diff --git a/plugins/DigitalLibrary/src/DigitalFactoryApiClient.py b/plugins/DigitalLibrary/src/DigitalFactoryApiClient.py
index b0e34adaba..0140d9858d 100644
--- a/plugins/DigitalLibrary/src/DigitalFactoryApiClient.py
+++ b/plugins/DigitalLibrary/src/DigitalFactoryApiClient.py
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ from .DFFileUploader import DFFileUploader
 from .DFLibraryFileUploadRequest import DFLibraryFileUploadRequest
 from .DFLibraryFileUploadResponse import DFLibraryFileUploadResponse
 from .DFPrintJobUploadRequest import DFPrintJobUploadRequest
+from .DigitalFactoryFeatureBudgetResponse import DigitalFactoryFeatureBudgetResponse
 from .DigitalFactoryFileResponse import DigitalFactoryFileResponse
 from .DigitalFactoryProjectResponse import DigitalFactoryProjectResponse
 from .PaginationLinks import PaginationLinks
@@ -57,6 +58,26 @@ class DigitalFactoryApiClient:
 
         self._projects_pagination_mgr = PaginationManager(limit = projects_limit_per_page) if projects_limit_per_page else None  # type: Optional[PaginationManager]
 
+    def checkUserHasAccess(self, callback: Callable) -> bool:
+        """Checks if the user has any sort of access to the digital library.
+           A user is considered to have access if the max-# of private projects is greater then 0 (or -1 for unlimited).
+        """
+
+        def callbackWrap(response: Optional[Any] = None, *args, **kwargs) -> None:
+            if response and isinstance(response, DigitalFactoryFeatureBudgetResponse):
+                callback(
+                    response.library_max_private_projects == -1 or  # Note: -1 is unlimited
+                    response.library_max_private_projects > 0)
+            else:
+                Logger.warning(f"Digital Factory: Response is not a feature budget, likely an error: {str(response)}")
+                callback(False)
+
+        self._http.get(f"{self.CURA_API_ROOT}/feature_budgets",
+                       scope = self._scope,
+                       callback = self._parseCallback(callbackWrap, DigitalFactoryFeatureBudgetResponse, callbackWrap),
+                       error_callback = callbackWrap,
+                       timeout = self.DEFAULT_REQUEST_TIMEOUT)
+
     def getProject(self, library_project_id: str, on_finished: Callable[[DigitalFactoryProjectResponse], Any], failed: Callable) -> None:
         """
         Retrieves a digital factory project by its library project id.
diff --git a/plugins/DigitalLibrary/src/DigitalFactoryController.py b/plugins/DigitalLibrary/src/DigitalFactoryController.py
index 352a8c70f2..368b29219a 100644
--- a/plugins/DigitalLibrary/src/DigitalFactoryController.py
+++ b/plugins/DigitalLibrary/src/DigitalFactoryController.py
@@ -89,6 +89,9 @@ class DigitalFactoryController(QObject):
     uploadFileError = Signal()
     uploadFileFinished = Signal()
 
+    """Signal to inform about the state of user access."""
+    userAccessStateChanged = pyqtSignal(bool)
+
     def __init__(self, application: CuraApplication) -> None:
         super().__init__(parent = None)
 
@@ -106,6 +109,7 @@ class DigitalFactoryController(QObject):
         self._has_more_projects_to_load = False
 
         self._account = self._application.getInstance().getCuraAPI().account  # type: Account
+        self._account.loginStateChanged.connect(self._onLoginStateChanged)
         self._current_workspace_information = CuraApplication.getInstance().getCurrentWorkspaceInformation()
 
         # Initialize the project model
@@ -131,6 +135,8 @@ class DigitalFactoryController(QObject):
         self._application.engineCreatedSignal.connect(self._onEngineCreated)
         self._application.initializationFinished.connect(self._applicationInitializationFinished)
 
+        self._user_has_access = False
+
     def clear(self) -> None:
         self._project_model.clearProjects()
         self._api.clear()
@@ -143,16 +149,24 @@ class DigitalFactoryController(QObject):
 
         self.setSelectedProjectIndex(-1)
 
+    def _onLoginStateChanged(self, logged_in: bool) -> None:
+        def callback(has_access, **kwargs):
+            self._user_has_access = has_access
+            self.userAccessStateChanged.emit(logged_in)
+
+        self._api.checkUserHasAccess(callback)
+
     def userAccountHasLibraryAccess(self) -> bool:
         """
         Checks whether the currently logged in user account has access to the Digital Library
 
