diff --git a/backend/routers/portal.py b/backend/routers/portal.py
index 6f86108..412a7f5 100644
--- a/backend/routers/portal.py
+++ b/backend/routers/portal.py
@@ -242,6 +242,34 @@ async def portal_location_events(location_id: str, limit: int = 20,
     return {"status": "ok", "events": events, "active": sum(1 for e in events if e.get("status") == "active")}
 
 
+# Whitelist of alert-rule fields shown to a client (the active limits, no cooldown/
+# hysteresis internals).
+_PORTAL_RULE_FIELDS = ("name", "metric", "comparison", "threshold_db", "duration_s",
+                       "schedule_start", "schedule_end", "schedule_days")
+
+
+@router.get("/api/location/{location_id}/thresholds")
+async def portal_location_thresholds(location_id: str,
+                                     client: Client = Depends(get_current_client),
+                                     db: Session = Depends(get_db)):
+    """The active alert limits for a location the client owns (enabled rules only),
+    so the client can see what they're being alerted on. Read-only, scrubbed."""
+    resolve_client_location(client, location_id, db)
+    unit_id = active_unit_for_location(location_id, db)
+    if not unit_id:
+        return {"status": "ok", "rules": []}
+    try:
+        async with httpx.AsyncClient(timeout=5.0) as hc:
+            r = await hc.get(f"{SLMM_BASE_URL}/api/nl43/{unit_id}/alerts/rules")
+    except Exception:
+        return {"status": "ok", "rules": []}
+    if r.status_code != 200:
+        return {"status": "ok", "rules": []}
+    raw = (r.json() or {}).get("rules", [])
+    rules = [{k: x.get(k) for k in _PORTAL_RULE_FIELDS} for x in raw if x.get("enabled")]
+    return {"status": "ok", "rules": rules}
+
+
 # -- live stream (fan-out feed, scoped + scrubbed) ---------------------------
 
 def _scrub_frame(raw: str) -> str:
diff --git a/templates/portal/location.html b/templates/portal/location.html
index 88a4f1f..97d5e8b 100644
--- a/templates/portal/location.html
+++ b/templates/portal/location.html
@@ -69,8 +69,14 @@
     </div>
 </div>
 
+<!-- Alert limits (what this location is alerted on) -->
+<div id="p-limits-section" class="reveal mt-7 hidden" style="animation-delay:180ms">
+    <div class="text-[10px] uppercase tracking-[0.22em] text-[var(--text-dim)] font-mono mb-3">Alert limits</div>
+    <div id="p-thresholds" class="space-y-2"></div>
+</div>
+
 <!-- Alert history -->
-<div class="reveal mt-7" style="animation-delay:180ms">
+<div class="reveal mt-7" style="animation-delay:220ms">
     <div class="text-[10px] uppercase tracking-[0.22em] text-[var(--text-dim)] font-mono mb-3">Alert history</div>
     <div id="p-events" class="space-y-2"></div>
 </div>
@@ -260,6 +266,35 @@ window.addEventListener('beforeunload', closeStream);
 const EV_METRIC = { leq: 'Leq', lp: 'Lp', lmax: 'Lmax', lpeak: 'Lpeak', ln1: 'L1', ln2: 'L10' };
 function fmtAlertTime(iso) { return iso ? new Date(iso.endsWith('Z') ? iso : iso + 'Z').toLocaleString() : ''; }
 
+// ---- alert limits (the active thresholds, read-only) ---------------------
+function fmtThreshold(r) {
+    const m = EV_METRIC[r.metric] || r.metric;
+    const cmp = r.comparison === 'below' ? 'below' : 'above';
+    let s = `${m} ${cmp} ${r.threshold_db} dB`;
+    if (r.duration_s) s += ` for ${r.duration_s}s`;
+    if (r.schedule_start && r.schedule_end) s += ` · ${r.schedule_start}–${r.schedule_end}`;
+    return s;
+}
+async function loadThresholds() {
+    const sec = document.getElementById('p-limits-section');
+    try {
+        const j = await (await fetch(`/portal/api/location/${encodeURIComponent(LOC_ID)}/thresholds`)).json();
+        const rules = j.rules || [];
+        if (!rules.length) { sec.classList.add('hidden'); return; }
+        const list = document.getElementById('p-thresholds');
+        list.innerHTML = '';
+        for (const r of rules) {
+            const row = document.createElement('div');
+            row.className = 'panel px-3.5 py-2.5 text-sm flex items-center gap-2.5';
+            row.innerHTML = `<span class="w-1.5 h-1.5 rounded-full bg-seismo-orange shrink-0"></span>
+                <span class="text-[var(--text)]">${r.name || 'Alert'}</span>
+                <span class="text-[var(--text-dim)] font-mono text-xs">${fmtThreshold(r)}</span>`;
+            list.appendChild(row);
+        }
+        sec.classList.remove('hidden');
+    } catch (e) { sec.classList.add('hidden'); }
+}
+
 async function loadEvents() {
     try {
         const j = await (await fetch(`/portal/api/location/${encodeURIComponent(LOC_ID)}/events?limit=20`)).json();
@@ -293,6 +328,7 @@ prefill();      // instant first paint from cache
 backfill();     // seed the chart trail
 openStream();   // then upgrade to the live feed
 loadEvents();
+loadThresholds();
 setInterval(loadEvents, 20000);
 </script>
 {% endif %}