diff --git a/components/gitpod-protocol/src/gitpod-service.ts b/components/gitpod-protocol/src/gitpod-service.ts
index 244a48c42c0bd4..b02a41cc8d54df 100644
--- a/components/gitpod-protocol/src/gitpod-service.ts
+++ b/components/gitpod-protocol/src/gitpod-service.ts
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ import { InstallationAdminSettings, TelemetryData } from "./installation-admin-p
 import { Currency } from "./plans";
 import { BillableSession, BillableSessionRequest } from "./usage";
 import { SupportedWorkspaceClass } from "./workspace-class";
+import { BillingMode } from "./billing-mode";
 
 export interface GitpodClient {
     onInstanceUpdate(instance: WorkspaceInstance): void;
@@ -298,6 +299,9 @@ export interface GitpodServer extends JsonRpcServer<GitpodClient>, AdminServer,
 
     setUsageAttribution(usageAttribution: string): Promise<void>;
 
+    getBillingModeForUser(): Promise<BillingMode>;
+    getBillingModeForTeam(teamId: string): Promise<BillingMode>;
+
     /**
      * Analytics
      */
diff --git a/components/server/ee/src/workspace/gitpod-server-impl.ts b/components/server/ee/src/workspace/gitpod-server-impl.ts
index ffd77cd2be3a18..0223b1e3686935 100644
--- a/components/server/ee/src/workspace/gitpod-server-impl.ts
+++ b/components/server/ee/src/workspace/gitpod-server-impl.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
 import { injectable, inject } from "inversify";
 import { GitpodServerImpl, traceAPIParams, traceWI, censor } from "../../../src/workspace/gitpod-server-impl";
-import { TraceContext } from "@gitpod/gitpod-protocol/lib/util/tracing";
+import { TraceContext, TraceContextWithSpan } from "@gitpod/gitpod-protocol/lib/util/tracing";
 import {
     GitpodServer,
     GitpodClient,
@@ -106,12 +106,14 @@ import { ClientMetadata, traceClientMetadata } from "../../../src/websocket/webs
 import { BitbucketAppSupport } from "../bitbucket/bitbucket-app-support";
 import { URL } from "url";
 import { UserCounter } from "../user/user-counter";
-import { getExperimentsClientForBackend } from "@gitpod/gitpod-protocol/lib/experiments/configcat-server";
 import { AttributionId } from "@gitpod/gitpod-protocol/lib/attribution";
 import { CachingUsageServiceClientProvider } from "@gitpod/usage-api/lib/usage/v1/sugar";
 import * as usage from "@gitpod/usage-api/lib/usage/v1/usage_pb";
 import { Timestamp } from "google-protobuf/google/protobuf/timestamp_pb";
 import { EntitlementService } from "../../../src/billing/entitlement-service";
+import { BillingMode } from "@gitpod/gitpod-protocol/lib/billing-mode";
+import { BillingModes } from "../billing/billing-mode";
+import { getExperimentsClientForBackend } from "@gitpod/gitpod-protocol/lib/experiments/configcat-server";
 
 @injectable()
 export class GitpodServerEEImpl extends GitpodServerImpl {
@@ -157,6 +159,8 @@ export class GitpodServerEEImpl extends GitpodServerImpl {
     @inject(CostCenterDB) protected readonly costCenterDB: CostCenterDB;
     @inject(EntitlementService) protected readonly entitlementService: EntitlementService;
 
+    @inject(BillingModes) protected readonly billingModes: BillingModes;
+
     initialize(
         client: GitpodClient | undefined,
         user: User | undefined,
@@ -2190,6 +2194,22 @@ export class GitpodServerEEImpl extends GitpodServerImpl {
         };
     }
 
