diff --git a/cmd/cmd.go b/cmd/cmd.go
index e8cfa134..3b41c71e 100644
--- a/cmd/cmd.go
+++ b/cmd/cmd.go
@@ -540,6 +540,25 @@ func PushHandler(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
+	n := model.ParseName(args[0])
+	if strings.HasSuffix(n.Host, ".ollama.ai") || strings.HasSuffix(n.Host, ".ollama.com") {
+		_, err := client.Whoami(cmd.Context())
+		if err != nil {
+			var aErr api.AuthorizationError
+			if errors.As(err, &aErr) && aErr.StatusCode == http.StatusUnauthorized {
+				fmt.Println("You need to be signed in to push models to ollama.com.")
+				fmt.Println()
+
+				if aErr.SigninURL != "" {
+					fmt.Printf(ConnectInstructions, aErr.SigninURL)
+				}
+				return nil
+			}
+
+			return err
+		}
+	}
+
 	p := progress.NewProgress(os.Stderr)
 	defer p.Stop()
 
@@ -576,7 +595,6 @@ func PushHandler(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 
 	request := api.PushRequest{Name: args[0], Insecure: insecure}
 
-	n := model.ParseName(args[0])
 	if err := client.Push(cmd.Context(), &request, fn); err != nil {
 		if spinner != nil {
 			spinner.Stop()
diff --git a/cmd/cmd_test.go b/cmd/cmd_test.go
index 24d28705..fb3b039e 100644
--- a/cmd/cmd_test.go
+++ b/cmd/cmd_test.go
@@ -491,9 +491,35 @@ func TestPushHandler(t *testing.T) {
 						w.(http.Flusher).Flush()
 					}
 				},
+				"/api/me": func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+					if r.Method != http.MethodPost {
+						t.Errorf("expected POST request, got %s", r.Method)
+					}
+				},
 			},
 			expectedOutput: "\nYou can find your model at:\n\n\thttps://ollama.com/test-model\n",
 		},
+		{
+			name:      "not signed in push",
+			modelName: "notsignedin-model",
+			serverResponse: map[string]func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request){
+				"/api/me": func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+					if r.Method != http.MethodPost {
+						t.Errorf("expected POST request, got %s", r.Method)
+					}
+					w.Header().Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
+					w.WriteHeader(http.StatusUnauthorized)
+					err := json.NewEncoder(w).Encode(map[string]string{
+						"error":      "unauthorized",
+						"signin_url": "https://somethingsomething",
+					})
+					if err != nil {
+						t.Fatal(err)
+					}
+				},
+			},
+			expectedOutput: "You need to be signed in to push",
+		},
 		{
 			name:      "unauthorized push",
 			modelName: "unauthorized-model",
@@ -508,6 +534,11 @@ func TestPushHandler(t *testing.T) {
 						t.Fatal(err)
 					}
 				},
+				"/api/me": func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+					if r.Method != http.MethodPost {
+						t.Errorf("expected POST request, got %s", r.Method)
+					}
+				},
 			},
 			expectedError: "you are not authorized to push to this namespace, create the model under a namespace you own",
 		},
@@ -564,7 +595,7 @@ func TestPushHandler(t *testing.T) {
 					t.Errorf("expected no error, got %v", err)
 				}
 				if tt.expectedOutput != "" {
-					if got := string(stdout); got != tt.expectedOutput {
+					if got := string(stdout); !strings.Contains(got, tt.expectedOutput) {
 						t.Errorf("expected output %q, got %q", tt.expectedOutput, got)
 					}
 				}