diff --git a/public/locales/en.json b/public/locales/en.json
index f6fd2513..ad122a5c 100644
--- a/public/locales/en.json
+++ b/public/locales/en.json
@@ -507,5 +507,14 @@
     "addMembersButton0": "Add members",
     "addMembersButton1": "Add member",
     "addMembersButtonN": "Add {{count}} members"
+  },
+  "mcp": {
+    "authorization": {
+      "accessDenied": {
+        "title": "Access Denied",
+        "details": "You are not authorized to see this Managed Control Plane."
+      },
+      "backToWorkspaces": "Back to Workspaces"
+    }
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/components/ControlPlanes/ControlPlaneCard/ControlPlaneCard.tsx b/src/components/ControlPlanes/ControlPlaneCard/ControlPlaneCard.tsx
index 0a9e11e0..98a9bffe 100644
--- a/src/components/ControlPlanes/ControlPlaneCard/ControlPlaneCard.tsx
+++ b/src/components/ControlPlanes/ControlPlaneCard/ControlPlaneCard.tsx
@@ -100,20 +100,21 @@ export const ControlPlaneCard = ({
                   resourceName={controlPlane.metadata.name}
                   resourceType={'managedcontrolplanes'}
                 />
-                {showWarningBecauseOfDisabledSystemIdentityProvider && (
-                  <Infobox size="sm" variant="warning">
+                {showWarningBecauseOfDisabledSystemIdentityProvider ? (
+                  <Infobox size="sm" variant="warning" noMargin>
                     {t('ConnectButton.unsupportedIdP')}
                   </Infobox>
+                ) : (
+                  <ConnectButton
+                    disabled={!isConnectButtonEnabled}
+                    controlPlaneName={name}
+                    projectName={projectName}
+                    workspaceName={workspace.metadata.name ?? ''}
+                    namespace={controlPlane.status?.access?.namespace ?? ''}
+                    secretName={controlPlane.status?.access?.name ?? ''}
+                    secretKey={controlPlane.status?.access?.key ?? ''}
+                  />
                 )}
-                <ConnectButton
-                  disabled={!isConnectButtonEnabled}
-                  controlPlaneName={name}
-                  projectName={projectName}
-                  workspaceName={workspace.metadata.name ?? ''}
-                  namespace={controlPlane.status?.access?.namespace ?? ''}
-                  secretName={controlPlane.status?.access?.name ?? ''}
-                  secretKey={controlPlane.status?.access?.key ?? ''}
-                />
               </FlexBox>
             </FlexBox>
           </FlexBox>
diff --git a/src/components/Ui/Center/Center.module.css b/src/components/Ui/Center/Center.module.css
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..fcb286fa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/Ui/Center/Center.module.css
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+.wrapper {
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  justify-content: center;
+  flex-direction: column;
+  width: 100%;
+  height: 100%;
+}
+
+.textAlignCenter {
+  text-align: center;
+}
diff --git a/src/components/Ui/Center/Center.tsx b/src/components/Ui/Center/Center.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..46fd8e01
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/Ui/Center/Center.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+import type { PropsWithChildren, ReactNode, CSSProperties } from 'react';
+import cx from 'clsx';
+import styles from './Center.module.css';
+
+export type CenterProps = PropsWithChildren<{
+  className?: string;
+  style?: CSSProperties;
+  textAlignCenter?: boolean;
+}>;
+
+export const Center = ({ children, className, style, textAlignCenter = true }: CenterProps): ReactNode => {
+  const classes = cx(styles.wrapper, { [styles.textAlignCenter]: textAlignCenter }, className);
+
+  return (
+    <div className={classes} style={style}>
+      {children}
+    </div>
+  );
+};
diff --git a/src/components/Ui/Infobox/Infobox.module.css b/src/components/Ui/Infobox/Infobox.module.css
index 6d1b8a0d..5f5312b5 100644
--- a/src/components/Ui/Infobox/Infobox.module.css
+++ b/src/components/Ui/Infobox/Infobox.module.css
@@ -17,6 +17,11 @@
   margin-right: 1rem;
 }
 
