diff --git a/frontend/src/components/Pages/FrontPage/MissionOverview/MissionControlSection.tsx b/frontend/src/components/Pages/FrontPage/MissionOverview/MissionControlSection.tsx
index 384c8370..180de5fe 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/Pages/FrontPage/MissionOverview/MissionControlSection.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/Pages/FrontPage/MissionOverview/MissionControlSection.tsx
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import { MissionHistoryButton } from './MissionHistoryButton'
 import { Robot } from 'models/Robot'
 import { RobotMissionQueueView } from './MissionQueueView'
 import { FrontPageSectionId } from 'models/FrontPageSectionId'
+import { getNoMissionReason } from 'utils/IsRobotReadyToRunMissions'
 
 const MissionControlStyle = styled.div`
     display: flex;
@@ -89,7 +90,11 @@ const MissionControlCard = ({ robot }: { robot: Robot }) => {
         >
             <OngoingMissionControlCardStyle>
                 <RobotCard robot={robot} />
-                {ongoingMission ? <OngoingMissionCard mission={ongoingMission} /> : <OngoingMissionPlaceholderCard />}
+                {ongoingMission ? (
+                    <OngoingMissionCard mission={ongoingMission} />
+                ) : (
+                    <OngoingMissionPlaceholderCard noMissionReason={getNoMissionReason(robot)} />
+                )}
             </OngoingMissionControlCardStyle>
             <RobotMissionQueueView robot={robot} />
         </MissionControlCardStyle>
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/Pages/FrontPage/MissionOverview/OngoingMissionCard.tsx b/frontend/src/components/Pages/FrontPage/MissionOverview/OngoingMissionCard.tsx
index 8ed8efd0..f1cc440f 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/Pages/FrontPage/MissionOverview/OngoingMissionCard.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/Pages/FrontPage/MissionOverview/OngoingMissionCard.tsx
@@ -140,16 +140,20 @@ export const OngoingMissionCard = ({ mission }: MissionProps): JSX.Element => {
     )
 }
 
-export const OngoingMissionPlaceholderCard = (): JSX.Element => {
+export const OngoingMissionPlaceholderCard = ({ noMissionReason }: { noMissionReason?: string }): JSX.Element => {
     const { TranslateText } = useLanguageContext()
 
