diff --git a/src/components/structures/LoggedInView.tsx b/src/components/structures/LoggedInView.tsx
index 131e6a3867..edb2482aa3 100644
--- a/src/components/structures/LoggedInView.tsx
+++ b/src/components/structures/LoggedInView.tsx
@@ -47,6 +47,10 @@ import {
     showToast as showSetPasswordToast,
     hideToast as hideSetPasswordToast
 } from "../../toasts/SetPasswordToast";
+import {
+    showToast as showServerLimitToast,
+    hideToast as hideServerLimitToast
+} from "../../toasts/ServerLimitToast";
 
 // We need to fetch each pinned message individually (if we don't already have it)
 // so each pinned message may trigger a request. Limit the number per room for sanity.
@@ -99,7 +103,6 @@ interface IState {
     };
     syncErrorData: any;
     useCompactLayout: boolean;
-    serverNoticeEvents: MatrixEvent[];
 }
 
 /**
@@ -144,8 +147,6 @@ class LoggedInView extends React.PureComponent<IProps, IState> {
             syncErrorData: undefined,
             // use compact timeline view
             useCompactLayout: SettingsStore.getValue('useCompactLayout'),
-            // any currently active server notice events
-            serverNoticeEvents: [],
         };
 
         // stash the MatrixClient in case we log out before we are unmounted
@@ -293,6 +294,8 @@ class LoggedInView extends React.PureComponent<IProps, IState> {
 
         if (oldSyncState === 'PREPARED' && syncState === 'SYNCING') {
             this._updateServerNoticeEvents();
+        } else {
+            this._calculateServerLimitToast(data);
         }
     };
 
@@ -303,11 +306,24 @@ class LoggedInView extends React.PureComponent<IProps, IState> {
         }
     };
 
+    _calculateServerLimitToast(syncErrorData, usageLimitEventContent?) {
+        const error = syncErrorData && syncErrorData.error && syncErrorData.error.errcode === "M_RESOURCE_LIMIT_EXCEEDED";
+        if (error) {
+            usageLimitEventContent = syncErrorData.error.data;
+        }
+
+        if (usageLimitEventContent) {
+            showServerLimitToast(usageLimitEventContent.limit_type, usageLimitEventContent.admin_contact, error);
+        } else {
+            hideServerLimitToast();
+        }
+    }
+
     _updateServerNoticeEvents = async () => {
         const roomLists = RoomListStoreTempProxy.getRoomLists();
         if (!roomLists[DefaultTagID.ServerNotice]) return [];
 
-        const pinnedEvents = [];
+        const events = [];
         for (const room of roomLists[DefaultTagID.ServerNotice]) {
             const pinStateEvent = room.currentState.getStateEvents("m.room.pinned_events", "");
 
@@ -317,12 +333,18 @@ class LoggedInView extends React.PureComponent<IProps, IState> {
             for (const eventId of pinnedEventIds) {
                 const timeline = await this._matrixClient.getEventTimeline(room.getUnfilteredTimelineSet(), eventId, 0);
                 const event = timeline.getEvents().find(ev => ev.getId() === eventId);
-                if (event) pinnedEvents.push(event);
+                if (event) events.push(event);
             }
         }
-        this.setState({
-            serverNoticeEvents: pinnedEvents,
+
+        const usageLimitEvent = events.find((e) => {
+            return (
+                e && e.getType() === 'm.room.message' &&
+                e.getContent()['server_notice_type'] === 'm.server_notice.usage_limit_reached'
+            );
         });
+
+        this._calculateServerLimitToast(this.state.syncErrorData, usageLimitEvent && usageLimitEvent.getContent());
     };
 
     _onPaste = (ev) => {
@@ -600,7 +622,6 @@ class LoggedInView extends React.PureComponent<IProps, IState> {
         const ToastContainer = sdk.getComponent('structures.ToastContainer');
         const NewVersionBar = sdk.getComponent('globals.NewVersionBar');
         const UpdateCheckBar = sdk.getComponent('globals.UpdateCheckBar');
-        const ServerLimitBar = sdk.getComponent('globals.ServerLimitBar');
 
         let pageElement;
 
@@ -644,25 +665,8 @@ class LoggedInView extends React.PureComponent<IProps, IState> {
                 break;
         }
 
