diff --git a/pkg/capabilities/errors/error.go b/pkg/capabilities/errors/error.go
index 86f4d00b4..ed92a1196 100644
--- a/pkg/capabilities/errors/error.go
+++ b/pkg/capabilities/errors/error.go
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 package errors
 
-import "fmt"
+import (
+	"fmt"
+)
 
 type Origin int
 
@@ -110,6 +112,12 @@ func NewPublicUserError(err error, errorCode ErrorCode) Error {
 	return NewError(err, VisibilityPublic, OriginUser, errorCode)
 }
 
+// NewLimitBreachedError creates a public user error that embeds the provided limit error, indicating that a CRE limit
+// breach has occurred. The error message will include the provided errorMsg as a prefix for additional context.
+func NewLimitBreachedError(errorMsg string, err error) Error {
+	return NewPublicUserError(fmt.Errorf("%s: %w", errorMsg, err), LimitExceeded)
+}
+
 // NewPrivateSystemError indicates that the wrapped error is due to a system-level issue and may contain
 // sensitive information that should only be visible to the node on which it occurred.  The error code will still be
 // visible to other nodes in the network.