diff --git a/packages/tokens-studio-for-figma/src/app/store/providers/gitlab/gitlab.tsx b/packages/tokens-studio-for-figma/src/app/store/providers/gitlab/gitlab.tsx
index 1ac9935bd..25fd5b6ee 100644
--- a/packages/tokens-studio-for-figma/src/app/store/providers/gitlab/gitlab.tsx
+++ b/packages/tokens-studio-for-figma/src/app/store/providers/gitlab/gitlab.tsx
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ export function useGitLab() {
           themes,
           metadata: {},
         };
-      } catch (e) {
+      } catch (e: any) {
         closePushDialog();
         console.log('Error pushing to GitLab', e);
         if (e instanceof Error && e.message === ErrorMessages.GIT_MULTIFILE_PERMISSION_ERROR) {
@@ -110,6 +110,12 @@ export function useGitLab() {
             errorMessage: ErrorMessages.GIT_MULTIFILE_PERMISSION_ERROR,
           };
         }
+        if (e instanceof Error && e.message === ErrorMessages.GITLAB_PUSH_TO_PROTECTED_BRANCH_ERROR) {
+          return {
+            status: 'failure',
+            errorMessage: ErrorMessages.GITLAB_PUSH_TO_PROTECTED_BRANCH_ERROR,
+          };
+        }
         return {
           status: 'failure',
           errorMessage: ErrorMessages.GITLAB_CREDENTIAL_ERROR,
diff --git a/packages/tokens-studio-for-figma/src/app/store/remoteTokens.tsx b/packages/tokens-studio-for-figma/src/app/store/remoteTokens.tsx
index 82c1568cf..923bf6cb0 100644
--- a/packages/tokens-studio-for-figma/src/app/store/remoteTokens.tsx
+++ b/packages/tokens-studio-for-figma/src/app/store/remoteTokens.tsx
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ import { isEqual } from '@/utils/isEqual';
 import usePullDialog from '../hooks/usePullDialog';
 import { Tabs } from '@/constants/Tabs';
 import { useTokensStudio } from './providers/tokens-studio';
+import { notifyToUI } from '@/plugin/notifiers';
 
 export type PushOverrides = { branch: string, commitMessage: string };
 
@@ -325,34 +326,38 @@ export default function useRemoteTokens() {
     async ({ context = api, overrides }: { context?: StorageTypeCredentials, overrides?: PushOverrides } = {}) => {
       const isFolder = 'filePath' in context && !context.filePath?.endsWith('.json');
       track('pushTokens', { provider: context.provider, isFolder });
+      let pushResult;
       switch (context.provider) {
         case StorageProviderType.GITHUB: {
-          await pushTokensToGitHub(context, overrides);
+          pushResult = await pushTokensToGitHub(context, overrides);
           break;
         }
         case StorageProviderType.GITLAB: {
-          await pushTokensToGitLab(context);
+          pushResult = await pushTokensToGitLab(context);
           break;
         }
         case StorageProviderType.BITBUCKET: {
-          await pushTokensToBitbucket(context);
+          pushResult = await pushTokensToBitbucket(context);
           break;
         }
         case StorageProviderType.ADO: {
-          await pushTokensToADO(context);
+          pushResult = await pushTokensToADO(context);
           break;
         }
         case StorageProviderType.SUPERNOVA: {
-          await pushTokensToSupernova(context);
+          pushResult = await pushTokensToSupernova(context);
           break;
         }
         case StorageProviderType.TOKENS_STUDIO: {
-          await pushTokensToTokensStudio(context);
+          pushResult = await pushTokensToTokensStudio(context);
           break;
         }
         default:
           throw new Error('Not implemented');
       }
+      if (pushResult.status && pushResult.status === 'failure') {
+        notifyToUI(pushResult.errorMessage, { error: true });
+      }
     },
     [
       api,
diff --git a/packages/tokens-studio-for-figma/src/constants/ErrorMessages.ts b/packages/tokens-studio-for-figma/src/constants/ErrorMessages.ts
index 5c3a4df49..86b0406f3 100644
--- a/packages/tokens-studio-for-figma/src/constants/ErrorMessages.ts
+++ b/packages/tokens-studio-for-figma/src/constants/ErrorMessages.ts
@@ -18,4 +18,5 @@ export enum ErrorMessages {
   ID_NON_EXIST_ERROR = 'ID or Secret should be exist',
   JSONBIN_CREATE_ERROR = 'Error creating JSONbin token storage',
   GIT_MULTIFILE_PERMISSION_ERROR = 'You try to save a multi-file project as a free user. Upgrade to Pro or add a json file at the end of the filepath (tokens.json)',
+  GITLAB_PUSH_TO_PROTECTED_BRANCH_ERROR = '403 Forbidden - You are not allowed to push into this branch',
 }
diff --git a/packages/tokens-studio-for-figma/src/storage/GitlabTokenStorage.ts b/packages/tokens-studio-for-figma/src/storage/GitlabTokenStorage.ts
index 2fb9abd00..8d5492a55 100644
--- a/packages/tokens-studio-for-figma/src/storage/GitlabTokenStorage.ts
+++ b/packages/tokens-studio-for-figma/src/storage/GitlabTokenStorage.ts
@@ -229,16 +229,23 @@ export class GitlabTokenStorage extends GitTokenStorage {
       })));
     }
 
-    const response = await this.gitlabClient.Commits.create(
-      this.projectId,
-      branch,
-      message,
-      gitlabActions,
-      shouldCreateBranch ? {
-        startBranch: branches[0],
-      } : undefined,
-    );
-    return !!response;
+    try {
+      const response = await this.gitlabClient.Commits.create(
+        this.projectId,
+        branch,
+        message,
+        gitlabActions,
+        shouldCreateBranch ? {
+          startBranch: branches[0],
+        } : undefined,
+      );
+      return !!response;
+    } catch (e: any) {
+      if (e.cause.description && String(e.cause.description).includes(ErrorMessages.GITLAB_PUSH_TO_PROTECTED_BRANCH_ERROR)) {
+        throw new Error(ErrorMessages.GITLAB_PUSH_TO_PROTECTED_BRANCH_ERROR);
+      }
+      throw new Error(e);
+    }
   }
 
   public async getLatestCommitDate(): Promise<Date | null> {