diff --git a/apps/backend/src/lib/plan-usage.ts b/apps/backend/src/lib/plan-usage.ts
index 6c28c398e..14d8195ae 100644
--- a/apps/backend/src/lib/plan-usage.ts
+++ b/apps/backend/src/lib/plan-usage.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import { getClickhouseAdminClientForMetrics } from "@/lib/clickhouse";
 import { getSubscriptionMapForCustomer } from "@/lib/payments/customer-data";
 import { isActiveSubscription } from "@/lib/payments";
 import {
+  arePlanLimitsEnforced,
   getBillingTeamId,
   getNonAnonymousUserCountForTenancies,
   getOwnedProjectAndTenancyIdsForBillingTeam,
@@ -423,6 +424,7 @@ export async function getPlanUsageForProject(project: UsageSourceProject, now: D
     period_start_millis: period.start.getTime(),
     period_end_millis: period.end.getTime(),
     next_plan_id: getNextPlanId(planId),
+    are_plan_limits_enforced: arePlanLimitsEnforced(),
     rows: buildRows({
       planId,
       dashboardAdmins,
diff --git a/apps/dashboard/.env b/apps/dashboard/.env
index b99c169b0..a3358387b 100644
--- a/apps/dashboard/.env
+++ b/apps/dashboard/.env
@@ -16,5 +16,6 @@ NEXT_PUBLIC_HEXCLAVE_HEAD_TAGS=# a JSON array of head tags to inject, e.g. '[{ "
 HEXCLAVE_DEVELOPMENT_TRANSLATION_LOCALE=# enter the locale to use for the translation provider here, for example: de-DE. Only works during development, not in production. Optional, by default don't translate
 NEXT_PUBLIC_HEXCLAVE_ENABLE_DEVELOPMENT_FEATURES_PROJECT_IDS=# JSON array of project IDs that get development features (set to '["internal"]' in .env.development). Leave empty here so a platform-set legacy NEXT_PUBLIC_STACK_* value isn't treated as a conflict in prod builds.
 NEXT_PUBLIC_HEXCLAVE_DEBUGGER_ON_ASSERTION_ERROR=# set to true to open the debugger on assertion errors (set to true in .env.development)
+HEXCLAVE_DISABLE_PLAN_LIMITS=# set to "true" to bypass enforcement of plan limits in the dashboard (seat-capacity gate on the projects page). Default unset/false preserves enforcement.
 HEXCLAVE_FEATUREBASE_JWT_SECRET=# used for Featurebase SSO, you probably won't have to set this
 HEXCLAVE_CHANGELOG_URL=# Used for raw github link to root changelog.md file.
diff --git a/apps/dashboard/.env.development b/apps/dashboard/.env.development
index 0b8dd416e..bf14e7d85 100644
--- a/apps/dashboard/.env.development
+++ b/apps/dashboard/.env.development
@@ -13,4 +13,5 @@ HEXCLAVE_ARTIFICIAL_DEVELOPMENT_DELAY_MS=50
 NEXT_PUBLIC_HEXCLAVE_DEBUGGER_ON_ASSERTION_ERROR=false
 NEXT_PUBLIC_HEXCLAVE_ENABLE_DEVELOPMENT_FEATURES_PROJECT_IDS='["internal"]'
 
+HEXCLAVE_DISABLE_PLAN_LIMITS=false
 HEXCLAVE_FEATUREBASE_JWT_SECRET=secret-value
diff --git a/apps/dashboard/src/app/(main)/(protected)/(outside-dashboard)/projects/actions.ts b/apps/dashboard/src/app/(main)/(protected)/(outside-dashboard)/projects/actions.ts
index 807ce9271..816b6a40c 100644
--- a/apps/dashboard/src/app/(main)/(protected)/(outside-dashboard)/projects/actions.ts
+++ b/apps/dashboard/src/app/(main)/(protected)/(outside-dashboard)/projects/actions.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 "use server";
 import { isRemoteDevelopmentEnvironmentEnabled } from "@/lib/remote-development-environment/env";
+import { getEnvVariable } from "@hexclave/shared/dist/utils/env";
 import { hexclaveAppInternalsSymbol } from "@hexclave/next";
 
