diff --git a/app/controllers/api/databases.php b/app/controllers/api/databases.php
index 8883e245b6..d495a1d924 100644
--- a/app/controllers/api/databases.php
+++ b/app/controllers/api/databases.php
@@ -1347,7 +1347,11 @@ App::post('/v1/databases/:databaseId/collections/:collectionId/attributes/string
     ->inject('dbForProject')
     ->inject('queueForDatabase')
     ->inject('queueForEvents')
-    ->action(function (string $databaseId, string $collectionId, string $key, ?int $size, ?bool $required, ?string $default, bool $array, bool $encrypt, Response $response, Database $dbForProject, EventDatabase $queueForDatabase, Event $queueForEvents) {
+    ->inject('plan')
+    ->action(function (string $databaseId, string $collectionId, string $key, ?int $size, ?bool $required, ?string $default, bool $array, bool $encrypt, Response $response, Database $dbForProject, EventDatabase $queueForDatabase, Event $queueForEvents, array $plan) {
+        if ($encrypt && !empty($plan) && !($plan['databasesAllowEncrypt'] ?? false)) {
+            throw new Exception(Exception::GENERAL_BAD_REQUEST, 'Encrypted string attributes are not available on your plan. Please upgrade to create encrypted string attributes.');
+        }
         // Ensure attribute default is within required size
         $validator = new Text($size, 0);
         if (!is_null($default) && !$validator->isValid($default)) {
diff --git a/tests/e2e/Services/Databases/DatabasesCustomServerTest.php b/tests/e2e/Services/Databases/DatabasesCustomServerTest.php
index 829960b54f..67f7a07a9b 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/Services/Databases/DatabasesCustomServerTest.php
+++ b/tests/e2e/Services/Databases/DatabasesCustomServerTest.php
@@ -695,7 +695,7 @@ class DatabasesCustomServerTest extends Scope
             'key' => 'lastName',
             'size' => 256,
             'required' => true,
-            'encrypt' => true,
+            'encrypt' => true
         ]);