diff --git a/crates/bevy_text/src/error.rs b/crates/bevy_text/src/error.rs
index bf45a1129ed9c..40fe1bca11ab7 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_text/src/error.rs
+++ b/crates/bevy_text/src/error.rs
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ pub enum TextError {
     NoSuchFont,
     #[error("failed to add glyph to newly-created atlas {0:?}")]
     FailedToAddGlyph(GlyphId),
+    // TODO this is not used. Remove it.
     #[error("exceeded {0:?} available TextAltases for font. This can be caused by using an excessive number of font sizes or ui scaling. If you are changing font sizes or ui scaling dynamically consider using Transform::scale to modify the size. If you need more font sizes modify TextSettings.max_font_atlases." )]
     ExceedMaxTextAtlases(usize),
 }
diff --git a/crates/bevy_text/src/font_atlas_set.rs b/crates/bevy_text/src/font_atlas_set.rs
index 2649e37243391..9468a5405fcfb 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_text/src/font_atlas_set.rs
+++ b/crates/bevy_text/src/font_atlas_set.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-use crate::{error::TextError, Font, FontAtlas, TextSettings};
+use crate::{error::TextError, Font, FontAtlas};
 use ab_glyph::{GlyphId, OutlinedGlyph, Point};
 use bevy_asset::{Assets, Handle};
 use bevy_math::Vec2;
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ type FontSizeKey = FloatOrd;
 #[uuid = "73ba778b-b6b5-4f45-982d-d21b6b86ace2"]
 pub struct FontAtlasSet {
     font_atlases: HashMap<FontSizeKey, Vec<FontAtlas>>,
+    // TODO unused, remove
+    #[allow(dead_code)]
     queue: Vec<FontSizeKey>,
 }
 
@@ -52,22 +54,7 @@ impl FontAtlasSet {
         texture_atlases: &mut Assets<TextureAtlas>,
         textures: &mut Assets<Image>,
         outlined_glyph: OutlinedGlyph,
-        text_settings: &TextSettings,
     ) -> Result<GlyphAtlasInfo, TextError> {
-        if !text_settings.allow_dynamic_font_size {
-            if self.font_atlases.len() >= text_settings.max_font_atlases.get() {
-                return Err(TextError::ExceedMaxTextAtlases(
-                    text_settings.max_font_atlases.get(),
-                ));
-            }
-        } else {
-            // Clear last space in queue to make room for new font size
-            while self.queue.len() >= text_settings.max_font_atlases.get() - 1 {
-                if let Some(font_size_key) = self.queue.pop() {
-                    self.font_atlases.remove(&font_size_key);
-                }
-            }
-        }
         let glyph = outlined_glyph.glyph();
         let glyph_id = glyph.id;
         let glyph_position = glyph.position;
@@ -82,7 +69,7 @@ impl FontAtlasSet {
                     Vec2::splat(512.0),
                 )]
             });
-        self.queue.insert(0, FloatOrd(font_size));
+
         let glyph_texture = Font::get_outlined_glyph_texture(outlined_glyph);
         let add_char_to_font_atlas = |atlas: &mut FontAtlas| -> bool {
             atlas.add_glyph(
@@ -129,12 +116,6 @@ impl FontAtlasSet {
         glyph_id: GlyphId,
         position: Point,
     ) -> Option<GlyphAtlasInfo> {
-        // Move to front of used queue.
-        let some_index = self.queue.iter().position(|x| *x == FloatOrd(font_size));
-        if let Some(index) = some_index {
-            let key = self.queue.remove(index);
-            self.queue.insert(0, key);
-        }
         self.font_atlases
             .get(&FloatOrd(font_size))
             .and_then(|font_atlases| {
@@ -151,4 +132,8 @@ impl FontAtlasSet {
                     })
             })
     }
+
+    pub fn num_font_atlases(&self) -> usize {
+        self.font_atlases.len()
+    }
 }
diff --git a/crates/bevy_text/src/glyph_brush.rs b/crates/bevy_text/src/glyph_brush.rs
index 476b8064608d0..b3b8e3d79f018 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_text/src/glyph_brush.rs
+++ b/crates/bevy_text/src/glyph_brush.rs
@@ -3,13 +3,14 @@ use bevy_asset::{Assets, Handle};
 use bevy_math::Vec2;
 use bevy_render::texture::Image;
 use bevy_sprite::TextureAtlas;
+use bevy_utils::tracing::warn;
 use glyph_brush_layout::{
     FontId, GlyphPositioner, Layout, SectionGeometry, SectionGlyph, SectionText, ToSectionText,
 };
 