+.icon-sm {
+  width: 1.25rem;
+  height: 1.25rem;
+}
+
 .content {
   flex-grow: 1;
   padding-right: 0.5rem;
@@ -29,8 +34,9 @@
 }
 
 .size-sm {
-  padding: 0.75rem 1rem;
-  font-size: 0.875rem;
+  padding: 0.5rem 0.875rem;
+  font-size: 0.75rem;
+  border-radius: 0.5rem;
 }
 
 .size-md {
@@ -67,3 +73,7 @@
   color: var(--sapBackgroundColor);
   line-height: 1.2rem;
 }
+
+.no-margin {
+  margin-bottom: 0;
+}
diff --git a/src/components/Ui/Infobox/Infobox.tsx b/src/components/Ui/Infobox/Infobox.tsx
index e0eb4e3f..743e7bf7 100644
--- a/src/components/Ui/Infobox/Infobox.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Ui/Infobox/Infobox.tsx
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ interface LabelProps {
   fullWidth?: boolean;
   className?: string;
   icon?: string;
+  noMargin?: boolean;
 }
 
 const variantIcons = {
@@ -29,6 +30,7 @@ export const Infobox: React.FC<LabelProps> = ({
   fullWidth = false,
   className,
   icon,
+  noMargin = false,
 }) => {
   const infoboxClasses = cx(
     styles.infobox,
@@ -41,6 +43,7 @@ export const Infobox: React.FC<LabelProps> = ({
       [styles['variant-warning']]: variant === 'warning',
       [styles['variant-danger']]: variant === 'danger',
       [styles['full-width']]: fullWidth,
+      [styles['no-margin']]: noMargin,
     },
     className,
   );
@@ -49,7 +52,7 @@ export const Infobox: React.FC<LabelProps> = ({
 
   return (
     <div className={infoboxClasses} id={id}>
-      {iconName && <Icon name={iconName} className={styles.icon} />}
+      {iconName && <Icon name={iconName} className={cx(styles.icon, { [styles['icon-sm']]: size === 'sm' })} />}
       <div className={styles.content}>{children}</div>
     </div>
   );
diff --git a/src/components/Ui/NotFoundBanner/NotFoundBanner.module.css b/src/components/Ui/NotFoundBanner/NotFoundBanner.module.css
index f017a659..0fbd6379 100644
--- a/src/components/Ui/NotFoundBanner/NotFoundBanner.module.css
+++ b/src/components/Ui/NotFoundBanner/NotFoundBanner.module.css
@@ -6,4 +6,4 @@
 .button {
   margin-inline: auto;
   margin-block: 2rem;
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/src/components/Ui/NotFoundBanner/NotFoundBanner.tsx b/src/components/Ui/NotFoundBanner/NotFoundBanner.tsx
index 8e2e7741..4eff5a38 100644
--- a/src/components/Ui/NotFoundBanner/NotFoundBanner.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Ui/NotFoundBanner/NotFoundBanner.tsx
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import { Trans, useTranslation } from 'react-i18next';
 import styles from './NotFoundBanner.module.css';
 import { Button } from '@ui5/webcomponents-react';
 import { useNavigate } from 'react-router-dom';
+import { Center } from '../Center/Center.tsx';
 
 export interface NotFoundBannerProps {
   entityType: string;
@@ -14,19 +15,21 @@ export function NotFoundBanner({ entityType }: NotFoundBannerProps) {
   const navigate = useNavigate();
 
