diff --git a/yt_dlp/extractor/reddit.py b/yt_dlp/extractor/reddit.py
index b633dc48af..7325e547b3 100644
--- a/yt_dlp/extractor/reddit.py
+++ b/yt_dlp/extractor/reddit.py
@@ -259,6 +259,8 @@ def _real_extract(self, url):
                 f'https://www.reddit.com/{slug}/.json', video_id, expected_status=403)
         except ExtractorError as e:
             if isinstance(e.cause, json.JSONDecodeError):
+                if self._get_cookies('https://www.reddit.com/').get('reddit_session'):
+                    raise ExtractorError('Your IP address is unable to access the Reddit API', expected=True)
                 self.raise_login_required('Account authentication is required')
             raise