diff --git a/src/config/config.js b/src/config/config.js
index d2dbb1eda..3b4222aa2 100644
--- a/src/config/config.js
+++ b/src/config/config.js
@@ -37,6 +37,11 @@ export const SIGN_IN_URL = new URL(DC_LOGIN, DC_BASE).toString();
 export const SIGN_UP_URL = new URL(SQUARELET_SIGNUP, SQUARELET_BASE).toString();
 export const SIGN_OUT_URL = new URL(DC_LOGOUT, DC_BASE).toString();
 
+export const VERIFICATION_FORM_URL =
+  "https://airtable.com/app93Yt5cwdVWTnqn/pagogIhgB1jZTzq00/form";
+export const SQUARELET_ORGS_URL =
+  "https://accounts.muckrock.com/organizations/";
+
 export const LANGUAGES = [
   ["US English", "en", "🇺🇸"],
   ["Deutsche", "de", "🇩🇪"],
diff --git a/src/langs/json/en.json b/src/langs/json/en.json
index 3ca2da738..0ec1235fb 100644
--- a/src/langs/json/en.json
+++ b/src/langs/json/en.json
@@ -62,8 +62,6 @@
     "update": "Update",
     "dismiss": "Dismiss",
     "dispatch": "Dispatch",
-    "organize": "Organize",
-    "run": "Run",
     "required": "This field is required"
   },
   "dialogReprocessDialog": {
@@ -185,6 +183,13 @@
       "refreshOn": "Credit allowance will reset on {date}"
     }
   },
+  "unverified": {
+    "verify": "Before you can upload documents, we need to verify your account. DocumentCloud verification is available to newsrooms, academic institutions, researchers, legal clinics and non-profits that have a track record of posting vetted primary source materials in the public interest. If you are working with an eligible organization, please join their organization account.",
+    "allowed_actions": "If you are not eligible for verification, you can still search the public repository, organize documents you're interested in into projects, make private notes, and collaborate on editing and annotating documents other users invite you to.",
+    "requestVerificationAction": "Request verification",
+    "orgs": "Search organizations",
+    "faq": "Read more about verification in our FAQ"
+  },
   "documents": {
     "yourDocuments": "Your Documents",
     "accessDocuments": "Your {access}Documents",
@@ -539,7 +544,6 @@
     "addons": "Add-Ons",
     "documents": "Documents",
     "unknown": "Unknown",
-    "totalCount": "{n} active {n, plural, one {process} other {processes}}",
     "download": "Download file"
   },
   "feedback": {
diff --git a/src/lib/components/accounts/Unverified.svelte b/src/lib/components/accounts/Unverified.svelte
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3ac8c33db
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lib/components/accounts/Unverified.svelte
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+<!-- @component
+This component displays anywhere we need to explain verification to
+a user who is logged in but has `verified_journalist = false`.
+-->
+<script lang="ts">
+  import type { Nullable, User } from "$lib/api/types";
+
+  import { _ } from "svelte-i18n";
+  import { Unverified24 } from "svelte-octicons";
+
+  import Button from "../common/Button.svelte";
+  import Flex from "../common/Flex.svelte";
+  import Tip from "../common/Tip.svelte";
+
+  import {
+    APP_URL,
+    SQUARELET_ORGS_URL,
+    VERIFICATION_FORM_URL,
+  } from "@/config/config.js";
+  import { isOrg } from "$lib/api/accounts";
+
+  export let user: Nullable<User> = null;
+
+  const FAQ = `${APP_URL}help/faq#verification`;
+
+  function prefill(form_url: string, user: Nullable<User>) {
+    if (!user) return form_url;
+
+    const url = new URL(form_url);
+
+    const accountUrl = `https://accounts.muckrock.com/users/${user.username}/`;
+    const orgAccountUrl = isOrg(user.organization)
+      ? `https://accounts.muckrock.com/organizations/${user.organization.slug}`
