Jobs\AuditLog\LogAccountAudit;
+use App\Exceptions\AccountLimitException;
 use App\Jobs\Avatars\GenerateDefaultAvatar;
 use App\Jobs\Avatars\GetAvatarsFromInternet;
 
@@ -57,6 +60,13 @@ public function execute(array $data): Contact
     {
         $this->validate($data);
 
+        $account = Account::find($data['account_id']);
+        if (AccountHelper::hasReachedContactLimit($account)
+            && AccountHelper::hasLimitations($account)
+            && ! $account->legacy_free_plan_unlimited_contacts) {
+            throw new AccountLimitException();
+        }
+
         // filter out the data that shall not be updated here
         $dataOnly = Arr::except(
             $data,