         :return: True if the user account has Digital Library access, else False
         """
-        subscriptions = []  # type: List[Dict[str, Any]]
         if self._account.userProfile:
             subscriptions = self._account.userProfile.get("subscriptions", [])
-        return len(subscriptions) > 0
+            if len(subscriptions) > 0:
+                return True
+        return self._user_has_access
 
     def initialize(self, preselected_project_id: Optional[str] = None) -> None:
         self.clear()
diff --git a/plugins/DigitalLibrary/src/DigitalFactoryFeatureBudgetResponse.py b/plugins/DigitalLibrary/src/DigitalFactoryFeatureBudgetResponse.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..016306a478
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/DigitalLibrary/src/DigitalFactoryFeatureBudgetResponse.py
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+# Copyright (c) 2021 Ultimaker B.V.
+# Cura is released under the terms of the LGPLv3 or higher.
+
+from .BaseModel import BaseModel
+from typing import Optional
+
+
+class DigitalFactoryFeatureBudgetResponse(BaseModel):
+    """Class representing the capabilities of a user account for Digital Library.
+       NOTE: For each max_..._projects fields, '-1' means unlimited!
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self,
+                 library_can_use_business_value: Optional[bool] = False,
+                 library_can_use_comments: Optional[bool] = False,
+                 library_can_use_status: Optional[bool] = False,
+                 library_can_use_tags: Optional[bool] = False,
+                 library_can_use_technical_requirements: Optional[bool] = False,
+                 library_max_organization_shared_projects: Optional[int] = False,  # -1 means unlimited
+                 library_max_private_projects: Optional[int] = False,  # -1 means unlimited
+                 library_max_team_shared_projects: Optional[int] = False,  # -1 means unlimited
+                 **kwargs) -> None:
+
+        self.library_can_use_business_value = library_can_use_business_value
+        self.library_can_use_comments = library_can_use_comments
+        self.library_can_use_status = library_can_use_status
+        self.library_can_use_tags = library_can_use_tags
+        self.library_can_use_technical_requirements = library_can_use_technical_requirements
+        self.library_max_organization_shared_projects = library_max_organization_shared_projects  # -1 means unlimited
+        self.library_max_private_projects = library_max_private_projects  # -1 means unlimited
+        self.library_max_team_shared_projects = library_max_team_shared_projects  # -1 means unlimited
+        super().__init__(**kwargs)
+
+    def __repr__(self) -> str:
+        return "max private: {}, max org: {}, max team: {}".format(
+            self.library_max_private_projects,
+            self.library_max_organization_shared_projects,
+            self.library_max_team_shared_projects)
+
+    # Validates the model, raising an exception if the model is invalid.
+    def validate(self) -> None:
+        super().validate()
+        # No validation for now, as the response can be "data: []", which should be interpreted as all False and 0's
diff --git a/plugins/DigitalLibrary/src/DigitalFactoryFileProvider.py b/plugins/DigitalLibrary/src/DigitalFactoryFileProvider.py
index 7a544afaa1..65a727e21a 100644
--- a/plugins/DigitalLibrary/src/DigitalFactoryFileProvider.py
+++ b/plugins/DigitalLibrary/src/DigitalFactoryFileProvider.py
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ class DigitalFactoryFileProvider(FileProvider):
         self._dialog = None
 
         self._account = CuraApplication.getInstance().getCuraAPI().account  # type: Account
-        self._account.loginStateChanged.connect(self._onLoginStateChanged)
+        self._controller.userAccessStateChanged.connect(self._onUserAccessStateChanged)
         self.enabled = self._account.isLoggedIn and self._controller.userAccountHasLibraryAccess()
         self.priority = 10
 
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ class DigitalFactoryFileProvider(FileProvider):
         if not self._dialog:
             Logger.log("e", "Unable to create the Digital Library Open dialog.")
 
-    def _onLoginStateChanged(self, logged_in: bool) -> None:
+    def _onUserAccessStateChanged(self, logged_in: bool) -> None:
         """
         Sets the enabled status of the DigitalFactoryFileProvider according to the account's login status
         :param logged_in: The new login status
diff --git a/plugins/DigitalLibrary/src/DigitalFactoryOutputDevice.py b/plugins/DigitalLibrary/src/DigitalFactoryOutputDevice.py
index 202223f9b4..70e3ac34f2 100644
--- a/plugins/DigitalLibrary/src/DigitalFactoryOutputDevice.py
+++ b/plugins/DigitalLibrary/src/DigitalFactoryOutputDevice.py
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ class DigitalFactoryOutputDevice(ProjectOutputDevice):
         self._writing = False
 
         self._account = CuraApplication.getInstance().getCuraAPI().account  # type: Account
-        self._account.loginStateChanged.connect(self._onLoginStateChanged)
+        self._controller.userAccessStateChanged.connect(self._onUserAccessStateChanged)
         self.enabled = self._account.isLoggedIn and self._controller.userAccountHasLibraryAccess()
 
         self._current_workspace_information = CuraApplication.getInstance().getCurrentWorkspaceInformation()
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ class DigitalFactoryOutputDevice(ProjectOutputDevice):
         if not self._dialog:
             Logger.log("e", "Unable to create the Digital Library Save dialog.")
 
-    def _onLoginStateChanged(self, logged_in: bool) -> None:
+    def _onUserAccessStateChanged(self, logged_in: bool) -> None:
         """
         Sets the enabled status of the DigitalFactoryOutputDevice according to the account's login status
         :param logged_in: The new login status