+      : "";
+
+    const params = {
+      "prefill_MR User Email": user.email ?? "",
+      "prefill_MR User Name": user.username ?? "",
+      "prefill_MR User Account URL": accountUrl,
+      "prefill_MR Organization Account URL": orgAccountUrl,
+    };
+
+    url.search = new URLSearchParams(params).toString();
+
+    return url.href;
+  }
+</script>
+
+<Tip>
+  <Unverified24 slot="icon" />
+  <p>{$_("unverified.verify")}</p>
+  <Flex class="buttons" gap={1}>
+    <Button mode="primary" href={SQUARELET_ORGS_URL} target="_blank">
+      {$_("unverified.orgs")}
+    </Button>
+    <Button
+      mode="primary"
+      href={prefill(VERIFICATION_FORM_URL, user)}
+      target="_blank"
+    >
+      {$_("unverified.requestVerificationAction")}
+    </Button>
+  </Flex>
+  <p>{$_("unverified.allowed_actions")}</p>
+  <p>
+    <a href={FAQ} target="_blank">
+      {$_("unverified.faq")}
+    </a>
+  </p>
+</Tip>
diff --git a/src/lib/components/accounts/stories/Unverified.stories.svelte b/src/lib/components/accounts/stories/Unverified.stories.svelte
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7b0452f62
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lib/components/accounts/stories/Unverified.stories.svelte
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+<script context="module" lang="ts">
+  import { Story } from "@storybook/addon-svelte-csf";
+  import Unverified from "../Unverified.svelte";
+
+  import { me } from "@/test/fixtures/accounts";
+
+  export const meta = {
+    title: "Components / Accounts / Unverified",
+    component: Unverified,
+    parameters: { layout: "centered" },
+  };
+
+  const user = { ...me, verified_journalist: false };
+</script>
+
+<Story name="default">
+  <Unverified {user} />
+</Story>
diff --git a/src/lib/components/common/Tip.svelte b/src/lib/components/common/Tip.svelte
index 57f2a02ad..e680d9890 100644
--- a/src/lib/components/common/Tip.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/components/common/Tip.svelte
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 <style>
   .tip {
     display: flex;
+    align-items: flex-start;
     gap: var(--gap, 1rem);
     padding: var(--padding, 1rem);
     border-radius: var(--border-radius, 1rem);
@@ -21,18 +22,18 @@
     fill: var(--fill, var(--gray-4, #5c717c));
     background-color: var(--background-color, var(--gray-1, #f5f6f7));
     border: 1px solid var(--border-color, var(--gray-3, #99a8b3));
-
-    font-weight: var(--font-semibold);
   }
   .icon {
     display: flex;
     align-items: center;
   }
   .inner {
+    margin-top: 0.125rem;
     width: 100%;
     display: flex;
     flex-direction: column;
     justify-content: center;
+    gap: var(--font-md);
   }
   .tip.normal {
     color: var(--yellow-5);
diff --git a/src/lib/components/common/stories/Tip.stories.svelte b/src/lib/components/common/stories/Tip.stories.svelte
index e39e7812e..43fb05c0a 100644
--- a/src/lib/components/common/stories/Tip.stories.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/components/common/stories/Tip.stories.svelte
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 
 <Story name="With Icon" let:args>
   <Tip {...args}>
-    <Pin slot="icon" />
+    <Pin size={1.5} slot="icon" />
     Pinned items will appear here.
   </Tip>
 </Story>
diff --git a/src/lib/components/documents/ResultsList.svelte b/src/lib/components/documents/ResultsList.svelte
index 864131c76..c850b756b 100644
--- a/src/lib/components/documents/ResultsList.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/components/documents/ResultsList.svelte
@@ -102,9 +102,9 @@
 </script>
 
