diff --git a/docs/maps/import-geospatial-data.asciidoc b/docs/maps/import-geospatial-data.asciidoc
index fb4250368086e..0218bac58815a 100644
--- a/docs/maps/import-geospatial-data.asciidoc
+++ b/docs/maps/import-geospatial-data.asciidoc
@@ -6,6 +6,30 @@ To import geospatical data into the Elastic Stack, the data must be indexed as {
 Geospatial data comes in many formats.
 Choose an import tool based on the format of your geospatial data.
 
+[discrete]
+[[import-geospatial-privileges]]
+=== Security privileges
+
+The {stack-security-features} provide roles and privileges that control which users can upload files.
+You can manage your roles, privileges, and
+spaces in **{stack-manage-app}** in {kib}. For more information, see
+{ref}/security-privileges.html[Security privileges],
+<<kibana-privileges, {kib} privileges>>, and <<xpack-kibana-role-management, {kib} role management>>.
+
+To upload GeoJSON files in {kib} with *Maps*, you must have:
+
+* The `all` {kib} privilege for *Maps*.
+* The `all` {kib} privilege for *Index Pattern Management*.
+* The `create` and `create_index` index privileges for destination indices.
+* To use the index in *Maps*, you must also have the `read` and `view_index_metadata` index privileges for destination indices.
+
+To upload CSV files in {kib} with the *{file-data-viz}*, you must have privileges to upload GeoJSON files and:
+
+* The `manage_pipeline` cluster privilege.
+* The `read` {kib} privilege for *Machine Learning*.
+* The `machine_learning_admin` or `machine_learning_user` role.
+
+
 [discrete]
 === Upload CSV with latitude and longitude columns
 
diff --git a/src/core/public/doc_links/doc_links_service.ts b/src/core/public/doc_links/doc_links_service.ts
index a946640f58b0d..b179c998f1126 100644
--- a/src/core/public/doc_links/doc_links_service.ts
+++ b/src/core/public/doc_links/doc_links_service.ts
@@ -216,6 +216,7 @@ export class DocLinksService {
         },
         maps: {
           guide: `${ELASTIC_WEBSITE_URL}guide/en/kibana/${DOC_LINK_VERSION}/maps.html`,
+          importGeospatialPrivileges: `${ELASTIC_WEBSITE_URL}guide/en/kibana/${DOC_LINK_VERSION}/import-geospatial-data.html#import-geospatial-privileges`,
         },
         monitoring: {
           alertsKibana: `${ELASTIC_WEBSITE_URL}guide/en/kibana/${DOC_LINK_VERSION}/kibana-alerts.html`,
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/file_upload/common/types.ts b/x-pack/plugins/file_upload/common/types.ts
index 0fc59e2b525a8..11cf4ac3615bf 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/file_upload/common/types.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/file_upload/common/types.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
  * 2.0.
  */
 
+import type { estypes } from '@elastic/elasticsearch';
 import { ES_FIELD_TYPES } from '../../../../src/plugins/data/common';
 
 export interface HasImportPermission {
@@ -83,7 +84,9 @@ export interface ImportResponse {
   pipelineId?: string;
   docCount: number;
   failures: ImportFailure[];
-  error?: any;
+  error?: {
+    error: estypes.ErrorCause;
+  };
   ingestError?: boolean;
 }
 
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/file_upload/public/components/import_complete_view.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/file_upload/public/components/import_complete_view.tsx
index 29aed0cd52f7e..a3bc2ed082b1a 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/file_upload/public/components/import_complete_view.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/file_upload/public/components/import_complete_view.tsx
@@ -7,19 +7,20 @@
 
 import React, { Component, Fragment } from 'react';
 import { i18n } from '@kbn/i18n';
+import { FormattedMessage } from '@kbn/i18n/react';
 import {
   EuiButtonIcon,
   EuiCallOut,
   EuiCopy,
   EuiFlexGroup,
   EuiFlexItem,
+  EuiLink,
   EuiSpacer,
   EuiText,
   EuiTitle,
 } from '@elastic/eui';
-import { FormattedMessage } from '@kbn/i18n/react';
 import { CodeEditor, KibanaContextProvider } from '../../../../../src/plugins/kibana_react/public';
-import { getHttp, getUiSettings } from '../kibana_services';
+import { getDocLinks, getHttp, getUiSettings } from '../kibana_services';
 import { ImportResults } from '../importer';
 
