diff --git a/pkg/ui/workspaces/cluster-ui/src/api/databasesApi.ts b/pkg/ui/workspaces/cluster-ui/src/api/databasesApi.ts
index c4c271cb88c9..1d8d5d070dfa 100644
--- a/pkg/ui/workspaces/cluster-ui/src/api/databasesApi.ts
+++ b/pkg/ui/workspaces/cluster-ui/src/api/databasesApi.ts
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 import {
   executeInternalSql,
   LARGE_RESULT_SIZE,
+  SqlExecutionErrorMessage,
   SqlExecutionRequest,
   sqlResultsAreEmpty,
 } from "./sqlApi";
@@ -19,19 +20,18 @@ import moment from "moment";
 
 export type DatabasesColumns = {
   database_name: string;
-  owner: string;
-  primary_region: string;
-  secondary_region: string;
-  regions: string[];
-  survival_goal: string;
 };
 
-export type DatabasesListResponse = { databases: string[] };
+export type DatabasesListResponse = {
+  databases: string[];
+  error: SqlExecutionErrorMessage;
+};
 
 export const databasesRequest: SqlExecutionRequest = {
   statements: [
     {
-      sql: `SHOW DATABASES`,
+      sql: `select database_name
+            from [show databases]`,
     },
   ],
   execute: true,
@@ -49,19 +49,23 @@ export function getDatabasesList(
     executeInternalSql<DatabasesColumns>(databasesRequest),
     timeout,
   ).then(result => {
-    // If request succeeded but query failed, throw error (caught by saga/cacheDataReducer).
-    if (result.error) {
+    // If there is an error and there are no result throw error.
+    const noTxnResultsExist = result?.execution?.txn_results?.length === 0;
+    if (
+      result.error &&
+      (noTxnResultsExist || result.execution.txn_results[0].rows.length === 0)
+    ) {
       throw result.error;
     }
 
     if (sqlResultsAreEmpty(result)) {
-      return { databases: [] };
+      return { databases: [], error: result.error };
     }
 
     const dbNames: string[] = result.execution.txn_results[0].rows.map(
       row => row.database_name,
     );
 
-    return { databases: dbNames };
+    return { databases: dbNames, error: result.error };
   });
 }
diff --git a/pkg/ui/workspaces/cluster-ui/src/databasesPage/databasesPage.tsx b/pkg/ui/workspaces/cluster-ui/src/databasesPage/databasesPage.tsx
index 0f61f6cce34b..255449bb8cc0 100644
--- a/pkg/ui/workspaces/cluster-ui/src/databasesPage/databasesPage.tsx
+++ b/pkg/ui/workspaces/cluster-ui/src/databasesPage/databasesPage.tsx
@@ -178,6 +178,9 @@ function filterBySearchQuery(
     .every(val => matchString.includes(val));
 }
 
+const tablePageSize = 20;
+const disableTableSortSize = tablePageSize * 2;
+
 export class DatabasesPage extends React.Component<
   DatabasesPageProps,
   DatabasesPageState
@@ -189,7 +192,7 @@ export class DatabasesPage extends React.Component<
       filters: defaultFilters,
       pagination: {
         current: 1,
-        pageSize: 20,
+        pageSize: tablePageSize,
       },
       lastDetailsError: null,
     };
@@ -293,22 +296,51 @@ export class DatabasesPage extends React.Component<
     }
 
     let lastDetailsError: Error;
-    this.props.databases.forEach(database => {
+
+    // load everything by default
+    let filteredDbs = this.props.databases;
+
+    // Loading only the first page if there are more than
+    // 40 dbs. If there is more than 40 dbs sort will be disabled.
+    if (this.props.databases.length > disableTableSortSize) {
+      const startIndex =
+        this.state.pagination.pageSize * (this.state.pagination.current - 1);
+      // Result maybe filtered so get db names from filtered results
+      if (this.props.search && this.props.search.length > 0) {
+        filteredDbs = this.filteredDatabasesData();
+      }
+
+      if (!filteredDbs || filteredDbs.length === 0) {
+        return;
+      }
+
+      // Only load the first page
+      filteredDbs = filteredDbs.slice(
+        startIndex,
+        startIndex + this.state.pagination.pageSize,
+      );
+    }
+
+    filteredDbs.forEach(database => {
       if (database.lastError !== undefined) {
         lastDetailsError = database.lastError;
       }
+
       if (
         lastDetailsError &&
         this.state.lastDetailsError?.name != lastDetailsError?.name
       ) {
         this.setState({ lastDetailsError: lastDetailsError });
       }
+
       if (
         !database.loaded &&
         !database.loading &&
-        database.lastError === undefined
+        (database.lastError === undefined ||
+          database.lastError?.name === "GetDatabaseInfoError")
       ) {
-        return this.props.refreshDatabaseDetails(database.name);
+        this.props.refreshDatabaseDetails(database.name);
+        return;
       }
 