 <div class="container" data-sveltekit-preload-data={preload}>
-  <slot name="start" />
-  {#each results as document (document.id)}
-    <Flex direction="column">
+  <Flex direction="column">
+    <slot name="start" />
+    {#each results as document (document.id)}
       <Flex gap={0.625} align="center">
         {#if !embed}
           <label>
@@ -126,13 +126,14 @@
       {#if document.note_highlights}
         <NoteHighlights {document} />
       {/if}
-    </Flex>
-  {:else}
-    <Empty icon={Search24}>
-      <h2>{$_("noDocuments.noSearchResults")}</h2>
-      <p>{$_("noDocuments.queryNoResults")}</p>
-    </Empty>
-  {/each}
+    {:else}
+      <Empty icon={Search24}>
+        <h2>{$_("noDocuments.noSearchResults")}</h2>
+        <p>{$_("noDocuments.queryNoResults")}</p>
+      </Empty>
+    {/each}
+  </Flex>
+
   <div bind:this={end} class="end">
     {#if next}
       <Button
diff --git a/src/lib/components/documents/stories/ResultsList.stories.svelte b/src/lib/components/documents/stories/ResultsList.stories.svelte
index e819b78a8..c11f64b9a 100644
--- a/src/lib/components/documents/stories/ResultsList.stories.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/components/documents/stories/ResultsList.stories.svelte
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@
   import { Story } from "@storybook/addon-svelte-csf";
   import ResultsList from "../ResultsList.svelte";
   import Pending from "../Pending.svelte";
+  import Unverified from "../../accounts/Unverified.svelte";
+
+  import { me } from "@/test/fixtures/accounts";
 
   // typescript complains without the type assertion
   import searchResults from "@/test/fixtures/documents/search-highlight.json";
@@ -23,6 +26,8 @@
     component: ResultsList,
     tags: ["autodocs"],
   };
+
+  const user = { ...me, verified_journalist: false };
 </script>
 
 <Story name="With Results">
@@ -46,3 +51,9 @@
 <Story name="Highlighted">
   <ResultsList results={highlighted} {count} {next} />
 </Story>
+
+<Story name="Unverified user">
+  <ResultsList {results} {count} {next}>
+    <Unverified {user} slot="start" />
+  </ResultsList>
+</Story>
diff --git a/src/lib/components/forms/DocumentUpload.svelte b/src/lib/components/forms/DocumentUpload.svelte
index fa955bcbe..0e9c52422 100644
--- a/src/lib/components/forms/DocumentUpload.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/components/forms/DocumentUpload.svelte
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ progress through the three-part upload process.
   import FieldLabel from "../common/FieldLabel.svelte";
   import Flex from "../common/Flex.svelte";
   import Premium from "../common/Premium.svelte";
+  import Unverified from "../accounts/Unverified.svelte";
 
   import AccessLevel from "../inputs/AccessLevel.svelte";
   import Dropzone from "../inputs/Dropzone.svelte";
@@ -67,12 +68,14 @@ progress through the three-part upload process.
     isWithinSizeLimit,
   } from "$lib/utils/files";
   import { getCsrfToken } from "$lib/utils/api";
+  import { getCurrentUser } from "$lib/utils/permissions";
   import { getProcessLoader } from "../processing/ProcessContext.svelte";
 
   export let files: File[] = getFilesToUpload();
   export let projects: Project[] = [];
+  export let user = getCurrentUser();
+  export let csrf_token: Maybe<string> = undefined;
 
-  let csrf_token: Maybe<string>;
   let fileDropActive: boolean;
 
   /**
@@ -122,6 +125,8 @@ progress through the three-part upload process.
 
   $: exceedsSizeLimit = files.some((file) => !isWithinSizeLimit(file));
 
+  $: disabled = !$user?.verified_journalist || loading || !csrf_token;
+
   // consume any files passed in
   $: if (files.length > 0) {
     addFiles(files);
@@ -160,6 +165,7 @@ progress through the three-part upload process.
   }
 
   function onPaste(e: ClipboardEvent) {
+    if (disabled) return;
     const { clipboardData } = e;
     if (!clipboardData) return;
     addFiles(clipboardData.files);
@@ -292,7 +298,7 @@ progress through the three-part upload process.
 