   return (
-    <IllustratedBanner
-      illustrationName={IllustrationMessageType.PageNotFound}
-      title={t('NotFoundBanner.titleMessage', { entityType })}
-      subtitle={
-        <div className={styles.subtitleContainer}>
-          <span>
-            <Trans i18nKey="NotFoundBanner.subtitleMessage" values={{ entityType }} />
-          </span>
-          <Button className={styles.button} onClick={() => navigate('/')}>
-            {t('NotFoundBanner.navigateHome')}
-          </Button>
-        </div>
-      }
-    />
+    <Center>
+      <IllustratedBanner
+        illustrationName={IllustrationMessageType.PageNotFound}
+        title={t('NotFoundBanner.titleMessage', { entityType })}
+        subtitle={
+          <div className={styles.subtitleContainer}>
+            <span>
+              <Trans i18nKey="NotFoundBanner.subtitleMessage" values={{ entityType }} />
+            </span>
+            <Button className={styles.button} onClick={() => navigate('/')}>
+              {t('NotFoundBanner.navigateHome')}
+            </Button>
+          </div>
+        }
+      />
+    </Center>
   );
 }
diff --git a/src/lib/api/types/crossplane/CRDList.ts b/src/lib/api/types/crossplane/CRDList.ts
index 9cbd3259..5a7d9510 100644
--- a/src/lib/api/types/crossplane/CRDList.ts
+++ b/src/lib/api/types/crossplane/CRDList.ts
@@ -40,3 +40,8 @@ export type CRDResponse = {
 export const CRDRequest: Resource<CRDResponse> = {
   path: '/apis/apiextensions.k8s.io/v1/customresourcedefinitions',
 };
+
+export const CRDRequestAuthCheck: Resource<CRDResponse> = {
+  path: '/apis/apiextensions.k8s.io/v1/customresourcedefinitions',
+  jq: '{kind: .kind}',
+};
diff --git a/src/lib/shared/McpContext.tsx b/src/lib/shared/McpContext.tsx
index 8c46a06d..267b6ee1 100644
--- a/src/lib/shared/McpContext.tsx
+++ b/src/lib/shared/McpContext.tsx
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ interface Mcp {
   project: string;
   workspace: string;
   name: string;
-
   secretNamespace?: string;
   secretName?: string;
   secretKey?: string;
diff --git a/src/spaces/mcp/authorization/ManagedControlPlaneAuthorization.tsx b/src/spaces/mcp/authorization/ManagedControlPlaneAuthorization.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f4f5359f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/spaces/mcp/authorization/ManagedControlPlaneAuthorization.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+import { ReactNode } from 'react';
+import { useTranslation } from 'react-i18next';
+
+import IllustratedError from '../../../components/Shared/IllustratedError.tsx';
+import { BusyIndicator, Button } from '@ui5/webcomponents-react';
+import { ControlPlaneType } from '../../../lib/api/types/crate/controlPlanes.ts';
+import { generatePath, useNavigate, useParams } from 'react-router-dom';
+import { Routes } from '../../../Routes.ts';
+
+import { Center } from '../../../components/Ui/Center/Center.tsx';
+import { CRDRequestAuthCheck } from '../../../lib/api/types/crossplane/CRDList.ts';
+import { useApiResource } from '../../../lib/api/useApiResource.ts';
+
+export interface ManagedControlPlaneAuthorizationProps {
+  mcp: ControlPlaneType;
+  children: ReactNode;
+}
+export const ManagedControlPlaneAuthorization = ({ children }: ManagedControlPlaneAuthorizationProps) => {
+  const { t } = useTranslation();
+  const navigate = useNavigate();
+  const { projectName, workspaceName } = useParams();
+  const onBack = () => {
+    if (workspaceName) {
+      navigate(
+        generatePath(Routes.Project, {
+          projectName: projectName ?? '',
+        }),
+      );
+    }
+  };
+
+  // Check if user has access to CRDs in the MCP's cluster
+  const { error, isLoading } = useApiResource(CRDRequestAuthCheck);
+  if (isLoading) {
+    return (
+      <Center>
+        <BusyIndicator active />
+      </Center>
+    );
+  }
+  const isUserNotAuthorized = error?.status === 403 || error?.status === 401;
+  if (isUserNotAuthorized)
+    return (
+      <Center>
+        <IllustratedError
+          title={t('mcp.authorization.accessDenied.title')}
+          details={t('mcp.authorization.accessDenied.details')}
+        />
+        <Button design={'Default'} icon={'navigation-left-arrow'} onClick={onBack}>
+          {t('mcp.authorization.backToWorkspaces')}
+        </Button>
+      </Center>
+    );
+
+  return <>{children}</>;
+};
diff --git a/src/spaces/mcp/pages/McpPage.tsx b/src/spaces/mcp/pages/McpPage.tsx
index b33e3bde..dcfef20b 100644
--- a/src/spaces/mcp/pages/McpPage.tsx
+++ b/src/spaces/mcp/pages/McpPage.tsx
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ import { GitRepositories } from '../../../components/ControlPlane/GitRepositorie
 import { Kustomizations } from '../../../components/ControlPlane/Kustomizations.tsx';
 import { McpHeader } from '../components/McpHeader/McpHeader.tsx';
 import { ComponentsDashboard } from '../components/ComponentsDashboard/ComponentsDashboard.tsx';
+import { ManagedControlPlaneAuthorization } from '../authorization/ManagedControlPlaneAuthorization.tsx';
+import { Center } from '../../../components/Ui/Center/Center.tsx';
 
