diff --git a/packages/strapi-plugin-upload/admin/src/containers/HomePage/saga.js b/packages/strapi-plugin-upload/admin/src/containers/HomePage/saga.js
index 76b4e67d88..19331f27e3 100644
--- a/packages/strapi-plugin-upload/admin/src/containers/HomePage/saga.js
+++ b/packages/strapi-plugin-upload/admin/src/containers/HomePage/saga.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 // import { LOCATION_CHANGE } from 'react-router-redux';
 import { Map } from 'immutable';
-import { isEmpty } from 'lodash';
+import { isEmpty, get, isObject } from 'lodash';
 import {
   all,
   call,
@@ -81,8 +81,11 @@ function* uploadFiles(action) {
       strapi.notification.success({ id: 'upload.notification.dropFiles.success', values: { number: newFiles.length } });
     }
 
-  } catch(err) {
-    strapi.notification.error('notification.error');
+  } catch(error) {
+    let message = get(error, ['response', 'payload', 'message', '0', 'messages', '0']);
+    if (isObject(message)) message = {...message, id: `upload.${message.id}`};
+
+    strapi.notification.error(message || 'notification.error');
   } finally {
     yield put(unsetLoading());
   }
diff --git a/packages/strapi-plugin-upload/admin/src/translations/en.json b/packages/strapi-plugin-upload/admin/src/translations/en.json
index 3abf220a52..61236983c7 100644
--- a/packages/strapi-plugin-upload/admin/src/translations/en.json
+++ b/packages/strapi-plugin-upload/admin/src/translations/en.json
@@ -24,5 +24,7 @@
   "notification.config.success": "The settings has been updated",
   "notification.delete.success": "The file has been deleted",
   "notification.dropFile.success": "Your file has been uploaded",
-  "notification.dropFiles.success": "{number} files have been uploaded"
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+  "notification.dropFiles.success": "{number} files have been uploaded",
+  "Upload.status.sizeLimit": "{file} is bigger than configured limit size",
+  "Upload.status.disabled" : "File upload is disabled"
+}