 async function getServerApp() {
@@ -49,3 +50,7 @@ export async function inviteUser(teamId: string, email: string, origin: string)
   }
   await team.inviteUser({ email, callbackUrl });
 }
+
+export async function getArePlanLimitsEnforced(): Promise<boolean> {
+  return getEnvVariable("STACK_DISABLE_PLAN_LIMITS", "false") !== "true";
+}
diff --git a/apps/dashboard/src/app/(main)/(protected)/(outside-dashboard)/projects/page-client.tsx b/apps/dashboard/src/app/(main)/(protected)/(outside-dashboard)/projects/page-client.tsx
index 11fe624ec..bfcf8bba0 100644
--- a/apps/dashboard/src/app/(main)/(protected)/(outside-dashboard)/projects/page-client.tsx
+++ b/apps/dashboard/src/app/(main)/(protected)/(outside-dashboard)/projects/page-client.tsx
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ import { stringCompare } from "@hexclave/shared/dist/utils/strings";
 import { urlString } from "@hexclave/shared/dist/utils/urls";
 import { useCallback, useEffect, useMemo, useState } from "react";
 import * as yup from "yup";
-import { inviteUser, listInvitations, revokeInvitation } from "./actions";
+import { getArePlanLimitsEnforced, inviteUser, listInvitations, revokeInvitation } from "./actions";
 import Footer from "./footer";
 import PreviewProjectRedirect from "./preview-project-redirect";
 
@@ -513,14 +513,16 @@ type TeamAddUserDialogData = {
   userCount: number,
   seatLimit: number,
   hasPaidPlan: boolean,
+  arePlanLimitsEnforced: boolean,
 };
 
 async function loadTeamAddUserDialogData(team: Team): Promise<TeamAddUserDialogData> {
-  const [invitations, users, admins, products] = await Promise.all([
+  const [invitations, users, admins, products, arePlanLimitsEnforced] = await Promise.all([
     listInvitations(team.id),
     team.listUsers(),
     team.getItem("dashboard_admins"),
     team.listProducts(),
+    getArePlanLimitsEnforced(),
   ]);
 
   return {
@@ -528,6 +530,7 @@ async function loadTeamAddUserDialogData(team: Team): Promise<TeamAddUserDialogD
     userCount: users.length,
     seatLimit: admins.quantity,
     hasPaidPlan: isPaidPlan(products),
+    arePlanLimitsEnforced,
   };
 }
 
@@ -597,7 +600,7 @@ function TeamAddUserDialog(props: { team: Team }) {
   }, [props.team]);
 
   const activeSeats = dialogData == null ? null : dialogData.userCount + dialogData.invitations.length;
-  const atCapacity = dialogData != null && activeSeats != null && activeSeats >= dialogData.seatLimit;
+  const atCapacity = dialogData != null && dialogData.arePlanLimitsEnforced && activeSeats != null && activeSeats >= dialogData.seatLimit;
 
   const handleInvite = async () => {
     if (dialogData == null || atCapacity) {
diff --git a/apps/dashboard/src/app/(main)/(protected)/projects/[projectId]/analytics/shared.tsx b/apps/dashboard/src/app/(main)/(protected)/projects/[projectId]/analytics/shared.tsx
index 9e80840fb..a848bedb2 100644
--- a/apps/dashboard/src/app/(main)/(protected)/projects/[projectId]/analytics/shared.tsx
+++ b/apps/dashboard/src/app/(main)/(protected)/projects/[projectId]/analytics/shared.tsx
@@ -329,6 +329,7 @@ export function ErrorDisplay({ error, onRetry }: { error: unknown, onRetry: () =
 export function AnalyticsEventLimitBanner() {
   const adminApp = useAdminApp();
   const project = adminApp.useProject();
+  const planUsage = adminApp.usePlanUsage();
   const user = useDashboardInternalUser();
   const teams = user.useTeams();
 
@@ -337,7 +338,7 @@ export function AnalyticsEventLimitBanner() {
     [teams, project.ownerTeamId],
   );
 
-  if (ownerTeam == null) {
+  if (!planUsage.arePlanLimitsEnforced || ownerTeam == null) {
     return null;
   }
 
@@ -351,6 +352,7 @@ export function AnalyticsEventLimitBanner() {
 export function SessionReplayLimitBanner() {
   const adminApp = useAdminApp();
   const project = adminApp.useProject();
+  const planUsage = adminApp.usePlanUsage();
   const user = useDashboardInternalUser();
   const teams = user.useTeams();
 
@@ -359,7 +361,7 @@ export function SessionReplayLimitBanner() {
     [teams, project.ownerTeamId],
   );
 
-  if (ownerTeam == null) {
+  if (!planUsage.arePlanLimitsEnforced || ownerTeam == null) {
     return null;
   }
 
diff --git a/apps/dashboard/src/app/(main)/(protected)/projects/[projectId]/project-settings/usage/page-client.test.tsx b/apps/dashboard/src/app/(main)/(protected)/projects/[projectId]/project-settings/usage/page-client.test.tsx
index 4ec7a3934..848047c40 100644
--- a/apps/dashboard/src/app/(main)/(protected)/projects/[projectId]/project-settings/usage/page-client.test.tsx
+++ b/apps/dashboard/src/app/(main)/(protected)/projects/[projectId]/project-settings/usage/page-client.test.tsx
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ function createPlanUsageState() {
     periodStart: new Date(Date.UTC(2026, 5, 1)),
     periodEnd: new Date(Date.UTC(2026, 6, 1)),
     nextPlanId: "team",
+    arePlanLimitsEnforced: true,
     rows: [
       {
         itemId: "dashboard_admins",
@@ -148,6 +149,17 @@ describe("Usage settings page", () => {
     expect(authUsageFill.style.width).toBe("0%");
   });
 