 export type McpPageSectionId = 'overview' | 'crossplane' | 'flux' | 'landscapers';
 
@@ -52,11 +54,13 @@ export default function McpPage() {
     undefined | WizardStepType
   >(undefined);
   const [selectedSectionId, setSelectedSectionId] = useState<McpPageSectionId | undefined>('overview');
+
   const {
     data: mcp,
     error,
     isLoading,
   } = useApiResource(ControlPlaneResource(projectName, workspaceName, controlPlaneName));
+
   const displayName =
     mcp?.metadata?.annotations && typeof mcp.metadata.annotations === 'object'
       ? (mcp.metadata.annotations as Record<string, string | undefined>)[DISPLAY_NAME_ANNOTATION]
@@ -69,8 +73,13 @@ export default function McpPage() {
     setIsEditManagedControlPlaneWizardOpen(false);
     setEditManagedControlPlaneWizardSection(undefined);
   };
+
   if (isLoading) {
-    return <BusyIndicator active />;
+    return (
+      <Center>
+        <BusyIndicator active />
+      </Center>
+    );
   }
 
   if (!projectName || !workspaceName || !controlPlaneName || isNotFoundError(error)) {
@@ -84,7 +93,6 @@ export default function McpPage() {
   const isComponentInstalledCrossplane = !!mcp.spec?.components.crossplane;
   const isComponentInstalledFlux = !!mcp.spec?.components.flux;
   const isComponentInstalledLandscaper = !!mcp.spec?.components.landscaper;
-
   return (
     <McpContextProvider
       context={{
@@ -95,114 +103,128 @@ export default function McpPage() {
     >
       <AuthProviderMcp>
         <WithinManagedControlPlane>
-          <ObjectPage
-            mode="IconTabBar"
-            titleArea={
-              <ObjectPageTitle
-                header={displayName ?? controlPlaneName}
-                subHeader={t('Entities.ManagedControlPlane')}
-                breadcrumbs={<BreadcrumbFeedbackHeader />}
-                //TODO: actionBar should use Toolbar and ToolbarButton for consistent design
-                actionsBar={
-                  <div className={styles.actionsBar}>
-                    <MCPHealthPopoverButton
-                      mcpStatus={mcp?.status}
-                      projectName={projectName}
-                      workspaceName={workspaceName ?? ''}
-                      mcpName={controlPlaneName}
-                    />
-                    <YamlViewButton
-                      variant="loader"
-                      workspaceName={mcp?.status?.access?.namespace}
-                      resourceType={'managedcontrolplanes'}
-                      resourceName={controlPlaneName}
-                    />
-                    <CopyKubeconfigButton />
-                    <ControlPlanePageMenu
-                      setIsEditManagedControlPlaneWizardOpen={setIsEditManagedControlPlaneWizardOpen}
-                    />
-                    <EditManagedControlPlaneWizardDataLoader
-                      isOpen={isEditManagedControlPlaneWizardOpen}
-                      setIsOpen={handleEditManagedControlPlaneWizardClose}
-                      workspaceName={mcp?.status?.access?.namespace}
-                      resourceName={controlPlaneName}
-                      initialSection={editManagedControlPlaneWizardSection}
-                    />
-                  </div>
-                }
-              />
-            }
-            selectedSectionId={selectedSectionId}
-            headerArea={
-              <ObjectPageHeader>
-                <McpHeader mcp={mcp} />
-              </ObjectPageHeader>
-            }
-            onSelectedSectionChange={() => setSelectedSectionId(undefined)}
-          >
-            <ObjectPageSection id="overview" titleText={t('McpPage.overviewTitle')}>
-              <ObjectPageSubSection id="dashboard" titleText={t('McpPage.dashboardTitle')} className={styles.section}>
-                <ComponentsDashboard
-                  components={mcp.spec?.components}
-                  onInstallButtonClick={onEditComponents}
-                  onNavigateToMcpSection={(sectionId) => setSelectedSectionId(sectionId)}
+          <ManagedControlPlaneAuthorization mcp={mcp}>
+            <ObjectPage
+              mode="IconTabBar"
+              titleArea={
+                <ObjectPageTitle
+                  header={displayName ?? controlPlaneName}
