diff --git a/packages/services/src/Domain/Sync/SyncBackoffService.ts b/packages/services/src/Domain/Sync/SyncBackoffService.ts
index d0fdfb664fb..08fd6e6db39 100644
--- a/packages/services/src/Domain/Sync/SyncBackoffService.ts
+++ b/packages/services/src/Domain/Sync/SyncBackoffService.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import { AbstractService } from '../Service/AbstractService'
 import { InternalEventHandlerInterface } from '../Internal/InternalEventHandlerInterface'
 import { InternalEventBusInterface } from '../Internal/InternalEventBusInterface'
 import { InternalEventInterface } from '../Internal/InternalEventInterface'
-import { ApplicationEvent } from '../Event/ApplicationEvent'
+import { SyncEvent } from '../Event/SyncEvent'
 
 export class SyncBackoffService
   extends AbstractService
@@ -63,12 +63,18 @@ export class SyncBackoffService
   }
 
   async handleEvent(event: InternalEventInterface): Promise<void> {
-    if (event.type === ApplicationEvent.CompletedIncrementalSync) {
-      for (const payload of (event.payload as Record<string, unknown>)
-        .uploadedPayloads as ServerSyncPushContextualPayload[]) {
-        this.backoffPenalties.delete(payload.uuid)
-        this.backoffStartTimestamps.delete(payload.uuid)
-      }
+    if (
+      event.type !== SyncEvent.PaginatedSyncRequestCompleted ||
+      event.payload === undefined ||
+      (event.payload as Record<string, unknown>).uploadedPayloads === undefined
+    ) {
+      return
+    }
+
+    for (const payload of (event.payload as Record<string, unknown>)
+      .uploadedPayloads as ServerSyncPushContextualPayload[]) {
+      this.backoffPenalties.delete(payload.uuid)
+      this.backoffStartTimestamps.delete(payload.uuid)
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/packages/snjs/lib/Application/Application.ts b/packages/snjs/lib/Application/Application.ts
index 0ac889ec8c9..466d42e0456 100644
--- a/packages/snjs/lib/Application/Application.ts
+++ b/packages/snjs/lib/Application/Application.ts
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ import {
   LoggerInterface,
   canBlockDeinit,
 } from '@standardnotes/utils'
-import { UuidString, ApplicationEventPayload } from '../Types'
+import { UuidString } from '../Types'
 import { applicationEventForSyncEvent } from '@Lib/Application/Event'
 import { BackupServiceInterface, FilesClientInterface } from '@standardnotes/files'
 import { ComputePrivateUsername } from '@standardnotes/encryption'
@@ -273,12 +273,12 @@ export class SNApplication implements ApplicationInterface, AppGroupManagedAppli
       }),
     )
 
-    const syncEventCallback = async (eventName: SyncEvent) => {
+    const syncEventCallback = async (eventName: SyncEvent, data?: unknown) => {
       const appEvent = applicationEventForSyncEvent(eventName)
       if (appEvent) {
         await encryptionService.onSyncEvent(eventName)
 
-        await this.notifyEvent(appEvent)
+        await this.notifyEvent(appEvent, data)
 
         if (appEvent === ApplicationEvent.CompletedFullSync) {
           if (!this.handledFullSyncStage) {
@@ -529,7 +529,7 @@ export class SNApplication implements ApplicationInterface, AppGroupManagedAppli
     return this.addEventObserver(filteredCallback, event)
   }
 
-  private async notifyEvent(event: ApplicationEvent, data?: ApplicationEventPayload) {
+  private async notifyEvent(event: ApplicationEvent, data?: unknown) {
     if (event === ApplicationEvent.Started) {
       this.onStart()
     } else if (event === ApplicationEvent.Launched) {
diff --git a/packages/snjs/lib/Application/Dependencies/DependencyEvents.ts b/packages/snjs/lib/Application/Dependencies/DependencyEvents.ts
index 324695984e8..bc0516839fc 100644
--- a/packages/snjs/lib/Application/Dependencies/DependencyEvents.ts
+++ b/packages/snjs/lib/Application/Dependencies/DependencyEvents.ts
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ export function RegisterApplicationServicesEvents(container: Dependencies, event
   events.addEventHandler(container.get(TYPES.VaultInviteService), ApplicationEvent.Launched)
   events.addEventHandler(container.get(TYPES.VaultInviteService), SyncEvent.ReceivedSharedVaultInvites)
   events.addEventHandler(container.get(TYPES.VaultInviteService), WebSocketsServiceEvent.UserInvitedToSharedVault)
-  events.addEventHandler(container.get(TYPES.SyncBackoffService), ApplicationEvent.CompletedIncrementalSync)
+  events.addEventHandler(container.get(TYPES.SyncBackoffService), SyncEvent.PaginatedSyncRequestCompleted)
 
   if (container.get(TYPES.FilesBackupService)) {
     events.addEventHandler(container.get(TYPES.FilesBackupService), ApplicationEvent.ApplicationStageChanged)
diff --git a/packages/snjs/lib/Services/Sync/SyncService.ts b/packages/snjs/lib/Services/Sync/SyncService.ts
index adfdf6e9432..a83f134c00f 100644
--- a/packages/snjs/lib/Services/Sync/SyncService.ts
+++ b/packages/snjs/lib/Services/Sync/SyncService.ts
@@ -1047,7 +1047,6 @@ export class SyncService
     }
 
     if (response.status === PAYLOAD_TOO_LARGE) {
-      void this.notifyEvent(SyncEvent.PayloadTooLarge)
       this.opStatus?.setIsTooLarge()
     }
 
@@ -1070,6 +1069,10 @@ export class SyncService
       uuidsToBackOff.push(uuidOrError.getValue())
     }
 
+    void this.notifyEvent(SyncEvent.PayloadTooLarge, {
+      uuids: uuidsToBackOff.map((uuid) => uuid.value),
+    })
+
     this.syncBackoffService.backoffItems(uuidsToBackOff)
   }
 
diff --git a/packages/web/src/javascripts/Components/ApplicationView/ApplicationView.tsx b/packages/web/src/javascripts/Components/ApplicationView/ApplicationView.tsx
index 27f18642d54..be7037af389 100644
--- a/packages/web/src/javascripts/Components/ApplicationView/ApplicationView.tsx
+++ b/packages/web/src/javascripts/Components/ApplicationView/ApplicationView.tsx
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ const ApplicationView: FunctionComponent<Props> = ({ application, mainApplicatio
       onAppLaunch()
     }
 
-    const removeAppObserver = application.addEventObserver(async (eventName) => {
+    const removeAppObserver = application.addEventObserver(async (eventName, data) => {
       switch (eventName) {
         case ApplicationEvent.Started:
           onAppStart()
@@ -153,12 +153,19 @@ const ApplicationView: FunctionComponent<Props> = ({ application, mainApplicatio
             message: 'Too many requests. Please try again later.',
           })
           break
-        case ApplicationEvent.SyncPayloadTooLarge:
+        case ApplicationEvent.SyncPayloadTooLarge: {
+          if ('uuids' in (data as Record<string, unknown>) === false) {
+            return
+          }
+          const notes = application.items.findItems((data as Record<string, unknown>).uuids as string[])
+          const noteTitles = notes.map((note) => `"${note.title}"`).join(', ')
+
           addToast({
             type: ToastType.Error,
-            message: 'Unable to sync. The payload of the request is too large.',
+            message: `Unable to sync. The payload of the request is too large for the following notes: ${noteTitles}`,
           })
           break
+        }
       }
     })