diff --git a/docs/api-documentation.md b/docs/api-documentation.md
index ac032b04..0716b2cb 100644
--- a/docs/api-documentation.md
+++ b/docs/api-documentation.md
@@ -140,3 +140,19 @@ curl "https://forest-explorer.chainsafe.dev/api/claim_token?faucet_info=MainnetF
 ```bash
 ServerError|I'm a teapot - mainnet tokens are not available.
 ```
+
+---
+
+## Faucet Top-Up Requests
+
+If you encounter a server error indicating that faucet is exhausted.
+
+**Example:**
+
+```bash
+ServerError|Faucet is empty, Request top-up
+```
+
+You can request for faucet top-up
+[Here](https://github.com/ChainSafe/forest-explorer/discussions/134). This
+discussion thread is monitored for top-up requests.
diff --git a/src/faucet/server_api.rs b/src/faucet/server_api.rs
index 7c82e0ff..8250b4d1 100644
--- a/src/faucet/server_api.rs
+++ b/src/faucet/server_api.rs
@@ -219,6 +219,7 @@ pub async fn claim_token(
         .map_err(ServerFnError::new)?;
 
     SendWrapper::new(async move {
+        ensure_faucet_has_funds(&rpc, &from, &faucet_info).await?;
         match faucet_info {
             FaucetInfo::MainnetFIL => {
                 set_response_status(StatusCode::IM_A_TEAPOT);
@@ -253,6 +254,25 @@ fn parse_and_validate_address(
     }
 }
 
+#[cfg(feature = "ssr")]
+async fn ensure_faucet_has_funds(
+    rpc: &crate::utils::rpc_context::Provider,
+    from: &Address,
+    faucet_info: &FaucetInfo,
+) -> Result<(), ServerFnError> {
+    let faucet_balance = rpc
+        .wallet_balance(*from, &faucet_info.token_type())
+        .await
+        .map_err(ServerFnError::new)?;
+    let max_gas_estimate = faucet_info.max_gas_limit() * faucet_info.max_gas_fee_cap();
+    if faucet_balance < (faucet_info.drip_amount() + max_gas_estimate) {
+        return Err(ServerFnError::ServerError(
+            "Faucet is empty, Request top-up".to_string(),
+        ));
+    }
+    Ok(())
+}
+
 #[cfg(feature = "ssr")]
 async fn handle_native_claim(
     faucet_info: FaucetInfo,