diff --git a/public/static/locales/en/common.json b/public/static/locales/en/common.json
index 03185f7d3..709db041b 100644
--- a/public/static/locales/en/common.json
+++ b/public/static/locales/en/common.json
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@
     "update": "Update",
     "updateAccountInformation": "Update Account Information",
     "updateNow": "Update Now",
+    "userPlanError": "Unable to get user plan details.",
     "usageSummaryError": "Unable to get usage summary.",
     "useOldDEForThisFeature": "Please use the <oldDELink>previous version of the Discovery Environment</oldDELink> for access to this feature, until we can add it to this version.",
     "userMenuAriaLabel": "user menu",
diff --git a/src/components/layout/AppBar.js b/src/components/layout/AppBar.js
index 24763775b..4fbd6afd8 100644
--- a/src/components/layout/AppBar.js
+++ b/src/components/layout/AppBar.js
@@ -26,10 +26,7 @@ import {
     useBootStrap,
     USER_PROFILE_QUERY_KEY,
 } from "serviceFacades/users";
-import {
-    getSubscriptionDetails,
-    SUBSCRIPTION_DETAILS_QUERY_KEY,
-} from "serviceFacades/subscriptions";
+import { getUserPlan, USER_PLAN_QUERY_KEY } from "serviceFacades/subscriptions";
 
 import constants from "../../constants";
 import withErrorAnnouncer from "../error/withErrorAnnouncer";
@@ -156,20 +153,19 @@ function DEAppBar(props) {
     useQuery({
         queryKey: USER_PROFILE_QUERY_KEY,
         queryFn: getUserProfile,
-
         enabled: profileRefetchInterval != null,
         onSuccess: updateUserProfile,
         refetchInterval: profileRefetchInterval,
     });
 
     useQuery({
-        queryKey: [
-            SUBSCRIPTION_DETAILS_QUERY_KEY,
-            { username: userProfile?.id },
-        ],
-        queryFn: () => getSubscriptionDetails(userProfile?.id),
-        enabled: !!userProfile?.id,
+        queryKey: USER_PLAN_QUERY_KEY,
+        queryFn: getUserPlan,
+        enabled: !!config?.subscriptions?.enforce && !!userProfile?.id,
         onSuccess: setUserSubscription,
+        onError: (e) => {
+            showErrorAnnouncer(t("userPlanError"), e);
+        },
     });
 
     useEffect(() => {
diff --git a/src/server/api/subscriptions.js b/src/server/api/subscriptions.js
index a66da3e9e..b7995701c 100644
--- a/src/server/api/subscriptions.js
+++ b/src/server/api/subscriptions.js
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ export default function subscriptionsRouter() {
         })
     );
 
-    // Return details about a subscription
+    // Administrators can return details about a subscription
     logger.info("adding the GET /admin/qms/users/:username/plan handler");
     api.get(
         "/admin/qms/users/:username/plan",
@@ -91,6 +91,17 @@ export default function subscriptionsRouter() {
         })
     );
 
+    // Return details about a user's subscription
+    logger.info("adding the GET /qms/user/plan handler");
+    api.get(
+        "/qms/user/plan",
+        auth.authnTokenMiddleware,
+        terrainHandler({
+            method: "GET",
+            pathname: "/qms/user/plan",
+        })
+    );
+
     // Subscription add-ons
     // Get all available add-ons
     logger.info("adding the GET /admin/qms/addons handler");
diff --git a/src/serviceFacades/subscriptions.js b/src/serviceFacades/subscriptions.js
index 4ab37407c..a215ba637 100644
--- a/src/serviceFacades/subscriptions.js
+++ b/src/serviceFacades/subscriptions.js
@@ -11,8 +11,9 @@ const RESOURCE_TYPES_QUERY_KEY = "fetchResourceTypes";
 const SUBSCRIPTION_ADDONS_QUERY_KEY = "fetchSubscriptionAddons";
 const SUBSCRIPTION_DETAILS_QUERY_KEY = "fetchSubscriptionDetails";
 const SUBSCRIPTIONS_QUERY_KEY = "fetchSubscriptions";
+const USER_PLAN_QUERY_KEY = "fetchUserPlan";
 
-// Get available add-ons
+// Administrators can get available add-ons
 function getAvailableAddOns() {
     return callApi({
         endpoint: `/api/admin/qms/addons`,
@@ -136,7 +137,7 @@ function updateUserQuota(quota, resourceType, username) {
     });
 }
 
-// Return details about the subscription
+// Administrators can return details about a subscription
 function getSubscriptionDetails(username) {
     return callApi({
         endpoint: `/api/admin/qms/users/${username}/plan`,
@@ -144,6 +145,14 @@ function getSubscriptionDetails(username) {
     });
 }
 
+// Return details about a user's subscription
+function getUserPlan() {
+    return callApi({
+        endpoint: `/api/qms/user/plan`,
+        method: "GET",
+    });
+}
+
 function updateUserQuotas(quotas, username) {
     return (
         quotas &&
@@ -194,6 +203,7 @@ export {
     getSubscriptionAddons,
     getSubscriptionDetails,
     getSubscriptions,
+    getUserPlan,
     postAddon,
     postSubAddon,
     postSubscription,
@@ -206,4 +216,5 @@ export {
     SUBSCRIPTION_ADDONS_QUERY_KEY,
     SUBSCRIPTION_DETAILS_QUERY_KEY,
     SUBSCRIPTIONS_QUERY_KEY,
+    USER_PLAN_QUERY_KEY,
 };