diff --git a/src/Api/Vault/Controllers/CiphersController.cs b/src/Api/Vault/Controllers/CiphersController.cs
index cd70d7a6c0..efc9a0eb88 100644
--- a/src/Api/Vault/Controllers/CiphersController.cs
+++ b/src/Api/Vault/Controllers/CiphersController.cs
@@ -1110,6 +1110,33 @@ public class CiphersController : Controller
         });
     }
 
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Returns true if the user is an admin or owner of an organization with unassigned ciphers (i.e. ciphers that
+    /// are not assigned to a collection).
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <returns></returns>
+    [HttpGet("has-unassigned-ciphers")]
+    public async Task<bool> HasUnassignedCiphers()
+    {
+        var orgAbilities = await _applicationCacheService.GetOrganizationAbilitiesAsync();
+
+        var adminOrganizations = _currentContext.Organizations
+            .Where(o => o.Type is OrganizationUserType.Admin or OrganizationUserType.Owner &&
+                        orgAbilities.ContainsKey(o.Id) && orgAbilities[o.Id].FlexibleCollections);
+
+        foreach (var org in adminOrganizations)
+        {
+            var unassignedCiphers = await _cipherRepository.GetManyUnassignedOrganizationDetailsByOrganizationIdAsync(org.Id);
+            // We only care about non-deleted ciphers
+            if (unassignedCiphers.Any(c => c.DeletedDate == null))
+            {
+                return true;
+            }
+        }
+
+        return false;
+    }
+
     private void ValidateAttachment()
     {
         if (!Request?.ContentType.Contains("multipart/") ?? true)
diff --git a/src/Core/Constants.cs b/src/Core/Constants.cs
index 8f5cc0773b..749419644a 100644
--- a/src/Core/Constants.cs
+++ b/src/Core/Constants.cs
@@ -132,6 +132,7 @@ public static class FeatureFlagKeys
     public const string ShowPaymentMethodWarningBanners = "show-payment-method-warning-banners";
     public const string EnableConsolidatedBilling = "enable-consolidated-billing";
     public const string AC1795_UpdatedSubscriptionStatusSection = "AC-1795_updated-subscription-status-section";
+    public const string UnassignedItemsBanner = "unassigned-items-banner";
 
     public static List<string> GetAllKeys()
     {