diff --git a/control-plane/agents/src/bin/core/volume/operations.rs b/control-plane/agents/src/bin/core/volume/operations.rs
index 76d804045..0b7956c61 100644
--- a/control-plane/agents/src/bin/core/volume/operations.rs
+++ b/control-plane/agents/src/bin/core/volume/operations.rs
@@ -696,7 +696,7 @@ impl ResourceLifecycleExt<CreateVolume> for OperationGuardArc<VolumeSpec> {
     ) -> Result<Self::CreateOutput, SvcError> {
         let specs = registry.specs();
         let mut volume = specs
-            .get_or_create_volume(&CreateVolumeSource::None(request))
+            .get_or_create_volume(&CreateVolumeSource::None(request))?
             .operation_guard_wait()
             .await?;
         let volume_clone = volume.start_create(registry, request).await?;
@@ -790,7 +790,7 @@ impl ResourceLifecycleExt<CreateVolumeSource<'_>> for OperationGuardArc<VolumeSp
 
         let specs = registry.specs();
         let mut volume = specs
-            .get_or_create_volume(request_src)
+            .get_or_create_volume(request_src)?
             .operation_guard_wait()
             .await?;
         let volume_clone = volume.start_create_update(registry, request).await?;
diff --git a/control-plane/agents/src/bin/core/volume/specs.rs b/control-plane/agents/src/bin/core/volume/specs.rs
index 57c4447ff..e93f9feee 100644
--- a/control-plane/agents/src/bin/core/volume/specs.rs
+++ b/control-plane/agents/src/bin/core/volume/specs.rs
@@ -748,19 +748,33 @@ impl ResourceSpecsLocked {
     pub(crate) fn get_or_create_volume(
         &self,
         request: &CreateVolumeSource,
-    ) -> ResourceMutex<VolumeSpec> {
+    ) -> Result<ResourceMutex<VolumeSpec>, SvcError> {
         let mut specs = self.write();
         if let Some(volume) = specs.volumes.get(&request.source().uuid) {
-            volume.clone()
+            Ok(volume.clone())
         } else {
+            // if request has a capacity limit, add up the volumes and reject
+            // if the capacity limit would be exceeded
+            match request.source().capacity_limit {
+                None => {} // no limit, no check needed
+                Some(limit) => {
+                    let mut total: u64 = request.source().size;
+                    for vol in specs.volumes.to_vec() {
+                        total += vol.lock().size;
+                        if total > limit {
+                            return Err(SvcError::CapacityLimitExceeded {});
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+            }
             match request {
                 CreateVolumeSource::None(_) => {
-                    specs.volumes.insert(VolumeSpec::from(request.source()))
+                    Ok(specs.volumes.insert(VolumeSpec::from(request.source())))
                 }
                 CreateVolumeSource::Snapshot(create_from_snap) => {
                     let mut spec = VolumeSpec::from(request.source());
                     spec.set_content_source(Some(create_from_snap.to_snapshot_source()));
-                    specs.volumes.insert(spec)
+                    Ok(specs.volumes.insert(spec))
                 }
             }
         }
diff --git a/control-plane/agents/src/common/errors.rs b/control-plane/agents/src/common/errors.rs
index f09f4eb41..519553895 100644
--- a/control-plane/agents/src/common/errors.rs
+++ b/control-plane/agents/src/common/errors.rs
@@ -334,6 +334,8 @@ pub enum SvcError {
     DrainNotAllowedWhenHAisDisabled {},
     #[snafu(display("Target switchover is not allowed without HA"))]
     SwitchoverNotAllowedWhenHAisDisabled {},
+    #[snafu(display("The volume would exceed the capacity limit"))]
+    CapacityLimitExceeded {},
 }
 
 impl SvcError {
@@ -934,6 +936,12 @@ impl From<SvcError> for ReplyError {
                 source,
                 extra,
             },
+            SvcError::CapacityLimitExceeded {} => ReplyError {
+                kind: ReplyErrorKind::CapacityLimitExceeded,
+                resource: ResourceKind::Volume,
+                source,
+                extra,
+            },
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/control-plane/grpc/proto/v1/misc/common.proto b/control-plane/grpc/proto/v1/misc/common.proto
index a4dd4bda8..76115c2e9 100644
--- a/control-plane/grpc/proto/v1/misc/common.proto
+++ b/control-plane/grpc/proto/v1/misc/common.proto
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ enum ReplyErrorKind {
   ReplicaCreateNumber = 27;
   VolumeNoReplicas = 28;
   InUse = 29;
+  CapacityLimitExceeded = 30;
 }
 