     return (
         <>
-            <StyledSmallScreenMissionCard style={{ backgroundColor: tokens.colors.ui.background__light.hex }}>
+            <StyledSmallScreenMissionCard
+                style={{ backgroundColor: tokens.colors.ui.background__light.hex, gap: '8px' }}
+            >
                 <Typography variant="h5">{TranslateText('No ongoing missions')}</Typography>
+                {noMissionReason && <Typography variant="body_short">{noMissionReason}</Typography>}
             </StyledSmallScreenMissionCard>
             <StyledLargeScreenMissionCard style={{ backgroundColor: tokens.colors.ui.background__light.hex }}>
                 <Typography variant="h5">{TranslateText('No ongoing missions')}</Typography>
+                {noMissionReason && <Typography variant="body_short">{noMissionReason}</Typography>}
             </StyledLargeScreenMissionCard>
         </>
     )
diff --git a/frontend/src/language/en.json b/frontend/src/language/en.json
index a34ed9be..2d4e9b97 100644
--- a/frontend/src/language/en.json
+++ b/frontend/src/language/en.json
@@ -279,5 +279,11 @@
     "Tag": "Tag",
     "Timestamp": "Timestamp",
     "Last completed inspection": "Last completed inspection",
-    "Inspection report": "Inspection report"
+    "Inspection report": "Inspection report",
+    "Battery is too low to start a mission. Queued missions will start when the battery is over {0}%.": "Battery is too low to start a mission. Queued missions will start when the battery is over {0}%.",
+    "Battery is too low to start a mission.": "Battery is too low to start a mission.",
+    "Pressure is too high to start a mission. Queued missions will start when the pressure is under {0}mBar.": "Pressure is too high to start a mission. Queued missions will start when the pressure is under {0}mBar.",
+    "Pressure is too high to start a mission.": "Pressure is too high to start a mission.",
+    "Pressure is too low to start a mission. Queued missions will start when the pressure is over {0}mBar.": "Pressure is too low to start a mission. Queued missions will start when the pressure is over {0}mBar.",
+    "Pressure is too low to start a mission.": "Pressure is too low to start a mission."
 }
diff --git a/frontend/src/language/no.json b/frontend/src/language/no.json
index 354d5664..c37e90b3 100644
--- a/frontend/src/language/no.json
+++ b/frontend/src/language/no.json
@@ -279,5 +279,11 @@
     "Tag": "Tag",
     "Timestamp": "Tidspunkt",
     "Last completed inspection": "Siste gjennomførte inspeksjon",
-    "Inspection report": "Inspeksjonsrapport"
+    "Inspection report": "Inspeksjonsrapport",
+    "Battery is too low to start a mission. Queued missions will start when the battery is over {0}%.": "Batterinivået er for lavt til å starte oppdrag. Oppdrag i kø vil starte når batterinivået er over {0}%",
+    "Battery is too low to start a mission.": "Batterinivået er for lavt til å starte oppdrag.",
+    "Pressure is too high to start a mission. Queued missions will start when the pressure is under {0}mBar.": "Trykket er for høyt til å starte oppdrag. Oppdrag i kø vil starte når trykket er under {0}mBar.",
+    "Pressure is too high to start a mission.": "Trykket er for høyt til å starte oppdrag.",
+    "Pressure is too low to start a mission. Queued missions will start when the pressure is over {0}mBar.": "Trykket er for lavt til å starte oppdrag. Oppdrag i kø vil starte når trykket er over {0}mBar.",
+    "Pressure is too low to start a mission.": "Trykket er for lavt til å starte oppdrag."
 }
diff --git a/frontend/src/models/RobotModel.ts b/frontend/src/models/RobotModel.ts
index 0e7c9bce..11d9c3a5 100644
--- a/frontend/src/models/RobotModel.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/models/RobotModel.ts
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ export interface RobotModel {
     id: string
     type: RobotType
     batteryWarningThreshold?: number
+    batteryMissionStartThreshold?: number
     upperPressureWarningThreshold?: number
     lowerPressureWarningThreshold?: number
 }
diff --git a/frontend/src/utils/IsRobotReadyToRunMissions.tsx b/frontend/src/utils/IsRobotReadyToRunMissions.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..943e3f92
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/utils/IsRobotReadyToRunMissions.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+import { useLanguageContext } from 'components/Contexts/LanguageContext'
+import { Robot, RobotFlotillaStatus } from 'models/Robot'
+
+export const isBatteryTooLow = (robot: Robot): boolean => {
+    if (robot.batteryLevel === undefined || robot.batteryLevel === null) return false
+
+    if (robot.model.batteryWarningThreshold && robot.batteryLevel < robot.model.batteryWarningThreshold) {
+        return true
+    } else if (
+        robot.model.batteryMissionStartThreshold &&
+        robot.batteryLevel < robot.model.batteryMissionStartThreshold &&
+        robot.flotillaStatus === RobotFlotillaStatus.Recharging
+    ) {
+        return true
+    }
+    return false
+}
+
+export const isRobotPressureTooHigh = (robot: Robot): boolean => {
+    if (robot.model.upperPressureWarningThreshold && robot.pressureLevel) {
+        return robot.pressureLevel > robot.model.upperPressureWarningThreshold
+    }
+    return false
+}
+
+export const isRobotPressureTooLow = (robot: Robot): boolean => {
+    if (robot.model.lowerPressureWarningThreshold && robot.pressureLevel) {
+        return robot.pressureLevel < robot.model.lowerPressureWarningThreshold
+    }
+    return false
+}
+
+export const getNoMissionReason = (robot: Robot): string | undefined => {
+    const { TranslateText } = useLanguageContext()
+
+    if (isBatteryTooLow(robot)) {
+        return robot.model.batteryMissionStartThreshold
+            ? TranslateText(
+                  'Battery is too low to start a mission. Queued missions will start when the battery is over {0}%.',
+                  [robot.model.batteryMissionStartThreshold.toString()]
+              )
+            : TranslateText('Battery is too low to start a mission.')
+    } else if (isRobotPressureTooHigh(robot)) {
+        return robot.model.upperPressureWarningThreshold
+            ? TranslateText(
+                  'Pressure is too high to start a mission. Queued missions will start when the pressure is under {0}mBar.',
+                  [(robot.model.upperPressureWarningThreshold * 1000).toString()]
+              )
+            : TranslateText('Pressure is too high to start a mission.')
+    } else if (isRobotPressureTooLow(robot)) {
+        return robot.model.lowerPressureWarningThreshold
+            ? TranslateText(
+                  'Pressure is too low to start a mission. Queued missions will start when the pressure is over {0}mBar.',
+                  [(robot.model.lowerPressureWarningThreshold * 1000).toString()]
+              )
+            : TranslateText('Pressure is too low to start a mission.')
+    }
+    return undefined
+}