+                  subHeader={t('Entities.ManagedControlPlane')}
+                  breadcrumbs={<BreadcrumbFeedbackHeader />}
+                  //TODO: actionBar should use Toolbar and ToolbarButton for consistent design
+                  actionsBar={
+                    <div className={styles.actionsBar}>
+                      <MCPHealthPopoverButton
+                        mcpStatus={mcp?.status}
+                        projectName={projectName}
+                        workspaceName={workspaceName ?? ''}
+                        mcpName={controlPlaneName}
+                      />
+                      <YamlViewButton
+                        variant="loader"
+                        workspaceName={mcp?.status?.access?.namespace}
+                        resourceType={'managedcontrolplanes'}
+                        resourceName={controlPlaneName}
+                      />
+                      <CopyKubeconfigButton />
+                      <ControlPlanePageMenu
+                        setIsEditManagedControlPlaneWizardOpen={setIsEditManagedControlPlaneWizardOpen}
+                      />
+                      <EditManagedControlPlaneWizardDataLoader
+                        isOpen={isEditManagedControlPlaneWizardOpen}
+                        setIsOpen={handleEditManagedControlPlaneWizardClose}
+                        workspaceName={mcp?.status?.access?.namespace}
+                        resourceName={controlPlaneName}
+                        initialSection={editManagedControlPlaneWizardSection}
+                      />
+                    </div>
+                  }
                 />
-              </ObjectPageSubSection>
-              <ObjectPageSubSection id="graph" titleText={t('McpPage.graphTitle')} className={styles.section}>
-                <Graph />
-              </ObjectPageSubSection>
-              <ObjectPageSubSection id="components" titleText={t('McpPage.componentsTitle')} className={styles.section}>
-                <ComponentList mcp={mcp} onEditClick={onEditComponents} />
-              </ObjectPageSubSection>
-            </ObjectPageSection>
-
-            {isComponentInstalledCrossplane && (
-              <ObjectPageSection id="crossplane" titleText={t('McpPage.crossplaneTitle')}>
-                <ObjectPageSubSection id="providers" titleText={t('McpPage.providersTitle')} className={styles.section}>
-                  <Providers />
+              }
+              selectedSectionId={selectedSectionId}
+              headerArea={
+                <ObjectPageHeader>
+                  <McpHeader mcp={mcp} />
+                </ObjectPageHeader>
+              }
+              onSelectedSectionChange={() => setSelectedSectionId(undefined)}
+            >
+              <ObjectPageSection id="overview" titleText={t('McpPage.overviewTitle')}>
+                <ObjectPageSubSection id="dashboard" titleText={t('McpPage.dashboardTitle')} className={styles.section}>
+                  <ComponentsDashboard
+                    components={mcp.spec?.components}
+                    onInstallButtonClick={onEditComponents}
+                    onNavigateToMcpSection={(sectionId) => setSelectedSectionId(sectionId)}
+                  />
                 </ObjectPageSubSection>
-                <ObjectPageSubSection
-                  id="provider-configs"
-                  titleText={t('McpPage.providerConfigsTitle')}
-                  className={styles.section}
-                >
-                  <ProvidersConfig />
+                <ObjectPageSubSection id="graph" titleText={t('McpPage.graphTitle')} className={styles.section}>
+                  <Graph />
                 </ObjectPageSubSection>
                 <ObjectPageSubSection
-                  id="managed-resources"
-                  titleText={t('McpPage.managedResourcesTitle')}
+                  id="components"
+                  titleText={t('McpPage.componentsTitle')}
                   className={styles.section}
                 >
-                  <ManagedResources />
+                  <ComponentList mcp={mcp} onEditClick={onEditComponents} />
                 </ObjectPageSubSection>
               </ObjectPageSection>
-            )}
 
