diff --git a/vmware_nsxlib/tests/unit/v3/test_client.py b/vmware_nsxlib/tests/unit/v3/test_client.py
index 05d04d78..a698a65b 100644
--- a/vmware_nsxlib/tests/unit/v3/test_client.py
+++ b/vmware_nsxlib/tests/unit/v3/test_client.py
@@ -314,6 +314,9 @@ class NsxV3RESTClientTestCase(nsxlib_testcase.NsxClientTestCase):
         exc = client.http_error_to_exception(500, 607)
         self.assertEqual(exc, nsxlib_exc.APITransactionAborted)
 
+        exc = client.http_error_to_exception(requests.codes.FORBIDDEN, 505)
+        self.assertEqual(exc, nsxlib_exc.InvalidLicense)
+
 
 class NsxV3JSONClientTestCase(nsxlib_testcase.NsxClientTestCase):
 
diff --git a/vmware_nsxlib/v3/client.py b/vmware_nsxlib/v3/client.py
index 96031aab..f411bf15 100644
--- a/vmware_nsxlib/v3/client.py
+++ b/vmware_nsxlib/v3/client.py
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ def http_error_to_exception(status_code, error_code):
              '607': exceptions.APITransactionAborted},
         requests.codes.FORBIDDEN:
             {'98': exceptions.BadXSRFToken,
-             '403': exceptions.InvalidCredentials},
+             '403': exceptions.InvalidCredentials,
+             '505': exceptions.InvalidLicense},
         requests.codes.TOO_MANY_REQUESTS: exceptions.TooManyRequests,
         requests.codes.SERVICE_UNAVAILABLE: exceptions.ServiceUnavailable}
 
diff --git a/vmware_nsxlib/v3/exceptions.py b/vmware_nsxlib/v3/exceptions.py
index d4401121..30bed5ee 100644
--- a/vmware_nsxlib/v3/exceptions.py
+++ b/vmware_nsxlib/v3/exceptions.py
@@ -155,6 +155,10 @@ class InvalidCredentials(ManagerError):
     message = _("Failed to authenticate with NSX: %(msg)s")
 
 
+class InvalidLicense(ManagerError):
+    message = _("No valid License to configure NSX resources: %(msg)s")
+
+
 class BadJSONWebTokenProviderRequest(NsxLibException):
     message = _("Bad or expired JSON web token request from provider: %(msg)s")