       database.missingTables.forEach(table => {
@@ -478,7 +510,10 @@ export class DatabasesPage extends React.Component<
     database: DatabasesPageDataDatabase,
     cell: React.ReactNode,
   ): React.ReactNode => {
-    if (database.lastError) {
+    if (
+      database.lastError &&
+      database.lastError.name !== "GetDatabaseInfoError"
+    ) {
       return "(unavailable)";
     }
     return cell;
@@ -681,6 +716,7 @@ export class DatabasesPage extends React.Component<
                 onChangeSortSetting={this.changeSortSetting}
                 pagination={this.state.pagination}
                 loading={this.props.loading}
+                disableSortSizeLimit={disableTableSortSize}
                 renderNoResult={
                   <div
                     className={cx(
@@ -715,6 +751,7 @@ export class DatabasesPage extends React.Component<
                   timeout: this.state.lastDetailsError?.name
                     ?.toLowerCase()
                     .includes("timeout"),
+                  error: this.state.lastDetailsError,
                 })
               }
             />
diff --git a/pkg/ui/workspaces/cluster-ui/src/sortedtable/sortedtable.tsx b/pkg/ui/workspaces/cluster-ui/src/sortedtable/sortedtable.tsx
index 0c7af1a4bcca..4a0c26ec9fc9 100644
--- a/pkg/ui/workspaces/cluster-ui/src/sortedtable/sortedtable.tsx
+++ b/pkg/ui/workspaces/cluster-ui/src/sortedtable/sortedtable.tsx
@@ -103,6 +103,7 @@ interface SortedTableProps<T> {
   pagination?: ISortedTablePagination;
   loading?: boolean;
   loadingLabel?: string;
+  disableSortSizeLimit?: number;
   // empty state for table
   empty?: boolean;
   emptyProps?: EmptyPanelProps;
@@ -225,6 +226,14 @@ export class SortedTable<T> extends React.Component<
       if (!sortSetting) {
         return this.paginatedData();
       }
+
+      if (
+        this.props.disableSortSizeLimit &&
+        data.length > this.props.disableSortSizeLimit
+      ) {
+        return this.paginatedData();
+      }
+
       const sortColumn = columns.find(c => c.name === sortSetting.columnTitle);
       if (!sortColumn || !sortColumn.sort) {
         return this.paginatedData();
@@ -253,13 +262,17 @@ export class SortedTable<T> extends React.Component<
       rollups: React.ReactNode[],
       columns: ColumnDescriptor<T>[],
     ) => {
+      const sort =
+        !this.props.disableSortSizeLimit ||
+        this.props.data.length <= this.props.disableSortSizeLimit;
+
       return columns.map((cd, ii): SortableColumn => {
         return {
           name: cd.name,
           title: cd.title,
           hideTitleUnderline: cd.hideTitleUnderline,
           cell: index => cd.cell(sorted[index]),
-          columnTitle: cd.sort ? cd.name : undefined,
+          columnTitle: sort && cd.sort ? cd.name : undefined,
           rollup: rollups[ii],
           className: cd.className,
           titleAlign: cd.titleAlign,
diff --git a/pkg/ui/workspaces/cluster-ui/src/sqlActivity/errorComponent.tsx b/pkg/ui/workspaces/cluster-ui/src/sqlActivity/errorComponent.tsx
index dc053af8c690..ac5ba9cf5fe1 100644
--- a/pkg/ui/workspaces/cluster-ui/src/sqlActivity/errorComponent.tsx
+++ b/pkg/ui/workspaces/cluster-ui/src/sqlActivity/errorComponent.tsx
@@ -17,9 +17,17 @@ const cx = classNames.bind(styles);
 interface SQLActivityErrorProps {
   statsType: string;
   timeout?: boolean;
+  error?: Error;
 }
 