 // ResourceKind for the resource which has undergone this error
diff --git a/control-plane/grpc/proto/v1/volume/volume.proto b/control-plane/grpc/proto/v1/volume/volume.proto
index 633b90c20..12b48ae2e 100644
--- a/control-plane/grpc/proto/v1/volume/volume.proto
+++ b/control-plane/grpc/proto/v1/volume/volume.proto
@@ -263,6 +263,8 @@ message CreateVolumeRequest {
   bool thin = 8;
   // Affinity Group related information.
   optional AffinityGroup affinity_group = 9;
+  // maximum total volume size
+  optional uint64 capacity_limit = 10;
 }
 
 // Publish a volume on a node
diff --git a/control-plane/grpc/src/misc/traits.rs b/control-plane/grpc/src/misc/traits.rs
index e43d135cb..64acbd462 100644
--- a/control-plane/grpc/src/misc/traits.rs
+++ b/control-plane/grpc/src/misc/traits.rs
@@ -98,6 +98,7 @@ impl From<ReplyErrorKind> for common::ReplyErrorKind {
             ReplyErrorKind::ReplicaCreateNumber => Self::ReplicaCreateNumber,
             ReplyErrorKind::VolumeNoReplicas => Self::VolumeNoReplicas,
             ReplyErrorKind::InUse => Self::InUse,
+            ReplyErrorKind::CapacityLimitExceeded => Self::CapacityLimitExceeded,
         }
     }
 }
@@ -135,6 +136,7 @@ impl From<common::ReplyErrorKind> for ReplyErrorKind {
             common::ReplyErrorKind::ReplicaCreateNumber => Self::ReplicaCreateNumber,
             common::ReplyErrorKind::VolumeNoReplicas => Self::VolumeNoReplicas,
             common::ReplyErrorKind::InUse => Self::InUse,
+            common::ReplyErrorKind::CapacityLimitExceeded => Self::CapacityLimitExceeded,
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/control-plane/grpc/src/operations/volume/traits.rs b/control-plane/grpc/src/operations/volume/traits.rs
index 5f23b8986..c53d6c3ba 100644
--- a/control-plane/grpc/src/operations/volume/traits.rs
+++ b/control-plane/grpc/src/operations/volume/traits.rs
@@ -890,6 +890,8 @@ pub trait CreateVolumeInfo: Send + Sync + std::fmt::Debug {
     fn thin(&self) -> bool;
     /// Affinity Group related information.
     fn affinity_group(&self) -> Option<AffinityGroup>;
+    /// Capacity Limit
+    fn capacity_limit(&self) -> Option<u64>;
 }
 
 impl CreateVolumeInfo for CreateVolume {
@@ -924,6 +926,10 @@ impl CreateVolumeInfo for CreateVolume {
     fn affinity_group(&self) -> Option<AffinityGroup> {
         self.affinity_group.clone()
     }
+
+    fn capacity_limit(&self) -> Option<u64> {
+        self.capacity_limit
+    }
 }
 