+  it("hides overage banner when plan limits are not enforced", () => {
+    planUsageState = {
+      ...createPlanUsageState(),
+      arePlanLimitsEnforced: false,
+    };
+
+    render(<PageClient />);
+
+    expect(screen.queryByRole("alert")).toBeNull();
+  });
+
   it("starts checkout for the next plan from the upgrade CTA", async () => {
     render(<PageClient />);
 
diff --git a/apps/dashboard/src/app/(main)/(protected)/projects/[projectId]/project-settings/usage/page-client.tsx b/apps/dashboard/src/app/(main)/(protected)/projects/[projectId]/project-settings/usage/page-client.tsx
index cfdac5213..71cb01900 100644
--- a/apps/dashboard/src/app/(main)/(protected)/projects/[projectId]/project-settings/usage/page-client.tsx
+++ b/apps/dashboard/src/app/(main)/(protected)/projects/[projectId]/project-settings/usage/page-client.tsx
@@ -288,16 +288,18 @@ function UsageBody({
   planUsage,
   analyticsTimeoutRow,
   onUpgrade,
+  arePlanLimitsEnforced,
 }: {
   planUsage: PlanUsageData,
   analyticsTimeoutRow: UsageRow | undefined,
   onUpgrade: (() => void) | undefined,
+  arePlanLimitsEnforced: boolean,
 }) {
   const overageRows = getOverageRows(planUsage.rows);
 
   return (
     <div className="flex flex-col gap-4">
-      {overageRows.length > 0 && (
+      {arePlanLimitsEnforced && overageRows.length > 0 && (
         <div
           role="alert"
           className="relative grid w-full gap-4 rounded-2xl border border-amber-500/40 bg-amber-500/[0.08] p-4 text-sm sm:grid-cols-[minmax(0,1fr)_auto] sm:items-center"
@@ -370,6 +372,7 @@ export default function PageClient() {
         planUsage={planUsageForDisplay}
         analyticsTimeoutRow={analyticsTimeoutRow}
         onUpgrade={handleUpgrade}
+        arePlanLimitsEnforced={planUsage.arePlanLimitsEnforced}
       />
     </PageLayout>
   );
diff --git a/packages/shared/src/interface/plan-usage.ts b/packages/shared/src/interface/plan-usage.ts
index 3046bf388..43c828a75 100644
--- a/packages/shared/src/interface/plan-usage.ts
+++ b/packages/shared/src/interface/plan-usage.ts
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ export const planUsageResponseSchema = yupObject({
   period_start_millis: yupNumber().integer().defined(),
   period_end_millis: yupNumber().integer().defined(),
   next_plan_id: yupString().oneOf(UPGRADE_PLAN_IDS).nullable().defined(),
+  are_plan_limits_enforced: yupBoolean().optional().default(true),
   rows: yupArray(planUsageRowSchema).defined(),
 }).defined();
 
diff --git a/packages/template/src/lib/hexclave-app/apps/implementations/admin-app-impl.ts b/packages/template/src/lib/hexclave-app/apps/implementations/admin-app-impl.ts
index 78ecdddd1..be2426139 100644
--- a/packages/template/src/lib/hexclave-app/apps/implementations/admin-app-impl.ts
+++ b/packages/template/src/lib/hexclave-app/apps/implementations/admin-app-impl.ts
@@ -351,6 +351,8 @@ export class _HexclaveAdminAppImplIncomplete<HasTokenStore extends boolean, Proj
       periodStart: new Date(data.period_start_millis),
       periodEnd: new Date(data.period_end_millis),
       nextPlanId: data.next_plan_id,
+      // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-unnecessary-condition -- getPlanUsage() returns raw JSON without yup validation, so this field can be undefined at runtime if the backend hasn't deployed the field yet
+      arePlanLimitsEnforced: data.are_plan_limits_enforced ?? true,
       rows: data.rows.map((row) => ({
         itemId: row.item_id,
         displayName: row.display_name,
diff --git a/packages/template/src/lib/hexclave-app/plan-usage/index.ts b/packages/template/src/lib/hexclave-app/plan-usage/index.ts
index 9226c3873..b0e66596d 100644
--- a/packages/template/src/lib/hexclave-app/plan-usage/index.ts
+++ b/packages/template/src/lib/hexclave-app/plan-usage/index.ts
@@ -21,5 +21,6 @@ export type PlanUsage = {
   periodStart: Date,
   periodEnd: Date,
   nextPlanId: PlanUsageNextPlanId | null,
+  arePlanLimitsEnforced: boolean,
   rows: PlanUsageRow[],
 };