-            {isComponentInstalledFlux && (
-              <ObjectPageSection id="flux" titleText={t('McpPage.fluxTitle')}>
-                <ObjectPageSubSection
-                  id="git-repositories"
-                  titleText={t('McpPage.gitRepositoriesTitle')}
-                  className={styles.section}
-                >
-                  <GitRepositories />
-                </ObjectPageSubSection>
-                <ObjectPageSubSection
-                  id="kustomizations"
-                  titleText={t('McpPage.kustomizationsTitle')}
+              {isComponentInstalledCrossplane && (
+                <ObjectPageSection id="crossplane" titleText={t('McpPage.crossplaneTitle')}>
+                  <ObjectPageSubSection
+                    id="providers"
+                    titleText={t('McpPage.providersTitle')}
+                    className={styles.section}
+                  >
+                    <Providers />
+                  </ObjectPageSubSection>
+                  <ObjectPageSubSection
+                    id="provider-configs"
+                    titleText={t('McpPage.providerConfigsTitle')}
+                    className={styles.section}
+                  >
+                    <ProvidersConfig />
+                  </ObjectPageSubSection>
+                  <ObjectPageSubSection
+                    id="managed-resources"
+                    titleText={t('McpPage.managedResourcesTitle')}
+                    className={styles.section}
+                  >
+                    <ManagedResources />
+                  </ObjectPageSubSection>
+                </ObjectPageSection>
+              )}
+
+              {isComponentInstalledFlux && (
+                <ObjectPageSection id="flux" titleText={t('McpPage.fluxTitle')}>
+                  <ObjectPageSubSection
+                    id="git-repositories"
+                    titleText={t('McpPage.gitRepositoriesTitle')}
+                    className={styles.section}
+                  >
+                    <GitRepositories />
+                  </ObjectPageSubSection>
+                  <ObjectPageSubSection
+                    id="kustomizations"
+                    titleText={t('McpPage.kustomizationsTitle')}
+                    className={styles.section}
+                  >
+                    <Kustomizations />
+                  </ObjectPageSubSection>
+                </ObjectPageSection>
+              )}
+
+              {isComponentInstalledLandscaper && (
+                <ObjectPageSection
+                  id="landscapers"
+                  titleText={t('McpPage.landscapersTitle')}
                   className={styles.section}
                 >
-                  <Kustomizations />
-                </ObjectPageSubSection>
-              </ObjectPageSection>
-            )}
-
-            {isComponentInstalledLandscaper && (
-              <ObjectPageSection id="landscapers" titleText={t('McpPage.landscapersTitle')} className={styles.section}>
-                <Landscapers />
-              </ObjectPageSection>
-            )}
-          </ObjectPage>
+                  <Landscapers />
+                </ObjectPageSection>
+              )}
+            </ObjectPage>
+          </ManagedControlPlaneAuthorization>
         </WithinManagedControlPlane>
       </AuthProviderMcp>
     </McpContextProvider>