diff --git a/src/servers/queue/engine.ts b/src/servers/queue/engine.ts
index 05a004d1..77ef9ecd 100644
--- a/src/servers/queue/engine.ts
+++ b/src/servers/queue/engine.ts
@@ -218,6 +218,7 @@ async function runJob(job: Job) {
   if (final && final.status === 'running') {
     final.status = 'completed';
     final.completedAt = Date.now();
+    final.meta = { ...final.meta, ...sharedMeta };
     await writeJob(final);
     console.log(`[queue] Job ${final.id} completed`);
     if (final.notify !== false) await notifyCompletion(final);
diff --git a/src/servers/queue/handlers/gmail-sync.ts b/src/servers/queue/handlers/gmail-sync.ts
index b58c8955..21d9ae82 100644
--- a/src/servers/queue/handlers/gmail-sync.ts
+++ b/src/servers/queue/handlers/gmail-sync.ts
@@ -268,19 +268,29 @@ const gmailSyncHandler: JobHandler = {
           await readLoop;
 
           if (exitCode !== 0) {
-            console.error(`[gmail-sync] mbsync failed`);
             const isOverquota = stderrBuf.includes('OVERQUOTA');
             const isAuthFail = stderrBuf.includes('AUTHENTICATIONFAILED') || stderrBuf.includes('Invalid credentials');
-            if (isOverquota || isAuthFail) {
-              const emailCount = await countMaildirFiles(maildirPath);
-              ctx.meta.gmailSyncRecoverable = true;
-              ctx.meta.gmailSyncEmailCount = emailCount;
-              ctx.meta.gmailSyncIsAuthFail = isAuthFail;
-            }
-            throw new Error(`mbsync exited with code ${exitCode}: ${stderrBuf.slice(-500)}`);
-          }
 
-          console.log('[gmail-sync] mbsync completed successfully');
+            if (isOverquota) {
+              // Gmail throttled us — don't retry, just import what we have
+              const emailCount = await countMaildirFiles(maildirPath);
+              console.log(`[gmail-sync] Gmail OVERQUOTA — proceeding to import ${emailCount} downloaded emails`);
+              ctx.meta.gmailSyncPartial = true;
+              ctx.meta.gmailSyncEmailCount = emailCount;
+              // Fall through to import step
+            } else {
+              console.error(`[gmail-sync] mbsync failed`);
+              if (isAuthFail) {
+                const emailCount = await countMaildirFiles(maildirPath);
+                ctx.meta.gmailSyncRecoverable = true;
+                ctx.meta.gmailSyncEmailCount = emailCount;
+                ctx.meta.gmailSyncIsAuthFail = true;
+              }
+              throw new Error(`mbsync exited with code ${exitCode}: ${stderrBuf.slice(-500)}`);
+            }
+          } else {
+            console.log('[gmail-sync] mbsync completed successfully');
+          }
         } finally {
           // Always clean up config (contains password)
           await unlink(configPath).catch(() => {});
diff --git a/src/workspaces/emailer/emails/JobCompleted.tsx b/src/workspaces/emailer/emails/JobCompleted.tsx
index 57cc8f83..86c318c6 100644
--- a/src/workspaces/emailer/emails/JobCompleted.tsx
+++ b/src/workspaces/emailer/emails/JobCompleted.tsx
@@ -2,19 +2,39 @@ import Layout from 'emailer/emails/layouts/MainLayout.jsx';
 import { Container, Text } from '@react-email/components';
 
 type JobEmailData = {
-  job: { type: string; completedAt?: number };
+  job: { type: string; completedAt?: number; meta?: { gmailSyncPartial?: boolean; gmailSyncEmailCount?: number } };
 };
 
 const Email = ({ job }: JobEmailData) => {
+  const isPartialGmail = job?.type === 'gmail-sync' && job.meta?.gmailSyncPartial;
+
   return (
     <Layout>
       <Container>
-        <Text className="pt-4 text-2xl">Job Completed</Text>
-        <Text>
-          {job?.type === 'gmail-sync'
-            ? 'Your Google account is now completely synced.'
-            : `Your ${job?.type ?? 'unknown'} job has finished successfully.`}
-        </Text>
+        <Text className="pt-4 text-2xl">{isPartialGmail ? 'Gmail Sync Paused' : 'Job Completed'}</Text>
+        {job?.type === 'gmail-sync' ? (
+          isPartialGmail ? (
+            <>
+              <Text>
+                Gmail throttled the connection after downloading too many emails at once. This is normal for large
+                mailboxes — your emails have been imported successfully.
+              </Text>
+              {job.meta?.gmailSyncEmailCount ? (
+                <Text className="text-sm text-gray-600">
+                  {job.meta.gmailSyncEmailCount.toLocaleString()} emails downloaded so far.
+                </Text>
+              ) : null}
+              <Text className="text-sm text-gray-600">
+                Wait a few hours and run the sync again to continue downloading the rest. It will pick up where it left
+                off.
+              </Text>
+            </>
+          ) : (
+            <Text>Your Google account is now completely synced.</Text>
+          )
+        ) : (
+          <Text>Your {job?.type ?? 'unknown'} job has finished successfully.</Text>
+        )}
       </Container>
     </Layout>
   );