 const services = {
@@ -27,8 +28,10 @@ const services = {
 };
 
 interface Props {
+  failedPermissionCheck: boolean;
   importResults?: ImportResults;
   indexPatternResp?: object;
+  indexName: string;
 }
 
 export class ImportCompleteView extends Component<Props, {}> {
@@ -57,9 +60,12 @@ export class ImportCompleteView extends Component<Props, {}> {
                   iconType="copy"
                   color="text"
                   data-test-subj={copyButtonDataTestSubj}
-                  aria-label={i18n.translate('xpack.fileUpload.copyButtonAriaLabel', {
-                    defaultMessage: 'Copy to clipboard',
-                  })}
+                  aria-label={i18n.translate(
+                    'xpack.fileUpload.importComplete.copyButtonAriaLabel',
+                    {
+                      defaultMessage: 'Copy to clipboard',
+                    }
+                  )}
                 />
               )}
             </EuiCopy>
@@ -90,21 +96,65 @@ export class ImportCompleteView extends Component<Props, {}> {
   }
 
   _getStatusMsg() {
+    if (this.props.failedPermissionCheck) {
+      return (
+        <EuiCallOut
+          title={i18n.translate('xpack.fileUpload.importComplete.uploadFailureTitle', {
+            defaultMessage: 'Unable to upload file',
+          })}
+          color="danger"
+          iconType="alert"
+        >
+          <p>
+            {i18n.translate('xpack.fileUpload.importComplete.permissionFailureMsg', {
+              defaultMessage:
+                'You do not have permission to create or import data into index "{indexName}".',
+              values: { indexName: this.props.indexName },
+            })}
+          </p>
+          <EuiLink
+            href={getDocLinks().links.maps.importGeospatialPrivileges}
+            target="_blank"
+            external
+          >
+            {i18n.translate('xpack.fileUpload.importComplete.permission.docLink', {
+              defaultMessage: 'View file import permissions',
+            })}
+          </EuiLink>
+        </EuiCallOut>
+      );
+    }
+
     if (!this.props.importResults || !this.props.importResults.success) {
-      return i18n.translate('xpack.fileUpload.uploadFailureMsg', {
-        defaultMessage: 'File upload failed.',
-      });
+      const errorMsg =
+        this.props.importResults && this.props.importResults.error
+          ? i18n.translate('xpack.fileUpload.importComplete.uploadFailureMsgErrorBlock', {
+              defaultMessage: 'Error: {reason}',
+              values: { reason: this.props.importResults.error.error.reason },
+            })
+          : '';
+      return (
+        <EuiCallOut
+          title={i18n.translate('xpack.fileUpload.importComplete.uploadFailureTitle', {
+            defaultMessage: 'Unable to upload file',
+          })}
+          color="danger"
+          iconType="alert"
+        >
+          <p>{errorMsg}</p>
+        </EuiCallOut>
+      );
     }
 
-    const successMsg = i18n.translate('xpack.fileUpload.uploadSuccessMsg', {
-      defaultMessage: 'File upload complete: indexed {numFeatures} features.',
+    const successMsg = i18n.translate('xpack.fileUpload.importComplete.uploadSuccessMsg', {
+      defaultMessage: 'Indexed {numFeatures} features.',
       values: {
         numFeatures: this.props.importResults.docCount,
       },
     });
 
     const failedFeaturesMsg = this.props.importResults.failures?.length
-      ? i18n.translate('xpack.fileUpload.failedFeaturesMsg', {
+      ? i18n.translate('xpack.fileUpload.importComplete.failedFeaturesMsg', {
           defaultMessage: 'Unable to index {numFailures} features.',
           values: {
             numFailures: this.props.importResults.failures.length,
@@ -112,47 +162,60 @@ export class ImportCompleteView extends Component<Props, {}> {
         })
       : '';
 