-        const usageLimitEvent = this.state.serverNoticeEvents.find((e) => {
-            return (
-                e && e.getType() === 'm.room.message' &&
-                e.getContent()['server_notice_type'] === 'm.server_notice.usage_limit_reached'
-            );
-        });
-
         let topBar;
-        if (this.state.syncErrorData && this.state.syncErrorData.error.errcode === 'M_RESOURCE_LIMIT_EXCEEDED') {
-            topBar = <ServerLimitBar kind='hard'
-                adminContact={this.state.syncErrorData.error.data.admin_contact}
-                limitType={this.state.syncErrorData.error.data.limit_type}
-            />;
-        } else if (usageLimitEvent) {
-            topBar = <ServerLimitBar kind='soft'
-                adminContact={usageLimitEvent.getContent().admin_contact}
-                limitType={usageLimitEvent.getContent().limit_type}
-            />;
-        } else if (this.props.hasNewVersion) {
+        if (this.props.hasNewVersion) {
             topBar = <NewVersionBar version={this.props.version} newVersion={this.props.newVersion}
                                     releaseNotes={this.props.newVersionReleaseNotes}
             />;
diff --git a/src/components/views/globals/ServerLimitBar.js b/src/components/views/globals/ServerLimitBar.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 7d414a2826..0000000000
--- a/src/components/views/globals/ServerLimitBar.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,99 +0,0 @@
-/*
-Copyright 2018 New Vector Ltd
-
-Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
-you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
-You may obtain a copy of the License at
-
-    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
-
-Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
-distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
-WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
-See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
-limitations under the License.
-*/
-
-import React from 'react';
-import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
-import createReactClass from 'create-react-class';
-import classNames from 'classnames';
-import { _td } from '../../../languageHandler';
-import { messageForResourceLimitError } from '../../../utils/ErrorUtils';
-
-export default createReactClass({
-    propTypes: {
-        // 'hard' if the logged in user has been locked out, 'soft' if they haven't
-        kind: PropTypes.string,
-        adminContact: PropTypes.string,
-        // The type of limit that has been hit.
-        limitType: PropTypes.string.isRequired,
-    },
-
-    getDefaultProps: function() {
-        return {
-            kind: 'hard',
-        };
-    },
-
-    render: function() {
-        const toolbarClasses = {
-            'mx_MatrixToolbar': true,
-        };
-
-        let adminContact;
-        let limitError;
-        if (this.props.kind === 'hard') {
-            toolbarClasses['mx_MatrixToolbar_error'] = true;
-
-            adminContact = messageForResourceLimitError(
-                this.props.limitType,
-                this.props.adminContact,
-                {
-                    '': _td("Please <a>contact your service administrator</a> to continue using the service."),
-                },
-            );
-            limitError = messageForResourceLimitError(
-                this.props.limitType,
-                this.props.adminContact,
-                {
-                    'monthly_active_user': _td("This homeserver has hit its Monthly Active User limit."),
-                    '': _td("This homeserver has exceeded one of its resource limits."),
-                },
-            );
-        } else {
-            toolbarClasses['mx_MatrixToolbar_info'] = true;
-            adminContact = messageForResourceLimitError(
-                this.props.limitType,
-                this.props.adminContact,
-                {
-                    '': _td("Please <a>contact your service administrator</a> to get this limit increased."),
-                },
-            );
-            limitError = messageForResourceLimitError(
-                this.props.limitType,
-                this.props.adminContact,
-                {
-                    'monthly_active_user': _td(
-                        "This homeserver has hit its Monthly Active User limit so " +
-                        "<b>some users will not be able to log in</b>.",
-                    ),
-                    '': _td(
-                        "This homeserver has exceeded one of its resource limits so " +
-                        "<b>some users will not be able to log in</b>.",
-                    ),
-                },
-                {'b': sub => <b>{sub}</b>},
-            );
-        }
-        return (
-            <div className={classNames(toolbarClasses)}>
-                <div className="mx_MatrixToolbar_content">
-                    {limitError}
-                    {' '}
-                    {adminContact}
-                </div>
-            </div>
-        );
-    },
-});
diff --git a/src/toasts/ServerLimitToast.tsx b/src/toasts/ServerLimitToast.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f2de9e3499
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/toasts/ServerLimitToast.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+/*
+Copyright 2020 The Matrix.org Foundation C.I.C.
+
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
+*/
+
+import React from "react";
+
+import { _t, _td } from "../languageHandler";
+import GenericToast from "../components/views/toasts/GenericToast";
+import ToastStore from "../stores/ToastStore";
+import {messageForResourceLimitError} from "../utils/ErrorUtils";
+
+const TOAST_KEY = "serverlimit";
+
+export const showToast = (limitType: string, adminContact?: string, syncError?: boolean) => {
+    const errorText = messageForResourceLimitError(limitType, adminContact, {
+        'monthly_active_user': _td("Your homeserver has exceeded its user limit."),
+        '': _td("Your homeserver has exceeded one of its resource limits."),
+    });
+    const contactText = messageForResourceLimitError(limitType, adminContact, {
+        '': _td("Contact your <a>server admin</a>."),
+    });
+
+    ToastStore.sharedInstance().addOrReplaceToast({
+        key: TOAST_KEY,
+        title: _t("Notifications"),
+        props: {
+            description: <React.Fragment>{errorText} {contactText}</React.Fragment>,
+            acceptLabel: _t("Ok"),
+            onAccept: hideToast,
+        },
+        component: GenericToast,
+        priority: 20,
+    });
+};
+
+export const hideToast = () => {
+    ToastStore.sharedInstance().dismissToast(TOAST_KEY);
+};