 use crate::{
-    error::TextError, Font, FontAtlasSet, GlyphAtlasInfo, TextAlignment, TextSettings,
-    YAxisOrientation,
+    error::TextError, Font, FontAtlasSet, FontAtlasWarning, GlyphAtlasInfo, TextAlignment,
+    TextSettings, YAxisOrientation,
 };
 
 pub struct GlyphBrush {
@@ -56,6 +57,7 @@ impl GlyphBrush {
         texture_atlases: &mut Assets<TextureAtlas>,
         textures: &mut Assets<Image>,
         text_settings: &TextSettings,
+        font_atlas_warning: &mut FontAtlasWarning,
         y_axis_orientation: YAxisOrientation,
     ) -> Result<Vec<PositionedGlyph>, TextError> {
         if glyphs.is_empty() {
@@ -114,14 +116,17 @@ impl GlyphBrush {
                     .get_glyph_atlas_info(section_data.2, glyph_id, glyph_position)
                     .map(Ok)
                     .unwrap_or_else(|| {
-                        font_atlas_set.add_glyph_to_atlas(
-                            texture_atlases,
-                            textures,
-                            outlined_glyph,
-                            text_settings,
-                        )
+                        font_atlas_set.add_glyph_to_atlas(texture_atlases, textures, outlined_glyph)
                     })?;
 
+                if !text_settings.allow_dynamic_font_size
+                    && !font_atlas_warning.warned
+                    && font_atlas_set.num_font_atlases() > text_settings.max_font_atlases.get()
+                {
+                    warn!("warning[B0005]: Number of font atlases has exceeded the maximum of {}. Performance and memory usage may suffer.", text_settings.max_font_atlases.get());
+                    font_atlas_warning.warned = true;
+                }
+
                 let texture_atlas = texture_atlases.get(&atlas_info.texture_atlas).unwrap();
                 let glyph_rect = texture_atlas.textures[atlas_info.glyph_index];
                 let size = Vec2::new(glyph_rect.width(), glyph_rect.height());
diff --git a/crates/bevy_text/src/lib.rs b/crates/bevy_text/src/lib.rs
index 7c71aa815530e..79f6909289a5e 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_text/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/bevy_text/src/lib.rs
@@ -56,6 +56,11 @@ impl Default for TextSettings {
     }
 }
 
+#[derive(Resource, Default)]
+pub struct FontAtlasWarning {
+    warned: bool,
+}
+
 /// Text is rendered for two different view projections, normal `Text2DBundle` is rendered with a
 /// `BottomToTop` y axis, and UI is rendered with a `TopToBottom` y axis. This matters for text because
 /// the glyph positioning is different in either layout.
@@ -77,6 +82,7 @@ impl Plugin for TextPlugin {
             .register_type::<HorizontalAlign>()
             .init_asset_loader::<FontLoader>()
             .init_resource::<TextSettings>()
+            .init_resource::<FontAtlasWarning>()
             .insert_resource(TextPipeline::default())
             .add_system_to_stage(
                 CoreStage::PostUpdate,
diff --git a/crates/bevy_text/src/pipeline.rs b/crates/bevy_text/src/pipeline.rs
index 4f252e8e13dd2..3726f57fd4038 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_text/src/pipeline.rs
+++ b/crates/bevy_text/src/pipeline.rs
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@ use bevy_utils::HashMap;
 use glyph_brush_layout::{FontId, SectionText};
 
 use crate::{
-    error::TextError, glyph_brush::GlyphBrush, scale_value, Font, FontAtlasSet, PositionedGlyph,
-    TextAlignment, TextSection, TextSettings, YAxisOrientation,
+    error::TextError, glyph_brush::GlyphBrush, scale_value, Font, FontAtlasSet, FontAtlasWarning,
+    PositionedGlyph, TextAlignment, TextSection, TextSettings, YAxisOrientation,
 };
 