+    async getBillingModeForUser(ctx: TraceContextWithSpan): Promise<BillingMode> {
+        traceAPIParams(ctx, {});
+
+        const user = this.checkUser("getBillingModeForUser");
+        return this.billingModes.getBillingModeForUser(user, new Date());
+    }
+
+    async getBillingModeForTeam(ctx: TraceContextWithSpan, teamId: string): Promise<BillingMode> {
+        traceAPIParams(ctx, { teamId });
+
+        this.checkAndBlockUser("getBillingModeForTeam");
+        const team = await this.guardTeamOperation(teamId, "get");
+
+        return this.billingModes.getBillingModeForTeam(team, new Date());
+    }
+
     // (SaaS) – admin
     async adminGetAccountStatement(ctx: TraceContext, userId: string): Promise<AccountStatement> {
         traceAPIParams(ctx, { userId });
diff --git a/components/server/src/auth/rate-limiter.ts b/components/server/src/auth/rate-limiter.ts
index b4bb8e3bff1391..43fa7b8059ca1d 100644
--- a/components/server/src/auth/rate-limiter.ts
+++ b/components/server/src/auth/rate-limiter.ts
@@ -211,6 +211,9 @@ function getConfig(config: RateLimiterConfig): RateLimiterConfig {
         subscribeTeamToStripe: { group: "default", points: 1 },
         getStripePortalUrlForTeam: { group: "default", points: 1 },
         listBilledUsage: { group: "default", points: 1 },
+        getBillingModeForTeam: { group: "default", points: 1 },
+        getBillingModeForUser: { group: "default", points: 1 },
+
         trackEvent: { group: "default", points: 1 },
         trackLocation: { group: "default", points: 1 },
         identifyUser: { group: "default", points: 1 },
diff --git a/components/server/src/workspace/gitpod-server-impl.ts b/components/server/src/workspace/gitpod-server-impl.ts
index ccfdef991b3390..f57d84eb766e29 100644
--- a/components/server/src/workspace/gitpod-server-impl.ts
+++ b/components/server/src/workspace/gitpod-server-impl.ts
@@ -108,7 +108,11 @@ import {
 } from "@gitpod/gitpod-protocol/lib/team-subscription-protocol";
 import { Cancelable } from "@gitpod/gitpod-protocol/lib/util/cancelable";
 import { log, LogContext } from "@gitpod/gitpod-protocol/lib/util/logging";
-import { InterfaceWithTraceContext, TraceContext } from "@gitpod/gitpod-protocol/lib/util/tracing";
+import {
+    InterfaceWithTraceContext,
+    TraceContext,
+    TraceContextWithSpan,
+} from "@gitpod/gitpod-protocol/lib/util/tracing";
 import {
     IdentifyMessage,
     RemoteIdentifyMessage,
@@ -171,6 +175,7 @@ import { Currency } from "@gitpod/gitpod-protocol/lib/plans";
 import { getExperimentsClientForBackend } from "@gitpod/gitpod-protocol/lib/experiments/configcat-server";
 import { BillableSession, BillableSessionRequest } from "@gitpod/gitpod-protocol/lib/usage";
 import { WorkspaceClusterImagebuilderClientProvider } from "./workspace-cluster-imagebuilder-client-provider";
+import { BillingMode } from "@gitpod/gitpod-protocol/lib/billing-mode";
 
 // shortcut
 export const traceWI = (ctx: TraceContext, wi: Omit<LogContext, "userId">) => TraceContext.setOWI(ctx, wi); // userId is already taken care of in WebsocketConnectionManager
@@ -2056,13 +2061,14 @@ export class GitpodServerImpl implements GitpodServerWithTracing, Disposable {
         return await this.projectsService.getProjectEnvironmentVariables(projectId);
     }
 
-    protected async guardTeamOperation(teamId: string | undefined, op: ResourceAccessOp): Promise<void> {
+    protected async guardTeamOperation(teamId: string | undefined, op: ResourceAccessOp): Promise<Team> {
         const team = await this.teamDB.findTeamById(teamId || "");
         if (!team) {
             throw new ResponseError(ErrorCodes.NOT_FOUND, "Team not found");
         }
         const members = await this.teamDB.findMembersByTeam(team.id);
         await this.guardAccess({ kind: "team", subject: team, members }, op);
+        return team;
     }
 
     public async getTeams(ctx: TraceContext): Promise<Team[]> {
@@ -3227,6 +3233,18 @@ export class GitpodServerImpl implements GitpodServerWithTracing, Disposable {
         }
     }
 
+    async getBillingModeForUser(ctx: TraceContextWithSpan): Promise<BillingMode> {
+        traceAPIParams(ctx, {});
+
+        return BillingMode.NONE;
+    }
+
+    async getBillingModeForTeam(ctx: TraceContextWithSpan, teamId: string): Promise<BillingMode> {
+        traceAPIParams(ctx, { teamId });
+
+        return BillingMode.NONE;
+    }
+
     //
     //#endregion