 const LoadingError: React.FC<SQLActivityErrorProps> = props => {
+  if (props.error && props.error.name === "GetDatabaseInfoError") {
+    return (
+      <div className={cx("row")}>
+        <span>{props.error.message}</span>
+      </div>
+    );
+  }
   const error = props.timeout ? "a timeout" : "an unexpected error";
   return (
     <div className={cx("row")}>
diff --git a/pkg/ui/workspaces/db-console/src/util/fakeApi.ts b/pkg/ui/workspaces/db-console/src/util/fakeApi.ts
index fc089371b689..689f5b4138d4 100644
--- a/pkg/ui/workspaces/db-console/src/util/fakeApi.ts
+++ b/pkg/ui/workspaces/db-console/src/util/fakeApi.ts
@@ -70,11 +70,6 @@ export function buildSQLApiDatabasesResponse(databases: string[]) {
   const rows: clusterUiApi.DatabasesColumns[] = databases.map(database => {
     return {
       database_name: database,
-      owner: "root",
-      primary_region: null,
-      secondary_region: null,
-      regions: ["gcp-europe-west1", "gcp-europe-west2"],
-      survival_goal: null,
     };
   });
   return {
diff --git a/pkg/ui/workspaces/db-console/src/views/databases/databasesPage/redux.ts b/pkg/ui/workspaces/db-console/src/views/databases/databasesPage/redux.ts
index 83c751141071..0700a35b1fcd 100644
--- a/pkg/ui/workspaces/db-console/src/views/databases/databasesPage/redux.ts
+++ b/pkg/ui/workspaces/db-console/src/views/databases/databasesPage/redux.ts
@@ -21,11 +21,11 @@ import {
 import { cockroach } from "src/js/protos";
 import {
   generateTableID,
-  refreshDatabases,
   refreshDatabaseDetails,
-  refreshTableStats,
+  refreshDatabases,
   refreshNodes,
   refreshSettings,
+  refreshTableStats,
 } from "src/redux/apiReducers";
 import { AdminUIState } from "src/redux/state";
 import { FixLong } from "src/util/fixLong";
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ const searchLocalSetting = new LocalSetting(
 );
 
 const selectDatabases = createSelector(
-  (state: AdminUIState) => state.cachedData.databases.data?.databases,
+  (state: AdminUIState) => state.cachedData.databases.data,
   (state: AdminUIState) => state.cachedData.databaseDetails,
   (state: AdminUIState) => state.cachedData.tableStats,
   (state: AdminUIState) => nodeRegionsByIDSelector(state),
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ const selectDatabases = createSelector(
     nodeRegions,
     isTenant,
   ): DatabasesPageDataDatabase[] =>
-    (databases || []).map(database => {
+    (databases?.databases || []).map(database => {
       const details = databaseDetails[database];
 
       const stats = details?.data?.stats;
@@ -131,10 +131,15 @@ const selectDatabases = createSelector(
       );
       const numIndexRecommendations = stats?.num_index_recommendations || 0;
 
+      const combinedErr = combineLoadingErrors(
+        details?.lastError,
+        databases?.error?.message,
+      );
+
       return {
         loading: !!details?.inFlight,
         loaded: !!details?.valid,
-        lastError: details?.lastError,
+        lastError: combinedErr,
         name: database,
         sizeInBytes: sizeInBytes,
         tableCount: details?.data?.table_names?.length || 0,
@@ -152,6 +157,30 @@ const selectDatabases = createSelector(
     }),
 );
 
+function combineLoadingErrors(detailsErr: Error, dbList: string): Error {
+  if (!dbList) {
+    return detailsErr;
+  }
+
+  if (!detailsErr) {
+    return new GetDatabaseInfoError(
+      `Failed to load all databases. Partial results are shown. Debug info: ${dbList}`,
+    );
+  }
+
+  return new GetDatabaseInfoError(
+    `Failed to load all databases and database details. Partial results are shown. Debug info: ${dbList}, details error: ${detailsErr}`,
+  );
+}
+
+export class GetDatabaseInfoError extends Error {
+  constructor(message: string) {
+    super(message);
+
+    this.name = this.constructor.name;
+  }
+}
+
 export const mapStateToProps = (state: AdminUIState): DatabasesPageData => ({
   loading: selectLoading(state),
   loaded: selectLoaded(state),