 #[derive(Default, Resource)]
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ impl TextPipeline {
         texture_atlases: &mut Assets<TextureAtlas>,
         textures: &mut Assets<Image>,
         text_settings: &TextSettings,
+        font_atlas_warning: &mut FontAtlasWarning,
         y_axis_orientation: YAxisOrientation,
     ) -> Result<TextLayoutInfo, TextError> {
         let mut scaled_fonts = Vec::new();
@@ -106,6 +107,7 @@ impl TextPipeline {
             texture_atlases,
             textures,
             text_settings,
+            font_atlas_warning,
             y_axis_orientation,
         )?;
 
diff --git a/crates/bevy_text/src/text2d.rs b/crates/bevy_text/src/text2d.rs
index 43cafbffe8923..3f6ac64012cb1 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_text/src/text2d.rs
+++ b/crates/bevy_text/src/text2d.rs
@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@ use bevy_utils::HashSet;
 use bevy_window::{WindowId, WindowScaleFactorChanged, Windows};
 
 use crate::{
-    Font, FontAtlasSet, HorizontalAlign, Text, TextError, TextLayoutInfo, TextPipeline,
-    TextSettings, VerticalAlign, YAxisOrientation,
+    Font, FontAtlasSet, FontAtlasWarning, HorizontalAlign, Text, TextError, TextLayoutInfo,
+    TextPipeline, TextSettings, VerticalAlign, YAxisOrientation,
 };
 
 /// The calculated size of text drawn in 2D scene.
@@ -159,6 +159,7 @@ pub fn update_text2d_layout(
     fonts: Res<Assets<Font>>,
     windows: Res<Windows>,
     text_settings: Res<TextSettings>,
+    mut font_atlas_warning: ResMut<FontAtlasWarning>,
     mut scale_factor_changed: EventReader<WindowScaleFactorChanged>,
     mut texture_atlases: ResMut<Assets<TextureAtlas>>,
     mut font_atlas_set_storage: ResMut<Assets<FontAtlasSet>>,
@@ -198,6 +199,7 @@ pub fn update_text2d_layout(
                 &mut texture_atlases,
                 &mut textures,
                 text_settings.as_ref(),
+                &mut font_atlas_warning,
                 YAxisOrientation::BottomToTop,
             ) {
                 Err(TextError::NoSuchFont) => {
diff --git a/crates/bevy_ui/src/widget/text.rs b/crates/bevy_ui/src/widget/text.rs
index 267a00cb56a31..48e7b5a9246ce 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_ui/src/widget/text.rs
+++ b/crates/bevy_ui/src/widget/text.rs
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@ use bevy_math::Vec2;
 use bevy_render::texture::Image;
 use bevy_sprite::TextureAtlas;
 use bevy_text::{
-    Font, FontAtlasSet, Text, TextError, TextLayoutInfo, TextPipeline, TextSettings,
-    YAxisOrientation,
+    Font, FontAtlasSet, FontAtlasWarning, Text, TextError, TextLayoutInfo, TextPipeline,
+    TextSettings, YAxisOrientation,
 };
 use bevy_window::Windows;
 
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ pub fn text_system(
     fonts: Res<Assets<Font>>,
     windows: Res<Windows>,
     text_settings: Res<TextSettings>,
+    mut font_atlas_warning: ResMut<FontAtlasWarning>,
     ui_scale: Res<UiScale>,
     mut texture_atlases: ResMut<Assets<TextureAtlas>>,
     mut font_atlas_set_storage: ResMut<Assets<FontAtlasSet>>,
@@ -126,6 +127,7 @@ pub fn text_system(
                 &mut texture_atlases,
                 &mut textures,
                 text_settings.as_ref(),
+                &mut font_atlas_warning,
                 YAxisOrientation::TopToBottom,
             ) {
                 Err(TextError::NoSuchFont) => {
diff --git a/errors/B0005.md b/errors/B0005.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..16b198f5e2cd6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/errors/B0005.md
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+# B0005
+
+A runtime warning.
+
+Separate font atlases are created for each font and font size. This is expensive, and the memory is never reclaimed when e.g. interpolating `TextStyle::font_size` or `UiScale::scale`.
+
+If you need to smoothly scale font size, use `Transform::scale`.
+
+You can disable this warning by setting `TextSettings::allow_dynamic_font_size` to `true` or raise the limit by setting `TextSettings::max_font_atlases`.