diff --git a/include/language.h b/include/language.h
index de6cdb84d..9a1c9daf5 100644
--- a/include/language.h
+++ b/include/language.h
@@ -137,6 +137,8 @@ namespace Language
 #define BOT_NOT_ASSIGNED             _("You must assign a bot to the channel before using this command.")
 #define BOT_NOT_ON_CHANNEL           _("Bot is not on channel \002%s\002.")
 
+#define CHAN_ACCESS_LIMIT           N_("You can only have %u access entry on a channel.", "You can only have %u access entries on a channel.")
+#define CHAN_ACCESS_LIMIT_DEEP      N_("You can only have %u access entry on a channel, including access entries from other channels.", "You can only have %u access entries on a channel, including access entries from other channels.")
 #define CHAN_ACCESS_LEVEL_RANGE      _("Access level must be between %d and %d inclusive.")
 #define CHAN_EXCEPTED                _("\002%s\002 matches an except on %s and cannot be banned until the except has been removed.")
 #define CHAN_INFO_HEADER             _("Information about channel \002%s\002:")
diff --git a/language/anope.en_US.po b/language/anope.en_US.po
index b7126bf19..eaa71f5fe 100644
--- a/language/anope.en_US.po
+++ b/language/anope.en_US.po
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@ msgid ""
 msgstr ""
 "Project-Id-Version: Anope\n"
 "Report-Msgid-Bugs-To: \n"
-"POT-Creation-Date: 2025-12-14 01:24+0000\n"
-"PO-Revision-Date: 2025-12-14 01:24+0000\n"
+"POT-Creation-Date: 2026-01-19 11:28+0000\n"
+"PO-Revision-Date: 2026-01-19 11:28+0000\n"
 "Last-Translator: Sadie Powell <sadie@witchery.services>\n"
 "Language-Team: English\n"
 "Language: en_US\n"
@@ -6189,10 +6189,6 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "You can not send a single message while you have messages queued."
 msgstr ""
 
-#, c-format
-msgid "You can only have %d access entries on a channel, including access entries from other channels."
-msgstr ""
-
 #, c-format
 msgid "You can only have %d autokick masks on a channel."
 msgstr ""
@@ -6201,6 +6197,18 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "You can only have %d bad words entries on a channel."
 msgstr ""
 
+#, c-format
+msgid "You can only have %u access entry on a channel, including access entries from other channels."
+msgid_plural "You can only have %u access entries on a channel, including access entries from other channels."
+msgstr[0] ""
+msgstr[1] ""
+
+#, c-format
+msgid "You can only have %u access entry on a channel."
+msgid_plural "You can only have %u access entries on a channel."
+msgstr[0] ""
+msgstr[1] ""
+
 #, c-format
 msgid "You can't %s yourself!"
 msgstr ""
diff --git a/modules/chanserv/cs_access.cpp b/modules/chanserv/cs_access.cpp
index 3eff88b2a..8993cbc03 100644
--- a/modules/chanserv/cs_access.cpp
+++ b/modules/chanserv/cs_access.cpp
@@ -247,10 +247,14 @@ private:
 			}
 		}
 
-		unsigned access_max = Config->GetModule("chanserv").Get<unsigned>("accessmax", "1000");
-		if (access_max && ci->GetDeepAccessCount() >= access_max)
+		const auto access_count = ci->GetDeepAccessCount();
+		const auto access_max = Config->GetModule("chanserv").Get<unsigned>("accessmax", "1000");
+		if (access_max && access_count >= access_max)
 		{
-			source.Reply(_("You can only have %d access entries on a channel, including access entries from other channels."), access_max);
+			if (access_count == ci->GetAccessCount())
+				source.Reply(access_max, CHAN_ACCESS_LIMIT, access_max);
+			else
+				source.Reply(access_max, CHAN_ACCESS_LIMIT_DEEP, access_max);
 			return;
 		}
 
diff --git a/modules/chanserv/cs_flags.cpp b/modules/chanserv/cs_flags.cpp
index 69b890109..7b19087df 100644
--- a/modules/chanserv/cs_flags.cpp
+++ b/modules/chanserv/cs_flags.cpp
@@ -190,10 +190,14 @@ class CommandCSFlags final
 			}
 		}
 
-		unsigned access_max = Config->GetModule("chanserv").Get<unsigned>("accessmax", "1000");
-		if (access_max && ci->GetDeepAccessCount() >= access_max)
+		const auto access_count = ci->GetDeepAccessCount();
+		const auto access_max = Config->GetModule("chanserv").Get<unsigned>("accessmax", "1000");
+		if (access_max && access_count >= access_max)
 		{
-			source.Reply(_("You can only have %d access entries on a channel, including access entries from other channels."), access_max);
+			if (access_count == ci->GetAccessCount())
+				source.Reply(access_max, CHAN_ACCESS_LIMIT, access_max);
+			else
+				source.Reply(access_max, CHAN_ACCESS_LIMIT_DEEP, access_max);
 			return;
 		}
 
diff --git a/modules/chanserv/cs_xop.cpp b/modules/chanserv/cs_xop.cpp
index 7cfcb10dc..e785eacac 100644
--- a/modules/chanserv/cs_xop.cpp
+++ b/modules/chanserv/cs_xop.cpp
@@ -223,10 +223,14 @@ private:
 			}
 		}
 
-		unsigned access_max = Config->GetModule("chanserv").Get<unsigned>("accessmax", "1000");
-		if (access_max && ci->GetDeepAccessCount() >= access_max)
+		const auto access_count = ci->GetDeepAccessCount();
+		const auto access_max = Config->GetModule("chanserv").Get<unsigned>("accessmax", "1000");
+		if (access_max && access_count >= access_max)
 		{
-			source.Reply(_("You can only have %d access entries on a channel, including access entries from other channels."), access_max);
+			if (access_count == ci->GetAccessCount())
+				source.Reply(access_max, CHAN_ACCESS_LIMIT, access_max);
+			else
+				source.Reply(access_max, CHAN_ACCESS_LIMIT_DEEP, access_max);
 			return;
 		}