diff --git a/app/models/profile.py b/app/models/profile.py
index 11adefee..d77d5932 100644
--- a/app/models/profile.py
+++ b/app/models/profile.py
@@ -24,8 +24,18 @@ class Profile(models.Model):
             return cached
         
         v = self.used_quota()
-        cache.set(k, v, 300) # 2 minutes
+        cache.set(k, v, 1800) # 30 minutes
         return v
+
+    def has_exceeded_quota_cached(self):
+        if not self.has_quota():
+            return False
+        
+        q = self.used_quota_cached()
+        return q > self.quota
+
+    def clear_used_quota_cache(self):
+        cache.delete(f'used_quota_{self.user.id}')
     
 @receiver(post_save, sender=User)
 def create_user_profile(sender, instance, created, **kwargs):
diff --git a/app/models/task.py b/app/models/task.py
index 79fb1da5..4235011c 100644
--- a/app/models/task.py
+++ b/app/models/task.py
@@ -434,6 +434,7 @@ class Task(models.Model):
                 else:
                     logger.warning("Task {} doesn't have folder, will skip copying".format(self))
 
+                self.project.owner.profile.clear_used_quota_cache()
             return task
         except Exception as e:
             logger.warning("Cannot duplicate task: {}".format(str(e)))
@@ -1037,6 +1038,8 @@ class Task(models.Model):
         except FileNotFoundError as e:
             logger.warning(e)
 
+        self.project.owner.profile.clear_used_quota_cache()
+
         plugin_signals.task_removed.send_robust(sender=self.__class__, task_id=task_id)
 
     def set_failure(self, error_message):
@@ -1175,5 +1178,7 @@ class Task(models.Model):
                         total_bytes += os.path.getsize(fp)
             self.size = (total_bytes / 1024 / 1024)
             if commit: self.save()
+
+            self.project.owner.profile.clear_used_quota_cache()
         except Exception as e:
             logger.warn("Cannot update size for task {}: {}".format(self, str(e)))
diff --git a/app/templates/app/dashboard.html b/app/templates/app/dashboard.html
index 1abb2f92..b6b28015 100644
--- a/app/templates/app/dashboard.html
+++ b/app/templates/app/dashboard.html
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 {% extends "app/logged_in_base.html" %}
 {% load i18n %}
+{% load settings %}
 
 {% block content %}
 	{% load render_bundle from webpack_loader %}
@@ -39,6 +40,15 @@
 			</p>
 		{% endif %}
 
+		{% if user.profile.has_exceeded_quota_cached %}
+			{% with total=user.profile.quota|storage_size used=user.profile.used_quota_cached|storage_size %}
+			{% quota_exceeded_grace_period as hours %}
+			<div class="alert alert-warning alert-dismissible">
+				<i class="fas fa-exclamation-triangle"></i> {% blocktrans %}The current storage quota is being exceeded ({{ used }} of {{ total }} used). The most recent tasks will be automatically deleted within {{ hours }} hours, until usage falls below {{ total }}.{% endblocktrans %}
+			</div>
+			{% endwith %}
+		{% endif %}
+
 		<div id="dashboard-app" data-dashboard></div>
 
 	{% endif %}
diff --git a/app/templates/app/logged_in_base.html b/app/templates/app/logged_in_base.html
index 2920cdfb..3abe707c 100644
--- a/app/templates/app/logged_in_base.html
+++ b/app/templates/app/logged_in_base.html
@@ -20,8 +20,7 @@
                 {% if user.profile.has_quota %}
                     <li class="divider"></li>
                     
-                    {% with tot_quota=user.profile.quota %}
-                    {% with used_quota=user.profile.used_quota_cached %}
+                    {% with tot_quota=user.profile.quota used_quota=user.profile.used_quota_cached %}
                     {% percentage used_quota tot_quota as perc_quota %}
                     {% percentage used_quota tot_quota 100 as bar_width %}
                     
@@ -38,7 +37,7 @@
                         </div>
                     </li>
 
-                    {% endwith %}{% endwith %}
+                    {% endwith %}
                 {% endif %}
                 <li class="divider"></li>
                 <li><a href="/logout/"><i class="fa fa-sign-out-alt fa-fw"></i> {% trans 'Logout' %}</a>
diff --git a/app/templatetags/settings.py b/app/templatetags/settings.py
index ae6e2c7c..3ab491da 100644
--- a/app/templatetags/settings.py
+++ b/app/templatetags/settings.py
@@ -28,6 +28,10 @@ def percentage(num, den, maximum=None):
         perc = min(perc, maximum)
     return perc
 
+@register.simple_tag
+def quota_exceeded_grace_period():
+    return settings.QUOTA_EXCEEDED_GRACE_PERIOD
+
 @register.simple_tag
 def is_single_user_mode():
     return settings.SINGLE_USER_MODE
diff --git a/app/views/app.py b/app/views/app.py
index 58dbc907..f37266e2 100644
--- a/app/views/app.py
+++ b/app/views/app.py
@@ -38,9 +38,10 @@ def dashboard(request):
         return redirect(settings.PROCESSING_NODES_ONBOARDING)
 
     no_tasks = Task.objects.filter(project__owner=request.user).count() == 0
-
+    no_projects = Project.objects.filter(owner=request.user).count() == 0
+    
     # Create first project automatically
-    if Project.objects.count() == 0:
+    if no_projects and request.user.has_perm('app.add_project'):
         Project.objects.create(owner=request.user, name=_("First Project"))
 
     return render(request, 'app/dashboard.html', {'title': _('Dashboard'),
diff --git a/webodm/settings.py b/webodm/settings.py
index 66bf8561..896b27e9 100644
--- a/webodm/settings.py
+++ b/webodm/settings.py
@@ -395,6 +395,11 @@ USE_EXTERNAL_AUTH = True # TODO: change
 EXTERNAL_AUTH_ENDPOINT = "http://192.168.2.253:5000/r/auth/login"
 # TODO: make these env vars?
 
+# Number of hours before tasks are automatically deleted
+# from an account that is exceeding a disk quota
+QUOTA_EXCEEDED_GRACE_PERIOD = 8
+
+
 if TESTING or FLUSHING:
     CELERY_TASK_ALWAYS_EAGER = True