 /// Intermediate structure that validates the conversion to CreateVolumeRequest type.
@@ -972,6 +978,10 @@ impl CreateVolumeInfo for ValidatedCreateVolumeRequest {
     fn affinity_group(&self) -> Option<AffinityGroup> {
         self.inner.affinity_group.clone().map(|ag| ag.into())
     }
+
+    fn capacity_limit(&self) -> Option<u64> {
+        self.inner.capacity_limit
+    }
 }
 
 impl ValidateRequestTypes for CreateVolumeRequest {
@@ -1008,6 +1018,7 @@ impl From<&dyn CreateVolumeInfo> for CreateVolume {
             labels: data.labels(),
             thin: data.thin(),
             affinity_group: data.affinity_group(),
+            capacity_limit: data.capacity_limit(),
         }
     }
 }
@@ -1025,6 +1036,7 @@ impl From<&dyn CreateVolumeInfo> for CreateVolumeRequest {
                 .map(|labels| crate::common::StringMapValue { value: labels }),
             thin: data.thin(),
             affinity_group: data.affinity_group().map(|ag| ag.into()),
+            capacity_limit: data.capacity_limit(),
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/control-plane/rest/openapi-specs/v0_api_spec.yaml b/control-plane/rest/openapi-specs/v0_api_spec.yaml
index 36b0abb3d..da2f8858a 100644
--- a/control-plane/rest/openapi-specs/v0_api_spec.yaml
+++ b/control-plane/rest/openapi-specs/v0_api_spec.yaml
@@ -2911,6 +2911,7 @@ components:
             - FailedPersist
             - Deleting
             - InUse
+            - CapacityLimitExceeded
       required:
         - details
         - kind
@@ -3826,4 +3827,4 @@ components:
       content:
         application/json:
           schema:
-            $ref: '#/components/schemas/RestJsonError'
\ No newline at end of file
+            $ref: '#/components/schemas/RestJsonError'
diff --git a/control-plane/rest/src/versions/v0.rs b/control-plane/rest/src/versions/v0.rs
index 34029fa6c..747dbd453 100644
--- a/control-plane/rest/src/versions/v0.rs
+++ b/control-plane/rest/src/versions/v0.rs
@@ -231,6 +231,7 @@ impl CreateVolumeBody {
             labels: self.labels.clone(),
             thin: self.thin,
             affinity_group: self.affinity_group.clone(),
+            capacity_limit: None,
         }
     }
     /// Convert into rpc request type.
diff --git a/control-plane/stor-port/src/transport_api/mod.rs b/control-plane/stor-port/src/transport_api/mod.rs
index 25f04a95a..c1ed772ac 100644
--- a/control-plane/stor-port/src/transport_api/mod.rs
+++ b/control-plane/stor-port/src/transport_api/mod.rs
@@ -442,6 +442,7 @@ pub enum ReplyErrorKind {
     ReplicaCreateNumber,
     VolumeNoReplicas,
     InUse,
+    CapacityLimitExceeded,
 }
 
 impl From<tonic::Code> for ReplyErrorKind {
diff --git a/control-plane/stor-port/src/types/mod.rs b/control-plane/stor-port/src/types/mod.rs
index 59c0b4212..29c1ea2d3 100644
--- a/control-plane/stor-port/src/types/mod.rs
+++ b/control-plane/stor-port/src/types/mod.rs
@@ -134,6 +134,10 @@ impl From<ReplyError> for RestError<RestJsonError> {
                 let error = RestJsonError::new(details, message, Kind::FailedPrecondition);
                 (StatusCode::PRECONDITION_FAILED, error)
             }
+            ReplyErrorKind::CapacityLimitExceeded => {
+                let error = RestJsonError::new(details, message, Kind::ResourceExhausted);
+                (StatusCode::INSUFFICIENT_STORAGE, error)
+            }
         };
 
         RestError::new(status, error)
diff --git a/control-plane/stor-port/src/types/v0/transport/volume.rs b/control-plane/stor-port/src/types/v0/transport/volume.rs
index 090235e85..90efac7e1 100644
--- a/control-plane/stor-port/src/types/v0/transport/volume.rs
+++ b/control-plane/stor-port/src/types/v0/transport/volume.rs
@@ -455,6 +455,8 @@ pub struct CreateVolume {
     pub thin: bool,
     /// Affinity Group related information.
     pub affinity_group: Option<AffinityGroup>,
+    /// Maximum total system volume size.
+    pub capacity_limit: Option<u64>,
 }
 
 /// Create volume request.