-    return `${successMsg} ${failedFeaturesMsg}`;
+    return (
+      <EuiCallOut
+        title={i18n.translate('xpack.fileUpload.importComplete.uploadSuccessTitle', {
+          defaultMessage: 'File upload complete',
+        })}
+      >
+        <p>{`${successMsg} ${failedFeaturesMsg}`}</p>
+      </EuiCallOut>
+    );
+  }
+
+  _renderIndexManagementMsg() {
+    return this.props.importResults && this.props.importResults.success ? (
+      <EuiText>
+        <p>
+          <FormattedMessage
+            id="xpack.fileUpload.importComplete.indexModsMsg"
+            defaultMessage="To modify the index, go to "
+          />
+          <a
+            data-test-subj="indexManagementNewIndexLink"
+            target="_blank"
+            href={getHttp().basePath.prepend('/app/management/kibana/indexPatterns')}
+          >
+            <FormattedMessage
+              id="xpack.fileUpload.importComplete.indexMgmtLink"
+              defaultMessage="Index Management."
+            />
+          </a>
+        </p>
+      </EuiText>
+    ) : null;
   }
 
   render() {
     return (
       <KibanaContextProvider services={services}>
-        <EuiText>
-          <p>{this._getStatusMsg()}</p>
-        </EuiText>
+        {this._getStatusMsg()}
+
         {this._renderCodeEditor(
           this.props.importResults,
-          i18n.translate('xpack.fileUpload.jsonImport.indexingResponse', {
+          i18n.translate('xpack.fileUpload.importComplete.indexingResponse', {
             defaultMessage: 'Import response',
           }),
           'indexRespCopyButton'
         )}
         {this._renderCodeEditor(
           this.props.indexPatternResp,
-          i18n.translate('xpack.fileUpload.jsonImport.indexPatternResponse', {
+          i18n.translate('xpack.fileUpload.importComplete.indexPatternResponse', {
             defaultMessage: 'Index pattern response',
           }),
           'indexPatternRespCopyButton'
         )}
-        <EuiCallOut>
-          <div>
-            <FormattedMessage
-              id="xpack.fileUpload.jsonImport.indexModsMsg"
-              defaultMessage="Further index modifications can be made using "
-            />
-            <a
-              data-test-subj="indexManagementNewIndexLink"
-              target="_blank"
-              href={getHttp().basePath.prepend('/app/management/kibana/indexPatterns')}
-            >
-              <FormattedMessage
-                id="xpack.fileUpload.jsonImport.indexMgmtLink"
-                defaultMessage="Index Management"
-              />
-            </a>
-          </div>
-        </EuiCallOut>
+        {this._renderIndexManagementMsg()}
       </KibanaContextProvider>
     );
   }
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/file_upload/public/components/json_upload_and_parse.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/file_upload/public/components/json_upload_and_parse.tsx
index 371d68443bc2c..d73c6e9c5fb3a 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/file_upload/public/components/json_upload_and_parse.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/file_upload/public/components/json_upload_and_parse.tsx
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import { FileUploadComponentProps } from '../lazy_load_bundle';
 import { ImportResults } from '../importer';
 import { GeoJsonImporter } from '../importer/geojson_importer';
 import { Settings } from '../../common';
+import { hasImportPermission } from '../api';
 
 enum PHASE {
   CONFIGURE = 'CONFIGURE',
@@ -31,6 +32,7 @@ function getWritingToIndexMsg(progress: number) {
 }
 
 interface State {
+  failedPermissionCheck: boolean;
   geoFieldType: ES_FIELD_TYPES.GEO_POINT | ES_FIELD_TYPES.GEO_SHAPE;
   importStatus: string;
   importResults?: ImportResults;
@@ -45,6 +47,7 @@ export class JsonUploadAndParse extends Component<FileUploadComponentProps, Stat
   private _isMounted = false;
 
   state: State = {
+    failedPermissionCheck: false,
     geoFieldType: ES_FIELD_TYPES.GEO_SHAPE,
     importStatus: '',
     indexName: '',
@@ -74,6 +77,26 @@ export class JsonUploadAndParse extends Component<FileUploadComponentProps, Stat
       return;
     }
 