 <svelte:window on:paste={onPaste} />
 
-<Dropzone bind:active={fileDropActive} onDrop={addFiles} disabled={loading}>
+<Dropzone bind:active={fileDropActive} onDrop={addFiles} {disabled}>
   <form
     method="post"
     enctype="multipart/form-data"
@@ -302,14 +308,15 @@ progress through the three-part upload process.
     <Flex gap={1} align="stretch" wrap>
       <div class="files" class:active={fileDropActive}>
         <header>
-          <h1 class="title">{$_("uploadDialog.title")}</h1>
-          <p class="description">
-            {$_("uploadDialog.description")}
-          </p>
+          {#if $user?.verified_journalist}
+            <h1 class="title">{$_("uploadDialog.title")}</h1>
+            <p class="description">
+              {$_("uploadDialog.description")}
+            </p>
+          {:else}
+            <Unverified user={$user} />
+          {/if}
         </header>
-        <!-- Add any header and messaging using this slot -->
-        <slot />
-
         <div class="fileList" class:empty>
           {#each Object.entries(STATUS) as [id, status] (id)}
             <UploadListItem
@@ -323,9 +330,9 @@ progress through the three-part upload process.
             </Empty>
           {/each}
         </div>
-        <div class="fileUpload" class:disabled={loading}>
+        <div class="fileUpload" class:disabled>
           <Flex align="center">
-            <FileInput multiple onFileSelect={addFiles} disabled={loading}>
+            <FileInput multiple onFileSelect={addFiles} {disabled}>
               <Paperclip16 />
               {$_("uploadDialog.selectFiles")}
             </FileInput>
@@ -350,7 +357,7 @@ progress through the three-part upload process.
             type="submit"
             full
             mode="primary"
-            disabled={loading || exceedsSizeLimit || !csrf_token}
+            disabled={disabled || exceedsSizeLimit || empty}
           >
             <Upload16 />{$_("uploadDialog.beginUpload")}
           </Button>
@@ -406,7 +413,9 @@ progress through the three-part upload process.
             </Field>
             <Field inline slot="basic">
               <Switch name="revision_control" disabled />
-              <FieldLabel premium>Revision Control</FieldLabel>
+              <FieldLabel premium>
+                {$_("uploadDialog.revisionControl")}
+              </FieldLabel>
               <p slot="help">
                 {$_("uploadDialog.revisionControlHelp")}
               </p>
diff --git a/src/lib/components/forms/stories/DocumentUpload.stories.svelte b/src/lib/components/forms/stories/DocumentUpload.stories.svelte
index b69a9bd01..56af4e00a 100644
--- a/src/lib/components/forms/stories/DocumentUpload.stories.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/components/forms/stories/DocumentUpload.stories.svelte
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 <script context="module" lang="ts">
+  import { writable } from "svelte/store";
   import { Story, Template } from "@storybook/addon-svelte-csf";
   import DocumentUpload from "../DocumentUpload.svelte";
+  import Unverified from "../../accounts/Unverified.svelte";
+
+  import { me } from "@/test/fixtures/accounts";
 
   export const meta = {
     title: "Forms / Document Upload",
@@ -11,6 +15,8 @@
   const args = {
     files: [],
   };
+
+  const user = { ...me, verified_journalist: false };
 </script>
 