+    //
+    // check permissions
+    //
+    const canImport = await hasImportPermission({
+      checkCreateIndexPattern: true,
+      checkHasManagePipeline: false,
+      indexName: this.state.indexName,
+    });
+    if (!this._isMounted) {
+      return;
+    }
+    if (!canImport) {
+      this.setState({
+        phase: PHASE.COMPLETE,
+        failedPermissionCheck: true,
+      });
+      this.props.onIndexingError();
+      return;
+    }
+
     //
     // create index
     //
@@ -111,6 +134,7 @@ export class JsonUploadAndParse extends Component<FileUploadComponentProps, Stat
     if (initializeImportResp.index === undefined || initializeImportResp.id === undefined) {
       this.setState({
         phase: PHASE.COMPLETE,
+        importResults: initializeImportResp,
       });
       this.props.onIndexingError();
       return;
@@ -255,6 +279,8 @@ export class JsonUploadAndParse extends Component<FileUploadComponentProps, Stat
         <ImportCompleteView
           importResults={this.state.importResults}
           indexPatternResp={this.state.indexPatternResp}
+          indexName={this.state.indexName}
+          failedPermissionCheck={this.state.failedPermissionCheck}
         />
       );
     }
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/file_upload/public/kibana_services.ts b/x-pack/plugins/file_upload/public/kibana_services.ts
index a604136ca34e4..dfe2785e7a2bc 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/file_upload/public/kibana_services.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/file_upload/public/kibana_services.ts
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ export function setStartServices(core: CoreStart, plugins: FileUploadStartDepend
   pluginsStart = plugins;
 }
 
+export const getDocLinks = () => coreStart.docLinks;
 export const getIndexPatternService = () => pluginsStart.data.indexPatterns;
 export const getHttp = () => coreStart.http;
 export const getSavedObjectsClient = () => coreStart.savedObjects.client;
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/translations/translations/ja-JP.json b/x-pack/plugins/translations/translations/ja-JP.json
index 133b4d0b6aaa8..046203094e539 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/translations/translations/ja-JP.json
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/translations/translations/ja-JP.json
@@ -8170,10 +8170,6 @@
     "xpack.fileUpload.indexSettings.indexNameAlreadyExistsErrorMessage": "インデックス名またはパターンはすでに存在します。",
     "xpack.fileUpload.indexSettings.indexNameContainsIllegalCharactersErrorMessage": "インデックス名に許可されていない文字が含まれています。",
     "xpack.fileUpload.indexSettings.indexNameGuidelines": "インデックス名ガイドライン",
-    "xpack.fileUpload.jsonImport.indexingResponse": "インデックス応答",
-    "xpack.fileUpload.jsonImport.indexMgmtLink": "インデックス管理",
-    "xpack.fileUpload.jsonImport.indexModsMsg": "次を使用すると、その他のインデックス修正を行うことができます。\n",
-    "xpack.fileUpload.jsonImport.indexPatternResponse": "インデックスパターン応答",
     "xpack.fileUpload.jsonUploadAndParse.dataIndexingError": "データインデックスエラー",
     "xpack.fileUpload.jsonUploadAndParse.indexPatternError": "インデックスパターンエラー",
     "xpack.fleet.agentBulkActions.clearSelection": "選択した項目をクリア",
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/translations/translations/zh-CN.json b/x-pack/plugins/translations/translations/zh-CN.json
index 0f9d8b90a2578..e47fc558e2701 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/translations/translations/zh-CN.json
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/translations/translations/zh-CN.json
@@ -8243,10 +8243,6 @@
     "xpack.fileUpload.indexSettings.indexNameAlreadyExistsErrorMessage": "索引名称或模式已存在。",
     "xpack.fileUpload.indexSettings.indexNameContainsIllegalCharactersErrorMessage": "索引名称包含非法字符。",
     "xpack.fileUpload.indexSettings.indexNameGuidelines": "索引名称指引",
-    "xpack.fileUpload.jsonImport.indexingResponse": "索引响应",
-    "xpack.fileUpload.jsonImport.indexMgmtLink": "索引管理",
-    "xpack.fileUpload.jsonImport.indexModsMsg": "要进一步做索引修改，可以使用\n",
-    "xpack.fileUpload.jsonImport.indexPatternResponse": "索引模式响应",
     "xpack.fileUpload.jsonUploadAndParse.dataIndexingError": "数据索引错误",
     "xpack.fileUpload.jsonUploadAndParse.indexPatternError": "索引模式错误",
     "xpack.fleet.agentBulkActions.agentsSelected": "已选择 {count, plural, other {# 个代理}}",