 <Template let:args>
@@ -48,6 +54,8 @@
   }}
 />
 
+<Story name="Unverified user" args={{ ...args, user: writable(user) }} />
+
 <Story
   name="With Long File Name"
   args={{
diff --git a/src/lib/components/forms/tests/DocumentUpload.test.ts b/src/lib/components/forms/tests/DocumentUpload.test.ts
index 7e74f40ef..265950c77 100644
--- a/src/lib/components/forms/tests/DocumentUpload.test.ts
+++ b/src/lib/components/forms/tests/DocumentUpload.test.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { describe, it, expect } from "vitest";
+import { writable } from "svelte/store";
 import {
   act,
   render,
@@ -9,10 +10,11 @@ import {
 
 import DocumentUploadForm from "../DocumentUpload.svelte";
 import { PDF_SIZE_LIMIT } from "@/config/config";
+import { me } from "@/test/fixtures/accounts";
 
 describe("DocumentUpload form", () => {
   it("lists files selected for upload", async () => {
-    render(DocumentUploadForm);
+    render(DocumentUploadForm, { user: writable(me), csrf_token: "token" });
     const dropElement = screen.getByText(
       "Select, paste or drag-and-drop files to upload",
     );
@@ -25,10 +27,11 @@ describe("DocumentUpload form", () => {
     });
     await act(() => fireEvent(dropElement, dropEvent));
     const fileListItem = screen.getByRole("listitem");
-    expect(fileListItem).toContainHTML("128 kB");
+    expect(fileListItem.textContent).toContain("128 kB");
   });
+
   it("provides feedback when a file is too large", async () => {
-    render(DocumentUploadForm);
+    render(DocumentUploadForm, { user: writable(me), csrf_token: "token" });
     const dropElement = screen.getByText(
       "Select, paste or drag-and-drop files to upload",
     );
@@ -43,6 +46,8 @@ describe("DocumentUpload form", () => {
     });
     await act(() => fireEvent(dropElement, dropEvent));
     const fileListItem = screen.getByRole("listitem");
-    expect(fileListItem).toContainHTML("The maximum size for a PDF is 500MB");
+    expect(fileListItem.textContent).toContain(
+      "The maximum size for a PDF is 500MB",
+    );
   });
 });
diff --git a/src/lib/components/layouts/DocumentBrowser.svelte b/src/lib/components/layouts/DocumentBrowser.svelte
index e565d8d26..f04d5d359 100644
--- a/src/lib/components/layouts/DocumentBrowser.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/components/layouts/DocumentBrowser.svelte
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
 
   // Form components
   import Dropzone from "$lib/components/inputs/Dropzone.svelte";
-  import BulkActions from "@/lib/components/documents/BulkActions.svelte";
+  import BulkActions from "$lib/components/documents/BulkActions.svelte";
   import Search from "$lib/components/forms/Search.svelte";
   import {
     filesToUpload,
@@ -44,7 +44,10 @@
   } from "$lib/components/forms/DocumentUpload.svelte";
 
   // Layout comopnents
-  import ContentLayout from "$lib/components/layouts/ContentLayout.svelte";
+  import ContentLayout from "./ContentLayout.svelte";
+  import Dropdown from "../common/Dropdown.svelte";
+  import Menu from "../common/Menu.svelte";
+  import Unverified from "../accounts/Unverified.svelte";
   import { sidebars } from "$lib/components/layouts/Sidebar.svelte";
 
   // Utilities
@@ -52,8 +55,6 @@
   import { isSupported } from "$lib/utils/files";
   import { canUploadFiles, getCurrentUser } from "$lib/utils/permissions";
   import { remToPx } from "$lib/utils/layout";
-  import Dropdown from "../common/Dropdown.svelte";
-  import Menu from "../common/Menu.svelte";
 
   setContext("selected", selected);
 
@@ -182,7 +183,13 @@
             next={documentsResults.next}
             count={documentsResults.count}
             auto
-          />
+          >
+            <svelte:fragment slot="start">
+              {#if $me && !canUploadFiles($me)}
+                <Unverified user={$me} />
+              {/if}
+            </svelte:fragment>
+          </ResultsList>
         {/if}
       {:catch}
         <Error>{uiText.error}</Error>